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Calendar No. 149
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1371
[Report No.
113–80]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
July 25, 2013
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, from the
Committee on
Appropriations, reported the following original bill; which
was read twice and placed on the calendar
A BILL
Making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014,
and for other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014,
and for other purposes, namely:
I
Department of the Treasury
Departmental
offices
Salaries and
expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental
Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex;
hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of,
and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business,
including for terrorism and financial intelligence activities; executive
direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy
activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities,
$302,450,000:
Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed
$3,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, is for information technology modernization requirements; not to
exceed $350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses; and not to exceed
$258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate:
Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$8,287,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, is for the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal
Control Program:
Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, is for secure space requirements:
Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to
$3,400,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, is to develop and implement programs within the Office of Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into
cooperative agreements:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount appropriated under
this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be
contributed to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for
the Department's participation in programs related to global tax
administration:
Provided further,
That, for necessary expenses for carrying out subtitle F of title I of division
A of Public Law 112–141, $7,400,000, to be
derived from the trust fund established under section 1602 of such Public Law,
without altering the percentages of funds made available for other purposes
from the remaining balance of the trust fund.
Department-Wide systems and capital
investments programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic
data processing equipment, software, and services for the Department of the
Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016:
Provided, That these funds shall be
transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements
of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or
supplement Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support or
Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems
Modernization.
Office of inspector
general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $32,000,000, including hire of
passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed
$100,000 shall be available for unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; and of which not to exceed
$2,500 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses:
Provided, That, for audits and
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of subtitle F of title I of
division A of Public Law 112–141, $2,800,000, to
be derived from the trust fund established under section 1602 of such Public
Law, without altering the percentages of funds made available for other
purposes from the remaining balance of the trust
fund.
Treasury inspector general for tax
administration
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement
only for police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
1343(b)); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration;
$156,375,000, of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 shall be available for official
travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000
shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be
allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax
Administration.
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED
ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343),
$34,923,000.
Financial crimes enforcement
network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel
and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to
exceed $14,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement
agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$112,000,000, of which not to exceed
$34,335,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016:
Provided, That funds appropriated
in this account may be used to procure personal services
contracts.
Treasury Forfeiture
Fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under
this heading, $1,200,000,000 are
rescinded.
Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade
bureau
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out
section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $100,678,000; of which not to
exceed $6,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000
for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and
provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
reimbursement:
Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000
shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and special law
enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion
activities.
United states
mint
united states mint public enterprise
fund
Pursuant to section 5136
of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding
through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with
the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services,
including both operating expenses and capital investments. The aggregate amount
of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2014 under such
section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments
of the United States Mint shall not exceed
$19,000,000.
Bureau of the Fiscal
service
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $360,165,000; of
which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, is for information systems modernization
initiatives; of which $8,740,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2016 for expenses related to the consolidation of
the Financial Management Service and the Bureau of the Public Debt; and of
which $5,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses. In addition,
$165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law
101–380.
Community development Financial
institutions Fund Program Account
To carry out the Community Development
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–325), including
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to
exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, notwithstanding
section 4707(e) of title 12, United States Code with regard to Small and/or
Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards,
$230,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015; of which $15,000,000 shall
be for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach
programs, designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan
Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community
development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American
organizations, tribes and tribal organizations and other suitable providers; of
which, notwithstanding sections 4707(d) and 4707(e) of title 12, United States
Code, up to $25,000,000 shall be for a Healthy
Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical
assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial
institutions for the purpose of offering affordable financing and technical
assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed
communities; of which $18,000,000 shall be for
the Bank Enterprise Award program; of which up to
$25,636,000 may be used for administrative
expenses, including administration of the New Markets Tax Credit Program and
the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, $2,000,000 for
capacity building to expand CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to
$300,000 for the direct loan program; and of
which up to $2,222,500 may be used for the cost
of direct loans:
Provided, That the cost of direct
and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $25,000,000:
Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2014, commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section
114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
(12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) shall not exceed
$1,000,000,000:
Provided further, That
no funds shall be available for the cost, if any, of bonds and notes guaranteed
under such section, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
Internal Revenue
Service
Taxpayer
services
For necessary expenses of the Internal
Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance
and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and
other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $2,316,246,000,
of which not less than $5,600,000 shall be for
the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than
$10,000,000 shall be available for low-income
taxpayer clinic grants, of which not less than
$18,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not
less than $210,000,000 shall be available for
operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:
Provided, That of the amounts made
available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service,
$5,000,000 shall be for identity theft
casework.
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement
activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes,
to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to
enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and
other financial crimes, to purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850)
and hire passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by
the Commissioner, $5,342,980,000, of which not
less than $60,257,000 shall be for the
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program.
operations support
For necessary expenses of the Internal
Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs,
including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical
security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research
and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology
development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and other services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner;
$4,109,506,000, of which up to
$250,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2015, for information technology support; of which up to
$65,000,000 shall remain available until
expended for acquisition of real property, equipment, construction and
renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016, for research; of which not less than
$2,000,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue
Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed
$25,000 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses:
Provided, That not later than 30
days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Comptroller
General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for
its major information technology investments, including the purpose and
life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule
variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue
Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental
milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided further, That the Internal
Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year
2015, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major
information technology systems.
business systems
modernization
For necessary
expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization
program, $300,827,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology
systems, including management and related contractual costs of said
acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and
contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
Provided, That not later than 30
days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Comptroller
General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for
CADE2 and Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the
purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and
schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies the
Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected
developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next
quarter.
administrative provisions—internal revenue
service
(including transfer of
funds)
101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any
appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service or not
to exceed 3 percent of appropriations under the heading
Enforcement may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue
Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain
a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are
trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with taxpayers, and in
cross-cultural relations.
103. The Internal Revenue Service shall
institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the
confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity
theft.
104. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities
and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to
the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate
resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications,
particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes.
105. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to enter into, renew, extend, administer, implement, enforce,
or provide oversight of any qualified tax collection contract (as defined in
section 6306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
106. Section 9503(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking Before September 30, 2013 and
inserting before September 30, 2015.
107. Section 9503(a)(5) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:
renewable for an additional two years, based on a critical
organizational need.
108. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a
notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's
former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue
Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a
taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax
preparer.
109. The Internal Revenue Service shall develop,
institute, and publicize on the Internal Revenue Service website clear guidance
for processing requests for tax-exempt status involving potentially significant
political campaign intervention to provide transparency to organizations on the
application process.
110. The Internal Revenue Service shall
institute internal controls and management oversight to ensure that
applications for tax-exempt status are approved or denied expeditiously, using
objective criteria.
111. The Internal Revenue Service shall conduct
staff training before each federal election cycle including, at a minimum,
instruction on what activities by tax-exempt organizations constitute political
campaign intervention rather than general advocacy.
112. None of the funds made available under this
Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the
United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
Administrative Provisions—Department of the
Treasury
(including transfers of
funds)
113. Appropriations to the Department of the
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase
price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current
fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the
furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents
serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any
appropriations in this Act made available to the Departmental Offices—Salaries
and Expenses, Office of Inspector General, Special Inspector General for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, may be
transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the
Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That no transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any
appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That no transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
116. Of the funds available for the purchase of
law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the Secretary of the
Treasury certifies that the purchase by the respective Treasury bureau is
consistent with departmental vehicle management principles:
Provided, That the Secretary may
delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for Management.
117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the
$1 Federal Reserve note.
118. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer
funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Salaries and Expenses to the Debt
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
Provided, That such amounts shall
be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections
received in the Debt Collection Fund.
119. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105–119 (5
U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended by striking 14 years and
inserting 17 years.
120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint
to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs.
121. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint,
individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the
explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the House Committee on
Appropriations; and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
122. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the
Treasury's intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2014 until the
enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
123. Not to exceed
$5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official
reception and representation expenses.
124. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit
a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of
the annual budget for the Administration submitted by the President:
Provided, That such Capital
Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts
within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, the Working
Capital Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:
Provided further,
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in
previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been
fully completed.
125. Section 1324 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection:
(c) Amounts appropriated under subsection (a)
of this section shall be administered, as appropriate, as if they were made
available through separate appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General. Funds so appropriated
shall be available to the Secretary of the Treasury for refunds by the Internal
Revenue Service of taxes collected pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and
related interest; separately to the Secretary of the Treasury for refunds and
drawbacks of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition taxes and refunds of
other taxes which may arise and any interest on such refunds, including payment
of claims for prior fiscal years; to the Secretary of Homeland Security for
refunds and drawbacks of receipts collected pursuant to the customs revenue
functions administered by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to
delegation by the Secretary of the Treasury and any interest on such refunds,
including payment of claims for prior fiscal years; and to the Attorney General
for refunds of firearms taxes and refunds of other taxes which may arise and
any interest on such refunds, including payment of claims for prior fiscal
years.
.
126. Section 3711 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j)
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury (referred to
in this subsection as the Secretary) may locate and recover
assets of the United States Government on behalf of any executive, judicial, or
legislative agency in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law concerning
the depositing and collection of Federal payments, including section 3302(b) of
this title, the Secretary may retain a portion of the amounts recovered
pursuant to this subsection to cover the Secretary's administrative and
operational costs associated with locating and recovering assets of the United
States. The amounts retained shall be deposited into an account established in
the Treasury to be known as the Unclaimed Assets Recovery
Account (referred to in this paragraph as the Account).
Amounts deposited in the Account shall be available until expended to cover
costs associated with implementation and operation of the Secretary's asset
recovery program established under this subsection.
(3) To carry out the purposes of this
subsection, the Secretary may:
(A) Transfer to the Account from funds
appropriated to the Department of Treasury such amounts as may be necessary to
meet liabilities and obligations incurred prior to the receipt of recovered
assets; and
(B) Reimburse any appropriation from which
funds were transferred under this paragraph from the amounts retained from
recovered assets. Any reimbursement under this paragraph shall occur during the
period of availability of the funds originally transferred from an
appropriation and shall be available for the same time period and purposes as
originally
appropriated.
.
127. Section 114A of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a) is amended
as follows:
(1) by amending subsection (h) to read as
follows:
(h)
Federal credit reform act
The provisions of this section satisfy the
requirements of subsections (b) and (e) of section 504 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
;
and
(2) by striking subsection (k).
This title may be cited as the
Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2014.
II
Executive office of the president and funds
appropriated to the president
Compensation of the
president
For compensation of the President, including
an expense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per
annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $450,000:
Provided, That none of the funds
made available for official expenses shall be expended for any other purpose
and any unused amount shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1552.
The white
house
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House
as authorized by law, including not to exceed
$3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C.
105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section;
hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype news
service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to
be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed
$19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to
be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and
for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107,
$55,110,000.
Executive residence at the white
house
operating expenses
For the care, maintenance, repair and
alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and
official entertainment expenses of the President,
$12,768,000, to be expended and accounted for as
provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the
Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary:
Provided, That all reimbursable
operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of this paragraph:
Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable
operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence
to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable
political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and
remain available until expended:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political
party of the President to maintain on deposit
$25,000, to be separately accounted for and
available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by
such committee during such fiscal year:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed
for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the
person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and
that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such
notice:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other
charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in
accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an
outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717:
Provided further, That
each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges,
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses
of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the
total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that
consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount
that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses
related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a
standard for the classification of any such expense as political or
nonpolitical:
Provided further, That
no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive
Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
White house repair and
restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement
of the Executive Residence at the White House,
$750,000, to remain available until expended,
for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued
preventative maintenance.
Council of economic
advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of
Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.),
$4,192,000.
National security council and homeland
security council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National
Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$12,621,000.
Office of
administration
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$113,135,000, of which
$12,006,000 shall remain available until
expended for continued modernization of the information technology
infrastructure within the Executive Office of the
President.
Office of management and
budget
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, $93,397,000, of
which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available
for official representation expenses:
Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used
for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any
activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.):
Provided further, That
none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by
this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony
of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and
Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees:
Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or
indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or
determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief
of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works
water resource planning process:
Provided further, That
the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which
to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the
Chief of Engineers has reported:
Provided further, That
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the
appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is
initiated:
Provided further, That
if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the
Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from
the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence
with the report and act accordingly.
Office of national drug control
policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469);
not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the
provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research,
or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$23,000,000:
Provided, That the Office is
authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and
personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
Federal drug control
programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas
program
(including transfers of
funds)
For necessary expenses
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas Program, $238,522,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2015, for drug control activities consistent with the
approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas (HIDTAs), of which not less than 51 percent shall be
transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall
be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act:
Provided, That up to 49 percent may
be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to
$2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and
associated activities:
Provided further,
That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public Law 106–58, any unexpended
funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2012 may be used for any other approved
activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements:
Provided further, That
each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2013, shall be funded at not less
than the fiscal year 2013 base level, unless the Director submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated
priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance
measures of effectiveness:
Provided further, That
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial
allocation of fiscal year 2014 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of
discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA
Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act.
other federal drug control
programs
(including transfers of funds)For
other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control
Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469),
$105,550,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be available as follows:
$92,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities
Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made
available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by Public
Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $1,400,000
for drug court training and technical assistance;
$9,000,000 for anti-doping activities;
$1,900,000 for the United States membership dues
to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000
shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public Law
109–469.
Unanticipated needs
For expenses necessary to enable the
President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest,
security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current
fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108,
$1,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015.
Data-Driven
Innovation
(including transfers of
funds)
For necessary expenses to improve the use of
data and evidence to improve government effectiveness and efficiency,
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for projects that enable Federal agencies to increase the use of evidence and
innovation in order to improve program results and cost-effectiveness by
utilizing rigorous evaluation and other evidence-based tools:
Provided, That the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall transfer these funds to one or more other
agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes and to conduct or provide
for evaluation of such projects:
Provided further, That
the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a progress report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and
the Government Accountability Office not later than March 31, 2014 and
semiannually thereafter until the program is completed, including detailed
information on goals, objectives, performance measures, and evaluations of the
program in general and of each specific
project.
Integrated, efficient and effective uses of
information technology
(including transfers of
funds)
For necessary expenses
for the furtherance of integrated, efficient and effective uses of information
technology in the Federal Government, $8,000,000
to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other
agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes: Provided further, That the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate and the Government
Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of
Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform
efforts: Provided further,
That such report shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency and
appropriation.
Special assistance to the
president
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice
President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially
assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be
expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger
motor vehicles,
$4,328,000.
Official residence of the vice president
operating
expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing,
improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of
the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$90,000 for official entertainment expenses of
the Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate,
$307,000:
Provided, That advances or
repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department
or agency for expenses of carrying out such
activities.
Administrative provisions—Executive office
of the president and funds appropriated to the
president
(including transfers of
funds)
201. From funds made available in this Act under
the headings The White House, Executive Residence at the
White House, White House Repair and Restoration,
Council of Economic Advisers, National Security Council
and Homeland Security Council, Office of Administration,
Special Assistance to the President, and Official
Residence of the Vice President, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in
writing), may, 15 days after giving notice to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10
percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged
with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the
appropriation to which transferred:
Provided, That the amount of an
appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers:
Provided further,
That no amount shall be transferred from Special Assistance to the
President or Official Residence of the Vice President
without the approval of the Vice President.
202. The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20
percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading
Office of National Drug Control Policy, a detailed narrative and
financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program,
project, and activity:
Provided, That the reports
required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the
estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed:
Provided further,
That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be
subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
203. Not to exceed 2 percent of any
appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That no transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.
204. Not to exceed
$1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act
made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be
reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval
of the Committees on Appropriations.
This title may be cited as the
Executive Office of the President
Appropriations Act, 2014.
III
The Judiciary
Supreme court of the united
states
Salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of
the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and
grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses,
to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve,
$74,838,000, of which
$1,500,000 shall remain available until
expended.
care of the building and
grounds
For such expenditures
as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the
duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112,
$11,158,000, to remain available until
expended.
United states court of appeals for the
federal circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and
other officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as
authorized by law,
$33,355,000.
United states court of international
trade
Salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge and eight
judges, salaries of the officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law,
$21,378,000.
Courts of appeals, district courts, and
other judicial services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of circuit and district
judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service, judges
of the United States Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate
judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not
otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial
Services Office staff, as authorized by law,
$5,089,169,000 (including the purchase of
firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$27,817,000 shall remain available until
expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings
related to new space alteration and construction projects. In addition, for expenses of the United
States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to
exceed $5,327,000, to be appropriated from the
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
defender services
For the operation of Federal Defender
organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative,
expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the
compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in
criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent
jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
attorneys appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain
judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and
for necessary training and general administrative expenses,
$1,098,446,000, to remain available until
expended.
fees of jurors and
commissioners
For fees and
expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of
jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of
commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)),
$54,891,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the compensation of
land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate
payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332.
court
security
(including transfers of
funds)
For necessary expenses,
not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard
services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal
court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of
security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other
facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress
control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter
security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service,
and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial
Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702),
$520,278,000, of which not to exceed
$15,000,000 shall remain available until
expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals
Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility
Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the
Attorney General.
Administrative office of the united states
courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $83,601,000, of which not to exceed
$8,500 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Federal judicial
center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal
Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90–219,
$26,400,000; of which
$1,800,000 shall remain available through
September 30, 2015, to provide education and training to Federal court
personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is
authorized for official reception and representation
expenses.
Judicial retirement
funds
payment to judiciary trust
funds
For payment to the
Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o),
$105,231,000; to the Judicial Survivors'
Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c),
$16,200,000; and to the United States Court of
Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l),
$5,500,000.
United states sentencing
commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to
carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
$16,637,000, of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Administrative provisions—The
judiciary
(including transfers of
funds)
301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any
appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other
Judicial Services, Defender Services and Courts of Appeals,
District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and
Commissioners, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers:
Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section
608.
303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District
Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United
States:
Provided, That such available
funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be
administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States
Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal for
executive each place it appears.
305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service
shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in
consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40
U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except
for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific
security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals
Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
306. The Supreme Court of the United States, the
Federal Judicial Center, and the United States Sentencing Commission are hereby
authorized, now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the acquisition of
severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the
next fiscal year and to enter into contracts for multiple years for the
acquisition of property and services, to the same extent as executive agencies
under the authority of 41 U.S.C. sections 3902 and 3903, respectively.
307.
(a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter
following paragraph (2)—
(1) in the second sentence (relating to the
District of Kansas), by striking 22 years and six months and
inserting 23 years and six months; and
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the
District of Hawaii), by striking 19 years and six months and
inserting 20 years and six months.
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation,
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of
Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law
109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence
(relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 20 years and
6 months and inserting 21 years and 6 months.
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28
U.S.C. 133 note), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking 11
years and inserting 12 years; and
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the
central District of California), by striking 10 years and 6
months and inserting 11 years and 6 months.
Federal district
judgeships
308.
(a)
Additional permanent district
judgeships
The President
shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
(1) 2 additional district judges for the
district of Arizona;
(2) 4 additional district judges for the
eastern district of California;
(3) 1 additional district judge for the
district of Delaware;
(4) 1 additional district judge for the
district of Minnesota;
(5) 1 additional district judge for the
district of New Mexico;
(6) 1 additional district judge for the
southern district of Texas; and
(7) 2 additional district judges for the
western district of Texas.
(b)
Conversion of temporary
judgeships
The existing
judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central district of California, and
the district of New Mexico authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (28 U.S.C. 133 note;
Public Law 107–273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the effective date of this Act,
shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the
incumbents in those offices shall hold the office under section 133 of title
28, United States Code, as amended by this Act.
(c)
Technical and conforming
amendments
The table
contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to the
district of Arizona and inserting the following:
Arizona15
;
(2) by striking the items relating to
California and inserting the following:
California:
Northern14
Eastern10
Central28
Southern13
;
(3) by striking the item relating to the
district of Delaware and inserting the following:
Delaware5
;
(4) by striking the item relating to the
district of Minnesota and inserting the following:
Minnesota8
;
(5) by striking the item relating to the
district of New Mexico and inserting the following:
New
Mexico8
;
and
(6) by striking the items relating to Texas and
inserting the following:
Texas:
Northern12
Southern20
Eastern7
Western15
.
(d)
Increase in filing fees
(1)
In general
Section 1914(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking $350
and inserting $362.
(2)
Expenditure limitation
Incremental amounts collected by reason of
the enactment of this subsection shall be deposited as offsetting receipts in
the Judiciary Filing Fee special fund in the Treasury that was
established pursuant to section 1931 of title 28, United States Code. Such
amounts shall be available solely for the purpose of facilitating the
processing of civil cases, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by
an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
309. Section 1862 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by inserting sexual orientation, gender
identity, after sex,.
This title may be cited as the
Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2014.
IV
District of Columbia
Federal
funds
federal payment for resident tuition
support
For a Federal payment
to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a
nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia
resident tuition support, $35,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
Provided, That such funds,
including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible
District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference
between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher
education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at
eligible private institutions of higher education:
Provided further, That
the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors
as may be authorized:
Provided further, That
the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds
appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any
unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this
or any fiscal year:
Provided further, That
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief
Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of
carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:
Provided further, That
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and
the purpose therefor.
federal payment for emergency planning and
security costs in the district of Columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses,
as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation
with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$14,900,000, to remain available until expended
and in addition any funds that remain available from prior year appropriations
under this heading for the District of Columbia Government, for the costs of
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the national
capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the
Director of the United States Secret Service Division in carrying out
protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific
terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding
jurisdictions.
federal payment to the district of columbia
courts
For salaries and
expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
$232,137,316 to be allocated as follows: for the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals,
$13,374,726, of which not to exceed
$2,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court,
$114,921,340, of which not to exceed
$2,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System,
$69,213,250, of which not to exceed
$2,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; and $34,628,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2015, for capital improvements for
District of Columbia courthouse facilities:
Provided, That funds made available
for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of
Columbia Courts master plan study and building evaluation report:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries
and expenses of other Federal agencies:
Provided further, That
30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts
may reallocate not more than $3,000,000 of the
funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under
this heading, but no such allocation shall be increased by more than 10
percent: Provided further,
That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia
may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program
set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for
individuals serving the District of Columbia
Courts.
federal payment for defender services in
district of columbia courts
For payments authorized under section
11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation
provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for
counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or
pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation,
training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to
improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel
appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official
Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code
(relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship,
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986),
$49,890,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That funds provided under
this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial
Administration in the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal
agencies.
federal payment to the court services and
offender supervision agency for the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the
transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$227,968,000, of which not to exceed
$2,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services
Agency programs; of which not to exceed $25,000
is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of
which $168,449,000 shall be for necessary
expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include
expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or
the provision of services for or related to such persons; of which
$59,519,000 shall be available to the Pretrial
Services Agency:
Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned
quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
Federal agencies:
Provided further, That
not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for
re-entrant housing in the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That
the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind
contributions of space and hospitality to support offender and defendant
programs; and equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary
to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their
dependent children:
Provided further, That
the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use
of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records
available for audit and public inspection:
Provided further, That
the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to
accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space
and services provided on a cost reimbursable
basis.
federal payment to the district of columbia
public defender service
For
salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of
the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$40,607,000:
Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned
quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal
agencies: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and in
addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section
2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services
for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service.
Federal payment to the district of columbia
water and sewer authority
For
a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority,
$14,500,000, to remain available until expended,
to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:
Provided, That the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this
payment.
federal payment to the criminal justice
coordinating council
For a
Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
$1,800,000, to remain available until expended,
to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local
criminal justice resources in the District of
Columbia.
federal payment for judicial
commissions
For a Federal
payment, to remain available until September 30, 2015, to the Commission on
Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and
for the Judicial Nomination Commission,
$205,000.
Federal payment for school
improvement
For a Federal
payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia,
$42,200,000, to remain available until expended,
for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act
(division C of Public Law 112–10), to be allocated as follows: for the District
of Columbia Public Schools, $20,000,000 to
improve public school education in the District of Columbia; for the State
Education Office, $20,000,000 to expand quality
public charter schools in the District of Columbia; and for the Secretary of
Education, $2,200,000 for the activities
specified in sections 3007(b)–3007(d) and 3009 of the
Act.
federal payment for the district of
columbia national guard
For a
Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
$500,000, to remain available until expended for
the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard
Retention and College Access Program.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL CAMPUS
For a Federal payment to the District of
Columbia, $9,800,000, to remain available until
expended, for activities to support development of a center for innovation and
entrepreneurship at the site of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital in the
District of Columbia.
Federal payment for testing and treatment
of HIV/AIDS
For a Federal
payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the
treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia,
$5,000,000.
district of columbia funds
Local funds are appropriated for the
District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the
District of Columbia (General Fund) for programs and activities
set forth under the heading District of Columbia Funds Division of
Expenses and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in
the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 submitted to the Congress by
the District of Columbia as amended as the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of
Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816
and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act,
2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of
this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2014 under this heading shall not
exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of
2013 submitted to Congress by District of Columbia as amended as of the date of
enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of
Columbia for such fiscal year:
Provided further, That
the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions,
which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
Provided further, That
such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall
comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act:
Provided further, That
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps
as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these
requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the
appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year
2014, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating
expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for
capital projects.
This title may be cited as the
District of Columbia Appropriations
Act, 2014.
V
Independent Agencies
Administrative Conference of the United
States
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative
Conference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq.,
$3,200,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for
official reception and representation expenses.
Christopher columbus fellowship
foundation
Salaries and expenses
For payment to the Christopher Columbus
Fellowship Foundation, established by section 423 of Public Law 102–281,
$150,000, to remain available until
expended.
Commodity futures trading
commission
For necessary
expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1
et seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the
rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere, $315,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2015, including not to exceed
$3,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign
governmental and other regulatory
officials.
Consumer product safety
commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the
per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to
Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000
for official reception and representation expenses,
$117,000,000.
Administrative Provisions—Consumer Product
Safety Commission
501. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 1405 (15 U.S.C. 8004)—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking
all swimming pools constructed after the date that is 6 months after the
date of enactment of the Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2012 in the State and inserting all swimming
pools constructed in the State after the date the State submits an application
to the Commission for a grant under this section; and
(B) in subsection (e)—
(i) by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section through
fiscal year 2015.; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
fiscal year 2012 and inserting fiscal year 2015;
and
(2) in section 1406(a) (15 U.S.C.
8005(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i) in clause (i), by inserting
and after the semicolon;
(ii) by striking clauses (ii), (iv), and (v) and
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
(iii) in clause (ii)(III) (as so redesignated),
by inserting and after the semicolon;
(B) by striking subsection (2) and
redesignating subsections (3) and (4) as subsections (2) and (3), respectively;
and
(C) in subsection (3) (as so redesignated), by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph
(1)(B).
502. Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—
(1) conduct a study of the ability of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission to respond quickly to emerging consumer
product safety hazards using authorities under sections 7, 8, and 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056, 2057, and 2058), section 3 of the
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1262), and section 4 of the
Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193); and
(2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the
study that includes an assessment of whether—
(A) the Commission requires any additional
authorities to respond to new and emerging consumer product safety hazards in a
timely manner; and
(B) any resources would be required to
implement such additional authorities and to achieve appropriate remedies for
new and emerging consumer product safety hazards.
Authorization for foreign governments to
share information obtained from the Consumer Product Safety Commission with
other agencies of the foreign government
503. Section 29(f) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2078(f)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5)
as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
(2)
Additional provisions for foreign
government agencies
(A)
Executive agencies
The Commission may authorize a foreign
government agency to share information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) with
other agencies of such foreign government, including political subdivisions of
such foreign government that are located within the same territory or
administrative area of the foreign government agency, subject to the
requirements and limitations set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1).
(B)
Legislative and judicial
bodies
A foreign government
agency may disclose information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) to
legislative and judicial bodies with jurisdiction over the foreign government
agency, subject to the requirements and limitations imposed on the Commission
under this subsection.
;
and
(3) in paragraph (5), as redesignated—
(A) by striking Limitation.—Nothing in this
subsection authorizes and inserting the following: “Rules of construction.—Nothing
in this subsection may be construed—
(A) to
authorize
;
and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: “; or
(B) to prohibit the Commission from providing
any information received under this subsection, which is related to an
immediate health or safety threat to the public or to a potential violation of
a criminal law, to the Attorney General or to other appropriate Federal, State,
or local
agencies.
.
Election assistance
commission
salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252),
$11,062,500, of which
$2,750,000 shall be transferred to the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Federal communications
commission
Salaries and
expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal
Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; not to exceed
$4,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$359,299,000, to remain available until
expended:
Provided, That of which not less
than $300,000 shall be available for
consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages,
and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands:
Provided further, That
$359,299,000 of offsetting collections shall be
assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the
Communications Act of 1934, shall be
retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until
expended:
Provided further, That
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014
appropriation estimated at $0:
Provided further, That
any offsetting collections received in excess of
$359,299,000 in fiscal year 2014 shall not be
available for obligation:
Provided further, That
remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the
amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming
available on October 1, 2013, shall not be available for obligation:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive
bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not
exceed $89,400,000 for fiscal year 2014:
Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than
$11,089,340 shall be for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
Administrative provisions—federal
communications commission
510. Section 302 of the Universal Service
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December
31, 2013, each place it appears and inserting December 31,
2015.
511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or
change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to
implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint
Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line
restrictions on universal service support payments.
Federal deposit insurance
corporation
office of the inspector
general
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the
Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution
Fund.
Federal election
commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the
provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,
$66,395,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000 shall be available for reception and
representation expenses.
Federal labor relations
authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out
functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization
Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and
consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$25,490,000:
Provided, That public members of
the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in
lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed
intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and
merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the
costs of carrying out these conferences.
Federal trade
commission
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade
Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for
official reception and representation expenses,
$301,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 shall be available for use to contract
with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms
of 31 U.S.C. 3718:
Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$197,000,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a),
regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation:
Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$15,000,000 in offsetting collections derived
from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule,
promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
(15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this account, and be retained
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:
Provided further, That
the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2014, so as to result in
a final fiscal year 2014 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not
more than $89,000,000:
Provided further, That
none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to
implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1831t).
General services
administration
real property
activities
federal buildings
fund
limitations on availability of
revenue
Amounts in the Fund,
including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available
for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of
federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of
Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies
(including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in
connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual
services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and
alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and
appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation,
demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase,
condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to
purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such
buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the
aggregate amount of $9,950,560,000, of which:
(1) $816,167,000 shall remain available until
expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and
expenses, associated design and construction services, and purchase of
currently leased facilities) of additional projects at the following
locations:
New Construction:
California:
San Ysidro, United States Land Port of
Entry, $226,000,000
Colorado:
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center,
$13,938,000.
District of Columbia:
Washington, DHS Consolidation at St.
Elizabeths, $261,531,000.
Michigan:
Detroit, FBI Tactical Operations Support
Facility, $18,507,000.
New Jersey:
Newark, Frank R. Lautenberg United States
Post Office and Courthouse, $31,000,000.
Puerto Rico:
San Juan, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
$94,779,000.
Texas:
Laredo, United States Land Port of Entry,
$61,686,000.
Virginia:
Winchester, FBI Central Records Complex,
$108,726,000:
Provided,
That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition
projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such
projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted
prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
Provided further,
That all funds for direct construction projects shall expire on September 30,
2015, and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund, except for funds for projects
as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in
part prior to such date; (2) $1,302,382,000
shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, which
includes associated design and construction services:
Repairs and Alterations:
Alaska:
Fairbanks, Fairbanks Federal Building and
United States Courthouse, $12,357,000.
Arkansas:
Little Rock, Federal Building,
$9,249,000.
California:
Los Angeles, Edward R. Roybal Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,
$19,383,000.
San Diego, Edward J. Schwartz Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,
$61,136,000.
San Francisco, Phillip Burton Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,
$32,125,000.
Colorado:
Denver, Byron White United States
Courthouse, $15,000,000.
Connecticut:
New Haven, Richard C. Lee United States
Courthouse, $4,799,000.
District of Columbia:
Washington, Harry S Truman Building,
$58,908,000.
Washington, Herbert C. Hoover Building,
$77,356,000.
Washington, Lafayette Building,
$54,330,000.
Washington, Stuart Lee Udall Department of
the Interior Building, $60,110,000.
Illinois:
Chicago, Chicago Federal Center,
$15,000,000.
Indiana:
Indianapolis, Major General Emmett J. Bean
Federal Center, $19,074,000.
Maryland:
Baltimore, Edward A. Garmatz United States
Courthouse, $7,921,000.
Baltimore, George H. Fallon Federal
Building, $5,381,000.
Michigan:
Detroit, Theodore Levin United States
Courthouse, $31,000,000.
Missouri:
Overland, Charles F. Prevedel Federal
Building, $27,161,000.
St. Louis, Robert A. Young Federal
Building, $70,272,000.
New York:
New York, James L. Watson Court of
International Trade, $25,611,000.
New York, Jacob K. Javits Federal Office
Building, $6,520,000.
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, Robert N.C. Nix Federal
Building and United States Courthouse,
$3,416,000.
Philadelphia, William J. Green Jr. Federal
Building, $6,500,000.
Texas:
Austin, J.J. Pickle Federal Building,
$40,261,000.
Utah:
Salt Lake City, Frank E. Moss United States
Courthouse, $15,000,000.
Virginia:
Richmond, Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States
Courthouse and Annex, $3,907,000.
Washington:
Auburn, Building 7 Auburn Federal Complex,
$17,000,000.
Richland, Federal Building and United
States Post Office and Courthouse
$14,070,000.
Special Emphasis Programs:
Judiciary Capital Security Program,
$20,000,000.
Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation
Measures, $35,000,000.
Fire and Life Safety Program,
$35,000,000.
Consolidation Activities,
$80,000,000.
Basic Repairs and Alterations,
$378,535,000:
Provided further, That
$41,000,000 shall be available for construction
and repair to meet the housing requirements of the Judiciary's Southern
District in Mobile, Alabama;
Provided further,
That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings
Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to
the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any
previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater
amount:
Provided further,
That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further,
That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and
Alterations may be used to fund costs associated with implementing
security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for
security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the
reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate:
Provided further,
That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects
in this or any prior Act, under the heading Repairs and
Alterations, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects:
Provided further,
That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on
September 30, 2015 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for
projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in
whole or in part prior to such date:
Provided further,
That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and
Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any
projects under the heading Repairs and Alterations or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3)
$113,470,000 for installment acquisition
payments including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain available
until expended; (4) $5,387,109,000 for rental of
space which shall remain available until expended; and (5)
$2,331,432,000 for building operations which
shall remain available until expended:
Provided further,
That funds available to the General Services Administration shall not be
available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition
project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not been
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for
required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus:
Provided further,
That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for
emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
Appropriations:
Provided further,
That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other
agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable
fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable
the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and collections:
Provided further,
That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during
fiscal year 2014, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) in excess
of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property
Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund
and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in
appropriations Acts.
General
activities
Government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not
otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities
associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain
administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities
relating to acquisition, telecommunications, information technology management,
and related technology activities; the collection and evaluation of data from
departments and agencies relating to activities described herein; and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
$62,548,000.
operating expenses
For expenses authorized by law, not
otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real
property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
and not to exceed $7,500 for official reception
and representation expenses;
$64,453,000.
Office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$62,908,000:
Provided, That not to exceed
$50,000 shall be available for payment for
information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment
for recovery of stolen Government property:
Provided further, That
not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in
recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of
Inspector General effectiveness.
Electronic government fund
(including transfer of funds)For necessary expenses in support of
interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to expand its ability
to conduct activities electronically, through the development and
implementation of innovative uses of the Internet and other electronic methods,
$20,150,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That these funds may be
transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act: Provided further, That
such transfers may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and
explanation for each project to be undertaken has been submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
allowances and office staff for former
presidents
For carrying out
the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public
Law 95–138,
$3,550,000.
federal citizen services fund
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by
40 U.S.C. 323, $34,804,000, to be deposited into
the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided, That the appropriations,
revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for
necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services activities in the aggregate
amount not to exceed $90,000,000.
Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal
year 2014 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations
Acts.
administrative provisions—general services
administration
(including transfers of
funds)
520. Funds available to the General Services
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor
vehicles.
521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made
available for fiscal year 2014 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet
program requirements:
Provided, That any proposed
transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
522. Except as otherwise provided in this title,
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2015
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1)
meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved
by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United
States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of
the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year
construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study
of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
523. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through
the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square
foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services
Administration in compliance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972
(Public Law 92–313).
524. From funds made available under the heading
Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue,
claims against the Government of less than
$250,000 arising from direct construction
projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected
in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
525. In any case in which the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution
granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by
the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307,
the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease
agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated
area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included
in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to
each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided
in the resolution.
526. Funds made available to the General
Services Administration may be used to implement or use green building
certification systems for new construction, major renovations, and existing
buildings if the system was developed as a voluntary consensus standard as
defined by the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–113) and OMB Circular A–119 that was either designated as an American
National Standard or was developed by an ANSI accredited Standards Developing
Organization.
Harry S truman scholarship
foundation
Salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman
Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law
93–642, $750,000, to remain available until
expended.
Merit systems protection
board
salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out
functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey
printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official
reception and representation expenses,
$42,740,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, together with not to exceed
$2,345,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be
transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts
determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall
foundation
Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust
fund
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.),
$2,100,000, to remain available until expended,
of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to
$50,000 shall be used to conduct financial
audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be
available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law
102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):
Provided, That
$200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until
expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.).
Environmental dispute resolution
fund
For payment to the
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998,
$3,600,000, to remain available until
expended.
National archives and records
administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with
the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and
archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for
expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and
maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5901 et seq.), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning,
$370,706,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles,
$4,130,000.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement
of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings,
$8,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
national historical publications and
records commission
grants
program
For necessary expenses
for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
National credit union
administration
central liquidity facility
During fiscal year 2014, gross obligations
of the Central Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans
to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall be the
amount authorized by section 307(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1795f(a)(4)(A)):
Provided, That administrative
expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 2014 shall not exceed
$1,250,000.
Community development revolving loan
fund
For the Community
Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822
and 9910, $1,128,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2015 for technical assistance to low-income designated credit
unions.
Office of government
ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out
functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed
$1,500 for official reception and representation
expenses,
$15,325,000.
Office of personnel
management
Salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of trust
funds)
For necessary expenses
to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations
performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for
official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to
applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses
incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting
Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her
post of duty, $95,757,000, of which
$5,704,000 shall remain available until expended
for the Enterprise Human Resources Integration project, of which
$642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity
and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including
the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and
information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for
management solutions to improve acquisition management, and of which
$1,345,000 shall remain available until expended
for the Human Resources Line of Business project; and in addition
$118,578,000 for administrative expenses, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other
statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement
and insurance programs of which $2,600,000 shall
remain available until expended for a retirement case management system:
Provided, That the provisions of
this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds
as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United
States Code:
Provided further, That
no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of
the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No.
9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose:
Provided further, That
the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive
Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2014, accept
donations of money, property, and personal services:Provided further, That such donations,
including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity
materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no
such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel
expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such
Commission.
office of inspector
general
salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of trust
funds)
For necessary expenses
of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$4,684,000, and in addition, not to exceed
$21,340,000 for administrative expenses to
audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel
Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by
the Inspector General and in addition, not to exceed
$6,600,000 as determined by the Inspector
General, for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other
oversight of the activities of the revolving fund established under section
1304(e) of title 5, United States Code, and the programs and activities of the
Office of Personnel Management carried out using amounts made available from
such revolving fund, to be transferred from such revolving fund:
Provided, That the Inspector
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere.
government payment for annuitants,
employees health benefits
For
payment of Government contributions with respect to retired employees, as
authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired
Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), such sums as may be
necessary.
government payment for annuitants, employee
life insurance
For payment of
Government contributions with respect to employees retiring after December 31,
1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as
may be necessary.
payment to civil service retirement and
disability fund
For financing
the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits becoming effective
on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities
under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary:
Provided, That annuities authorized
by the Act of May 29, 1944, and the Act of August 19, 1950 (33 U.S.C. 771–775),
may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund.
Office of special
counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out
functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–454),
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), Public Law
107–304, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of
1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
$20,639,000.
Postal regulatory
commission
Salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Postal
Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435),
$14,304,000, to be derived by transfer from the
Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such
Act.
Privacy and civil liberties oversight
board
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee),
$4,100,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015.
Recovery Accountability and Transparency
Board
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Recovery
Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), and
to develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms
to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in
Federal spending, and to develop and use information technology resources and
oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in
obligation and expenditure of funds as described in section 904(d) of the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2), which shall be
administered under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities
of title XV of Public Law 111–5,
$20,000,000.
Securities and exchange
commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the
rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for
official reception and representation expenses,
$1,674,000,000, to remain available until
expended; of which not less than $7,092,381
shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed
$50,000 shall be available for a permanent
secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; and
of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their
delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such
expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the
expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1)
incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3)
related lodging or subsistence;
Provided, That fees and charges
authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78ee) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections:
Provided further, That
not to exceed $1,674,000,000 of such offsetting
collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this
account:
Provided further, That
the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for
fiscal year 2014 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to
result in a final total fiscal year 2014 appropriation from the general fund
estimated at not more than
$0.
Selective service
system
salaries and
expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective
Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training
for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$750 for official reception and representation
expenses; $22,900,000:
Provided, That during the current
fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of
31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the
interest of national defense:
Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection
with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United
States.
Small business
administration
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
For necessary
expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development
as authorized by Public Law 108–447, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed
$1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $211,490,000:
Provided, That
$114,750,000 shall be available to fund grants
for performance in fiscal year 2014 or fiscal year 2015 as authorized by
section 21 of the Small Business Act, to remain available until September 30,
2015, of which, notwithstanding the limitation under section
21(a)(4)(C)(v)(I)(aa) of the Small Business Act,
$200,000 shall be for the accreditation program
authorized by section 21(k)(2) of such Act,
$50,000 shall be for the expenses of the
advisory board established by section 21(i)(1) of such Act, and
$500,000 shall be for the information sharing
network authorized under section 21(c)(8) of such Act:
Provided further, That
$20,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2015 for marketing, management, and technical assistance under
section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries
that make microloans under the microloan program:
Provided further, That
$25,000,000 shall be available to make grants to
or cooperative agreements with organizations to provide technical assistance to
small businesses;
Provided further, That
$20,000,000 shall be available for grants to
States for fiscal year 2014 to carry out export programs that assist small
business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law
111–240.
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise
provided for, of the Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law
108–447, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for
official reception and representation expenses,
$254,833,000, of which not less than
$12,000,000 shall be available for examinations,
reviews, and other lender oversight activities:
Provided, That the Administrator is
authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the
Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including
fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small
Business Act:
Provided further,
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such
activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until
expended, for carrying out these purposes without further
appropriations: Provided
further, That the Small Business Administration may accept
gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and
may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K
of Public Law 108–447, during fiscal year 2014:
Provided further, That
$6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan
Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2015:
Provided further, That
$2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State
Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 657d).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978,
$19,400,000.
Office of
Advocacy
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 (15
U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), $8,455,000, to remain available until
expended.
Business loans program
account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans,
$4,600,000, to remain available until expended,
and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958, $107,000,000,
to remain available until expended:
Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That
subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal
year 2014 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958
shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:
Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2014 commitments for general business loans authorized under
section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
shall not exceed $17,500,000,000 for a
combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit
provided by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal
year 2014 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of
the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:
Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2014, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section
5(g) of the Small Business Act shall
not exceed a principal amount of
$12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$151,560,000, which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses.
Disaster Loans Program
Account
(including transfers of
funds)
For the administrative
costs of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act,
$191,900,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office
of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and
reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector
General; of which $181,900,000 is for direct
administrative expense of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct
loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations
for Salaries and Expenses; of which $9,000,000
is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses:
Provided, That of the funds
provided herein, $158,650,000 shall be for major
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), of which
$800,000 is for the Office of the Inspector
General of the Small Business Administration,
$150,650,000 is for direct administrative
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, and
$7,200,000 is for indirect administrative
expenses for the direct loan program:
Provided further, That
the amount provided for major disasters under this heading is designated by the
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
administrative provisions—small business
administration
(including transfer of
funds)
530. Not to exceed 5 percent of any
appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers:
Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
531.
(a) Section 1122(b) of the Small Business Jobs
Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 696 note) is repealed.
(b) Subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)), as in effect on
September 25, 2012, shall be in effect during fiscal year 2014.
United states postal
service
Payment to the postal service
fund
For payment to the Postal
Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to
subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code,
$70,751,000, which shall not be available for
obligation until October 1, 2014:
Provided, That mail for overseas
voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That
6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the
1983 level:
Provided further, That
none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or
employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any
individual participating in a State or local program of child support
enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address
of a postal customer:
Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close
small rural and other small post offices in fiscal year
2014.
Office of inspector
general
Salaries and
expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $241,468,000, to be derived by transfer
from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of
the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law
109–435).
United states tax
court
Salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract
reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$52,653,294:
Provided, That travel expenses of
the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge:
Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tax Court may exercise, for
purposes of management, administration, and expenditure of funds of the Court,
the authorities provided for such purposes by any provision of law (including
any limitation with respect to such provision of law) applicable to a court of
the United States (as that term is defined in section 451 of title 28, United
States Code), except to the extent that such provision of law is inconsistent
with subchapter C of chapter 76 of title 26, United States
Code.
VI
General provisions—this act
601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
herein.
603. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued
pursuant to existing law.
604. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
605. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any
Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a
Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule,
regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States
Code.
607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that
has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States
Code.
608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations
Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2014, or provided from any accounts in
the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a
program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any
program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the
Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the
Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or
activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or
activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That prior to any
significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided further,
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each
agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the
current fiscal year:
Provided further,
That at a minimum, the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation
with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments
made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and
the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each
appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as
detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an
identification of items of special congressional interest:
Provided further,
That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency
shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the
Congress.
609. Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at
the end of fiscal year 2014 from appropriations made available for salaries and
expenses for fiscal year 2014 in this Act, shall remain available through
September 30, 2015, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
Provided, That a request shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
Provided further,
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming
guidelines.
610. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on
any individual, except when—
(1) such individual has given his or her
express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the
date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or
(2) such request is required due to
extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
611. The cost accounting standards promulgated
under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect
to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area
cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept
and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses
imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
613. In order to promote Government access to
commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the
acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in
section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as
defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code).
614. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31,
United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or
commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity
for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an
officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar
function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the
entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to
regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity
subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity
is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
615. The Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program
established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–204) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected by
the Board as of December 31, 2013, including accrued interest, as a result of
the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal
year 2014 shall remain available until expended.
616. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act,
funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the
Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the
interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on
emerging regulatory issues.
617. The Department of the Treasury, the
Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration,
the National Archives and Records Administration, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the Small Business Administration shall provide the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and the Senate a quarterly accounting of the
cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that were received by such agency
during any previous fiscal year.
618.
(a)
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property
for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General
Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases
or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before
entering into negotiations with the current lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter
into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President
to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term
Executive agency covered by this Act means any Executive agency
provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services
Administration or the United States Postal Service.
619. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that
has been assessed for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner
pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability,
unless the Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary
to protect the interests of the Government.
620. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency
is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension
or debarment of the corporation, or such officer or agent and made a
determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
interests of the Government.
621. The title of subsection (g) of section 302
of the Federal Election Commission Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended to
read as follows: (g) Filing of designations,
statements, and reports with the Commission. The text
of such subsection (g) is amended to read as follows: All designations,
statements, and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with
the Commission..
622. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to remove the
conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and
Authorization adopted by the Commission on January 26, 2011 (DA 11–133), or
otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of
potential widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial
operations to commercially available Global Positioning System devices.
623. Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (35) and renumbering the following
paragraphs accordingly.
624.
(a) Section 605 of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking The filing fees and inserting Subject to
subsection (c), the filing fees;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking
$45,000 and inserting
$60,000;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking
$125,000 and inserting
$170,000; and
(ii) by striking and at the
end;
(D) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking
$280,000 and inserting
$375,000; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting but less than $1,000,000,000
(as so adjusted and published); and; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
(4) $500,000 if
the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act
(15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than
$1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and
published)
;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(c) For fiscal year 2016, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register
and increase the amount of each filing fee under subsection (b) in the same
manner and on the same dates as provided under section 8(a)(5) of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5)) to reflect the percentage change in the gross national
product for the fiscal year as compared to the gross national product for
fiscal year 2013 except that the Federal Trade Commission—
(1) shall round any increase in a filing fee
under this subsection to the nearest
$5,000;
(2) shall not increase filing fees under this
subsection if the increase in the gross national product is less than 1
percent; and
(3) shall not decrease filing fees under this
subsection.
.
(b) This section shall take effect on October
1, 2013.
625.
(a) Section 1511 of title XV of division A of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5)
(Act) is amended by striking, and linked to the website
established by section 1526.
(b)
(1) Subsection (c) and subsections (e) through
(h) of section 1512 of the Act are repealed.
(2) Subsection (d) of section 1512 of the Act
is amended to read as follows:
(d)
Agency
reports
Starting October 1,
2013, each agency that made recovery funds available to any recipient shall
make available to the public detailed spending data as prescribed by the Office
of Management and Budget and pursuant to the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–282).
.
(c) Subsection (a) of section 1514 of the Act
is amended by striking and linked to the website established by section
1526.
(d) Subparagraph (A) of section 1523(b)(4) of
the Act is amended by striking the website established by section
1526 and inserting a public website.
(e) Sections 1526 and 1554 of the Act are
repealed.
(f) Section 1530 of the Act is amended by
striking 2013 and inserting 2015.
626. Each executive agency covered by this Act
shall include, in its fiscal year 2015 budget justification materials submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, a separate table briefly describing the top management challenges for
fiscal year 2014 as identified by the agency inspector general, together with
an explanation of how the fiscal year 2015 budget request addresses each such
management challenge.
627.
(a) The Federal Trade Commission and the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall jointly establish a working group to
coordinate the responsibilities of the Federal Trade Commission under subtitle
B of title VII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17301 et seq.) and the responsibilities of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission under sections 6(c) and 9(a)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7
U.S.C. 9 and 13(a)(2)) to protect against manipulation in petroleum
markets.
(b) The working group established under
subsection (a) shall facilitate cooperation between the Federal Trade
Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with respect to any
responsibilities of those Commissions to monitor activity in, and analyze data
(including data from public sources, such as the Energy Information
Administration, and private sources) related to, petroleum markets—
(1) to detect acts, practices, or courses of
business in those markets that are manipulative, fraudulent, or deceptive;
and
(2) to identify potential violations of the
prohibitions on petroleum market manipulation or the prohibitions on false
reporting established under subtitle B of title VII of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17301 et seq.) and sections 6(c) and 9(a)
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 9 and 13(a)).
(c) Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the working group established under subsection (a)
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives and the relevant committees of jurisdiction a report that
describes—
(1) the responsibilities of the Federal Trade
Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with respect to any
oversight of crude oil, gasoline, and petroleum distillate wholesale
markets;
(2) the number of full-time equivalent
personnel at each Commission dedicated to monitoring of markets;
(3) the types of data being collected on oil
and petroleum product wholesale cash markets; and
(4) the types of analysis being conducted with
respect to that data.
628. Section 910 of the Trade Sanctions Reform
and Export Enhancement Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7209) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall
promulgate regulations authorizing by general license the travel related and
other transactions ordinarily incident to professional research by full-time
professionals and their staff; attendance at professional meetings or
conferences in Cuba if the sponsoring organization is a United States
professional organization; and the organization and management of professional
meetings and conferences in Cuba if the sponsoring organization is a United
States professional organization, if such travel is related to disaster
prevention, emergency preparedness, and natural resource protection, including
for fisheries, coral reefs, and migratory
species.
.
VII
General provisions—government-wide
Departments, agencies, and
corporations
(including transfer of
funds)
701. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act
for fiscal year 2014 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its
workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of
controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or
instrumentality.
702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any
passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and
undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at
$13,197 except station wagons for which the
maximum shall be $13,631:
Provided, That these limits may
be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for
police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed
$4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles:
Provided further,
That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5
percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the
provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and
Demonstration Act of 1976:
Provided further,
That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law
101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles:
Provided further,
That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that
is a commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology,
including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles.
703. Appropriations of the executive departments
and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby
made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
704. Unless otherwise specified during the
current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of
the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of
duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen
of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent
residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
(3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted
asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a
lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person
who owes allegiance to the United States:
Provided, That for purposes of
this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima
facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her
status are being complied with:
Provided further,
That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted
prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary:
Provided further,
That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon
conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000
or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:
Provided further,
That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution
for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further,
That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of
this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government:
Provided further,
That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee
of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or
to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors,
or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the
field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:
Provided further,
That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for
not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the
Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another
country.
705. Appropriations available to any department
or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the
General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those
expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which
constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public
Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972
(86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
706. In addition to funds provided in this or
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds
resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention
programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following
purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and
prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423
(January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective
date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental
management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention
programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
707. Funds made available by this or any other
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available,
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which
shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified
in the Act by which they are made available:
Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to
or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be
correspondingly reduced.
708. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or
similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have
a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more
than one agency or instrumentality.
709. None of the funds made available pursuant
to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or
enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint
resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United
States.
710. During the period in which the head of any
department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no
funds may be obligated or expended in excess of
$5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of
such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase
furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of
such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes
of this section, the term office shall include the entire suite
of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used
primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or
any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by
Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
712.
(a) None of the funds appropriated by this or
any other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal department, agency,
or other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed
to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character excepted from
the competitive service pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3302, without a certification to
the Office of Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department,
agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C appointee that the
Schedule C position was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the
employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not
apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or
from—
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency;
(5) the offices within the Department of
Defense for the collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through
reconnaissance programs;
(6) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of
the Department of State;
(7) any agency, office, or unit of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration of the
Department of Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the
Treasury, or the Department of Energy performing intelligence functions;
or
(8) the Director of National Intelligence or
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
713. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or
threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal
Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any
matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or
pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any
way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative
of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency
rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or
discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or
any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing
actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any
communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member,
committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph
(1).
714.
(a) None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training
that—
(1) does not meet identified needs for
knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of
official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high
levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee
notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written
end of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice
N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change,
participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit,
restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing
directly upon the performance of official duties.
715. No part of any funds appropriated in this
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than
for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit,
pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except
in presentation to the Congress itself.
716. None of the funds appropriated by this or
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home
address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
717. None of the funds made available in this
Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as
mailing or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the
Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
718. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by
private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.
719.
(a) In this section, the term
agency—
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under
5 U.S.C. 105; and
(2) includes a military department, as defined
under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory
Commission.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or
regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall
use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee
not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5
U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable
proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official
duties.
720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or
any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section
708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse General Services Administration,
Government-wide Policy with the approval of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by
this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts:
Provided, That these funds shall
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology,
procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as
approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups
designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for
overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers
Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers
Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital
Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers
Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council
for performance improvement initiatives):
Provided further, That the total funds transferred or
reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for
Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That the funds
transferred to or for reimbursement of General Services Administration,
Government-wide Policy during fiscal year 2014 shall remain available
for obligation through September 30, 2015:
Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may
only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on
Appropriations by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on
Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be
present at the location.
723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section
708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or
any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of
the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No.
12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities:
Provided, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and
resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology,
and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after
enactment of this Act.
724. Any request for proposals, solicitation,
grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing
the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable,
and the amount provided:
Provided, That this provision
shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State
receiving Federal funds.
725.
(a)
Prohibition of federal agency monitoring of
individuals' internet use
None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—
(1) to collect, review, or create any
aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any
Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third
party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any
aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any
nongovernmental Internet site.
(b)
Exceptions
The limitations established in subsection
(a) shall not apply to—
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not
identify particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally
identifiable information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement,
regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law;
or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1)
that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and
is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to
protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.
(c)
Definitions
For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term regulatory means
agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in
law.
(2) The term supervisory means
examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing
safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and
policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.
726.
(a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a
provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a
contract with—
(1) any of the following religious
plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier
for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that
enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any
individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to
prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would
be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed
to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
727. The United States is committed to ensuring
the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports
the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
authorities.
728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated for official travel by Federal departments and agencies may
be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government
personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot
program.
729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add
sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on
September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the
legislative branch).
730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any
additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional
facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be
accommodated in existing Center facilities.
731. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor
performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation,
directive, or policy.
732. Unless otherwise authorized by existing
law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used by an
executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for
broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a
clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that
the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch
agency.
733. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code
(popularly known as the Privacy Act) and regulations implementing that
section.
734.
(a) For purposes of this section the following
definitions apply:
(1) The terms Great Lakes and
Great Lakes State have the same meanings as such terms have in
section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
1962d–22).
(2) The term Great Lakes restoration
activities means any Federal or State activity primarily or entirely
within the Great Lakes watershed that seeks to improve the overall health of
the Great Lakes ecosystem.
(b) Hereafter, not later than 45 days after
submission of the budget of the President to Congress, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Governor of each
Great Lakes State and the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall submit to
the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a financial report, certified by the Secretary of each
agency that has budget authority for Great Lakes restoration activities,
containing—
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report
that—
(A) displays the budget proposed, including any
planned interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the Federal agencies
that carries out Great Lakes restoration activities in the upcoming fiscal
year, separately reporting the amount of funding to be provided under existing
laws pertaining to the Great Lakes ecosystem; and
(B) identifies all expenditures in each of the
5 prior fiscal years by the Federal Government and State governments for Great
Lakes restoration activities;
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received
and obligated by all Federal agencies and, to the extent available, State
agencies using Federal funds, for Great Lakes restoration activities during the
current and previous fiscal years;
(3) a budget for the proposed projects
(including a description of the project, authorization level, and project
status) to be carried out in the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion
of funds for activities; and
(4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken
in the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for
activities.
735.
(a)
In General
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government
contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted
domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity.
(b)
Waivers
(1)
In general
Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a)
with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such
Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the
interest of national security.
(2)
Report to congress
Any Secretary issuing a waiver under
paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c)
Exception
This section shall not apply to any Federal
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act,
or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
736. None of the funds made available by this or
any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
entitled Competitive Area published by the Office of Personnel
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et
seq.).
737. Section 743 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended in
subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking the text and inserting the following:
to the maximum extent practicable, the agency is not using contractor
employees to perform any functions closely associated with inherently
governmental functions;.
738. The Office of Management and Budget shall
issue guidance, consistent with section 735 of division D of the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 111–8, and section 739(a)(1) of division D
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), and section
327 of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 110–181), to
prohibit the use of direct conversions to contract out, in whole or in part,
activities or functions last performed by any number of Federal employees by an
executive agency without first conducting a public-private competition. Such
guidance shall ensure that—
(1) activities or functions performed by an
executive agency and are reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded,
expanded, or changed to become more efficient, but still essentially providing
the same service, shall not be contracted out without first conducting a
public-private competition;
(2) activities or functions performed by
Federal employees for an executive agency may not be modified, reorganized,
divided, or in any way changed for the purpose of exempting the conversion of
the activities or functions from the prohibition against the use of direct
conversions; and
(3) activities or functions performed by
Federal employees for an executive agency who have retired or been reassigned
to perform other activities may not be converted to contractor performance
without first conducting a public-private competition.
739. During fiscal year 2014, for each employee
who—
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, or
(2) retires under any other provision of
subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a
payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of
Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for
the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to
the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative
expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
740.
(a)
Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term agency—
(A) means an Executive agency as defined under
section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) does not apply to the Department of
Defense; and
(2) the term Federal employee
means an employee as defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States
Code.
(b)
Prohibition of Certain Personnel Management
Limitations
(1)
In general
Federal employees in each agency shall be
managed each fiscal year solely on the basis of, and consistent with—
(A) the workload required to carry out the
functions and activities of that agency; and
(B) the funds made available to that agency for
that fiscal year.
(2)
Prohibition on limitations
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—
(A) the management of Federal employees in any
fiscal year shall not be subject to any limitation in terms of work years,
full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of Federal employees;
and
(B) an agency may not be required to make a
reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions, unless that
reduction is—
(i) necessary due to a reduction in funds
available to the agency; or
(ii) required under a statute that—
(I) is enacted after the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(II) specifically refers to this section.
741.
(a)
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds
appropriated for fiscal year 2014, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay
any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5,
United States Code—
(A) during the period from the date of
expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for previous
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey
adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2014, in an amount that
exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable
wage schedule in accordance with such section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the
remainder of fiscal year 2014, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum
of—
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 2014 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the
rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal
year 2014 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or
otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was
effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section
5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section
5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the
rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid
from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2013, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be
changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2013, except to the extent
determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the
purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to
pay for service performed after September 30, 2013.
(6) For the purpose of administering any
provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any
deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable
after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary
or basic pay.
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be
considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this
subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this
subsection not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may
provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the
Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment
or retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place
in fiscal year 2014 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be—
(1) not less than the percentage received by
employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant
to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United
States Code,
Provided, That prevailing rate
employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased
pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and
prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United
States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated
as Rest of United States pursuant to section 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning after December 31, 2013.
742.
(a) The Vice President may not receive a pay
raise in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding section 104 of title 3, United
States Code, or any other provision of law.
(b) An individual serving in an Executive
Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by
statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in
calendar year 2014, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section
5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as
provided in subsection (g) or (h). The preceding sentence applies only to
individuals who are holding a position in which they serve at the pleasure of
the President or other appointing official.
(c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large
may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding
section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g) or (h).
(d) A noncareer appointee in the Senior
Executive Service may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2014,
notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay
(including locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States
Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who
serves at the pleasure of the appointing official may not receive a pay rate
increase in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
except as provided in subsection (g) or (h). This subsection does not apply to
employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system,
or to employees appointed under 5 U.S.C. 3161, or to employees in another pay
system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of
title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
(f) Nothing in this section shall prevent
employees who do not serve at the pleasure of the appointing official from
receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
(g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive
Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to
retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of
title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this section.
(h) A member of Senior Foreign Service who
receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and
who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under
section 302(b)of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) is not
subject to this section.
743.
(a)
(1) Paragraph (16) of section 4304(a) of title
41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(16) Costs of compensation of any contractor
employee for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract funding source, to the
extent that such compensation exceeds the annual amount paid to the President
in accordance with section 102 of title 3, except that the head of an executive
agency may establish one or more narrowly targeted exceptions for scientists,
engineers, or other specialists upon a determination that such exceptions are
needed to ensure that the executive agency has continued access to needed
skills and
capabilities.
.
(2) Subparagraph (P) of section 2324(e)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(P) Costs of compensation of any contractor
employees for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract funding source, to the
extent that such compensation exceeds the annual amount paid to the President
in accordance with section 102 of title 3, except that the head of the agency
may establish one or more narrowly targeted exceptions for scientists,
engineers, or other specialists upon a determination that such exceptions are
needed to ensure that the agency has continued access to needed skills and
capabilities.
.
(3) Section 4301 of title 41, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(4) The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply with respect to costs of compensation incurred under contracts
entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Section 1127 of title 41, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Applicability
This section shall apply only with respect
to costs of compensation incurred under contracts entered into before the date
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
.
744.
(a) The head of any Executive branch
department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall
submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for
any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting
procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency,
board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the
United States Government was more than
$100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for
each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable
period—
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants
attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the
United States Government, including—
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual
services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel
to and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures
used including—
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a
competitive basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison
conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential
contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference
held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office
funded by this Act during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the United
States Government was more than $20,000, the
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify
the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending
such conference.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts
appropriated by this Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs
of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and
programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was
awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training,
assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by
the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance
with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11,
2012.
745. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any
reference to this Act contained in any title other than title IV
or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
VIII
General Provisions—District of
Columbia
(including transfer of
funds)
801. There are appropriated from the applicable
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making
refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
entered against the District of Columbia government.
802. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before Congress or any State legislature.
803.
(a) None of the Federal funds provided under
this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District
government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
fiscal year 2014, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency
through a reprogramming of funds which—
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or
responsibility center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations
specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means
for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been
denied or restricted;
(5) re-establishes any program or project
previously deferred through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or
responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of
$3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel
assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center,
unless the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified in
writing 15 days in advance of the reprogramming.
(b) The District of Columbia government is
authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local
funds under this title through November 7, 2014.
804. None of the Federal funds provided in this
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses,
or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United
States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood
Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official
Code, sec. 1–123).
805. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may
be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the
performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of
this section, the term official duties does not include travel
between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case
of—
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan
Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or a District of
Columbia government employee as may otherwise be designated by the Chief of the
Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an
officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24
hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire Chief;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the
Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on
call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Director;
(4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
and
(5) the Chairman of the Council of the District
of Columbia.
806.
(a) None of the Federal funds contained in this
Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any
petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for
voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District
of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private
lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government
regarding such lawsuits.
807. None of the Federal funds contained in this
Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of
preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to
be inappropriate for such distribution.
808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to
prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the
issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but
it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should
include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for
religious beliefs and moral convictions.
809. None of the Federal funds contained in this
Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
distribution of any schedule I substance under the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
810. None of the Federal funds appropriated
under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the
mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the
pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
811.
(a) No later than 30 calendar days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District
of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor,
and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds
operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia
government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District
of Columbia government for fiscal year 2014 that is in the total amount of the
approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal
services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated
actual expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency
for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies
that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program
requirements.
812. No later than 30 calendar days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District
of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor,
and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds
operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns
schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget
shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government
submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
(D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42).
813.
(a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as
operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise and
capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The District of Columbia government may
reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or
reprogrammed from operating expenses to capital funds in this or in the 4 prior
fiscal years, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain
appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(c) The District of Columbia government may not
transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds,
notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year,
nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so
provided herein.
815.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2013 from appropriations of
Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2013 for
accounts funded under title IV of this Act in division F of Public Law 113–6,
shall remain available through September 30, 2014, for each such account for
the purposes authorized:
Provided, That a request shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
Provided further,
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines
outlined in section 803 of this Act.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2014 from appropriations of
Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2014 in
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2015, for each such
account for the purposes authorized:
Provided, That a request shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
Provided further,
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines
outlined in section 803 of this Act.
816. Section 446 (D.C. Official Code, sec.
1–204.46), is amended—
(1) in the third sentence, to read as follows:
The Mayor shall submit to the President of the United States for
transmission to Congress the portion of the budget so adopted with respect to
Federal funds and the Mayor shall notify the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the President of the Senate, as to the portion of the
budget so adopted with respect to local funds; provided, that in a control year
(as defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec.
47–393(4)), the Mayor shall submit to the President of the United States for
transmission to Congress the budget so adopted.; and
(2) in fifth sentence, by striking the
Mayor shall not transmit any annual budget or amendments or supplements
thereto, to the President of the United States and inserting in lieu
thereof, the Mayor shall not submit to the President of the United
States, or, for a fiscal year which is not a control year, notify the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate regarding, any
annual budget or amendments or supplements thereto.
817.
(a) Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.41 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 446B the following new section:
BUDGET AND FISCAL YEAR
AUTONOMY
446C.
(a)
Budget autonomy
Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of
section 446 of the Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.46), the
second and third sentences of section 447 of the Home Rule Act (D.C. Official
Code, sec. 1–204.47), section 602(c) of the Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code,
sec. 1–206.02(c)), or sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (D.C. Official Code, secs.
47–369.01 and 47–369.02), upon the enactment by the District of Columbia of the
annual budget, or any amendments or supplements thereto, for a fiscal year,
officers and employees of the District of Columbia government may obligate and
expend District of Columbia funds and hire employees in accordance with that
budget.
(b)
Fiscal year autonomy
Notwithstanding section 441 of the Home
Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.41), the fiscal year of the District
government and any entity of the District government shall commence and end on
such dates as may be established by the District of Columbia.
(c)
Exception for control year
Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case
of any fiscal year that is a control year, as defined in section 305(4) of the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–393(4)).
(d)
Effective
date
This section shall apply
with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal
year.
.
(b) The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 446B the following new
item:
Sec. 446C. Budget and fiscal
year
autonomy.
.
818. Section 446 of the Home Rule Act (D.C.
Official Code sec. 1–204.46) is amended by adding the following at the end of
its fourth sentence, before the period :
Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, effective for fiscal year 2014, and for each
succeeding fiscal year, during a period in which there is an absence of a
Federal appropriations Act authorizing the expenditure of District of Columbia
local funds, the District of Columbia may obligate and expend local funds for
programs and activities at the rate set forth in the Budget Request Act adopted
by the Council, or a reprogramming adopted pursuant to this
section..
819.
(a) If the Attorney General of the District of
Columbia enters into a contract with private counsel for the provision of legal
services in claims and other legal matters affecting the interests of the
District of Columbia and the contract includes a contingency fee arrangement,
the District of Columbia may make payments pursuant to such arrangement without
regard to whether the funds used for the payments are deposited in accounts of
the District of Columbia or provided in an appropriation, notwithstanding any
provision of title 31, United States Code, the fourth sentence of section 446
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code),
or any other District of Columbia law.
(b) Any contract described in subsection (a)
shall be subject to the requirements of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of
2010 (sec. 2–351.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). The amount of the fee payable
for legal services furnished under any such contract may not exceed the fee
that counsel engaged in the private practice of law in the District of Columbia
typically charges clients for furnishing similar legal services, as determined
by the Attorney General of the District of Columbia.
(c) The District of Columbia may not enter into
a contingency fee arrangement in a claim or other legal matter seeking the
recovery of Federal funds.
(d) In this section, a contingency fee
arrangement means a provision in a contract described in subsection (a)
under which the costs, expenses, and fees the private counsel charges for legal
services are payable from the amount recovered.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.
820. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any
reference to this Act contained in this title or in title IV
shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title
IV.
This Act may be cited as the
Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act,
2014.
July 25, 2013
Read twice and placed on
the calendar