Text of US HB 9029 (2024)

IB Union Calendar No. 485 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 9029 [Report No. 118–585] Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 12, 2024 Mr. ADERHOLT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 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 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agen- cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 9029 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 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 5 Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 6 September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 9 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 10 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 11 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 12 For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 13 and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) 14 and the National Apprenticeship Act, $2,795,457,000 plus 15 reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts pro- 16 vided: 17 (1) for grants to States for adult employment 18 and training activities and dislocated worker employ- 19 ment and training activities, $1,981,202,000 as fol- 20 lows: 21 (A) $885,649,000 for adult employment 22 and training activities, of which $173,649,000 23 shall be available for the period July 1, 2025 24 through June 30, 2026, and of which 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 9029 RH $712,000,000 for adult employment and train- 1 ing activities, which shall be available for the 2 period October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; 3 and 4 (B) $1,095,553,000 for dislocated worker 5 employment and training activities, of which 6 $235,553,000 shall be available for the period 7 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, and of 8 which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 9 period October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026: 10 Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 11 outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the 12 WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of 13 section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: Provided fur- 14 ther, That notwithstanding the requirements of 15 WIOA, outlying areas may submit a single applica- 16 tion for a consolidated grant that awards funds that 17 would otherwise be available to such areas to carry 18 out the activities described in subtitle B of title I of 19 the WIOA: Provided further, That such application 20 shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor (re- 21 ferred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’), at such time, 22 in such manner, and containing such information as 23 the Secretary may require: Provided further, That 24 outlying areas awarded a consolidated grant de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 9029 RH scribed in the preceding provisos may use the funds 1 for any of the programs and activities authorized 2 under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA subject 3 to approval of the application and such reporting re- 4 quirements issued by the Secretary; and 5 (2) for national programs, $814,255,000 as fol- 6 lows: 7 (A) $325,859,000 for the dislocated work- 8 ers assistance national reserve, of which 9 $125,859,000 shall be available for the period 10 July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and 11 of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 12 period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 13 2026: Provided, That funds provided to carry 14 out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 15 used to provide assistance to a State for state- 16 wide or local use in order to address cases 17 where there have been worker dislocations 18 across multiple sectors or across multiple local 19 areas and such workers remain dislocated; co- 20 ordinate the State workforce development plan 21 with emerging economic development needs; and 22 train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 23 further, That funds provided to carry out sec- 24 tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 9029 RH used for technical assistance and demonstration 1 projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 2 new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 3 workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 4 section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds pro- 5 vided under this subparagraph, the Secretary 6 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 7 funds to provide technical assistance and carry 8 out additional activities related to the transition 9 to the WIOA: Provided further, That of the 10 funds provided under this subparagraph, 11 $120,000,000 shall be for training and employ- 12 ment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) 13 (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in 14 such section) and 170 of the WIOA as follows: 15 (i) $55,000,000 shall be for workers 16 in the Appalachian region, as defined by 17 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1), workers in the 18 Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 19 4(2) of the Delta Development Act (Public 20 Law 100–460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 21 2009aa(2)), and workers in the region 22 served by the Northern Border Regional 23 Commission, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 24 15733; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 9029 RH (ii) $65,000,000 shall be for the pur- 1 pose of developing, offering, or improving 2 educational or career training programs at 3 community colleges, defined as public insti- 4 tutions of higher education, as described in 5 section 101(a) of the Higher Education 6 Act of 1965 and at which the associate’s 7 degree is primarily the highest degree 8 awarded, with other eligible institutions of 9 higher education, as defined in section 10 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 11 1965, eligible to participate through con- 12 sortia, with community colleges as the lead 13 grantee; 14 (B) $65,000,000 for Native American pro- 15 grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 16 shall be available for the period July 1, 2025 17 through June 30, 2026; 18 (C) $97,396,000 for migrant and seasonal 19 farmworker programs under section 167 of the 20 WIOA, including $90,134,000 for formula 21 grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 22 be for employment and training services), 23 $6,591,000 for migrant and seasonal housing 24 (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 9029 RH permanent housing), and $671,000 for other 1 discretionary purposes, which shall be available 2 for the period April 1, 2025 through June 30, 3 2026: Provided, That notwithstanding any 4 other provision of law or related regulation, the 5 Department of Labor shall take no action lim- 6 iting the number or proportion of eligible par- 7 ticipants receiving related assistance services or 8 discouraging grantees from providing such serv- 9 ices: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 10 definition of ‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in 11 section 167(i)(3)(A) of the WIOA relating to an 12 individual being ‘‘low-income’’, an individual is 13 eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker 14 programs under section 167 of the WIOA under 15 that definition if, in addition to meeting the re- 16 quirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 17 167(i)(3)(A), such individual is a member of a 18 family with a total family income equal to or 19 less than 150 percent of the poverty line; 20 (D) $110,000,000 for YouthBuild activi- 21 ties as described in section 171 of the WIOA, 22 which shall be available for the period April 1, 23 2025 through June 30, 2026; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 9029 RH (E) $60,000,000 for ex-offender activities, 1 under the authority of section 169 of the 2 WIOA, which shall be available for the period 3 April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026: Provided, 4 That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be for 5 competitive grants to national and regional 6 intermediaries for activities that prepare for 7 employment young adults with criminal legal 8 histories, young adults who have been justice 9 system-involved, or young adults who have 10 dropped out of school or other educational pro- 11 grams, with a priority for projects serving high- 12 crime, high-poverty areas; 13 (F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 14 Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 15 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 16 the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 17 2026; and 18 (G) $150,000,000 to expand opportunities 19 through apprenticeships only registered under 20 the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred 21 to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be avail- 22 able to the Secretary to carry out activities 23 through grants, cooperative agreements, con- 24 tracts and other arrangements, with States and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 9029 RH other appropriate entities, including equity 1 intermediaries and business and labor industry 2 partner intermediaries, which shall be available 3 for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 4 2026. 5 Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 6 heading in paragraph (1)(A) on October 1, 2024, by Pub- 7 lic Law 118–47, $712,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 8 JOB CORPS 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ- 11 ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 12 hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter- 13 ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 14 purchase of real property for training centers as author- 15 ized by the WIOA, $1,760,155,000, plus reimbursements, 16 as follows: 17 (1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 18 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2025 19 through June 30, 2026; 20 (2) $123,000,000 for construction, rehabilita- 21 tion and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which 22 shall be available for the period July 1, 2025 23 through June 30, 2028, and which may include the 24 acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 9029 RH of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may 1 transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 2 operational needs of such centers or to achieve ad- 3 ministrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any 4 funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso 5 shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 6 2025: Provided further, That the Committees on Ap- 7 propriations of the House of Representatives and the 8 Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of 9 any transfer; and 10 (3) $33,830,000 for necessary expenses of Job 11 Corps: 12 Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 13 shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 14 Centers. 15 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 16 For payments during fiscal year 2025 of trade ad- 17 justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 18 of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 19 of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 20 employment and case management services, allowances for 21 job search and relocation, and related State administrative 22 expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 23 title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 24 payments, allowances, training, employment and case 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 9029 RH management services, and related State administration 1 provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust- 2 ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) 3 and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 4 and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 5 $33,900,000 together with such amounts as may be nec- 6 essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 7 payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 8 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this 9 Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this 10 heading may remain available for obligation beyond the 11 current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 12 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 13 STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 14 SERVICE OPERATIONS 15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 For authorized administrative expenses, 17 $84,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,656,084,000 18 which may be expended from the Employment Security 19 Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 20 (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 21 (1) $2,875,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for 22 grants to States for the administration of State un- 23 employment insurance laws as authorized under title 24 III of the Social Security Act (including not less 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 9029 RH than $116,000,000 to carry out reemployment serv- 1 ices and eligibility assessments under section 306 of 2 such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as 3 defined in such section, including those who are 4 profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may 5 be eligible for such services and assessments: Pro- 6 vided, That of such amount, $116,000,000 is speci- 7 fied for grants under section 306 of the Social Secu- 8 rity Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 9 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 10 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and $9,000,000 11 for continued support of the Unemployment Insur- 12 ance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administra- 13 tion of unemployment insurance for Federal employ- 14 ees and for ex-service members as authorized under 15 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of 16 trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade 17 adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjust- 18 ment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and 19 under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment As- 20 sistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 21 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 22 2015, and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, 23 as amended, and shall be available for Federal obli- 24 gation through December 31, 2025, except that 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 9029 RH funds for outcome payments pursuant to section 1 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act shall be avail- 2 able for Federal obligation through March 31, 2026: 3 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law, the Secretary may recapture any 5 funds appropriated under this paragraph that re- 6 main unexpended by a State after the period of ex- 7 penditure for a State (but before such funds have 8 been returned to the Trust Fund), and such recap- 9 tured funds shall remain available until expended for 10 reobligation by the Secretary to the States to carry 11 out automation activities related to the administra- 12 tion of unemployment compensation laws: Provided 13 further, That funds transferred pursuant to the pre- 14 ceding proviso shall not be available until 60 days 15 after the Secretary has submitted a plan to the 16 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 17 resentatives and the Senate on the planned use of 18 funds; 19 (2) $18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na- 20 tional activities necessary to support the administra- 21 tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 22 system; 23 (3) $653,639,000 from the Trust Fund, to- 24 gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 9029 RH the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 1 with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 2 be available for Federal obligation for the period 3 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; 4 (4) $25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na- 5 tional activities of the Employment Service, includ- 6 ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred- 7 it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 8 1986 (including assisting States in adopting or mod- 9 ernizing information technology for use in the proc- 10 essing of certification requests), and the provision of 11 technical assistance and staff training under the 12 Wagner-Peyser Act; 13 (5) $83,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 14 administration of foreign labor certifications and re- 15 lated activities under the Immigration and Nation- 16 ality Act and related laws, of which $60,528,000 17 shall be available for the Federal administration of 18 such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available 19 for grants to States for the administration of such 20 activities; and 21 (6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to 22 provide workforce information, national electronic 23 tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag- 24 ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 9029 RH ligation for the period July 1, 2025 through June 1 30, 2026, of which up to $9,800,000 may be used 2 to carry out research and demonstration projects re- 3 lated to testing effective ways to promote greater 4 labor force participation of people with disabilities: 5 Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 6 made available for research and demonstration 7 projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Dis- 8 ability Employment Policy’’ account for such pur- 9 poses: 10 Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In- 11 sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2025 is 12 projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 13 2,124,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 14 Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 15 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 16 for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 17 III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 18 funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 19 to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 20 Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 21 carrying out activities under such title III if the other 22 States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 23 declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 24 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 9029 RH further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 1 for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 2 Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 3 the National Directory of New Hires under section 4 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec- 5 retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 6 under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay- 7 ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 8 Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 9 That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es- 10 tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 11 are used to support the national activities of the Federal- 12 State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 13 immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 14 grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 15 Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 16 for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu- 17 rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi- 18 ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 19 may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti- 20 ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 21 to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 22 under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 23 the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 24 be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 9029 RH surance and Employment Service automation efforts, not- 1 withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 2 the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require- 3 ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed- 4 eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu- 5 lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re- 6 quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 7 States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 8 III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 9 in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemploy- 10 ment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 11 in order to carry out activities that benefit the administra- 12 tion of the unemployment compensation law of the State 13 making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary 14 may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 15 data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating 16 to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by 17 State and local governments, public and private institu- 18 tions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and 19 may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions 20 of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers 21 Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the 22 information collection and reporting needs of such entities, 23 which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 9029 RH main available until September 30, 2026, for such pur- 1 poses. 2 ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 3 OTHER FUNDS 4 For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 5 Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 6 Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 7 Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In- 8 ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad- 9 vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 10 of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 11 Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 12 Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 13 sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 14 obligation through September 30, 2026. 15 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 16 For expenses of administering employment and train- 17 ing programs, $118,900,000, together with not to exceed 18 $54,015,000 which shall be available from the Employ- 19 ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy- 20 ment Trust Fund. 21 VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 Not to exceed $269,841,000 may be derived from the 24 Employment Security Administration account in the Un- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 9029 RH employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 1 chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 2 of which— 3 (1) $185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 4 grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis- 5 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 6 section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em- 7 ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 8 such title, and for the expenses described in section 9 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expend- 10 iture by the States through September 30, 2027, 11 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Fed- 12 eral expenditures for data systems and contract sup- 13 port to allow for the tracking of participant and per- 14 formance information: Provided, That, in addition, 15 such funds may be used to support such specialists 16 and representatives in the provision of services to 17 transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 18 have participated in the Transition Assistance Pro- 19 gram and have been identified as in need of inten- 20 sive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 21 are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment 22 in military treatment facilities or warrior transition 23 units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers 24 of such wounded, ill, or injured members, and to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 20 •HR 9029 RH surviving spouses of individuals who died while mem- 1 bers of the Armed Forces or as a result of a service- 2 connected disability; 3 (2) $34,379,000 is for carrying out the Transi- 4 tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 5 10 U.S.C. 1144; 6 (3) $47,048,000 is for Federal administration 7 of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 8 2021, 2021A and 2023 of title 38, United States 9 Code: Provided, That up to $500,000 may be used 10 to carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O of Pub- 11 lic Law 115–31); and 12 (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ 13 Employment and Training Services Institute under 14 38 U.S.C. 4109: 15 Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 16 appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 17 above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria- 18 tion from which such reallocation is made. 19 In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 20 $65,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist home- 21 less veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 22 transitioning from certain institutions under sections 23 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: 24 Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 21 •HR 9029 RH of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through 1 September 30, 2025, to provide services under such sec- 2 tion: Provided further, That services provided under sec- 3 tions 2021 or under 2021A may include, in addition to 4 services to homeless veterans described in section 5 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were homeless at 6 some point within the 60 days prior to program entry or 7 veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 8 60 days, and that services provided under section 2023 9 may include, in addition to services to the individuals de- 10 scribed in subsection (e) of such section, services to vet- 11 erans recently released from incarceration who are at risk 12 of homelessness: Provided further, That notwithstanding 13 paragraph (3) under this heading, funds appropriated in 14 this paragraph may be used for data systems and contract 15 support to allow for the tracking of participant and per- 16 formance information: Provided further, That notwith- 17 standing sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of title 38, 18 United States Code, such funds shall be available for ex- 19 penditure pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1553. 20 In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in 21 the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to sec- 22 tion 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall 23 be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets 24 Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 22 •HR 9029 RH shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 1 sums shall be in addition to any other funds available for 2 such purposes, including funds available under paragraph 3 (3) of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) 4 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 5 (Public Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not 6 apply. 7 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 10 Security Administration, $181,100,000, of which up to 11 $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 12 2026, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforce- 13 ment litigation. 14 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 15 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 16 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor- 17 poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, in- 18 cluding financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of 19 title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 20 of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority 21 available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 22 to make such contracts and commitments without regard 23 to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, 24 as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 23 •HR 9029 RH ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep- 1 tember 30, 2025, for the Corporation: Provided, That 2 none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 3 year 2025 shall be available for obligations for administra- 4 tive expenses in excess of $514,063,000: Provided further, 5 That to the extent that the number of new plan partici- 6 pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 7 100,000 in fiscal year 2025, an amount not to exceed an 8 additional $9,200,000 shall be available through Sep- 9 tember 30, 2029, for obligations for administrative ex- 10 penses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici- 11 pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the 12 amounts provided for administrative expenses in this para- 13 graph may be incurred and shall be available through Sep- 14 tember 30, 2029 for obligation for unforeseen and extraor- 15 dinary pre-termination or termination expenses or extraor- 16 dinary multiemployer program related expenses after ap- 17 proval by the Office of Management and Budget and noti- 18 fication of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 19 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 20 an additional amount shall be available for obligation 21 through September 30, 2029 to the extent the Corpora- 22 tion’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of credit or 23 identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suffering 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 24 •HR 9029 RH a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed an ad- 1 ditional $100 per affected individual. 2 OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 5 Compensation Programs, $113,500,000, together with 6 $2,205,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 7 in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 8 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 9 SPECIAL BENEFITS 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex- 12 penses (except administrative expenses not otherwise au- 13 thorized) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal 14 year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits 15 as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ 16 in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; 17 the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation 18 Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. 19 App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards 20 Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 per- 21 cent of the additional compensation and benefits required 22 by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 23 Compensation Act, $726,670,000, together with such 24 amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 25 •HR 9029 RH quent year appropriation for the payment of compensation 1 and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 2 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume 3 the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund es- 4 tablished under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That 5 amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 6 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the 7 employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary 8 of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, 9 That balances of reimbursements unobligated on Sep- 10 tember 30, 2024, shall remain available until expended for 11 the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Pro- 12 vided further, That in addition there shall be transferred 13 to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from 14 any other corporation or instrumentality required under 15 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of 16 the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary de- 17 termines to be the cost of administration for employees 18 of such fair share entities through September 30, 2025: 19 Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 20 account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of ad- 21 ministration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 22 $84,106,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 23 follows: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 26 •HR 9029 RH (1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto- 1 mated data processing systems operations and tele- 2 communications systems, $28,323,000; 3 (2) For automated workload processing oper- 4 ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 5 intake, and medical bill processing, $26,685,000; 6 (3) For periodic roll disability management and 7 medical review, $26,686,000; 8 (4) For program integrity, $2,412,000; and 9 (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 10 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 12 person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 13 under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work- 14 ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 15 claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu- 16 rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 17 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 18 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 19 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 20 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 21 Act, $66,966,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 22 vided, That the Secretary may require that any person fil- 23 ing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 27 •HR 9029 RH such claim such identifying information (including Social 1 Security account number) as may be prescribed. 2 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 3 For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 4 and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 5 275, $24,367,000, to remain available until expended. 6 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 7 benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 8 for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 9 as may be necessary. 10 For making benefit payments under title IV for the 11 first quarter of fiscal year 2026, $6,000,000, to remain 12 available until expended. 13 BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 15 Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 16 Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 17 until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 18 section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev- 19 enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 20 interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 21 of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 22 expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2025 for expenses 23 of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene- 24 fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 28 •HR 9029 RH exceed $51,580,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 1 Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 2 exceed $41,570,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage- 3 ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $373,000 4 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In- 5 spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay- 6 ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 7 Department of the Treasury. 8 WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 10 For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi- 11 sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 12 agencies and their employees for inspection services ren- 13 dered, $235,000,000. 14 OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE 15 PROGRAMS 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con- 18 tract Compliance Programs, $99,976,000. 19 OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man- 22 agement Standards, $48,515,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 29 •HR 9029 RH OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 3 and Health Administration, $557,772,000, including not 4 to exceed $120,000,000 which shall be the maximum 5 amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 7 which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 8 of State occupational safety and health programs required 9 to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 10 under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith- 11 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and 12 Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fis- 13 cal year of training institute course tuition and fees, other- 14 wise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 15 such sums for occupational safety and health training and 16 education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 17 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 18 ending September 30, 2025, to collect and retain fees for 19 services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Lab- 20 oratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 21 the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and 22 international laboratory recognition programs that ensure 23 the safety of equipment and products used by workers in 24 the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 30 •HR 9029 RH appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 1 expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any 2 standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which 3 is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 4 operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 5 camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided fur- 6 ther, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 7 shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce 8 any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with 9 respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is 10 included within a category having a Days Away, Re- 11 stricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury 12 and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classifica- 13 tion code for which such data are published, less than the 14 national average rate as such rates are most recently pub- 15 lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 16 Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, 17 except— 18 (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con- 19 sultation, technical assistance, educational and train- 20 ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 21 (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 22 response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita- 23 tion for violations found during such inspection, and 24 to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 31 •HR 9029 RH rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 1 any willful violations found; 2 (3) to take any action authorized by the Act 3 with respect to imminent dangers; 4 (4) to take any action authorized by the Act 5 with respect to health hazards; 6 (5) to take any action authorized by the Act 7 with respect to a report of an employment accident 8 which is fatal to one or more employees or which re- 9 sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 10 and to take any action pursuant to such investiga- 11 tion authorized by the Act; and 12 (6) to take any action authorized by the Act 13 with respect to complaints of discrimination against 14 employees for exercising rights under the Act: 15 Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 16 apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 17 which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em- 18 ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That not 19 less than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection 20 Programs. 21 MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 24 Health Administration, $367,816,000, including purchase 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 32 •HR 9029 RH and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 1 with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas- 2 senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 3 mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 4 $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 5 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 6 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 7 Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training 8 materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to 9 be available for mine safety and health education and 10 training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 11 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administra- 12 tion is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 13 from fees collected for the approval and certification of 14 equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 15 may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, 16 That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build- 17 ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 18 private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation 19 with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 20 further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 21 is authorized to promote health and safety education and 22 training in the mining community through cooperative 23 programs with States, industry, and safety associations: 24 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to rec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 33 •HR 9029 RH ognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a prin- 1 cipal safety association and, notwithstanding any other 2 provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 3 reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safe- 4 ty and Health Administration officials as officers in local 5 chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, 6 That any funds available to the Department of Labor may 7 be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide 8 for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 9 event of a major disaster. 10 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta- 13 tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 14 Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv- 15 ices rendered, $629,952,000, together with not to exceed 16 $68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ- 17 ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy- 18 ment Trust Fund. 19 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 22 For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage- 23 ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 24 $177,764,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 34 •HR 9029 RH which may be expended from the Employment Security 1 Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 2 Fund: Provided, That $3,281,000 shall be used for pro- 3 gram evaluation and shall be available for obligation 4 through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That funds 5 available for program evaluation may be used to admin- 6 ister grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided fur- 7 ther, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall 8 be awarded through fair and open competition: Provided 9 further, That funds available for program evaluation may 10 be transferred to any other appropriate account in the De- 11 partment for such purpose: Provided further, That the 12 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 13 atives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad- 14 vance of any transfer. 15 IT MODERNIZATION 16 For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen- 17 tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re- 18 lated to support systems and modernization, $29,269,000, 19 which shall be available through September 30, 2026. 20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 21 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 22 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 23 General Act of 1978, $93,187,000, together with not to 24 exceed $5,841,000 which may be expended from the Em- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 35 •HR 9029 RH ployment Security Administration account in the Unem- 1 ployment Trust Fund: Provided, That not more than 2 $2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 3 may be available until expended. 4 OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 8 Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 9 and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 10 of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 11 people with disabilities, $43,000,000, of which not less 12 than $9,000,000 shall be for research and demonstration 13 projects related to testing effective ways to promote great- 14 er labor force participation of people with disabilities: Pro- 15 vided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made 16 available under this heading for research and demonstra- 17 tion projects to the ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and 18 Employment Service Operations’’ account for such pur- 19 poses. 20 GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 22 for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo- 23 nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 36 •HR 9029 RH tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 1 Level II. 2 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 4 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 6 priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of 7 Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, 8 project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ- 9 ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 10 transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 11 this section shall not be used to create any new program 12 or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are 13 provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Commit- 14 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 15 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 16 of any transfer. 17 SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 18 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 19 available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex- 20 pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 21 manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole 22 or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 23 and host countries already identified by the United States 24 Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 37 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 1 tion, none of the funds made available to the Department 2 of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American 3 Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 4 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other 5 than competitive grants for training individuals who are 6 older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled 7 in school within a local educational agency in the occupa- 8 tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B 9 visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities 10 necessary to support such training. 11 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Ad- 13 ministration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient 14 of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an indi- 15 vidual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate 16 in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 17 apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 18 in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. 19 Where States are recipients of such funds, States may es- 20 tablish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those re- 21 ceiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such 22 funds, taking into account factors including the relative 23 cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for 24 comparable State or local government employees, and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 38 •HR 9029 RH size of the organizations that administer Federal pro- 1 grams involved including Employment and Training Ad- 2 ministration programs. 3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec- 5 retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ- 6 ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di- 7 rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv- 8 ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 9 determined that those services will be more efficiently per- 10 formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 11 shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 12 (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 13 transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary 14 appropriation made available to the Employment and 15 Training Administration by this Act to ‘‘Program Admin- 16 istration’’ in order to carry out program integrity activities 17 relating to any of the programs or activities that are fund- 18 ed under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, 19 That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding pro- 20 viso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent 21 of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 22 ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such 23 account to carry out program integrity activities related 24 to the Job Corps program: Provided further, That funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 39 •HR 9029 RH transferred under this subsection shall be available to the 1 Secretary to carry out program integrity activities directly 2 or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and 3 other arrangements with States and other appropriate en- 4 tities: Provided further, That funds transferred under the 5 authority provided by this subsection shall be available for 6 obligation through September 30, 2026. 7 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8 SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 9 than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available 10 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 11 out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 12 are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 13 this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Man- 14 agement’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation 15 Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 16 available for obligation through September 30, 2026: Pro- 17 vided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief 18 Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits 19 a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 20 of Representatives and the Senate describing the evalua- 21 tions to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 22 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 23 ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, 24 ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 40 •HR 9029 RH ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 1 Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administra- 2 tion’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 3 ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract 4 Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management 5 Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Adminis- 6 tration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Of- 7 fice of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding made 8 available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ 9 and ‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Man- 10 agement, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans’ 11 Employment and Training’’. 12 SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 13 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied hereafter 14 as if the following text is part of such section: 15 ‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 16 for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major 17 disaster to any employee— 18 ‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims re- 19 sulting from or relating to such major disaster, by 20 an employer not engaged, directly or through an af- 21 filiate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing prop- 22 erty, casualty, or liability insurance policies or con- 23 tracts; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 41 •HR 9029 RH ‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on aver- 1 age weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 2 per week or any minimum weekly amount estab- 3 lished by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the 4 number of weeks such employee is engaged in any 5 of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 6 ‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 7 ‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, indi- 8 viduals who suffered injuries or other damages 9 or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, 10 witnesses, or physicians; 11 ‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or review- 12 ing factual information to prepare damage esti- 13 mates; 14 ‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommenda- 15 tions regarding coverage or compensability of 16 claims or determining liability or value aspects 17 of claims; 18 ‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 19 ‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding 20 litigation. 21 ‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect 22 the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 23 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 42 •HR 9029 RH ‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any dis- 1 aster or catastrophe declared or designated by any 2 State or Federal agency or department; 3 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or 4 evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such 5 major disaster’ means an individual who timely se- 6 cured or secures a license required by applicable law 7 to engage in and perform the activities described in 8 clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 9 to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer 10 that maintains worker compensation insurance cov- 11 erage or protection for its employees, if required by 12 applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, 13 State, and local income and payroll taxes from the 14 wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; 15 and 16 ‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, 17 by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or 18 more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting 19 securities of one or more companies, directly or indi- 20 rectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common 21 control with, another company.’’. 22 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en- 23 actment of this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 43 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 109. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE 1 CROSSING OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE 2 SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 4 a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an em- 5 ployer in the seafood industry is granted, the em- 6 ployer may bring the nonimmigrants described in 7 the petition into the United States at any time dur- 8 ing the 120-day period beginning on the start date 9 for which the employer is seeking the services of the 10 nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 11 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 12 90TH DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry 13 may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United 14 States after the date that is 90 days after the start 15 date for which the employer is seeking the services 16 of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 17 (A) completes a new assessment of the 18 local labor market by— 19 (i) listing job orders in local news- 20 papers on 2 separate Sundays; and 21 (ii) posting the job opportunity on the 22 appropriate Department of Labor Elec- 23 tronic Job Registry and at the employer’s 24 place of employment; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 44 •HR 9029 RH (B) offers the job to an equally or better 1 qualified United States worker who— 2 (i) applies for the job; and 3 (ii) will be available at the time and 4 place of need. 5 (3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT 6 TO STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not 7 consider an employer in the seafood industry who 8 brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States 9 during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) 10 to be staggering the date of need in violation of sec- 11 tion 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regula- 12 tions, or any other applicable provision of law. 13 (b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this sec- 14 tion, the term ‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens ad- 15 mitted to the United States pursuant to section 16 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 17 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 18 SEC. 110. The determination of prevailing wage for 19 the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater 20 of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other 21 employees with similar experience and qualifications for 22 such position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing 23 wage level for the occupational classification of the posi- 24 tion in the geographic area in which the H–2B non- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 45 •HR 9029 RH immigrant will be employed, based on the best information 1 available at the time of filing the petition. In the deter- 2 mination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H– 3 2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage sur- 4 veys even in instances where Occupational Employment 5 Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary 6 determines that the methodology and data in the provided 7 survey are not statistically supported. 8 SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 9 to enforce the definition of corresponding employment 10 found in 20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee 11 rule definition found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references 12 thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission 13 of temporary workers under the H–2B program, the defi- 14 nition of temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 15 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 16 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of 17 law, the Secretary may furnish through grants, coopera- 18 tive agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, not 19 more than $450,000 of excess personal property, at a 20 value determined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship pro- 21 grams for the purpose of training apprentices in those pro- 22 grams. 23 SEC. 113. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a 24 Department of Labor’’, enacted March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 46 •HR 9029 RH 736, chapter 141) is amended by adding at the end the 1 following: 2 ‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is au- 4 thorized to employ law enforcement officers or special 5 agents to— 6 ‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of 7 Labor during the workday of the Secretary and dur- 8 ing any activity that is preliminary or postliminary 9 to the performance of official duties by the Sec- 10 retary; 11 ‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protec- 12 tion provided to the Secretary, to a member of the 13 immediate family of the Secretary who is partici- 14 pating in an activity or event relating to the official 15 duties of the Secretary; 16 ‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Sec- 17 retary (including during periods not described in 18 paragraph (1)) and to the members of the imme- 19 diate family of the Secretary if there is a unique and 20 articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance 21 with guidelines established by the Secretary; and 22 ‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary 23 of Labor or another senior officer representing the 24 Secretary of Labor at a public event if there is a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 47 •HR 9029 RH unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in 1 accordance with guidelines established by the Sec- 2 retary. 3 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may 4 authorize a law enforcement officer or special agent em- 5 ployed under subsection (a), for the purpose of performing 6 the duties authorized under subsection (a), to— 7 ‘‘(1) carry firearms; 8 ‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any of- 9 fense against the United States committed in the 10 presence of such officer or special agent; 11 ‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, in- 12 cluding identifying and mitigating potential threats 13 and conducting advance work to review security mat- 14 ters relating to sites and events; 15 ‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement 16 agencies; and 17 ‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations 18 into potential threats to the security of the Sec- 19 retary, in coordination with the Inspector General of 20 the Department of Labor. 21 ‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law en- 22 forcement officer or special agent employed under sub- 23 section (a) shall exercise any authority provided under this 24 section in accordance with any— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 48 •HR 9029 RH ‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; 1 and 2 ‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of 3 Labor.’’. 4 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en- 5 actment of this Act. 6 SEC. 114. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of 7 or divest, by any means the Secretary determines appro- 8 priate, including an agreement or partnership to construct 9 a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real prop- 10 erty on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center and 11 the Gary Job Corps Center are situated. Any sale or other 12 disposition, to include any associated construction project, 13 will not be subject to any requirement of any Federal law 14 or regulation relating to the disposition of Federal real 15 property or relating to Federal procurement, including but 16 not limited to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of 17 the United States Code, subchapter V of chapter 119 of 18 title 42 of the United States Code, and chapter 33 of divi- 19 sion C of subtitle I of title 41 of the United States Code. 20 The net proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to 21 the Secretary, which shall be available until expended for 22 such project to carry out the Job Corps Program on 23 Treasure Island and the Job Corps Program in and 24 around San Marcos, Texas, respectively. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 49 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to— 2 (1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agree- 3 ment between the United States Department of 4 Labor and the United States Department of Agri- 5 culture; or 6 (2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Cen- 7 ters, except if such closure is necessary to prevent 8 the endangerment of the health and safety of the 9 students, the capacity of the program is retained, 10 and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA 11 are met. 12 (RESCISSION) 13 SEC. 116. Of the unobligated funds available under 14 section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 15 (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $217,000,000 are hereby perma- 16 nently rescinded not later than September 30, 2025. 17 SEC. 117. Any criminal charge or civil enforcement 18 action alleging that an individual engaged in fraud with 19 respect to compensation (as defined in section 3306 of the 20 Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for purposes of deter- 21 mining benefits under the following statutes shall be filed 22 not later than 10 years after the offense was committed: 23 (1) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se- 24 curity (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 50 •HR 9029 RH (2) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, 1 P.L. 116-260; 2 (3) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 3 117-2; and 4 (4) Lost Wages Assistance Program under the 5 Stafford Act, (42 U.S.C. § 5121–5207). 6 SEC. 118. For the 2-year period beginning on the 7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Adverse Effect 8 Wage Rate in effect under 20 CFR 655.120(b) shall be 9 the Adverse Effect Wage Rate in effect on January 31, 10 2023. 11 SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce— 13 (1) the final rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage 14 Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment 15 of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations 16 in the United States’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 12760 (effec- 17 tive March 30, 2023)); 18 (2) 20 CFR 655.131(b) (relating to joint em- 19 ployer requirements); or 20 (3) the final rule entitled ‘‘Improving Protec- 21 tions for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Em- 22 ployment in the United States’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 23 33898 (effective June 28, 2024)). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 51 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 120. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce— 2 (1) the final rule entitled ‘‘Employee or Inde- 3 pendent Contractor Classification Under the Fair 4 Labor Standards Act’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 1638 (effec- 5 tive March 11, 2024)); or 6 (2) the final rule entitled ‘‘Defining and Delim- 7 iting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, 8 Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employ- 9 ees’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 32842 (effective July 1, 2024 10 SEC. 121. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce— 12 (1) the final rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loy- 13 alty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising 14 Shareholder Rights’’, (87 Fed. Reg. 73822 (effective 15 January 30, 2023)); 16 (2) the final rule entitled ‘‘Retirement Security 17 Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fidu- 18 ciary’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 32122 (effective September 19 23, 2024)); 20 (3) the final rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Pro- 21 hibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02’’, (89 Fed. 22 Reg. 32260 (effective September 23, 2024)); 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 52 •HR 9029 RH (4) the final rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Pro- 1 hibited Transaction Exemption 84-24’’, (89 Fed. 2 Reg. 32302 (effective September 23, 2024)); or 3 (5) the final rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Pro- 4 hibited Transaction Exemptions 75–1, 77–4, 80–83, 5 83–1, and 86–128’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 32346 (effective 6 September 23, 2024)). 7 SEC. 122. None of the funds made available by this 8 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 9 proposed rule entitled ‘‘National Apprenticeship System 10 Enhancements’’, published by the Department of Labor 11 in the Federal Register on January 17, 2024 (89 Fed. 12 Reg. 3118). 13 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 15 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Lowering Miners’ Exposure to 16 Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory 17 Protection’’, published by the Department of Labor in the 18 Federal Register on April 18, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 28218). 19 SEC. 124. None of the funds made available by this 20 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 21 final rule entitled ‘‘Worker Walkaround Representative 22 Designation Process’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 22558 (effective May 23 31, 2024)). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 53 •HR 9029 RH This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 1 Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 2 TITLE II 3 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 4 SERVICES 5 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 6 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 7 For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 8 Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) 9 with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawai- 10 ian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,858,772,000: Provided, 11 That not more than $1,000,000 shall be available until 12 expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) 13 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That not more than 14 $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for car- 15 rying out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 16 224 of the PHS Act, and for expenses incurred by the 17 Department of Health and Human Services (referred to 18 in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining to administrative claims 19 made under such law. 20 HEALTH WORKFORCE 21 For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS 22 Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E 23 and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care 24 Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,342,011,000: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 54 •HR 9029 RH vided, That section 751(j)(2) of the PHS Act and the pro- 1 portional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) 2 of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds 3 made available under this heading: Provided further, That 4 for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS 5 Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health 6 and Human Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Sec- 7 retary’’) may hereafter waive any of the requirements con- 8 tained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such 9 Act for the full project period of a grant under such sec- 10 tion: Provided further, That no funds shall be available for 11 section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 12 fees collected for the disclosure of information under sec- 13 tion 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act 14 of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social 15 Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs 16 of operating the programs authorized by such sections and 17 shall remain available until expended for the National 18 Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, That funds 19 transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and 20 subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be 21 used to make prior year adjustments to awards made 22 under such section and subpart: Provided further, That 23 $130,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 24 the purposes of providing primary health services, assign- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 55 •HR 9029 RH ing National Health Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) partici- 1 pants to expand the delivery of substance use disorder 2 treatment services, notwithstanding the assignment prior- 3 ities and limitations under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), 4 and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, and making pay- 5 ments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under 6 section 338B of such Act: Provided further, That, within 7 the amount made available in the previous proviso, not 8 less than 15 percent shall remain available until expended 9 for the purposes of making payments under the NHSC 10 Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of the 11 PHS Act to individuals participating in such program who 12 provide primary health services in Indian Health Service 13 facilities, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and 14 Urban Indian Health Programs (as those terms are de- 15 fined by the Secretary), notwithstanding the assignment 16 priorities and limitations under section 333(b) of such Act: 17 Provided further, That for purposes of the previous two 18 provisos, section 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be 19 applied as if the term ‘‘primary health services’’ includes 20 clinical substance use disorder treatment services, includ- 21 ing those provided by masters level, licensed substance use 22 disorder treatment counselors: Provided further, That of 23 the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000 24 shall be available to make grants to establish, expand, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 56 •HR 9029 RH maintain optional community-based nurse practitioner fel- 1 lowship programs that are accredited or in the accredita- 2 tion process, with a preference for those in Federally 3 Qualified Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate 4 nurse practitioners in primary care or behavioral health: 5 Provided further, That of the funds made available under 6 this heading, $10,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 7 pended for activities under section 775 of the PHS Act: 8 Provided further, That the United States may recover liq- 9 uidated damages in an amount determined by the formula 10 under section 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual 11 either fails to begin or complete the service obligated by 12 a contract under section 775(b) of the PHS Act: Provided 13 further, That for purposes of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS 14 Act, the Secretary may include other mental and behav- 15 ioral health disciplines as the Secretary deems appro- 16 priate: Provided further, That the Secretary may termi- 17 nate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS 18 Act in the same manner articulated in section 206 of this 19 title for fiscal year 2025 contracts entered into under sec- 20 tion 338B of the PHS Act. 21 Of the funds made available under this heading, 22 $70,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 23 grants to public institutions of higher education to expand 24 or support graduate education for physicians provided by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 57 •HR 9029 RH such institutions, including funding for infrastructure de- 1 velopment, maintenance, equipment, and minor renova- 2 tions or alterations: Provided, That, in awarding such 3 grants, the Secretary shall give priority to public institu- 4 tions of higher education located in States with a projected 5 primary care provider shortage, as determined by the Sec- 6 retary: Provided further, That grants so awarded are lim- 7 ited to such public institutions of higher education in 8 States in the top quartile of States with a projected pri- 9 mary care provider shortage, as determined by the Sec- 10 retary: Provided further, That the minimum amount of a 11 grant so awarded to such an institution shall be not less 12 than $3,000,000: Provided further, That such a grant may 13 be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years: Provided 14 further, That such a grant awarded with respect to a year 15 to such an institution shall be subject to a matching re- 16 quirement of non-Federal funds in an amount that is not 17 more than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal funds 18 provided in the grant to such institution with respect to 19 such year. 20 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 21 For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the 22 PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health and 23 title V of the Social Security Act, $1,018,582,000: Pro- 24 vided, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 58 •HR 9029 RH 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than 1 $194,268,000 shall be available for carrying out special 2 projects of regional and national significance pursuant to 3 section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be 4 available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) 5 through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 6 RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM 7 For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with 8 respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, 9 $2,381,041,000, of which $2,045,630,000 shall remain 10 available to the Secretary through September 30, 2027, 11 for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and 12 of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 13 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of 14 section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. 15 HEALTH SYSTEMS 16 For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act 17 with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell 18 Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $126,009,000, of 19 which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facil- 20 ity renovations and other facilities-related expenses of the 21 National Hansen’s Disease Program. 22 RURAL HEALTH 23 For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act 24 with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 59 •HR 9029 RH Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 1 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $400,907,000, 2 of which $74,277,000 from general revenues, notwith- 3 standing section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall 4 be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 5 flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds 6 made available under this heading for Medicare rural hos- 7 pital flexibility grants, up to $25,942,000 shall be avail- 8 able for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant 9 Program for quality improvement and adoption of health 10 information technology and no less than $5,000,000 shall 11 be available to award grants to public or non-profit private 12 entities for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical As- 13 sistance Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 14 section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $13,000,000 shall be 15 available for State Offices of Rural Health: Provided fur- 16 ther, That $14,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 17 pended for the Rural Residency Development Program. 18 HRSA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 19 For carrying out title III of the Public Health Service 20 Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 21 for activities funded in other appropriations included in 22 this Act for the Health Resources and Services Adminis- 23 tration, $222,088,000, of which $44,550,000 shall be for 24 expenses necessary for the Office for the Advancement of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 60 •HR 9029 RH Telehealth, including grants, contracts, and cooperative 1 agreements for the advancement of telehealth activities: 2 Provided, That funds made available under this heading 3 may be used to supplement program support funding pro- 4 vided under the headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, 5 ‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, 6 ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Systems’’, 7 and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 8 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND 9 For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 10 Program Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as 11 may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-re- 12 lated injury or death with respect to vaccines administered 13 after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title 14 XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: 15 Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 16 to exceed $15,700,000 shall be available from the Trust 17 Fund to the Secretary. 18 COVERED COUNTERMEASURES PROCESS FUND 19 For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, 20 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 21 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 22 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES 23 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and 24 section 2821 of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 61 •HR 9029 RH Immigration and Nationality Act, with respect to immuni- 1 zation and respiratory diseases, $237,358,000. 2 HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED 3 DISEASES, AND TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION 4 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of 5 the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, 6 sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 7 $1,177,135,000. 8 EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 9 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 10 2821 of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the Immigra- 11 tion and Nationality Act, with respect to emerging and 12 zoonotic infectious diseases, $728,772,000: Provided, That 13 of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 14 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended to pay 15 for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other 16 related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under 17 Federal or State quarantine law. 18 CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH 19 PROMOTION 20 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and 21 XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease pre- 22 vention and health promotion, $912,886,000: Provided, 23 That funds made available under this heading may be 24 available for making grants under section 1509 of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 62 •HR 9029 RH PHS Act for not less than 21 States, Tribes, or Tribal 1 organizations: Provided further, That the proportional 2 funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS 3 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 4 heading. 5 BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 6 DISABILITIES AND HEALTH 7 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the 8 PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental dis- 9 abilities, disabilities and health, $206,060,000. 10 PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 11 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 12 Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 13 informatics, and workforce development, $594,497,000. 14 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 15 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 16 Act with respect to environmental health, $94,600,000. 17 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL 18 For carrying out title III of the PHS Act with respect 19 to rape prevention and education, and domestic violence 20 and sexual violence prevention, $40,000,000. 21 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 22 HEALTH 23 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 24 Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 63 •HR 9029 RH of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 1 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response 2 Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safe- 3 ty and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and 4 health, $263,700,000. 5 ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 6 COMPENSATION PROGRAM 7 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 8 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 9 Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 10 vided, That this amount shall be available consistent with 11 the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 12 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554. 13 GLOBAL HEALTH 14 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 15 Act with respect to global health, $563,922,000, of which 16 $293,200,000 shall remain available through September 17 30, 2027, for global public health protection: Provided, 18 That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of 19 official motor vehicles in foreign countries. 20 PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 21 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXVIII of 22 the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness 23 and response, and for expenses necessary to support ac- 24 tivities related to countering potential chemical, biological, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 64 •HR 9029 RH radiological, and nuclear threats to civilian populations, 1 $874,000,000: Provided, That the Director of the Centers 2 for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this 3 title as ‘‘CDC’’) or the Administrator of the Agency for 4 Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff 5 without reimbursement to support an activation of the 6 CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Direc- 7 tor or Administrator, as applicable, provides a notice to 8 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 9 resentatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of 10 this authority, a full report within 30 days after use of 11 this authority which includes the number of staff and 12 funding level broken down by the originating center and 13 number of days detailed, and an update of such report 14 every 180 days until staff are no longer on detail without 15 reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations Center. 16 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and 19 section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activi- 20 ties and program support for activities funded in other 21 appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for 22 Disease Control and Prevention, $511,570,000, of which 23 $360,000,000 shall remain available through September 24 30, 2026, for public health infrastructure and capacity: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 65 •HR 9029 RH Provided, That of such amount designated for public 1 health infrastructure and capacity not less than 10 per- 2 cent shall be made available to Indian Tribes or Tribal 3 organizations: Provided further, That paragraphs (1) 4 through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS 5 Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this head- 6 ing and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, 7 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 8 $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 9 available to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the 10 Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund estab- 11 lished by section 231 of division B of Public Law 115– 12 245: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 13 heading may be used to support a contract for the oper- 14 ation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of 15 activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is pre- 16 pared to address public health preparedness emergencies: 17 Provided further, That employees of CDC or the Public 18 Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, 19 detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations 20 under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in over- 21 seas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employ- 22 ees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included 23 within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, 24 Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 66 •HR 9029 RH Provided further, That CDC may use up to $5,000 from 1 amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official re- 2 ception and representation expenses when specifically ap- 3 proved by the Director of the CDC: Provided further, That 4 in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 5 user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation 6 charged with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with 7 respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from 8 the Vessel Sanitation Program and the Respirator Certifi- 9 cation Program shall be available through September 30, 10 2026. 11 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 For acquisition of real property, equipment, construc- 14 tion, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, 15 $0, which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 16 That funds made available to this account in this or any 17 prior Act that are available for the acquisition of real 18 property or for construction or improvement of facilities 19 shall be available to make improvements on non-federally 20 owned property, provided that any improvements that are 21 not adjacent to federally owned property do not exceed 22 $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such improve- 23 ments accrues to CDC: Provided further, That funds pre- 24 viously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 67 •HR 9029 RH Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be 1 used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facil- 2 ity: Provided further, That funds made available to this 3 account in this or any prior Act that are available for the 4 acquisition of real property or for construction or improve- 5 ment of facilities in conjunction with the new replacement 6 mine safety research facility shall be available to make im- 7 provements on non-federally owned property, provided 8 that any improvements that are not adjacent to federally 9 owned property do not exceed $5,000,000: Provided fur- 10 ther, That in addition, the prior year unobligated balance 11 of any amounts assigned to former employees in accounts 12 of CDC made available for Individual Learning Accounts 13 shall be credited to and merged with the amounts made 14 available under this heading to support the replacement 15 of the mine safety research facility. 16 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 17 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 18 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 19 Act with respect to cancer, $7,875,289,000, of which up 20 to $45,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and im- 21 provements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick 22 Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 23 Frederick, Maryland. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 68 •HR 9029 RH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON BODY SYSTEMS RESEARCH 1 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 2 Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, blood diseases, 3 blood and blood products, diabetes, digestive and kidney 4 diseases, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases, 5 $7,101,721,000. 6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON NEUROSCIENCE AND BRAIN 7 RESEARCH 8 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 9 Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, neuro- 10 logical disorders and stroke, and eye diseases and visual 11 disorders, $4,112,805,000. 12 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES 13 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 14 Act with respect to infectious diseases, $3,315,552,000. 15 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND 16 ARTHRITIS 17 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 18 Act with respect to the immune system and arthritis, 19 $3,315,552,000. 20 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 21 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 22 Act with respect to general medical sciences, human ge- 23 nome research, and health information communications, 24 $4,451,630,000, of which $1,412,482,000 shall be from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 69 •HR 9029 RH funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro- 1 vided, That not less than $445,956,000 is provided for the 2 Institutional Development Awards program: Provided fur- 3 ther, That of the amounts available for improvement of 4 information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until 5 September 30, 2026: Provided further, That in fiscal year 6 2025, the National Library of Medicine may enter into 7 personal service contracts for the provision of services in 8 facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the juris- 9 diction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to 10 in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 11 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISABILITY RELATED 12 RESEARCH 13 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 14 Act with respect to research on human development, intel- 15 lectual and developmental disabilities, and deafness and 16 other communication disorders, $2,317,464,000. 17 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEMENTIA 18 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 19 Act with respect to dementia, $4,604,899,000. 20 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON SUBSTANCE USE 21 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 22 Act with respect to alcohol and other substance use, 23 $2,281,695,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 70 •HR 9029 RH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 1 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 2 Act with respect to mental health, $2,210,789,000. 3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH 4 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 5 Act with respect to health sciences research, including re- 6 search into health disparities, nursing, complementary and 7 integrative health, and environmental health, 8 $1,931,662,000: Provided, That $95,162,000 shall be for 9 the John E. Fogarty International Center. 10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON INNOVATION AND ADVANCED 11 RESEARCH 12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 13 Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bio- 14 engineering, translational sciences, advanced research 15 projects for health, and other innovative research, 16 $2,568,004,000: Provided, That $500,000,000 shall be for 17 the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to re- 18 main available through September 30, 2027. 19 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 20 For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 21 the Director, $2,000,667,000: Provided, That funding 22 shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 pas- 23 senger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided fur- 24 ther, That all funds credited to the NIH Management 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 71 •HR 9029 RH Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the 1 fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further, 2 That of the funds provided, $5,000 shall be for official 3 reception and representation expenses when specifically 4 approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided further, 5 That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of 6 the Director may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants 7 for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for 8 in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided fur- 9 ther, That amounts made available under this heading are 10 also available to establish, operate, and support the Re- 11 search Policy Board authorized by section 2034(f) of the 12 21st Century Cures Act: Provided further, That the funds 13 made available under this heading for the Office of Re- 14 search on Women’s Health shall also be available for mak- 15 ing grants to serve and promote the interests of women 16 in research, and the Director of such Office may, in mak- 17 ing such grants, use the authorities available to NIH In- 18 stitutes and Centers. 19 In addition to other funds appropriated for the Office 20 of the Director, $12,600,000 is appropriated from the 10- 21 year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in sec- 22 tion 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 23 U.S.C. 9008), for the purpose of carrying out section 24 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 72 •HR 9029 RH search), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First 1 Research Act. 2 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 3 For the study of, construction of, demolition of, ren- 4 ovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of 5 or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, 6 $353,671,000, to remain available until expended. 7 NIH INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 9 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de- 10 scribed in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures 11 Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes 12 in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, 13 $127,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 14 vided, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to 15 section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from 16 amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such 17 Act, and may be transferred by the Director of the NIH 18 to other accounts of the NIH solely for the purposes pro- 19 vided in such Act: Provided further, That upon a deter- 20 mination by the Director of the NIH that funds trans- 21 ferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary 22 for the purposes provided, such amounts may be trans- 23 ferred back to the Account: Provided further, That the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 73 •HR 9029 RH transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi- 1 tion to any other transfer authority provided by law. 2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 3 ADMINISTRATION 4 MENTAL HEALTH 5 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 6 Act with respect to mental health, the Protection and Ad- 7 vocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the 8 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 9 $2,664,107,000, of which $21,039,000 shall be from 10 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro- 11 vided, That of the funds made available under this head- 12 ing, $100,887,000 shall be for the National Child Trau- 13 matic Stress Initiative: Provided further, That notwith- 14 standing section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds ap- 15 propriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available 16 for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided 17 further, That the total available under this Act for section 18 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the 19 amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: 20 Provided further, That of the funds made available under 21 this heading for subpart I of part B of title XIX of the 22 PHS Act, at least 5 percent shall be available to support 23 evidence-based crisis systems: Provided further, That up 24 to 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 74 •HR 9029 RH the Children’s Mental Health Services program may be 1 used to carry out demonstration grants or contracts for 2 early interventions with persons not more than 25 years 3 of age at clinical high risk of developing a first episode 4 of psychosis: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) of 5 the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this 6 Act for fiscal year 2025: Provided further, That 7 $385,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027 8 for grants to communities and community organizations 9 who meet criteria for Certified Community Behavioral 10 Health Clinics pursuant to section 223(a) of Public Law 11 113–93: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 12 for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 13 241 of such Act: Provided further, That of the funds made 14 available under this heading, $21,420,000 shall be to 15 carry out section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare 16 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 17 note). 18 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 19 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 20 with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX 21 of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and 22 prevention, section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 23 and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 24 $4,516,463,000, of which $79,200,000 shall be from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 75 •HR 9029 RH funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro- 1 vided, That $1,575,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec- 2 tion 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act: Provided further, 3 That of such amount in the preceding proviso not less 4 than 4 percent shall be made available to Indian Tribes 5 or Tribal organizations: Provided further, That none of the 6 funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act or State 7 Opioid Response Grants shall be subject to section 241 8 of such Act. 9 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION 10 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 11 with respect to substance abuse prevention, $203,174,000. 12 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 13 For program support and cross-cutting activities that 14 supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental 15 Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance 16 Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX 17 of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Indi- 18 viduals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse 19 and Mental Health Services Administration, 20 $146,323,000, of which $31,428,000 shall be from funds 21 available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Provided, 22 That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of 23 publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis 24 completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 76 •HR 9029 RH a public or private entity upon request, which shall be 1 credited to this appropriation and shall remain available 2 until expended for such purposes: Provided further, That 3 amounts made available in this Act for carrying out sec- 4 tion 501(o) of the PHS Act shall remain available through 5 September 30, 2026: Provided further, That funds made 6 available under this heading (other than amounts specified 7 in the first proviso under this heading) may be used to 8 supplement program support funding provided under the 9 headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treat- 10 ment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 11 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 12 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID 13 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 14 XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $383,609,399,000, 15 to remain available until expended. 16 In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 17 2025, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2025 for unantici- 18 pated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 19 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 20 In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first 21 quarter of fiscal year 2026, $261,063,820,000, to remain 22 available until expended. 23 Payment under such title XIX may be made for any 24 quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 77 •HR 9029 RH in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to 1 such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent 2 quarter. 3 PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 4 For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance 5 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In- 6 surance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 7 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 8 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 9 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for 10 administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 11 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $521,757,000,000. 12 In addition, for making matching payments under 13 section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D– 14 16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated 15 in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. 16 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 17 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 18 XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 19 XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory 20 Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibil- 21 ities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not 22 to exceed $3,454,690,000 to be transferred from the Fed- 23 eral Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Sup- 24 plementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 78 •HR 9029 RH by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with 1 all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the 2 PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 3 Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 4 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may 5 be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, 6 which shall be credited to this account and remain avail- 7 able until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 8 accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations estab- 9 lished under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited 10 to and available for carrying out the purposes of this ap- 11 propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is di- 12 rected to collect fees in fiscal year 2025 from Medicare 13 Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) 14 of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations 15 with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act 16 pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: Provided 17 further, That of the amount made available under this 18 heading, $402,334,000 shall remain available until Sep- 19 tember 30, 2026, and shall be available for the Survey 20 and Certification Program: Provided further, That 21 amounts available under this heading to support quality 22 improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of 23 the Social Security Act) shall not exceed the amount spe- 24 cifically provided for such purpose under this heading in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 79 •HR 9029 RH division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 1 (Public Law 115–141): Provided further, That none of the 2 funds made available under this heading may be used to 3 prepare or issue any solicitation or award a contract that 4 requires the maintenance of a labor harmony agreement 5 or any substantially similar requirement. 6 HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT 7 In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro- 8 gram integrity and program management, $941,000,000, 9 to remain available through September 30, 2026, to be 10 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 11 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 12 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 13 Security Act, of which $693,511,000 shall be for the Cen- 14 ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity 15 activities, of which $111,508,000 shall be for the Depart- 16 ment of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector 17 General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized 18 by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which 19 $135,981,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to 20 carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 21 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report re- 22 quired by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 23 for fiscal year 2025 shall include measures of the oper- 24 ational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 80 •HR 9029 RH in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the 1 funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 2 That of the amount provided under this heading, 3 $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 4 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 5 Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $630,000,000 is addi- 6 tional new budget authority specified for purposes of sec- 7 tion 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act for additional health care 8 fraud and abuse control activities: Provided further, That 9 the Secretary shall provide not less than $35,000,000 10 from amounts made available under this heading and 11 amounts made available for fiscal year 2025 under section 12 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act for the Senior 13 Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and 14 abuse. 15 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 16 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT 17 ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 18 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 19 I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 20 and the Act of July 5, 1960, $3,924,000,000, to remain 21 available until expended; and for such purposes for the 22 first quarter of fiscal year 2026, $1,600,000,000, to re- 23 main available until expended. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 81 •HR 9029 RH For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 1 year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 2 XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of 3 July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal 4 year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 5 year, such sums as may be necessary. 6 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 7 For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) 8 of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist- 9 ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), 10 $4,040,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 11 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $9,600,000 may be 12 reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, train- 13 ing, and monitoring of program activities for compliance 14 with internal controls, policies and procedures, and to sup- 15 plement funding otherwise available for necessary admin- 16 istrative expenses to carry out such Act, and the Secretary 17 may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 18 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with pri- 19 vate entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organiza- 20 tions: Provided further, That all but $904,848,000 of the 21 amount appropriated under this heading shall be allocated 22 as though the total appropriation for such payments for 23 fiscal year 2025 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided 24 further, That, after applying all applicable provisions of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 82 •HR 9029 RH section 2604 of such Act and the previous proviso, each 1 State or territory that would otherwise receive an alloca- 2 tion that is less than 97 percent of the amount that it 3 received under this heading for fiscal year 2024 from 4 amounts appropriated in Public Law 118–47 shall have 5 its allocation increased to that 97 percent level, with the 6 portions of other States’ and territories’ allocations that 7 would exceed 100 percent of the amounts they respectively 8 received in such fashion for fiscal year 2024 being ratably 9 reduced. 10 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 11 For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as- 12 sistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immi- 13 gration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Ref- 14 ugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying 15 out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 16 section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 17 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking 18 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Tor- 19 ture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $2,691,955,000, of which 20 $2,641,200,000 shall remain available through September 21 30, 2027, for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, 22 and 235: Provided, That amounts available under this 23 heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for 24 research and evaluation with respect to activities under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 83 •HR 9029 RH such Act: Provided further, That the contribution of funds 1 requirement under section 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) of the William 2 Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza- 3 tion Act of 2008 shall not apply to funds made available 4 under this heading: Provided further, That not more than 5 7 percent of amounts made available under this heading 6 shall be available for Federal administrative costs. 7 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 8 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, sec- 9 tion 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, 10 for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 11 of such Act, $69,765,000: Provided, That of the funds 12 available to carry out section 437, $59,765,000 shall be 13 allocated consistent with subsections (b) through (d) of 14 such section: Provided further, That of the funds available 15 to carry out section 437, to assist in meeting the require- 16 ments described in section 471(e)(4)(C), $10,000,000 17 shall be for grants to each State, territory, and Indian 18 Tribe operating title IV–E plans for developing, enhanc- 19 ing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs, as de- 20 scribed in section 427(a)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 21 That section 437(b)(1) shall be applied to amounts in the 22 previous proviso by substituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘3.3 per- 23 cent’’, and notwithstanding section 436(b)(1), such re- 24 served amounts may be used for identifying, establishing, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 84 •HR 9029 RH and disseminating practices to meet the criteria specified 1 in section 471(e)(4)(C): Provided further, That the res- 2 ervation in section 437(b)(2) and the limitations in section 3 437(d) shall not apply to funds specified in the second 4 proviso: Provided further, That the minimum grant award 5 for kinship navigator programs in the case of States and 6 territories shall be $200,000, and, in the case of Tribes, 7 shall be $25,000. 8 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 9 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 10 For carrying out the Child Care and Development 11 Block Grant Act of 1990 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), 12 $8,771,387,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 13 State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 14 low-income families: Provided, That technical assistance 15 under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided di- 16 rectly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative 17 agreements, or interagency agreements: Provided further, 18 That all funds made available to carry out section 418 19 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618), including 20 funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 21 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the res- 22 ervation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 23 section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: Provided further, 24 That notwithstanding the reservation requirements in any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 85 •HR 9029 RH other provision of law, of amounts appropriated under this 1 heading, 6 percent shall be reserved for payments to In- 2 dian Tribes and Tribal organizations: Provided further, 3 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 4 the Secretary may reserve up to 0.5 percent for Federal 5 administrative expenses. 6 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 7 For making grants to States pursuant to section 8 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro- 9 vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 10 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 11 under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 12 programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 13 percent. 14 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 15 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 16 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, 17 the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Preven- 18 tion and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the 19 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 20 American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child 21 Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 22 Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV 23 and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 24 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 86 •HR 9029 RH Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); and for necessary admin- 1 istrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, 2 XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of 3 July 5, 1960, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assist- 4 ance Act of 1981, $14,709,694,000, of which 5 $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 6 2026, shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal 7 guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 8 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for 9 adoptions and legal guardianships completed before Sep- 10 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That $12,296,820,000 shall 11 be for making payments under the Head Start Act, includ- 12 ing for Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships, and, 13 of which, notwithstanding section 640 of such Act: 14 (1) $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation 15 by the Secretary to supplement activities described 16 in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of 17 the Head Start Act under the Designation Renewal 18 System, established under the authority of sections 19 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such Act, 20 and such funds shall not be included in the calcula- 21 tion of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as 22 such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such 23 Act; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 87 •HR 9029 RH (2) $12,000,000 shall be available for the Trib- 1 al Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership 2 Program consistent with section 648(g) of such Act; 3 (3) Not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be available 4 for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia for the 5 start-up and operation of Head Start services and 6 for the provision of training and technical assist- 7 ance; and 8 (4) up to $42,000,000 shall be available to sup- 9 plement funding otherwise available for research, 10 evaluation, and Federal administrative costs: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary may reduce the res- 12 ervation of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act 13 in lieu of reducing the reservation of funds under sections 14 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), and 640(a)(2)(E) of such 15 Act: Provided further, That $250,000,000 shall be avail- 16 able until December 31, 2025, for carrying out sections 17 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Pro- 18 vided further, That up to 3 percent of the funds in the 19 preceding proviso shall be available for technical assist- 20 ance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such 21 section 9212: Provided further, That $793,000,000 shall 22 be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided 23 further, That for services furnished under the CSBG Act 24 with funds made available for such purpose in this fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 88 •HR 9029 RH year and in fiscal year 2024, States may apply the last 1 sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by sub- 2 stituting ‘‘200 percent’’ for ‘‘125 percent’’: Provided fur- 3 ther, That not less than $13,000,000 shall be for section 4 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That 5 $245,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 303(a) of 6 the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, of which 7 $12,000,000 shall be allocated notwithstanding section 8 303(a)(2) of such Act for carrying out section 309 of such 9 Act: Provided further, That the percentages specified in 10 section 112(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 11 Treatment Act shall not apply to funds appropriated 12 under this heading: Provided further, That $1,864,000 13 shall be for a human services case management system 14 for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive 15 national case management contract and Federal costs of 16 administering the system: Provided further, That up to 17 $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 18 Reporting Information System, including grants to States 19 to support data collection for a study of the system’s effec- 20 tiveness. 21 PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY 22 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 23 IV–E of the Social Security Act, $6,768,000,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 89 •HR 9029 RH For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 1 IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 2 fiscal year 2026, $3,600,000,000. 3 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 4 year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV– 5 E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the 6 current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 7 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 8 ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING 9 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 12 vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), the 13 RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the Supporting Grand- 14 parents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles III and XXIX 15 of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, 16 section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients 17 and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Secu- 18 rity Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 19 Bill of Rights Act of 2000, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D 20 of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the As- 21 sistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and sec- 22 tion 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation 23 Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of pol- 24 icy and program activities that assist individuals with dis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 90 •HR 9029 RH abilities, $2,415,167,000, together with $55,242,000 to be 1 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 2 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 3 Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus 4 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided, That of 5 amounts made available under this heading to carry out 6 sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one percent 7 of such amounts shall be available for developing and im- 8 plementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior 9 nutrition, including medically-tailored meals: Provided fur- 10 ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 11 funds made available under this heading to carry out sec- 12 tion 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary 13 of Agriculture in accordance with such section: Provided 14 further, That up to 5 percent of the funds provided for 15 adult protective services grants under section 2042 of title 16 XX of the Social Security Act may be used to make grants 17 to Tribes and Tribal organizations: Provided further, That 18 $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support al- 19 ternative financing programs that provide for the purchase 20 of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan 21 fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan 22 fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: Provided 23 further, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, 24 and information describing the manner in which, the alter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 91 •HR 9029 RH native financing program will expand and emphasize con- 1 sumer choice and control: Provided further, That State 2 agencies and community-based disability organizations 3 that are directed by and operated for individuals with dis- 4 abilities shall be eligible to compete: Provided further, That 5 none of the funds made available under this heading may 6 be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 7 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Men- 8 tal Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue 9 any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of 10 an individual or group of individuals with a developmental 11 disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Develop- 12 mental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 13 of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to 14 a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and 15 physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy 16 the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities 17 for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 18 unless reasonable public notice of the action has been pro- 19 vided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental inca- 20 pacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically 21 awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and 22 residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are 23 affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such 24 legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 92 •HR 9029 RH guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such 1 rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Pro- 2 cedure: Provided further, That the limitations in the imme- 3 diately preceding proviso shall not apply in the case of an 4 individual who is neither competent to consent nor has a 5 legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of 6 individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to pub- 7 lic guardianship. 8 ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND 9 RESPONSE 10 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROCUREMENT 11 For carrying out title III and subtitles A and B of 12 title XXVIII of the PHS Act, with respect to the research, 13 development, storage, production, and procurement of 14 medical countermeasures to counter potential chemical, bi- 15 ological, radiological, and nuclear threats to civilian popu- 16 lations, $3,277,991,000: Provided, That of such amount: 17 (1) $1,100,000,000, to remain available 18 through September 30, 2026, shall be for expenses 19 necessary to support advanced research and develop- 20 ment pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and 21 other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Ad- 22 vanced Research and Development Authority; 23 (2) $850,000,000, to remain available until ex- 24 pended, shall be for expenses necessary for pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 93 •HR 9029 RH curing security countermeasures (as defined in sec- 1 tion 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act); 2 (3) $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 3 expended, shall be for expenses necessary to carry 4 out section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act; and 5 (4) $327,991,000 shall be for expenses nec- 6 essary to prepare for or respond to an influenza 7 pandemic, of which $300,000,000 shall remain avail- 8 able until expended for activities including the devel- 9 opment and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, nec- 10 essary medical supplies, diagnostics, and surveillance 11 tools: Provided, That notwithstanding section 496(b) 12 of the PHS Act, funds allocated under this para- 13 graph may be used for the construction or renova- 14 tion of privately owned facilities for the production 15 of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, 16 if the Secretary finds such construction or renova- 17 tion necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 18 vaccines or biologics: 19 Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 20 for purposes of acquisition of security countermeasures 21 shall be in addition to any other funds made available for 22 such purposes: Provided further, That products purchased 23 with funds made available under this heading may, at the 24 discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 94 •HR 9029 RH National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the 1 PHS Act: Provided further, That none of the funds made 2 available under this heading may be used by the Adminis- 3 tration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to de- 4 velop, acquire, or stockpile medical countermeasures, or 5 to strengthen the domestic industrial base, by procuring 6 or acquiring any medical equipment, pharmaceutical good, 7 or service produced by a Chinese-owned company. 8 OPERATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND EMERGENCY 9 RESPONSE 10 For carrying out titles III, XII, and subtitles A and 11 B of title XXVIII of the PHS Act, operations and emer- 12 gency response activities related to countering potential 13 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and 14 other public health emergencies, $352,606,000. 15 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 16 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 18 general departmental management, including hire of six 19 passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, 20 XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United 21 States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and re- 22 search studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 23 Act, $350,172,000, of which $58,028,000 shall be from 24 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 95 •HR 9029 RH vided, That of this amount, $45,000,000 shall be for mi- 1 nority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided 2 further, That of the funds made available under this head- 3 ing, $40,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants 4 which exclusively implement education in sexual risk 5 avoidance (defined as voluntarily refraining from non-mar- 6 ital sexual activity): Provided further, That funding for 7 such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use 8 medically accurate information referenced to peer-re- 9 viewed publications by educational, scientific, govern- 10 mental, or health organizations; implement an evidence- 11 based approach integrating research findings with prac- 12 tical implementation that aligns with the needs and de- 13 sired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the 14 benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequenc- 15 ing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal set- 16 ting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and 17 other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or 18 illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity: 19 Provided further, That not more than 10 percent of the 20 funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoid- 21 ance shall be available for technical assistance and admin- 22 istrative costs of such programs: Provided further, That 23 funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities 24 may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 96 •HR 9029 RH through grants and other mechanisms, medical and ad- 1 ministrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: 2 Provided further, That such services shall be provided con- 3 sistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4): Provided further, That 4 of the funds made available under this heading, 5 $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out prize competitions 6 sponsored by the Office of the Secretary to accelerate in- 7 novation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 8 kidney diseases (as authorized by section 24 of the Steven- 9 son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 10 3719)). 11 In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out title 12 II of the PHS Act to support, except as otherwise pro- 13 vided, activities related to safeguarding classified national 14 security information and providing intelligence and na- 15 tional security support across the Department and to 16 counter cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 17 $109,983,000. 18 In addition, for expenses necessary to prevent, pre- 19 pare for, or respond to an influenza pandemic, 20 $7,009,000. 21 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 22 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 23 Rights, $39,798,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 97 •HR 9029 RH OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 3 Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 4 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the de- 5 velopment and advancement of interoperable health infor- 6 mation technology, $69,238,000, of which $59,238,000 7 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the 8 PHS Act. 9 MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS 10 For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and 11 appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $196,000,000 shall 12 remain available until September 30, 2026, to be trans- 13 ferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital In- 14 surance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Med- 15 ical Insurance Trust Fund. 16 RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR 17 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 18 For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public 19 Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by 20 law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 21 Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for med- 22 ical care of dependents and retired personnel under the 23 Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 24 required during the current fiscal year. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 98 •HR 9029 RH OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 2 General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 3 investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspec- 4 tor General Act of 1978, $87,000,000: Provided, That of 5 such amount, necessary sums shall be available for pro- 6 viding protective services to the Secretary and inves- 7 tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non- 8 payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228: Pro- 9 vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 10 heading, necessary sums shall be available for carrying out 11 activities authorized under section 3022 of the PHS Act 12 (42 U.S.C. 300jj–52). 13 GENERAL PROVISIONS 14 SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 15 available for not to exceed $25,000 for official reception 16 and representation expenses when specifically approved by 17 the Secretary. 18 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title 19 shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through 20 a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess 21 of Executive Level II: Provided, That none of the funds 22 appropriated in this title shall be used to prevent the NIH 23 from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of an indi- 24 vidual at this rate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 99 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 1 may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, 2 except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or 3 for other taps and assessments made by any office located 4 in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a re- 5 port by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de- 7 tailing the planned uses of such funds. 8 SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 9 PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, 10 but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appro- 11 priated for programs authorized under such Act shall be 12 made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants 13 or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of 14 programs funded in this title. 15 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 17 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 19 priated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act 20 may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 21 appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 22 by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer author- 23 ity granted by this section shall not be used to create any 24 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 100 •HR 9029 RH no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 1 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 2 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 3 in advance of any transfer. 4 SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 5 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in 6 such section may occur up to 60 days after the effective 7 date of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2025 under sec- 8 tion 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual 9 who has been awarded such contract has not received 10 funds due under the contract. 11 SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 12 may be made available to any entity under title X of the 13 PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to 14 the Secretary that it encourages family participation in 15 the decision of minors to seek family planning services and 16 that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist at- 17 tempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 18 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 19 law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 20 shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification 21 or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 22 abuse, rape, or incest. 23 SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 24 (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 101 •HR 9029 RH used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the 1 Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth- 2 erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or- 3 ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 4 it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 5 referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 6 make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita- 7 tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 8 sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv- 9 ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth- 10 ing in this section shall be construed to change the Medi- 11 care program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare 12 Advantage organization described in this section shall be 13 responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain infor- 14 mation about all Medicare covered services. 15 SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this 16 title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or pro- 17 mote gun control. 18 SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through 19 assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 20 Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 21 work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 22 by the Agency for International Development, the United 23 Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 24 World Health Organization. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 102 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out inter- 1 national health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other 2 infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and 3 other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2025: 4 (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equiv- 5 alent to that available to the Secretary of State in 6 section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 7 ties Act of 1956. The Secretary shall consult with 8 the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission 9 to ensure that the authority provided in this section 10 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 11 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other appli- 12 cable statutes administered by the Department of 13 State. 14 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 15 funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary 16 of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of ac- 17 quisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and manage- 18 ment of facilities outside of the United States for 19 the use of HHS. The Department of State shall co- 20 operate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 21 has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply 22 with applicable regulation governing location, set- 23 back, and other facilities requirements and serve the 24 purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 103 •HR 9029 RH authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 1 State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to 2 make available to public or nonprofit private institu- 3 tions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 4 funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 5 those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 6 assistance for international health activities, includ- 7 ing activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infec- 8 tious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, 9 and other health activities abroad. 10 (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to 11 personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to 12 serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to 13 those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the For- 14 eign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 15 through 4086 and subject to such regulations pre- 16 scribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 17 authorized to provide locality-based comparability 18 payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount 19 of the locality-based comparability payment (stated 20 as a percentage) that would be payable to such per- 21 sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States 22 Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in 23 the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for per- 24 sonnel under this subsection shall be on the same 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 104 •HR 9029 RH basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 1 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of 2 the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serv- 3 ing in the Foreign Service. 4 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 6 Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up 7 to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total 8 amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for 9 research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: 10 Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 11 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 12 least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 13 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act 15 for NIH, the amount for research related to the human 16 immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Di- 17 rector of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Re- 18 search, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 19 Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 20 Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec- 21 essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 22 SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 23 other provision of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) 24 may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 105 •HR 9029 RH PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, 1 cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research 2 identified pursuant to or research and activities described 3 in such section 402(b)(12). 4 (b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions 5 under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer 6 review procedures (including consultation with appropriate 7 scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appro- 8 priate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 9 merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions 10 in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review pro- 11 cedures that would otherwise be required under sections 12 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, 13 and 494 of the PHS Act. 14 SEC. 216. Not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds ap- 15 propriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the 16 National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, 17 repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the 18 proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized 19 herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project. 20 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 22 1 percent of the amount made available for National Re- 23 search Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 24 to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 106 •HR 9029 RH Administration to make NRSA awards for research in pri- 1 mary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities 2 who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 3 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 4 made available for NRSA shall be made available to the 5 Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual- 6 ity to make NRSA awards for health service research. 7 SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research 8 and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into 9 a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 pro- 10 gram years, for purchase of research services or of security 11 countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F– 12 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), 13 if— 14 (1) funds are available and obligated— 15 (A) for the full period of the contract or 16 for the first fiscal year in which the contract is 17 in effect; and 18 (B) for the estimated costs associated with 19 a necessary termination of the contract; and 20 (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year 21 contract will serve the best interests of the Federal 22 Government by encouraging full and open competi- 23 tion or promoting economy in administration, per- 24 formance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 107 •HR 9029 RH (b) A contract entered into under this section— 1 (1) shall include a termination clause as de- 2 scribed by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, 3 United States Code; and 4 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 5 requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 6 SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 7 year 2026 budget justification and on Departmental Web 8 sites information concerning the employment of full-time 9 equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the pur- 10 poses of implementing, administering, enforcing, or other- 11 wise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the 12 amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year 13 and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 14 (b) With respect to employees or contractors sup- 15 ported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying 16 out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), 17 the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 18 information: 19 (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of 20 such Act under which such funds were appropriated, 21 a statement indicating the program, project, or ac- 22 tivity receiving such funds, the Federal operating di- 23 vision or office that administers such program, and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 108 •HR 9029 RH the amount of funding received in discretionary or 1 mandatory appropriations. 2 (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of 3 full-time equivalent employees or contracted employ- 4 ees assigned to each authorized and funded provision 5 detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). 6 (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 7 exclude from the report employees or contractors who— 8 (1) are supported through appropriations en- 9 acted in laws other than the ACA and work on pro- 10 grams that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; 11 (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 12 activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 13 or 14 (3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting 15 is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed- 16 price contracts. 17 SEC. 220. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 18 fiscal year 2026 budget of the President submitted under 19 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, informa- 20 tion that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers 21 for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health 22 Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enact- 23 ment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds 24 for fiscal year 2026. Such information shall include, for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 109 •HR 9029 RH each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each 1 activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance 2 Exchange Transparency’’ in the report accompanying this 3 Act. 4 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 5 Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 6 the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 7 or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 8 the ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program 9 Management’’ account, may be used for payments under 10 section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to 11 risk corridors). 12 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 14 Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 15 section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the 16 amounts specified, and for the activities specified under 17 the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ in the 18 report accompanying this Act. 19 (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 20 Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 21 (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 22 section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with- 23 out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 110 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on 1 November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2027, any pro- 2 vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 3 to another provision of law) to the current recommenda- 4 tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 5 with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 6 and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in- 7 volved as if— 8 (1) such reference to such current recommenda- 9 tions were a reference to the recommendations of 10 such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 11 screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 12 before 2009; and 13 (2) such recommendations last issued before 14 2009 applied to any screening mammography modal- 15 ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 16 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 17 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 SEC. 224. The Director of the NIH may transfer 19 funds for opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant 20 misuse and addiction, pain management, and addiction 21 treatment to other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to 22 be used for the same purpose 15 days after notifying the 23 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 24 atives and the Senate: Provided, That the transfer author- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 111 •HR 9029 RH ity provided in the previous proviso is in addition to any 1 other transfer authority provided by law. 2 SEC. 225. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 3 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 4 atives and the Senate: 5 (1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 6 the Exchanges established under the Patient Protec- 7 tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 8 enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 9 (2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 10 awards, including supplements, authorized under 11 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 12 (b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 13 and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in 14 advance of any public release of enrollment information 15 or the award of such grants. 16 SEC. 226. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail- 17 able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pro- 18 gram Management’’, the Secretary of Health and Human 19 Services may transfer up to $455,000,000 to such account 20 from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 21 Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to 22 support program management activity related to the Medi- 23 care Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 24 purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 112 •HR 9029 RH sion of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or 1 any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to 2 supplant any other amounts within such account. 3 SEC. 227. The Department of Health and Human 4 Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 5 of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual 6 report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing de- 7 scribed in the report accompanying this Act. 8 SEC. 228. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 9 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the De- 10 partment of Health and Human Services shall also be 11 available to pay travel and related expenses of such an 12 employee or of a member of his or her family, when such 13 employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in 14 a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that 15 are the subject of a determination of a public health emer- 16 gency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 17 and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for 18 an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be ade- 19 quately addressed in that location at that time. For pur- 20 poses of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means 21 Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 22 Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or 23 the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 113 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 229. The Department of Health and Human 1 Services may accept donations from the private sector, 2 nongovernmental organizations, and other groups inde- 3 pendent of the Federal Government for the care of unac- 4 companied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) 5 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 6 279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettle- 7 ment of the Administration for Children and Families, in- 8 cluding medical goods and services, which may include 9 early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, 10 toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote 11 the wellbeing of such children. 12 SEC. 230. In addition to the existing Congressional 13 notification for formal site assessments of potential influx 14 facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap- 15 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 16 ate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed 17 facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard- 18 sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates 19 that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely out- 20 come is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in 21 the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for 22 longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children 23 will be otherwise placed in danger. Within 60 days of 24 bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 114 •HR 9029 RH Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria- 1 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 2 report detailing the total number of children in care at 3 the facility, the average length of stay and average length 4 of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that 5 has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length 6 of stay and reason for delay in release. 7 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this 8 Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or 9 Member of the House of Representatives from entering, 10 for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the 11 United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody 12 of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as 13 defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 14 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator 15 or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the 16 Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business 17 days in advance to ensure that such visit would not inter- 18 fere with the operations (including child welfare and child 19 safety operations) of such facility. 20 SEC. 232. Not later than 14 days after the date of 21 enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Sec- 22 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 23 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make 24 publicly available online, a report with respect to children 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 115 •HR 9029 RH who were separated from their parents or legal guardians 1 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regard- 2 less of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 3 an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), 4 subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, 5 and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during 6 the previous month. Each report shall contain the fol- 7 lowing information: 8 (1) the number and ages of children so sepa- 9 rated subsequent to apprehension at or between 10 ports of entry, to be reported by sector where sepa- 11 ration occurred; and 12 (2) the documented cause of separation, as re- 13 ported by DHS when each child was referred. 14 SEC. 233. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 15 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the 16 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be 17 available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligi- 18 ble dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory 19 as defined in section 228 of this Act at costs not in excess 20 of those paid for or reimbursed by the Department of De- 21 fense. 22 SEC. 234. The Community Services Block Grant Act 23 (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended— 24 (1) in section 675C(a)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 116 •HR 9029 RH (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, subject 1 to paragraph (3)’’; and 2 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 3 (2) in section 680(a)(2) by adding at the end 4 the following: 5 ‘‘(F) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail- 6 able to carry out this paragraph may be used 7 for financing construction and rehabilitation, 8 and for loans or investments, in private busi- 9 ness enterprises, including those owned by com- 10 munity development corporations. 11 ‘‘(G) OWNERSHIP OF INTANGIBLE PROP- 12 ERTY AND EARNINGS.—The Secretary shall es- 13 tablish procedures regarding the disposition of 14 intangible assets and program income that per- 15 mit such assets acquired with, and program in- 16 come derived from, grants made under this 17 paragraph, to become the sole property of the 18 grantees after a period of not more than 12 19 years after the end of the .grant period for any 20 activity consistent with subsection (a)(2)(A). 21 ‘‘(H) USE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS.—In- 22 tangible assets in the form of loans, equity in- 23 vestments and other debt instruments, and pro- 24 gram income may be used by grantees for any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 117 •HR 9029 RH eligible purpose consistent with subsection 1 (a)(2)(A).’’. 2 (RESCISSION AND INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 SEC. 235. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non- 4 recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of 5 division G of Public Law 110–161, $2,352,000,000 are 6 hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2025, ex- 7 cept that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 8 were previously designated by the Congress as being for 9 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso- 10 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer- 11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That from 12 any remaining unobligated balances in such Fund, the 13 Secretary may transfer up to $20,000,000 to ‘‘General 14 Departmental Management’’ for cybersecurity: Provided 15 further, That, except as otherwise provided in this section, 16 not more than $200,000,000 of any remaining unobligated 17 balances available in such Fund may be obligated pursu- 18 ant to such section 223 of division G of Public Law 110- 19 161: Provided further, That the Secretary may obligate 20 funds from such Fund for any program, project, or activ- 21 ity for which a notification was submitted before the date 22 of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec- 23 retary may transfer amounts into such Fund: Provided 24 further, That any amounts transferred into such Fund are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 118 •HR 9029 RH available for the purposes provided by this section or for 1 which a notification was submitted to such Committees on 2 Appropriations before the date of enactment of this Act: 3 Provided further, That the authority to transfer amounts 4 under this section is in addition to any other transfer au- 5 thority in law. 6 SEC. 236. The Director of the NIH shall hereafter 7 have the authority to share investigation reports, conclu- 8 sions, and results of any investigation of individuals identi- 9 fied as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an 10 NIH notice of award or progress report due to concerns 11 about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working 12 conditions on an as needed basis with any institution that 13 receives funds through a grant or cooperative agreement 14 or other form of extramural award during fiscal year 2025 15 or any subsequent fiscal year. The Director may issue reg- 16 ulations consistent with this section. 17 SEC. 237. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act to the National Institutes of Health may be used for 19 facilities and administration costs (as defined in section 20 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations) that ex- 21 ceed 30 percent of an award to an applicable educational 22 institution that is an organization subject to taxation 23 under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 119 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 238. None of the funds provided in this Act may 1 be used to conduct or support research using human fetal 2 tissue if such tissue is obtained pursuant to an induced 3 abortion. 4 SEC. 239. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 5 Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 6 funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be made available 7 to a hospital or any other entity that administers any post- 8 graduate physician training program, or any other pro- 9 gram of training in the health professions, that provides 10 training in the performance of, or assisting in the perform- 11 ance of, induced abortions, or in counseling or referrals 12 for such abortions, if such program— 13 (1) provides or requires such training for any 14 participant in such program without the participant 15 first voluntarily electing to opt in to undergo such 16 training; or 17 (2) subjects any participant in such program to 18 discrimination on the basis that the participant does 19 not— 20 (A) voluntarily elect to opt in to undergo 21 such training; or 22 (B) perform, assist in the performance of, 23 or provide counseling or referrals for, such 24 abortions. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 120 •HR 9029 RH (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to per- 1 mit training described in subsection (a) that is not other- 2 wise allowed by law. 3 SEC. 240. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 4 other provision of law, none of the funds made available 5 by this Act may be made available either directly, through 6 a State (including through managed care contracts with 7 a State), or through any other means, to a prohibited enti- 8 ty. 9 (b) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘prohibited 10 entity’’ means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidi- 11 aries, successors, and clinics— 12 (1) that, as of the date of enactment of this 13 Act— 14 (A) is an organization described in section 15 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 16 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 17 of such Code; 18 (B) is an essential community provider de- 19 scribed in section 156.235 of title 45, Code of 20 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 21 enactment of this Act), that is primarily en- 22 gaged in family planning services, reproductive 23 health, and related medical care; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 121 •HR 9029 RH (C) performs, or provides any funds to any 1 other entity that performs, abortions other than 2 an abortion performed— 3 (i) in the case of a pregnancy that is 4 the result of an act of rape or incest; or 5 (ii) in the case where a woman suffers 6 from a physical disorder, physical injury, 7 or physical illness that would, as certified 8 by a physician, place the woman in danger 9 of death unless an abortion is performed, 10 including a life-endangering physical condi- 11 tion caused by, or arising from, the preg- 12 nancy itself; and 13 (2) for which the total amount of Federal 14 grants to such entity, including grants to any affili- 15 ates, subsidiaries, or clinics of such entity, under 16 title X of the Public Health Service Act in fiscal 17 year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000. 18 (c)(1) END OF PROHIBITION.—The definition in 19 subsection (b) shall cease to apply to an entity if such enti- 20 ty certifies that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 21 successors, and clinics, will not perform, and will not pro- 22 vide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abor- 23 tion as described in subsection (b)(1)(C). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 122 •HR 9029 RH (2) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health 1 and Human Services shall seek repayment of any 2 Federal assistance received by any entity that had 3 made a certification described in paragraph (1) and 4 subsequently violated the terms of such certification. 5 SEC. 241. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act may be used to establish, support, administer, oversee, 7 or issue a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for 8 the purposes of providing information on, promoting ac- 9 cess to, or facilitating an abortion. 10 SEC. 242. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to require any project under title X of 12 the PHS Act to refer for abortions: Provided, That no pro- 13 vider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be 14 required to subvert or operate in conflict with any State 15 law limiting referral for abortion/pregnancy counseling. 16 SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex- 18 ecutive Order 14076 (Protecting Access to Reproductive 19 Healthcare Services) or Executive Order 14079 (Securing 20 Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services). 21 SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or fi- 23 nalize the proposed rule ‘‘Strengthening Temporary As- 24 sistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 123 •HR 9029 RH Work Program’’, 88 Fed. Reg. 67697 (published on Octo- 1 ber 2, 2023), or any substantially similar rule. 2 SEC. 245. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act, or provided under a previous or subsequent appro- 4 priations Act to the Department of Health and Human 5 Services, or provided from any account in the Treasury 6 of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail- 7 able to such Department, may be used to enforce the final 8 rule titled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and 9 Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health 10 Care Staff Vaccination Requirements’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 11 61555), or any substantially similar rule. 12 SEC. 246. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex- 14 ecutive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating 15 Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual 16 Orientation,’’ published by the Executive Office of the 17 President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023). 18 SEC. 247. None of the funds made available by this 19 or any other Act may be used for social transitioning, or 20 for drugs or surgery that alter bodily sex traits as inter- 21 ventions for gender dysphoria. 22 SEC. 248. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act may be used to issue or implement as a final rule 24 the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 124 •HR 9029 RH Programs and Activities’’ published by the Department of 1 Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on 2 August 4, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 47824) (relating to section 3 1557 of the Affordable Care Act) or any successor or sub- 4 stantially similar rule. 5 SEC. 249. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 7 final rule entitled ‘‘Designated Placement Requirements 8 Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children’’, 9 89 Fed. Reg. 34818 (effective July 1, 2024) or any suc- 10 cessor or substantially similar rule. 11 SEC. 250. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 13 final rule entitled ‘‘Unaccompanied Children Program 14 Foundational Rule’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 34384 (effective July 15 1, 2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 16 SEC. 251. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 17 may be used to place an unaccompanied alien child with 18 a sponsor in any case where such unaccompanied alien 19 child has been convicted of a crime, or has a pending 20 criminal charge relating to gang affiliation or activity, in 21 the United States or in such unaccompanied alien child’s 22 country of origin or country of last habitual residence. 23 SEC. 252. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 125 •HR 9029 RH final rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 1 Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facili- 2 ties and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency 3 Reporting’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 40876 (effective June 21, 4 2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 5 SEC. 253. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 7 final rule entitled ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insur- 8 ance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits 9 Coverage’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (effective June 17, 10 2024)) or any successor or substantially similar rule. 11 SEC. 254. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 13 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Medicaid Program; Ensuring Ac- 14 cess to Medicaid Services’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 27960 (pub- 15 lished May 3, 2023)) insofar as such rule makes changes 16 relating to sections 441.302(k), 441.464(f), 441.570(f), 17 and 441.745(a)(1)(iv) of title 42, Code of Federal Regula- 18 tions. 19 SEC. 255. None of the funds made available by this 20 Act may be used by the Secretary of Health and Human 21 Services to declare a public health emergency pursuant to 22 section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 23 247d) or any related order that would impede, limit, or 24 restrict a citizen’s Second Amendment rights. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 126 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 256. Title II of the Public Health Service Act 1 (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec- 2 tion 245 the following: 3 ‘‘SEC. 245A. CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A qualified party may, in a civil 5 action, obtain appropriate relief with regard to a des- 6 ignated violation. 7 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 8 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATED VIOLATION.—The term ‘des- 9 ignated violation’ means an actual or threatened vio- 10 lation of— 11 ‘‘(A) section 507(d) of the Departments of 12 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu- 13 cation and Related Agencies Appropriations 14 Act, 2025 (or any subsequent substantially 15 similar provision); or 16 ‘‘(B) any funding condition imposed by the 17 Federal Government pursuant to such section 18 507(d) (or such provision). 19 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED PARTY.—The term ‘qualified 20 party’ means— 21 ‘‘(A) the Attorney General of the United 22 States; 23 ‘‘(B) any attorney general of a State; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 127 •HR 9029 RH ‘‘(C) any person or entity adversely af- 1 fected by the designated violation without re- 2 gard to whether such person or entity is a 3 health care provider. 4 ‘‘(3) STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The 5 term ‘State governmental entity’ means a State, a 6 local government within a State, and any agency or 7 other governmental unit or subdivision of a State, or 8 of such a local government. 9 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES NOT REQUIRED.— 10 An action under this section may be commenced, and relief 11 may be granted, without regard to whether the party com- 12 mencing the action has sought or exhausted any available 13 administrative remedies. 14 ‘‘(d) DEFENDANTS.—An action under this section 15 may be maintained against a Federal agency committing 16 a designated violation described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or 17 any recipient or subrecipient of Federal assistance com- 18 mitting a designated violation described in subsection 19 (b)(1)(B), including a State governmental entity. 20 ‘‘(e) NATURE OF RELIEF.—In an action under this 21 section, the court shall grant— 22 ‘‘(1) all appropriate relief, including injunctive 23 relief, declaratory relief, and compensatory damages 24 to prevent the occurrence, continuance, or repetition 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 128 •HR 9029 RH of the designated violation and to compensate for 1 losses resulting from the designated violation; and 2 ‘‘(2) to a prevailing plaintiff, reasonable attor- 3 neys’ fees and litigation costs. 4 Relief in an action under this section may include money 5 damages even if the defendant is a governmental entity. 6 ‘‘(f) ABROGATION OF STATE IMMUNITY.—No State 7 or governmental official that commits a designated viola- 8 tion shall be immune under the Tenth Amendment to the 9 Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh Amend- 10 ment to the Constitution of the United States, or any 11 other source of law, from an action under subsection (a).’’. 12 SEC. 257. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 14 final rule entitled ‘‘Improving Child Care Access, Afford- 15 ability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development 16 Fund (CCDF)’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 15366 (effective April 30, 17 2024)) insofar as such rule makes changes relating to sec- 18 tions 98.16(z) and 98.30(b)(1) of title 45, Code of Federal 19 Regulations. 20 SEC. 258. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available by this Act may be used to place an 22 unaccompanied alien child with an alien sponsor who has 23 not been admitted as defined in paragraph (13) of section 24 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 129 •HR 9029 RH 1101(a)) or who is deportable under section 237(a) of 1 such Act. 2 SEC. 259. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 3 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 4 National Institutes of Health to fund or carry out any re- 5 search relating to gunshot injury or mortality prevention 6 that treats crimes committed with a firearm as a public 7 health epidemic, including advocating, promoting, or 8 studying firearm-related restrictions or policies; firearm 9 disenfranchisement, bans, confiscation, or registration, or 10 other gun control measures; and any other restriction on 11 firearms: Provided, That nothing shall prevent the Centers 12 for Disease Control and Prevention and the National In- 13 stitutes of Health from carrying out research on medical 14 procedures, practices, treatments, medicines, and thera- 15 pies related to gunshot injuries and recovery. 16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 17 and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 18 TITLE III 19 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 20 OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 21 EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 22 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 23 For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 24 title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 130 •HR 9029 RH of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 1 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 2 in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $15,327,478,000, of which 3 $4,399,178,000 shall become available on July 1, 2025, 4 and shall remain available through September 30, 2026, 5 and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 6 October 1, 2025, and shall remain available through Sep- 7 tember 30, 2026, for academic year 2025–2026: Provided, 8 That $3,614,089,000 shall be for basic grants under sec- 9 tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 10 $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec- 11 retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec- 12 retary’’) on October 1, 2024, to obtain annually updated 13 local educational agency-level census poverty data from 14 the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 15 $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 16 section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 17 $4,825,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 18 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 19 $4,825,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 20 grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur- 21 ther, That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 22 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $52,123,000 23 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA: Pro- 24 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 131 •HR 9029 RH this heading on October 1, 2024, by Public Law 118–47, 1 $938,266,000 are hereby rescinded. 2 IMPACT AID 3 For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 4 federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 5 ESEA, $1,630,000,000, of which $1,477,000,000 shall be 6 for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 7 $49,000,000 shall be for payments for children with dis- 8 abilities under section 7003(d), $19,000,000 to remain 9 available through September 30, 2026, shall be for con- 10 struction under section 7007(b), $80,165,000 shall be for 11 Federal property payments under section 7002, and 12 $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 13 for facilities maintenance under section 7008: Provided, 14 That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 15 for an eligible local educational agency under section 16 7003(a) for school year 2024–2025, children enrolled in 17 a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 18 for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 19 due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 20 or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 21 children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal 22 guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 23 reside on Federal property as described in section 24 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 132 •HR 9029 RH shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 1 provided such students remain in average daily attendance 2 at a school in the same local educational agency they at- 3 tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 4 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 5 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 6 For carrying out school improvement activities au- 7 thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 8 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 9 V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin- 10 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 11 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; and the 12 Civil Rights Act of 1964, $4,845,964,000, of which 13 $3,073,673,000 shall become available on July 1, 2025, 14 and remain available through September 30, 2026, and 15 of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on Octo- 16 ber 1, 2025, and shall remain available through September 17 30, 2026, for academic year 2025–2026: Provided, That 18 $1,329,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: Provided 19 further, That $45,897,000 shall be for part B of title VI, 20 which may be used for construction, renovation, and mod- 21 ernization of any public elementary school, secondary 22 school, or structure related to a public elementary school 23 or secondary school that serves a predominantly Native 24 Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 percent limitation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 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heading 15 on October 1, 2024, by Public Law 118–47, 16 $1,681,441,000 are hereby rescinded. 17 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 18 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 19 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $291,000,000, 20 to remain available through December 31, 2025: Provided, 21 That $216,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of 22 which up to $10,000,000, to remain available until ex- 23 pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 134 •HR 9029 RH sponse to Violence (Project SERV) program: Provided fur- 1 ther, That $75,000,000 shall be available for section 4625. 2 INDIAN EDUCATION 3 For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 4 not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 5 $202,246,000, of which $72,000,000 shall be for subpart 6 2 of part A of title VI and $19,865,000 shall be for sub- 7 part 3 of part A of title VI: Provided, That the 5 percent 8 limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of 9 the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 10 shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided 11 further, That grants awarded under sections 6132 and 12 6133 of the ESEA with funds provided under this heading 13 may be for a period of up to 5 years. 14 INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 15 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 16 3, and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E 17 and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 18 $892,000,000: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be for 19 subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made 20 available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 21 2241: Provided further, That $630,000,000 shall be for 22 parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, 23 and shall be made available without regard to sections 24 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 135 •HR 9029 RH That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds 1 available for part C of title IV: Provided further, That of 2 the funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary 3 shall use not less than $65,000,000 to carry out section 4 4304, not more than $140,000,000, to remain available 5 through March 31, 2026, to carry out section 4305(b), 6 from which the amount necessary for continuation grants 7 may be available for obligation through March 31, 2026, 8 and not more than $16,000,000 to carry out the activities 9 in section 4305(a)(3): Provided further, That the Sec- 10 retary shall allow entities receiving grants under section 11 4303 to use up to 10 percent of such grants for activities 12 described in section 4303(b)(2) and up to 5 percent for 13 the activities described in section 4303(c)(1)(C): Provided 14 further, That notwithstanding section 4601(b), 15 $259,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 16 2025 for subpart 1 of part F of title IV. 17 OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE 18 SERVICES 19 SPECIAL EDUCATION 20 For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 21 Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 22 and Empowerment Act of 2004, $15,497,264,000, of 23 which $5,915,321,000 shall become available on July 1, 24 2025, and shall remain available through September 30, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 136 •HR 9029 RH 2026, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 1 on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available through 2 September 30, 2026, for academic year 2025–2026: Pro- 3 vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 4 shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 5 that activity during fiscal year 2024, increased by the 6 amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 7 of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro- 8 priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 9 than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2024: 10 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 11 to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 12 States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub- 13 ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 14 allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 15 under this heading, is reduced under section 16 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 17 the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 18 aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 19 with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail- 20 ability of a free appropriate public education under this 21 part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 22 relative populations of those children who are living in pov- 23 erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis- 24 tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 137 •HR 9029 RH whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 1 under this heading made funds available for such a dis- 2 tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 3 such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 4 educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 5 Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo- 6 cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 7 section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 8 States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 9 any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 10 the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 11 for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 12 notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re- 13 garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 14 section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 15 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 16 apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 17 a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 18 the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 19 Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca- 20 tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec- 21 tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re- 22 serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 23 the same relation to the maximum amount described in 24 that paragraph as the reduction under section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 138 •HR 9029 RH 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 1 would have received in that fiscal year under section 2 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 3 That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 4 funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 5 fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 6 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 7 section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec- 8 tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 9 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 10 under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech- 11 nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 12 States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 13 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv- 14 ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 15 quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro- 16 vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 17 available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro- 18 gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro- 19 gram performance under such subpart: Provided further, 20 That States may use funds reserved for other State-level 21 activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA 22 to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institu- 23 tions of higher education, other public agencies, and pri- 24 vate non-profit organizations to carry out activities au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 139 •HR 9029 RH thorized by those sections: Provided further, That, not- 1 withstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or 2 fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) 3 of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 4 State in an amount equal to the maximum amount de- 5 scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur- 6 ther, That if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant 7 to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award 8 funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative 9 populations of infants and toddlers except that no such 10 State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount de- 11 scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur- 12 ther, That States may use funds allotted under section 13 643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local edu- 14 cational agencies, institutions of higher education, other 15 public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to 16 carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: 17 Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the 18 IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 19 633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention 20 services to a child who previously received services under 21 part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of 22 the school year following the child’s third birthday with 23 parental consent and without regard to the procedures in 24 section 635(c) of the IDEA. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 140 •HR 9029 RH REHABILITATION SERVICES 1 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 2 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 3 vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 4 National Center Act, $4,533,156,000, of which 5 $4,389,957,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili- 6 tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Pro- 7 vided, Notwithstanding amounts made available for voca- 8 tional rehabilitation services by this Act and notwith- 9 standing sections 100(b)(1) and 100(c)(2) of the Rehabili- 10 tation Act, each State shall be entitled to an allotment 11 equal to the amount such State received pursuant to such 12 section 110(a) of the Rehabilitation Act for fiscal year 13 2024, prior to the application of any additions or reduc- 14 tions under section 110(b) or section 111(a)(2)(B): Pro- 15 vided further, That, of such amounts made available under 16 this heading in this Act, $415,000,000 is hereby re- 17 scinded: Provided further, That, for fiscal year 2026, each 18 State shall be entitled to an allotment pursuant to section 19 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act that shall be calculated 20 as if the two preceding provisos were not in effect for fiscal 21 year 2025. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 141 •HR 9029 RH SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 1 DISABILITIES 2 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 3 For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 4 of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $44,431,000. 5 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 6 For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 7 under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 8 of 1986, $93,000,000: Provided, That from the total 9 amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 10 funds for the endowment program as authorized under 11 section 207 of such Act. 12 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 13 For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 14 the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 15 support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 16 the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $168,361,000, of 17 which up to $15,000,000, to remain available until ex- 18 pended, shall be for construction, as defined by section 19 201(2) of such Act: Provided, That from the total amount 20 available, the University may at its discretion use funds 21 for the endowment program as authorized under section 22 207 of such Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 142 •HR 9029 RH OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT 1 EDUCATION 2 CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 3 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 4 vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- 5 cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Edu- 6 cation and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 7 $2,186,436,000, of which $1,395,436,000 shall become 8 available on July 1, 2025, and shall remain available 9 through September 30, 2026, and of which $791,000,000 10 shall become available on October 1, 2025, and shall re- 11 main available through September 30, 2026: Provided, 12 That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, 13 $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities 14 under section 242. 15 OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 16 HIGHER EDUCATION 17 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 18 vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 19 the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 20 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins Act, 21 $2,849,272,000, of which $100,000,000 shall remain 22 available through December 31, 2025: Provided, That not- 23 withstanding any other provision of law, funds made avail- 24 able in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 143 •HR 9029 RH tion 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 1 Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 2 study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici- 3 pating in advanced foreign language training and inter- 4 national studies in areas that are vital to United States 5 national security and who plan to apply their language 6 skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov- 7 ernment, the professions, or international development: 8 Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre- 9 ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 10 evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina- 11 tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 12 of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 13 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua- 14 tion: Provided further, That section 313(d) of the HEA 15 shall not apply to an institution of higher education that 16 is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the 17 HEA: Provided further, That amounts made available for 18 carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded 19 notwithstanding the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of 20 the HEA: Provided further, That of the funds made avail- 21 able under this Act to carry out part B of title III of the 22 HEA, $10,000,000 shall be for grants to supplement 23 amounts awarded to part B institutions that are junior 24 or community colleges, as defined in section 312(f) of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 144 •HR 9029 RH HEA: Provided further, That the supplemental funds de- 1 scribed in the preceding proviso are in addition to any 2 grant award that any institution may receive under section 3 323 of the HEA and shall be allocated in accordance with 4 the allotments specified under section 324 of such Act. 5 HOWARD UNIVERSITY 6 For partial support of Howard University, 7 $253,928,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 8 for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 9 University Endowment Act and shall remain available 10 until expended. 11 COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 12 PROGRAM 13 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac- 14 tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 15 121 of the HEA, $298,000. 16 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 17 CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 18 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au- 19 thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 20 shall remain available through September 30, 2026: Pro- 21 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 22 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 23 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 24 these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 145 •HR 9029 RH any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 1 $344,444,444: Provided further, That these funds may be 2 used to support loans to public and private Historically 3 Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi- 4 tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 6 the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi- 7 nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 8 III of the HEA, $528,000. 9 OFFICE OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID 10 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 11 For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 12 and part C of title IV of the HEA, $23,545,352,000 which 13 shall remain available through September 30, 2026. 14 The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 15 be eligible during award year 2025–2026 shall be $6,335. 16 STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 17 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 18 D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 19 parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 20 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 21 $1,529,472,000, to remain available through September 22 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 23 student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 24 servicers on the basis of their past performance compared 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 146 •HR 9029 RH to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 1 and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process 2 new and existing accounts: Provided further, That in order 3 to promote accountability and high-quality service to bor- 4 rowers, the Secretary shall not award funding for any con- 5 tract solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing 6 environment, including the solicitation for the Federal 7 Student Aid (FSA) Next Generation Processing and Serv- 8 icing Environment, unless such an environment provides 9 for the participation of multiple student loan servicers that 10 contract directly with the Department of Education to 11 manage a unique portfolio of borrower accounts and the 12 full life-cycle of loans from disbursement to pay-off with 13 certain limited exceptions, and allocates student loan bor- 14 rower accounts to eligible student loan servicers based on 15 performance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 16 provide quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appro- 17 priations and Education and the Workforce of the House 18 of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations 19 and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 20 on general progress related to implementation of Federal 21 student loan servicing contracts: Provided further, That 22 not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, FSA 23 shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 24 House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 147 •HR 9029 RH plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 1 account for fiscal year 2025 and provide quarterly updates 2 on this plan (including contracts awarded, change orders, 3 bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and any other 4 activity carried out using amounts provided under this 5 heading for fiscal year 2025) no later than 10 days prior 6 to the start of such quarter. 7 INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 8 For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education 9 Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department 10 of Education Organization Act and carrying out activities 11 authorized by the National Assessment of Educational 12 Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Edu- 13 cational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 14 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 15 $740,373,000, which shall remain available through Sep- 16 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That funds available to carry 17 out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 18 Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and sec- 19 ondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, 20 and workforce data systems, or to further develop such 21 systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of the 22 funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 23 Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public 24 or private organizations or agencies to support activities 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 148 •HR 9029 RH to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, 1 State, and national levels. 2 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 3 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 4 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 5 vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in- 6 cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co- 7 lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 8 $210,907,000: Provided, That none of the funds provided 9 by this Act may be used to support a number of non-career 10 employees that is above the number of non-career employ- 11 ees as of December 31, 2022. 12 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 13 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 14 Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 15 of Education Organization Act, $130,000,000. 16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 17 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 18 General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 19 of Education Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which 20 $3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 21 2026. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 149 •HR 9029 RH GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 2 used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol- 3 untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 4 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 6 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 8 priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 9 be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro- 10 priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 11 such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority grant- 12 ed by this section shall not be used to create any new pro- 13 gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 14 are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Com- 15 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 16 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 17 of any transfer. 18 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con- 19 solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 20 the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2025, through 21 September 30, 2026. 22 SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 23 maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap- 24 propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 150 •HR 9029 RH 2025 may use the income from that fund to award schol- 1 arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 2 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 3 such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 4 be considered to have been an allowable use of that in- 5 come, subject to that limitation. 6 (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 7 and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 8 SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 9 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 10 ‘‘2021’’. 11 SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 12 1087h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 13 ‘‘2021’’. 14 SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 15 heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available 16 for payments for student loan servicing to an institution 17 of higher education that services outstanding Federal Per- 18 kins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu- 19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 20 SEC. 308. The Secretary may reserve not more than 21 0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act 22 for an HEA program, except for any amounts made avail- 23 able for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to 24 carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to col- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 151 •HR 9029 RH lect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized 1 by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available in 2 this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account 3 shall be subject to the reservation under this section: Pro- 4 vided further, That any funds reserved under this section 5 shall be available through September 30, 2027: Provided 6 further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds 7 are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activi- 8 ties with respect to a program or project, the Secretary 9 may also reserve funds for such program or project for 10 the purposes described in this section so long as the total 11 reservation of funds for such program or project does not 12 exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided 13 further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial 14 obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Sec- 15 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 16 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com- 17 mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 18 Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Work- 19 force of the House of Representatives a plan that identi- 20 fies the source and amount of funds reserved under this 21 section, the impact on program grantees if funds are with- 22 held for the purposes of this section, and the activities to 23 be carried out with such funds. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 152 •HR 9029 RH (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 1 SEC. 309. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 2 for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, up to $20,000,000 3 shall be available for the Secretary of Education (‘‘the 4 Secretary’’) to provide support services to the Institute of 5 Education Sciences (including, but not limited to informa- 6 tion technology services, lease or procurement of office 7 space, human resource services, financial management 8 services, financial systems support, budget formulation 9 and execution, legal counsel, equal employment oppor- 10 tunity services, physical security, facilities management, 11 acquisition and contract management, grants administra- 12 tion and policy, and enterprise risk management): Pro- 13 vided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 14 amounts obligated and expended for such support services 15 by using a standard Department of Education method- 16 ology for allocating the cost of all such support services: 17 Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any 18 amounts available for IES support services in excess of 19 actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so cal- 20 culated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 21 the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided 22 further, That in order to address any shortfall between 23 amounts available for IES support services and amounts 24 needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 153 •HR 9029 RH retary may transfer necessary amounts to the ‘‘Institute 1 of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program Ad- 2 ministration’’ account: Provided further, That the Com- 3 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 4 and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance 5 of any transfer made pursuant to this section. 6 (RESCISSION) 7 SEC. 310. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 8 made available in this or prior Acts under the heading 9 ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, $25,000,000 are here- 10 by rescinded not later than September 30, 2025. 11 (RESCISSION AND INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 311. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De- 13 partment of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ es- 14 tablished in section 313 of division H of Public Law 116– 15 260, $76,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep- 16 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That from any remaining un- 17 obligated balances in such Fund, the Secretary may trans- 18 fer up to $43,000,000 to ‘‘Howard University’’ for comple- 19 tion of the Howard University hospital, to remain avail- 20 able until expended: Provided further, That, except as oth- 21 erwise provided in this section, not more than 22 $75,000,000 of any remaining unobligated balances avail- 23 able in such Fund may be obligated pursuant to such sec- 24 tion 313 of division H of Public Law 116-260: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 154 •HR 9029 RH further, That the Secretary may obligate funds from such 1 Fund for any program, project, or activity for which a no- 2 tification was submitted before the date of enactment of 3 this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may trans- 4 fer amounts into such Fund: Provided further, That any 5 amounts transferred into such Fund are available for the 6 purposes provided by this section or for which a notifica- 7 tion was submitted to such Committees on Appropriations 8 before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 9 That the authority to transfer amounts under this section 10 is in addition to any other transfer authority in law. 11 SEC. 312. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to provide financial assistance to an edu- 13 cational institution that allows an individual whose sex is 14 male to participate in an athletic program or activity that 15 is designated for women or girls. For the purpose of this 16 section, the term ‘‘sex’’ means the reproductive biology 17 and genetics of an individual as determined solely at birth. 18 SEC. 313. None of the funds provided in this Act to 19 the Department of Education, or provided under a pre- 20 vious or subsequent appropriations Act to such Depart- 21 ment, may be used to enforce any of the following rules 22 or interpretations related to title IX of the Education 23 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.1681-1688): 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 155 •HR 9029 RH (1) The final rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimination on 1 the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activi- 2 ties Receiving Federal Financial Assistance’’, 89 3 Fed. Reg. 33474 (effective August 1, 2024). 4 (2) The proposed rule titled, ‘‘Nondiscrimina- 5 tion on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 6 Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: 7 Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female 8 Athletic Teams’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 22860; published 9 April 13, 2023). 10 (3) The notice of interpretation titled, ‘‘En- 11 forcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments 12 of 1972 With Respect to Discrimination Based on 13 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Light of 14 Bostock v. Clayton County’’, (86 Fed. Reg. 32637; 15 published June 22, 2021). 16 (4) Any substantially similar rule or interpreta- 17 tion. 18 SEC. 314. None of the funds made available under 19 this Act may be provided to any public institution of high- 20 er education that denies to a religious student organiza- 21 tion any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise af- 22 forded to other student organizations at the institution 23 (including full access to the facilities of the institution and 24 official recognition of the organization by the institution) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 156 •HR 9029 RH because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leader- 1 ship standards, or standards of conduct of the religious 2 student organization. 3 SEC. 315. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be used to— 5 (1) implement the modifications of statutory 6 and regulatory provisions relating to debt discharge 7 described by the Department of Education in the 8 Federal Register on October 12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 9 61514), or take any substantially similar action; 10 (2) implement, administer, or enforce section 11 682.215 and section 685 of title 34, Code of Federal 12 Regulations (relating to income-based repayment 13 and income-driven repayment), as amended by the 14 final regulations published by the Department of 15 Education in the Federal Register on July 10, 2023 16 (88 Fed. Reg. 43820 et seq.) or take any substan- 17 tially similar action; 18 (3) implement, administer, or enforce section 19 685.401 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re- 20 lating to borrower defense to repayment), as amend- 21 ed by the final regulations published by the Depart- 22 ment of Education in the Federal Register on No- 23 vember 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65904 et seq.) or 24 take any substantially similar action; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 157 •HR 9029 RH (4) implement, administer, or enforce section 1 668.28 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (re- 2 lating to the 90/10 rule), as added or amended by 3 the final regulations published by the Department of 4 Education in the Federal Register on October 28, 5 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65426 et. seq.) or take any sub- 6 stantially similar action; or 7 (5) implement, administer, or enforce sections 8 600.10, 600.21, 668.2, 668.13, 668.43, 668.91, 9 668.402 through 668.409 (excluding section 10 668.408), and 668.601 through 668.606 of title 34, 11 Code of Federal Regulations (relating to financial 12 value transparency and gainful employment), as 13 added or amended by the final regulations published 14 by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg- 15 ister on October 10, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 70004 et. 16 seq.) or take any substantially similar action. 17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu- 18 cation Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 158 •HR 9029 RH TITLE IV 1 RELATED AGENCIES 2 COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 3 BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur- 6 chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 7 (referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 8 under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 9 $13,124,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 10 central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 11 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re- 12 quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 13 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com- 14 mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 15 central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 16 agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re- 17 porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 18 of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 19 such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 20 heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 21 Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele- 22 ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 23 4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 24 A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 159 •HR 9029 RH such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 1 section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 2 prior to executing a written agreement with the Com- 3 mittee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 4 shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 5 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 6 OPERATING EXPENSES 7 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na- 8 tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 9 ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 10 of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 11 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 12 to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $361,158,000, notwith- 13 standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 14 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 15 amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 16 of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 17 of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 18 of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 19 the grants cycle; and (2) $55,105,000 shall be for the Re- 20 tired Senior Volunteer Program: Provided further, That 21 for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying 22 the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a 23 determination of need by the local community. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 160 •HR 9029 RH SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1 For necessary expenses of administration as provided 2 under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 3 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au- 4 thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 5 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em- 6 ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 7 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,250 for official recep- 8 tion and representation expenses, $79,686,000. 9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 11 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 12 $8,595,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available until 13 expended. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 15 SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 16 to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 17 through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 18 year 2025, during any grant selection process, an officer 19 or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov- 20 ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 21 directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 22 or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re- 23 ceive such information. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 161 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 1 under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 2 overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 3 first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 4 thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require- 5 ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 6 Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 7 match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup- 8 port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 9 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 10 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 11 SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 12 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro- 13 grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 14 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 15 shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro- 16 grams and operations. 17 SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 18 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 19 the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 20 to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 21 101 of the Act. 22 SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 23 189D of the 1990 Act— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 162 •HR 9029 RH (1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 1 section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 2 section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 3 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 4 (2) individuals described in such section shall 5 be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 6 NCPA; and 7 (3) State Commissions on National and Com- 8 munity Service established pursuant to section 178 9 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 10 history record information, consistent with Public 11 Law 92–544. 12 SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 13 147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com- 14 pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur- 15 ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na- 16 tional service education award having a value of 70 per- 17 cent of the value of a national service education award 18 determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 19 SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act 20 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘an approved national 21 service position’’ for ‘‘a national service program that re- 22 ceives grants under subtitle C’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 163 •HR 9029 RH (RESCISSION) 1 SEC. 408. Of the unobligated balances available in 2 the ‘‘National Service Trust’’ established in section 102 3 of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 4 1993, $140,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, 5 except that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 6 that were previously designated by the Congress as being 7 for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 8 resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 10 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 13 and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func- 14 tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 15 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex- 16 penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 17 Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 18 to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 19 Reform Act, $53,705,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 20 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for 21 special training activities and other conflict resolution 22 services and technical assistance, including those provided 23 to foreign governments and international organizations, 24 and for arbitration services shall be credited to and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 164 •HR 9029 RH merged with this account, and shall remain available until 1 expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration serv- 2 ices shall be available only for education, training, and 3 professional development of the agency workforce: Pro- 4 vided further, That the Director of the Service is author- 5 ized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 6 of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid 7 of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdic- 8 tion. 9 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 10 COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 13 and Health Review Commission, $18,012,000. 14 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 15 OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS 16 AND ADMINISTRATION 17 For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 18 Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer- 19 ican History and Culture Act, $249,515,000. 20 MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS 21 COMMISSION 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 24 the Social Security Act, $9,405,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 165 •HR 9029 RH MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 3 the Social Security Act, $14,477,000, to be transferred to 4 this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 5 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In- 6 surance Trust Fund. 7 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For expenses necessary for the National Council on 10 Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 11 Act of 1973, $3,850,000. 12 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela- 15 tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 16 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 17 $200,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropria- 18 tion shall be available to organize or assist in organizing 19 agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga- 20 tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 21 units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 22 section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended 23 by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as de- 24 fined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 166 •HR 9029 RH including in said definition employees engaged in the 1 maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, 2 and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 3 nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored 4 or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 6 SEC. 409. None of the funds provided by this Act 7 or previous Acts making appropriations for the National 8 Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new ad- 9 ministrative directive or regulation that would provide em- 10 ployees any means of voting through any electronic means 11 in an election to determine a representative for the pur- 12 poses of collective bargaining. 13 SEC. 410. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 15 rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer 16 Status’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 73946 (effective February 26, 17 2024)). 18 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 21 of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap- 22 pointed by the President, $15,113,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 167 •HR 9029 RH OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 1 COMMISSION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 4 and Health Review Commission, $15,449,000. 5 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 6 DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 7 For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac- 8 count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re- 9 tirement Act of 1974, $7,000,000, which shall include 10 amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2025 pursuant 11 to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi- 12 tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 13 provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 14 amount by which the product of recipients and the average 15 benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 16 of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 17 provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 18 equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 19 year. 20 FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 21 ACCOUNTS 22 For payment to the accounts established in the 23 Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 24 Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 168 •HR 9029 RH checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 1 30, 2026, which shall be the maximum amount available 2 for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 3 76. 4 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 5 For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 6 Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re- 7 tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 8 Act, $100,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as de- 9 termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac- 10 counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem- 11 ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 12 notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire- 13 ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 14 only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 15 the previous proviso shall not change the status under 16 Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 17 Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: Pro- 18 vided further, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the 19 Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to 20 hire students attending qualifying educational institutions 21 or individuals who have recently completed qualifying edu- 22 cational programs using current excepted hiring authori- 23 ties established by the Office of Personnel Management. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 169 •HR 9029 RH LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 2 General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 3 authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 4 than $14,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retire- 5 ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac- 6 count. 7 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 8 PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 9 For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 10 Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur- 11 ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 12 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $15,000,000. 13 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 14 For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se- 15 curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 16 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 17 Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu- 18 rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur- 19 suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 20 $46,159,083,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 21 vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 22 in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 23 during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro- 24 vided further, That not more than $91,000,000 shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 170 •HR 9029 RH available for research and demonstrations under sections 1 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re- 2 main available through September 30, 2027. 3 For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 4 benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So- 5 cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 6 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 7 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 8 Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 9 2026, $22,100,000,000, to remain available until ex- 10 pended. 11 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 For necessary expenses, including the hire and pur- 14 chase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 15 $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 16 not more than $13,654,776,000 may be expended, as au- 17 thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 18 from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such 19 section: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 20 for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, 21 That unobligated balances of funds provided under this 22 paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2025 not needed for 23 fiscal year 2025 shall remain available until expended to 24 invest in the Social Security Administration information 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 171 •HR 9029 RH technology and telecommunications hardware and soft- 1 ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non- 2 payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 3 information technology and telecommunications infra- 4 structure: Provided further, That the Commissioner of So- 5 cial Security shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior 7 to making unobligated balances available under the au- 8 thority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That re- 9 imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex- 10 penditures for official time for employees of the Social Se- 11 curity Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for 12 facilities or support services for labor organizations pursu- 13 ant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in 14 section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Sec- 15 retary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the 16 general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as pos- 17 sible after such expenditures are made. 18 From funds provided under the first paragraph under 19 this heading, not more than $1,903,000,000, to remain 20 available through March 31, 2026, is for the costs associ- 21 ated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and 22 XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related 23 continuing disability reviews to determine whether earn- 24 ings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 172 •HR 9029 RH ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the 1 cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligi- 2 bility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the 3 cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for 4 the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the 5 programs and operations of the Social Security Adminis- 6 tration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: Pro- 7 vided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to 8 meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Bal- 9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 10 and $1,630,000,000 is additional new budget authority 11 specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: 12 Provided further, That, of the additional new budget au- 13 thority described in the preceding proviso, up to 14 $20,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspec- 15 tor General’’, Social Security Administration, for the cost 16 of jointly operated co-operative disability investigation 17 units: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 18 addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 19 Provided further, That the Commissioner shall provide to 20 the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report 21 on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 22 to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of 23 Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002: 24 Provided further, That none of the funds described in this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 173 •HR 9029 RH paragraph shall be available for transfer or reprogram- 1 ming except as specified in this paragraph. 2 In addition, $170,000,000 to be derived from admin- 3 istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay- 4 ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 5 Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 6 which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 7 That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant 8 to such sections in fiscal year 2025 exceed $170,000,000, 9 the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2026 only 10 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 11 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 12 collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 13 Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex- 14 pended. 15 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 18 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 19 General Act of 1978, $32,000,000, together with not to 20 exceed $82,665,000, to be transferred and expended as 21 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 22 from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 23 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: 24 Provided, That $2,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 174 •HR 9029 RH pended for information technology modernization, includ- 1 ing related hardware and software infrastructure and 2 equipment, and for administrative expenses directly asso- 3 ciated with information technology modernization. 4 In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 5 the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 6 from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 7 Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 8 to be available for the time and purposes for which this 9 account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans- 10 fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 11 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 12 Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 13 TITLE V 14 GENERAL PROVISIONS 15 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 17 Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 18 unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 19 corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 20 Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 21 purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 22 were originally appropriated. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 175 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 1 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 2 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 3 SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 4 in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 5 Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 6 and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub- 7 licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis- 8 tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 9 electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres- 10 entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 11 legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis- 12 lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 13 Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de- 14 signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regu- 15 lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu- 16 tive branch of any State or local government, except in 17 presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 18 government itself. 19 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 20 Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 21 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 22 any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 23 recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 24 enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 176 •HR 9029 RH ministrative action, or Executive order proposed or pend- 1 ing before the Congress or any State government, State 2 legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other 3 than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela- 4 tionships or participation by an agency or officer of a 5 State, local or tribal government in policymaking and ad- 6 ministrative processes within the executive branch of that 7 government. 8 (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 9 include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 10 pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 11 any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restric- 12 tion on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 13 marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 14 promotion of gun control. 15 SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 16 are authorized to make available not to exceed $14,000 17 and $10,000, respectively, from funds available for sala- 18 ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 19 official reception and representation expenses; the Direc- 20 tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 21 authorized to make available for official reception and rep- 22 resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 23 available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 24 Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the Na- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 177 •HR 9029 RH tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 1 official reception and representation expenses not to ex- 2 ceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 3 Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 4 SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, 5 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu- 6 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 7 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 8 funds included in this Act, including but not limited to 9 State and local governments and recipients of Federal re- 10 search grants, shall clearly state— 11 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro- 12 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 13 money; 14 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 15 project or program; and 16 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 17 costs of the project or program that will be financed 18 by non-governmental sources. 19 SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 20 Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 21 funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 22 any abortion. 23 (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 24 none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 178 •HR 9029 RH appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben- 1 efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 2 (c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 3 package of services covered by a managed care provider 4 or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange- 5 ment. 6 SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre- 7 ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 8 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 9 rape or incest; or 10 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 11 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 12 including a life-endangering physical condition 13 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 14 would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 15 in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 16 (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con- 17 strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 18 entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 19 (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 20 matching funds). 21 (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con- 22 strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro- 23 vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 24 State or locality to contract separately with such a pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 179 •HR 9029 RH vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 1 State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 2 funds). 3 (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 4 may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 5 or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 6 or government subjects any institutional or individual 7 health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 8 health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov- 9 erage of, or refer for abortions. 10 (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 11 includes an individual physician or other health care pro- 12 fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 13 health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 14 or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 15 plan. 16 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 17 this Act may be used for— 18 (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 19 for research purposes; or 20 (2) research in which a human embryo or em- 21 bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub- 22 jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 23 allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 180 •HR 9029 RH CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 1 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 2 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 3 embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 4 as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 5 the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 6 parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 7 more human gametes or human diploid cells. 8 SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 9 this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 10 legalization of any drug or other substance included in 11 schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab- 12 lished under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 13 except for normal and recognized executive-congressional 14 communications. 15 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 16 when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 17 advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 18 that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 19 to determine therapeutic advantage. 20 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 21 Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand- 22 ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act pro- 23 viding for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique 24 health identifier for an individual (except in an individ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 181 •HR 9029 RH ual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), 1 until legislation is enacted specifically approving the 2 standard. 3 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 5 a contract with an entity if— 6 (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 7 the United States and is subject to the requirement 8 in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an 9 annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning 10 employment of certain veterans; and 11 (2) such entity has not submitted a report as 12 required by that section for the most recent year for 13 which such requirement was applicable to such enti- 14 ty. 15 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 17 strumentality of the United States Government, except 18 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 19 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 20 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act 22 may be made available to any library covered by para- 23 graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by 24 the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 182 •HR 9029 RH has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of 1 such section. 2 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this 3 Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 4 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli- 5 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, or provided from 6 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 7 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 8 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 9 through a reprogramming of funds that— 10 (1) creates new programs; 11 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 12 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 13 for any project or activity for which funds have been 14 denied or restricted; 15 (4) relocates an office or employees; 16 (5) reorganizes or renames offices; 17 (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 18 (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 19 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 20 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 21 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 22 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 23 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 183 •HR 9029 RH curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 1 of such reprogramming. 2 (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 3 provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen- 4 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 5 or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, or provided from any 6 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 7 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by 8 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 9 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 10 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 11 (1) augments existing programs, projects (in- 12 cluding construction projects), or activities; 13 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 14 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 15 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 16 (3) results from any general savings from a re- 17 duction in personnel which would result in a change 18 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap- 19 proved by Congress; 20 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 21 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 22 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 23 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 184 •HR 9029 RH curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 1 of such reprogramming. 2 SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in 3 this Act may be used to request that a candidate for ap- 4 pointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee dis- 5 close the political affiliation or voting history of the can- 6 didate or the position that the candidate holds with re- 7 spect to political issues not directly related to and nec- 8 essary for the work of the committee involved. 9 (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 10 be used to disseminate information that is deliberately 11 false or misleading. 12 SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 13 each department and related agency funded through this 14 Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the pro- 15 gram, project, and activity level any funding allocations 16 for fiscal year 2025 that are different than those specified 17 in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the Com- 18 mittee report accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 19 2025 budget request. 20 SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 21 Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and 22 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 23 of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number 24 and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 185 •HR 9029 RH ments exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a 1 particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in 2 value and awarded by the Department on a non-competi- 3 tive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2025, but not 4 to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed 5 by law. Such report shall include the name of the con- 6 tractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the govern- 7 mental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 8 award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be 9 transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the 10 end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 11 SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 12 shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of So- 13 cial Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 14 benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 15 to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 16 based on work performed under a social security account 17 number that is not the claimant’s number and the per- 18 formance of such work under such number has formed the 19 basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of sec- 20 tion 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 21 SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 22 may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or 23 the Social Security Administration to pay the compensa- 24 tion of employees of the Social Security Administration 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 186 •HR 9029 RH to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any 1 agreement between the United States and Mexico estab- 2 lishing totalization arrangements between the social secu- 3 rity system established by title II of the Social Security 4 Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would 5 not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 6 SEC. 520. (a) None of the funds made available in 7 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 8 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 9 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 10 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 11 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 12 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 13 criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi- 14 ties. 15 SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive 16 Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memo- 17 randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements 18 contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to 19 conference attendance and expenditures: 20 (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con- 21 sidered independent agencies; and 22 (2) attendance at and support for scientific con- 23 ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 24 included in agency totals. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 187 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 522. Federal agencies funded under this Act 1 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 2 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 3 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub- 4 lished, or produced and disseminated at United States tax- 5 payer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to 6 carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts 7 made available to the agency for advertising or other com- 8 munications regarding the programs and activities of the 9 agency. 10 SEC. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of 11 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of 12 fiscal year 2025 the Departments of Labor, Health and 13 Human Services and Education and the Social Security 14 Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro- 15 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 16 report on the status of balances of appropriations: Pro- 17 vided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncom- 18 mitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the 19 monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts at- 20 tributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning 21 with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier 22 fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 23 SEC. 524. The Departments of Labor, Health and 24 Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 188 •HR 9029 RH mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 1 and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or com- 2 petitive grant award notifications, including supplements, 3 issued at the discretion of such Departments not less than 4 3 full business days before any entity selected to receive 5 a grant award is announced by the Department or its of- 6 fices (other than emergency response grants at any time 7 of the year or for grant awards made during the last 10 8 business days of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the 9 program year). 10 SEC. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of 11 this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 12 to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 13 injection of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limita- 14 tion does not apply to the use of funds for elements of 15 a program other than making such purchases if the rel- 16 evant State or local health department, in consultation 17 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, de- 18 termines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, 19 is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in 20 hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection 21 drug use, and such program is operating in accordance 22 with State and local law: Provided further, That none of 23 the funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the 24 operation of a supervised drug consumption facility that 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 189 •HR 9029 RH permits the consumption onsite of any substance listed in 1 schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 2 (21 U.S.C. 812). 3 SEC. 526. Each department and related agency fund- 4 ed through this Act shall provide answers to questions 5 submitted for the record by members of the Committee 6 within 45 business days after receipt. 7 SEC. 527. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Admin- 8 istration for Children and Families in the Department of 9 Health and Human Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation 10 Office and the statistical-related cooperative and inter- 11 agency agreements and contracting activities of the Bu- 12 reau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. 13 (b) Amounts made available under this Act which are 14 either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 15 basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations 16 identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or sta- 17 tistical purposes shall be available for obligation through 18 September 30, 2029: Provided, That when an office ref- 19 erenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation 20 funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may 21 use a single Treasury account for such activities, with 22 funding advanced on a reimbursable basis. 23 (c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are un- 24 expended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 190 •HR 9029 RH or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall im- 1 mediately become available and may be reobligated in that 2 fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, 3 evaluation, or statistical purposes for which such amounts 4 are available. 5 SEC. 528. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enroll- 6 ment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the 7 Social Security Act and the income derived from invest- 8 ment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of 9 that Act, $12,614,000,000 shall not be available for obli- 10 gation in this fiscal year. 11 (RESCISSION) 12 SEC. 529. The unobligated balances of funds made 13 available by sections 2023, 2206, 2301, 2302, 2303, 2402, 14 2403, 2404, 2401, 2501, 2502, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2605, 15 2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, 16 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2904, 2912, 3101, and 9911 of 17 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117– 18 2) are hereby rescinded. 19 SEC. 530. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 20 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 21 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 22 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro- 23 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 24 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 191 •HR 9029 RH tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 1 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 2 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 3 a union of one man and one woman. 4 (b) Discriminatory action defined.—As used in sub- 5 section (a), a discriminatory action means any action 6 taken by the Federal Government to— 7 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 8 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 9 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 10 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 11 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 12 in subsection (a); 13 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 14 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 15 such person; 16 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 17 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 18 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 19 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 20 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 21 other similar position or status from or to such per- 22 son; 23 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 24 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 192 •HR 9029 RH benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 1 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 2 degree from an educational program, from or to 3 such person; or 4 (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 5 erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle- 6 ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in- 7 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 8 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam- 9 paigns from or to such person. 10 (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The 11 Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or 12 certified for purposes of Federal law any person that 13 would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for 14 such purposes but for a determination against such person 15 wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, 16 or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 17 or moral conviction described in subsection (a). 18 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act may be used by the Secretaries of Labor, Health and 20 Human Services, or Education, the Commissioner of the 21 Social Security Administration, or the head of any other 22 agency funded in this Act to fly or display a flag over 23 a Federal facility other than— 24 (1) the flag of the United States; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 193 •HR 9029 RH (2) the flag of a State, territory, or the District 1 of Columbia; 2 (3) the flag of an Indian Tribal Government; 3 the official Flag of a Federal agency; 4 (4) the POW/MIA flag; 5 (5) the flag of the Public Health Service; or 6 (6) the flag of the United States Surgeon Gen- 7 eral. 8 SEC. 532. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise carry 10 out the following— 11 (1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro- 12 tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re- 13 storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; 14 (2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 15 the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; 16 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat- 17 ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re- 18 settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli- 19 mate Change on Migration; 20 (4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 21 Related Financial Risk; 22 (5) Executive Order 14037, relating to 23 Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars 24 and Trucks; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 194 •HR 9029 RH (6) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata- 1 lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through 2 Federal Sustainability; 3 (7) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple- 4 mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi- 5 sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and 6 (8) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital- 7 izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 8 Justice for All. 9 SEC. 533. 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 Ex- 12 ecutive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 13 7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support for 14 under-served communities through the Federal govern- 15 ment); Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 16 Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and 17 accessibility in the Federal workforce); or Executive Order 18 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relat- 19 ing to further advancing racial equity and support for un- 20 derserved communities through the Federal Government). 21 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used to establish, implement, administer, 23 apply, enforce, or carry out any diversity, equity, and in- 24 clusion office, program, or training. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 195 •HR 9029 RH SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 2 activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 3 or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 4 SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or other- 5 wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 6 any program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 7 idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi- 8 nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 9 based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling 10 discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho- 11 logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 12 as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 13 inherently superior to another race, the United States or 14 its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 15 individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 16 by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 17 moral character as being necessarily determined by race 18 or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 19 committed in the past by other members of the same race 20 or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 21 created by a particular race to oppress another race. 22 SEC. 537. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 23 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 24 to a United States institution of higher education unless 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 196 •HR 9029 RH and until such institution adopts a prohibition on 1 antisemitic conduct that creates a hostile environment in 2 violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in 3 all documents relating to student or employee conduct. 4 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 5 made available by this Act may be made available to a 6 United States institution of higher education that has 7 failed to take administrative action against any student, 8 staff member, or student group that commits acts of anti- 9 semitism while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or re- 10 sources of such institution. 11 SEC. 538. Notwithstanding any other provision of 12 law, none of the funds made available by this Act may 13 be made available to support directly or indirectly— 14 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 15 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 16 China; 17 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 18 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 19 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 20 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 22 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 23 under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 197 •HR 9029 RH other country determined by the Secretary of State 1 to be a foreign adversary; or 2 (4) gain-of-function research. 3 SEC. 539. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be used to establish, implement, administer, or 5 enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandate. 6 SEC. 540. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to enter into a procurement contract, 8 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 9 with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or guarantee 10 to, any entity identified under section 1260H of the Wil- 11 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) or 13 any subsidiary of such entity. 14 SEC. 541. RETURN TO WORK.—Excessive abuse of 15 telework across the Federal government must end. For the 16 average American showing up to work every day is a fact 17 of life; they deserve a government that reflects that reality. 18 Approvals for remote work should be made on an indi- 19 vidual case by case basis and done only to serve the best 20 interests of the program and the American public. Each 21 agency funded under this Act shall provide to the Commit- 22 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 23 and the Senate within 60 days of enactment of this Act 24 a report detailing the number of full-time employees by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 198 •HR 9029 RH subcomponent who are receiving the Washington D.C. 1 area locality pay but have not reported to an in-person 2 office in the D.C. area more than one day a week for the 3 past year. Each agency funded under this Act shall quar- 4 terly thereafter provide updates to the Committees on its 5 efforts to bring Federal employees back to the workplace 6 to fulfill the mission of serving the American public. 7 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 8 SEC. 542. $0. 9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 10 Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 11 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 485 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 9029 [Report No. 118–585] A BILL Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu- cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur- poses. JULY 12, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Jul 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H9029.RH H9029 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS