U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. H. RES. ll 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. GRANGER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllll RESOLUTION Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment. 1 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution: 2 (1) The chair of the Committee on Appropria- 3 tions may insert in the Congressional Record not 4 later than March 26, 2024, such material as she 5 may deem explanatory of the Senate amendment 6 and the text proposed to be inserted by this resolu- 7 tion; and 8 (2) The House shall be considered to have 9 taken from the Speaker’s table the bill, H.R. 2882, 10 with the Senate amendment thereto, and to have March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 2 1 concurred in the Senate amendment with the fol- 2 lowing amendment: 3 In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 4 Senate amendment, insert the following: 5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Further Consolidated 7 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 8 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. Sec. 6. Availability of funds. Sec. 7. Adjustments to compensation. DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Military Personnel Title II—Operation and Maintenance Title III—Procurement Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V—Revolving and Management Funds Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII—Related Agencies Title VIII—General Provisions DIVISION B—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Department of the Treasury Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III—The Judiciary Title IV—District of Columbia Title V—Independent Agencies Title VI—General Provisions—This Act Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 3 Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services Title V—General Provisions DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Department of Labor Title II—Department of Health and Human Services Title III—Department of Education Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Legislative Branch Title II—General Provisions DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Title I—Department of State and Related Agency Title II—United States Agency for International Development Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance Title IV—International Security Assistance Title V—Multilateral Assistance Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance Title VII—General Provisions DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS Title I—Extensions and Other Matters Title II—Udall Foundation Reauthorization Title III—Funding Limitation for United Nations Relief and Works Agency Title IV—Budgetary Effects 1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 2 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 4 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi- 5 sion. 6 SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 7 The explanatory statement regarding this Act, print- 8 ed in the House section of the Congressional Record on 9 or about March 22, 2024, and submitted by the chair of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 4 1 the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have 2 the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 3 implementation of divisions A through F of this Act as 4 if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee 5 of conference. 6 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 7 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 8 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 9 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. 10 SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 11 Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 12 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 14 Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or 15 repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if applicable) only 16 if the President subsequently so designates all such 17 amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 18 SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no ad- 20 justment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legis- 21 lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relat- 22 ing to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) 23 during fiscal year 2024. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 5 1 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 3 TITLE I 4 MILITARY PERSONNEL 5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 6 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 7 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 8 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 9 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 10 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 11 Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo- 12 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 13 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 14 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 15 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart- 16 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 17 $50,041,206,000. 18 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 19 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 20 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 21 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 22 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 23 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 24 Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro- 25 vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 6 1 members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 2 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 3 as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 4 of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $36,707,388,000. 5 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 6 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 7 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 8 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 9 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 10 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma- 11 rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 12 provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec- 13 tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 14 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re- 15 tirement Fund, $15,268,629,000. 16 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 17 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 18 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 19 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 20 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 21 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 22 Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo- 23 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 24 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 25 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 7 1 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart- 2 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 3 $36,204,130,000. 4 MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 5 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 6 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 7 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 8 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 9 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 10 Space Force on active duty and cadets; for members of 11 the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments 12 pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amend- 13 ed (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of De- 14 fense Military Retirement Fund, $1,256,973,000. 15 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 16 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 17 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re- 18 serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 19 7038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 20 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 21 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 22 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 23 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 24 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au- 25 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 8 1 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 2 Retirement Fund, $5,367,436,000. 3 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 4 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 5 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re- 6 serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 7 United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 8 section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con- 9 nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 10 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re- 11 serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 12 duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 13 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart- 14 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 15 $2,472,718,000. 16 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 17 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 18 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 19 Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 20 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 21 under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 22 in connection with performing duty specified in section 23 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under- 24 going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv- 25 alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 9 1 leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 2 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 3 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 4 $878,928,000. 5 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 6 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 7 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 8 Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 9 9038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 10 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 11 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 12 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 13 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 14 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au- 15 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 16 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 17 Retirement Fund, $2,428,553,000. 18 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 19 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 20 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na- 21 tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 22 or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 23 States Code, or while serving on duty under section 24 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 25 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 10 1 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 2 while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 3 equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 4 section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay- 5 ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 6 Fund, $9,791,213,000. 7 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 8 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 9 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na- 10 tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 11 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 12 Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 13 title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 14 in connection with performing duty specified in section 15 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under- 16 going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 17 duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 18 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 19 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 20 $5,272,165,000. 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APPRO. 11 1 TITLE II 2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 4 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 5 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author- 6 ized by law, $58,604,854,000: Provided, That not to ex- 7 ceed $12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and ex- 8 traordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval 9 or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments 10 may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity 11 for confidential military purposes. 12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 13 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 14 for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 15 Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $71,972,007,000: 16 Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used 17 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex- 18 pended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary 19 of the Navy, and payments may be made upon the Sec- 20 retary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military 21 purposes. 22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 23 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 24 for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 25 as authorized by law, $10,184,529,000. 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APPRO. 12 1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 2 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 3 for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 4 authorized by law, $61,471,101,000: Provided, That not 5 to exceed $7,699,000 may be used for emergencies and 6 extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval 7 or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and pay- 8 ments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of ne- 9 cessity for confidential military purposes. 10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 11 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 12 for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as 13 authorized by law, $4,895,818,000. 14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 17 for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen- 18 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 19 departments), as authorized by law, $52,599,068,000: 20 Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used 21 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 22 under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Pro- 23 vided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be 24 used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex- 25 pended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 13 1 of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Sec- 2 retary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military 3 purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 4 under this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall be 5 made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance 6 Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than 7 $5,000,000 shall be available for centers with eligible enti- 8 ties defined in 10 U.S.C. 4951(1)(D): Provided further, 9 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 10 available by this Act may be used to plan or implement 11 the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison of- 12 fice of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 13 of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 14 headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 15 affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That 16 of the funds provided under this heading, $3,000,000, to 17 remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be avail- 18 able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi- 19 ties: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 20 this heading, $25,968,000, to remain available until ex- 21 pended, shall be available only for expenses relating to cer- 22 tain classified activities, and may be transferred as nec- 23 essary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and main- 24 tenance appropriations or research, development, test and 25 evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 14 1 available for the same time period as the appropriations 2 to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling 3 on the investment item unit cost of items that may be pur- 4 chased with operation and maintenance funds shall not 5 apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Pro- 6 vided further, That of the funds provided under this head- 7 ing, $2,356,915,000, of which $1,406,346,000, to remain 8 available until September 30, 2025, shall be available to 9 provide support and assistance to foreign security forces 10 or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facili- 11 tate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Depart- 12 ment of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided 13 further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quar- 14 terly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 15 House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and 16 status of funds made available in this paragraph: Provided 17 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 18 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 19 vided elsewhere in this Act. 20 COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 21 For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 22 Train and Equip Fund’’, $397,950,000, to remain avail- 23 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That such funds 24 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina- 25 tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 15 1 cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 2 and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova- 3 tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 4 treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir- 5 regular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre- 6 paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 7 State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 8 groups: Provided further, That amounts made available 9 under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 10 only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 11 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 12 as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State 13 of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the 14 congressional defense committees of such designation: 15 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall en- 16 sure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 17 forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are ap- 18 propriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 19 elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 20 associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 21 commitments from such elements to promote respect for 22 human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That 23 the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 24 prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 25 the congressional defense committees in writing of the de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 16 1 tails of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 2 Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 3 including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, 4 including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to 5 carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Pro- 6 vided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 7 provided herein from any foreign government or other en- 8 tity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 9 expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, 10 That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such con- 11 tributions when providing any assistance for construction 12 for facility fortification: Provided further, That the Sec- 13 retary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating 14 to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 15 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 16 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such pro- 17 vision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise 18 limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and 19 justification for such waiver is submitted to the congres- 20 sional defense committees, the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com- 22 mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 23 House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 24 United States may accept equipment procured using funds 25 provided under this heading that was transferred to secu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 17 1 rity forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 2 preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 3 State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or 4 groups to the United States, and such equipment may be 5 treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon writ- 6 ten notification to the congressional defense committees: 7 Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 8 provided under this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq 9 Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, and not yet trans- 10 ferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups par- 11 ticipating, or preparing to participate in activities to 12 counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated 13 as stocks of the Department of Defense when determined 14 by the Secretary to no longer be required for transfer to 15 such forces or groups and upon written notification to the 16 congressional defense committees: Provided further, That 17 the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports 18 to the congressional defense committees on the use of 19 funds provided under this heading, including, but not lim- 20 ited to, the number of individuals trained, the nature and 21 scope of support and sustainment provided to each group 22 or individual, the area of operations for each group, and 23 the contributions of other countries, groups, or individ- 24 uals: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 25 this heading for stipends for foreign security forces, irreg- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 18 1 ular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre- 2 paring to participate in activities to counter ISIS in Syria, 3 fifty percent shall not be available for obligation or ex- 4 penditure until the Secretary of Defense reports to the 5 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 6 atives and the Senate that measures are in place to ensure 7 accountability of such funds: Provided further, That sti- 8 pend support for the Kurdish Peshmerga may only be re- 9 duced commensurate with support provided from other 10 sources, including Iraqi national funds. 11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 12 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 13 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 14 ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re- 15 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 16 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- 17 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 18 ment; and communications, $3,562,714,000. 19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 20 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 21 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 22 ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re- 23 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 24 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 19 1 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 2 ment; and communications, $1,370,710,000. 3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 4 RESERVE 5 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 6 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 7 ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re- 8 serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 9 motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 10 recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 11 ment; and communications, $325,395,000. 12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 13 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 14 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 15 ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 16 repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 17 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- 18 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 19 ment; and communications, $4,005,756,000. 20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 21 GUARD 22 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin- 23 istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 24 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 25 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 20 1 tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per- 2 sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex- 3 penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 4 Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 5 division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in- 6 specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 7 regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na- 8 tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 9 National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re- 10 pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 11 equipment (including aircraft), $8,611,897,000. 12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 13 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin- 14 istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 15 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 16 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc- 17 tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas- 18 senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 19 National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 20 modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 21 equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 22 the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 23 travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 24 authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 25 active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 21 1 while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 2 Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 3 Chief, National Guard Bureau, $7,335,405,000. 4 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 5 FORCES 6 For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 7 States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 8 $16,620,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used 9 for official representation purposes. 10 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For the Department of the Army, $241,860,000, to 13 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 14 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 15 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 16 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 17 buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 18 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 19 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 20 to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 21 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 22 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 23 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 24 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 25 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 22 1 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 2 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 3 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 4 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 For the Department of the Navy, $410,240,000, to 8 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 9 retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 10 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 11 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 12 buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 13 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 14 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 15 to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 16 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 17 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 18 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 19 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 20 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 21 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 22 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 23 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 24 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 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APPRO. 23 1 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For the Department of the Air Force, $384,744,000, 4 to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 5 Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 6 such funds are required for environmental restoration, re- 7 duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un- 8 safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 9 Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 10 available by this appropriation to other appropriations 11 made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 12 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 13 and for the same time period as the appropriations to 14 which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter- 15 mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 16 this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro- 17 vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 18 this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au- 19 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 20 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 21 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For the Department of Defense, $8,965,000, to re- 24 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 25 retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 24 1 are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 2 recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 3 and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 4 purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro- 5 priation to other appropriations made available to the De- 6 partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail- 7 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 8 as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur- 9 ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 10 funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec- 11 essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 12 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 13 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 14 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 15 vided elsewhere in this Act. 16 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 17 DEFENSE SITES 18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 19 For the Department of the Army, $232,806,000, to 20 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 21 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 22 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 23 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 24 buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart- 25 ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 25 1 appropriation to other appropriations made available to 2 the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 3 be available for the same purposes and for the same time 4 period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro- 5 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 6 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 7 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 8 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 9 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 10 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 11 vided elsewhere in this Act. 12 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 13 For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 14 Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 15 Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec- 16 tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 17 United States Code), $142,500,000, to remain available 18 until September 30, 2025. 19 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 20 For assistance, including assistance provided by con- 21 tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 22 Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 23 Program authorized under the Department of Defense Co- 24 operative Threat Reduction Act, $350,999,000, to remain 25 available until September 30, 2026. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 26 1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 2 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 3 For the Department of Defense Acquisition Work- 4 force Development Account, $64,977,000: Provided, That 5 no other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred 6 to the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal 7 year 2024 pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United 8 States Code. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 27 1 TITLE III 2 PROCUREMENT 3 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 4 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 5 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 6 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 7 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 8 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 9 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 10 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 11 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 12 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap- 13 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 14 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 15 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 16 foregoing purposes, $3,287,997,000, to remain available 17 for obligation until September 30, 2026. 18 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 19 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 20 tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 21 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 22 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 23 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 24 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 25 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 28 1 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 2 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap- 3 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 4 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 5 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 6 foregoing purposes, $4,622,213,000, to remain available 7 for obligation until September 30, 2026. 8 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 9 VEHICLES, ARMY 10 For construction, procurement, production, and 11 modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 12 equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and acces- 13 sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 14 expansion of public and private plants, including the land 15 necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 16 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 17 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 18 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 19 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 20 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 21 layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 22 purposes, $4,244,226,000, to remain available for obliga- 23 tion until September 30, 2026. 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APPRO. 29 1 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 2 For construction, procurement, production, and 3 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 4 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 5 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 6 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 7 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 8 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 9 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 10 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 11 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 12 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 13 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 14 for the foregoing purposes, $2,943,574,000, to remain 15 available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 16 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 17 For construction, procurement, production, and 18 modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 19 non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 20 motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 21 electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 22 parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 23 equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 24 private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 25 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 30 1 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 2 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 3 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 4 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern- 5 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 6 expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 7 $8,626,297,000, to remain available for obligation until 8 September 30, 2026. 9 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 10 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 11 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 12 ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 13 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ- 14 ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter- 15 ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 16 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 17 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 18 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern- 19 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 20 $19,826,909,000, to remain available for obligation until 21 September 30, 2026. 22 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 23 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 24 tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap- 25 ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 31 1 and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 2 plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 3 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 4 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 5 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 6 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 7 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 8 layaway, $5,876,828,000, to remain available for obliga- 9 tion until September 30, 2026. 10 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 11 CORPS 12 For construction, procurement, production, and 13 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 14 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 15 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 16 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 17 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 18 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 19 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 20 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 21 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 22 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 23 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 24 for the foregoing purposes, $1,161,205,000, to remain 25 available for obligation until September 30, 2026. 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APPRO. 32 1 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 2 For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi- 3 tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ- 4 ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli- 5 ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 6 and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con- 7 tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 8 long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 9 constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 10 public and private plants, including land necessary there- 11 for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 12 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 13 title, as follows: 14 Columbia Class Submarine, $2,443,598,000; 15 Columbia Class Submarine (AP), 16 $3,390,734,000; 17 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), 18 $1,104,421,000; 19 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), 20 $800,492,000; 21 Virginia Class Submarine, $7,129,965,000; 22 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), 23 $3,158,782,000; 24 CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $488,446,000; 25 DDG–1000 Program, $392,892,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 33 1 DDG–51 Destroyer, $4,499,179,000; 2 DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $1,641,335,000; 3 FFG–Frigate, $2,183,861,000; 4 LPD Flight II (AP), $500,000,000; 5 LHA Replacement, $1,830,149,000; 6 TAO Fleet Oiler, $815,420,000; 7 TAGOS Surtass Ship, $513,466,000; 8 LCU 1700, $62,532,000; 9 Ship to Shore Connector, $585,000,000; 10 Service Craft, $93,815,000; 11 Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $72,000,000; 12 LCAC SLEP, $15,286,000; 13 Auxiliary Vessels, $142,008,000; 14 For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 15 first destination transportation, $512,019,000; and 16 Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro- 17 grams, $1,290,093,000. 18 In all: $33,665,493,000, to remain available for obli- 19 gation until September 30, 2028: Provided, That addi- 20 tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 21 2028, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 22 other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 23 final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 24 none of the funds provided under this heading for the con- 25 struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 34 1 structed in shipyards in the United States shall be ex- 2 pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 3 components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of 4 the funds provided under this heading shall be used for 5 the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: 6 Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise 7 made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine 8 (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by sub- 9 sections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 2218a of title 10, 10 United States Code, only in accordance with the provisions 11 of the applicable subsection. 12 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 13 For procurement, production, and modernization of 14 support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 15 for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 16 ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 17 of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan- 18 sion of public and private plants, including the land nec- 19 essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 20 be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 21 approval of title; and procurement and installation of 22 equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 23 private plants; reserve plant and Government and con- 24 tractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,385,665,000, to 25 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 35 1 Provided, That such funds are also available for the main- 2 tenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot 3 program established for such purposes. 4 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 5 For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu- 6 facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 7 equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 8 equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 9 thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 10 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve- 11 hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas- 12 senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 13 of public and private plants, including land necessary 14 therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 15 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 16 proval of title, $3,904,532,000, to remain available for ob- 17 ligation until September 30, 2026. 18 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 19 For construction, procurement, and modification of 20 aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 21 specialized ground handling equipment, and training de- 22 vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 23 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov- 24 ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 25 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 36 1 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 2 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 3 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 4 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 5 other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in- 6 cluding rents and transportation of things, 7 $20,828,306,000, to remain available for obligation until 8 September 30, 2026. 9 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 10 For construction, procurement, and modification of 11 missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 12 parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equip- 13 ment, and training devices; expansion of public and pri- 14 vate plants, Government-owned equipment and installa- 15 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac- 16 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 17 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 18 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re- 19 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip- 20 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore- 21 going purposes including rents and transportation of 22 things, $4,693,647,000, to remain available for obligation 23 until September 30, 2026. 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APPRO. 37 1 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 2 For construction, procurement, production, and 3 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 4 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 5 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 6 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 7 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 8 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 9 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 10 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 11 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 12 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 13 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 14 for the foregoing purposes, $589,943,000, to remain avail- 15 able for obligation until September 30, 2026. 16 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 17 For procurement and modification of equipment (in- 18 cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 19 and ground electronic and communication equipment), 20 and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth- 21 erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi- 22 cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi- 23 cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern- 24 ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 25 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 38 1 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 2 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 3 thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 4 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 5 $31,327,131,000, to remain available for obligation until 6 September 30, 2026. 7 PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 8 For construction, procurement, and modification of 9 spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including 10 spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling 11 equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and 12 private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa- 13 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac- 14 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 15 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 16 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re- 17 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip- 18 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore- 19 going purposes including rents and transportation of 20 things, $4,064,948,000, to remain available for obligation 21 until September 30, 2026. 22 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 23 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart- 24 ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 25 necessary for procurement, production, and modification March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 39 1 of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there- 2 for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 3 motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 4 and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 5 such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 6 for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 7 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 8 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 9 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 10 $6,392,675,000, to remain available for obligation until 11 September 30, 2026. 12 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 13 For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 14 to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc- 15 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 16 $587,905,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2028, which shall be obligated and expended 18 by the Secretary of Defense as if delegated the necessary 19 authorities conferred by the Defense Production Act of 20 1950. 21 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 22 For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac- 23 tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro- 24 curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 25 Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 40 1 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Chiefs of 2 National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later 3 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually sub- 4 mit to the congressional defense committees the mod- 5 ernization priority assessment for their respective Na- 6 tional Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, 7 That none of the funds made available by this paragraph 8 may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 9 procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 41 1 TITLE IV 2 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 3 EVALUATION 4 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 5 ARMY 6 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 7 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 8 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 9 cilities and equipment, $17,115,037,000, to remain avail- 10 able for obligation until September 30, 2025. 11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 12 NAVY 13 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 14 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 15 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 16 cilities and equipment, $27,964,807,000, to remain avail- 17 able for obligation until September 30, 2025: Provided, 18 That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 19 available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper- 20 ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 21 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 22 AIR FORCE 23 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 24 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 25 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 42 1 cilities and equipment, $47,340,416,000, to remain avail- 2 able for obligation until September 30, 2025. 3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 4 SPACE FORCE 5 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 6 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 7 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 8 cilities and equipment, $18,669,844,000, to remain avail- 9 able until September 30, 2025. 10 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 11 DEFENSE-WIDE 12 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart- 13 ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 14 necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel- 15 opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 16 as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 17 of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 18 lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 19 $36,892,886,000, to remain available for obligation until 20 September 30, 2025. 21 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 22 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 23 for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 24 Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 25 operational test and evaluation, including initial oper- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 43 1 ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 2 and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 3 testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 4 connection therewith, $337,489,000, to remain available 5 for obligation until September 30, 2025. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 44 1 TITLE V 2 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 3 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 4 For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 5 $1,786,779,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 45 1 TITLE VI 2 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 3 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 4 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 5 and health care programs of the Department of Defense 6 as authorized by law, $39,898,624,000; of which 7 $36,639,695,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 8 of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available 9 for obligation until September 30, 2025, and of which up 10 to $19,757,403,000 may be available for contracts entered 11 into under the TRICARE program; of which 12 $381,881,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2026, shall be for procurement; and of which 14 $2,877,048,000, to remain available for obligation until 15 September 30, 2025, shall be for research, development, 16 test and evaluation: Provided, That of the funds provided 17 under this heading for research, development, test and 18 evaluation, not less than $1,509,000,000 shall be made 19 available to the Defense Health Agency to carry out the 20 congressionally directed medical research programs: Pro- 21 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 22 of law, of the amount made available under this heading 23 for research, development, test and evaluation, not less 24 than $12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention 25 educational activities undertaken in connection with March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 46 1 United States military training, exercises, and humani- 2 tarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African 3 nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 4 shall submit to the congressional defense committees quar- 5 terly reports on the current status of the electronic health 6 record program: Provided further, That the Comptroller 7 General of the United States shall perform quarterly per- 8 formance reviews of the electronic health record program. 9 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 10 DEFENSE 11 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 12 for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 13 chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro- 14 visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au- 15 thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the de- 16 struction of other chemical warfare materials that are not 17 in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,091,844,000, of 18 which $89,284,000 shall be for operation and mainte- 19 nance, of which not less than $57,875,000 shall be for 20 the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Pro- 21 gram, consisting of $23,676,000 for activities on military 22 installations and $34,199,000, to remain available until 23 September 30, 2025, to assist State and local govern- 24 ments; and $1,002,560,000, to remain available until Sep- 25 tember 30, 2025, shall be for research, development, test March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 47 1 and evaluation, of which $1,000,467,000 shall only be for 2 the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 3 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 4 DEFENSE 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 7 the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 8 available to the Department of Defense for military per- 9 sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi- 10 sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper- 11 ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 12 development, test and evaluation, $1,177,061,000, of 13 which $702,962,000 shall be for counter-narcotics sup- 14 port; $138,313,000 shall be for the drug demand reduc- 15 tion program; $305,786,000 shall be for the National 16 Guard counter-drug program; and $30,000,000 shall be 17 for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: 18 Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 19 shall be available for obligation for the same time period 20 and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which 21 transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 22 that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro- 23 priation are not necessary for the purposes provided here- 24 in, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro- 25 priation: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 48 1 vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans- 2 fer authority contained elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur- 3 ther, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 4 used to support a new start program or project only after 5 written prior notification to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 7 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 8 For expenses and activities of the Office of the In- 9 spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In- 10 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $528,565,000, 11 of which $524,067,000 shall be for operation and mainte- 12 nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 13 emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended 14 upon the approval or authority of the Inspector General, 15 and payments may be made upon the Inspector General’s 16 certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; 17 of which $1,098,000, to remain available for obligation 18 until September 30, 2026, shall be for procurement; and 19 of which $3,400,000, to remain available until September 20 30, 2025, shall be for research, development, test and eval- 21 uation. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 49 1 TITLE VII 2 RELATED AGENCIES 3 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 4 DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 5 For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re- 6 tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 7 proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 8 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 9 System, $514,000,000. 10 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 11 For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu- 12 nity Management Account, $625,419,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 50 1 TITLE VIII 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 4 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 5 poses not authorized by the Congress. 6 SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 7 of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em- 8 ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 9 shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 10 Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi- 11 rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 12 Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 13 of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 14 employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 15 computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 16 United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent- 17 age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 18 its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 19 That this section shall not apply to Department of De- 20 fense foreign service national employees serving at United 21 States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart- 22 ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro- 23 vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 24 not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 25 of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 51 1 SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 2 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 3 the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 4 SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro- 5 priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur- 6 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 7 last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec- 8 tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 9 duty training of reserve components or summer camp 10 training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 13 Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter- 14 est, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Director 15 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 16 exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the De- 17 partment of Defense or funds made available in this Act 18 to the Department of Defense for military functions (ex- 19 cept military construction) between such appropriations or 20 funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and 21 to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 22 time period, as the appropriation or fund to which trans- 23 ferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 24 be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore- 25 seen military requirements, than those for which originally March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 52 1 appropriated and in no case where the item for which 2 funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Pro- 3 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 4 the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to 5 this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 6 further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 7 available to prepare or present a request to the Commit- 8 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 9 and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for 10 higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re- 11 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 12 and in no case where the item for which reprogramming 13 is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided 14 further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of 15 funds using authority provided in this section shall be 16 made prior to June 30, 2024: Provided further, That 17 transfers among military personnel appropriations shall 18 not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation 19 on the amount of funds that may be transferred under 20 this section. 21 SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro- 22 grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 23 and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 24 such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 25 tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 53 1 the explanatory statement regarding this Act and the ta- 2 bles contained in the classified annex accompanying this 3 Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appro- 4 priated or otherwise made available in this Act for those 5 programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts 6 appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby re- 7 quired by law to be carried out in the manner provided 8 by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were 9 included in the text of this Act. 10 (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de- 11 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi- 12 sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 13 Act: Provided, That section 8005 of this Act shall apply 14 when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) 15 occur between appropriation accounts, subject to the limi- 16 tation in subsection (c): Provided further, That the trans- 17 fer amount limitation provided in section 8005 of this Act 18 shall not apply to transfers of amounts described in sub- 19 section (a) if such transfers are necessary for the proper 20 execution of such funds. 21 (c) During the current fiscal year, amounts specified 22 in the referenced tables in titles III and IV of this Act 23 described in subsection (a) may not be transferred pursu- 24 ant to section 8005 of this Act other than for proper exe- 25 cution of such amounts, as provided in subsection (b). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 54 1 SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 2 of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense 3 shall submit a report to the congressional defense commit- 4 tees to establish the baseline for application of reprogram- 5 ming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2024: Pro- 6 vided, That the report shall include— 7 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa- 8 rate column to display the President’s budget re- 9 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 10 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 11 fiscal year enacted level; 12 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro- 13 priation both by budget activity and program, 14 project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap- 15 pendix; and 16 (3) an identification of items of special congres- 17 sional interest. 18 (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 19 of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 20 reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 21 subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 22 committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 23 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 24 reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 25 requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 55 1 apply to transfers from the following appropriations ac- 2 counts: 3 (1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 4 (2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 5 (3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 6 (4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense- 7 Wide’’; 8 (5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly 9 Used Defense Sites’’; and 10 (6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Ac- 11 tivities, Defense’’. 12 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal- 14 ances in working capital funds of the Department of De- 15 fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 16 United States Code, may be maintained in only such 17 amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse- 18 ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans- 19 fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 20 That transfers may be made between working capital 21 funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 22 appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap- 23 propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter- 24 mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 25 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, ex- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 56 1 cept that such transfers may not be made unless the Sec- 2 retary of Defense has notified the Congress of the pro- 3 posed transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts 4 equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital 5 funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a 6 working capital fund to procure or increase the value of 7 war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of 8 Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obli- 9 gation. 10 SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 11 be used to initiate a special access program without prior 12 notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres- 13 sional defense committees. 14 SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act 15 shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 16 employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 17 $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in- 18 cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 19 $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 20 leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 21 order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 22 any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 23 have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro- 24 posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap- 25 propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 57 1 tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 2 quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 3 the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 4 That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 5 shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con- 6 tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 7 of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un- 8 less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 9 That no multiyear procurement contract can be termi- 10 nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres- 11 sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exe- 12 cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 13 present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 14 to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 15 the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 16 contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 17 Act unless in the case of any such contract— 18 (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 19 Congress a budget request for full funding of units 20 to be procured through the contract and, in the case 21 of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in- 22 cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 23 the contract for which procurement funds are re- 24 quested in that budget request for production be- 25 yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 58 1 year covered by the budget, full funding of procure- 2 ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 3 (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 4 not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 5 costs of the contractor associated with the produc- 6 tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con- 7 tract; 8 (3) the contract provides that payments to the 9 contractor under the contract shall not be made in 10 advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 11 (4) the contract does not provide for a price ad- 12 justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 13 contract. 14 Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be 15 used for multiyear procurement contracts as follows: 16 Naval Strike Missile; Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Sys- 17 tem; PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment 18 Enhancement; Long Range Anti-Ship Missile; Joint Air- 19 to-Surface Standoff Missile; Advanced Medium-Range 20 Air-to-Air Missile; and USS Virginia Class (SSN–774). 21 SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op- 22 eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 23 hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 24 United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 25 costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 59 1 Provided, That such funds may also be obligated for hu- 2 manitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to author- 3 ized operations and pursuant to authority granted in sec- 4 tion 401 of title 10, United States Code, and these obliga- 5 tions shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of 6 title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That funds 7 available for operation and maintenance shall be available 8 for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by 9 using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 10 Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, 11 pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as author- 12 ized by Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon 13 a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such 14 action is beneficial for graduate medical education pro- 15 grams conducted at Army medical facilities located in Ha- 16 waii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provi- 17 sion of medical services at such facilities and transpor- 18 tation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for 19 civilian patients from American Samoa, the Common- 20 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Is- 21 lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and 22 Guam. 23 SEC. 8012. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 25 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 60 1 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on ex- 2 cessive contractor payments that exceed the thresholds es- 3 tablished in 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 ‘‘Truthful Cost or 4 Pricing Data (Truth in Negotiations)’’ or 41 U.S.C. chap- 5 ter 35 ‘‘Truthful Cost or Pricing Data’’ and with respect 6 to which none of the exceptions to certified cost or pricing 7 data requirements apply. 8 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall also 9 include the following: 10 (1) The amounts collected, adjusted, or offset 11 from contractors as a result of providing defective 12 cost and pricing data; 13 (2) The mechanisms used to identify violations 14 of 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 35; 15 (3) Disciplinary actions taken by the Depart- 16 ment of Defense when violations of 10 U.S.C. chap- 17 ter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 35 are identified, re- 18 gardless of whether they are included in the System 19 for Award Management; and 20 (4) Any referrals made to the Department of 21 Justice. 22 SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in- 24 fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro- 25 priation matters pending before the Congress. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 61 1 SEC. 8014. None of the funds available in this Act 2 to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations 3 made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, 4 or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to 5 prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-de- 6 ployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 7 levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in ac- 8 cordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Au- 9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 10 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this 12 Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé 13 Program may be transferred to any other appropriation 14 contained in this Act solely for the purpose of imple- 15 menting a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assist- 16 ance agreement pursuant to section 4902 of title 10, 17 United States Code, under the authority of this provision 18 or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 19 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the 20 budget justification documents in support of the budget 21 for fiscal year 2025 (as submitted to Congress pursuant 22 to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) a descrip- 23 tion of each transfer under this section that occurred dur- 24 ing the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which such 25 budget is submitted. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 62 1 SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be 2 available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 3 (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 4 anchor and mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring 5 chain are manufactured in the United States from compo- 6 nents which are substantially manufactured in the United 7 States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the 8 term ‘‘manufactured’’ shall include cutting, heat treating, 9 quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the 10 forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That 11 for the purpose of this section substantially all of the com- 12 ponents of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered 13 to be produced or manufactured in the United States if 14 the aggregate cost of the components produced or manu- 15 factured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost 16 of the components produced or manufactured outside the 17 United States: Provided further, That when adequate do- 18 mestic supplies are not available to meet Department of 19 Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of 20 the Service responsible for the procurement may waive this 21 restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 22 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 23 resentatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must 24 be made in order to acquire capability for national security 25 purposes. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 63 1 SEC. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this 2 Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated 3 funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures 4 malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for 5 resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the 6 drink) on a military installation located in the United 7 States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured 8 within that State, or in the case of the District of Colum- 9 bia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 10 installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which 11 the military installation is located in more than one State, 12 purchases may be made in any State in which the installa- 13 tion is located: Provided further, That such local procure- 14 ment requirements for malt beverages and wine shall 15 apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installa- 16 tions in States which are not contiguous with another 17 State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 18 than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and 19 the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most 20 competitive source, price and other factors considered. 21 SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the De- 22 partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis- 23 pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 24 .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 25 to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 64 1 munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 2 from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 3 arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 4 by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 5 or unsafe for further use. 6 SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap- 7 propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur- 8 ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga- 9 nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 10 Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro- 11 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re- 12 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 13 to the congressional defense committees that such a relo- 14 cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 15 SEC. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act 16 under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 17 $25,169,000 shall be available only for incentive payments 18 authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 19 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 20 or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 21 award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec- 22 tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi- 23 ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 24 defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 25 Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 65 1 of being allowed additional compensation under section 2 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 3 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 4 is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 5 appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De- 6 partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Pro- 7 vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 8 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 9 to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 10 services, including any contract and any subcontract at 11 any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 12 manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 13 or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 14 States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 15 an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 16 of title 25, United States Code. 17 SEC. 8021. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 18 of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 19 cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 20 tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da- 21 kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 22 Washington relocatable military housing units located at 23 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 24 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 66 1 Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 2 needs of the Air Force. 3 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 4 no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub- 5 section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 6 that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 7 Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 8 in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Da- 9 kota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any 10 such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the 11 housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 12 of time, as determined by the Secretary. 13 (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re- 14 solve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for 15 housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re- 16 quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 17 (b). 18 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means 19 any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 20 published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 21 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 22 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131). 23 SEC. 8022. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart- 24 ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main- 25 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 may March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 67 1 be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 2 impacts, including training and technical assistance to 3 tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in- 4 formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de- 5 veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 6 to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re- 7 sulting from Department of Defense activities. 8 SEC. 8023. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 9 Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 10 or international political or psychological activities. 11 SEC. 8024. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Work- 12 ing Capital Fund, Army’’, $120,000,000 shall be available 13 to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 14 SEC. 8025. (a) Of the funds made available in this 15 Act, not less than $69,000,000 shall be available for the 16 Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 17 (1) $55,100,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper- 18 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 19 Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 20 readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 21 reduction activities involving youth programs; 22 (2) $11,900,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air- 23 craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 24 (3) $2,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 25 Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 68 1 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim- 2 bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 3 counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 4 local government agencies. 5 SEC. 8026. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 6 Act are available to establish a new Department of De- 7 fense (department) federally funded research and develop- 8 ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 9 separate entity administrated by an organization man- 10 aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor- 11 poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 12 other nonprofit entities. 13 (b) Except when acting in a technical advisory capac- 14 ity, no member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Over- 15 seers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Com- 16 mittee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, or any 17 entity that contracts with the Federal government to man- 18 age or operate one or more FFRDCs, or any paid consult- 19 ant to a defense FFRDC shall receive funds appropriated 20 by this Act as compensation for services as a member of 21 such entity: Provided, That a member of any such entity 22 shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as author- 23 ized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when en- 24 gaged in the performance of membership duties: Provided 25 further, That except when acting in a technical advisory March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 69 1 capacity, no paid consultant shall receive funds appro- 2 priated by this Act as compensation by more than one 3 FFRDC in a calendar year. 4 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 5 of the funds available to the department from any source 6 during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense 7 FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for 8 construction of new buildings not located on a military in- 9 stallation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded 10 by Government grants, for absorption of contract over- 11 runs, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 12 employee participation in community service and/or devel- 13 opment. 14 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 15 the funds available to the department during fiscal year 16 2024, not more than $2,857,803,000 may be funded for 17 professional technical staff-related costs of the defense 18 FFRDCs: Provided, That within such funds, not more 19 than $456,803,000 shall be available for the defense stud- 20 ies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this sub- 21 section shall not apply to staff years funded in the Na- 22 tional Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence 23 Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 24 shall, with the submission of the department’s fiscal year 25 2025 budget request, submit a report presenting the spe- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 70 1 cific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allo- 2 cated for each defense FFRDC by program during that 3 fiscal year and the associated budget estimates, by appro- 4 priation account and program. 5 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 6 the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs 7 is hereby reduced by $27,197,000: Provided, That this 8 subsection shall not apply to appropriations for the Na- 9 tional Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Pro- 10 gram. 11 SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term 12 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 13 Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 14 Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub- 15 committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 16 of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee 17 on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 18 Senate. 19 SEC. 8028. For the purposes of this Act, the term 20 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma- 21 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 22 Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 23 the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com- 24 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 71 1 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 2 Appropriations of the Senate. 3 SEC. 8029. During the current fiscal year, the De- 4 partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 5 maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 6 as well as the production of components and other De- 7 fense-related articles, through competition between De- 8 partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri- 9 vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu- 10 tive of the military department or Defense Agency con- 11 cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success- 12 ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and in- 13 direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur- 14 ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 15 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 16 section. 17 SEC. 8030. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 18 Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 19 Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com- 20 plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 21 subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 22 83 of title 41, United States Code. 23 (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per- 24 son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 25 bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 72 1 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 2 in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 3 with section 4658 of title 10, United States Code, whether 4 the person should be debarred from contracting with the 5 Department of Defense. 6 (c) In the case of any equipment or products pur- 7 chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 8 the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart- 9 ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 10 only American-made equipment and products, provided 11 that American-made equipment and products are cost- 12 competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 13 fashion. 14 SEC. 8031. None of the funds appropriated or made 15 available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 16 or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa- 17 cility or property under the control of the Department of 18 Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 19 States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re- 20 strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 21 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 22 or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 23 of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 24 That the Secretary of the military department responsible 25 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 73 1 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 2 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 3 Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 4 to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 5 basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 6 to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro- 7 vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 8 contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact- 9 ment of this Act. 10 SEC. 8032. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 11 consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 12 determines that a foreign country which is party to an 13 agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 14 terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 15 types of products produced in the United States that are 16 covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 17 rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer- 18 ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 19 in that foreign country. 20 (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 21 reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under- 22 standing, between the United States and a foreign country 23 pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec- 24 tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 25 in that country. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 74 1 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con- 2 gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 3 purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2024. Such 4 report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 5 for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 6 any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 7 Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 8 international agreement to which the United States is a 9 party. 10 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 11 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 12 States Code. 13 SEC. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this 14 Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 15 bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 16 and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 17 the military department responsible for such procurement 18 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi- 19 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 20 the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade- 21 quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart- 22 ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 23 such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca- 24 pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 25 That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 75 1 ‘‘commercial products’’, as defined by section 103 of title 2 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall 3 apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 4 SEC. 8034. In addition to any other funds made 5 available for such purposes, there is appropriated 6 $50,000,000, for an additional amount for the ‘‘National 7 Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund’’, to remain available 8 until September 30, 2026, for activities pursuant to the 9 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 10 U.S.C. 98 et seq.): Provided, That none of the funds pro- 11 vided under this section may be obligated or expended 12 until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides the 13 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 14 atives and the Senate a detailed execution plan for such 15 funds. 16 SEC. 8035. None of the funds in this Act may be 17 used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu- 18 factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De- 19 fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 20 that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 21 capability for national security purposes that is not avail- 22 able from United States manufacturers. 23 SEC. 8036. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 24 case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 25 each limitation on the procurement of defense items from March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 76 1 foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 2 that the application of the limitation with respect to that 3 country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 4 into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 5 country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 6 for the procurement of defense items entered into under 7 section 4851 of title 10, United States Code, and the 8 country does not discriminate against the same or similar 9 defense items produced in the United States for that coun- 10 try. 11 (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 12 (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 13 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 14 (2) options for the procurement of items that 15 are exercised after such date under contracts that 16 are entered into before such date if the option prices 17 are adjusted for any reason other than the applica- 18 tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 19 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re- 20 garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear- 21 ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 22 section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 23 Schedule of the United States and products classified 24 under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 25 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 77 1 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 2 8211, 8215, and 9404. 3 SEC. 8037. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act, or any subsequent Act making appropriations for the 5 Department of Defense, may be used for the purchase or 6 manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such 7 flags are treated as covered items under section 4862(b) 8 of title 10, United States Code. 9 SEC. 8038. During the current fiscal year, amounts 10 contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 11 Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available 12 until expended for the payments specified by section 13 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 14 SEC. 8039. During the current fiscal year, appropria- 15 tions which are available to the Department of Defense 16 for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 17 items having an investment item unit cost of not more 18 than $350,000: Provided, That upon determination by the 19 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet 20 the operational requirements of a Commander of a Com- 21 batant Command engaged in a named contingency oper- 22 ation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items 23 having an investment item unit cost of not more than 24 $500,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 78 1 SEC. 8040. Up to $16,809,000 of the funds appro- 2 priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 3 Navy’’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Re- 4 gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 5 United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater 6 Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian as- 7 sistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs 8 of training and exercising with foreign security forces: 9 Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may 10 be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for 11 humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined 12 exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may not 13 be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country 14 that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 15 assistance under any other provision of law. 16 SEC. 8041. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg- 17 ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco- 18 related products in military resale outlets in the United 19 States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 20 most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 21 That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to- 22 bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military re- 23 tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 24 for military retail system stores located in the United 25 States. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 79 1 SEC. 8042. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 2 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 3 of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 4 purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir- 5 ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur- 6 ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 7 customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 8 Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 9 to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 10 during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 11 investment item would be chargeable during the current 12 fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 13 Defense for procurement. 14 (b) The fiscal year 2025 budget request for the De- 15 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 16 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2025 17 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub- 18 mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 19 which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro- 20 curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 21 budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2025 procurement 22 appropriation and not in the supply management business 23 area or any other area or category of the Department of 24 Defense Working Capital Funds. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 80 1 SEC. 8043. None of the funds appropriated by this 2 Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 3 remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 4 year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 5 Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep- 6 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated, 7 transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intel- 8 ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 9 during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall 10 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 11 any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel- 12 ligence Agency for advanced research and development ac- 13 quisition, for agent operations, and for covert action pro- 14 grams authorized by the President under section 503 of 15 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 16 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided fur- 17 ther, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the 18 Central Intelligence Agency for the construction, improve- 19 ment, or alteration of facilities, including leased facilities, 20 to be used primarily by personnel of the intelligence com- 21 munity, shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 22 SEC. 8044. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 23 and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 24 be used— 25 (1) to establish a field operating agency; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 81 1 (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 2 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the depart- 3 ment who is transferred or reassigned from a head- 4 quarters activity if the member or employee’s place 5 of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. 6 (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili- 7 tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 8 (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 9 and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 10 House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant- 11 ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 12 or the financial requirements of the department. 13 (c) This section does not apply to— 14 (1) field operating agencies funded within the 15 National Intelligence Program; 16 (2) an Army field operating agency established 17 to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im- 18 provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 19 Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 20 (3) an Army field operating agency established 21 to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio- 22 metric activities and to integrate common biometric 23 technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 24 or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 82 1 (4) an Air Force field operating agency estab- 2 lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 3 Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart- 4 ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 5 SEC. 8045. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 6 this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per- 7 formance an activity or function of the Department of De- 8 fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 9 Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian em- 10 ployees unless— 11 (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 12 public-private competition that includes a most effi- 13 cient and cost effective organization plan developed 14 by such activity or function; 15 (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter- 16 mines that, over all performance periods stated in 17 the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac- 18 tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac- 19 tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 20 to the Department of Defense by an amount that 21 equals or exceeds the lesser of— 22 (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi- 23 zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 24 of that activity or function by Federal employ- 25 ees; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 83 1 (B) $10,000,000; and 2 (3) the contractor does not receive an advan- 3 tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 4 Department of Defense by— 5 (A) not making an employer-sponsored 6 health insurance plan available to the workers 7 who are to be employed in the performance of 8 that activity or function under the contract; or 9 (B) offering to such workers an employer- 10 sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 11 employer to contribute less towards the pre- 12 mium or subscription share than the amount 13 that is paid by the Department of Defense for 14 health benefits for civilian employees under 15 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 16 (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 17 to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 18 (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 19 notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require- 20 ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 21 to enter into a contract for the performance of any com- 22 mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 23 Defense that— 24 (A) is included on the procurement list estab- 25 lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 84 1 O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 2 Code); 3 (B) is planned to be converted to performance 4 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 5 a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi- 6 capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 7 (C) is planned to be converted to performance 8 by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner- 9 ship by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 10 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As- 11 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha- 12 waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 14 (2) This section shall not apply to depot con- 15 tracts or contracts for depot maintenance as pro- 16 vided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United 17 States Code. 18 (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 19 Department of Defense under the authority provided by 20 this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 21 outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es- 22 tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 23 to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 24 with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 85 1 States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com- 2 mercial activities. 3 (RESCISSIONS) 4 SEC. 8046. Of the funds appropriated in Department 5 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 6 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro- 7 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That no 8 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des- 9 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 10 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 11 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 12 1985: 13 ‘‘Cooperative Threat Reduction Account’’, 14 2022/2024, $75,000,000; 15 ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat 16 Vehicles, Army’’, 2022/2024, $1,900,000; 17 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2022/2024, 18 $54,681,000; 19 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2022/2024, 20 $1,428,000; 21 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Ma- 22 rine Corps’’, 2022/2024, $1,012,000; 23 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: T– 24 AGOS’’, 2022/2026, $158,300,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 86 1 ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2022/2024, 2 $7,100,000; 3 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2022/2024, 4 $83,261,000; 5 ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2022/2024, 6 $204,000; 7 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 8 2023/2024, $85,000,000; 9 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2023/ 10 2024, $50,000,000; 11 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, 12 $3,372,000; 13 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, 14 $2,713,000; 15 ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat 16 Vehicles, Army’’, 2023/2025, $10,372,000; 17 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2023/2025, 18 $63,028,000; 19 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army’’, 2023/ 20 2025, $3,223,000; 21 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, 22 $319,745,000; 23 ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, 24 $50,000,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 87 1 ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Ma- 2 rine Corps’’, 2023/2025, $2,262,000; 3 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG-51 4 Advance Procurement’’, 2023/2027, $77,300,000; 5 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LPD 6 Flight II Advance Procurement’’, 2023/2027, 7 $250,000,000; 8 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, 9 $89,101,000; 10 ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2023/2025, 11 $158,550,000; 12 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2023/2025, 13 $282,762,000; 14 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2023/2025, 15 $37,100,000; 16 ‘‘Procurement, Space Force’’, 2023/2025, 17 $80,487,000; 18 ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2023/2025, 19 $34,326,000; 20 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 21 Army’’, 2023/2024, $29,850,000; 22 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 23 Navy’’, 2023/2024, $136,705,000; 24 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 25 Air Force’’, 2023/2024, $112,324,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 88 1 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 2 Space Force’’, 2023/2024, $96,878,000; and 3 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 4 Defense-Wide’’, 2023/2024, $237,538,000. 5 SEC. 8047. None of the funds available in this Act 6 may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili- 7 tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 8 Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 9 Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 10 imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 11 military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 12 are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc- 13 ture. 14 SEC. 8048. None of the funds appropriated or other- 15 wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex- 16 pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 17 of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose: 18 Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to any ac- 19 tivities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 20 Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of 21 United States Armed Forces personnel from the Demo- 22 cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 23 SEC. 8049. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year 24 thereafter, funds appropriated for operation and mainte- 25 nance of the Military Departments, Combatant Com- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 89 1 mands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reim- 2 bursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 3 would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 4 National Guard and Reserve when members of the Na- 5 tional Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counter- 6 intelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 7 Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 8 activities and programs included within the National Intel- 9 ligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 10 Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 11 from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 12 and training procedures. 13 SEC. 8050. (a) None of the funds available to the 14 Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter- 15 diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 16 any other department or agency of the United States ex- 17 cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 18 (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel- 19 ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 20 counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other de- 21 partment or agency of the United States except as specifi- 22 cally provided in an appropriations law. 23 SEC. 8051. In addition to the amounts appropriated 24 or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 25 $49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 90 1 Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 2 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter- 3 est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci- 4 fied as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organi- 5 zations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross. 6 SEC. 8052. Notwithstanding any other provision in 7 this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 8 and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set- 9 asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 10 projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 11 extramural budget. The Secretary of each military depart- 12 ment, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head 13 of each other relevant component of the Department of 14 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit- 15 tees, concurrent with submission of the budget justifica- 16 tion documents to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 17 title 31, United States Code, a report with a detailed ac- 18 counting of the Small Business Innovation Research pro- 19 gram and the Small Business Technology Transfer pro- 20 gram set-asides taken from programs, projects, or activi- 21 ties within such department, agency, or component during 22 the most recently completed fiscal year. 23 SEC. 8053. None of the funds available to the De- 24 partment of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or 25 expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 91 1 Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by 2 the contractor to an employee when— 3 (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in 4 excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor 5 to the employee; and 6 (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs as- 7 sociated with a business combination. 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 9 SEC. 8054. During the current fiscal year, no more 10 than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act 11 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 12 Wide’’ may be transferred to appropriations available for 13 the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to 14 be available for the same time period as the appropriations 15 to which transferred, to be used in support of such per- 16 sonnel in connection with support and services for eligible 17 organizations and activities outside the Department of De- 18 fense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 19 Code. 20 SEC. 8055. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 21 of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may per- 22 mit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance 23 Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-avail- 24 able, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 92 1 Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for 2 such use on a case-by-case basis. 3 (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 4 credited to funds available for the National Guard Dis- 5 tance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 6 associated with the use of equipment of the project under 7 that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 8 purposes without fiscal year limitation. 9 SEC. 8056. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 10 otherwise made available by this or prior Acts may be obli- 11 gated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in 12 storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C–40 13 aircraft. 14 (b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not 15 apply to an individual C–40 aircraft that the Secretary 16 of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to 17 be no longer mission capable due to a Class A mishap. 18 (c) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) 19 that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary 20 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 21 certification in writing that the status of such aircraft is 22 due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of mainte- 23 nance, repairs, or other reasons. 24 (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 25 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 93 1 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 2 necessary steps taken by the Department of Defense to 3 meet the travel requirements for official or representa- 4 tional duties of members of Congress and the Cabinet in 5 fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 6 SEC. 8057. (a) None of the funds appropriated in 7 title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for 8 delivery to military forces for operational training, oper- 9 ational use, or inventory requirements: Provided, That this 10 restriction does not apply to end-items used in develop- 11 ment, prototyping in accordance with an approved test 12 strategy, and test activities preceding and leading to ac- 13 ceptance for operational use. 14 (b) If the number of end-items budgeted with funds 15 appropriated in title IV of this Act exceeds the number 16 required in an approved test strategy, the Under Secretary 17 of Defense (Research and Engineering) and the Under 18 Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), in 19 coordination with the responsible Service Acquisition Ex- 20 ecutive, shall certify in writing to the congressional de- 21 fense committees that there is a bonafide need for the ad- 22 ditional end-items at the time of submittal to Congress 23 of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2025 pursu- 24 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code: Pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 94 1 vided, That this restriction does not apply to programs 2 funded within the National Intelligence Program. 3 (c) The Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the 4 submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for 5 fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 6 United States Code, submit to the congressional defense 7 committees a report detailing the use of funds requested 8 in research, development, test and evaluation accounts for 9 end-items used in development, prototyping and test ac- 10 tivities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational 11 use: Provided, That the report shall set forth, for each 12 end item covered by the preceding proviso, a detailed list 13 of the statutory authorities under which amounts in the 14 accounts described in that proviso were used for such item: 15 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, at 16 the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of 17 the President for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 18 1105 of title 31, United States Code, submit to the con- 19 gressional defense committees a certification that funds 20 requested for fiscal year 2025 in research, development, 21 test and evaluation accounts are in compliance with this 22 section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 23 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi- 24 fying in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense of the 25 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 95 1 atives and the Senate that it is in the national security 2 interest to do so. 3 SEC. 8058. None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this or other Department of De- 5 fense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended 6 for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to 7 military family housing units of the Department of De- 8 fense, including areas in such military family housing 9 units that may be used for the purpose of conducting offi- 10 cial Department of Defense business. 11 SEC. 8059. Notwithstanding any other provision of 12 law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 13 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 14 Wide’’ for any new start defense innovation acceleration 15 or rapid prototyping program demonstration project with 16 a value of more than $5,000,000 may only be obligated 17 15 days after a report, including a description of the 18 project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy 19 and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided 20 in writing to the congressional defense committees: Pro- 21 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re- 22 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the con- 23 gressional defense committees that it is in the national in- 24 terest to do so. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 96 1 SEC. 8060. The Secretary of Defense shall continue 2 to provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees 3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 4 Senate, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as 5 directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 6 SEC. 8061. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 7 10, United States Code, a servicemember who is a member 8 of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard 9 duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 10 may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele- 11 ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 12 SEC. 8062. None of the funds provided in this Act 13 may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 14 ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 15 a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no- 16 menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 17 piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 18 ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 19 entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart- 20 ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 21 to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 22 Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren- 23 dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 24 or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con- 25 tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 97 1 of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per- 2 manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 3 the Department of State. 4 SEC. 8063. Notwithstanding any other provision of 5 law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their des- 6 ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider- 7 ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 8 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of 9 personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to 10 any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, 11 United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fra- 12 ternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the 13 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, 14 on a case-by-case basis. 15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 SEC. 8064. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 18 $175,943,968 shall remain available until expended: Pro- 19 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 20 the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such 21 funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Pro- 22 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 23 to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 24 of real property, construction, personal services, and oper- 25 ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 98 1 section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 2 under the authority of this section may provide for such 3 indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec- 4 essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 5 section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 6 local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na- 7 tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 8 SEC. 8065. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 9 or any other Act may be used to take any action to mod- 10 ify— 11 (1) the appropriations account structure for the 12 National Intelligence Program budget, including 13 through the creation of a new appropriation or new 14 appropriation account; 15 (2) how the National Intelligence Program 16 budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, 17 R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Depart- 18 ment of Defense budget request; 19 (3) the process by which the National Intel- 20 ligence Program appropriations are apportioned to 21 the executing agencies; or 22 (4) the process by which the National Intel- 23 ligence Program appropriations are allotted, obli- 24 gated and disbursed. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 99 1 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 2 prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the Na- 3 tional Intelligence Program budget at or below the Ex- 4 penditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise 5 in accordance with paragraphs (1)–(3) of subsection (a). 6 (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Sec- 7 retary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of 8 achieving auditable financial statements and improving 9 fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 10 alternative financial management processes. Such study 11 shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk as- 12 sessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes 13 will adversely affect counterintelligence. 14 (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals de- 15 fined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intel- 16 ligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— 17 (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all af- 18 fected agencies; 19 (2) receive certification from all affected agen- 20 cies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help 21 achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and 22 will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and 23 (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all 24 necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 100 1 the proposed alternatives and certifications to the 2 congressional defense and intelligence committees. 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 8066. In addition to amounts made available 5 elsewhere in this Act, $100,000,000 is hereby appro- 6 priated to the Department of Defense and made available 7 for transfer to operation and maintenance accounts, pro- 8 curement accounts, and research, development, test and 9 evaluation accounts only for those efforts by the Com- 10 mander, United States Africa Command or Commander, 11 United States Southern Command to expand cooperation, 12 share operational information, advance interoperability, or 13 improve the capabilities of our allies and partners in their 14 areas of operation: Provided, That none of the funds pro- 15 vided under this section may be obligated or expended 16 until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to 17 the congressional defense committees an execution plan: 18 Provided further, That not less than 15 days prior to any 19 transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify 20 the congressional defense committees of the details of any 21 such transfer: Provided further, That upon transfer, the 22 funds shall be merged with and available for the same pur- 23 poses, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 24 to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 101 1 authority provided under this section is in addition to any 2 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 8067. During the current fiscal year, not to ex- 5 ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 6 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 7 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper- 8 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 9 the military department concerned to its central fund es- 10 tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec- 11 tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 SEC. 8068. In addition to amounts provided else- 14 where in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 15 the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga- 16 tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 17 other provision of law, that upon the determination of the 18 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter- 19 est, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the 20 Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 21 and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 22 needs of military family members when confronted with 23 the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military bene- 24 ficiary. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 102 1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 2 SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper- 3 ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be 4 available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for 5 Public Service Development Trust Fund established under 6 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv- 7 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). 8 SEC. 8070. None of the funds available to the De- 9 partment of Defense may be obligated to modify command 10 and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 11 operational and administrative control of United States 12 Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That 13 the command and control relationships which existed on 14 October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 15 modification has been proposed to the Committees on Ap- 16 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 17 ate: Provided further, That the proposed modification may 18 be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an 19 objection is received from either the House or Senate Ap- 20 propriations Committees: Provided further, That any pro- 21 posed modification shall not preclude the ability of the 22 commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to 23 meet operational requirements. 24 SEC. 8071. Any notice that is required to be sub- 25 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 103 1 of Representatives and the Senate under section 3601 of 2 title 10, United States Code, as added by section 804(a) 3 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 shall be submitted pursuant to 5 that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on 6 Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the 7 House of Representatives and the Senate. 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 9 SEC. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 10 under the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and 11 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 12 Wide’’, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative 13 Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $80,000,000 14 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Gov- 15 ernment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 16 defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, sub- 17 ject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agree- 18 ment, as amended; $127,000,000 shall be for the Short 19 Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, in- 20 cluding cruise missile defense research and development 21 under the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for co- 22 production activities of SRBMD systems in the United 23 States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements 24 consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and proce- 25 dures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 104 1 for SRBMD, as amended; $80,000,000 shall be for an 2 upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Archi- 3 tecture, of which $80,000,000 shall be for co-production 4 activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United 5 States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements 6 consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and proce- 7 dures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement 8 for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 9 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program in- 10 cluding development of a long range, ground and airborne, 11 detection suite: Provided further, That the transfer author- 12 ity provided under this section is in addition to any other 13 transfer authority contained in this Act. 14 SEC. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 15 under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 16 $1,290,093,000 shall be available until September 30, 17 2024, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for 18 the following programs: 19 (1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 20 version, Navy’’, 2013/2024: Carrier Replacement 21 Program, $624,600,000; 22 (2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 23 version, Navy’’, 2015/2024: Virginia Class Sub- 24 marine Program, $43,419,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 105 1 (3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 2 version, Navy’’, 2016/2024: Virginia Class Sub- 3 marine Program, $100,115,000; 4 (4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 5 version, Navy’’, 2016/2024: DDG 51 Program, 6 $104,090,000; 7 (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 8 version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: Virginia Class Sub- 9 marine Program, $24,646,000; 10 (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 11 version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: DDG 51 Program, 12 $121,827,000; 13 (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 14 version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: LPD 17 Amphibious 15 Transport Dock Program, $16,520,000; 16 (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 17 version, Navy’’, 2018/2024: Ship to Shore Connector 18 Program, $43,600,000; 19 (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 20 version, Navy’’, 2019/2024: Littoral Combat Ship 21 Program, $23,000,000; 22 (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 23 version, Navy’’, 2019/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 24 gram, $27,060,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 106 1 (11) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 2 version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: CVN Refueling Over- 3 hauls, $42,422,000; 4 (12) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 5 version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 6 gram, $93,250,000; 7 (13) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 8 version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: Towing, Salvage, and 9 Rescue Ship Program, $1,150,000; 10 (14) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 11 version, Navy’’, 2021/2024: Towing, Salvage, and 12 Rescue Ship Program, $21,809,000; and 13 (15) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 14 version, Navy’’, 2022/2024: T–AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 15 gram, $2,585,000. 16 SEC. 8074. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 17 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel- 18 ligence activities and intelligence-related activities not oth- 19 erwise authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for 20 Fiscal Year 2024 are deemed to be specifically authorized 21 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na- 22 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 23 SEC. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act 24 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 25 reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 107 1 program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 2 or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 3 of national security and only after written prior notifica- 4 tion to the congressional defense committees. 5 SEC. 8076. None of the funds in this Act may be 6 used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure- 7 ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 8 missile defense system. 9 SEC. 8077. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of de- 11 commissioning any Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Ger- 12 mantown, or the USS Tortuga. 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 8078. The Secretary of Defense may transfer 15 funds from any available Department of the Navy appro- 16 priation to any available Navy ship construction appro- 17 priation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes 18 resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate ad- 19 justments for any ship construction program appropriated 20 in law: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to 21 exceed $20,000,000 under the authority provided by this 22 section: Provided further, That the Secretary may not 23 transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed trans- 24 fer has been reported to the Committees on Appropria- 25 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, un- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 108 1 less a response from the Committees is received sooner: 2 Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to 3 this section shall retain the same period of availability as 4 when originally appropriated: Provided further, That the 5 transfer authority provided under this section is in addi- 6 tion to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere 7 in this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority 8 provided by this section expires on September 30, 2028. 9 SEC. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or made 10 available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 11 the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad- 12 ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 13 the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 14 levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 15 shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 16 perform other missions in support of national defense re- 17 quirements during the non-hurricane season. 18 SEC. 8080. None of the funds provided in this Act 19 shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in- 20 formation unless the information has been lawfully col- 21 lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for- 22 eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 23 pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 24 in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 109 1 Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple- 2 mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 3 SEC. 8081. None of the funds appropriated by this 4 Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 5 Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 6 the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 7 research and technology, which shall remain available until 8 September 30, 2025. 9 SEC. 8082. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 10 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 11 made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 12 Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 13 purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship- 14 building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 15 prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 16 to the total amount of the appropriation. 17 SEC. 8083. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 18 of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel- 19 ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel- 20 ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 21 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 22 2024: Provided, That the report shall include— 23 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa- 24 rate column to display the President’s budget re- 25 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 110 1 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 2 fiscal year enacted level; 3 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro- 4 priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 5 (3) an identification of items of special congres- 6 sional interest. 7 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel- 8 ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re- 9 programming or transfer until the report identified in sub- 10 section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 11 committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 12 certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com- 13 mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 14 as an emergency requirement. 15 SEC. 8084. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to 16 the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel- 17 opment Account in or for fiscal year 2024 to a military 18 department or Defense Agency pursuant to section 19 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall be cov- 20 ered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act. 21 SEC. 8085. (a) None of the funds provided for the 22 National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro- 23 priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi- 24 ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 111 1 cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 2 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 3 (1) creates a new start effort; 4 (2) terminates a program with appropriated 5 funding of $10,000,000 or more; 6 (3) transfers funding into or out of the Na- 7 tional Intelligence Program; or 8 (4) transfers funding between appropriations, 9 unless the congressional intelligence committees are 10 notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 11 of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 12 urgent national security requirements. 13 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel- 14 ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 15 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 16 reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 17 section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 18 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 19 decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac- 20 companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 21 committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re- 22 programming of funds; this notification period may be re- 23 duced for urgent national security requirements. 24 SEC. 8086. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 25 available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 112 1 (c), post on the public website of that agency any report 2 required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 3 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen- 4 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 5 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 6 (1) the public posting of the report com- 7 promises national security; or 8 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 9 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 10 do so only after such report has been made available to 11 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 12 no less than 45 days. 13 SEC. 8087. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 14 otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 15 any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 16 $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 17 (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 18 employees or independent contractors that requires, 19 as a condition of employment, that the employee or 20 independent contractor agree to resolve through ar- 21 bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 22 Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 23 out of sexual assault or harassment, including as- 24 sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 113 1 distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su- 2 pervision, or retention; or 3 (2) take any action to enforce any provision of 4 an existing agreement with an employee or inde- 5 pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 6 or independent contractor resolve through arbitra- 7 tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 8 of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex- 9 ual assault or harassment, including assault and 10 battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 11 false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 12 or retention. 13 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 14 made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed- 15 eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 16 each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 17 not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 18 agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub- 19 section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 20 contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 21 For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon- 22 tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 23 $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 24 (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 25 respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 114 1 with employees or independent contractors that may not 2 be enforced in a court of the United States. 3 (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica- 4 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 5 subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 6 subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per- 7 sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 8 harm to national security interests of the United States, 9 and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 10 longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina- 11 tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 12 waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 13 and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 14 waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 15 avoid harm to national security interests of the United 16 States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con- 17 gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 18 under this subsection not less than 15 business days be- 19 fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter- 20 mination may be awarded. 21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 22 SEC. 8088. From within the funds appropriated for 23 operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro- 24 gram in this Act, up to $172,000,000, shall be available 25 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 115 1 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 2 Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 4 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 5 of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper- 6 ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 7 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet- 8 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 9 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 10 Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 11 Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 12 funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op- 13 eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 14 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet- 15 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 16 written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 18 atives and the Senate. 19 SEC. 8089. None of the funds appropriated or other- 20 wise made available by this Act may be used by the De- 21 partment of Defense or a component thereof in contraven- 22 tion of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United 23 States Code. 24 SEC. 8090. Notwithstanding price or other limita- 25 tions applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying ve- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 116 1 hicles, appropriations available to the Department of De- 2 fense may be used for the purchase of: (1) heavy and light 3 armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or 4 for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 5 per vehicle; and (2) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit 6 of $75,000 per vehicle for use by military and civilian em- 7 ployees of the Department of Defense in the United States 8 Central Command area of responsibility. 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 SEC. 8091. Upon a determination by the Director of 11 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 12 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 13 of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 14 transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made 15 available in this Act for the National Intelligence Pro- 16 gram: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 17 be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore- 18 seen intelligence requirements, than those for which origi- 19 nally appropriated and in no case where the item for which 20 funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Pro- 21 vided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings 22 of funds using authority provided in this section shall be 23 made prior to June 30, 2024. 24 SEC. 8092. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 25 for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $142,008,000, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 117 1 to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2 2028, may be used for the purchase of two used sealift 3 vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, established 4 under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 5 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are 6 available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 7 Maritime Administration account of the United States De- 8 partment of Transportation for programs, projects, activi- 9 ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve 10 Fleet: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 11 2218 of title 10, United States Code, none of these funds 12 shall be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund 13 for execution. 14 SEC. 8093. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 15 awards on a public website in a searchable format. 16 SEC. 8094. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 18 (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 19 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 20 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 21 person; or 22 (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 23 such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 24 United States Code) of any electronic communica- 25 tion of a United States person from a provider of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 118 1 electronic communication services to the public pur- 2 suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- 3 veillance Act of 1978. 4 SEC. 8095. None of the funds made available in this 5 or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 6 officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 7 approves or implements the transfer of administrative re- 8 sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 9 project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 10 of another Federal agency not financed by this Act with- 11 out the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 12 this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds ex- 13 pressly provided for in Department of Defense Appropria- 14 tions Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental 15 appropriations for the Department of Defense. 16 SEC. 8096. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 17 for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $667,508,000, 18 to remain available until expended, may be used for any 19 purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 20 established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 21 Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such 22 amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 23 Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 24 United States Department of Transportation for pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 119 1 grams, projects, activities, and expenses related to the Na- 2 tional Defense Reserve Fleet. 3 SEC. 8097. (a) None of the funds provided in this 4 Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to 5 award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of 6 the following components unless those components are 7 manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment 8 (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 9 equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propel- 10 lers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; 11 and anchor chains, specifically for the seventh and subse- 12 quent ships of the fleet. 13 (b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 14 FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new 15 contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 16 components unless those components are manufactured in 17 the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; 18 electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; 19 pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally 20 enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard 21 cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion pro- 22 pellers: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall in- 23 corporate United States manufactured propulsion engines 24 and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 120 1 program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship 2 of the program. 3 SEC. 8098. None of the funds provided in this Act 4 for requirements development, performance specification 5 development, concept design and development, ship con- 6 figuration development, systems engineering, naval archi- 7 tecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, 8 industry studies, preliminary design, development of the 9 Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals 10 solicitation package, or related activities for the T– 11 ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair Ship or the T– 12 AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used 13 to award a new contract for such activities unless these 14 contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equip- 15 ment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manu- 16 factured in the United States. 17 SEC. 8099. No amounts credited or otherwise made 18 available in this or any other Act to the Department of 19 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may 20 be transferred to: 21 (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 22 under section 804(d) of the National Defense Au- 23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 24 2302 note); or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 121 1 (2) credited to a military-department specific 2 fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na- 3 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 4 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National 5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 6 SEC. 8100. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex- 8 penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 9 of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 10 topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 11 by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 12 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclo- 13 sure 3, 14a and 14b). 14 SEC. 8101. (a) None of the funds made available in 15 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 16 network unless such network is designed to block access 17 to pornography websites. 18 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 19 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 20 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 21 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, 22 or for any activity necessary for the national defense, in- 23 cluding intelligence activities. 24 SEC. 8102. None of the funds provided for, or other- 25 wise made available, in this or any other Act, may be obli- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 122 1 gated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide 2 motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other 3 than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary 4 ceremonial honors, operational military units, or oper- 5 ational military platforms if the Secretary determines that 6 providing such units, platforms, or equipment would un- 7 dermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equip- 8 ment. 9 SEC. 8103. (a) None of the funds made available by 10 this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 11 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 12 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 13 to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil- 14 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad- 15 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 16 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 17 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col- 18 lecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Fed- 19 eral agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 20 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 21 Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment 22 of the corporation described in such subsection and has 23 made a determination that such suspension or debarment 24 is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal 25 Government. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 123 1 SEC. 8104. (a) Amounts appropriated under title IV 2 of this Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the ta- 3 bles titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 4 the explanatory statement regarding this Act, may be used 5 for expenses for the agile research, development, test and 6 evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and op- 7 eration and maintenance, only for the following Software 8 and Digital Technology Pilot programs— 9 (1) Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A); 10 (2) Risk Management Information (PE 11 0608013N); 12 (3) Maritime Tactical Command and Control 13 (PE 0608231N); 14 (4) Space Command & Control (PE 15 1208248SF); 16 (5) Global Command and Control System (PE 17 0303150K); and 18 (6) Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z). 19 (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or prior 20 Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obli- 21 gated or expended to initiate additional Software and Dig- 22 ital Technology Pilot Programs in fiscal year 2024. 23 SEC. 8105. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 25 the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 124 1 Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to 2 limit or prohibit cooperation, collaboration, and coordina- 3 tion between the National Reconnaissance Office and the 4 Space Force or any other elements of the Department of 5 Defense. 6 SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available in this 7 Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 8 enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 9 United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 10 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 11 (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 12 (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 13 Code. 14 (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 15 and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 16 Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 17 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 18 regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed- 19 eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 20 Federal Regulations. 21 (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 22 of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 23 to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 24 Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 25 148). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 125 1 SEC. 8107. None of the funds made available by this 2 Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist- 3 ance to the Azov Battalion. 4 SEC. 8108. During the current fiscal year, the De- 5 partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 6 not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec- 7 tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa- 8 tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 9 of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, such con- 10 tributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the appropria- 11 tions or fund which incurred such obligations. 12 SEC. 8109. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 13 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 14 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 15 $1,406,346,000, to remain available until September 30, 16 2025, shall be available for International Security Co- 17 operation Programs and other programs to provide sup- 18 port and assistance to foreign security forces or other 19 groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 20 counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner ca- 21 pacity programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 22 shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 23 available in this section, notify the congressional defense 24 committees in writing of the details of any planned obliga- 25 tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 126 1 provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropria- 2 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 3 the use and status of funds made available in this section. 4 SEC. 8110. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 5 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 6 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 7 $380,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2025, shall be available to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, 9 Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 of the Na- 10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 11 U.S.C. 2151 note), for enhanced border security, of which 12 not less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan: Provided, 13 That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days 14 prior to obligating funds made available in this section, 15 notify the congressional defense committees in writing of 16 the details of any planned obligation and the nature of 17 the expenses incurred: Provided further, That the Sec- 18 retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 20 atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 21 available in this section. 22 SEC. 8111. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res- 24 olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 127 1 SEC. 8112. None of the funds made available by this 2 Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 3 333 of title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping oper- 4 ations for the countries designated annually to be in viola- 5 tion of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act 6 of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may 7 be used to support any military training or operation that 8 includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers 9 Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is other- 10 wise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers 11 Prevention Act of 2008. 12 SEC. 8113. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban. 14 SEC. 8114. Notwithstanding any other provision of 15 law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made 16 available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign coun- 17 tries in connection with the conduct of operations in which 18 the United States is not participating, pursuant to section 19 331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be made in 20 accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 21 SEC. 8115. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 22 otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 23 be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 24 or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 25 contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 128 1 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 2 or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 3 of Rosoboronexport. 4 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita- 5 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 6 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel- 7 ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 8 interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ- 9 ing to the congressional defense committees that— 10 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 11 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 12 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern- 13 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 14 (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 15 have withdrawn from Ukraine; and 16 (3) agents of the Russian Federation have 17 ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con- 18 trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 19 Ukraine. 20 (c) The Inspector General of the Department of De- 21 fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 22 Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 23 Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 24 later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 25 is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 129 1 eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 2 a report containing the results of the review conducted 3 with respect to such waiver. 4 SEC. 8116. Equipment procured using funds provided 5 in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part- 6 nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 7 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 9 (Public Law 113–291), or under the heading ‘‘Iraq Train 10 and Equip Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 11 1236 of such Act, and not yet transferred to authorized 12 recipients may be transferred to foreign security forces, 13 irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to re- 14 ceive assistance using amounts provided under the heading 15 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this Act: Pro- 16 vided, That such equipment may be transferred 15 days 17 following written notification to the congressional defense 18 committees. 19 SEC. 8117. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 20 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 21 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 22 $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 23 2025, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 24 nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ- 25 ing access, provided to United States military and stability March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 130 1 operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 2 Provided, That such reimbursement payments may be 3 made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 4 the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consulta- 5 tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 6 Budget, may determine, based on documentation deter- 7 mined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account 8 for the support provided, and such determination is final 9 and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United 10 States, and 15 days following written notification to the 11 appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 12 That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing 13 specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized 14 equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such 15 equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 16 supporting United States military and stability operations 17 to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 18 days following written notification to the appropriate con- 19 gressional committees: Provided further, That the Sec- 20 retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 21 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 22 atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 23 available in this section. 24 SEC. 8118. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 25 congressional defense committees in writing not more than March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 131 1 30 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds re- 2 ceived from the government of a foreign country for any 3 purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the 4 United States Armed Forces: Provided, That such notifi- 5 cation shall include the amount of the contribution; the 6 purpose for which such contribution was made; and the 7 authority under which such contribution was accepted by 8 the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That not fewer 9 than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary 10 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 11 mittees in writing a notification of the planned use of such 12 contributions, including whether such contributions would 13 support existing or new stationing or operations of the 14 United States Armed Forces. 15 SEC. 8119. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 16 in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart- 17 ments and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit 18 to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 19 days after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, 20 a report on the use of operation and maintenance funds 21 for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have 22 been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned 23 activities for fiscal year 2024. 24 (b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also 25 include— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 132 1 (1) the title, date, and location, of each activity 2 and exercise covered by the report; 3 (2) an identification of the military department 4 and units that participated in each such activity or 5 exercise (including an estimate of the number of 6 participants); 7 (3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by 8 budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element 9 such as transportation); and 10 (4) a short explanation of the objective of the 11 activity or exercise. 12 (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 13 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi- 14 fied annex. 15 SEC. 8120. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 16 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made 17 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 18 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for 19 fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec- 20 tion 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 21 Public Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the 22 amounts specified, and for the projects and activities spec- 23 ified, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Defense Alloca- 24 tion of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 133 1 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 2 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 3 (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allo- 4 cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 5 year under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 6 if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appro- 7 priations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of 8 Defense: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter pre- 9 ceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, appor- 10 tionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing adminis- 11 tration of programs allocated using funds transferred from 12 the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may be allo- 13 cated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 14 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that 15 are no more than the allocation for such purposes in sub- 16 section (a) of this section. 17 (c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds 18 allocated by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the 19 terms and conditions contained in the provisos in section 20 8005 of this Act: Provided, That amounts may be reallo- 21 cated pursuant to this subsection only for those require- 22 ments necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the Wil- 23 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 134 1 (d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 2 the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of De- 3 fense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 4 of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed 5 allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, 6 with detailed justifications, for amounts made available 7 under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for 8 fiscal year 2025. 9 (e) The Department of Defense shall provide the 10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 11 atives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of bal- 12 ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 13 America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 14 subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, 15 committed, and unobligated funds. 16 SEC. 8121. Not later than 15 days after the date on 17 which any foreign base that involves the stationing or op- 18 erations of the United States Armed Forces, including a 19 temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and oper- 20 ated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Sec- 21 retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 22 committees in writing of the opening or closing of such 23 base: Provided, That such notification shall also include 24 information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings 25 associated with the opening or closing of such base. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 135 1 SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this 2 Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 3 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in- 4 cluding for the introduction of United States Armed 5 Forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq 6 where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi- 7 cated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, air- 8 space, or waters while equipped for combat, in contraven- 9 tion of the congressional consultation and reporting re- 10 quirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 11 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 12 SEC. 8123. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 14 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 15 including for the introduction of United States armed or 16 military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 17 Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 18 indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 19 airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con- 20 travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 21 requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 22 1542 and 1543). 23 SEC. 8124. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 136 1 gated or expended by the United States Government for 2 a purpose as follows: 3 (1) To establish any military installation or 4 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 5 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 6 (2) To exercise United States control over any 7 oil resource of Iraq or Syria. 8 SEC. 8125. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip 10 Fund’’ may be used to procure or transfer man-portable 11 air defense systems. 12 SEC. 8126. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro- 13 priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 14 Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 15 may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 16 Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en- 17 hance security along its borders. 18 SEC. 8127. The total amount appropriated or other- 19 wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 20 by $500,000,000 to limit excessive growth in the procure- 21 ment of advisory and assistance services, to be distributed 22 as follows: 23 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 24 $138,000,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 137 1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 2 $68,000,000; 3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 4 $52,000,000; 5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 6 $77,000,000; 7 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 8 $9,500,000; 9 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 10 $143,000,000; and 11 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National 12 Guard’’, $12,500,000: 13 Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria- 14 tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 15 Intelligence Program. 16 SEC. 8128. The total amount appropriated or other- 17 wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 18 by $100,000,000 to reflect savings attributable to effi- 19 ciencies and management improvements in the funding of 20 miscellaneous or other contracts in the military depart- 21 ments, as follows: 22 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 23 $21,000,000; 24 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 25 $25,000,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 138 1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 2 $3,500,000; 3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 4 $22,000,000; 5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 6 $1,700,000; and 7 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 8 $26,800,000: 9 Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria- 10 tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 11 Intelligence Program. 12 SEC. 8129. The amounts appropriated in title II of 13 this Act are hereby reduced by $500,000,000 to reflect 14 excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working 15 Capital Funds, as follows: 16 (1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 17 $400,000,000; and 18 (2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 19 $100,000,000. 20 SEC. 8130. Notwithstanding any other provision of 21 this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex- 22 change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 23 is hereby reduced by $969,000,000. 24 SEC. 8131. Of the funds appropriated in this Act 25 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 139 1 Wide’’, $47,000,000 shall be for continued implementation 2 and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ 3 Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds are made 4 available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the 5 Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 6 Force: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be 7 merged with and available for the same purposes and for 8 the same time period as the appropriations to which the 9 funds are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer 10 authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 11 provided in this Act. 12 SEC. 8132. In carrying out the program described in 13 the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted 14 Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se- 15 verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 16 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 17 for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance 18 issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of 19 Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except 20 that— 21 (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 22 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 23 and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 24 apply; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 140 1 (2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 2 shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 3 without limitation on the duration of such 4 cryopreservation and storage. 5 SEC. 8133. The Secretary of the Navy shall continue 6 to provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge 7 Alkonis, United States Navy, until such time as the Sec- 8 retary of the Navy makes a determination with respect 9 to the separation of Lieutenant Alkonis from the Navy. 10 SEC. 8134. Grants pursuant to section 8120 of the 11 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (division 12 C of Public Law 117–103) to communities impacted by 13 military aviation noise for the purpose of installing noise 14 mitigating insulation at covered facilities may also provide 15 for the installation of air conditioning that complements 16 noise mitigating insulation at such facilities. 17 SEC. 8135. During their period of availability, 18 amounts appropriated in section 124 of the Continuing 19 Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117– 20 180) may be charged for any proper expense pursuant to 21 section 1553(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, not- 22 withstanding the limitation in section 1553(b)(2) of such 23 title. 24 SEC. 8136. The Secretary of Defense may obligate 25 funds made available in this Act for procurement or for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 141 1 research, development, test and evaluation for the F–35 2 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F–35 aircraft, 3 including up to two F–35 aircraft of each variant, to a 4 test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of De- 5 fense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the 6 Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the con- 7 gressional defense committees not fewer than 30 days 8 prior to obligating funds under this section: Provided fur- 9 ther, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the authority 10 provided in this section shall be made in accordance with 11 section 8005 of this Act. 12 SEC. 8137. None of the funds appropriated or other- 13 wise made available by this or any other Act may be obli- 14 gated to integrate an alternative engine on any F–35 air- 15 craft. 16 SEC. 8138. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 17 may be used to enter into a contract or contracts for the 18 procurement of airframes and engines for the CH–53K 19 heavy lift helicopter program. 20 SEC. 8139. The Secretary of Defense may use up to 21 $650,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 22 made available in this Act to the Department of Defense 23 for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and 24 associated support services pursuant to section 3601 of 25 title 10, United States Code, but only for the purposes March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 142 1 specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection 2 (c)(3)(B) of such section and subject to the applicable lim- 3 its specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection 4 and, in the case of clause (iv) of such subsection, subject 5 to a limit of $50,000,000, or for the purposes specified 6 in section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act 7 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) and subject 8 to a limit of $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary 9 of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit- 10 tees promptly of all uses of this authority. 11 SEC. 8140. There is appropriated to the ‘‘Depart- 12 ment of Defense Credit Program Account’’ established 13 pursuant to section 903(b)(5) of the National Defense Au- 14 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 15 31), $49,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 16 2026, for the cost of loans and loan guarantees pursuant 17 to section 903(b) of such Act for a pilot program on cap- 18 ital assistance to support defense investment in the indus- 19 trial base: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 20 of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 21 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur- 22 ther, That such amounts are available to subsidize gross 23 obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, and 24 total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 25 not to exceed $984,000,000: Provided further, That the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 143 1 Secretary of Defense (‘‘Secretary’’) and the Director of 2 the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘Director’’) shall 3 jointly develop criteria for project eligibility for direct 4 loans and loan guarantees authorized by section 903(b) 5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2024 (Public Law 118–31) that limit Federal participa- 7 tion in a project consistent with the requirements for the 8 budgetary treatment provided for in section 504 of the 9 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 and based on the rec- 10 ommendations contained in the 1967 Report of the Presi- 11 dent’s Commission on Budget Concepts: Provided further, 12 That the Secretary and the Director shall, not later than 13 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, report 14 such criteria to the Subcommittees on Defense of the 15 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 16 atives and the Senate and certify in that report that the 17 criteria are compliant with this section: Provided further, 18 That in the event that a report is not completed and cer- 19 tified within 120 days, the Secretary and the Director 20 shall provide a joint explanatory briefing on program es- 21 tablishment progress and estimated completion time: Pro- 22 vided further, That, in developing the criteria to be used, 23 the Secretary and the Director shall consult with the Di- 24 rector of the Congressional Budget Office: Provided fur- 25 ther, That the requirements of section 553 of title 5, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 144 1 United States Code, shall not apply to the development 2 of such criteria: Provided further, That the use of direct 3 loans or loan guarantee authority under this section for 4 direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any 5 project using funds provided by this section shall be in 6 accordance with such criteria: Provided further, That the 7 Secretary may not issue a Notice of Funding Availability 8 for applications for credit assistance under the program 9 authorized by section 903(b) of the National Defense Au- 10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 11 31) using funds provided by this section until the criteria 12 have been developed pursuant to the third proviso and cer- 13 tified pursuant to the fourth proviso: Provided further, 14 That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority 15 made available under this section shall be available for any 16 project unless the Secretary and the Director, or their re- 17 spective designees, have each individually certified in ad- 18 vance in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense of the 19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 20 atives and the Senate that the direct loan or loan guar- 21 antee, as applicable, and the project comply with the cri- 22 teria developed pursuant to this section: Provided further, 23 That the report required by the fourth proviso shall in- 24 clude information on any statutory improvements to sec- 25 tion 149 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 145 1 tion 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2 Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), and section 3 903(b) of such Act, that would further align such sections 4 with the budgetary treatment and recommendations re- 5 ferred to in the third proviso, including statutory improve- 6 ments necessary to ensure that no further reference to the 7 criteria or the certifications will be required in appropria- 8 tions Acts in future fiscal years: Provided further, That 9 such statutory improvements shall also be shared with the 10 Committees on the Budget and Armed Services of the 11 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 12 ther, That, for the purposes of carrying out the Congres- 13 sional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congres- 14 sional Budget Office may request, and the Secretary shall 15 promptly provide, documentation and information relating 16 to a project identified by the Department of Defense pur- 17 suant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications 18 for credit assistance under section 903(b) of the National 19 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 20 Law 118–31). 21 SEC. 8141. Notwithstanding section 8057 of this Act, 22 amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘Research, De- 23 velopment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ of this 24 Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the tables titled 25 Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explana- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 146 1 tory statement regarding this Act for ‘‘Defense Innovation 2 Unit (DIU) Fielding’’ line 281A, that exceed the amounts 3 requested may be used for expenses for agile research, de- 4 velopment, test and evaluation, procurement, production, 5 modification, and operation and maintenance require- 6 ments, including the initial acquisition of end-items for 7 operational use: Provided, That none of these funds may 8 be obligated or expended until 15 days after the Secretary 9 of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of 10 the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 11 execution plan for such funds. 12 SEC. 8142. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be used to support any activity conducted by, 14 or associated with, the Wuhan Institute of Virology. 15 SEC. 8143. None of the funds made available by this 16 Act may be used to fund any work to be performed by 17 EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported 18 by the government of China unless the Secretary of De- 19 fense determines that a waiver to such prohibition is in 20 the national security interests of the United States and, 21 not later than 14 days after granting such a waiver, sub- 22 mits to the congressional defense committees a detailed 23 justification for the waiver, including— 24 (1) an identification of the Department of De- 25 fense entity obligating or expending the funds; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 147 1 (2) an identification of the amount of such 2 funds; 3 (3) an identification of the intended purpose of 4 such funds; 5 (4) an identification of the recipient or prospec- 6 tive recipient of such funds (including any third- 7 party entity recipient, as applicable); 8 (5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the 9 national security interests of the United States; and 10 (6) any other information the Secretary deter- 11 mines appropriate. 12 SEC. 8144. None of the funds appropriated or other- 13 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 14 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 15 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 16 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 17 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 18 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 19 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 20 at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 21 Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 22 SEC. 8145. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 24 any individual detained at United States Naval Station 25 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 148 1 individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 2 or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec- 3 tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1035 5 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 7 SEC. 8146. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 8 otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 9 used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 10 United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 11 individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 12 detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef- 13 fective control of the Department of Defense. 14 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 15 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 16 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 17 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 18 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 19 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 20 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 21 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 22 and 23 (2) is— 24 (A) in the custody or under the effective 25 control of the Department of Defense; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 149 1 (B) otherwise under detention at United 2 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 3 SEC. 8147. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 5 of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 6 Cuba. 7 SEC. 8148. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 8 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 9 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 10 $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 11 2025, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initia- 12 tive: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 13 Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec- 14 retary of State, to provide assistance, including training; 15 equipment; lethal assistance; logistics support, supplies 16 and services; salaries and stipends; sustainment; and intel- 17 ligence support to the military and national security forces 18 of Ukraine, and to other forces or groups recognized by 19 and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine, 20 including governmental entities within Ukraine, engaged 21 in resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, for re- 22 placement of any weapons or articles provided to the Gov- 23 ernment of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 24 States, and to recover or dispose of equipment procured 25 using funds made available in this section in this or prior March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 150 1 Acts: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 2 shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 3 available in this section, notify the congressional defense 4 committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 5 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 6 more than 60 days after such notification is made, inform 7 such committees if such funds have not been obligated and 8 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the Secretary 9 of Defense shall consult with such committees in advance 10 of the provision of support provided to other forces or 11 groups recognized by and under the authority of the Gov- 12 ernment of Ukraine: Provided further, That the United 13 States may accept equipment procured using funds made 14 available in this section in this or prior Acts transferred 15 to the security forces of Ukraine and returned by such 16 forces to the United States: Provided further, That equip- 17 ment procured using funds made available in this section 18 in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the mili- 19 tary or national security forces of Ukraine or to other as- 20 sisted entities, or returned by such forces or other assisted 21 entities to the United States, may be treated as stocks 22 of the Department of Defense upon written notification 23 to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 24 That any notification of funds made available in this sec- 25 tion shall specify an estimated timeline for the delivery March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 151 1 of defense articles and defense services provided and shall 2 identify if any equipment provided requires enhanced end- 3 use monitoring: Provided further, That the Secretary of 4 Defense may accept and retain contributions, including 5 money, personal property, and services, from foreign gov- 6 ernments and other entities, to carry out assistance au- 7 thorized for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative in 8 this section: Provided further, That the Secretary of De- 9 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees in 10 writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any 11 contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the 12 funds received and the specific use of such contributions: 13 Provided further, That contributions of money for the pur- 14 poses provided herein from any foreign government or 15 other entity may be credited to this account, to remain 16 available until September 30, 2025, and used for such 17 purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 18 shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional de- 19 fense committees on the use and status of funds made 20 available in this section. 21 SEC. 8149. None of the funds appropriated or other- 22 wise made available by this Act may be made available 23 to remove a Chinese military company from the list re- 24 quired by section 1260H of the National Defense Author- 25 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 152 1 except in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of such section 2 and 15 days following written notification to the congres- 3 sional defense committees. 4 SEC. 8150. None of the funds made available by this 5 Act may be used in contravention of section 525 of the 6 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 8 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De- 9 fense Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 153 1 DIVISION B—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 2 GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIA- 3 TIONS ACT, 2024 4 TITLE I 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 6 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 9 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 10 Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas- 11 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve- 12 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 13 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec- 14 essary for the performance of official business; executive 15 direction program activities; international affairs and eco- 16 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac- 17 tivities, including technical assistance to State, local, and 18 territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management poli- 19 cies and programs activities $287,576,000, of which not 20 less than $9,000,000 shall be available for the administra- 21 tion of financial assistance, in addition to amounts other- 22 wise available for such purposes: Provided, That of the 23 amount appropriated under this heading— 24 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep- 25 tion and representation expenses; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 154 1 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 2 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 3 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 4 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 5 Secretary’s certificate; and 6 (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain 7 available until September 30, 2025, for— 8 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 9 Audit and Internal Control Program; 10 (B) information technology modernization 11 requirements; 12 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra- 13 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 14 (D) the development and implementation 15 of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity 16 and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 17 entering into cooperative agreements; 18 (E) operations and maintenance of facili- 19 ties; and 20 (F) international operations. 21 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED 22 STATES FUND 23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 24 For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign 25 Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 155 1 available until expended: Provided, That the chairperson 2 of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any de- 3 partment or agency represented on the Committee (includ- 4 ing the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance 5 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 6 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 7 ther, That amounts so transferred shall remain available 8 until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 9 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 10 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to any 11 other funds available to any department or agency: Pro- 12 vided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of 13 such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offset- 14 ting collections: Provided further, That the total amount 15 appropriated under this heading from the general fund 16 shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 17 during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a total appro- 18 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 19 $0. 20 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 23 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys- 24 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter- 25 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 156 1 proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, 2 drug kingpins, and other national security threats, 3 $226,862,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 4 available for addressing human rights violations and cor- 5 ruption, including activities authorized by the Global 6 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 7 2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 8 under this heading, up to $16,000,000 shall remain avail- 9 able until September 30, 2025. 10 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT 11 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 12 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 13 $36,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 14 2026: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 15 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas- 16 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur- 17 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 18 heading $6,500,000 shall be available for administrative 19 expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to 20 provide oversight of the investments made under this 21 heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supple- 22 ment and not supplant any other amounts made available 23 to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 157 1 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL 2 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 For development and acquisition of automatic data 5 processing equipment, software, and services and for re- 6 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart- 7 ment of the Treasury, $11,007,000, to remain available 8 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That these funds 9 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec- 10 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of- 11 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 12 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 13 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur- 14 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head- 15 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev- 16 enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 17 Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 21 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 22 5, United States Code, $48,389,000, including hire of pas- 23 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 24 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con- 25 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 158 1 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 2 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep- 3 tember 30, 2025, shall be for audits and investigations 4 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 5 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re- 6 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 7 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 8 shall be available for official reception and representation 9 expenses. 10 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX 11 ADMINISTRATION 12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 13 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 14 General for Tax Administration in carrying out chapter 15 4 of title 5, United States Code, including purchase and 16 hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and 17 services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 18 may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Ad- 19 ministration; $172,508,000, of which $5,000,000 shall re- 20 main available until September 30, 2025; of which not to 21 exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel ex- 22 penses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 23 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 24 allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspec- 25 tor General for Tax Administration; and of which not to March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 159 1 exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 2 representation expenses. 3 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En- 6 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve- 7 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 8 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 9 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in- 10 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula- 11 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 12 $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 13 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 14 with or without reimbursement, $190,193,000 of which 15 not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until 16 September 30, 2026. 17 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 20 of the Fiscal Service, $391,109,000; of which not to ex- 21 ceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 22 2026, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 23 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 24 and representation expenses. 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APPRO. 160 1 In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil 2 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 3 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 4 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 5 380. 6 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 9 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 10 passenger motor vehicles, $157,795,000; of which not to 11 exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 12 representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 13 $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and de- 14 velopment programs for laboratory services; and provision 15 of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with 16 or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 17 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for 18 the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and 19 label applications: Provided further, That of the amount 20 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 21 available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the costs 22 associated with enforcement of and education regarding 23 the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Ad- 24 ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 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APPRO. 161 1 UNITED STATES MINT 2 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 3 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 4 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 5 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 6 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis- 7 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper- 8 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 9 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in- 10 curred during fiscal year 2024 under such section 5136 11 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in- 12 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 13 $50,000,000. 14 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 15 FUND 16 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 17 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 18 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 19 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 20 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 21 to the rate for EX–III, $324,000,000. Of the amount ap- 22 propriated under this heading— 23 (1) not less than $188,000,000, notwith- 24 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 25 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 162 1 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 2 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 3 2025, for financial assistance and technical assist- 4 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 6 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 7 $1,600,000 may be available for training and out- 8 reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 9 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be 10 used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to 11 $10,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of sec- 12 tion 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 13 4707(d)), may be available to provide financial as- 14 sistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach 15 to community development financial institutions to 16 expand investments that benefit individuals with dis- 17 abilities, and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be for 18 the Economic Mobility Corps to be operated in con- 19 junction with the Corporation for National and 20 Community Service, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12571: 21 Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed 22 loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 23 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres- 24 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 25 these funds are available to subsidize gross obliga- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 163 1 tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to 2 exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the 3 funds provided under this paragraph, excluding 4 those made to community development financial in- 5 stitutions to expand investments that benefit individ- 6 uals with disabilities and those made to community 7 development financial institutions that serve popu- 8 lations living in persistent poverty counties, the 9 CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance 10 awards to organizations that invest and lend in high- 11 poverty areas: Provided further, That for purposes of 12 this section, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means 13 any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 14 percent as measured by the 2016–2020 5-year data 15 series available from the American Community Sur- 16 vey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and 17 Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 18 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas De- 19 cennial Census data for any territory or possession 20 of the United States; 21 (2) not less than $28,000,000, notwithstanding 22 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 23 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2025, for 24 financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 25 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 164 1 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com- 2 munities and provided primarily through qualified 3 community development lender organizations with 4 experience and expertise in community development 5 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 6 American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organiza- 7 tions, and other suitable providers; 8 (3) not less than $40,000,000 is available until 9 September 30, 2025, for the Bank Enterprise Award 10 program; 11 (4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding 12 subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 13 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available 14 until September 30, 2025, for a Healthy Food Fi- 15 nancing Initiative to provide financial assistance, 16 technical assistance, training, and outreach to com- 17 munity development financial institutions for the 18 purpose of offering affordable financing and tech- 19 nical assistance to expand the availability of healthy 20 food options in distressed communities; 21 (5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until 22 September 30, 2025, to provide grants for loan loss 23 reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 24 small dollar loan programs under section 122 of 25 Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 165 1 That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public 2 Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants 3 and technical assistance; 4 (6) up to $35,000,000 is available for adminis- 5 trative expenses, including administration of CDFI 6 Fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit 7 Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for 8 the development of tools to better assess and inform 9 CDFI investment performance and CDFI program 10 impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative 11 expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and 12 (7) during fiscal year 2024, none of the funds 13 available under this heading are available for the 14 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 15 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 16 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 17 Community Development and Regulatory Improve- 18 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 19 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 20 under such section 114A shall not exceed 21 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 22 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 23 2025: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 24 under this heading, except those provided for the 25 Economic Mobility Corps, not less than 10 percent March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 166 1 shall be used for awards that support investments 2 that serve populations living in persistent poverty 3 counties: Provided further, That for the purposes of 4 this paragraph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘per- 5 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county, includ- 6 ing county equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has 7 had 20 percent or more of its population living in 8 poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 9 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016– 10 2020 5-year data series available from the American 11 Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or 12 any other territory or possession of the United 13 States that has had 20 percent or more of its popu- 14 lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 15 measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas 16 Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bu- 17 reau of the Census. 18 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 19 TAXPAYER SERVICES 20 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv- 21 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist- 22 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 23 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 24 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 25 Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 167 1 $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2 2025, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for the 3 Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less 4 than $28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 5 2025, shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic 6 grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to 7 $200,000, of which not less than $41,000,000, to remain 8 available until September 30, 2025, shall be available for 9 the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Match- 10 ing Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, 11 and of which not less than $271,200,000 shall be available 12 for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: 13 Provided, That of the amounts made available for the Tax- 14 payer Advocate Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 15 for identity theft and refund fraud casework. 16 ENFORCEMENT 17 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 18 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 19 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con- 20 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 21 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi- 22 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi- 23 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 24 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 25 determined by the Commissioner, $5,437,622,000; of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 168 1 which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available 2 until September 30, 2025; of which not less than 3 $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 4 Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 5 $25,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the 6 Criminal Investigation Division: Provided, That the 7 amount made available for investigative technology for the 8 Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to 9 amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Di- 10 vision under the ‘‘Operations Support’’ heading. 11 OPERATIONS SUPPORT 12 For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Rev- 13 enue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement 14 programs, including rent payments; facilities services; 15 printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and 16 other IRS-wide administration activities; research and sta- 17 tistics of income; telecommunications; information tech- 18 nology development, enhancement, operations, mainte- 19 nance and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 20 (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Rev- 21 enue Service Oversight Board; and other services as au- 22 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter- 23 mined by the Commissioner; $4,100,826,000, of which not 24 to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until Sep- 25 tember 30, 2025; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 169 1 remain available until expended for acquisition of equip- 2 ment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; 3 of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available 4 until September 30, 2026, for research; and of which not 5 to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and rep- 6 resentation expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 7 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 8 Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 9 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 10 and the Comptroller General of the United States detail- 11 ing major information technology investments in the Inter- 12 nal Revenue Service portfolio, including detailed, plain 13 language summaries on the status of plans, costs, and re- 14 sults; prior results and actual expenditures of the prior 15 quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal 16 year; risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongo- 17 ing work; reasons for any cost or schedule variances; and 18 total expenditures by fiscal year: Provided further, That 19 the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget 20 justification for fiscal year 2025, a summary of cost and 21 schedule performance information for its major informa- 22 tion technology systems. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 170 1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE 2 SERVICE 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropria- 5 tion in this Act made available to the Internal Revenue 6 Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 7 Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 8 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 9 atives and the Senate: Provided, That, notwithstanding 10 the preceding proviso, no funds may be transferred into 11 the appropriation under the heading ‘‘Enforcement’’. 12 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main- 13 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 14 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 15 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im- 16 partial application of tax law. 17 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti- 18 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe- 19 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro- 20 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 21 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 22 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 23 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi- 24 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 25 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 171 1 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 2 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 3 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 4 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 5 SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 6 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 7 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 8 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 9 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 10 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 11 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic- 12 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 13 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available under 14 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 15 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 16 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con- 17 stitution of the United States. 18 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 19 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 20 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 21 beliefs. 22 SEC. 108. None of funds made available by this Act 23 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex- 24 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce- 25 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 172 1 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 2 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re- 3 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 4 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 5 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 6 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana- 7 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 8 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 9 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 10 expended— 11 (1) to make a payment to any employee under 12 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 13 (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 14 process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; 15 unless such program or process takes into account the 16 conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 17 former employee. 18 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 20 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 21 and disclosure of returns and return information). 22 SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec- 23 retary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this 24 Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Sec- 25 retary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire au- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 173 1 thority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without 2 regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly 3 to positions in the competitive service to process back- 4 logged tax returns and return information. 5 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, 6 United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal 7 Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide pas- 8 senger carrier transportation and protection between the 9 Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place 10 of employment. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 12 TREASURY 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 113. Appropriations to the Department of the 15 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al- 16 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 17 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 18 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 19 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 20 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 21 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 22 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 23 of health and medical services to employees and their de- 24 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author- 25 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 174 1 SEC. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 2 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De- 3 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 4 Inspector General’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Net- 5 work’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and 6 Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ or for the Special In- 7 spector General for Pandemic Recovery may be trans- 8 ferred between such appropriations upon the advance ap- 9 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 10 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no 11 transfer under this section may increase or decrease any 12 such appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided fur- 13 ther, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, under 14 this section not more than $1,000,000 may be transferred 15 to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. 16 SEC. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 17 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 18 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen- 19 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad- 20 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 21 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 22 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro- 23 priation by more than 2 percent. 24 SEC. 116. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 25 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 175 1 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 2 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 3 SEC. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans- 4 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala- 5 ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec- 6 essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 7 such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and ex- 8 penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 9 Collection Fund. 10 SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated or other- 11 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 12 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu- 13 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 15 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 16 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 17 Affairs. 18 SEC. 119. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 20 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav- 21 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 22 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func- 23 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 24 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 25 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 176 1 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 2 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 3 atives and the Senate. 4 SEC. 120. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 5 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De- 6 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re- 7 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 8 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 9 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 10 2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 12 SEC. 121. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail- 13 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus- 14 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 15 representation expenses. 16 SEC. 122. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 17 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro- 18 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 19 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an- 20 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 21 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest- 22 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 23 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart- 24 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac- 25 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 177 1 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 2 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur- 3 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 4 project that has not been fully completed. 5 SEC. 123. During fiscal year 2024— 6 (1) none of the funds made available in this or 7 any other Act may be used by the Department of 8 the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv- 9 ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev- 10 enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par- 11 ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 12 used to determine whether an organization is oper- 13 ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 14 for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 15 Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu- 16 lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 17 29, 2013)); and 18 (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 19 January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de- 20 terminations shall apply after the date of the enact- 21 ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 22 under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza- 23 tions created on, before, or after such date. 24 SEC. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 25 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 178 1 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 3 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran- 4 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 5 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 6 description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 7 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip- 8 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran- 9 chise Fund. 10 SEC. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 11 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall 12 submit reports on their activities to the Committees on 13 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 14 Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 15 of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Bank- 16 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 17 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 18 include— 19 (1) the obligations made during the previous 20 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 21 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 22 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 23 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 24 each office during the previous quarter; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 179 1 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva- 2 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis- 3 cal year; and 4 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec- 5 tives, and performance measures of each office. 6 (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 7 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall 8 make officials available to testify on the contents of the 9 reports required under subsection (a). 10 SEC. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise available, 11 there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for 12 Pandemic Recovery, $11,880,000, to remain available 13 until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out sec- 14 tion 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 15 Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 16 SEC. 127. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 17 tion made available in this Act for the Department of the 18 Treasury may be transferred to the Department’s infor- 19 mation technology system modernization and working cap- 20 ital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) 21 of title X of division A of the National Defense Authoriza- 22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), for 23 the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, 24 upon the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria- 25 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 180 1 vided, That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under 2 this section shall remain available for obligation through 3 September 30, 2027. 4 SEC. 128. Amounts returned to the Secretary of the 5 Treasury pursuant to section 603(b)(2)(C)(iv) of the So- 6 cial Security Act may be transferred to and merged with 7 the appropriation for ‘‘Department of the Treasury—Cy- 8 bersecurity Enhancement Account’’. 9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 10 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 181 1 TITLE II 2 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 4 THE WHITE HOUSE 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For necessary expenses for the White House as au- 7 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 8 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 9 subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 10 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 11 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 12 to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 13 provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 14 official reception and representation expenses, to be avail- 15 able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi- 16 dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 17 Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 18 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $78,904,000. 19 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 20 OPERATING EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 22 at the White House, $15,453,000, to be expended and ac- 23 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 24 112–114. 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APPRO. 182 1 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 2 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi- 3 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec- 4 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 5 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 6 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 7 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 8 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 9 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob- 10 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex- 11 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 12 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit- 13 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti- 14 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 15 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 16 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 17 shall require the national committee of the political party 18 of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 19 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat- 20 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 21 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 22 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 23 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 24 under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 25 such amount within 60 days after such expense is in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 183 1 curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 2 after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 3 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 4 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 5 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 6 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out- 7 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 8 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 9 that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 10 charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella- 11 neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi- 12 dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap- 13 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 14 ate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 15 year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reim- 16 bursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 17 during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 18 amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 19 consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 20 amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 21 events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 22 reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 23 That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 24 the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 25 within the Executive Residence that includes a standard March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 184 1 for the classification of any such expense as political or 2 nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 3 paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res- 4 idence from any other applicable requirement of sub- 5 chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 6 Code. 7 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION 8 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 9 Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 10 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000, to remain available until ex- 11 pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 12 health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 13 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 16 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ- 17 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,854,000. 18 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND 19 SECURITY COUNCIL 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses of the National Security 22 Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 23 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $19,000,000, of 24 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for official 25 reception and representation expenses. 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APPRO. 185 1 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra- 4 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 5 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 6 $114,308,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall 7 remain available until expended for continued moderniza- 8 tion of information resources within the Executive Office 9 of the President: Provided, That of the amounts provided 10 under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available 11 for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, sub- 12 sistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to 13 students, recent graduates, and veterans recently dis- 14 charged from active duty who are performing voluntary 15 services in the Executive Office of the President under sec- 16 tion 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, or comparable 17 authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 18 available to pay or compensate such individuals: Provided 19 further, That such payments shall not be considered com- 20 pensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may 21 be paid in advance. 22 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 25 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 186 1 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 2 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 3 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 4 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 5 title 31, United States Code, $129,000,000, of which not 6 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa- 7 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro- 8 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 9 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri- 10 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 11 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree- 12 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 13 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 14 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 15 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit- 16 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 17 Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap- 18 propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 19 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 20 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 21 the altering of the annual work plan developed by the 22 Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on 23 Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds 24 provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or 25 indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 187 1 evaluating or determining if water resource project or 2 study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 3 through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with 4 all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 5 to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro- 6 vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 7 shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 8 budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on 9 which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided fur- 10 ther, That the Director of the Office of Management and 11 Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and ap- 12 propriating committees when the 60-day review is initi- 13 ated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have 14 not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 15 appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of 16 the Office of Management and Budget review period based 17 on the notification from the Director, Congress shall as- 18 sume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 19 the report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no 20 later than 14 days after the submission of the budget of 21 the United States Government for fiscal year 2025, the 22 Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 23 make publicly available on a website a tabular list for each 24 agency that submits budget justification materials (as de- 25 fined in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 188 1 and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at min- 2 imum, the name of the agency, the date on which the 3 budget justification materials of the agency were sub- 4 mitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where 5 the budget justification materials are published on the 6 website of the agency: Provided further, That amounts ap- 7 propriated under this heading shall be available for the 8 liquidation of valid obligations incurred for fiscal year 9 2017, as authorized by law, in excess of amounts that were 10 available for obligation during such fiscal year. 11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT 12 COORDINATOR 13 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellec- 14 tual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by 15 title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for 16 Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403), 17 including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 18 $1,883,000. 19 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the National 22 Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the Wil- 23 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 189 1 $21,707,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 2 able for official reception and representation expenses. 3 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 6 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 7 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza- 8 tion Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for 9 official reception and representation expenses; and for par- 10 ticipation in joint projects or in the provision of services 11 on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or 12 public organizations or agencies, with or without reim- 13 bursement, $21,785,000: Provided, That the Office is au- 14 thorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both 15 real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year 16 limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 17 work of the Office. 18 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 19 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 22 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 23 Areas Program, $298,579,000, to remain available until 24 September 30, 2025, for drug control activities consistent 25 with the approved strategy for each of the designated March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 190 1 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 2 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 3 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 4 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 5 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans- 6 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 7 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 8 Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used 9 for auditing services and associated activities and 10 $2,000,000 shall be for the Grants Management System 11 for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Pro- 12 vided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior 13 to fiscal year 2022 may be used for any other approved 14 activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming re- 15 quirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA des- 16 ignated as of September 30, 2023, shall be funded at not 17 less than the fiscal year 2023 base level, unless the Direc- 18 tor submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 19 House of Representatives and the Senate justification for 20 changes to those levels based on clearly articulated prior- 21 ities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy 22 performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, 23 That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appro- 24 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 25 of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2024 funding among March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 191 1 HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this 2 Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 3 discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consulta- 4 tion with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days 5 after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon 6 a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 7 from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 8 provided herein and upon notification to the Committees 9 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 10 Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this ap- 11 propriation. 12 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 14 For other drug control activities authorized by the 15 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National 16 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as 17 amended, $136,150,000, to remain available until ex- 18 pended, which shall be available as follows: $109,000,000 19 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not 20 more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, 21 and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as di- 22 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 23 by section 8204 of Public Law 115–271; $3,000,000 for 24 drug court training and technical assistance; $14,000,000 25 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,700,000 for the United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 192 1 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 2 cy; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and 3 $5,200,000 for activities authorized by section 103 of 4 Public Law 114–198: Provided, That amounts made avail- 5 able under this heading may be transferred to other Fed- 6 eral departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 7 Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Na- 8 tional Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days 9 prior to obligating funds under this heading for United 10 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 11 cy, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 12 House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan 13 and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds. 14 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 15 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 16 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 17 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 18 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 19 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to remain available until Sep- 20 tember 30, 2025. 21 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte- 24 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 25 technology in the Federal Government, $8,000,000, to re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 193 1 main available until expended: Provided, That the Director 2 of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer 3 these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out 4 projects to meet these purposes. 5 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 8 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 9 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 10 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex- 11 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex- 12 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 13 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000. 14 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 15 OPERATING EXPENSES 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 18 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 19 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi- 20 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 21 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 22 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $318,000: Provided, That advances, re- 23 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 24 made to any department or agency for expenses of car- 25 rying out such activities. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 194 1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF 2 THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 3 THE PRESIDENT 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 6 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi- 7 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 8 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 9 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of- 10 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi- 11 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 12 Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 13 such other officer as the President may designate in writ- 14 ing) may, with advance approval of the Committees on Ap- 15 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 16 ate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appro- 17 priation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 18 with and available for the same time and for the same 19 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro- 20 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 21 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro- 22 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 23 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi- 24 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 25 Vice President. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 195 1 SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2024, any Executive 2 order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 3 the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 4 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg- 5 et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 6 revenues, of such order or memorandum. 7 (b) Any such statement shall include— 8 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im- 9 pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 10 Government; 11 (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 12 obligations and outlays as the result of such order 13 or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 14 year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 15 year 2024; and 16 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov- 17 ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 18 over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 19 2024. 20 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo- 21 randum is issued during fiscal year 2024 due to a national 22 emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 23 Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 24 (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 25 or memorandum is issued. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 196 1 (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presi- 2 dential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential 3 memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess 4 of $100,000,000. 5 SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of 6 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man- 7 agement and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all 8 Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing 9 compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 10 SEC. 204. For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of 11 National Drug Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses’’, 12 $13,045,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts 13 and for the projects specified in the table that appears 14 under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions—Executive 15 Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the 16 President’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec- 17 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli- 18 dated Act): Provided, That none of the funds made avail- 19 able by this section may be transferred for any other pur- 20 pose. 21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 22 the President Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 197 1 TITLE III 2 THE JUDICIARY 3 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su- 6 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 7 building and grounds, including purchase and hire of pas- 8 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 9 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 10 representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, 11 to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, 12 $129,323,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 13 until expended. 14 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 15 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 16 justice and associate justices of the court. 17 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 18 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 19 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im- 20 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 21 under the direction of the Chief Justice, $20,688,000, to 22 remain available until expended. 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APPRO. 198 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL 2 CIRCUIT 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For salaries of officers and employees, and for nec- 5 essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 6 $36,735,000. 7 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 9 judge and judges of the court. 10 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 13 services, and necessary expenses of the court, as author- 14 ized by law, $21,260,000. 15 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 16 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 17 judge and judges of the court. 18 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 19 JUDICIAL SERVICES 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For the salaries of judges of the United States Court 22 of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other offi- 23 cers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 24 specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, 25 and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 199 1 for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author- 2 ized by law, $5,995,055,000 (including the purchase of 3 firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 4 $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for 5 space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings 6 related to new space alteration and construction projects. 7 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 9 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 10 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus- 11 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 12 service. 13 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 14 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 15 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub- 16 lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $9,975,000, to be appro- 17 priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 18 Fund. 19 DEFENDER SERVICES 20 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 21 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor- 22 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 23 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim- 24 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 25 expert, and other services for such representations as au- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 200 1 thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 2 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 3 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 4 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa- 5 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 6 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 7 actions for the protection of their employment, as author- 8 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim- 9 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 10 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 11 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse- 12 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 13 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 14 general administrative expenses, $1,450,680,000, to re- 15 main available until expended. 16 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 17 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 18 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis- 19 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa- 20 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 21 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro- 22 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $58,239,000, 23 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 24 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 201 1 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 2 5332. 3 COURT SECURITY 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 6 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 7 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 8 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 9 States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, 10 and maintenance of security systems and equipment for 11 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 12 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 13 States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, 14 inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 15 perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 16 Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 17 authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement 18 and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 19 $750,163,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 20 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 21 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 22 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 23 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 24 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 25 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 202 1 eral: Provided, That funds made available under this head- 2 ing may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program 3 to facilitate security and emergency management services 4 among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, 5 Federal Protective Service, General Services Administra- 6 tion, other Federal agencies, state and local governments 7 and the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel 8 Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 9 Law 117–263, division C, title LIX, subtitle D) and 28 10 U.S.C. 604(a)(24). 11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 12 COURTS 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 15 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ- 16 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas- 17 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 18 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else- 19 where, $102,673,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au- 20 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 21 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen- 24 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $34,261,000; 25 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 203 1 tember 30, 2025, to provide education and training to 2 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 3 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa- 4 tion expenses. 5 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 8 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 9 Code, $21,641,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au- 10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 14 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 15 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 16 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 17 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi- 18 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro- 19 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 20 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De- 21 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 22 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis- 23 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 24 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 25 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 204 1 funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 2 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 3 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 4 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 5 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 6 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 7 shall be available for official reception and representation 8 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 9 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 10 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 11 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 12 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 13 SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States 14 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec- 15 utive’’ each place it appears. 16 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 17 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 18 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 19 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 20 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 21 United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 22 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De- 23 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 24 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build- 25 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 205 1 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 2 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 3 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 4 SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve- 5 ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 6 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph 12— 7 (1) in the second sentence (relating to the Dis- 8 trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘32 years and 6 9 months’’ and inserting ‘‘33 years and 6 months’’; 10 and 11 (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Dis- 12 trict of Hawaii), by striking ‘‘29 years and 6 13 months’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years and 6 months’’. 14 (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 15 Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis- 16 trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria- 17 tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 18 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 19 (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 20 ‘‘30 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘31 years and 21 6 months’’. 22 (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart- 23 ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 24 Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 206 1 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘21 years’’ 2 and inserting ‘‘22 years’’; 3 (2) in the second sentence (relating to the cen- 4 tral District of California), by striking ‘‘20 years 5 and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘21 years and 6 6 months’’; and 7 (3) in the third sentence (relating to the west- 8 ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘19 9 years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 10 SEC. 307. Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United 11 States Code, is amended— 12 (1) in subsection (d)— 13 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or the 14 attorney’s law firm,’’ after ‘‘appointed pursuant 15 to this section’’; 16 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or 17 the attorney’s law firm,’’ after ‘‘paid to an at- 18 torney’’ each place it appears; 19 (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, or the 20 attorney’s law firm’’ after ‘‘paid to the attor- 21 ney’’; and 22 (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, or the at- 23 torney’s law firm’’ after ‘‘paid to the appointed at- 24 torney’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 207 1 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria- 2 tions Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 208 1 TITLE IV 2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 FEDERAL FUNDS 4 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 5 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 6 to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 7 program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 8 Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain 9 available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in- 10 cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be- 11 half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 12 amount based upon the difference between in-State and 13 out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu- 14 cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 15 institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 16 awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 17 of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 18 eligible students and such other factors as may be author- 19 ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov- 20 ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi- 21 dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 22 Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 23 and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal- 24 ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 25 this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 209 1 shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 2 Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 3 for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup- 4 port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 5 Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 6 report to the Committees on Appropriations for these 7 funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and 8 the purpose therefor. 9 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 10 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de- 12 termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ- 13 ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 14 of surrounding jurisdictions, $30,000,000, to remain 15 available until expended, for the costs of providing public 16 safety at events related to the presence of the National 17 Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re- 18 quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv- 19 ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 20 of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 21 of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 22 terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 23 surrounding jurisdictions. 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APPRO. 210 1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 COURTS 3 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum- 4 bia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehi- 5 cles, $292,068,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis- 6 trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,055,000, of which 7 not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and represen- 8 tation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 9 Columbia, $141,973,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 10 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 11 the District of Columbia Court System, $88,290,000, of 12 which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 13 representation expenses; and $46,750,000, to remain 14 available until September 30, 2025, for capital improve- 15 ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro- 16 vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 17 shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 18 Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess- 19 ment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 20 appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Co- 21 lumbia Courts for administering bar examinations and 22 processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be re- 23 tained and credited to this appropriation, to remain avail- 24 able until expended, for salaries and expenses associated 25 with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 211 1 District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, 2 sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding 3 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 4 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 5 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 6 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 7 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 8 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap- 9 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 10 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 11 more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 12 heading among the items and entities funded under this 13 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 14 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 15 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 16 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 17 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 18 of Columbia Courts. 19 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN 20 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 21 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 22 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 23 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen- 24 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 25 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 212 1 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 2 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 3 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 4 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech- 5 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 6 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 7 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 8 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay- 9 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 10 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 11 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du- 12 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 13 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro- 14 vided under this heading shall be administered by the 15 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis- 16 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 17 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap- 18 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 19 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 20 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen- 21 cies: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 22 from prior year appropriations made available under this 23 heading, $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than 24 September 30, 2024. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 213 1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF- 2 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT 3 OF COLUMBIA 4 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 5 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 6 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au- 7 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 8 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $286,016,000, of 9 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 10 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 11 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 12 to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating 13 to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 14 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 15 Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head- 16 ing, $200,034,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com- 17 munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in- 18 clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 19 to protection orders or the provision of services for or re- 20 lated to such persons, of which $4,253,000 shall remain 21 available until September 30, 2026, for costs associated 22 with the relocation under replacement leases for head- 23 quarters offices, field offices and related facilities: Pro- 24 vided further, That, of the funds appropriated under this 25 heading, $85,982,000 shall be available to the Pretrial March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 214 1 Services Agency, of which $2,503,000 shall remain avail- 2 able until September 30, 2026, for costs associated with 3 relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters of- 4 fices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided further, 5 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 6 amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 7 by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 8 and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 9 for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro- 10 vided further, That amounts under this heading may be 11 used for programmatic incentives for defendants to suc- 12 cessfully complete their terms of supervision. 13 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 14 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 15 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 16 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 17 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 18 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 19 1997, $53,629,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain 20 available until September 30, 2026, for costs associated 21 with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters 22 offices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided, That 23 notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 24 under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 25 Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 215 1 pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal- 2 aries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, 3 That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 4 may establish for employees of the District of Columbia 5 Public Defender Service a program substantially similar 6 to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 7 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum 8 amount of the payment made under the program to any 9 individual may not exceed the amount referred to in sec- 10 tion 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code: Pro- 11 vided further, That for the purposes of engaging with, and 12 receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Pro- 13 grams established in accordance with section 403 of the 14 Government Management Reform Act of 1994, as amend- 15 ed, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall 16 be considered an agency of the United States Government: 17 Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public De- 18 fender Service may enter into contracts for the procure- 19 ment of severable services and multiyear contracts for the 20 acquisition of property and services to the same extent and 21 under the same conditions as an executive agency under 22 sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 216 1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 COORDINATING COUNCIL 3 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co- 4 ordinating Council, $2,450,000, to remain available until 5 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 6 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis- 7 trict of Columbia. 8 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 9 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 10 September 30, 2025, to the Commission on Judicial Dis- 11 abilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomi- 12 nation Commission, $300,000. 13 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 14 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro- 15 gram in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain 16 available until expended, for payments authorized under 17 the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 18 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That, to the extent 19 that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 20 following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 21 Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 22 available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 23 Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu- 24 dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre- 25 vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 217 1 vided for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall 2 be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the 4 activities specified in section 3009 of the Act. 5 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 NATIONAL GUARD 7 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 8 National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until ex- 9 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis- 10 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 11 Access Program. 12 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF 13 HIV/AIDS 14 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 15 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in- 16 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac- 17 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co- 18 lumbia, $4,000,000. 19 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 21 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 22 Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain avail- 23 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 24 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 218 1 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 2 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 4 Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co- 5 lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 6 of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro- 7 grams and activities set forth in the Fiscal Year 2024 8 Local Budget Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25–47) and at the 9 rates set forth in such Act, as amended as of the date 10 of enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding 11 any other provision of law, except as provided in section 12 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 13 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of 14 the Financial Services and General Government Appro- 15 priations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. 16 Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount 17 appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the 18 District of Columbia for fiscal year 2024 under this head- 19 ing shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal 20 Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023, as amended as of 21 the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total 22 revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: 23 Provided further, That the amount appropriated may be 24 increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 25 expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 219 1 capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall 2 be approved by enactment of local District law and shall 3 comply with all reserve requirements contained in the Dis- 4 trict of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That 5 the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 6 shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the 7 District of Columbia meets these requirements, including 8 the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the ap- 9 propriations and funds made available to the District dur- 10 ing fiscal year 2024, except that the Chief Financial Offi- 11 cer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 12 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 13 capital projects. 14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 15 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 220 1 TITLE V 2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 3 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con- 6 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 7 et seq., $3,430,000, to remain available until September 8 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re- 9 ception and representation expenses. 10 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 13 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve- 14 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 15 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv- 16 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 17 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi- 18 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 19 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex- 20 penses, $150,975,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 21 available until expended, to carry out the program, includ- 22 ing administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the 23 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 24 Law 110–140, as amended), and of which $2,000,000 25 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 221 1 gram, including administrative costs, authorized by sec- 2 tion 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Car- 3 bon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II 4 of division Q of Public Law 117–103). 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT 6 SAFETY COMMISSION 7 SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2024, none of the 8 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final- 9 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 10 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 11 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 12 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 13 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con- 14 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 15 Administration and the Department of Defense, 16 completes a study to determine— 17 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta- 18 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro- 19 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc- 20 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi- 21 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll- 22 overs in the off-road environment, including the 23 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 24 compliance with such requirements; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 222 1 (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 2 would be prevented if the proposed require- 3 ments were adopted; 4 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 5 the proposal to provide information on a point- 6 of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist- 7 ance on a progressive scale; and 8 (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 9 by the United States military if the proposed 10 requirements were adopted; and 11 (2) a report containing the results of the study 12 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 13 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 14 and Transportation of the Senate; 15 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 16 merce of the House of Representatives; 17 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 18 the Senate; and 19 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 20 the House of Representatives. 21 SEC. 502. None of the funds provided may be used 22 to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any reg- 23 ulation issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- 24 mission to ban gas stoves as a class of products. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 223 1 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer- 4 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $27,720,000, 5 of which $1,250,000 shall be made available to the Na- 6 tional Institute of Standards and Technology for election 7 reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 8 Act of 2002. 9 ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 10 Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help 11 America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), 12 $55,000,000, to be paid from the unobligated balances 13 from amounts in the fund established by section 9006(a) 14 of title 26, United States Code, is provided to the Election 15 Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make 16 payments to States for activities to improve the adminis- 17 tration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance 18 election technology and make election security improve- 19 ments, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of 20 such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such 21 sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- 22 lands shall be deemed to be a State and, for purposes of 23 sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same 24 manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 25 American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 224 1 Provided further, That each reference to the ‘‘Adminis- 2 trator of General Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sec- 3 tions 101 and 103 shall be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Elec- 4 tion Assistance Commission’’: Provided further, That each 5 reference to ‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed 6 to refer to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and each reference to 7 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 8 ‘‘$200,000’’: Provided further, That not later than two 9 years after receiving a payment under this heading, a 10 State shall make available funds for such activities in an 11 amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the 12 payment made to the State under this heading: Provided 13 further, That not later than 45 days after the date of en- 14 actment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission 15 shall make the payments to States under this heading: 16 Provided further, That States shall submit quarterly finan- 17 cial reports and annual progress reports. 18 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica- 21 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni- 22 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 23 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 24 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi- 25 cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 225 1 5 U.S.C. 3109, $390,192,000, to remain available until 2 expended: Provided, That $390,192,000 of offsetting col- 3 lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 4 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 5 retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 6 available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 7 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 8 collections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to 9 result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated 10 at $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 11 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bid- 12 ding system that may be retained and made available for 13 obligation shall not exceed $136,167,000 for fiscal year 14 2024: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated 15 under this heading, not less than $12,131,000 shall be for 16 the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen- 17 eral. 18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 19 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 20 SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service 21 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 22 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ each place it appears and 23 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 24 SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 25 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 226 1 to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 2 universal service support payments to implement the Feb- 3 ruary 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 4 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec- 5 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup- 6 port payments. 7 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 10 General in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States 11 Code, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insur- 12 ance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolu- 13 tion Fund. 14 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 17 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 18 $80,857,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 19 able for reception and representation expenses. 20 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 23 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga- 24 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 25 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 227 1 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult- 2 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi- 3 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 4 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 5 Columbia and elsewhere, $29,500,000: Provided, That 6 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 7 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub- 8 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 9 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 10 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 11 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re- 12 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 13 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 14 to and merged with this account, to be available without 15 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 16 conferences. 17 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com- 20 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au- 21 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 22 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 23 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa- 24 tion expenses, $425,700,000, to remain available until ex- 25 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 228 1 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 2 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 3 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 4 other provision of law, not to exceed $278,000,000 of off- 5 setting collections derived from fees collected for 6 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro- 7 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 8 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 9 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 10 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi- 11 sion of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collec- 12 tions derived from fees to implement and enforce the Tele- 13 marketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Tele- 14 marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 15 Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this ac- 16 count, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 17 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here- 18 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 19 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 20 year 2024 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appro- 21 priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 22 $133,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 23 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 24 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 25 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 229 1 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 2 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 3 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 4 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 6 Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec- 7 tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec- 8 essary expenses of real property management and related 9 activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 10 maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 11 buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 12 restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen- 13 cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 14 relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al- 15 location, and transfer of space; contractual services inci- 16 dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 17 and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 18 grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safe- 19 guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 20 and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur- 21 chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 22 acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con- 23 version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre- 24 liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 25 otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 230 1 ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter- 2 est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 3 by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag- 4 gregate amount of $9,470,022,000, of which— 5 (1) $259,692,000 shall remain available until 6 expended for construction and acquisition (including 7 funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 8 and construction services), in addition to amounts 9 otherwise provided for such purposes, as follows: 10 Maryland: 11 Baltimore, Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Court- 12 house, $1,500,000; 13 National Capital Region: 14 Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters 15 Consolidation, $200,000,000; 16 Puerto Rico: 17 Clemente Ruiz-Nazario, U.S. Courthouse and 18 Federico Degetau Federal Building, $28,290,000; 19 Tennessee: 20 Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $20,902,000; 21 and 22 Washington: 23 Seattle, Design of Replacement Facility, 24 $9,000,000: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 231 1 Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 2 on construction and acquisition may be exceeded to 3 the extent that savings are effected in other such 4 projects, but not to exceed 20 percent of the 5 amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if re- 6 quired, unless advance approval is obtained from the 7 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount; 9 (2) $599,848,000 shall remain available until 10 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso- 11 ciated design and construction services, in addition 12 to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of 13 which— 14 (A) $211,515,000 is for Major Repairs and 15 Alterations as follows: 16 Kentucky: 17 Paducah, Federal Building and U.S. Court- 18 house, $40,479,000; 19 Oklahoma: 20 Oklahoma City, William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. 21 Courthouse and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 22 $65,926,000; 23 Virginia: 24 Walter E. Hoffman U.S. Courthouse, 25 $2,756,000; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 232 1 Washington: 2 Tacoma, Tacoma Union Station, $79,256,000; 3 and 4 West Virginia: 5 Martinsburg, IRS Enterprise Computing Cen- 6 ter, $23,098,000: 7 (B) $376,333,000 is for Basic Repairs and 8 Alterations; and 9 (C) $12,000,000 is for Special Emphasis 10 Programs as follows: 11 Fire Protection and Life Safety Program, 12 $5,000,000; 13 Consolidation Activities Program, $4,000,000; 14 Judiciary Capital Security Program, 15 $3,000,000; 16 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 17 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re- 18 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 19 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 20 except each project in this or any previous Act may 21 be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 22 unless advance approval is obtained from the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 24 resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount: 25 Provided further, That additional projects for which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 233 1 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund- 2 ed under this category only if advance approval is 3 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 4 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro- 5 vided further, That the amounts provided in this or 6 any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 7 used to fund costs associated with implementing se- 8 curity improvements to buildings necessary to meet 9 the minimum standards for security in accordance 10 with current law and in compliance with the re- 11 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit- 12 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That 13 the difference between the funds appropriated and 14 expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, 15 under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may 16 be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ or 17 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 18 projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 19 in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Al- 20 terations’’ may be used to pay claims against the 21 Government arising from any projects under the 22 heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 23 authorized increases in prospectus projects; 24 (3) $5,659,298,000 for rental of space to re- 25 main available until expended; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 234 1 (4) $2,951,184,000 for building operations to 2 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 3 total amount of funds made available from this 4 Fund to the General Services Administration shall 5 not be available for expenses of any construction, re- 6 pair, alteration and acquisition project for which a 7 prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 8 not been approved, except that necessary funds may 9 be expended for each project for required expenses 10 for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro- 11 vided further, That funds available in the Federal 12 Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency re- 13 pairs when advance approval is obtained from the 14 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 16 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 17 services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 18 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 19 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 20 or other property not in Government ownership or 21 control as may be appropriate to enable the United 22 States Secret Service to perform its protective func- 23 tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 24 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 25 That revenues and collections and any other sums March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 235 1 accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2024, ex- 2 cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 3 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 4 authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed- 5 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 6 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex- 7 cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 8 GENERAL ACTIVITIES 9 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 10 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 11 vided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the 12 management of real and personal property assets and cer- 13 tain administrative services; Government-wide policy sup- 14 port responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor 15 vehicles, information technology management, and related 16 technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 17 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by 18 statute; $70,474,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain 19 available until September 30, 2025. 20 OPERATING EXPENSES 21 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 22 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 23 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis- 24 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, and 25 management; and in addition to any other amounts made March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 236 1 available to the General Services Administration for such 2 purposes, the hire of passenger motor vehicles pursuant 3 to 42 U.S.C. 13211(3) and supporting infrastructure; 4 $53,933,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official 5 reception and representation expenses. 6 CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 7 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 8 vided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian 9 Board of Contract Appeals, $10,248,000, of which 10 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 13 General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 14 $73,837,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 15 shall be available for information technology enhance- 16 ments related to providing a modern technology case man- 17 agement solution: Provided further, That not to exceed 18 $50,000 shall be available for payment for information 19 and detection of fraud against the Government, including 20 payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Pro- 21 vided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 22 for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and pri- 23 vate citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives result- 24 ing in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 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APPRO. 237 1 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 2 PRESIDENTS 3 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 4 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 5 $5,200,000. 6 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8 For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 9 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses author- 10 ized by law in support of interagency projects that enable 11 the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 12 activities electronically through the development and im- 13 plementation of innovative uses of information technology; 14 $75,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 15 Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may 16 be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur- 17 pose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided fur- 18 ther, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 19 and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available 20 until expended for necessary expenses authorized by 40 21 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 and for necessary ex- 22 penses in support of interagency projects that enable the 23 Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct ac- 24 tivities electronically through the development and imple- 25 mentation of innovative uses of information technology in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 238 1 the aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000: Pro- 2 vided further, That appropriations, revenues, reimburse- 3 ments, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal 4 year 2024 in excess of such amount shall remain in the 5 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 6 authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, 7 of the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall 8 be available for support functions and full-time hires to 9 support activities related to the Administration’s require- 10 ments under title II of the Foundations for Evidence- 11 Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435): 12 Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided 13 herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 14 provided in this Act. 15 PRE-ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 16 For activities authorized by the Presidential Transi- 17 tion Act of 1963, as amended, not to exceed $10,413,000, 18 to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 19 That such amounts may be transferred to ‘‘Acquisition 20 Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reim- 21 burse obligations incurred for the purposes provided here- 22 in in fiscal years 2023 and 2024: Provided further, That 23 amounts made available under this heading shall be in ad- 24 dition to any other amounts available for such purposes. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 239 1 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 2 For the Working Capital Fund of the General Serv- 3 ices Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until 4 expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Adminis- 5 trator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide 6 support services for Federal rulemaking agencies. 7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 8 ADMINISTRATION 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services 11 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 12 motor vehicles. 13 SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 14 made available for fiscal year 2024 for Federal Buildings 15 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 16 only to the extent necessary to meet program require- 17 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap- 18 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 20 SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 21 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 22 a fiscal year 2025 request for United States Courthouse 23 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 24 standards for construction as established and approved by 25 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 240 1 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage- 2 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 3 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 4 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 5 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 6 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 7 SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may 8 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 9 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 10 other service usually provided through the Federal Build- 11 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 12 square foot assessment for space and services as deter- 13 mined by the General Services Administration in consider- 14 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 15 (Public Law 92–313). 16 SEC. 524. From funds made available under the 17 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail- 18 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 19 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 20 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav- 21 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti- 22 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 23 of Representatives and the Senate. 24 SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on 25 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 241 1 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub- 2 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 3 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con- 4 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin- 5 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 6 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 7 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 8 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter- 9 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 10 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro- 11 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 12 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 13 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 14 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 15 the resolution. 16 SEC. 526. With respect to projects funded under the 17 heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Adminis- 18 trator of General Services shall submit a spending plan 19 and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the 20 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 21 atives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the 22 date of enactment of this Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 242 1 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 4 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub- 5 lic Law 93–642, $2,970,000, to remain available until ex- 6 pended. 7 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 11 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza- 12 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 13 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 14 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author- 15 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 16 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 17 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 18 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa- 19 tion expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until Sep- 20 tember 30, 2025, and in addition not to exceed 21 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 22 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap- 23 peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 24 and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 25 Systems Protection Board. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 243 1 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL 2 FOUNDATION 3 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 6 Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 7 Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 8 seq.), $1,782,000, to remain available for direct expendi- 9 ture until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 10 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available 11 to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of 12 Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 13 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current 14 and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspec- 15 tor General of the Department of the Interior will remain 16 available until expended for audits and investigations of 17 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 18 consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, 19 and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris 20 K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to 21 the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 22 107–289): Provided further, That previous amounts trans- 23 ferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Depart- 24 ment of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. 25 Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual inde- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 244 1 pendent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 2 Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289): Provided 3 further, That contingent upon the enactment of legislation 4 making interest earned from investments of the Trust 5 Fund subject to appropriations, any interest earned dur- 6 ing fiscal year 2024 from investments made from discre- 7 tionary appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 8 L. Udall Trust Fund after the date provided for in such 9 legislation shall be available until expended. 10 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 11 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu- 12 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi- 13 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 14 $3,904,000, to remain available until expended. 15 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 16 OPERATING EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin- 18 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis- 19 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 20 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re- 21 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 22 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 23 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 24 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al- 25 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 245 1 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 2 $427,250,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain avail- 3 able until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the 4 Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, 5 manage, and store Government records, and of which 6 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make 7 publicly available records related to missing Armed Forces 8 and civilian personnel. 9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 12 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 13 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and chapter 4 of title 5, United 14 States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 15 $5,920,000. 16 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 17 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar- 18 chives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment 19 for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for 20 holdings, $25,500,000, to remain available until expended, 21 of which no less than $17,500,000 is for improvements 22 to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kan- 23 sas. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 246 1 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 2 COMMISSION 3 GRANTS PROGRAM 4 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 5 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 6 U.S.C. 2504, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex- 7 pended. 8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND 9 RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 10 SEC. 530. For an additional amount for ‘‘National 11 Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants 12 Program’’, $38,414,000, which shall be for initiatives in 13 the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that 14 appears under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions— 15 National Archives and Records Administration’’ in the ex- 16 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 17 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 18 That none of the funds made available by this section may 19 be transferred for any other purpose. 20 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 21 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 22 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 23 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 24 and 9910, $3,465,000 shall be available until September March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 247 1 30, 2025, for technical assistance to low-income des- 2 ignated credit unions. 3 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 6 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to chapter 131 of 7 title 5, United States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 8 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter 9 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 10 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental 11 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else- 12 where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 13 $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 14 $23,037,000. 15 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS) 18 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 19 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re- 20 organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv- 21 ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 22 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 23 veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con- 24 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 25 hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 248 1 official reception and representation expenses; and pay- 2 ment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employ- 3 ees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee 4 to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, 5 $219,076,000: Provided, That of the total amount made 6 available under this heading, $15,816,000 may remain 7 available until expended, for information technology mod- 8 ernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System mi- 9 gration or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds 10 otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided fur- 11 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 12 heading, $1,167,805 may be made available for strength- 13 ening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition work- 14 force (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement 15 Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), includ- 16 ing the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such 17 workforce and information technology in support of acqui- 18 sition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions 19 to improve acquisition management; and in addition 20 $192,975,000 for administrative expenses, to be trans- 21 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without 22 regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of 23 printed materials, for the retirement and insurance pro- 24 grams: Provided further, That the provisions of this appro- 25 priation shall not affect the authority to use applicable March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 249 1 trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 2 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 3 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 4 this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex- 5 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 6 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 7 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 8 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel- 9 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo- 10 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2024, accept dona- 11 tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 12 further, That such donations, including those from prior 13 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate- 14 rials to provide information about the White House Fel- 15 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 16 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala- 17 ries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 18 That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available 19 under this heading may be transferred to an information 20 technology working capital fund established for purposes 21 authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 23 (Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided 24 further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive 25 approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 250 1 House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 2 in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 3 Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund 4 under such transfer authority from any organizational cat- 5 egory of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such or- 6 ganizational category’s budget as identified in the report 7 required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 8 amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 9 for obligation through September 30, 2027. 10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 14 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 15 5, United States Code, including services as authorized by 16 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 17 $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed $29,192,000 18 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro- 19 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage- 20 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans- 21 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 22 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 23 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author- 24 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 25 and elsewhere. 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APPRO. 251 1 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 4 Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized 5 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for wit- 6 nesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co- 7 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi- 8 cles, $31,585,000. 9 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib- 12 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 13 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 14 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to remain avail- 15 able until September 30, 2025. 16 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re- 19 form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 20 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,960,000, 21 to remain available until expended. 22 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 24 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex- 25 change Commission, including services as authorized by March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 252 1 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 2 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 3 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa- 4 tion expenses, $2,149,000,000, to remain available until 5 expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for 6 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 7 $275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat 8 for the International Organization of Securities Commis- 9 sions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be avail- 10 able for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted 11 by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 12 regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 13 staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 14 such expenses to include necessary logistic and adminis- 15 trative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 16 foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental ex- 17 penses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and 18 (3) related lodging or subsistence. 19 In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 20 replication, and related costs associated with a replace- 21 ment leases for the Commission’s office facilities, not to 22 exceed $39,658,000, to remain available until expended: 23 Provided, That any unobligated balances from funds made 24 available under this heading in prior Acts for replacement 25 leases for the Commission’s headquarters and other re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 253 1 gional office facilities may be used for such purposes at 2 any Commission office facility, notwithstanding provisos 3 in such Acts limiting use to particular office facilities, and 4 notwithstanding provisos in such Acts requiring that de- 5 obligated amounts derived from the general fund be re- 6 turned to the general fund or that de-obligated amounts 7 derived from fees or assessments be paid to national secu- 8 rities exchanges and national securities associations in 9 proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such na- 10 tional securities exchange or national securities associa- 11 tion. 12 For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 13 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 14 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2024, all amounts appropriated 15 under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap- 16 propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2024: Pro- 17 vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 18 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 19 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 20 Provided further, That not to exceed $2,149,000,000 of 21 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 22 for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 23 $39,658,000 of such offsetting collections shall be avail- 24 able until expended for move, replication, and related costs 25 under this heading associated with a replacement leases March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 254 1 for the Commission’s office facilities: Provided further, 2 That the total amount appropriated under this heading 3 from the general fund for fiscal year 2024 shall be reduced 4 as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a 5 final total fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general 6 fund estimated at not more than $0. 7 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys- 10 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 11 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 12 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 13 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv- 14 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 15 $750 for official reception and representation expenses; 16 $31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 17 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 18 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 19 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na- 20 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 21 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con- 22 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 23 Forces of the United States. 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APPRO. 255 1 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 4 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 5 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 6 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex- 7 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex- 8 penses, $361,235,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 9 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 10 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis- 11 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub- 12 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 13 and certain loan program activities, including fees author- 14 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 15 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 16 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 17 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 18 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro- 19 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 20 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 21 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec- 22 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 23 fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 24 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 25 System, to be available until September 30, 2025: Pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 256 1 vided further, That $20,500,000 shall be available for 2 costs associated with the certification of small business 3 concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-dis- 4 abled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small 5 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respectively, and 6 section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be available until 7 September 30, 2025. 8 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 9 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en- 10 trepreneurial and small business development, 11 $316,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2025: Provided, That $140,000,000 shall be available to 13 fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2024 or fiscal 14 year 2025 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi- 15 ness Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for 16 marketing, management, and technical assistance under 17 section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 18 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 19 the microloan program: Provided further, That 20 $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 21 carry out export programs that assist small business con- 22 cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 23 Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 257 1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 3 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 4 5, United States Code, $37,020,000. 5 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 7 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 8 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi- 9 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,109,000, 10 to remain available until expended. 11 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 13 For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain 14 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in- 15 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de- 16 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 17 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 18 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 19 2024 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 20 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and com- 21 mitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 22 section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 23 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggre- 24 gate, $16,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fis- 25 cal year 2024 commitments for general business loans au- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 258 1 thorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 2 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 3 $35,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term 4 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 5 by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 6 year 2024 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 7 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 8 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 9 further, That during fiscal year 2024, guarantees of trust 10 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi- 11 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 12 $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 13 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 14 $162,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged 15 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 16 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 18 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 19 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 20 Business Act, $175,000,000, to be available until ex- 21 pended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector 22 General of the Small Business Administration for audits 23 and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro- 24 grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 25 appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 259 1 which $165,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses 2 of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 3 program, which may be transferred to and merged with 4 the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 5 which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 6 for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 7 and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex- 8 penses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this 9 heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters de- 10 clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 11 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Pro- 12 vided further, That the amount for major disasters under 13 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 14 disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 15 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 16 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 18 ADMINISTRATION 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 SEC. 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 21 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 22 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans- 23 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro- 24 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 25 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 260 1 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 2 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail- 3 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 4 with the procedures set forth in that section. 5 SEC. 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria- 6 tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad- 7 ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 8 and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans- 9 ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys- 10 tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 11 as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 12 A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 13 Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 14 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 15 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 16 atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 17 to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 18 for obligation through September 30, 2027. 19 SEC. 542. For an additional amount for ‘‘Small Busi- 20 ness Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’, 21 $116,541,000, which shall be for initiatives related to 22 small business development and entrepreneurship, includ- 23 ing programmatic, construction, and acquisition activities, 24 in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table 25 that appears under the heading ‘‘Administrative Provi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 261 1 sions—Small Business Administration’’ in the explanatory 2 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 3 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, not- 4 withstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of title 2, 5 Code of Federal Regulations, the Administrator of the 6 Small Business Administration may permit awards to sub- 7 recipients for initiatives funded under this section: Pro- 8 vided further, That none of the funds made available by 9 this section may be transferred for any other purpose. 10 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 11 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 12 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 13 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub- 14 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 15 States Code, $49,750,000: Provided, That mail for over- 16 seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 17 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 18 to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple- 19 ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 20 or employee of any State or local child support enforce- 21 ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 22 or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 23 information requested or provided concerning an address 24 of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 25 funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 262 1 close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 2 further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 3 continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 4 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author- 5 ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 6 Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 7 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 11 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 12 5, United States Code, $268,290,000, to be derived by 13 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 14 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account- 15 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 16 UNITED STATES TAX COURT 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 19 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 20 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa- 21 tion expenses, $56,727,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re- 22 main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex- 23 penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi- 24 cate of the judge. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 263 1 TITLE VI 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 5 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 6 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 7 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 8 funded in this Act. 9 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 10 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 11 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria- 12 tions, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 13 in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless 14 expressly so provided herein. 15 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 16 under this Act for any consulting service through procure- 17 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 18 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 19 of public record and available for public inspection, except 20 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex- 21 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 22 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 23 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 24 strumentality of the United States Government, except March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 264 1 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 2 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 3 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 5 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac- 6 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 7 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol- 8 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 9 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 10 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 11 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 12 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 13 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 14 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 15 available under this Act shall be made available to any 16 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap- 17 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 18 SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 19 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre- 20 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund- 21 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex- 22 penditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any ac- 23 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 24 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 25 available for obligation or expenditure through a re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 265 1 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 2 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 3 funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 4 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con- 5 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac- 6 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 7 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 8 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac- 9 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 10 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi- 11 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 12 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un- 13 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap- 14 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 15 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 16 restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 17 or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 18 consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 19 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 20 ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 21 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 22 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 23 the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 24 the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans- 25 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 266 1 That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 2 for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 3 equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 4 to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 5 budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust- 6 ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 7 fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 8 each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 9 level by object class and program, project, and activity as 10 detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 11 budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which- 12 ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 13 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 14 for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 15 discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 16 and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 17 interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 18 or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 19 be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 20 required date that the report has not been submitted to 21 the Congress. 22 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 23 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 24 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2024 from 25 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 267 1 for fiscal year 2024 in this Act, shall remain available 2 through September 30, 2025, for each such account for 3 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 4 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 5 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 6 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 7 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re- 8 programming guidelines. 9 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 10 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi- 11 dent to request— 12 (1) any official background investigation report 13 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves- 14 tigation; or 15 (2) a determination with respect to the treat- 16 ment of an organization as described in section 17 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 18 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 19 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 20 Internal Revenue Service. 21 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 22 (1) in the case of an official background inves- 23 tigation report, if such individual has given express 24 written consent for such request not more than 6 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 268 1 months prior to the date of such request and during 2 the same presidential administration; or 3 (2) if such request is required due to extraor- 4 dinary circumstances involving national security. 5 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul- 6 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 7 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed- 8 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 9 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 10 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 11 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 12 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of- 13 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 14 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 15 expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made 16 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 17 to court approval. 18 SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 19 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 20 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 21 Federal employees health benefits program which provides 22 any benefits or coverage for abortions. 23 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 24 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 269 1 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 2 result of an act of rape or incest. 3 SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 4 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur- 5 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 6 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu- 7 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 8 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa- 9 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 10 United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 11 in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 12 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 13 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu- 14 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac- 15 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 16 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 17 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex- 18 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 19 to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func- 20 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em- 21 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 22 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 23 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 24 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 25 person or entity is an organization described in section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 270 1 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex- 2 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 3 SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 4 of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 5 authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 6 construction or alteration of real property for office, meet- 7 ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 8 Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of- 9 fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 10 case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 11 with the current lessor. 12 (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 13 emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 14 the President to require emergency leasing authority with 15 respect to such agency. 16 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 17 agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 18 provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen- 19 eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 20 Service. 21 SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the fol- 22 lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 23 (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 24 102). 25 (2) Payments to— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 271 1 (A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 2 (28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 3 (B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 4 (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 5 (C) the United States Court of Federal 6 Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 7 178(l)). 8 (3) Payment of Government contributions— 9 (A) with respect to the health benefits of 10 retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 11 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 12 Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 13 Stat. 849); and 14 (B) with respect to the life insurance bene- 15 fits for employees retiring after December 31, 16 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 17 (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 18 new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 19 Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 20 8348). 21 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 22 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 23 Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 24 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 25 States Code. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 272 1 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex- 2 empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 3 otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con- 4 tained in this Act. 5 SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 6 Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 7 complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 8 Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro- 9 posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu- 10 latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 11 Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 12 No. 13563. 13 SEC. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch 14 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In- 15 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par- 16 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 17 related to information technology. 18 (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 19 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa- 20 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con- 21 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 22 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 23 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 24 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 273 1 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 2 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 3 SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 5 33 of title 44, United States Code. 6 SEC. 622. None of the funds made available in this 7 Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 8 disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv- 9 ice to the public or remote computing service of the con- 10 tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec- 11 tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 12 in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 13 in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 14 Constitution of the United States. 15 SEC. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 16 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 17 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail- 18 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec- 19 tor General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 20 5, United State Code, or to prevent or impede that Inspec- 21 tor General’s access to such records, documents, or other 22 materials, under any provision of law, except a provision 23 of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and 24 expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 25 department or agency covered by this section shall provide March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 274 1 its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu- 2 ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In- 3 spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 4 limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro- 5 vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen- 6 eral has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 5, United 7 State Code. Each Inspector General covered by this sec- 8 tion shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of 9 the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal- 10 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 11 SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 12 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 13 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 14 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 15 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 16 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec- 17 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 18 in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 19 shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel- 20 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter- 21 native to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided further, That 22 any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing 23 high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommuni- 24 cations carriers until support under such mechanism com- 25 mences. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 275 1 SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in 2 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 3 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 4 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 5 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 6 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 7 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 8 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi- 9 ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 10 activity. 11 SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 13 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 14 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 15 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 16 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 17 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 18 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 19 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 20 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 21 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 22 SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under 23 this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac- 24 tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 25 department, agency, board or commission funded by this March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 276 1 Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 2 the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 3 in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 4 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 6 determination. 7 (b) None of the funds made available under this Act 8 may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 9 than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 10 States, at any single conference occurring outside the 11 United States unless the agency or entity determines that 12 such attendance is in the national interest and advance 13 notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 14 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in- 15 cludes the basis of that determination. 16 SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 18 the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 19 Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 20 10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 21 SEC. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated 22 or otherwise made available for expenses related to en- 23 hancements to www.oversight.gov and to further develop 24 the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response 25 Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, and to March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 277 1 prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in 2 Federal spending, $2,850,000, to remain available until 3 expended, of which $850,000 is for enhancements to over- 4 sight.gov, shall be provided for an additional amount for 5 such purposes to the Inspectors General Council Fund es- 6 tablished pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of chapter 4 of 7 title 5, United States Code: Provided, That these amounts 8 shall be in addition to any amounts or any authority avail- 9 able to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 10 and Efficiency under section 424 of title 5, United States 11 Code. 12 SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 14 public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man- 15 agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 16 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 17 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 18 House of Representatives and the Senate. 19 SEC. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act 20 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 21 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 22 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub- 23 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex- 24 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 25 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 278 1 available to the agency for advertising or other commu- 2 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 3 agency. 4 SEC. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, 5 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu- 6 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 7 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 8 funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 9 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro- 10 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 11 money; 12 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 13 project or program; and 14 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 15 costs of the project or program that will be financed 16 by non-governmental sources. 17 SEC. 633. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis- 19 sion to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, 20 or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 21 contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid 22 to trade associations. 23 SEC. 634. Not later than 45 days after the last day 24 of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall sub- 25 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 279 1 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re- 2 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 3 quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 4 appropriation. 5 SEC. 635. Of the unobligated balances available in 6 the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture 7 Fund, established by section 9703 of title 31, United 8 States Code, $387,500,000 shall be permanently rescinded 9 not later than September 30, 2024. 10 SEC. 636. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 11 made available under section 4010 of the American Res- 12 cue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), $10,000,000 13 are hereby rescinded. 14 SEC. 637. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 15 made available under section 4011 of the American Res- 16 cue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), $100,000,000 17 are hereby rescinded. 18 SEC. 638. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 19 made available under section 3301(a)(2)(A) of the Amer- 20 ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), 21 $283,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep- 22 tember 30, 2024. 23 SEC. 639. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 24 made available under section 7402(c)(2)(A) of the Amer- 25 ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 280 1 $1,768,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep- 2 tember 30, 2024. 3 SEC. 640. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 4 made available under section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of the Act 5 to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 6 Res.14 (Public Law 117–169, commonly referred to as the 7 ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’), $10,200,000,000 are hereby 8 rescinded. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 281 1 TITLE VII 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 3 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 6 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 7 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2024 shall obligate 8 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen- 9 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 10 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en- 11 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 12 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 13 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 14 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 15 agency, or instrumentality. 16 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 17 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 18 in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United 19 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve- 20 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforce- 21 ment vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 22 vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at 23 $40,000 except station wagons for which the maximum 24 shall be $41,140: Provided, That these limits may be ex- 25 ceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 282 1 Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 2 may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric 3 or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the 4 provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, 5 Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided 6 further, That the limits set forth in this section may be 7 exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels 8 vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over 9 the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Pro- 10 vided further, That the limits set forth in this section shall 11 not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and 12 which operates on alternative fuel, including but not lim- 13 ited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel 14 cell vehicles. 15 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart- 16 ments and independent establishments for the current fis- 17 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex- 18 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 19 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 20 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 21 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 22 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con- 23 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 24 compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern- 25 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 283 1 jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 2 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti- 3 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 4 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit- 5 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 6 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 7 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant- 8 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 9 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 10 then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 11 allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur- 12 poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 13 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require- 14 ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 15 being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 16 of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub- 17 mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec- 18 essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 19 affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 20 shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 21 more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 22 above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub- 23 stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 24 further, That any payment made to any officer or em- 25 ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 284 1 recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 2 further, That this section shall not apply to any person 3 who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 4 United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 5 to international broadcasters employed by the Broad- 6 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 7 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 8 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 9 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 10 employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 11 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart- 12 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 13 to an agreement with another country. 14 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart- 15 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec- 16 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex- 17 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 18 Services Administration for charges for space and services 19 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build- 20 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 21 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 22 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 23 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 24 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 25 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 285 1 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 2 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 3 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre- 4 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex- 5 pended for the following purposes: 6 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 7 and recycling programs as described in Executive 8 Order No. 14057 (December 8, 2021), including any 9 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 10 the Executive order. 11 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man- 12 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 13 development and implementation of hazardous waste 14 management and pollution prevention programs. 15 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 16 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 17 Federal agency. 18 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 19 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 20 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 21 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 22 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 23 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 24 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 25 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 286 1 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 2 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 3 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex- 4 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 5 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 6 correspondingly reduced. 7 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 8 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 9 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 10 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 11 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 12 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 13 financial support from more than one agency or instru- 14 mentality. 15 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 16 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 17 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 18 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 19 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 20 United States. 21 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 22 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 23 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 24 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 25 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 287 1 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 2 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 3 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 4 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 5 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec- 7 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of- 8 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 9 used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 10 directly controlled by the individual. 11 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 12 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 13 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 14 the interagency funding of national security and emer- 15 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 16 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti- 17 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 18 2012). 19 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 20 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 21 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 22 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 23 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol- 24 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com- 25 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 288 1 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 2 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 3 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 4 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer- 5 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 6 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi- 7 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 8 the individual to the White House. 9 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 10 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de- 11 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 12 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 13 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 14 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 15 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 16 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 17 Government, who— 18 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat- 19 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em- 20 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 21 direct oral or written communication or contact with 22 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 23 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 24 to the employment of such other officer or employee 25 or pertaining to the department or agency of such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 289 1 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 2 whether such communication or contact is at the ini- 3 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re- 4 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 5 committee, or subcommittee; or 6 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 7 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 8 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 9 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis- 10 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti- 11 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em- 12 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 13 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 14 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 15 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 16 communication or contact of such other officer or 17 employee with any Member, committee, or sub- 18 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 19 (1). 20 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 21 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 22 any employee training that— 23 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl- 24 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 25 performance of official duties; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 290 1 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev- 2 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 3 some participants; 4 (3) does not require prior employee notification 5 of the content and methods to be used in the train- 6 ing and written end of course evaluation; 7 (4) contains any methods or content associated 8 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 9 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em- 10 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 11 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 12 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par- 13 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 14 workplace. 15 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 16 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 17 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 18 SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 19 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu- 20 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu- 21 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 22 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 23 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 24 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 291 1 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 2 to the Congress itself. 3 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 4 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed- 5 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 6 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 7 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 8 competent jurisdiction. 9 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 10 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 11 information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail- 12 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 13 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit- 14 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 15 and the Senate. 16 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 17 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 18 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa- 19 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 20 authorized by Congress. 21 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 22 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 23 under 5 U.S.C. 105; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 292 1 (2) includes a military department, as defined 2 under section 102 of such title and the United 3 States Postal Service. 4 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu- 5 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 6 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 7 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 8 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 9 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 10 effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 11 in the performance of official duties. 12 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 13 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 14 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 15 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 16 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 17 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 18 costs. 19 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 20 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 21 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 22 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 23 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of- 24 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 25 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 293 1 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 2 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis- 3 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 4 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 5 procurement, and other management innovations, initia- 6 tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 7 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 8 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 9 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des- 10 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man- 11 agement Council for overall management improvement ini- 12 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 13 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 14 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 15 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia- 16 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure- 17 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun- 18 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur- 19 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 20 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 21 duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 22 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 23 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide inno- 24 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 25 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 294 1 Services Administration, Government-Wide Policy’’ during 2 fiscal year 2024 shall remain available for obligation 3 through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That not 4 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc- 5 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta- 6 tion with the Administrator of General Services, shall sub- 7 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 8 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 9 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen- 10 ate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 11 of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for 12 the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided fur- 13 ther, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: 14 (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under 15 this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred 16 or reimbursed in fiscal year 2024; (ii) a detailed break- 17 down of the purposes for all funds estimated to be trans- 18 ferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including 19 total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 20 salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where appli- 21 cable, a description of the funds intended for use by or 22 for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where 23 applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by 24 or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Con- 25 gress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimburse- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 295 1 ments may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days 2 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 3 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 4 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 5 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 6 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 7 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 8 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 9 the location. 10 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 11 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 12 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 13 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 14 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 15 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 16 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 17 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 18 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re- 19 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 20 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 22 and the Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, 23 and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 24 Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of 25 this Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 296 1 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 2 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 3 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 4 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 5 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 6 That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 7 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 8 funds. 9 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 10 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 11 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 12 be used by any Federal agency— 13 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 14 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 15 personally identifiable information relating to an in- 16 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern- 17 ment Internet site of the agency; or 18 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 19 party (including another government agency) to col- 20 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de- 21 rived from any means, that includes any personally 22 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 23 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 24 site. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 297 1 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 2 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 3 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 4 identify particular persons; 5 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden- 6 tifiable information; 7 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu- 8 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 9 applicable law; or 10 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 11 that is a system security action taken by the oper- 12 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 13 to providing the Internet site services or to pro- 14 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 15 Internet site. 16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 17 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac- 18 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 19 provided in law. 20 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina- 21 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ- 22 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 23 condition, management practices and policies and 24 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 25 law. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 298 1 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 2 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 3 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 4 except where the contract also includes a provision for con- 5 traceptive coverage. 6 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 7 with— 8 (1) any of the following religious plans: 9 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 10 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 11 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 12 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 13 religious beliefs. 14 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 15 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub- 16 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 17 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 18 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 19 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 20 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re- 21 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 22 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur- 23 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 24 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 25 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 299 1 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 2 oversight authorities. 3 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de- 5 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 6 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 7 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov- 8 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 9 ownership pilot program. 10 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 11 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 12 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 13 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 14 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im- 15 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per- 16 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 17 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg- 18 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 19 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 20 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 21 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 22 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 23 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig- 24 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 25 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 300 1 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 2 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 3 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author- 4 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 5 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 6 cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 7 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 8 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 9 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 10 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis- 11 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 12 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre- 13 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 14 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 15 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 17 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 18 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 19 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap- 20 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 21 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con- 22 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 23 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 24 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 25 or any subsidiary of such an entity. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 301 1 (b) WAIVERS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 3 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern- 4 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 5 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re- 6 quired in the interest of national security. 7 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 8 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 9 such issuance to Congress. 10 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 11 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 13 pursuant to such contract. 14 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2024, for each employee 15 who— 16 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 17 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 18 (2) retires under any other provision of sub- 19 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 20 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa- 21 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 22 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 23 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver- 24 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 25 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 302 1 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 2 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis- 3 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 4 5, United States Code. 5 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 6 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re- 7 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 8 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 9 of submitting the offer: 10 (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 11 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse- 12 ment for an electioneering communication that is 13 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 14 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 15 election for Federal office or to a political com- 16 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 17 election for Federal office. 18 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 19 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 20 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 21 or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 22 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 23 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 24 (1). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 303 1 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 2 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election- 3 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 4 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 5 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 6 et seq.). 7 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 8 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 9 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern- 10 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a Mem- 11 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com- 12 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 13 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 14 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 15 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 16 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 17 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 18 2024, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 19 prevailing rate employee described in section 20 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 21 (A) during the period from the date of expira- 22 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec- 23 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef- 24 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust- 25 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2024, in an March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 304 1 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli- 2 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 3 in accordance with such section; and 4 (B) during the period consisting of the remain- 5 der of fiscal year 2024, in an amount that exceeds, 6 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 7 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 8 sum of— 9 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 10 in fiscal year 2024 under section 5303 of title 11 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 12 under the General Schedule; and 13 (ii) the difference between the overall aver- 14 age percentage of the locality-based com- 15 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 16 2024 under section 5304 of such title (whether 17 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av- 18 erage percentage of such payments which was 19 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 20 section. 21 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 22 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 23 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 24 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 25 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 305 1 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 2 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli- 3 cable to such employee. 4 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay- 5 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 6 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 7 30, 2023, shall be determined under regulations pre- 8 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 9 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 10 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 11 may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 12 30, 2023, except to the extent determined by the Office 13 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur- 14 pose of this subsection. 15 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 16 for service performed after September 30, 2023. 17 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 18 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre- 19 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em- 20 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu- 21 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 22 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 23 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub- 24 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 306 1 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 2 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 3 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 4 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 5 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 6 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub- 7 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 8 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali- 9 fied employees. 10 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 11 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 12 take place in fiscal year 2024 under sections 5344 and 13 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 14 (1) not less than the percentage received by em- 15 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 16 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 17 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 18 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ- 19 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 20 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 21 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 22 employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 23 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 24 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 307 1 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 2 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 3 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap- 4 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 5 2023. 6 SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch de- 7 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 8 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 9 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 10 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 11 costs and contracting procedures related to each con- 12 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com- 13 mission, or office during fiscal year 2024 for which the 14 cost to the United States Government was more than 15 $100,000. 16 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con- 17 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica- 18 ble period— 19 (1) a description of its purpose; 20 (2) the number of participants attending; 21 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 22 United States Government, including— 23 (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 24 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 308 1 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 2 travel to and from the conference; and 3 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 4 to determine which costs relate to the con- 5 ference; and 6 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 7 used including— 8 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 9 competitive basis; and 10 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 11 conducted by the departmental component or 12 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 13 conference. 14 (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 15 head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 16 or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 17 official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 18 date, location, and number of employees attending a con- 19 ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 20 board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 21 appropriations Act during fiscal year 2024 for which the 22 cost to the United States Government was more than 23 $20,000. 24 (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro- 25 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 309 1 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con- 2 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 3 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 4 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 5 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 6 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 7 the grant or contract. 8 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 9 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con- 10 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 11 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 13 memorandum. 14 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 15 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 16 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac- 17 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 18 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 19 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 20 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi- 21 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 22 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 23 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 24 enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 25 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 310 1 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 2 et seq.). 3 SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 5 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 6 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 7 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of- 8 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 9 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 10 SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 11 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 12 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 13 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 14 such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 15 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib- 16 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac- 17 tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 18 to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent- 19 ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re- 20 ceive such information. 21 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con- 22 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 23 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart- 24 ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 25 information. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 311 1 SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 2 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree- 3 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern- 4 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree- 5 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 6 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 7 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 8 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 9 existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi- 10 fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 11 reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special 12 Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 13 mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of au- 14 thority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 15 health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 16 The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanc- 17 tions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive or- 18 ders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 19 agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith- 20 standing the preceding provision of this section, a non- 21 disclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed 22 by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence 23 or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 24 officer of the United States Government, may contain pro- 25 visions appropriate to the particular activity for which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 312 1 such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 2 shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis- 3 close any classified information received in the course of 4 such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 5 United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms 6 shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 7 to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 8 agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 9 to reporting a substantial violation of law. 10 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 11 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 12 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 13 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 14 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 15 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en- 16 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 17 substantially similar language to that required in sub- 18 section (a). 19 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 20 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 21 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 22 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 23 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil- 24 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad- 25 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 313 1 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 2 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col- 3 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 4 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 5 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 6 and has made a determination that this further action is 7 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 8 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 9 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 10 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 11 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 12 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 13 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 14 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic- 15 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 16 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter- 17 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro- 18 tect the interests of the Government. 19 SEC. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2024, on the date 20 on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac- 21 cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 22 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 23 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 24 atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv- 25 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 314 1 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 2 of such request. 3 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be 4 made available on the Bureau’s public website. 5 SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad- 6 justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 7 the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 8 year 2024 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 9 on December 31, 2023, by operation of section 747 of divi- 10 sion E of Public Law 117–328. 11 (b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 12 section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 13 provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 14 2024 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 15 position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 16 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 17 payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De- 18 cember 31, 2023, by operation of section 747 of division 19 E of Public Law 117–328. Such an employee may not re- 20 ceive a rate increase during calendar year 2024, except 21 as provided in subsection (i). 22 (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv- 23 ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi- 24 sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 315 1 subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em- 2 ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 3 (d)(1) This subsection applies to— 4 (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu- 5 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 6 official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; 7 or 8 (B) a limited term appointee or limited emer- 9 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 10 serving under a political appointment and paid a 11 rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for 12 level IV of the Executive Schedule. 13 (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 14 5, United States Code, an employee described in para- 15 graph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during cal- 16 endar year 2024, except as provided in subsection (i). 17 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 18 employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality 19 based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 20 States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 21 rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 22 under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 23 increase during calendar year 2024, except as provided in 24 subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 25 in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 316 1 pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 2 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 3 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 4 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap- 5 plied to them. 6 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre- 7 vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint- 8 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 9 under applicable law. 10 (g) This section does not apply to an individual who 11 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 12 pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 13 for such time as that election is in effect. 14 (h) This section does not apply to an individual who 15 makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 16 entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 17 Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that 18 election is in effect. 19 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 20 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in- 21 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov- 22 ered position only if that new position has higher-level du- 23 ties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than 24 the level or range for the position held immediately before 25 the movement. Any such increase must be based on the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 317 1 rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 2 of pay in effect on December 31, 2023, by operation of 3 section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–328. 4 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 5 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 6 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 7 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 8 limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 9 31, 2023, by operation of section 747 of division E of Pub- 10 lic Law 117–328. 11 (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 12 to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2024 13 but ends in calendar year 2025, the bar on the employee’s 14 receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 15 of that pay period. 16 (l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 17 position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 18 pay is restricted under this section. 19 (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 20 first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 21 1, 2024. 22 SEC. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impound- 23 ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of 24 the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, 25 shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 318 1 and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy 2 of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 4 Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 5 report is transmitted to the Congress. 6 SEC. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the exec- 7 utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 8 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 9 House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 10 appropriate congressional committees if— 11 (1) an apportionment is not made in the re- 12 quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 13 title 31, United States Code; 14 (2) an approved apportionment received by the 15 department or agency conditions the availability of 16 an appropriation on further action; or 17 (3) an approved apportionment received by the 18 department or agency may hinder the prudent obli- 19 gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 20 program, project, or activity by such department or 21 agency. 22 (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 23 committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa- 24 tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 319 1 name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 2 account. 3 SEC. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 4 provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 5 year 2024 that are specified in the disclosure table sub- 6 mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 7 Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of 8 the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the 9 report or explanatory statement accompanying any such 10 Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award 11 with respect to such funds for purposes of the require- 12 ments of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 13 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller Gen- 14 eral of the United States. 15 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 16 amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require- 17 ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de- 18 scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 19 Comptroller General. 20 SEC. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 21 United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 22 made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 23 agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter- 24 agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 25 recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 320 1 Medical Research and Development Command, the Con- 2 gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 3 National Institutes of Health research programs. 4 SEC. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 5 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 6 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 7 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit- 8 izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 9 the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail- 10 able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 11 including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 12 Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other- 13 wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 14 of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed- 15 eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government- 16 wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech- 17 nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv- 18 ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 19 agencies to take advantage of information technology in 20 sharing information: Provided further, That the total 21 funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 22 $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 23 funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 24 Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 25 during fiscal year 2024 shall remain available for obliga- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 321 1 tion through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 2 not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 3 Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 4 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 5 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 6 House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 7 plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro- 8 vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 9 include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 10 under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 11 transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2024; (ii) a de- 12 tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 13 to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 14 (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 15 whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 16 where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 17 use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 18 by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim- 19 bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 20 15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap- 21 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 22 ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 23 Budget. 24 SEC. 753. If, for fiscal year 2024, new budget author- 25 ity provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discre- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 322 1 tionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 2 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 3 Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the 4 Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre- 5 tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 6 2024 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man- 7 agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 8 total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 9 of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 10 for all categories for that fiscal year. 11 SEC. 754. Notwithstanding any other provision of 12 law, the unobligated balances of funds made available in 13 division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 14 (Public Law 117–58) to any department or agency funded 15 by this or any other Act may be transferred to the United 16 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 17 Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their re- 18 sponsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 19 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as 20 required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with ac- 21 tivities and projects funded by Public Law 117–58: Pro- 22 vided, That such transfers shall support activities and 23 projects executed by the department or agency making 24 such transfer: Provided further, That such transfers shall 25 be approved by the head of such department or agency March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 323 1 making such transfer: Provided further, That each depart- 2 ment or agency shall provide notification to the Commit- 3 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 4 and the Senate no less than 30 days prior to such transfer: 5 Provided further, That any such transfers from the De- 6 partment of Transportation, including from agencies with- 7 in the Department of Transportation, shall be from fund- 8 ing provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs 9 to administer and oversee grants: Provided further, That 10 amounts transferred pursuant to this section shall be in 11 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: 12 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 13 this section shall be in addition to any other transfer au- 14 thority provided by law: Provided further, That amounts 15 transferred pursuant to this section that were previously 16 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 17 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget are 18 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 19 tion 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 20 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, 21 and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget en- 22 forcement in the House of Representatives. 23 SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 24 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 324 1 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 2 VIII. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 325 1 TITLE VIII 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 3 COLUMBIA 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 6 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 7 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 8 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 9 the District of Columbia government. 10 SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 11 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 12 implementation of any policy including boycott designed 13 to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 14 or any State legislature. 15 SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 16 under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 17 Federal and District government agencies, that remain 18 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, 19 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 20 United States derived by the collection of fees available 21 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 22 obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re- 23 programming of funds which— 24 (1) creates new programs; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 326 1 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi- 2 bility center; 3 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi- 4 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 5 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 6 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 7 which funds have been denied or restricted; 8 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre- 9 viously deferred through reprogramming; 10 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 11 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 12 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which- 13 ever is less; or 14 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 15 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi- 16 bility center, unless prior approval is received from 17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 18 Representatives and the Senate. 19 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 20 ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 21 requests of local funds under this title through November 22 7, 2024. 23 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 24 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 25 for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 327 1 offices of United States Senator or United States Rep- 2 resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 3 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 4 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 5 SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 6 tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 7 any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em- 8 ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 9 unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 10 performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 11 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 12 does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 13 residence and workplace, except in the case of— 14 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 15 Police Department who resides in the District of Co- 16 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 17 Department; 18 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi- 19 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 20 Emergency Medical Services Department who re- 21 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 22 hours a day; 23 (3) at the discretion of the Director of the De- 24 partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 25 the District of Columbia Department of Corrections March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 328 1 who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 2 call 24 hours a day; 3 (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex- 4 aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 5 Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 6 of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 7 (5) at the discretion of the Director of the 8 Homeland Security and Emergency Management 9 Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se- 10 curity and Emergency Management Agency who re- 11 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 12 hours a day; 13 (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 14 (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 15 of Columbia. 16 SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 17 in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor- 18 ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 19 government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 20 civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 21 voting representation in Congress for the District of Co- 22 lumbia. 23 (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co- 24 lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 329 1 on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi- 2 cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 3 SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 4 this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 5 for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 6 pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 7 local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 8 be inappropriate for such distribution. 9 SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 10 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 11 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 12 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 13 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 14 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep- 15 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 16 SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 17 in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 18 rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 19 associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 20 schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 21 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de- 22 rivative. 23 (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 24 by the District of Columbia government under any author- 25 ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 330 1 legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 2 possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 3 under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 4 seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for rec- 5 reational purposes. 6 SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or ex- 7 penditure by the District of Columbia government under 8 any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 9 where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 10 fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 11 result of an act of rape or incest. 12 SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 14 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 15 appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 16 Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 17 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 18 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 19 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 20 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 21 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2024 that 22 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 23 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 24 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 25 actual expenditures. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 331 1 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 2 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co- 3 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 4 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 5 SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi- 7 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro- 8 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 9 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 10 operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 11 Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 12 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for- 13 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern- 14 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 15 of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 16 204.42). 17 SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 18 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co- 19 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 20 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con- 21 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 22 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 23 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 24 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 25 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 332 1 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro- 2 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 3 with the provisions of this Act. 4 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 5 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 6 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 7 capital projects. 8 SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 9 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 10 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 11 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 12 SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 13 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob- 14 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 15 year 2024 from appropriations of Federal funds made 16 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2024 in 17 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 18 2025, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 19 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com- 20 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 21 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 22 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 23 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out- 24 lined in section 803 of this Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 333 1 SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2025, during a 2 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 3 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 4 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 5 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 6 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub- 7 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum- 8 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 9 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 10 (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 11 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 12 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2025 13 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co- 14 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 15 of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern- 16 ment for fiscal year 2025 for purposes of section 446 of 17 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 18 D.C. Official Code). 19 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 20 to be available— 21 (1) during any period in which a District of Co- 22 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2025 is 23 in effect; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 334 1 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 2 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 3 2025. 4 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro- 5 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 6 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 7 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 8 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 9 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 10 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2025 11 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 12 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 13 during any period of fiscal year 2025 if any other provi- 14 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria- 15 tions)— 16 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail- 17 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 18 to continue for such period; or 19 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 20 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 21 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac- 22 tivity to continue for such period. 23 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 24 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 25 mandated by other law. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 335 1 SEC. 817. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 2 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 3 (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 4 respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 5 Bridge Project. 6 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 7 means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 8 and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 9 Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 10 the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 11 other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 12 passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 13 access crossings over the Potomac River. 14 SEC. 818. Not later than 45 days after the last day 15 of each quarter, each Federal and District government 16 agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall sub- 17 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 18 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re- 19 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 20 quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in 21 this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 22 SEC. 819. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 23 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 24 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 25 of this title or of title IV. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 336 1 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 2 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 337 1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF HOME- 2 LAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 3 ACT, 2024 4 TITLE I 5 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTEL- 6 LIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 7 OVERSIGHT 8 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 9 MANAGEMENT 10 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 12 and for executive management for operations and support, 13 $363,582,000, of which $22,050,000 shall remain avail- 14 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That $5,000,000 15 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary sub- 16 mits, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 17 of Representatives and the Senate, responses to all ques- 18 tions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 19 2025 budget submission for the Department of Homeland 20 Security held by such Committees prior to July 1: Pro- 21 vided further, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for offi- 22 cial reception and representation expenses. 23 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 24 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 25 and for executive management for procurement, construc- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 338 1 tion, and improvements, $8,113,000, to remain available 2 until September 30, 2026. 3 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 6 and for executive management for Federal assistance 7 through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 8 other activities, $33,000,000, which shall be transferred 9 to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal 10 Assistance’’, of which $18,000,000 shall be for targeted 11 violence and terrorism prevention grants and of which 12 $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 13 2025, shall be for the Alternatives to Detention Case Man- 14 agement pilot program. 15 MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 16 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 17 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc- 18 torate for operations and support, including vehicle fleet 19 modernization, $1,722,204,000: Provided, That not to ex- 20 ceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representa- 21 tion expenses. 22 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 23 For necessary expenses of the Management Direc- 24 torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 25 $260,433,000, of which $87,670,000 shall remain avail- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 339 1 able until September 30, 2026, and of which 2 $172,763,000 shall remain available until September 30, 3 2028. 4 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 5 The revenues and collections of security fees credited 6 to this account shall be available until expended for nec- 7 essary expenses related to the protection of federally 8 owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 9 Federal Protective Service. 10 INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL 11 AWARENESS 12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 14 and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situa- 15 tional Awareness for operations and support, 16 $345,410,000, of which $105,701,000 shall remain avail- 17 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to ex- 18 ceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representa- 19 tion expenses and not to exceed $2,000,000 is available 20 for facility needs associated with secure space at fusion 21 centers, including improvements to buildings. 22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 23 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 25 General for operations and support, $220,127,000: Pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 340 1 vided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for cer- 2 tain confidential operational expenses, including the pay- 3 ment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the 4 Inspector General. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 6 SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 7 shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2024, 8 to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 9 Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 10 means other than full and open competition during fiscal 11 years 2023 or 2024. 12 (b) The Inspector General shall review the report re- 13 quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli- 14 ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 15 results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 16 of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 17 than February 15, 2025. 18 SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day 19 of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart- 20 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit- 21 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 22 and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that 23 includes total obligations of the Department for that 24 month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 341 1 program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 2 of the appropriation. 3 SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 4 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 5 notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 6 Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers 7 of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 8 United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 9 Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 10 Homeland Security. 11 (b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer 12 may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 13 of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti- 14 fied of the proposed transfer. 15 SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 16 of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu- 17 rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 18 and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 19 made available for the Office of the Secretary. 20 SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 21 shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 22 of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 23 after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and 24 Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 25 Oversight list between Acquisition Decision Event and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 342 1 Full Operational Capability, including programs that have 2 been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 3 (b) For each such program, the briefing described in 4 subsection (a) shall include— 5 (1) a description of the purpose of the program, 6 including the capabilities being acquired and the 7 component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 8 (2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to 9 be acquired annually until procurement is complete 10 under the current acquisition program baseline; 11 (3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in- 12 cluding— 13 (A) the current acquisition phase by incre- 14 ment, as applicable; 15 (B) the date of the most recent review; and 16 (C) whether the program has been paused 17 or is in breach status; 18 (4) a comparison between the initial Depart- 19 ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 20 schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 21 and the program’s current such thresholds and ob- 22 jectives, if applicable; 23 (5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com- 24 parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 25 Program, including— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 343 1 (A) the confidence level for the estimate; 2 (B) the fiscal years included in the esti- 3 mate; 4 (C) a breakout of the estimate for the 5 prior five years, the current year, and the budg- 6 et year; 7 (D) a breakout of the estimate by appro- 8 priation account or other funding source; and 9 (E) a description of and rationale for any 10 changes to the estimate as compared to the pre- 11 viously approved baseline, as applicable, and 12 during the prior fiscal year; 13 (6) a summary of the findings of any inde- 14 pendent verification and validation of the items to be 15 acquired or an explanation for why no such 16 verification and validation has been performed; 17 (7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro- 18 gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli- 19 gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 20 estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 21 subsequent fiscal year; 22 (8) a listing of prime contractors and major 23 subcontractors; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 344 1 (9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 2 schedule, or performance that could result in a pro- 3 gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 4 (c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub- 5 mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 6 programs described in this section to the Committees on 7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 8 Senate not later than five business days after the date of 9 approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 10 Management or the designee of the Under Secretary. 11 SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 12 the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 13 appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 14 or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 15 out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor- 16 mation described in subsection (c). 17 (b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 18 available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 19 or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 20 shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 22 the information described in subsection (c). 23 (c) The information required under subsections (a) 24 and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol- 25 lowing— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 345 1 (1) documented objectives that are well-defined 2 and measurable; 3 (2) an assessment methodology that details— 4 (A) the type and source of assessment 5 data; 6 (B) the methods for, and frequency of, col- 7 lecting such data; and 8 (C) how such data will be analyzed; and 9 (3) an implementation plan, including mile- 10 stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched- 11 ules, including a projected end date. 12 (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple- 13 tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 14 (e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 15 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 16 of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons 17 learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu- 18 ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran- 19 sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro- 20 gram or operation. 21 (e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem- 22 onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi- 23 mental program, or trial that— 24 (1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con- 25 ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 346 1 costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de- 2 sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger 3 scale effort; and 4 (2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 5 obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or 6 more, but does not include congressionally directed 7 programs or enhancements and does not include pro- 8 grams that were in operation as of the date of the 9 enactment of this Act. 10 (f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem- 11 onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini- 12 tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con- 13 tract for the acquisition of information technology services 14 or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 15 a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 16 agreement funded by the Department. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 347 1 TITLE II 2 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 3 INVESTIGATIONS 4 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 7 For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 8 Protection for operations and support, including the trans- 9 portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of 10 air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter- 11 national agencies in the enforcement or administration of 12 laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 13 at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 14 the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 15 agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani- 16 tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 17 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur- 18 chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air- 19 craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 20 individuals for personal services abroad; $18,426,870,000; 21 of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 22 Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses re- 23 lated to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pur- 24 suant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 25 of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding sec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 348 1 tion 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 2 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $500,000,000 shall be avail- 3 able until September 30, 2025; and of which such sums 4 as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex- 5 cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli- 6 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 7 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro- 8 vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re- 9 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 10 That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay- 11 ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op- 12 erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 13 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 14 accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 15 of Homeland Security: Provided further, That 16 $650,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency 17 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’ to support 18 sheltering and related activities provided by non-Federal 19 entities, in support of relieving overcrowding in short-term 20 holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 21 of which not to exceed $9,100,000 shall be for the admin- 22 istrative costs of the Federal Emergency Management 23 Agency: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 24 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 349 1 the maintenance and repair of roads on Native American 2 reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol. 3 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 4 For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 5 Protection for procurement, construction, and improve- 6 ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, 7 and unmanned aerial systems, $850,170,000, of which 8 $758,056,000 shall remain available until September 30, 9 2026, and of which $92,114,000 shall remain available 10 until September 30, 2028. 11 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 13 For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 14 Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ- 15 ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re- 16 placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; 17 and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 18 improvements at owned and leased facilities; 19 $9,501,542,000; of which not less than $6,000,000 shall 20 remain available until expended for efforts to enforce laws 21 against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall re- 22 main available until September 30, 2025; of which not less 23 than $2,000,000 is for paid apprenticeships for partici- 24 pants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child- 25 Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 350 1 be available for investigation of intellectual property rights 2 violations, including operation of the National Intellectual 3 Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not 4 less than $5,082,218,000 shall be for enforcement, deten- 5 tion, and removal operations, including transportation of 6 unaccompanied alien minors: Provided, That not to exceed 7 $41,475 shall be for official reception and representation 8 expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 9 $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for con- 10 ducting special operations under section 3131 of the Cus- 11 toms Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Pro- 12 vided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for 13 awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted 14 for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Home- 15 land Security: Provided further, That not to exceed 16 $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other 17 Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, 18 maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlaw- 19 fully present in the United States. 20 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 21 For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 22 Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 23 improvements, $55,520,000, of which $35,420,000 shall 24 remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 351 1 $20,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2 2028. 3 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 4 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 5 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 6 rity Administration for operations and support, 7 $10,164,968,000, of which $600,000,000 shall remain 8 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not 9 to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep- 10 resentation expenses: Provided further, That security serv- 11 ice fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 12 States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as off- 13 setting collections and shall be available only for aviation 14 security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated 15 under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 16 on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections 17 are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in a 18 final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti- 19 mated at not more than $6,744,968,000. 20 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 21 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 22 rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 23 improvements, $40,678,000, to remain available until Sep- 24 tember 30, 2026. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 352 1 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu- 3 rity Administration for research and development, 4 $14,641,000, to remain available until September 30, 5 2025. 6 COAST GUARD 7 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 8 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper- 9 ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; 10 purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor ve- 11 hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 12 lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require- 13 ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 14 repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 15 of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats 16 necessary for overseas deployments and activities; pay- 17 ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 18 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel- 19 fare; $10,054,771,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for 20 defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be 21 derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 22 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 23 Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which 24 $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 25 2026; of which $24,717,000 shall remain available until March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 353 1 September 30, 2028, for environmental compliance and 2 restoration; and of which $100,000,000 shall remain avail- 3 able until September 30, 2025, which shall only be avail- 4 able for vessel depot level maintenance: Provided, That not 5 to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and rep- 6 resentation expenses. 7 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 8 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for pro- 9 curement, construction, and improvements, including aids 10 to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De- 11 partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 12 Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment re- 13 lated thereto, $1,413,950,000, to remain available until 14 September 30, 2028; of which $20,000,000 shall be de- 15 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out 16 the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 17 of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 18 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 19 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re- 20 search and development; and for maintenance, rehabilita- 21 tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; 22 $7,476,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 23 of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li- 24 ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 25 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 354 1 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and 2 used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 3 from State and local governments, other public authori- 4 ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses 5 incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua- 6 tion. 7 RETIRED PAY 8 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 9 otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur- 10 pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 11 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca- 12 reer status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under 13 section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent 14 receipts, combat-related special compensation, and pay- 15 ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de- 16 pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 17 $1,147,244,000, to remain available until expended. 18 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 19 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 20 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 21 Service for operations and support, including purchase of 22 not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of pas- 23 senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in 24 the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in 25 the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 355 1 and other facilities on private or other property not in 2 Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 3 perform protective functions; conduct of and participation 4 in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of 5 behavioral research in support of protective intelligence 6 and operations; payment in advance for commercial ac- 7 commodations as may be necessary to perform protective 8 functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 9 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of 10 employees who are on protective missions, whether at or 11 away from their duty stations; $3,007,982,000; of which 12 $138,383,000 shall remain available until September 30, 13 2025, and of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for 14 activities related to investigations of missing and exploited 15 children; and of which up to $24,000,000 may be for cal- 16 endar year 2023 premium pay in excess of the annual 17 equivalent of the limitation on the rate of pay contained 18 in section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, pursuant 19 to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services 20 Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as last amended by 21 Public Law 118–38: Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 22 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 23 Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to 24 provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 356 1 enforcement organizations in criminal investigations with- 2 in the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service. 3 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 4 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 5 Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 6 $75,598,000, to remain available until September 30, 7 2026. 8 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 9 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 10 Service for research and development, $4,217,000, to re- 11 main available until September 30, 2025. 12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 13 SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Home- 14 land Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of 15 Public Law 115–141), related to overtime compensation 16 limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made avail- 17 able in this Act in the same manner as such section ap- 18 plied to funds made available in that Act, except that ‘‘fis- 19 cal year 2024’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 20 SEC. 202. Funding made available under the head- 21 ings ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations 22 and Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 23 tion—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ 24 shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to 25 maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 357 1 in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition 2 to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, 3 United States Code. 4 SEC. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the 5 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im- 6 plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected 7 from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad- 8 jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con- 9 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 10 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 11 SEC. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. 12 Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Sup- 13 port’’, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, 14 to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this 15 appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from amounts authorized 16 to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and 17 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the 18 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 19 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation 20 and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 21 125), or other such authorizing language. 22 (b) To the extent that amounts realized from such 23 collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess 24 of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to 25 remain available until expended. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 358 1 SEC. 205. None of the funds made available in this 2 Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 3 to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 4 a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 5 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im- 6 porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 7 with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 8 That this section shall apply only to individuals trans- 9 porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre- 10 scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 11 further, That the prescription drug may not be— 12 (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 13 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 14 802); or 15 (2) a biological product, as defined in section 16 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 17 262). 18 SEC. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 19 of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other 20 Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation 21 and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of 22 title 46, United States Code, for the transportation of 23 crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum 24 Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 25 consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 359 1 Energy and Transportation and representatives from the 2 United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 3 measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels. 4 (b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 6 ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 7 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 9 within 2 business days of any request for waivers of navi- 10 gation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section 11 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to 12 such transportation, and the disposition of such requests. 13 SEC. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment 14 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 15 not— 16 (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 17 new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 18 Southern border or the Northern border at a land 19 port of entry; or 20 (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 21 of a border crossing fee. 22 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ 23 means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and 24 passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 360 1 for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the 2 Northern border at a land port of entry. 3 SEC. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date 4 of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus- 5 toms and Border Protection shall submit an expenditure 6 plan for any amounts made available for ‘‘U.S. Customs 7 and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and 8 Improvements’’ in this Act and prior Acts to the Commit- 9 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 10 and the Senate. 11 (b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be 12 obligated prior to the submission of such plan. 13 SEC. 209. Section 211 of the Department of Home- 14 land Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (division F of 15 Public Law 116–260), prohibiting the use of funds for the 16 construction of fencing in certain areas, shall apply with 17 respect to funds made available in this Act in the same 18 manner as such section applied to funds made available 19 in that Act. 20 SEC. 210. (a) Funds made available in this Act may 21 be used to alter operations within the National Targeting 22 Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 23 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 24 by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for 25 obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 361 1 from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 2 derived by the collection of fees available to the compo- 3 nents funded by this Act, may be used to reduce antici- 4 pated or planned vetting operations at existing locations 5 unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after 6 the date of enactment of this Act. 7 SEC. 211. Of the total amount made available under 8 ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, 9 Construction, and Improvements’’, $850,170,000 shall be 10 available only as follows: 11 (1) $283,500,000 for the acquisition and de- 12 ployment of border security technologies; 13 (2) $380,900,000 for trade and travel assets 14 and infrastructure; 15 (3) $92,114,000 for facility construction and 16 improvements; 17 (4) $75,983,000 for integrated operations as- 18 sets and infrastructure; and 19 (5) $17,673,000 for mission support and infra- 20 structure. 21 SEC. 212. None of the funds provided under the 22 heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 23 Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele- 24 gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec- 25 tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 362 1 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 2 Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree- 3 ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma- 4 terially violated. 5 SEC. 213. (a) None of the funds provided under the 6 heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 7 Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any 8 contract for the provision of detention services if the two 9 most recent overall performance evaluations received by 10 the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the 11 equivalent median score in any subsequent performance 12 evaluation system. 13 (b) The performance evaluations referenced in sub- 14 section (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration 15 and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Respon- 16 sibility. 17 SEC. 214. Without regard to the limitation as to time 18 and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 19 may reprogram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immi- 20 gration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Sup- 21 port’’ as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens 22 prioritized for removal. 23 SEC. 215. The reports required to be submitted under 24 section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap- 25 propriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116– March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 363 1 260) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each 2 matter required to be included in such reports by such 3 section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the 4 same extent during the period described in such section 5 216. 6 SEC. 216. The terms and conditions of sections 216 7 and 217 of the Department of Homeland Security Appro- 8 priations Act, 2020 (division D of Public Law 116–93) 9 shall apply to this Act. 10 SEC. 217. Not later than 45 days after the date of 11 enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of U.S. 12 Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall submit to 13 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 14 resentatives and the Senate an obligation plan for 15 amounts made available in this Act for ‘‘U.S. Immigration 16 and Customs Enforcement’’, delineated by level II pro- 17 gram, project, and activity. 18 SEC. 218. (a) Members of the United States House 19 of Representatives and the United States Senate, includ- 20 ing the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and com- 21 missions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 22 Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De- 23 partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor- 24 ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor- 25 neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 364 1 members of the Executive Office of the President, includ- 2 ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 3 shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 4 screening. 5 (b) None of the funds made available in this or any 6 other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac- 7 counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 8 the collection of fees available to the components funded 9 by this Act may be used to carry out legislation altering 10 the applicability of the screening requirements outlined in 11 subsection (a). 12 SEC. 219. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 13 United States Code, for fiscal year 2024, any funds in 14 the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 15 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 16 for the procurement and installation of explosives detec- 17 tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree- 18 ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec- 19 tion 44923(a) of such title. 20 SEC. 220. Not later than 45 days after the submis- 21 sion of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator 22 of the Transportation Security Administration shall sub- 23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland 24 Security of the House of Representatives and the Commit- 25 tees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 365 1 Transportation of the Senate a single report that fulfills 2 the following requirements: 3 (1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained 4 and unconstrained, that includes a plan for contin- 5 uous and sustained capital investment in new, and 6 the replacement of aged, transportation security 7 equipment; 8 (2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re- 9 quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland 10 Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of 11 the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act 12 (Public Law 113–245); and 13 (3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screen- 14 ing Technologies report as required by the Senate 15 Report accompanying the Department of Homeland 16 Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 17 115–283). 18 SEC. 221. (a) None of the funds made available by 19 this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations 20 and Support’’ shall be for expenses incurred for rec- 21 reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 22 States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from 23 owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 24 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard— 25 Operations and Support’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 366 1 (b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay 2 expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such 3 section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel 4 applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel 5 documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 6 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu- 7 mentation under section 12114. 8 SEC. 222. Notwithstanding any other provision of 9 law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 10 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 11 resentatives and the Senate a future-years capital invest- 12 ment plan as described in the second proviso under the 13 heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and 14 Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 15 Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall 16 be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth pro- 17 visos under such heading. 18 SEC. 223. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 19 to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems 20 Center mission or its government-employed or contract 21 staff levels. 22 SEC. 224. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 23 may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, 24 a competition under Office of Management and Budget March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 367 1 Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the 2 Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 3 SEC. 225. Funds made available in this Act may be 4 used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro- 5 gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi- 6 neering units, facilities design and construction centers, 7 maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 8 Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 9 in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any 10 civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a 11 statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 12 SEC. 226. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard 13 Housing Fund in fiscal year 2024 shall be available until 14 expended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 15 14, United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds 16 otherwise available for such purposes. 17 SEC. 227. (a) Notwithstanding section 2110 of title 18 46, United States Code, none of the funds made available 19 in this Act shall be used to charge a fee for an inspection 20 of a towing vessel, as defined in 46 CFR 136.110, that 21 utilizes the Towing Safety Management System option for 22 a Certificate of Inspection issued under subchapter M of 23 title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. 24 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the 25 Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 368 1 under section 815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 2 Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) and, as 3 necessary based on such determination, carries out the re- 4 quirements of section 815(b) of such Act. 5 SEC. 228. The United States Secret Service is au- 6 thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse- 7 ments from executive agencies, as defined in section 105 8 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving 9 training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen- 10 ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 11 year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 12 under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper- 13 ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 14 SEC. 229. (a) None of the funds made available to 15 the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 16 appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec- 17 tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec- 18 retary of Homeland Security. 19 (b) The Director of the United States Secret Service 20 may enter into agreements to provide such protection on 21 a fully reimbursable basis. 22 SEC. 230. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 23 Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 24 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 369 1 SEC. 231. Funding made available in this Act for 2 ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 3 is available for travel of United States Secret Service em- 4 ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi- 5 tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 6 the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des- 7 ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 8 House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days 9 in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex- 10 penditures. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 370 1 TITLE III 2 PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 3 RECOVERY 4 CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 5 AGENCY 6 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 7 For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In- 8 frastructure Security Agency for operations and support, 9 $2,382,814,000, of which $24,424,000 shall remain avail- 10 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to ex- 11 ceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representa- 12 tion expenses. 13 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 14 For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In- 15 frastructure Security Agency for procurement, construc- 16 tion, and improvements, $489,401,000, to remain avail- 17 able until September 30, 2026. 18 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 19 For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and In- 20 frastructure Security Agency for research and develop- 21 ment, $793,000, to remain available until September 30, 22 2025. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 371 1 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 2 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 3 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 4 Management Agency for operations and support, 5 $1,483,990,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 6 be for official reception and representation expenses. 7 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 8 For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 9 Management Agency for procurement, construction, and 10 improvements, $99,528,000, of which $63,278,000 shall 11 remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which 12 $36,250,000 shall remain available until September 30, 13 2028. 14 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 17 Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 18 cooperative agreements, and other activities, 19 $3,497,019,369, which shall be allocated as follows: 20 (1) $468,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu- 21 rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the 22 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 23 which $81,000,000 shall be for Operation 24 Stonegarden and $13,500,000 shall be for Tribal 25 Homeland Security Grants under section 2005 of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 372 1 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): 2 Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of 3 such section 2004, for fiscal year 2024, the Com- 4 monwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to 5 local and tribal governments amounts provided to 6 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this para- 7 graph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such 8 section 2004. 9 (2) $553,500,000 for the Urban Area Security 10 Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu- 11 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). 12 (3) $274,500,000 for the Nonprofit Security 13 Grant Program under section 2009 of the Homeland 14 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a), of which 15 $137,250,000 is for eligible recipients located in 16 high-risk urban areas that receive funding under 17 section 2003 of such Act and $137,250,000 is for el- 18 igible recipients that are located outside such areas: 19 Provided, That eligible recipients are those described 20 in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609a(b)) 21 or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk of a ter- 22 rorist or other extremist attack. 23 (4) $94,500,000 for Public Transportation Se- 24 curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and 25 Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 373 1 tions 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing 2 Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 3 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 4 $9,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and 5 $1,800,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: 6 Provided, That such public transportation security 7 assistance shall be provided directly to public trans- 8 portation agencies. 9 (5) $90,000,000 for Port Security Grants in ac- 10 cordance with section 70107 of title 46, United 11 States Code. 12 (6) $648,000,000, to remain available until 13 September 30, 2025, of which $324,000,000 shall be 14 for Assistance to Firefighter Grants and 15 $324,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate 16 Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sec- 17 tions 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Pre- 18 vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 19 and 2229a). 20 (7) $319,500,000 for emergency management 21 performance grants under the National Flood Insur- 22 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob- 23 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- 24 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Haz- 25 ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), sec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 374 1 tion 762 of title 6, United States Code, and Reorga- 2 nization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 3 (8) $281,475,000 for necessary expenses for 4 Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addi- 5 tion to and to supplement any other sums appro- 6 priated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, 7 and such additional sums as may be provided by 8 States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 9 mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the 10 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 11 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended. 12 (9) $10,800,000 for Regional Catastrophic Pre- 13 paredness Grants. 14 (10) $117,000,000 for the emergency food and 15 shelter program under title III of the McKinney- 16 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), 17 to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro- 18 vided, That not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for 19 total administrative costs. 20 (11) $40,000,000 for the Next Generation 21 Warning System. 22 (12) $293,757,369 for Community Project 23 Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending 24 grants, which shall be for the purposes, and the 25 amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Homeland March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 375 1 Security—Community Project Funding/Congression- 2 ally Directed Spending’’ under the ‘‘Disclosure of 3 Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending 4 Items’’ heading in the explanatory statement de- 5 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 6 A of this consolidated Act), of which— 7 (A) $103,189,080, in addition to amounts 8 otherwise made available for such purpose, is 9 for emergency operations center grants under 10 section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 11 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 12 U.S.C. 5196c); and 13 (B) $190,568,289, in addition to amounts 14 otherwise made available for such purpose, is 15 for pre-disaster mitigation grants under section 16 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 17 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 18 5133(e), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), 19 and (l) of that section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), (g), 20 (l)). 21 (13) $305,987,000 to sustain current oper- 22 ations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 23 and other programs. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 376 1 DISASTER RELIEF FUND 2 For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 3 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 4 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $20,261,000,000, to remain 5 available until expended: Provided, That such amount 6 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob- 7 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 8 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the 9 Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 10 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 12 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 13 For activities under the National Flood Insurance 14 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster 15 Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 16 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 17 (Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home- 18 owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 19 Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $239,983,000, to remain 20 available until September 30, 2025, which shall be derived 21 from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) 22 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 23 4015(d)); of which $18,917,000 shall be available for mis- 24 sion support associated with flood management; and of 25 which $221,066,000 shall be available for flood plain man- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 377 1 agement and flood mapping: Provided, That any addi- 2 tional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the 3 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 5 account, to be available for flood plain management and 6 flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024, 7 no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insur- 8 ance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood In- 9 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 10 (1) $230,504,000 for operating expenses and 11 salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance 12 operations; 13 (2) $1,300,000,000 for commissions and taxes 14 of agents; 15 (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 16 Treasury borrowings; and 17 (4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available 18 until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for 19 flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the 20 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 21 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 22 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 23 Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 24 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 25 U.S.C. 4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 378 1 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be de- 2 posited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supple- 3 ment other amounts specified as available for section 1366 4 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwith- 5 standing section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National 6 Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) through 7 (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 8 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): Provided further, That total 9 administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total 10 appropriation: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is 11 available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood 12 Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 15 SEC. 301. Funds made available under the heading 16 ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Op- 17 erations and Support’’ may be made available for the nec- 18 essary expenses of procuring or providing access to cyber- 19 security threat feeds for branches, agencies, independent 20 agencies, corporations, establishments, and instrumental- 21 ities of the Federal Government of the United States, 22 state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, fusion centers 23 as described in section 210A of the Homeland Security 24 Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and Information Sharing and Anal- 25 ysis Organizations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 379 1 SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 3 609(a)(12)) or any other provision of law, not more than 4 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in para- 5 graphs (1) through (5) under ‘‘Federal Emergency Man- 6 agement Agency—Federal Assistance’’, may be used by 7 the recipient for expenses directly related to administra- 8 tion of the grant. 9 (b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also 10 apply to a state recipient for the administration of a grant 11 under such paragraph (3). 12 SEC. 303. Applications for grants under the heading 13 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal As- 14 sistance’’, for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made 15 available to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after 16 the date of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall 17 submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant 18 announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 19 Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days 20 after the receipt of an application. 21 SEC. 304. (a) Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emer- 22 gency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for 23 grants under paragraphs (1) through (5) and (9), the Ad- 24 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen- 25 cy shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 380 1 House of Representatives and the Senate 5 full business 2 days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of 3 making an award. 4 (b) If any such public announcement is made before 5 5 full business days have elapsed following such briefing, 6 $1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘Fed- 7 eral Emergency Management Agency—Operations and 8 Support’’ shall be rescinded. 9 SEC. 305. Under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 10 Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, for grants 11 under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of commu- 12 nications towers is not considered construction of a build- 13 ing or other physical facility. 14 SEC. 306. The reporting requirements in paragraphs 15 (1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man- 16 agement Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Depart- 17 ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 18 (Public Law 114–4), related to reporting on the Disaster 19 Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2024 with re- 20 spect to budget year 2025 and current fiscal year 2024, 21 respectively— 22 (1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘fiscal 23 year 2025’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 24 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘business’’ 25 after ‘‘fifth’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 381 1 SEC. 307. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed- 2 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- 3 ance’’, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Re- 4 sponse grants, the Administrator of the Federal Emer- 5 gency Management Agency may grant waivers from the 6 requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), 7 (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the 8 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 9 U.S.C. 2229a). 10 SEC. 308. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during 11 fiscal year 2024, as authorized in title III of the Depart- 12 ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel- 13 opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 14 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 per- 15 cent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of 16 Homeland Security to be necessary for its Radiological 17 Emergency Preparedness Program for the next fiscal year. 18 (b) The methodology for assessment and collection of 19 fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of 20 providing such services, including administrative costs of 21 collecting such fees. 22 (c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological 23 Emergency Preparedness Program account as offsetting 24 collections and will become available for authorized pur- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 382 1 poses on October 1, 2024, and remain available until ex- 2 pended. 3 SEC. 309. In making grants under the heading ‘‘Fed- 4 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- 5 ance’’, for Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Adminis- 6 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 7 may waive subsection (k) of section 33 of the Federal Fire 8 Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). 9 SEC. 310. Any unobligated balances of funds appro- 10 priated in any prior Act for activities funded by the Na- 11 tional Predisaster Mitigation Fund under section 203 of 12 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- 13 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in effect on the day 14 before the date of enactment of section 1234 of division 15 D of Public Law 115–254, may be transferred to and 16 merged with funds set aside pursuant to subsection (i)(1) 17 of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 18 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), as in 19 effect on the date of the enactment of this section. 20 SEC. 311. Any unobligated balances of funds appro- 21 priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage- 22 ment Agency—Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis 23 Program’’ in any prior Act may be transferred to and 24 merged with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Fed- 25 eral Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assist- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 383 1 ance’’ for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard Mapping 2 and Risk Analysis: Provided, That funds transferred pur- 3 suant to this section shall be in addition to and supple- 4 ment any other sums appropriated for such purposes 5 under the National Flood Insurance Fund and such addi- 6 tional sums as may be provided by States or other political 7 subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under sec- 8 tion 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 9 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex- 10 pended. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 384 1 TITLE IV 2 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 3 SERVICES 4 U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 6 For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im- 7 migration Services for operations and support, including 8 for the E-Verify Program, the Refugee and International 9 Operations Programs, and backlog reduction, 10 $271,140,000: Provided, That such amounts shall be in 11 addition to any other amounts made available for such 12 purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduc- 13 tion of any fee described in section 286(m) of the Immi- 14 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided 15 further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official re- 16 ception and representation expenses. 17 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 18 For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Im- 19 migration Services for Federal assistance for the Citizen- 20 ship and Integration Grant Program, $10,000,000, to re- 21 main available until September 30, 2025. 22 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS 23 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 24 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce- 25 ment Training Centers for operations and support, includ- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 385 1 ing the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police- 2 type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 3 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 4 Code, $357,100,000, of which $66,665,000 shall remain 5 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not 6 to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception and rep- 7 resentation expenses. 8 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 9 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce- 10 ment Training Centers for procurement, construction, and 11 improvements, $20,100,000, to remain available until Sep- 12 tember 30, 2028, for acquisition of necessary additional 13 real property and facilities, construction and ongoing 14 maintenance, facility improvements and related expenses 15 of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. 16 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE 17 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 18 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 19 nology Directorate for operations and support, including 20 the purchase or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, 21 $369,811,000, of which $206,093,000 shall remain avail- 22 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to ex- 23 ceed $10,000 shall be for official reception and representa- 24 tion expenses. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 386 1 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 2 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 3 nology Directorate for procurement, construction, and im- 4 provements, $61,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 5 tember 30, 2028. 6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 7 For necessary expenses of the Science and Tech- 8 nology Directorate for research and development, 9 $310,823,000, to remain available until September 30, 10 2026. 11 COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE 12 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 13 For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons 14 of Mass Destruction Office for operations and support, 15 $163,280,000, of which $69,364,000 shall remain avail- 16 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not to ex- 17 ceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representa- 18 tion expenses. 19 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 20 For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons 21 of Mass Destruction Office for procurement, construction, 22 and improvements, $42,338,000, to remain available until 23 September 30, 2026. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 387 1 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2 For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons 3 of Mass Destruction Office for research and development, 4 $60,938,000, to remain available until September 30, 5 2026. 6 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 7 For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons 8 of Mass Destruction Office for Federal assistance through 9 grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other ac- 10 tivities, $142,885,000, to remain available until Sep- 11 tember 30, 2026. 12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 13 SEC. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 14 of law, funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship 15 and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, 16 equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement 17 only, for areas where the Administrator of General Serv- 18 ices does not provide vehicles for lease. 19 (b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 20 Services may authorize employees who are assigned to 21 those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the em- 22 ployees’ residences and places of employment. 23 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 24 may be used to process or approve a competition under 25 Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 388 1 ices provided by employees (including employees serving 2 on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Im- 3 migration Services of the Department of Homeland Secu- 4 rity who are known as Immigration Information Officers, 5 Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, 6 Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers. 7 SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of 8 law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship 9 and Immigration Services may be used for the collection 10 and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Im- 11 migration Services Application Support Center that is 12 overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 13 Services personnel using appropriate technology. 14 SEC. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce- 15 ment Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds 16 to Federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred 17 participating in training accreditation. 18 SEC. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 19 Accreditation Board, including representatives from the 20 Federal law enforcement community and non-Federal ac- 21 creditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 22 shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accredita- 23 tion process to continue the implementation of measuring 24 and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 25 enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 389 1 SEC. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law En- 2 forcement Training Centers may accept transfers to its 3 ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account 4 from Government agencies requesting the construction of 5 special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy Act 6 (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)). 7 (b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 8 shall maintain administrative control and ownership upon 9 completion of such facilities. 10 SEC. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce- 11 ment Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified 12 as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal 13 Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 14 note). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 390 1 TITLE V 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 5 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 6 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 7 SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 8 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria- 9 tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 10 to appropriation accounts for such activities established 11 pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 12 applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac- 13 counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi- 14 nally enacted. 15 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 16 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the compo- 17 nents in or transferred to the Department of Homeland 18 Security that remain available for obligation or expendi- 19 ture in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts 20 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec- 21 tion of fees available to the components funded by this 22 Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 23 through a reprogramming of funds that— 24 (1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or 25 activity, or increases funds for any program, project, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 391 1 or activity for which funds have been denied or re- 2 stricted by the Congress; 3 (2) contracts out any function or activity pres- 4 ently performed by Federal employees or any new 5 function or activity proposed to be performed by 6 Federal employees in the President’s budget pro- 7 posal for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of 8 Homeland Security; 9 (3) augments funding for existing programs, 10 projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 11 percent, whichever is less; 12 (4) reduces funding for any program, project, 13 or activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent 14 or more; or 15 (5) results from any general savings from a re- 16 duction in personnel that would result in a change 17 in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities 18 as approved by the Congress. 19 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees 20 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 21 Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of such 22 reprogramming. 23 (c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made avail- 24 able for the current fiscal year for the Department of 25 Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 392 1 appropriations Acts may be transferred between such ap- 2 propriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the 3 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 4 least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such 5 appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 6 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such trans- 7 fer. 8 (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 9 funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred be- 10 tween appropriations— 11 (1) based upon an initial notification provided 12 after June 15, except in extraordinary circumstances 13 that imminently threaten the safety of human life or 14 the protection of property; 15 (2) to increase or decrease funding for grant 16 programs; or 17 (3) to create a program, project, or activity 18 pursuant to subsection (a)(1), including any new 19 function or requirement within any program, project, 20 or activity, not approved by Congress in the consid- 21 eration of the enactment of this Act. 22 (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 23 forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to 24 any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in pre- 25 vious Department of Homeland Security Appropriations March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 393 1 Acts that remain available for obligation in the current 2 year. 3 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of 4 Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established 5 by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appro- 6 priations available to the Department of Homeland Secu- 7 rity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com- 8 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 9 and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer. 10 SEC. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of 11 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F 12 of Public Law 115–31), related to the operations of a 13 working capital fund, shall apply with respect to funds 14 made available in this Act in the same manner as such 15 section applied to funds made available in that Act. 16 (b) Funds from such working capital fund may be 17 obligated and expended in anticipation of reimbursements 18 from components of the Department of Homeland Secu- 19 rity. 20 SEC. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically pro- 21 vided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated bal- 22 ances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2024, 23 as recorded in the financial records at the time of a re- 24 programming notification, but not later than June 30, 25 2025, from appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 394 1 for fiscal year 2024 in this Act shall remain available 2 through September 30, 2025, in the account and for the 3 purposes for which the appropriations were provided. 4 (b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notifica- 5 tion shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 7 accordance with section 503 of this Act. 8 SEC. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for 9 intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically author- 10 ized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 11 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fis- 12 cal year 2024 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 13 intelligence activities for fiscal year 2024. 14 (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made avail- 15 able for ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Aware- 16 ness—Operations and Support’’ that exceed the amounts 17 in such authorization for such account shall be transferred 18 to and merged with amounts made available under the 19 heading ‘‘Management Directorate—Operations and Sup- 20 port’’. 21 (c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred 22 under subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall 23 brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 24 Representatives and the Senate on a plan for the use of 25 such funds. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 395 1 SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 2 or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Commit- 3 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 4 and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance 5 of— 6 (1) making or awarding a grant allocation or 7 grant in excess of $1,000,000; 8 (2) making or awarding a contract, other trans- 9 action agreement, or task or delivery order on a 10 multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent 11 totaling in excess of $4,000,000; 12 (3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring 13 an obligation of funds in an amount greater than 14 $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home- 15 land Security funds; 16 (4) making a sole-source grant award; or 17 (5) announcing publicly the intention to make 18 or award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), 19 including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisi- 20 tion Regulation. 21 (b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 22 that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 23 risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be 24 made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify 25 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 396 1 resentatives and the Senate not later than 5 full business 2 days after such an award is made or letter issued. 3 (c) A notification under this section— 4 (1) may not involve funds that are not available 5 for obligation; and 6 (2) shall include the amount of the award; the 7 fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 8 appropriated; the type of contract; and the account 9 from which the funds are being drawn. 10 SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 11 law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad- 12 ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 13 locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 14 law enforcement training without advance notification to 15 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 16 resentatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 17 Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the 18 temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 19 or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo- 20 dated in existing Centers’ facilities. 21 SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other- 22 wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 23 for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 24 project for which a prospectus otherwise required under 25 chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 397 1 approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 2 for each project for required expenses for the development 3 of a proposed prospectus. 4 SEC. 510. Sections 522 and 530 of the Department 5 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division 6 E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall 7 apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in 8 the same manner as such sections applied to funds made 9 available in that Act. 10 SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in 11 this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable 12 provisions of the Buy American Act. 13 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘Buy 14 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 15 States Code. 16 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 17 Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 18 by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 19 (8 U.S.C. 1448). 20 SEC. 513. None of the funds provided or otherwise 21 made available in this Act shall be available to carry out 22 section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 23 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by the Congress. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 398 1 SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this 2 Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel- 3 oping a national identification card. 4 SEC. 515. Any official that is required by this Act 5 to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate may 7 not delegate such authority to perform that act unless spe- 8 cifically authorized herein. 9 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 10 Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees 11 of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 12 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Fed- 13 eral Regulations. 14 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 15 Act may be used to employ workers described in section 16 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 17 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 18 SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of 19 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 20 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 21 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 22 judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform- 23 ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con- 24 tract. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 399 1 SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in 2 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 3 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 4 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 5 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 6 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, territorial, 7 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity car- 8 rying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudica- 9 tion activities. 10 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 11 Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to 12 facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi- 13 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus- 14 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless 15 law enforcement personnel of the United States continu- 16 ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 17 SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in 18 this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance 19 of more than 50 employees of a single component of the 20 Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in 21 the United States, at a single international conference un- 22 less the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, 23 determines that such attendance is in the national interest 24 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 25 House of Representatives and the Senate within at least March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 400 1 10 days of that determination and the basis for that deter- 2 mination. 3 (b) For purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter- 4 national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring 5 outside of the United States attended by representatives 6 of the United States Government and of foreign govern- 7 ments, international organizations, or nongovernmental 8 organizations. 9 (c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland 10 Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000. 11 (d) Employees who attend a conference virtually 12 without travel away from their permanent duty station 13 within the United States shall not be counted for purposes 14 of this section, and the prohibition contained in this sec- 15 tion shall not apply to payments for the costs of attend- 16 ance for such employees. 17 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 18 Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department 19 or agency for its participation in a National Special Secu- 20 rity Event. 21 SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds made available to 22 the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other 23 Act may be obligated for the implementation of any struc- 24 tural pay reform or the introduction of any new position 25 classification that will affect more than 100 full-time posi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 401 1 tions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year be- 2 fore the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date 3 on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 4 Congress a notification that includes— 5 (1) the number of full-time positions affected by 6 such change; 7 (2) funding required for such change for the 8 current fiscal year and through the Future Years 9 Homeland Security Program; 10 (3) justification for such change; and 11 (4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of 12 compensation alternatives to such change that were 13 considered by the Department. 14 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if— 15 (1) it was proposed in the President’s budget 16 proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and 17 (2) funds for such change have not been explic- 18 itly denied or restricted in this Act. 19 SEC. 524. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail- 20 able in this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 21 post on the public website of that agency any report re- 22 quired to be submitted by the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 24 this Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency 25 that it shall serve the national interest. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 402 1 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 2 (1) the public posting of the report com- 3 promises homeland or national security; or 4 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 5 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 6 do so only after such report has been made available to 7 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Senate for not less than 45 days ex- 9 cept as otherwise specified in law. 10 SEC. 525. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ‘‘Op- 11 erations and Support’’ may be used for minor procure- 12 ment, construction, and improvements. 13 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), ‘‘minor’’ refers 14 to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for per- 15 sonal property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property. 16 SEC. 526. The authority provided by section 532 of 17 the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 18 Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) regarding primary and 19 secondary schooling of dependents shall continue in effect 20 during fiscal year 2024. 21 SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 22 erwise made available to the Department of Homeland Se- 23 curity by this Act may be used to prevent any of the fol- 24 lowing persons from entering, for the purpose of con- 25 ducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the De- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 403 1 partment of Homeland Security used to detain or other- 2 wise house aliens, or to make any temporary modification 3 at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed 4 by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated em- 5 ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 6 of such modification: 7 (1) A Member of Congress. 8 (2) An employee of the United States House of 9 Representatives or the United States Senate des- 10 ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 11 section. 12 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re- 13 quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 14 intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 15 the purpose of conducting oversight. 16 (c) With respect to individuals described in subsection 17 (a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require 18 that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of 19 an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a). 20 SEC. 528. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 21 none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 22 to place restraints on a woman in the custody of the De- 23 partment of Homeland Security (including during trans- 24 port, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical facil- 25 ity) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 404 1 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 2 pregnant woman if— 3 (1) an appropriate official of the Department of 4 Homeland Security makes an individualized deter- 5 mination that the woman— 6 (A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk 7 cannot be prevented by other means; or 8 (B) poses an immediate and serious threat 9 to harm herself or others that cannot be pre- 10 vented by other means; or 11 (2) a medical professional responsible for the 12 care of the pregnant woman determines that the use 13 of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the med- 14 ical safety of the woman. 15 (c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to 16 subsection (b), only the safest and least restrictive re- 17 straints, as determined by the appropriate medical profes- 18 sional treating the woman, may be used. In no case may 19 restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or 20 delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be re- 21 strained in a face-down position with four-point restraints, 22 on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area 23 of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized 24 by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent 25 feasible, on her left side. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 405 1 SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by 2 this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, 3 or other record pertaining to any— 4 (1) death of, 5 (2) potential sexual assault or abuse per- 6 petrated against, or 7 (3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or dis- 8 ruption committed by 9 an individual held in the custody of the Department of 10 Homeland Security. 11 (b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be 12 made available, in accordance with applicable laws and 13 regulations, and Federal rules governing disclosure in liti- 14 gation, to an individual who has been charged with a 15 crime, been placed into segregation, or otherwise punished 16 as a result of an allegation described in paragraph (3), 17 upon the request of such individual. 18 SEC. 530. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 19 114–113, regarding a prohibition on funding for any posi- 20 tion designated as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply 21 with respect to any Federal funds in the same manner 22 as such section applied to funds made available in that 23 Act. 24 SEC. 531. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date 25 on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 406 1 submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 2 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Manage- 3 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit- 4 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 5 and the Senate a report on the unfunded priorities, for 6 the Department of Homeland Security and separately for 7 each departmental component, for which discretionary 8 funding would be classified as budget function 050. 9 (b) Each report under this section shall specify, for 10 each such unfunded priority— 11 (1) a summary description, including the objec- 12 tives to be achieved if such priority is funded 13 (whether in whole or in part); 14 (2) the description, including the objectives to 15 be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in 16 whole or in part); 17 (3) account information, including the following 18 (as applicable): 19 (A) appropriation account; and 20 (B) program, project, or activity name; 21 and 22 (4) the additional number of full-time or part- 23 time positions to be funded as part of such priority. 24 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘unfunded priority’’, in 25 the case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 407 1 (1) is not funded in the budget referred to in 2 subsection (a); 3 (2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associ- 4 ated with an operational or contingency plan for the 5 Department; and 6 (3) would have been recommended for funding 7 through the budget referred to in subsection (a) if— 8 (A) additional resources had been available 9 for the budget to fund the requirement; 10 (B) the requirement has emerged since the 11 budget was formulated; or 12 (C) the requirement is necessary to sustain 13 prior-year investments. 14 SEC. 532. (a) Not later than 10 days after a deter- 15 mination is made by the President to evaluate and initiate 16 protection under any authority for a former or retired 17 Government official or employee, or for an individual who, 18 during the duration of the directed protection, will become 19 a former or retired Government official or employee (re- 20 ferred to in this section as a ‘‘covered individual’’), the 21 Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notifica- 22 tion to congressional leadership and the Committees on 23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 24 Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 25 Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Home- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 408 1 land Security of the House of Representatives, the Com- 2 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 3 of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Re- 4 form of the House of Representatives (referred to in this 5 section as the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’). 6 (b) Such notification may be submitted in classified 7 form, if necessary, and in consultation with the Director 8 of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bu- 9 reau of Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the 10 threat assessment, scope of the protection, and the antici- 11 pated cost and duration of such protection. 12 (c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 13 days before terminating, protection for a covered indi- 14 vidual, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 15 a notification regarding the extension or termination and 16 any change to the threat assessment to the congressional 17 leadership and the appropriate congressional committees. 18 (d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enact- 19 ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary 20 shall submit a report to the congressional leadership and 21 the appropriate congressional committees, which may be 22 submitted in classified form, if necessary, detailing each 23 covered individual, and the scope and associated cost of 24 protection. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 409 1 SEC. 533. (a) None of the funds provided to the De- 2 partment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act 3 may be used by an agency to submit an initial project pro- 4 posal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as author- 5 ized by section 1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National 6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 7 Law 115–91)) unless, concurrent with the submission of 8 an initial project proposal to the Technology Moderniza- 9 tion Board, the head of the agency— 10 (1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations 11 of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 12 the proposed submission of the project proposal; 13 (2) submits to the Committees on Appropria- 14 tions a copy of the project proposal; and 15 (3) provides a detailed analysis of how the pro- 16 posed project funding would supplement or supplant 17 funding requested as part of the Department’s most 18 recent budget submission. 19 (b) None of the funds provided to the Department 20 of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization 21 Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after 22 a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 24 and the Senate. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 410 1 (c) The report described in subsection (b) shall in- 2 clude— 3 (1) the full project proposal submitted to and 4 approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization 5 Board; 6 (2) the finalized interagency agreement between 7 the Department and the Fund including the 8 project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as appli- 9 cable; 10 (3) a detailed analysis of how the project will 11 supplement or supplant existing funding available to 12 the Department for similar activities; 13 (4) a plan for how the Department will repay 14 the Fund, including specific planned funding 15 sources, as applicable; and 16 (5) other information as determined by the Sec- 17 retary. 18 SEC. 534. Within 60 days of any budget submission 19 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 20 2025 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from 21 the previous year based on user fees proposals that have 22 not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the 23 budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 24 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 25 resentatives and the Senate specific reductions in proposed March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 411 1 discretionary budget authority commensurate with the 2 revenues assumed in such proposals in the event that they 3 are not enacted prior to October 1, 2024. 4 SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 5 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 6 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 7 ratification for the Treaty. 8 SEC. 536. No Federal funds made available to the 9 Department of Homeland Security may be used to enter 10 into a procurement contract, memorandum of under- 11 standing, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 12 to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, any entity identified 13 under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 15 (Public Law 116–283) or any subsidiary of such entity. 16 SEC. 537. None of the funds appropriated or other- 17 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 18 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 19 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 20 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 21 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 22 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 23 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 24 at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 25 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 412 1 SEC. 538. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 2 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, on 3 a bimonthly basis beginning immediately after the date of 4 enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number 5 of noncitizens anticipated to arrive at the southwest bor- 6 der of the United States. 7 (b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, 8 the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)— 9 (1) cover the current fiscal year and the fol- 10 lowing fiscal year; 11 (2) include a breakout by demographics, to in- 12 clude single adults, family units, and unaccompanied 13 children; 14 (3) undergo an independent validation and 15 verification review; 16 (4) are used to inform policy planning and 17 budgeting processes within the Department of 18 Homeland Security; and 19 (5) are included in the budget materials sub- 20 mitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning 21 after the date of enactment of this Act and in sup- 22 port of— 23 (A) the President’s annual budget request 24 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 25 States Code; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 413 1 (B) any supplemental funding request sub- 2 mitted to Congress; 3 (C) any reprogramming and transfer noti- 4 fication pursuant to section 503 of this Act; 5 and 6 (D) such budget materials shall include— 7 (i) the most recent bimonthly esti- 8 mates developed pursuant to subsection 9 (a); 10 (ii) a description and quantification of 11 the estimates used to justify funding re- 12 quests for Department programs related to 13 border security, immigration enforcement, 14 and immigration services; 15 (iii) a description and quantification 16 of the anticipated workload and require- 17 ments resulting from such estimates; and 18 (iv) a confirmation as to whether the 19 budget requests for impacted agencies were 20 developed using the same estimates. 21 (c) The Secretary shall share the bimonthly estimates 22 developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary 23 of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the 24 Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations 25 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 414 1 (d) If the bimonthly estimates described in subsection 2 (b) are not provided for the purposes described, the re- 3 programming and transfer authority provided in section 4 503 of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the 5 required estimates are provided to the Committees on Ap- 6 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 7 ate. 8 SEC. 539. (a) Section 538 of the Department of 9 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (division F 10 of Public Law 117–103) is amended by striking subsection 11 (d) and inserting the following— 12 ‘‘(d) Amounts in the Fund may not be apportioned 13 or allotted for any fiscal year until after the date on which 14 the Act making full-year appropriations for the Depart- 15 ment of Homeland Security for the applicable fiscal year 16 is enacted into law, subject to subsection (e). 17 ‘‘(e) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 18 of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 19 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.’’. 20 (b) The amendments made by this section shall apply 21 to amounts transferred under such section 538 on or after 22 the date of enactment of this Act. 23 SEC. 540. (a) Prior to the Secretary of Homeland Se- 24 curity requesting assistance from the Department of De- 25 fense for border security operations, the Secretary shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 415 1 ensure that an alternatives analysis and cost-benefit anal- 2 ysis is conducted before such request is made, which shall 3 include an examination of obtaining such support through 4 other means. 5 (b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 6 a request for assistance is made, the Secretary of Home- 7 land Security shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 8 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 9 a report detailing the types of support requested, the alter- 10 natives analysis and cost-benefit analysis described in sub- 11 section (a), and the operational impact to Department of 12 Homeland Security operations of any Department of De- 13 fense border security support requested by the Secretary. 14 (c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 15 a request made for assistance is granted and quarterly 16 thereafter through the duration of such assistance, the 17 Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com- 18 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 19 and the Senate, a report detailing the assistance provided 20 and the operational impacts to border security operations. 21 SEC. 541. Funds made available in this Act or any 22 other Act for Operations and Support may be used for 23 the necessary expenses of providing an employee emer- 24 gency back-up care program. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 416 1 SEC. 542. (a) Not less than $5,000,000 made avail- 2 able in this Act shall be transferred to ‘‘U.S. Immigration 3 and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ to 4 support and conduct necessary operations of the Blue 5 Campaign for fiscal year 2024. 6 (b) Prior to the obligation of funds made available 7 by subsection (a), notification shall be submitted to the 8 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 9 atives and the Senate. 10 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 543. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart- 12 ment of Homeland Security, the following funds are here- 13 by rescinded from the following accounts and programs 14 in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may 15 be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 16 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con- 17 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 18 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 19 (1) $800,000 from unobligated balances avail- 20 able in the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 21 Management—Operations and Support’’ account (70 22 23/24 0100). 23 (2) $4,100,000 from the unobligated balances 24 available in the ‘‘Management Directorate—Office of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 417 1 the Chief Information Officer and Operations’’ ac- 2 count (70 X 0113). 3 (3) $1,473,000 from the unobligated balances 4 available in the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 5 tion—Procurement, Construction, and Improve- 6 ments’’ account (70 X 0532). 7 (4) $1,842,000 from the unobligated balances 8 available in the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 9 tion—Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and 10 Technology’’ account (70 X 0533). 11 (5) $450,000 from the unobligated balances 12 available in the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 13 tion—Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, 14 Maintenance, and Procurement’’ account (70 X 15 0544). 16 (6) $3,000,000 from the unobligated balances 17 available in the ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En- 18 forcement—Operations and Support’’ account (70 19 23/24 0540). 20 (7) $782,419 from the unobligated balances 21 available in the ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En- 22 forcement—Operations and Support’’ account (70 X 23 0540). 24 (8) $10,471 from the unobligated balances 25 available in the ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 418 1 forcement—Automation Modernization’’ account (70 2 X 0543). 3 (9) $22,600,000 from the unobligated balances 4 available in the ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Con- 5 struction, and Improvements’’ account (70 X 0613). 6 (10) $150,000,000 from the unobligated bal- 7 ances available in the ‘‘Coast Guard—Procurement, 8 Construction, and Improvements’’ account. 9 (11) $2,400,000 from the unobligated balances 10 available in the ‘‘United States Secret Service—Op- 11 erations and Support’’ account (70 X 0400). 12 (12) $4,000,000 from the unobligated balances 13 available in the ‘‘United States Secret Service—Pro- 14 curement, Construction, and Improvements’’ account 15 (70 23/25 0401). 16 (13) $3,500,000 from the unobligated balances 17 available in the ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 18 Security Agency—Procurement, Construction, and 19 Improvements’’ account (70 23/27 0412). 20 (14) $2,000,000 from the unobligated balances 21 available in the ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 22 Security Agency—Research and Development’’ ac- 23 count (70 23/24 0805). 24 (15) $5,821,000 from the unobligated balances 25 available in the ‘‘Federal Emergency Management March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 419 1 Agency—National Predisaster Mitigation Fund’’ ac- 2 count (70 X 0716). 3 (16) $40,000 from the unobligated balances 4 available in the ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 5 Services—Operations and Support’’ account (70 X 6 0300). 7 (17) $46,968 from the unobligated balances 8 available in the ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training 9 Centers—Procurement, Construction, and Improve- 10 ments’’ account (70 20/24 0510). 11 (18) $900,000 from the unobligated balances 12 available in the ‘‘Science and Technology Direc- 13 torate—Operations and Support’’ account (70 X 14 0800). 15 (19) $2,000,000 from the unobligated balances 16 available in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass De- 17 struction Office—Research and Development’’ ac- 18 count (70 22/24 0860). 19 (20) $2,900,000 from the unobligated balances 20 available in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass De- 21 struction Office—Procurement, Construction, and 22 Improvements’’ account (70 22/24 0862). 23 (21) $19,700,000 from the unobligated bal- 24 ances available in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 420 1 Destruction Office—Procurement, Construction, and 2 Improvements’’ account (70 23/25 0862). 3 (22) $11,208,000 from the unobligated bal- 4 ances available in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass 5 Destruction—Research and Development’’ account 6 (70 23/25 0860). 7 (23) $11,478 from the unobligated balances 8 available in the ‘‘Countering Weapons of Mass De- 9 struction Office—Research and Development’’ ac- 10 count (70 X 0860). 11 SEC. 544. The following unobligated balances made 12 available to the Department of Homeland Security pursu- 13 ant to section 505 of the Department of Homeland Secu- 14 rity Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) are 15 rescinded: 16 (1) $1,025,240 from ‘‘Office of the Secretary 17 and Executive Management—Operations and Sup- 18 port’’. 19 (2) $982,350 from ‘‘Management Directorate— 20 Operations and Support’’. 21 (3) $757,750 from ‘‘Intelligence, Analysis, and 22 Situational Awareness—Operations and Support’’. 23 (4) $102,031 from ‘‘Office of the Inspector 24 General—Operations and Support’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 421 1 (5) $6,952,560 from ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor- 2 der Protection—Operations and Support’’. 3 (6) $7,661,620 from ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 4 Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’. 5 (7) $31,022,129 from ‘‘Coast Guard—Oper- 6 ations and Support’’. 7 (8) $364,550 from ‘‘United States Secret Serv- 8 ice—Operations and Support’’. 9 (9) $1,407,050 from ‘‘Cybersecurity and Infra- 10 structure Security Agency—Operations and Sup- 11 port’’. 12 (10) $2,454,920 from ‘‘Federal Emergency 13 Management Agency—Operations and Support’’. 14 (11) $3,146,930 from ‘‘U.S. Citizenship and 15 Immigration Services—Operations and Support’’. 16 (12) $232,590 from ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement 17 Training Centers—Operations and Support’’. 18 (13) $51,440 from ‘‘Science and Technology 19 Directorate—Operations and Support’’. 20 (14) $73,440 from ‘‘Countering Weapons of 21 Mass Destruction Office—Operations and Support’’. 22 SEC. 545. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De- 23 partment of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses 24 Fund’’ established in section 538 of division F of Public 25 Law 117–103, $699,662 are hereby rescinded. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 422 1 SEC. 546. (a) Of the unobligated balances from 2 amounts made available by section 104A(m) of Public 3 Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4703a(m)), $30,000,000 are 4 hereby permanently rescinded. 5 (b) Of the unobligated balances in the fund estab- 6 lished by section 223 of division G of Public Law 110– 7 161, $87,900,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep- 8 tember 30, 2024. 9 (c)(1) Of the unobligated balances of funds made 10 available by sections 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 2402, 2403, 11 2404, 2501, 2502, 2704, 3101, and 9911 of Public Law 12 117–2, $239,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 13 (2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to 14 section 529 of division D of this consolidated Act shall 15 include the amounts rescinded pursuant to this subsection. 16 (d) Of the unobligated balances in the fund estab- 17 lished pursuant to section 527 of title 28, United States 18 Code, $75,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded not 19 later than September 30, 2024. 20 (e) Of the amounts provided in title II of this Act 21 under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper- 22 ations and Support’’, $320,000,000 shall be paid from the 23 unobligated balances from amounts in the fund established 24 by section 9006(a) of title 26, United States Code. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 423 1 (f)(1) Of the total amount provided in title III of this 2 Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 3 Agency—Federal Assistance’’, $364,000,000 shall be de- 4 rived by transfer from the unobligated balances from 5 amounts made available in paragraph (2) under such 6 heading in title V of division J of the Infrastructure In- 7 vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) and shall 8 be merged with amounts provided under such heading in 9 title III of this Act. 10 (2) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to 11 this subsection that were previously designated by the 12 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con- 13 current resolution on the Budget are designated as an 14 emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of 15 S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolu- 16 tion on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation 17 establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the 18 House of Representatives. 19 SEC. 547. Notwithstanding the amounts made avail- 20 able for vocational rehabilitation services pursuant to title 21 I of the Rehabilitation Act in ‘‘Department of Edu- 22 cation—Rehabilitation Services’’ in division D of this Act 23 and notwithstanding sections 100(b)(1) and 100(c)(2) of 24 the Rehabilitation Act, each State shall be entitled to an 25 allotment equal to the amount such State received pursu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 424 1 ant to section 110(a) of the Rehabilitation Act for the fis- 2 cal year ending September 30, 2023, prior to any addi- 3 tions or reductions under section 110(b) or section 4 111(a)(2)(B): Provided, That, of such amounts made 5 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Education— 6 Rehabilitation Services’’ in division D of this Act, 7 $286,791,761 is hereby rescinded: Provided further, That, 8 for fiscal year 2025, each State shall be entitled to an 9 allotment pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation 10 Act that shall be calculated as if this section were not in 11 effect in fiscal year 2024. 12 SEC. 548. The fourth proviso under the heading ‘‘Na- 13 tional Park Service—Historic Preservation Fund’’ in divi- 14 sion E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 15 (Public Law 118–42), is amended by striking 16 ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 17 SEC. 549. (a) Of the unobligated balances made 18 available under the heading ‘‘Community Development 19 Fund’’ in title II of division F of the Consolidated Appro- 20 priations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) for grants for 21 the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) specified in 22 paragraph (4) of such heading, $1,000,000 is hereby per- 23 manently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be 24 rescinded from amounts specified for Community Project 25 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 425 1 entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di- 2 rected Spending’’ included in the explanatory statement 3 described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A 4 of such consolidated Act. 5 (b) The matter under the heading ‘‘Transit Infra- 6 structure Grants’’ in title I of division F of Public Law 7 118–42 is amended— 8 (1) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by 9 striking ‘‘$252,386,844’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘$253,386,844’’; and 11 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking 12 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$21,000,000’’. 13 SEC. 550. (a) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Com- 14 munity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spend- 15 ing’’ in the explanatory statement for division L of the 16 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117– 17 328) described in section 4 in the matter preceding divi- 18 sion A of such Act, the item relating to ‘‘The Veterans’ 19 Place Renovation’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 20 ‘‘Renovation’’ and inserting ‘‘New Construction’’. 21 (b) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community 22 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in 23 the explanatory statement for division F of the Consoli- 24 dated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) de- 25 scribed in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 426 1 such Act, the item relating to ‘‘Kingfield Multi-Family 2 Housing’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 3 ‘‘Kingfield’’. 4 SEC. 551. The table entitled ‘‘Community Project 5 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the ex- 6 planatory statement for division F of the Consolidated Ap- 7 propriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) described in 8 section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act 9 is deemed to be amended by adding at the end the items 10 in the table entitled ‘‘THUD Addendum’’ in the explana- 11 tory statement for this division described in section 4 (in 12 the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 13 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 14 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 427 1 DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 2 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 3 EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 4 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 5 TITLE I 6 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 7 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 8 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 9 For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 10 and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) 11 and the National Apprenticeship Act, $4,006,421,000 plus 12 reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts pro- 13 vided: 14 (1) for grants to States for adult employment 15 and training activities, youth activities, and dis- 16 located worker employment and training activities, 17 $2,929,332,000 as follows: 18 (A) $885,649,000 for adult employment 19 and training activities, of which $173,649,000 20 shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 21 through June 30, 2025, and of which 22 $712,000,000 shall be available for the period 23 October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 428 1 (B) $948,130,000 for youth activities, 2 which shall be available for the period April 1, 3 2024 through June 30, 2025; and 4 (C) $1,095,553,000 for dislocated worker 5 employment and training activities, of which 6 $235,553,000 shall be available for the period 7 July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and of 8 which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 9 period October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025: 10 Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 11 outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the 12 WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of 13 section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: Provided fur- 14 ther, That notwithstanding the requirements of 15 WIOA, outlying areas may submit a single applica- 16 tion for a consolidated grant that awards funds that 17 would otherwise be available to such areas to carry 18 out the activities described in subtitle B of title I of 19 the WIOA: Provided further, That such application 20 shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor (re- 21 ferred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’), at such time, 22 in such manner, and containing such information as 23 the Secretary may require: Provided further, That 24 outlying areas awarded a consolidated grant de- 25 scribed in the preceding provisos may use the funds March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 429 1 for any of the programs and activities authorized 2 under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA subject 3 to approval of the application and such reporting re- 4 quirements issued by the Secretary; and 5 (2) for national programs, $1,077,089,000 as 6 follows: 7 (A) $300,859,000 for the dislocated work- 8 ers assistance national reserve, of which 9 $100,859,000 shall be available for the period 10 July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, and 11 of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 12 period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 13 2025: Provided, That funds provided to carry 14 out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 15 used to provide assistance to a State for state- 16 wide or local use in order to address cases 17 where there have been worker dislocations 18 across multiple sectors or across multiple local 19 areas and such workers remain dislocated; co- 20 ordinate the State workforce development plan 21 with emerging economic development needs; and 22 train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 23 further, That funds provided to carry out sec- 24 tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 25 used for technical assistance and demonstration March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 430 1 projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 2 new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 3 workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 4 section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds pro- 5 vided under this subparagraph, the Secretary 6 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 7 funds to provide technical assistance and carry 8 out additional activities related to the transition 9 to the WIOA: Provided further, That of the 10 funds provided under this subparagraph, 11 $115,000,000 shall be for training and employ- 12 ment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) 13 (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in 14 such section) and 170 of the WIOA as follows: 15 (i) $50,000,000 shall be for workers 16 in the Appalachian region, as defined by 17 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1), workers in the 18 Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 19 4(2) of the Delta Development Act (Public 20 Law 100–460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 21 2009aa(2)), and workers in the region 22 served by the Northern Border Regional 23 Commission, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 24 15733; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 431 1 (ii) $65,000,000 shall be for the pur- 2 pose of developing, offering, or improving 3 educational or career training programs at 4 community colleges, defined as public insti- 5 tutions of higher education, as described in 6 section 101(a) of the Higher Education 7 Act of 1965 and at which the associate’s 8 degree is primarily the highest degree 9 awarded, with other eligible institutions of 10 higher education, as defined in section 11 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 12 1965, eligible to participate through con- 13 sortia, with community colleges as the lead 14 grantee: Provided, That the Secretary shall 15 follow the requirements for the program in 16 House Report 116–62: Provided further, 17 That any grant funds used for apprentice- 18 ships shall be used to support only appren- 19 ticeship programs registered under the Na- 20 tional Apprenticeship Act and as referred 21 to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA; 22 (B) $60,000,000 for Native American pro- 23 grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 24 shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 25 through June 30, 2025; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 432 1 (C) $97,396,000 for migrant and seasonal 2 farmworker programs under section 167 of the 3 WIOA, including $90,134,000 for formula 4 grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 5 be for employment and training services), 6 $6,591,000 for migrant and seasonal housing 7 (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 8 permanent housing), and $671,000 for other 9 discretionary purposes, which shall be available 10 for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 11 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding any 12 other provision of law or related regulation, the 13 Department of Labor shall take no action lim- 14 iting the number or proportion of eligible par- 15 ticipants receiving related assistance services or 16 discouraging grantees from providing such serv- 17 ices: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 18 definition of ‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in 19 section 167(i)(3)(A) of the WIOA relating to an 20 individual being ‘‘low-income’’, an individual is 21 eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker 22 programs under section 167 of the WIOA under 23 that definition if, in addition to meeting the re- 24 quirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 25 167(i)(3)(A), such individual is a member of a March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 433 1 family with a total family income equal to or 2 less than 150 percent of the poverty line; 3 (D) $105,000,000 for YouthBuild activi- 4 ties as described in section 171 of the WIOA, 5 which shall be available for the period April 1, 6 2024 through June 30, 2025; 7 (E) $115,000,000 for ex-offender activi- 8 ties, under the authority of section 169 of the 9 WIOA, which shall be available for the period 10 April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025: Provided, 11 That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be for 12 competitive grants to national and regional 13 intermediaries for activities that prepare for 14 employment young adults with criminal legal 15 histories, young adults who have been justice 16 system-involved, or young adults who have 17 dropped out of school or other educational pro- 18 grams, with a priority for projects serving high- 19 crime, high-poverty areas; 20 (F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 21 Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 22 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 23 the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 24 2025; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 434 1 (G) $285,000,000 to expand opportunities 2 through apprenticeships only registered under 3 the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred 4 to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be avail- 5 able to the Secretary to carry out activities 6 through grants, cooperative agreements, con- 7 tracts and other arrangements, with States and 8 other appropriate entities, including equity 9 intermediaries and business and labor industry 10 partner intermediaries, which shall be available 11 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 12 2025; and 13 (H) $107,834,000 for carrying out Dem- 14 onstration and Pilot projects under section 15 169(c) of the WIOA, which shall be available 16 for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 17 2025, in addition to funds available for such ac- 18 tivities under subparagraph (A) for the 19 projects, and in the amounts, specified in the 20 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Con- 21 gressionally Directed Spending’’ included for 22 this division in the explanatory statement de- 23 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding di- 24 vision A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 25 That such funds may be used for projects that March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 435 1 are related to the employment and training 2 needs of dislocated workers, other adults, or 3 youth: Provided further, That the 10 percent 4 funding limitation under such section of the 5 WIOA shall not apply to such funds: Provided 6 further, That section 169(b)(6)(C) of the WIOA 7 shall not apply to such funds: Provided further, 8 That sections 102 and 107 of this Act shall not 9 apply to such funds. 10 JOB CORPS 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ- 13 ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 14 hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter- 15 ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 16 purchase of real property for training centers as author- 17 ized by the WIOA, $1,760,155,000, plus reimbursements, 18 as follows: 19 (1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 20 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 21 through June 30, 2025; 22 (2) $123,000,000 for construction, rehabilita- 23 tion and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which 24 shall be available for the period July 1, 2024 25 through June 30, 2027, and which may include the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 436 1 acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 2 of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may 3 transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 4 operational needs of such centers or to achieve ad- 5 ministrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any 6 funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso 7 shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 8 2024: Provided further, That the Committees on Ap- 9 propriations of the House of Representatives and the 10 Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of 11 any transfer; and 12 (3) $33,830,000 for necessary expenses of Job 13 Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the 14 period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 15 2024: 16 Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 17 shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 18 Centers. 19 COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER 20 AMERICANS 21 To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 22 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $405,000,000, 23 which shall be available for the period April 1, 2024 24 through June 30, 2025, and may be recaptured and reobli- 25 gated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 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APPRO. 437 1 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 2 For payments during fiscal year 2024 of trade ad- 3 justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 4 of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 5 of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 6 employment and case management services, allowances for 7 job search and relocation, and related State administrative 8 expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 9 title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 10 payments, allowances, training, employment and case 11 management services, and related State administration 12 provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust- 13 ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) 14 and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 15 and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 16 $30,700,000 together with such amounts as may be nec- 17 essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 18 payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 19 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this 20 Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this 21 heading may remain available for obligation beyond the 22 current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 23 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 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APPRO. 438 1 STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 2 SERVICE OPERATIONS 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 For authorized administrative expenses, 5 $84,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,922,084,000 6 which may be expended from the Employment Security 7 Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 8 (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 9 (1) $3,141,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for 10 grants to States for the administration of State un- 11 employment insurance laws as authorized under title 12 III of the Social Security Act (including not less 13 than $382,000,000 to carry out reemployment serv- 14 ices and eligibility assessments under section 306 of 15 such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as 16 defined in such section, including those who are 17 profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may 18 be eligible for such services and assessments: Pro- 19 vided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 is speci- 20 fied for grants under section 306 of the Social Secu- 21 rity Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 22 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and $265,000,000 24 is additional new budget authority specified for pur- 25 poses of section 251(b)(2)(E) of such Act; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 439 1 $9,000,000 for continued support of the Unemploy- 2 ment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the 3 administration of unemployment insurance for Fed- 4 eral employees and for ex-service members as au- 5 thorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the admin- 6 istration of trade readjustment allowances, reem- 7 ployment trade adjustment assistance, and alter- 8 native trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 9 Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade 10 Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sec- 11 tions 405(a) and 406 of the Trade Preferences Ex- 12 tension Act of 2015, and section 285(a) of the 13 Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and shall be avail- 14 able for obligation by the States through December 15 31, 2024, except that funds used for automation 16 shall be available for Federal obligation through De- 17 cember 31, 2024, and for State obligation through 18 September 30, 2026, or, if the automation is being 19 carried out through consortia of States, for State ob- 20 ligation through September 30, 2030, and for ex- 21 penditure through September 30, 2031, and funds 22 for competitive grants awarded to States for im- 23 proved operations and to conduct in-person reem- 24 ployment and eligibility assessments and unemploy- 25 ment insurance improper payment reviews and pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 440 1 vide reemployment services and referrals to training, 2 as appropriate, shall be available for Federal obliga- 3 tion through December 31, 2024 (except that funds 4 for outcome payments pursuant to section 306(f)(2) 5 of the Social Security Act shall be available for Fed- 6 eral obligation through March 31, 2025), and for ob- 7 ligation by the States through September 30, 2026, 8 and funds for the Unemployment Insurance Integ- 9 rity Center of Excellence shall be available for obli- 10 gation by the State through September 30, 2025, 11 and funds used for unemployment insurance work- 12 loads experienced through September 30, 2024 shall 13 be available for Federal obligation through Decem- 14 ber 31, 2024; 15 (2) $18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na- 16 tional activities necessary to support the administra- 17 tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 18 system; 19 (3) $653,639,000 from the Trust Fund, to- 20 gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 21 the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 22 with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 23 be available for Federal obligation for the period 24 July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 441 1 (4) $25,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na- 2 tional activities of the Employment Service, includ- 3 ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred- 4 it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 5 1986 (including assisting States in adopting or mod- 6 ernizing information technology for use in the proc- 7 essing of certification requests), and the provision of 8 technical assistance and staff training under the 9 Wagner-Peyser Act; 10 (5) $83,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 11 administration of foreign labor certifications and re- 12 lated activities under the Immigration and Nation- 13 ality Act and related laws, of which $60,528,000 14 shall be available for the Federal administration of 15 such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available 16 for grants to States for the administration of such 17 activities; and 18 (6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to 19 provide workforce information, national electronic 20 tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag- 21 ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob- 22 ligation for the period July 1, 2024 through June 23 30, 2025, of which up to $9,800,000 may be used 24 to carry out research and demonstration projects re- 25 lated to testing effective ways to promote greater March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 442 1 labor force participation of people with disabilities: 2 Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 3 made available for research and demonstration 4 projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Dis- 5 ability Employment Policy’’ account for such pur- 6 poses: 7 Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In- 8 sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2024 is 9 projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 10 3,075,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 11 Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 12 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 13 for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 14 III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 15 funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 16 to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 17 Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 18 carrying out activities under such title III if the other 19 States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 20 declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 21 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 22 further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 23 for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 24 Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 25 the National Directory of New Hires under section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 443 1 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec- 2 retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 3 under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay- 4 ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 5 Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 6 That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es- 7 tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 8 are used to support the national activities of the Federal- 9 State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 10 immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 11 grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 12 Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 13 for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu- 14 rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi- 15 ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 16 may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti- 17 ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 18 to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 19 under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 20 the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 21 be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In- 22 surance and Employment Service automation efforts, not- 23 withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 24 the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require- 25 ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 444 1 eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu- 2 lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re- 3 quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 4 States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 5 III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 6 in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemploy- 7 ment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 8 in order to carry out activities that benefit the administra- 9 tion of the unemployment compensation law of the State 10 making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary 11 may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 12 data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating 13 to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by 14 State and local governments, public and private institu- 15 tions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and 16 may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions 17 of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers 18 Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the 19 information collection and reporting needs of such entities, 20 which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re- 21 main available until September 30, 2025, for such pur- 22 poses. 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APPRO. 445 1 ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 2 OTHER FUNDS 3 For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 4 Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 5 Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 6 Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In- 7 ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad- 8 vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 9 of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 10 Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 11 Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 12 sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 13 obligation through September 30, 2025. 14 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 15 For expenses of administering employment and train- 16 ing programs, $118,900,000, together with not to exceed 17 $54,015,000 which shall be available from the Employ- 18 ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy- 19 ment Trust Fund. 20 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 23 Security Administration, $191,100,000, of which up to 24 $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 446 1 2025, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforce- 2 ment litigation. 3 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 4 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 5 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor- 6 poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, in- 7 cluding financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of 8 title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 9 of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority 10 available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 11 to make such contracts and commitments without regard 12 to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, 13 as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ- 14 ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep- 15 tember 30, 2024, for the Corporation: Provided, That 16 none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 17 year 2024 shall be available for obligations for administra- 18 tive expenses in excess of $512,900,000: Provided further, 19 That to the extent that the number of new plan partici- 20 pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 21 100,000 in fiscal year 2024, an amount not to exceed an 22 additional $9,200,000 shall be available through Sep- 23 tember 30, 2028, for obligations for administrative ex- 24 penses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici- 25 pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 447 1 amounts provided for administrative expenses in this para- 2 graph may be incurred and shall be available through Sep- 3 tember 30, 2028 for obligation for unforeseen and extraor- 4 dinary pre-termination or termination expenses or extraor- 5 dinary multiemployer program related expenses after ap- 6 proval by the Office of Management and Budget and noti- 7 fication of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 8 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 9 an additional amount shall be available for obligation 10 through September 30, 2028 to the extent the Corpora- 11 tion’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of credit or 12 identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suffering 13 a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed an ad- 14 ditional $100 per affected individual. 15 WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi- 18 sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 19 agencies and their employees for inspection services ren- 20 dered, $260,000,000. 21 OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man- 24 agement Standards, $48,515,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 448 1 OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE 2 PROGRAMS 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con- 5 tract Compliance Programs, $110,976,000. 6 OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 9 Compensation Programs, $120,500,000, together with 10 $2,205,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 11 in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 12 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 13 SPECIAL BENEFITS 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 15 For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex- 16 penses (except administrative expenses not otherwise au- 17 thorized) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal 18 year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits 19 as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ 20 in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; 21 the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation 22 Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. 23 App. 2012); obligations incurred under the War Hazards 24 Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 per- 25 cent of the additional compensation and benefits required March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 449 1 by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 2 Compensation Act, $700,000,000, together with such 3 amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subse- 4 quent year appropriation for the payment of compensation 5 and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 6 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume 7 the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund es- 8 tablished under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That 9 amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 10 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the 11 employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary 12 of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, 13 That balances of reimbursements unobligated on Sep- 14 tember 30, 2023, shall remain available until expended for 15 the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Pro- 16 vided further, That in addition there shall be transferred 17 to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from 18 any other corporation or instrumentality required under 19 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of 20 the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary de- 21 termines to be the cost of administration for employees 22 of such fair share entities through September 30, 2024: 23 Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 24 account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of ad- 25 ministration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 450 1 $83,007,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 2 follows: 3 (1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto- 4 mated data processing systems operations and tele- 5 communications systems, $28,153,000; 6 (2) For automated workload processing oper- 7 ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 8 intake, and medical bill processing, $26,526,000; 9 (3) For periodic roll disability management and 10 medical review, $26,527,000; 11 (4) For program integrity, $1,801,000; and 12 (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 13 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 14 Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 15 person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 16 under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work- 17 ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 18 claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu- 19 rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 20 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 21 For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 22 and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 23 275, $22,890,000, to remain available until expended. 24 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 25 benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 451 1 for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 2 as may be necessary. 3 For making benefit payments under title IV for the 4 first quarter of fiscal year 2025, $7,000,000, to remain 5 available until expended. 6 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 7 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 8 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 9 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 10 Act, $66,532,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 11 vided, That the Secretary may require that any person fil- 12 ing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of 13 such claim such identifying information (including Social 14 Security account number) as may be prescribed. 15 BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 18 Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 19 until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 20 section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev- 21 enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 22 interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 23 of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 24 expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2024 for expenses 25 of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 452 1 fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 2 exceed $44,059,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 3 Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 4 exceed $41,178,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage- 5 ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $368,000 6 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In- 7 spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay- 8 ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 9 Department of the Treasury. 10 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 13 and Health Administration, $632,309,000, including not 14 to exceed $120,000,000 which shall be the maximum 15 amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 16 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 17 which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 18 of State occupational safety and health programs required 19 to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 20 under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith- 21 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and 22 Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fis- 23 cal year of training institute course tuition and fees, other- 24 wise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 25 such sums for occupational safety and health training and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 453 1 education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 2 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 3 ending September 30, 2024, to collect and retain fees for 4 services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Lab- 5 oratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 6 the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and 7 international laboratory recognition programs that ensure 8 the safety of equipment and products used by workers in 9 the workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds 10 appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 11 expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any 12 standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which 13 is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 14 operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 15 camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided fur- 16 ther, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph 17 shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce 18 any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with 19 respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is 20 included within a category having a Days Away, Re- 21 stricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury 22 and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classifica- 23 tion code for which such data are published, less than the 24 national average rate as such rates are most recently pub- 25 lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 454 1 Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, 2 except— 3 (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con- 4 sultation, technical assistance, educational and train- 5 ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 6 (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 7 response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita- 8 tion for violations found during such inspection, and 9 to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor- 10 rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 11 any willful violations found; 12 (3) to take any action authorized by the Act 13 with respect to imminent dangers; 14 (4) to take any action authorized by the Act 15 with respect to health hazards; 16 (5) to take any action authorized by the Act 17 with respect to a report of an employment accident 18 which is fatal to one or more employees or which re- 19 sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 20 and to take any action pursuant to such investiga- 21 tion authorized by the Act; and 22 (6) to take any action authorized by the Act 23 with respect to complaints of discrimination against 24 employees for exercising rights under the Act: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 455 1 Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 2 apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 3 which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em- 4 ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That 5 $12,787,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood train- 6 ing grants: Provided further, That not less than 7 $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Programs. 8 MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 10 For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 11 Health Administration, $387,816,000, including purchase 12 and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 13 with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas- 14 senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 15 mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 16 $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 17 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 18 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 19 Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training 20 materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to 21 be available for mine safety and health education and 22 training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 23 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administra- 24 tion is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 25 from fees collected for the approval and certification of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 456 1 equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 2 may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, 3 That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build- 4 ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 5 private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation 6 with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 7 further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 8 is authorized to promote health and safety education and 9 training in the mining community through cooperative 10 programs with States, industry, and safety associations: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to rec- 12 ognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a prin- 13 cipal safety association and, notwithstanding any other 14 provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 15 reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safe- 16 ty and Health Administration officials as officers in local 17 chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, 18 That any funds available to the Department of Labor may 19 be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide 20 for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 21 event of a major disaster. 22 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 24 For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta- 25 tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 457 1 Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv- 2 ices rendered, $629,952,000, together with not to exceed 3 $68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ- 4 ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy- 5 ment Trust Fund. 6 OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 9 For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 10 Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 11 and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 12 of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 13 people with disabilities, $43,000,000, of which not less 14 than $9,000,000 shall be for research and demonstration 15 projects related to testing effective ways to promote great- 16 er labor force participation of people with disabilities: Pro- 17 vided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made 18 available under this heading for research and demonstra- 19 tion projects to the ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and 20 Employment Service Operations’’ account for such pur- 21 poses. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 458 1 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage- 5 ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 6 $387,889,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, 7 which may be expended from the Employment Security 8 Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 9 Fund: Provided, That $81,725,000 for the Bureau of 10 International Labor Affairs shall be available for obliga- 11 tion through December 31, 2024: Provided further, That 12 funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Af- 13 fairs may be used to administer or operate international 14 labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assist- 15 ance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, 16 grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided fur- 17 ther, That not less than $30,175,000 shall be for programs 18 to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not 19 less than $30,175,000 shall be used to implement model 20 programs that address worker rights issues through tech- 21 nical assistance in countries with which the United States 22 has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: 23 Provided further, That $4,281,000 shall be used for pro- 24 gram evaluation and shall be available for obligation 25 through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That funds March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 459 1 available for program evaluation may be used to admin- 2 ister grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided fur- 3 ther, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall 4 be awarded through fair and open competition: Provided 5 further, That funds available for program evaluation may 6 be transferred to any other appropriate account in the De- 7 partment for such purpose: Provided further, That the 8 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 9 atives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad- 10 vance of any transfer: Provided further, That the funds 11 available to the Women’s Bureau may be used for grants 12 to serve and promote the interests of women in the work- 13 force: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail- 14 able to the Women’s Bureau, not less than $5,000,000 15 shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Ap- 16 prenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act. 17 VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 18 Not to exceed $269,841,000 may be derived from the 19 Employment Security Administration account in the Un- 20 employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 21 chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 22 of which— 23 (1) $185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 24 grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis- 25 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 460 1 section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em- 2 ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 3 such title, and for the expenses described in section 4 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expend- 5 iture by the States through September 30, 2026, 6 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Fed- 7 eral expenditures for data systems and contract sup- 8 port to allow for the tracking of participant and per- 9 formance information: Provided, That, in addition, 10 such funds may be used to support such specialists 11 and representatives in the provision of services to 12 transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 13 have participated in the Transition Assistance Pro- 14 gram and have been identified as in need of inten- 15 sive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 16 are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment 17 in military treatment facilities or warrior transition 18 units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers 19 of such wounded, ill, or injured members; 20 (2) $34,379,000 is for carrying out the Transi- 21 tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 22 10 U.S.C. 1144; 23 (3) $47,048,000 is for Federal administration 24 of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 25 2021, 2021A and 2023 of title 38, United States March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 461 1 Code: Provided, That up to $500,000 may be used 2 to carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O of Pub- 3 lic Law 115–31); and 4 (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ 5 Employment and Training Services Institute under 6 38 U.S.C. 4109: 7 Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 8 appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 9 above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria- 10 tion from which such reallocation is made. 11 In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 12 $65,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist home- 13 less veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 14 transitioning from certain institutions under sections 15 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: 16 Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) 17 of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through 18 September 30, 2024, to provide services under such sec- 19 tion: Provided further, That services provided under sec- 20 tions 2021 or under 2021A may include, in addition to 21 services to homeless veterans described in section 22 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were homeless at 23 some point within the 60 days prior to program entry or 24 veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 25 60 days, and that services provided under section 2023 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 462 1 may include, in addition to services to the individuals de- 2 scribed in subsection (e) of such section, services to vet- 3 erans recently released from incarceration who are at risk 4 of homelessness: Provided further, That notwithstanding 5 paragraph (3) under this heading, funds appropriated in 6 this paragraph may be used for data systems and contract 7 support to allow for the tracking of participant and per- 8 formance information: Provided further, That notwith- 9 standing sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of title 38, 10 United States Code, such funds shall be available for ex- 11 penditure pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1553. 12 In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in 13 the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to sec- 14 tion 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall 15 be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets 16 Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and 17 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 18 sums shall be in addition to any other funds available for 19 such purposes, including funds available under paragraph 20 (3) of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) 21 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 22 (Public Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not 23 apply. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 463 1 IT MODERNIZATION 2 For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen- 3 tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re- 4 lated to support systems and modernization, $29,269,000, 5 which shall be available through September 30, 2025. 6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 7 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 9 General Act of 1978, $91,187,000, together with not to 10 exceed $5,841,000 which may be expended from the Em- 11 ployment Security Administration account in the Unem- 12 ployment Trust Fund: Provided, That not more than 13 $2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 14 may be available until expended. 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS 16 SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 17 for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo- 18 nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora- 19 tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 20 Level II. 21 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 22 SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 23 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 25 priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 464 1 Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, 2 project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ- 3 ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 4 transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 5 this section shall not be used to create any new program 6 or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are 7 provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Commit- 8 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 9 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 10 of any transfer. 11 SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 12 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 13 available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex- 14 pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 15 manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole 16 or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 17 and host countries already identified by the United States 18 Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 19 SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 20 tion, none of the funds made available to the Department 21 of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American 22 Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 23 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other 24 than competitive grants for training individuals who are 25 older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 465 1 in school within a local educational agency in the occupa- 2 tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B 3 visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities 4 necessary to support such training. 5 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Ad- 7 ministration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient 8 of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an indi- 9 vidual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate 10 in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 11 apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 12 in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. 13 Where States are recipients of such funds, States may es- 14 tablish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those re- 15 ceiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such 16 funds, taking into account factors including the relative 17 cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for 18 comparable State or local government employees, and the 19 size of the organizations that administer Federal pro- 20 grams involved including Employment and Training Ad- 21 ministration programs. 22 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec- 24 retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ- 25 ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 466 1 rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv- 2 ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 3 determined that those services will be more efficiently per- 4 formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 5 shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 6 (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 7 transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary 8 appropriation made available to the Employment and 9 Training Administration by this Act to ‘‘Program Admin- 10 istration’’ in order to carry out program integrity activities 11 relating to any of the programs or activities that are fund- 12 ed under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, 13 That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding pro- 14 viso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent 15 of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 16 ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such 17 account to carry out program integrity activities related 18 to the Job Corps program: Provided further, That funds 19 transferred under this subsection shall be available to the 20 Secretary to carry out program integrity activities directly 21 or through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and 22 other arrangements with States and other appropriate en- 23 tities: Provided further, That funds transferred under the 24 authority provided by this subsection shall be available for 25 obligation through September 30, 2025. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 467 1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 2 SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 3 than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available 4 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 5 out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 6 are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 7 this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Man- 8 agement’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation 9 Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 10 available for obligation through September 30, 2025: Pro- 11 vided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief 12 Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits 13 a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 14 of Representatives and the Senate describing the evalua- 15 tions to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 16 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 17 ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, 18 ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, 19 ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 20 Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administra- 21 tion’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 22 ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract 23 Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management 24 Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Adminis- 25 tration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Of- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 468 1 fice of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding made 2 available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ 3 and ‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Man- 4 agement, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans’ 5 Employment and Training’’. 6 SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards 7 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the 8 following text is part of such section: 9 ‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply 10 for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major 11 disaster to any employee— 12 ‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims re- 13 sulting from or relating to such major disaster, by 14 an employer not engaged, directly or through an af- 15 filiate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing prop- 16 erty, casualty, or liability insurance policies or con- 17 tracts; 18 ‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on aver- 19 age weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 20 per week or any minimum weekly amount estab- 21 lished by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the 22 number of weeks such employee is engaged in any 23 of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 24 ‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 469 1 ‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, indi- 2 viduals who suffered injuries or other damages 3 or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, 4 witnesses, or physicians; 5 ‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or review- 6 ing factual information to prepare damage esti- 7 mates; 8 ‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommenda- 9 tions regarding coverage or compensability of 10 claims or determining liability or value aspects 11 of claims; 12 ‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 13 ‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding 14 litigation. 15 ‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect 16 the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 17 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 18 ‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any dis- 19 aster or catastrophe declared or designated by any 20 State or Federal agency or department; 21 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or 22 evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such 23 major disaster’ means an individual who timely se- 24 cured or secures a license required by applicable law 25 to engage in and perform the activities described in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 470 1 clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 2 to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer 3 that maintains worker compensation insurance cov- 4 erage or protection for its employees, if required by 5 applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, 6 State, and local income and payroll taxes from the 7 wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; 8 and 9 ‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, 10 by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or 11 more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting 12 securities of one or more companies, directly or indi- 13 rectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common 14 control with, another company.’’. 15 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en- 16 actment of this Act. 17 SEC. 109. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE 18 CROSSING OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE 19 SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 21 a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an em- 22 ployer in the seafood industry is granted, the em- 23 ployer may bring the nonimmigrants described in 24 the petition into the United States at any time dur- 25 ing the 120-day period beginning on the start date March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 471 1 for which the employer is seeking the services of the 2 nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 3 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 4 90TH DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry 5 may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United 6 States after the date that is 90 days after the start 7 date for which the employer is seeking the services 8 of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 9 (A) completes a new assessment of the 10 local labor market by— 11 (i) listing job orders in local news- 12 papers on 2 separate Sundays; and 13 (ii) posting the job opportunity on the 14 appropriate Department of Labor Elec- 15 tronic Job Registry and at the employer’s 16 place of employment; and 17 (B) offers the job to an equally or better 18 qualified United States worker who— 19 (i) applies for the job; and 20 (ii) will be available at the time and 21 place of need. 22 (3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT 23 TO STAGGERING.—The Secretary of Labor shall not 24 consider an employer in the seafood industry who 25 brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 472 1 during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) 2 to be staggering the date of need in violation of sec- 3 tion 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regula- 4 tions, or any other applicable provision of law. 5 (b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this sec- 6 tion, the term ‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens ad- 7 mitted to the United States pursuant to section 8 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 10 SEC. 110. The determination of prevailing wage for 11 the purposes of the H–2B program shall be the greater 12 of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other 13 employees with similar experience and qualifications for 14 such position in the same location; or (2) the prevailing 15 wage level for the occupational classification of the posi- 16 tion in the geographic area in which the H–2B non- 17 immigrant will be employed, based on the best information 18 available at the time of filing the petition. In the deter- 19 mination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H– 20 2B program, the Secretary shall accept private wage sur- 21 veys even in instances where Occupational Employment 22 Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary 23 determines that the methodology and data in the provided 24 survey are not statistically supported. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 473 1 SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 2 to enforce the definition of corresponding employment 3 found in 20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guarantee 4 rule definition found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references 5 thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission 6 of temporary workers under the H–2B program, the defi- 7 nition of temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 8 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B). 9 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of 10 law, the Secretary may furnish through grants, coopera- 11 tive agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to 12 $2,000,000 of excess personal property, at a value deter- 13 mined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship programs for 14 the purpose of training apprentices in those programs. 15 SEC. 113. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a 16 Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 17 736, chapter 141) shall be applied as if the following text 18 is part of such Act: 19 ‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is au- 21 thorized to employ law enforcement officers or special 22 agents to— 23 ‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of 24 Labor during the workday of the Secretary and dur- 25 ing any activity that is preliminary or postliminary March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 474 1 to the performance of official duties by the Sec- 2 retary; 3 ‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protec- 4 tion provided to the Secretary, to a member of the 5 immediate family of the Secretary who is partici- 6 pating in an activity or event relating to the official 7 duties of the Secretary; 8 ‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Sec- 9 retary (including during periods not described in 10 paragraph (1)) and to the members of the imme- 11 diate family of the Secretary if there is a unique and 12 articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance 13 with guidelines established by the Secretary; and 14 ‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary 15 of Labor or another senior officer representing the 16 Secretary of Labor at a public event if there is a 17 unique and articulable threat of physical harm, in 18 accordance with guidelines established by the Sec- 19 retary. 20 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may 21 authorize a law enforcement officer or special agent em- 22 ployed under subsection (a), for the purpose of performing 23 the duties authorized under subsection (a), to— 24 ‘‘(1) carry firearms; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 475 1 ‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any of- 2 fense against the United States committed in the 3 presence of such officer or special agent; 4 ‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, in- 5 cluding identifying and mitigating potential threats 6 and conducting advance work to review security mat- 7 ters relating to sites and events; 8 ‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement 9 agencies; and 10 ‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations 11 into potential threats to the security of the Sec- 12 retary, in coordination with the Inspector General of 13 the Department of Labor. 14 ‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law en- 15 forcement officer or special agent employed under sub- 16 section (a) shall exercise any authority provided under this 17 section in accordance with any— 18 ‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; 19 and 20 ‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of 21 Labor.’’. 22 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en- 23 actment of this Act. 24 SEC. 114. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of 25 or divest, by any means the Secretary determines appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 476 1 priate, including an agreement or partnership to construct 2 a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real prop- 3 erty on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center and 4 the Gary Job Corps Center are situated. Any sale or other 5 disposition, to include any associated construction project, 6 will not be subject to any requirement of any Federal law 7 or regulation relating to the disposition of Federal real 8 property or relating to Federal procurement, including but 9 not limited to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 of 10 the United States Code, subchapter V of chapter 119 of 11 title 42 of the United States Code, and chapter 33 of divi- 12 sion C of subtitle I of title 41 of the United States Code. 13 The net proceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to 14 the Secretary, which shall be available until expended for 15 such project to carry out the Job Corps Program on 16 Treasure Island and the Job Corps Program in and 17 around San Marcos, Texas, respectively. 18 SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act may be used to— 20 (1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agree- 21 ment between the United States Department of 22 Labor and the United States Department of Agri- 23 culture; or 24 (2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Cen- 25 ters, except if such closure is necessary to prevent March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 477 1 the endangerment of the health and safety of the 2 students, the capacity of the program is retained, 3 and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA 4 are met. 5 (RESCISSION) 6 SEC. 116. Of the unobligated funds available under 7 section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $206,000,000 are hereby perma- 9 nently rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 10 (RESCISSION) 11 SEC. 117. Of the funds made available under the 12 heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration– 13 Training and Employment Services’’ in division H of Pub- 14 lic Law 117–328, $75,000,000 are hereby permanently re- 15 scinded from the amounts specified in paragraph (2)(A) 16 under such heading for the period October 1, 2023, 17 through September 30, 2024. 18 SEC. 118. In the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 19 Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the ex- 20 planatory statement for division H of Public Law 117– 21 328 described in section 4 in the matter preceding division 22 A of such Public Law, the item relating to ‘‘Society for 23 the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Amer- 24 icans in Science, San Jose, CA to create a pipeline from 25 community colleges into the STEM workforce’’ is deemed March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 478 1 to be amended by striking ‘‘Society for the Advancement 2 of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘San Jose State University Research Foun- 4 dation’’. 5 SEC. 119. Funds previously made available to the De- 6 partment of Labor in the Consolidated Appropriations 7 Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) in paragraph (2) under 8 the heading ‘‘Department of Labor—Employment and 9 Training Administration—Job Corps’’ that were obligated 10 for the construction of the Atlanta Job Corps center in 11 Georgia and that were available for initial obligation 12 through June 30, 2019, are to remain available through 13 fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid obligations in- 14 curred from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. 15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 16 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 479 1 TITLE II 2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 3 SERVICES 4 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 5 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 6 For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 7 Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) 8 with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawai- 9 ian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,858,772,000: Provided, 10 That no more than $1,000,000 shall be available until ex- 11 pended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) 12 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more than 13 $120,000,000 shall be available until expended for car- 14 rying out subsections (g) through (n) and (q) of section 15 224 of the PHS Act, and for expenses incurred by the 16 Department of Health and Human Services (referred to 17 in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining to administrative claims 18 made under such law. 19 HEALTH WORKFORCE 20 For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS 21 Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E 22 and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care 23 Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,404,376,000: Pro- 24 vided, That section 751(j)(2) of the PHS Act and the pro- 25 portional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 480 1 of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds 2 made available under this heading: Provided further, That 3 for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS 4 Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health 5 and Human Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Sec- 6 retary’’) may hereafter waive any of the requirements con- 7 tained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such 8 Act for the full project period of a grant under such sec- 9 tion: Provided further, That section 756(c) of the PHS Act 10 shall apply to paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 11 756(a) of such Act: Provided further, That no funds shall 12 be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided 13 further, That fees collected for the disclosure of informa- 14 tion under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Im- 15 provement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 16 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to re- 17 cover the full costs of operating the programs authorized 18 by such sections and shall remain available until expended 19 for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, 20 That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 21 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act 22 may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards 23 made under such section and subpart: Provided further, 24 That $128,600,000 shall remain available until expended 25 for the purposes of providing primary health services, as- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 481 1 signing National Health Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) partici- 2 pants to expand the delivery of substance use disorder 3 treatment services, notwithstanding the assignment prior- 4 ities and limitations under sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), 5 and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act, and making pay- 6 ments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program under 7 section 338B of such Act: Provided further, That, within 8 the amount made available in the previous proviso, 9 $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 10 purposes of making payments under the NHSC Loan Re- 11 payment Program under section 338B of the PHS Act 12 to individuals participating in such program who provide 13 primary health services in Indian Health Service facilities, 14 Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban In- 15 dian Health Programs (as those terms are defined by the 16 Secretary), notwithstanding the assignment priorities and 17 limitations under section 333(b) of such Act: Provided fur- 18 ther, That for purposes of the previous two provisos, sec- 19 tion 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied as if 20 the term ‘‘primary health services’’ includes clinical sub- 21 stance use disorder treatment services, including those 22 provided by masters level, licensed substance use disorder 23 treatment counselors: Provided further, That of the funds 24 made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be 25 available to make grants to establish, expand, or maintain March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 482 1 optional community-based nurse practitioner fellowship 2 programs that are accredited or in the accreditation proc- 3 ess, with a preference for those in Federally Qualified 4 Health Centers, for practicing postgraduate nurse practi- 5 tioners in primary care or behavioral health: Provided fur- 6 ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 7 $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for ac- 8 tivities under section 775 of the PHS Act: Provided fur- 9 ther, That the United States may recover liquidated dam- 10 ages in an amount determined by the formula under sec- 11 tion 338E(c)(1) of the PHS Act if an individual either 12 fails to begin or complete the service obligated by a con- 13 tract under section 775(b) of the PHS Act: Provided fur- 14 ther, That for purposes of section 775(c)(1) of the PHS 15 Act, the Secretary may include other mental and behav- 16 ioral health disciplines as the Secretary deems appro- 17 priate: Provided further, That the Secretary may termi- 18 nate a contract entered into under section 775 of the PHS 19 Act in the same manner articulated in section 206 of this 20 title for fiscal year 2024 contracts entered into under sec- 21 tion 338B of the PHS Act. 22 Of the funds made available under this heading, 23 $60,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 24 grants to public institutions of higher education to expand 25 or support graduate education for physicians provided by March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 483 1 such institutions, including funding for infrastructure de- 2 velopment, maintenance, equipment, and minor renova- 3 tions or alterations: Provided, That, in awarding such 4 grants, the Secretary shall give priority to public institu- 5 tions of higher education located in States with a projected 6 primary care provider shortage, as determined by the Sec- 7 retary: Provided further, That grants so awarded are lim- 8 ited to such public institutions of higher education in 9 States in the top quintile of States with a projected pri- 10 mary care provider shortage, as determined by the Sec- 11 retary: Provided further, That the minimum amount of a 12 grant so awarded to such an institution shall be not less 13 than $1,000,000 per year: Provided further, That such a 14 grant may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years: 15 Provided further, That such a grant awarded with respect 16 to a year to such an institution shall be subject to a 17 matching requirement of non-Federal funds in an amount 18 that is not more than 10 percent of the total amount of 19 Federal funds provided in the grant to such institution 20 with respect to such year. 21 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 22 For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the 23 PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health and 24 title V of the Social Security Act, $1,170,430,000: Pro- 25 vided, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 484 1 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than 2 $210,116,000 shall be available for carrying out special 3 projects of regional and national significance pursuant to 4 section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be 5 available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) 6 through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 7 RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM 8 For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with 9 respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, 10 $2,571,041,000, of which $2,045,630,000 shall remain 11 available to the Secretary through September 30, 2026, 12 for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and 13 of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 14 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of 15 section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which 16 $165,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 17 available to the Secretary for carrying out a program of 18 grants and contracts under title XXVI or section 311(c) 19 of such Act focused on ending the nationwide HIV/AIDS 20 epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 21 311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the 22 PHS Act, including the limitation on administrative ex- 23 penses. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 485 1 HEALTH SYSTEMS 2 For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act 3 with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell 4 Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $122,009,000, of 5 which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facil- 6 ity renovations and other facilities-related expenses of the 7 National Hansen’s Disease Program. 8 RURAL HEALTH 9 For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act 10 with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal 11 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 12 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $364,607,000, 13 of which $64,277,000 from general revenues, notwith- 14 standing section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall 15 be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 16 flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds 17 made available under this heading for Medicare rural hos- 18 pital flexibility grants, up to $20,942,000 shall be avail- 19 able for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant 20 Program for quality improvement and adoption of health 21 information technology, no less than $5,000,000 shall be 22 available to award grants to public or non-profit private 23 entities for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical As- 24 sistance Program, and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry 25 out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 486 1 funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) avail- 2 able for the purchase and implementation of telehealth 3 services and other efforts to improve health care coordina- 4 tion for rural veterans between rural providers and the 5 Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 6 notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, 7 $12,500,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural 8 Health: Provided further, That $12,700,000 shall remain 9 available through September 30, 2026, to support the 10 Rural Residency Development Program: Provided further, 11 That $145,000,000 shall be for the Rural Communities 12 Opioids Response Program. 13 FAMILY PLANNING 14 For carrying out the program under title X of the 15 PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning 16 projects, $286,479,000: Provided, That amounts provided 17 to said projects under such title shall not be expended for 18 abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirec- 19 tive, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any 20 activity (including the publication or distribution of lit- 21 erature) that in any way tends to promote public support 22 or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for 23 public office. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 487 1 HRSA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 2 For carrying out title III of the Public Health Service 3 Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 4 for activities funded in other appropriations included in 5 this Act for the Health Resources and Services Adminis- 6 tration, $1,110,376,000, of which $42,050,000 shall be 7 for expenses necessary for the Office for the Advancement 8 of Telehealth, including grants, contracts, and cooperative 9 agreements for the advancement of telehealth activities: 10 Provided, That funds made available under this heading 11 may be used to supplement program support funding pro- 12 vided under the headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, 13 ‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, 14 ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Systems’’, 15 and ‘‘Rural Health’’: Provided further, That of the amount 16 made available under this heading, $890,788,000 shall be 17 used for the projects financing the construction and ren- 18 ovation (including equipment) of health care and other fa- 19 cilities, and for the projects financing one-time grants that 20 support health-related activities, including training and in- 21 formation technology, and in the amounts specified in the 22 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 23 Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the ex- 24 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 25 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 488 1 further, That none of the funds made available for projects 2 described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to sec- 3 tion 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act. 4 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND 5 For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 6 Program Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as 7 may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-re- 8 lated injury or death with respect to vaccines administered 9 after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title 10 XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: 11 Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 12 to exceed $15,200,000 shall be available from the Trust 13 Fund to the Secretary. 14 COVERED COUNTERMEASURES PROCESS FUND 15 For carrying out section 319F–4 of the PHS Act, 16 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 17 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 18 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES 19 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and 20 section 2821 of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the 21 Immigration and Nationality Act, with respect to immuni- 22 zation and respiratory diseases, $237,358,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 489 1 HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED 2 DISEASES, AND TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION 3 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of 4 the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, 5 sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 6 $1,391,056,000. 7 EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 8 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 9 2821 of the PHS Act, and titles II and IV of the Immigra- 10 tion and Nationality Act, with respect to emerging and 11 zoonotic infectious diseases, $708,272,000: Provided, That 12 of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 13 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended to pay 14 for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other 15 related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under 16 Federal or State quarantine law. 17 CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH 18 PROMOTION 19 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and 20 XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease pre- 21 vention and health promotion, $1,192,647,000: Provided, 22 That funds made available under this heading may be 23 available for making grants under section 1509 of the 24 PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal orga- 25 nizations: Provided further, That the proportional funding March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 490 1 requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall 2 not apply to funds made available under this heading. 3 BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 4 DISABILITIES AND HEALTH 5 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the 6 PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental dis- 7 abilities, disabilities and health, $206,060,000. 8 PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 9 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 10 Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 11 informatics, and workforce development, $711,553,000: 12 Provided, That in addition to amounts provided herein, 13 $42,944,000 shall be from funds available under section 14 241 of the PHS Act for health statistics. 15 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 16 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 17 Act with respect to environmental health, $191,850,000. 18 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL 19 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 20 Act with respect to injury prevention and control, 21 $761,379,000. 22 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 23 HEALTH 24 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 25 Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 491 1 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 2 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response 3 Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safe- 4 ty and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and 5 health, $362,800,000. 6 ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 7 COMPENSATION PROGRAM 8 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 9 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 10 Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 11 vided, That this amount shall be available consistent with 12 the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 13 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554. 14 GLOBAL HEALTH 15 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 16 Act with respect to global health, $692,843,000, of which: 17 (1) $128,921,000 shall remain available through Sep- 18 tember 30, 2025 for international HIV/AIDS; and (2) 19 $293,200,000 shall remain available through September 20 30, 2026 for global public health protection: Provided, 21 That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of 22 official motor vehicles in foreign countries. 23 PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 24 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXVIII of 25 the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 492 1 and response, and for expenses necessary to support ac- 2 tivities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, 3 radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, 4 $938,200,000: Provided, That the Director of the Centers 5 for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this 6 title as ‘‘CDC’’) or the Administrator of the Agency for 7 Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff 8 without reimbursement to support an activation of the 9 CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Direc- 10 tor or Administrator, as applicable, provides a notice to 11 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 12 resentatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of 13 this authority, a full report within 30 days after use of 14 this authority which includes the number of staff and 15 funding level broken down by the originating center and 16 number of days detailed, and an update of such report 17 every 180 days until staff are no longer on detail without 18 reimbursement to the CDC Emergency Operations Center. 19 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 For acquisition of real property, equipment, construc- 22 tion, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, 23 $40,000,000, which shall remain available until expended: 24 Provided, That funds made available to this account in 25 this or any prior Act that are available for the acquisition March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 493 1 of real property or for construction or improvement of fa- 2 cilities shall be available to make improvements on non- 3 federally owned property, provided that any improvements 4 that are not adjacent to federally owned property do not 5 exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary benefit of such 6 improvements accrues to CDC: Provided further, That 7 funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade 8 of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory 9 shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety re- 10 search facility: Provided further, That funds made avail- 11 able to this account in this or any prior Act that are avail- 12 able for the acquisition of real property or for construction 13 or improvement of facilities in conjunction with the new 14 replacement mine safety research facility shall be available 15 to make improvements on non-federally owned property, 16 provided that any improvements that are not adjacent to 17 federally owned property do not exceed $5,000,000: Pro- 18 vided further, That in addition, the prior year unobligated 19 balance of any amounts assigned to former employees in 20 accounts of CDC made available for Individual Learning 21 Accounts shall be credited to and merged with the 22 amounts made available under this heading to support the 23 replacement of the mine safety research facility. 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APPRO. 494 1 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and 4 section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activi- 5 ties and program support for activities funded in other 6 appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for 7 Disease Control and Prevention, $503,570,000, of which 8 $350,000,000 shall remain available through September 9 30, 2025, for public health infrastructure and capacity: 10 Provided, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection 11 (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to 12 funds appropriated under this heading and in all other ac- 13 counts of the CDC: Provided further, That of the amounts 14 made available under this heading, $25,000,000, to re- 15 main available until expended, shall be available to the Di- 16 rector of the CDC for deposit in the Infectious Diseases 17 Rapid Response Reserve Fund established by section 231 18 of division B of Public Law 115–245: Provided further, 19 That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 20 to support a contract for the operation and maintenance 21 of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout 22 CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public 23 health preparedness emergencies: Provided further, That 24 employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civil- 25 ian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, munici- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 495 1 palities, or other organizations under authority of section 2 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be 3 treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes 4 only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling 5 applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the pe- 6 riod of detail or assignment: Provided further, That CDC 7 may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to 8 CDC in this Act for official reception and representation 9 expenses when specifically approved by the Director of 10 CDC: Provided further, That in addition, such sums as 11 may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be 12 credited to the appropriation charged with the cost there- 13 of: Provided further, That with respect to the previous pro- 14 viso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Pro- 15 gram and the Respirator Certification Program shall be 16 available through September 30, 2025. 17 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 18 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 19 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 20 Act with respect to cancer, $7,224,159,000, of which up 21 to $30,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and im- 22 provements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick 23 Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 24 Frederick, Maryland. 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APPRO. 496 1 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 3 Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood dis- 4 eases, and blood and blood products, $3,982,345,000. 5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL 6 RESEARCH 7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 8 Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 9 $520,163,000. 10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND 11 KIDNEY DISEASES 12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 13 Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney dis- 14 ease, $2,310,721,000. 15 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 16 AND STROKE 17 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 18 Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 19 $2,603,925,000. 20 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 21 DISEASES 22 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 23 Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 24 $6,562,279,000. 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APPRO. 497 1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 3 Act with respect to general medical sciences, 4 $3,244,679,000, of which $1,412,482,000 shall be from 5 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro- 6 vided, That not less than $430,956,000 is provided for the 7 Institutional Development Awards program. 8 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 9 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 10 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 11 Act with respect to child health and human development, 12 $1,759,078,000. 13 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 14 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 15 Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 16 $896,549,000. 17 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 18 SCIENCES 19 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 20 Act with respect to environmental health sciences, 21 $913,979,000. 22 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 24 Act with respect to aging, $4,507,623,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 498 1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND 2 MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES 3 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 4 Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 5 diseases, $685,465,000. 6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER 7 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 8 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 9 Act with respect to deafness and other communication dis- 10 orders, $534,333,000. 11 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 13 Act with respect to nursing research, $197,693,000. 14 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND 15 ALCOHOLISM 16 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 17 Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, 18 $595,318,000. 19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 20 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 21 Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,662,695,000. 22 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 24 Act with respect to mental health, $2,187,843,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 499 1 NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 3 Act with respect to human genome research, 4 $663,200,000. 5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND 6 BIOENGINEERING 7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 8 Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 9 research, $440,627,000. 10 NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND 11 INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 13 Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, 14 $170,384,000. 15 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND 16 HEALTH DISPARITIES 17 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 18 Act with respect to minority health and health disparities 19 research, $534,395,000. 20 JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER 21 For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 22 International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 23 title IV of the PHS Act), $95,162,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 500 1 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 3 Act with respect to health information communications, 4 $497,548,000: Provided, That of the amounts available for 5 improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 6 available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 7 in fiscal year 2024, the National Library of Medicine may 8 enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 9 services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 10 the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (re- 11 ferred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 12 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL 13 SCIENCES 14 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 15 Act with respect to translational sciences, $928,323,000: 16 Provided, That $75,000,000 shall be available to imple- 17 ment section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 18 Acceleration Network: Provided further, That at least 19 $629,560,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 20 Sciences Awards program. 21 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 24 the Director, NIH, $2,592,914,000: Provided, That fund- 25 ing shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 501 1 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Pro- 2 vided further, That all funds credited to the NIH Manage- 3 ment Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after 4 the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided fur- 5 ther, That $180,000,000 shall be for the Environmental 6 Influences on Child Health Outcomes study: Provided fur- 7 ther, That $672,401,000 shall be available for the Com- 8 mon Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the 9 PHS Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 10 $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation 11 expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the 12 NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 13 within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend 14 up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or ren- 15 ovation of facilities as provided for in section 16 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 17 $80,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I of 18 the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 283k), relating to biomedical and 19 behavioral research facilities: Provided further, That 20 $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 21 appropriation for the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 22 oversight of grant programs and operations of the NIH, 23 including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant 24 application evaluation and selection processes, and shall 25 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for over- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 502 1 sight of the NIH: Provided further, That amounts made 2 available under this heading are also available to establish, 3 operate, and support the Research Policy Board author- 4 ized by section 2034(f) of the 21st Century Cures Act: 5 Provided further, That the funds made available under this 6 heading for the Office of Research on Women’s Health 7 shall also be available for making grants to serve and pro- 8 mote the interests of women in research, and the Director 9 of such Office may, in making such grants, use the au- 10 thorities available to NIH Institutes and Centers. 11 In addition to other funds appropriated for the Com- 12 mon Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS 13 Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund 14 from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund de- 15 scribed in section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 16 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9008), for the purpose of carrying out 17 section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pedi- 18 atric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids 19 First Research Act. 20 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 21 For the study of, construction of, demolition of, ren- 22 ovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of 23 or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, 24 $350,000,000, to remain available until expended. 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APPRO. 503 1 NIH INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de- 4 scribed in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures 5 Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes 6 in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, 7 $407,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 8 vided, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to 9 section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from 10 amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such 11 Act, and may be transferred by the Director of the Na- 12 tional Institutes of Health to other accounts of the Na- 13 tional Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided 14 in such Act: Provided further, That upon a determination 15 by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the 16 previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes pro- 17 vided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Ac- 18 count: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro- 19 vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans- 20 fer authority provided by law. 21 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH 22 For carrying out section 301 and part J of title IV 23 of the PHS Act with respect to advanced research projects 24 for health, $1,500,000,000, to remain available through 25 September 30, 2026. 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APPRO. 504 1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 2 ADMINISTRATION 3 MENTAL HEALTH 4 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 5 Act with respect to mental health, the Protection and Ad- 6 vocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the 7 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 8 $2,775,507,000: Provided, That of the funds made avail- 9 able under this heading, $98,887,000 shall be for the Na- 10 tional Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: Provided further, 11 That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, 12 no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall 13 be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: 14 Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided 15 herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 16 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title 17 XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical 18 assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation 19 activities, and further that the total available under this 20 Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 per- 21 cent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part 22 B of title XIX: Provided further, That of the funds made 23 available under this heading for subpart I of part B of 24 title XIX of the PHS Act, at least 5 percent shall be avail- 25 able to support evidence-based crisis systems: Provided March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 505 1 further, That up to 10 percent of the amounts made avail- 2 able to carry out the Children’s Mental Health Services 3 program may be used to carry out demonstration grants 4 or contracts for early interventions with persons not more 5 than 25 years of age at clinical high risk of developing 6 a first episode of psychosis: Provided further, That section 7 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds ap- 8 propriated in this Act for fiscal year 2024: Provided fur- 9 ther, That $385,000,000 shall be available until Sep- 10 tember 30, 2026 for grants to communities and commu- 11 nity organizations who meet criteria for Certified Commu- 12 nity Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to section 223(a) 13 of Public Law 113–93: Provided further, That none of the 14 funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be 15 subject to section 241 of such Act: Provided further, That 16 of the funds made available under this heading, 17 $21,420,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Pro- 18 tecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 19 93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 note). 20 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 21 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 22 with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX 23 of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and 24 prevention, section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 25 and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 506 1 $4,078,098,000: Provided, That $1,575,000,000 shall be 2 for carrying out section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures 3 Act: Provided further, That of such amount in the pre- 4 ceding proviso not less than 4 percent shall be made avail- 5 able to Indian Tribes or tribal organizations: Provided fur- 6 ther, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the fol- 7 lowing amounts shall be available under section 241 of the 8 PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part 9 B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) 10 technical assistance, national data, data collection and 11 evaluation activities, and further that the total available 12 under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not ex- 13 ceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart 14 II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate 15 substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further, 16 That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the 17 PHS Act or State Opioid Response Grants shall be subject 18 to section 241 of such Act. 19 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION 20 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 21 with respect to substance abuse prevention, $236,879,000. 22 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 23 For program support and cross-cutting activities that 24 supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental 25 Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 507 1 Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX 2 of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Indi- 3 viduals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse 4 and Mental Health Services Administration, 5 $210,245,000: Provided, That of the amount made avail- 6 able under this heading, $72,090,000 shall be used for the 7 projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 8 ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 9 Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory 10 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 11 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 12 none of the funds made available for projects described 13 in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 241 14 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act: Provided fur- 15 ther, That in addition to amounts provided herein, 16 $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the 17 PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out na- 18 tional surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect 19 and analyze program data, and to conduct public aware- 20 ness and technical assistance activities: Provided further, 21 That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of 22 publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis 23 completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to 24 a public or private entity upon request, which shall be 25 credited to this appropriation and shall remain available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 508 1 until expended for such purposes: Provided further, That 2 amounts made available in this Act for carrying out sec- 3 tion 501(o) of the PHS Act shall remain available through 4 September 30, 2025: Provided further, That funds made 5 available under this heading (other than amounts specified 6 in the first proviso under this heading) may be used to 7 supplement program support funding provided under the 8 headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treat- 9 ment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 10 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 11 HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 12 For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, 13 part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 14 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 15 and Modernization Act of 2003, $369,000,000: Provided, 16 That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in 17 fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That in addition, 18 amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, 19 reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 20 data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re- 21 main available until September 30, 2025. 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APPRO. 509 1 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID 3 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 4 XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $406,956,850,000, 5 to remain available until expended. 6 In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 7 2024, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2024 for unantici- 8 pated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 9 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 10 In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first 11 quarter of fiscal year 2025, $245,580,414,000, to remain 12 available until expended. 13 Payment under such title XIX may be made for any 14 quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment 15 in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to 16 such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent 17 quarter. 18 PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 19 For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance 20 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In- 21 surance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 22 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 23 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 24 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 510 1 administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 2 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $476,725,000,000. 3 In addition, for making matching payments under 4 section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D– 5 16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated 6 in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. 7 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 8 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 9 XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 10 XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory 11 Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibil- 12 ities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not 13 to exceed $3,669,744,000 to be transferred from the Fed- 14 eral Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Sup- 15 plementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized 16 by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with 17 all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the 18 PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 19 Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 20 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may 21 be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, 22 which shall be credited to this account and remain avail- 23 able until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 24 accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations estab- 25 lished under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 511 1 to and available for carrying out the purposes of this ap- 2 propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is di- 3 rected to collect fees in fiscal year 2024 from Medicare 4 Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) 5 of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations 6 with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act 7 pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: Provided 8 further, That of the amount made available under this 9 heading, $397,334,000 shall remain available until Sep- 10 tember 30, 2025, and shall be available for the Survey 11 and Certification Program: Provided further, That 12 amounts available under this heading to support quality 13 improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of 14 the Social Security Act) shall not exceed the amount spe- 15 cifically provided for such purpose under this heading in 16 division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 17 (Public Law 115–141). 18 HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT 19 In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro- 20 gram integrity and program management, $915,000,000, 21 to remain available through September 30, 2025, to be 22 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 23 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 24 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 25 Security Act, of which $675,058,000 shall be for the Cen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 512 1 ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity 2 activities, of which $107,735,000 shall be for the Depart- 3 ment of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector 4 General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized 5 by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which 6 $132,207,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to 7 carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 8 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report re- 9 quired by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 10 for fiscal year 2024 shall include measures of the oper- 11 ational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse 12 in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the 13 funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 14 That of the amount provided under this heading, 15 $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 16 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 17 Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $604,000,000 is addi- 18 tional new budget authority specified for purposes of sec- 19 tion 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act for additional health care 20 fraud and abuse control activities: Provided further, That 21 the Secretary shall provide not less than $35,000,000 22 from amounts made available under this heading and 23 amounts made available for fiscal year 2024 under section 24 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act for the Senior March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 513 1 Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and 2 abuse. 3 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 4 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT 5 ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 6 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 7 I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 8 and the Act of July 5, 1960, $3,309,000,000, to remain 9 available until expended; and for such purposes for the 10 first quarter of fiscal year 2025, $1,400,000,000, to re- 11 main available until expended. 12 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 13 year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 14 XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of 15 July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal 16 year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 17 year, such sums as may be necessary. 18 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 19 For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) 20 of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist- 21 ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), 22 $4,025,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 23 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $9,600,000 may be 24 reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, train- 25 ing, and monitoring of program activities for compliance March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 514 1 with internal controls, policies and procedures, and to sup- 2 plement funding otherwise available for necessary admin- 3 istrative expenses to carry out such Act, and the Secretary 4 may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 5 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with pri- 6 vate entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organiza- 7 tions: Provided further, That all but $897,348,000 of the 8 amount appropriated under this heading shall be allocated 9 as though the total appropriation for such payments for 10 fiscal year 2024 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided 11 further, That, after applying all applicable provisions of 12 section 2604 of such Act and the previous proviso, each 13 State or territory that would otherwise receive an alloca- 14 tion that is less than 97 percent of the amount that it 15 received under this heading for fiscal year 2023 from 16 amounts appropriated in both division H and in the second 17 paragraph under this heading in title VIII of division N 18 of Public Law 117–328 shall have its allocation increased 19 to that 97 percent level, with the portions of other States’ 20 and territories’ allocations that would exceed 100 percent 21 of the amounts they respectively received in such fashion 22 for fiscal year 2023 being ratably reduced. 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APPRO. 515 1 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as- 4 sistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immi- 5 gration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Ref- 6 ugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying 7 out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 8 section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 9 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking 10 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Tor- 11 ture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $6,327,214,000, of which 12 $6,277,459,000 shall remain available through September 13 30, 2026 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, 14 and 235: Provided, That amounts available under this 15 heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for 16 research and evaluation with respect to activities under 17 such Act: Provided further, That the limitation in section 18 205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appro- 19 priation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under 20 this heading by substituting ‘‘15 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’: 21 Provided further, That the contribution of funds require- 22 ment under section 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) of the William Wil- 23 berforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 24 Act of 2008 shall not apply to funds made available under 25 this heading: Provided further, That for any month in fis- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 516 1 cal year 2024 that the number of unaccompanied children 2 referred to the Department of Health and Human Serv- 3 ices pursuant to section 462 of the Homeland Security Act 4 of 2002 and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Traf- 5 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 6 exceeds 16,000, as determined by the Secretary of Health 7 and Human Services, an additional $15,000,000, to re- 8 main available until September 30, 2025, shall be made 9 available for obligation for every 500 unaccompanied chil- 10 dren above that level (including a pro rata amount for any 11 increment less than 500), for carrying out such sections 12 462 and 235: Provided further, That if less than 13 $65,000,000 has been made available pursuant to the pre- 14 ceding proviso as of September 15, 2024, then the dif- 15 ference between $65,000,000 and the amount made avail- 16 able pursuant to such proviso shall become available, and 17 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, for car- 18 rying out such sections 462 and 235. 19 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 20 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 21 For carrying out the Child Care and Development 22 Block Grant Act of 1990 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), 23 $8,746,387,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 24 State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 25 low-income families: Provided, That technical assistance March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 517 1 under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided di- 2 rectly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative 3 agreements, or interagency agreements: Provided further, 4 That all funds made available to carry out section 418 5 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618), including 6 funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 7 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the res- 8 ervation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 9 section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: Provided further, 10 That in addition to the amounts required to be reserved 11 by the Secretary under section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such Act, 12 $236,152,000 shall be for Indian tribes and tribal organi- 13 zations: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail- 14 able under this heading, the Secretary may reserve up to 15 0.5 percent for Federal administrative expenses. 16 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 17 For making grants to States pursuant to section 18 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro- 19 vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 20 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 21 under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 22 programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 23 percent. 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APPRO. 518 1 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 2 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 3 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, 4 the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Preven- 5 tion and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the 6 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 7 American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child 8 Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 9 Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV 10 and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 11 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services 12 Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); and for necessary admin- 13 istrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, 14 XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of 15 July 5, 1960, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assist- 16 ance Act of 1981, $14,829,100,000, of which 17 $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 18 2025, shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal 19 guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 20 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for 21 adoptions and legal guardianships completed before Sep- 22 tember 30, 2024: Provided, That $12,271,820,000 shall 23 be for making payments under the Head Start Act, includ- 24 ing for Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships, and, 25 of which, notwithstanding section 640 of such Act: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 519 1 (1) $275,000,000 shall be available for a cost 2 of living adjustment, and with respect to any con- 3 tinuing appropriations act, funding available for a 4 cost of living adjustment shall not be construed as 5 an authority or condition under this Act; 6 (2) $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation 7 by the Secretary to supplement activities described 8 in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of 9 the Head Start Act under the Designation Renewal 10 System, established under the authority of sections 11 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such Act, 12 and such funds shall not be included in the calcula- 13 tion of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as 14 such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such 15 Act; 16 (3) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal 17 Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership 18 Program consistent with section 648(g) of such Act; 19 and 20 (4) $21,000,000 shall be available to supple- 21 ment funding otherwise available for research, eval- 22 uation, and Federal administrative costs: 23 Provided further, That the Secretary may reduce the res- 24 ervation of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act 25 in lieu of reducing the reservation of funds under sections March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 520 1 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), and 640(a)(2)(E) of such 2 Act: Provided further, That $315,000,000 shall be avail- 3 able until December 31, 2024 for carrying out sections 4 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Pro- 5 vided further, That up to 3 percent of the funds in the 6 preceding proviso shall be available for technical assist- 7 ance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such 8 section 9212: Provided further, That $804,383,000 shall 9 be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided 10 further, That for services furnished under the CSBG Act 11 with funds made available for such purpose in this fiscal 12 year and in fiscal year 2023, States may apply the last 13 sentence of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by sub- 14 stituting ‘‘200 percent’’ for ‘‘125 percent’’: Provided fur- 15 ther, That $34,383,000 shall be for section 680 of the 16 CSBG Act, of which not less than $22,383,000 shall be 17 for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $12,000,000 shall 18 be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, 19 That, notwithstanding section 675C(a)(3) of the CSBG 20 Act, to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds 21 are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible 22 entity as provided under such Act, and have not been ex- 23 pended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity 24 for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by 25 such entity consistent with program purposes: Provided March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 521 1 further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures re- 2 garding the disposition of intangible assets and program 3 income that permit such assets acquired with, and pro- 4 gram income derived from, grant funds authorized under 5 section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property 6 of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years 7 after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent 8 with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided fur- 9 ther, That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity 10 investments and other debt instruments, and program in- 11 come may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose 12 consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: 13 Provided further, That these procedures shall apply to 14 such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: 15 Provided further, That funds appropriated for section 16 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing 17 construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments 18 in private business enterprises owned by community devel- 19 opment corporations: Provided further, That 20 $240,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 303(a) of 21 the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, of which 22 $7,000,000 shall be allocated notwithstanding section 23 303(a)(2) of such Act for carrying out section 309 of such 24 Act: Provided further, That the percentages specified in 25 section 112(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 522 1 Treatment Act shall not apply to funds appropriated 2 under this heading: Provided further, That $1,864,000 3 shall be for a human services case management system 4 for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive 5 national case management contract and Federal costs of 6 administering the system: Provided further, That up to 7 $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 8 Reporting Information System, including grants to States 9 to support data collection for a study of the system’s effec- 10 tiveness: Provided further, That $40,011,000 shall be used 11 for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 12 titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di- 13 rected Spending’’ included for this division in the explana- 14 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre- 15 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur- 16 ther, That none of the funds made available for projects 17 described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to sec- 18 tion 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act. 19 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 20 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, sec- 21 tion 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, 22 for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 23 of such Act, $72,515,000: Provided, That of the funds 24 available to carry out section 437, $59,765,000 shall be 25 allocated consistent with subsections (b) through (d) of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 523 1 such section: Provided further, That of the funds available 2 to carry out section 437, to assist in meeting the require- 3 ments described in section 471(e)(4)(C), $10,000,000 4 shall be for grants to each State, territory, and Indian 5 tribe operating title IV–E plans for developing, enhancing, 6 or evaluating kinship navigator programs, as described in 7 section 427(a)(1) of such Act and $2,750,000, in addition 8 to funds otherwise appropriated in section 476 for such 9 purposes, shall be for the Family First Clearinghouse and 10 to support evaluation and technical assistance relating to 11 the evaluation of child and family services: Provided fur- 12 ther, That section 437(b)(1) shall be applied to amounts 13 in the previous proviso by substituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for 14 ‘‘3.3 percent’’, and notwithstanding section 436(b)(1), 15 such reserved amounts may be used for identifying, estab- 16 lishing, and disseminating practices to meet the criteria 17 specified in section 471(e)(4)(C): Provided further, That 18 the reservation in section 437(b)(2) and the limitations 19 in section 437(d) shall not apply to funds specified in the 20 second proviso: Provided further, That the minimum grant 21 award for kinship navigator programs in the case of States 22 and territories shall be $200,000, and, in the case of 23 tribes, shall be $25,000. 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APPRO. 524 1 PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY 2 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 3 IV–E of the Social Security Act, $8,594,000,000. 4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 5 IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 6 fiscal year 2025, $3,400,000,000. 7 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 8 year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV– 9 E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the 10 current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 11 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 12 ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING 13 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 15 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 16 vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), the 17 RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the Supporting Grand- 18 parents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles III and XXIX 19 of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, 20 section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients 21 and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Secu- 22 rity Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 23 Bill of Rights Act of 2000, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D 24 of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the As- 25 sistive Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and sec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 525 1 tion 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation 2 Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of pol- 3 icy and program activities that assist individuals with dis- 4 abilities, $2,465,100,000, together with $55,242,000 to be 5 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 6 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 7 Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus 8 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided, That of 9 amounts made available under this heading to carry out 10 sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, up to one percent 11 of such amounts shall be available for developing and im- 12 plementing evidence-based practices for enhancing senior 13 nutrition, including medically-tailored meals: Provided fur- 14 ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 15 funds made available under this heading to carry out sec- 16 tion 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary 17 of Agriculture in accordance with such section: Provided 18 further, That up to 5 percent of the funds provided for 19 adult protective services grants under section 2042 of title 20 XX of the Social Security Act may be used to make grants 21 to Tribes and tribal organizations: Provided further, That 22 $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support al- 23 ternative financing programs that provide for the purchase 24 of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan 25 fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 526 1 fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: Provided 2 further, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, 3 and information describing the manner in which, the alter- 4 native financing program will expand and emphasize con- 5 sumer choice and control: Provided further, That State 6 agencies and community-based disability organizations 7 that are directed by and operated for individuals with dis- 8 abilities shall be eligible to compete: Provided further, That 9 none of the funds made available under this heading may 10 be used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 11 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Men- 12 tal Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue 13 any legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of 14 an individual or group of individuals with a developmental 15 disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Develop- 16 mental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 17 of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to 18 a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and 19 physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy 20 the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities 21 for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 22 unless reasonable public notice of the action has been pro- 23 vided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental inca- 24 pacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically 25 awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 527 1 residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are 2 affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such 3 legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal 4 guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such 5 rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Pro- 6 cedure: Provided further, That the limitations in the imme- 7 diately preceding proviso shall not apply in the case of an 8 individual who is neither competent to consent nor has a 9 legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of 10 individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to pub- 11 lic guardianship: Provided further, That of the amount 12 made available under this heading, $29,268,000 shall be 13 used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the 14 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 15 Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the ex- 16 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 17 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 18 further, That none of the funds made available for projects 19 described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to sec- 20 tion 241 of the PHS Act or section 205 of this Act. 21 ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND 22 RESPONSE 23 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROCUREMENT 24 For carrying out title III and subtitles A and B of 25 title XXVIII of the PHS Act, with respect to the research, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 528 1 development, storage, production, and procurement of 2 medical countermeasures to counter potential chemical, bi- 3 ological, radiological, and nuclear threats to civilian popu- 4 lations, $3,135,000,000: Provided, That of such amount: 5 (1) $1,015,000,000, to remain available 6 through September 30, 2025, shall be for expenses 7 necessary to support advanced research and develop- 8 ment pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and 9 other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Ad- 10 vanced Research and Development Authority; 11 (2) $825,000,000, to remain available until ex- 12 pended, shall be for expenses necessary for pro- 13 curing security countermeasures (as defined in sec- 14 tion 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act); 15 (3) $980,000,000, to remain available until ex- 16 pended, shall be for expenses necessary to carry out 17 section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act; and 18 (4) $315,000,000 shall be for expenses nec- 19 essary to prepare for or respond to an influenza 20 pandemic, of which $280,000,000 shall remain avail- 21 able until expended for activities including the devel- 22 opment and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, nec- 23 essary medical supplies, diagnostics, and surveillance 24 tools: Provided, That notwithstanding section 496(b) 25 of the PHS Act, funds allocated under this para- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 529 1 graph may be used for the construction or renova- 2 tion of privately owned facilities for the production 3 of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, 4 if the Secretary finds such construction or renova- 5 tion necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 6 vaccines or biologics: 7 Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 8 for purposes of acquisition of security countermeasures 9 shall be in addition to any other funds made available for 10 such purposes: Provided further, That products purchased 11 with funds made available under this heading may, at the 12 discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic 13 National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the 14 PHS Act. 15 OPERATIONS, PREPAREDNESS, AND EMERGENCY 16 RESPONSE 17 For carrying out titles III, XII, and subtitles A and 18 B of title XXVIII of the PHS Act, operations and emer- 19 gency response activities related to countering potential 20 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and 21 other public health emergencies, $499,606,000: Provided, 22 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 23 $5,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 24 2026, to support emergency operations: Provided further, 25 That of the amounts made available under this heading, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 530 1 $15,000,000 shall remain available through September 2 30, 2025, to support coordination of the development, pro- 3 duction, and distribution of vaccines, therapeutics, and 4 other medical countermeasures: Provided further, That of 5 the amounts made available under this heading, 6 $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 7 2025, for advanced research and development, manufac- 8 turing, production, procurement, distribution, and the ac- 9 quisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of non- 10 federally owned facilities for the production and purchase 11 of medical countermeasures, which may include the devel- 12 opment, translation, and demonstration at scale of innova- 13 tions in manufacturing platform. 14 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 15 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 17 general departmental management, including hire of six 18 passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, 19 XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United 20 States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and re- 21 search studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 22 Act, $537,144,000, together with $64,828,000 from the 23 amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to 24 carry out national health or human services research and 25 evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 531 1 $60,000,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and 2 treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds 3 made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be 4 for making competitive contracts and grants to public and 5 private entities to fund medically accurate and age appro- 6 priate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the 7 Federal costs associated with administering and evalu- 8 ating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 9 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and 10 technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional 11 program support activities, and of the remaining amount 12 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have 13 been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to re- 14 duce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying 15 teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 16 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstra- 17 tion grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional 18 models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage 19 pregnancy: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 20 under this heading from amounts available under section 21 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry 22 out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of 23 teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided fur- 24 ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 25 $35,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 532 1 exclusively implement education in sexual risk avoidance 2 (defined as voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual 3 activity): Provided further, That funding for such competi- 4 tive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use medically 5 accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publica- 6 tions by educational, scientific, governmental, or health or- 7 ganizations; implement an evidence-based approach inte- 8 grating research findings with practical implementation 9 that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the 10 intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with 11 self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, 12 healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual co- 13 ercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors 14 such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without nor- 15 malizing teen sexual activity: Provided further, That no 16 more than 10 percent of the funding for such competitive 17 grants for sexual risk avoidance shall be available for tech- 18 nical assistance and administrative costs of such pro- 19 grams: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act 20 for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to 21 individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other 22 mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed 23 necessary for such adoptions: Provided further, That such 24 services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 25 59.5(a)(4): Provided further, That of the funds made March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 533 1 available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for car- 2 rying out prize competitions sponsored by the Office of 3 the Secretary to accelerate innovation in the prevention, 4 diagnosis, and treatment of kidney diseases (as authorized 5 by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova- 6 tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719)). 7 In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out title 8 II of the PHS Act to support, except as otherwise pro- 9 vided, activities related to safeguarding classified national 10 security information and providing intelligence and na- 11 tional security support across the Department and to 12 counter cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 13 $108,983,000. 14 MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS 15 For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and 16 appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $196,000,000 shall 17 remain available until September 30, 2025, to be trans- 18 ferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital In- 19 surance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Med- 20 ical Insurance Trust Fund. 21 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH 22 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 23 For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 24 Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 25 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 534 1 velopment and advancement of interoperable health infor- 2 mation technology, $69,238,000 shall be from amounts 3 made available under section 241 of the PHS Act. 4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 5 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 6 General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 7 investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspec- 8 tor General Act of 1978, $87,000,000: Provided, That of 9 such amount, necessary sums shall be available for pro- 10 viding protective services to the Secretary and inves- 11 tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non- 12 payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228: Pro- 13 vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 14 heading, necessary sums shall be available for carrying out 15 activities authorized under section 3022 of the PHS Act 16 (42 U.S.C. 300jj–52). 17 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 18 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 19 Rights, $39,798,000. 20 RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR 21 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 22 For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public 23 Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by 24 law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 25 Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for med- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 535 1 ical care of dependents and retired personnel under the 2 Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 3 required during the current fiscal year. 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS 5 SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 6 available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 7 and representation expenses when specifically approved by 8 the Secretary. 9 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title 10 shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through 11 a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess 12 of Executive Level II: Provided, That none of the funds 13 appropriated in this title shall be used to prevent the NIH 14 from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of an indi- 15 vidual at this rate. 16 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 17 may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, 18 except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or 19 for other taps and assessments made by any office located 20 in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a re- 21 port by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de- 23 tailing the planned uses of such funds. 24 SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 25 PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 536 1 but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appro- 2 priated for programs authorized under such Act shall be 3 made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants 4 or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of 5 programs funded in this title. 6 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 8 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 10 priated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act 11 may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 12 appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 13 by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer author- 14 ity granted by this section shall not be used to create any 15 new program or to fund any project or activity for which 16 no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 18 resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 19 in advance of any transfer. 20 SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 21 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in 22 such section may occur up to 60 days after the effective 23 date of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2024 under sec- 24 tion 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 537 1 who has been awarded such contract has not received 2 funds due under the contract. 3 SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 4 may be made available to any entity under title X of the 5 PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to 6 the Secretary that it encourages family participation in 7 the decision of minors to seek family planning services and 8 that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist at- 9 tempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 10 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 11 law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 12 shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification 13 or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 14 abuse, rape, or incest. 15 SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 16 (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be 17 used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the 18 Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth- 19 erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or- 20 ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 21 it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 22 referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 23 make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita- 24 tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 25 sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 538 1 ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth- 2 ing in this section shall be construed to change the Medi- 3 care program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare 4 Advantage organization described in this section shall be 5 responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain infor- 6 mation about all Medicare covered services. 7 SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this 8 title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or pro- 9 mote gun control. 10 SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through 11 assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 12 Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 13 work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 14 by the Agency for International Development, the United 15 Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 16 World Health Organization. 17 SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out inter- 18 national health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other 19 infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and 20 other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2024: 21 (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equiv- 22 alent to that available to the Secretary of State in 23 section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 24 ties Act of 1956. The Secretary shall consult with 25 the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 539 1 to ensure that the authority provided in this section 2 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 3 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other appli- 4 cable statutes administered by the Department of 5 State. 6 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 7 funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary 8 of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of ac- 9 quisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and manage- 10 ment of facilities outside of the United States for 11 the use of HHS. The Department of State shall co- 12 operate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 13 has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply 14 with applicable regulation governing location, set- 15 back, and other facilities requirements and serve the 16 purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is 17 authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 18 State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to 19 make available to public or nonprofit private institu- 20 tions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 21 funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 22 those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 23 assistance for international health activities, includ- 24 ing activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infec- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 540 1 tious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, 2 and other health activities abroad. 3 (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to 4 personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to 5 serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to 6 those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the For- 7 eign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 8 through 4086 and subject to such regulations pre- 9 scribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 10 authorized to provide locality-based comparability 11 payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount 12 of the locality-based comparability payment (stated 13 as a percentage) that would be payable to such per- 14 sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States 15 Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in 16 the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for per- 17 sonnel under this subsection shall be on the same 18 basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 19 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of 20 the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serv- 21 ing in the Foreign Service. 22 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 24 Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up 25 to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 541 1 amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for 2 research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: 3 Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 4 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 5 least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 6 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act 8 for NIH, the amount for research related to the human 9 immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Di- 10 rector of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Re- 11 search, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 12 Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 13 Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec- 14 essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 15 SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 16 other provision of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) 17 may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the 18 PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, 19 cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research 20 identified pursuant to or research and activities described 21 in such section 402(b)(12). 22 (b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions 23 under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer 24 review procedures (including consultation with appropriate 25 scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 542 1 priate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 2 merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions 3 in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review pro- 4 cedures that would otherwise be required under sections 5 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, 6 and 494 of the PHS Act. 7 SEC. 216. Not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds ap- 8 propriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the 9 National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, 10 repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the 11 proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized 12 herein, at not to exceed $5,000,000 per project. 13 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 15 1 percent of the amount made available for National Re- 16 search Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 17 to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 18 Administration to make NRSA awards for research in pri- 19 mary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities 20 who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 21 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 22 made available for NRSA shall be made available to the 23 Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual- 24 ity to make NRSA awards for health service research. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 543 1 SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research 2 and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into 3 a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 pro- 4 gram years, for purchase of research services or of security 5 countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F– 6 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), 7 if— 8 (1) funds are available and obligated— 9 (A) for the full period of the contract or 10 for the first fiscal year in which the contract is 11 in effect; and 12 (B) for the estimated costs associated with 13 a necessary termination of the contract; and 14 (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year 15 contract will serve the best interests of the Federal 16 Government by encouraging full and open competi- 17 tion or promoting economy in administration, per- 18 formance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 19 (b) A contract entered into under this section— 20 (1) shall include a termination clause as de- 21 scribed by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, 22 United States Code; and 23 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 24 requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 544 1 SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 2 year 2025 budget justification and on Departmental Web 3 sites information concerning the employment of full-time 4 equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the pur- 5 poses of implementing, administering, enforcing, or other- 6 wise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the 7 amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year 8 and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 9 (b) With respect to employees or contractors sup- 10 ported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying 11 out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), 12 the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 13 information: 14 (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of 15 such Act under which such funds were appropriated, 16 a statement indicating the program, project, or ac- 17 tivity receiving such funds, the Federal operating di- 18 vision or office that administers such program, and 19 the amount of funding received in discretionary or 20 mandatory appropriations. 21 (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of 22 full-time equivalent employees or contracted employ- 23 ees assigned to each authorized and funded provision 24 detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 545 1 (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 2 exclude from the report employees or contractors who— 3 (1) are supported through appropriations en- 4 acted in laws other than the ACA and work on pro- 5 grams that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; 6 (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 7 activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 8 or 9 (3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting 10 is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed- 11 price contracts. 12 SEC. 220. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 13 fiscal year 2025 budget of the President submitted under 14 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, informa- 15 tion that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers 16 for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health 17 Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enact- 18 ment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds 19 for fiscal year 2025. Such information shall include, for 20 each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each 21 activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance 22 Exchange Transparency’’ in the explanatory statement de- 23 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 24 of this consolidated Act). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 546 1 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 2 Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 3 the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 4 or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 5 the ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program 6 Management’’ account, may be used for payments under 7 section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to 8 risk corridors). 9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 11 Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 12 section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the 13 amounts specified, and for the activities specified under 14 the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ in the 15 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat- 16 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 17 (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 18 Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 19 (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 20 section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with- 21 out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 22 SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on 23 November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2026, any pro- 24 vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 25 to another provision of law) to the current recommenda- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 547 1 tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 2 with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 3 and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in- 4 volved as if— 5 (1) such reference to such current recommenda- 6 tions were a reference to the recommendations of 7 such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 8 screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 9 before 2009; and 10 (2) such recommendations last issued before 11 2009 applied to any screening mammography modal- 12 ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 13 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 14 SEC. 224. In making Federal financial assistance, the 15 provisions relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, 16 Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the 17 approval of deviations from negotiated rates, shall con- 18 tinue to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the 19 same extent and in the same manner as such provisions 20 were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None 21 of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise 22 made available to the Department of Health and Human 23 Services or to any department or agency may be used to 24 develop or implement a modified approach to such provi- 25 sions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 548 1 effect of the approval of such deviations from negotiated 2 rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals in 3 such quarter. 4 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 225. The NIH Director may transfer funds for 6 opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and 7 addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to 8 other Institutes and Centers of the NIH to be used for 9 the same purpose 15 days after notifying the Committees 10 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 11 Senate: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in 12 the previous proviso is in addition to any other transfer 13 authority provided by law. 14 SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 15 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 16 atives and the Senate: 17 (1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 18 the Exchanges established under the Patient Protec- 19 tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 20 enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 21 (2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 22 awards, including supplements, authorized under 23 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 24 (b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 25 and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 549 1 advance of any public release of enrollment information 2 or the award of such grants. 3 SEC. 227. In addition to the amounts otherwise avail- 4 able for ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pro- 5 gram Management’’, the Secretary of Health and Human 6 Services may transfer up to $455,000,000 to such account 7 from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 8 Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to 9 support program management activity related to the Medi- 10 care Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 11 purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provi- 12 sion of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or 13 any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to 14 supplant any other amounts within such account. 15 SEC. 228. The Department of Health and Human 16 Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 17 of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual 18 report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing de- 19 scribed in the explanatory statement described in section 20 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 21 Act). 22 SEC. 229. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 23 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the De- 24 partment of Health and Human Services shall also be 25 available to pay travel and related expenses of such an March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 550 1 employee or of a member of his or her family, when such 2 employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in 3 a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that 4 are the subject of a determination of a public health emer- 5 gency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 6 and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for 7 an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be ade- 8 quately addressed in that location at that time. For pur- 9 poses of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means 10 Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 11 Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or 12 the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 13 SEC. 230. The Department of Health and Human 14 Services may accept donations from the private sector, 15 nongovernmental organizations, and other groups inde- 16 pendent of the Federal Government for the care of unac- 17 companied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) 18 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 19 279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettle- 20 ment of the Administration for Children and Families, in- 21 cluding medical goods and services, which may include 22 early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, 23 toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote 24 the wellbeing of such children. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 551 1 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this 2 Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 3 Human Services—Administration for Children and Fami- 4 lies—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ may be obligated 5 to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien 6 children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of 7 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))) 8 in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of 9 unaccompanied alien children, except in the case that the 10 Secretary determines that housing unaccompanied alien 11 children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary 12 basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, 13 provided that— 14 (1) the terms of the grant or contract for the 15 operations of any such facility that remains in oper- 16 ation for more than six consecutive months shall re- 17 quire compliance with— 18 (A) the same requirements as licensed 19 placements, as listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores 20 Settlement Agreement that the Secretary deter- 21 mines are applicable to non-State licensed facili- 22 ties; and 23 (B) staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty 24 Youth Care Worker for every eight (8) children 25 or youth during waking hours, one (1) on-duty March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 552 1 Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) chil- 2 dren or youth during sleeping hours, and clini- 3 cian ratios to children (including mental health 4 providers) as required in grantee cooperative 5 agreements; 6 (2) the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver 7 for a contractor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with 8 paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies and provides 9 a report to Congress on the contractor’s or grantee’s 10 good-faith efforts and progress towards compliance; 11 (3) not more than four consecutive waivers 12 under paragraph (2) may be granted to a contractor 13 or grantee with respect to a specific facility; 14 (4) ORR shall ensure full adherence to the 15 monitoring requirements set forth in section 5.5 of 16 its Policies and Procedures Guide as of May 15, 17 2019; 18 (5) for any such unlicensed facility in operation 19 for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall 20 conduct a minimum of one comprehensive moni- 21 toring visit during the first three months of oper- 22 ation, with quarterly monitoring visits thereafter; 23 and 24 (6) not later than 60 days after the date of en- 25 actment of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 553 1 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 2 and the Senate outlining the requirements of ORR 3 for influx facilities including any requirement listed 4 in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has deter- 5 mined are not applicable to non-State licensed facili- 6 ties. 7 SEC. 232. In addition to the existing Congressional 8 notification for formal site assessments of potential influx 9 facilities, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap- 10 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 11 ate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed 12 facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard- 13 sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates 14 that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely out- 15 come is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in 16 the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for 17 longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children 18 will be otherwise placed in danger. Within 60 days of 19 bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the 20 Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 22 report detailing the total number of children in care at 23 the facility, the average length of stay and average length 24 of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 554 1 has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length 2 of stay and reason for delay in release. 3 SEC. 233. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or 5 Member of the House of Representatives from entering, 6 for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the 7 United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody 8 of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as 9 defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 10 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator 11 or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the 12 Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business 13 days in advance to ensure that such visit would not inter- 14 fere with the operations (including child welfare and child 15 safety operations) of such facility. 16 SEC. 234. Not later than 14 days after the date of 17 enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Sec- 18 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make 20 publicly available online, a report with respect to children 21 who were separated from their parents or legal guardians 22 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regard- 23 less of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 24 an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), 25 subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 555 1 and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during 2 the previous month. Each report shall contain the fol- 3 lowing information: 4 (1) the number and ages of children so sepa- 5 rated subsequent to apprehension at or between 6 ports of entry, to be reported by sector where sepa- 7 ration occurred; and 8 (2) the documented cause of separation, as re- 9 ported by DHS when each child was referred. 10 SEC. 235. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 11 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the 12 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be 13 available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligi- 14 ble dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory 15 as defined in section 229 of this Act at costs not in excess 16 of those paid for or reimbursed by the Department of De- 17 fense. 18 SEC. 236. Section 231 of division B of the Depart- 19 ment of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, 20 and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing 21 Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 U.S.C. 247d–4a) is amend- 22 ed by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh provisos and 23 inserting the following: ‘‘Provided further, That the Direc- 24 tor shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 25 the House of Representatives and the Senate, at least 7 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 556 1 days in advance of any transfer or obligation of funds 2 made under the authority provided in this section, both 3 a notification on the anticipated uses of funds by program, 4 project, or activity; and a detailed spend plan of antici- 5 pated uses of funds, including estimated personnel and ad- 6 ministrative costs, disaggregated by program, project, or 7 activity: Provided further, That such spend plans shall be 8 updated to include all applicable obligations to date and 9 unobligated amounts and submitted quarterly to such 10 Committees on Appropriations until such funds are fully 11 expended:’’. 12 SEC. 237. Title VIII of division B of the CARES Act 13 (Public Law 116–136) is amended, under the heading 14 ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for 15 Disease Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities 16 and Program Support’’ by striking the ninth proviso. 17 SEC. 238. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year 18 thereafter, notwithstanding the income eligibility require- 19 ments of subsections (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of 20 subsection (d) of section 645 of the Head Start Act and 21 income eligibility criteria and allowances prescribed in reg- 22 ulations, an Indian tribe that operates a Head Start pro- 23 gram may, at its discretion, establish selection criteria, in- 24 cluding criteria to prioritize children in families for which 25 a child, a family member, or a member of the same house- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 557 1 hold, is a member of an Indian tribe, to enroll children 2 who would benefit from the Head Start program. 3 SEC. 239. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year 4 thereafter, notwithstanding the income eligibility require- 5 ments of subsection (a) of section 645 of the Head Start 6 Act and income eligibility criteria and allowances pre- 7 scribed in regulations, an agency that operates a migrant 8 or seasonal Head Start program may, at its discretion, 9 establish selection criteria to enroll children who would 10 benefit from the Head Start program, giving priority to 11 children of migrant farmworker families: Provided, That 12 such selection criteria shall limit that enrollment to chil- 13 dren who have at least one family member whose income 14 comes primarily from agricultural employment as defined 15 in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 16 Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1802). 17 (RESCISSION) 18 SEC. 240. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non- 19 recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of 20 division G of Public Law 110–161, $1,250,000,000 are 21 hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2024. 22 (RESCISSION) 23 SEC. 241. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 24 made available under the heading ‘‘Department of Health 25 and Human Services—Administration for Children and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 558 1 Families—Children and Families Services Programs’’ in 2 division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 3 (Public Law 117–328) for grants to States for incentive 4 payments, as defined by section 473A of the Social Secu- 5 rity Act, $70,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 7 and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 559 1 TITLE III 2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 4 For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 5 title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 6 of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 7 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 8 in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $19,107,790,000, of which 9 $8,179,490,000 shall become available on July 1, 2024, 10 and shall remain available through September 30, 2025, 11 and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 12 October 1, 2024, and shall remain available through Sep- 13 tember 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: Provided, 14 That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under sec- 15 tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 16 $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec- 17 retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec- 18 retary’’) on October 1, 2023, to obtain annually updated 19 local educational agency-level census poverty data from 20 the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 21 $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 22 section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 23 $5,292,550,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 24 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 25 $5,292,550,000 shall be for education finance incentive March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 560 1 grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur- 2 ther, That $224,000,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 3 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $52,123,000 4 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 5 IMPACT AID 6 For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 7 federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 8 ESEA, $1,625,151,000, of which $1,474,000,000 shall be 9 for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 10 $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis- 11 abilities under section 7003(d), $19,000,000 shall be for 12 construction under section 7007(a), $79,000,000 shall be 13 for Federal property payments under section 7002, and 14 $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 15 for facilities maintenance under section 7008: Provided, 16 That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 17 for an eligible local educational agency under section 18 7003(a) for school year 2023–2024, children enrolled in 19 a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 20 for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 21 due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 22 or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 23 children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal 24 guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 25 reside on Federal property as described in section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 561 1 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 2 shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 3 provided such students remain in average daily attendance 4 at a school in the same local educational agency they at- 5 tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 6 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 7 For carrying out school improvement activities au- 8 thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 9 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 10 V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin- 11 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 12 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; and the 13 Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,776,178,000, of which 14 $3,947,312,000 shall become available on July 1, 2024, 15 and remain available through September 30, 2025, and 16 of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on Octo- 17 ber 1, 2024, and shall remain available through September 18 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: Provided, That 19 $380,000,000 shall be for part B of title I: Provided fur- 20 ther, That $1,329,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: 21 Provided further, That $45,897,000 shall be for part B 22 of title VI, which may be used for construction, renova- 23 tion, and modernization of any public elementary school, 24 secondary school, or structure related to a public elemen- 25 tary school or secondary school that serves a predomi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 562 1 nantly Native Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 per- 2 cent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use 3 of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to 4 direct administrative costs: Provided further, That 5 $44,953,000 shall be for part C of title VI, which shall 6 be awarded on a competitive basis, and may be used for 7 construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 8 6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative 9 purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: 10 Provided further, That $50,000,000 shall be available to 11 carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assist- 12 ance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such ar- 13 rangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that 14 the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services pro- 15 vided under this section: Provided further, That 16 $220,000,000 shall be for part B of title V: Provided fur- 17 ther, That in carrying out such part B the percentage in 18 section 316(b)(1)(D) of title III of division H of Public 19 Law 116–260 shall be deemed 83.33 percent: Provided 20 further, That $1,380,000,000 shall be available for grants 21 under subpart 1 of part A of title IV: Provided further, 22 That funds provided by Public Law 117–328 and this Act 23 for subpart B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Home- 24 less Assistance Act shall be available for expenditure by 25 educational agencies and institutions for an additional fis- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 563 1 cal year following the succeeding fiscal year provided by 2 subsection 421(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions 3 Act. 4 INDIAN EDUCATION 5 For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 6 not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 7 $194,746,000, of which $72,000,000 shall be for subpart 8 2 of part A of title VI and $12,365,000 shall be for sub- 9 part 3 of part A of title VI: Provided, That the 5 percent 10 limitation in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of 11 the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 12 shall apply only to direct administrative costs: Provided 13 further, That grants awarded under sections 6132 and 14 6133 of the ESEA with funds provided under this heading 15 may be for a period of up to 5 years. 16 INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 17 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 18 3, and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E 19 and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 20 $1,115,000,000: Provided, That $173,000,000 shall be for 21 subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part B of title II and shall be made 22 available without regard to sections 2201, 2231(b) and 23 2241: Provided further, That $683,000,000 shall be for 24 parts C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, 25 and shall be made available without regard to sections March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 564 1 4311, 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, 2 That section 4303(d)(3)(A)(i) shall not apply to the funds 3 available for part C of title IV: Provided further, That of 4 the funds available for part C of title IV, the Secretary 5 shall use not less than $60,000,000 to carry out section 6 4304, not more than $140,000,000, to remain available 7 through March 31, 2025, to carry out section 4305(b), 8 from which the amount necessary for continuation grants 9 may be available for obligation through March 31, 2025, 10 and not more than $16,000,000 to carry out the activities 11 in section 4305(a)(3): Provided further, That notwith- 12 standing section 4601(b), $259,000,000 shall be available 13 through December 31, 2024 for subpart 1 of part F of 14 title IV: Provided further, That of the funds available for 15 subpart 4 of part F of title IV, not less than $8,000,000 16 shall be used for continuation grants for eligible national 17 nonprofit organizations, as described in the Applications 18 for New Awards; Assistance for Arts Education Program 19 published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022, for 20 activities described under section 4642(a)(1)(C). 21 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 22 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 23 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $457,000,000, 24 to remain available through December 31, 2024: Provided, 25 That $216,000,000 shall be available for section 4631, of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 565 1 which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until ex- 2 pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Re- 3 sponse to Violence (Project SERV) program: Provided fur- 4 ther, That $150,000,000 shall be available for section 5 4625: Provided further, That $91,000,000 shall be for sec- 6 tion 4624. 7 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 8 For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 9 $890,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 10 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 11 2025, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 12 available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available 13 through September 30, 2025, to carry out activities under 14 section 3111(c)(1)(C). 15 SPECIAL EDUCATION 16 For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 17 Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 18 and Empowerment Act of 2004, $15,467,264,000, of 19 which $5,890,321,000 shall become available on July 1, 20 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 21 2025, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 22 on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available through 23 September 30, 2025, for academic year 2024–2025: Pro- 24 vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 25 shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 566 1 that activity during fiscal year 2023, increased by the 2 amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 3 of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro- 4 priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 5 than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2023: 6 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 7 to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 8 States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub- 9 ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 10 allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 11 under this heading, is reduced under section 12 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 13 the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 14 aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 15 with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail- 16 ability of a free appropriate public education under this 17 part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 18 relative populations of those children who are living in pov- 19 erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis- 20 tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 21 whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 22 under this heading made funds available for such a dis- 23 tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 24 such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 25 educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 567 1 Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo- 2 cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 3 section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 4 States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 5 any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 6 the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 7 for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 8 notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re- 9 garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 10 section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 11 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 12 apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 13 a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 14 the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 15 Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca- 16 tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec- 17 tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re- 18 serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 19 the same relation to the maximum amount described in 20 that paragraph as the reduction under section 21 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 22 would have received in that fiscal year under section 23 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 24 That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 25 funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 568 1 fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 2 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 3 section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec- 4 tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 5 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 6 under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech- 7 nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 8 States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 9 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv- 10 ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 11 quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro- 12 vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 13 available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro- 14 gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro- 15 gram performance under such subpart: Provided further, 16 That States may use funds reserved for other State-level 17 activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA 18 to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institu- 19 tions of higher education, other public agencies, and pri- 20 vate non-profit organizations to carry out activities au- 21 thorized by those sections: Provided further, That, not- 22 withstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or 23 fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) 24 of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 25 State in an amount equal to the maximum amount de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 569 1 scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur- 2 ther, That if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant 3 to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award 4 funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative 5 populations of infants and toddlers except that no such 6 State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount de- 7 scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur- 8 ther, That States may use funds allotted under section 9 643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local edu- 10 cational agencies, institutions of higher education, other 11 public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to 12 carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: 13 Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the 14 IDEA, a State may use funds it receives under section 15 633 of the IDEA to offer continued early intervention 16 services to a child who previously received services under 17 part C of the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of 18 the school year following the child’s third birthday with 19 parental consent and without regard to the procedures in 20 section 635(c) of the IDEA. 21 REHABILITATION SERVICES 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 24 vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 25 National Center Act, $4,397,033,000, of which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 570 1 $4,253,834,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili- 2 tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Pro- 3 vided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in 4 this Act, and unobligated balances from title III of the 5 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 6 Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 7 2023, (division H of Public Law 117–328), that remain 8 available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States 9 pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for 10 innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive inte- 11 grated employment as defined in section 7 of such Act 12 for youth and other individuals with disabilities, including 13 related Federal administrative expenses, for improving 14 monitoring and oversight of grants for vocational rehabili- 15 tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act, and 16 information technology needs under section 15 and titles 17 I, III, VI, and VII of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided fur- 18 ther, That up to 15 percent of the amounts available sub- 19 sequent to reallotment for the activities described in the 20 first proviso from funds provided under this paragraph in 21 this Act, may be used for evaluation and technical assist- 22 ance related to such activities: Provided further, That any 23 funds made available subsequent to reallotment for the ac- 24 tivities described in the first proviso may be provided to 25 States and other public, private and nonprofit entities, in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 571 1 cluding Indian tribes and institutions of higher education 2 for carrying out such activities: Provided further, That 3 States and other public and nonprofit entities, including 4 Indian tribes and institutions of higher education may 5 award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other eligible 6 entities: Provided further, That any funds provided in this 7 Act and made available subsequent to reallotment for the 8 purposes described in the first proviso shall remain avail- 9 able until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That the 10 Secretary may transfer funds provided in this Act and 11 made available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to 12 States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation 13 Act to ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ for the evalua- 14 tion of outcomes for students receiving services and sup- 15 ports under IDEA and under title I, section 504 of title 16 V, and title VI of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided further, 17 That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in 18 addition to any other transfer authority in this Act. 19 SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 20 DISABILITIES 21 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 22 For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 23 of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $43,431,000. 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APPRO. 572 1 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 2 For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 3 under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 4 of 1986, $92,500,000: Provided, That from the total 5 amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 6 funds for the endowment program as authorized under 7 section 207 of such Act. 8 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 9 For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 10 the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 11 support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 12 the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $167,361,000, of 13 which up to $15,000,000, to remain available until ex- 14 pended, shall be for construction, as defined by section 15 201(2) of such Act: Provided, That from the total amount 16 available, the University may at its discretion use funds 17 for the endowment program as authorized under section 18 207 of such Act. 19 CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 20 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 21 vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- 22 cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Edu- 23 cation and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 24 $2,181,436,000, of which $1,390,436,000 shall become 25 available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 573 1 through September 30, 2025, and of which $791,000,000 2 shall become available on October 1, 2024, and shall re- 3 main available through September 30, 2025: Provided, 4 That up to $6,100,000 shall be available for innovation 5 and modernization grants under such section 114(e) of the 6 Perkins Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 7 available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national 8 leadership activities under section 242. 9 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 10 For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 11 and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,615,352,000 which 12 shall remain available through September 30, 2025. 13 The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 14 be eligible during award year 2024–2025 shall be $6,335. 15 STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 16 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 17 D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 18 parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 19 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 20 $2,058,943,000, to remain available through September 21 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 22 student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 23 servicers on the basis of their past performance compared 24 to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 25 and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 574 1 new and existing accounts: Provided further, That in order 2 to promote accountability and high-quality service to bor- 3 rowers, the Secretary shall not award funding for any con- 4 tract solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing 5 environment, including the solicitation for the Federal 6 Student Aid (FSA) Next Generation Processing and Serv- 7 icing Environment, unless such an environment provides 8 for the participation of multiple student loan servicers that 9 contract directly with the Department of Education to 10 manage a unique portfolio of borrower accounts and the 11 full life-cycle of loans from disbursement to pay-off with 12 certain limited exceptions, and allocates student loan bor- 13 rower accounts to eligible student loan servicers based on 14 performance: Provided further, That the Department shall 15 re-allocate accounts from servicers for recurring non-com- 16 pliance with FSA guidelines, contractual requirements, 17 and applicable laws, including for failure to sufficiently in- 18 form borrowers of available repayment options: Provided 19 further, That such servicers shall be evaluated based on 20 their ability to meet contract requirements (including an 21 understanding of Federal and State law), future perform- 22 ance on the contracts, and history of compliance with ap- 23 plicable consumer protections laws: Provided further, That 24 to the extent FSA permits student loan servicing subcon- 25 tracting, FSA shall hold prime contractors accountable for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 575 1 meeting the requirements of the contract, and the per- 2 formance and expectations of subcontractors shall be ac- 3 counted for in the prime contract and in the overall per- 4 formance of the prime contractor: Provided further, That 5 FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing 6 and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan serv- 7 icing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers 8 at risk of delinquency or default: Provided further, That 9 FSA shall ensure that in such environment contractors 10 have the capacity to meet and are held accountable for 11 performance on service levels; are held accountable for and 12 have a history of compliance with applicable consumer pro- 13 tection laws; and have relevant experience and dem- 14 onstrated effectiveness: Provided further, That the Sec- 15 retary shall provide quarterly briefings to the Committees 16 on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce of 17 the House of Representatives and the Committees on Ap- 18 propriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 19 of the Senate on general progress related to implementa- 20 tion of Federal student loan servicing contracts: Provided 21 further, That FSA shall strengthen transparency through 22 expanded publication of aggregate data on student loan 23 and servicer performance: Provided further, That 24 $25,000,000 shall be for ensuring the continuation of stu- 25 dent loan servicing activities, including supporting bor- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 576 1 rowers reentering repayment: Provided further, That the 2 limitation in section 302 of this Act regarding transfers 3 increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to 4 appropriations under this heading by substituting ‘‘10 5 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’ for the purposes of the continu- 6 ation of basic operations, including student loan servicing, 7 business process operations, digital customer care, com- 8 mon origination and disbursement, cybersecurity activi- 9 ties, and information technology systems: Provided further, 10 That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 11 FSA shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 12 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 13 spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in 14 this account for fiscal year 2024 and provide quarterly up- 15 dates on this plan (including contracts awarded, change 16 orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and 17 any other activity carried out using amounts provided 18 under this heading for fiscal year 2024) no later than 10 19 days prior to the start of such quarter: Provided further, 20 That FSA shall notify the Committees within 10 days of 21 any modification of such spend plan that exceeds five per- 22 cent of the amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Stu- 23 dent Aid Administration’’: Provided further, That the FSA 24 Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, 25 or any new Federal student loan servicing environment, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 577 1 shall include accountability measures that account for the 2 performance of the portfolio and contractor compliance 3 with FSA guidelines. 4 HIGHER EDUCATION 5 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 6 vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 7 the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 8 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins Act, 9 $3,283,296,000, of which $171,000,000 shall remain 10 available through December 31, 2024: Provided, That not- 11 withstanding any other provision of law, funds made avail- 12 able in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and sec- 13 tion 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 14 Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 15 study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici- 16 pating in advanced foreign language training and inter- 17 national studies in areas that are vital to United States 18 national security and who plan to apply their language 19 skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov- 20 ernment, the professions, or international development: 21 Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre- 22 ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 23 evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina- 24 tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 25 of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 578 1 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua- 2 tion: Provided further, That section 313(d) of the HEA 3 shall not apply to an institution of higher education that 4 is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the 5 HEA: Provided further, That amounts made available for 6 carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded 7 notwithstanding the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of 8 the HEA: Provided further, That of the amounts made 9 available under this heading, $202,344,000 shall be used 10 for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 11 titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di- 12 rected Spending’’ included for this division in the explana- 13 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre- 14 ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur- 15 ther, That none of the funds made available for projects 16 described in the preceding proviso shall be subject to sec- 17 tion 302 of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds 18 made available under this Act to carry out part B of title 19 III of the HEA, $3,000,000 shall be for grants to supple- 20 ment amounts awarded to part B institutions that are jun- 21 ior or community colleges, as defined in section 312(f) of 22 the HEA: Provided further, That the supplemental funds 23 described in the preceding proviso are in addition to any 24 grant award that any institution may receive under section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 579 1 323 of the HEA and shall be allocated in accordance with 2 the allotments specified under section 324 of such Act. 3 HOWARD UNIVERSITY 4 For partial support of Howard University, 5 $304,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 6 for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 7 University Endowment Act and shall remain available 8 until expended. 9 COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 10 PROGRAM 11 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac- 12 tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 13 121 of the HEA, $298,000. 14 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 15 CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 16 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as au- 17 thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 18 shall remain available through September 30, 2025: Pro- 19 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 20 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 21 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 22 these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 23 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 24 $377,340,824: Provided further, That these funds may be 25 used to support loans to public and private Historically March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 580 1 Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi- 2 tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 3 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 4 the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi- 5 nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 6 III of the HEA, $528,000. 7 INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 8 For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education 9 Sciences as authorized by section 208 of the Department 10 of Education Organization Act and carrying out activities 11 authorized by the National Assessment of Educational 12 Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Edu- 13 cational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 14 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 15 $793,106,000, which shall remain available through Sep- 16 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That funds available to carry 17 out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 18 Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and sec- 19 ondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, 20 and workforce data systems, or to further develop such 21 systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of the 22 funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 23 Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public 24 or private organizations or agencies to support activities March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 581 1 to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, 2 State, and national levels. 3 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 4 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 5 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro- 6 vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in- 7 cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co- 8 lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 9 $419,907,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 10 provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act 11 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the De- 12 partment of Education available for obligation or expendi- 13 ture in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity 14 relating to implementing a reorganization that decentral- 15 izes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibil- 16 ities, structure, authority, or functionality of the Budget 17 Service of the Department of Education, relative to the 18 organization and operation of the Budget Service as in 19 effect on January 1, 2018: Provided further, That none 20 of the funds provided by this Act may be used on or after 21 August 15, 2024, to support a number of non-career em- 22 ployees that is above the number of non-career employees 23 as of December 31, 2022. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 582 1 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 2 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 3 Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 4 of Education Organization Act, $140,000,000. 5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 6 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 7 General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 8 of Education Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which 9 $3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 10 2025. 11 GENERAL PROVISIONS 12 SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 13 used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol- 14 untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 15 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 16 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre- 17 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro- 19 priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 20 be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro- 21 priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 22 such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority grant- 23 ed by this section shall not be used to create any new pro- 24 gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 25 are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Com- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 583 1 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 2 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 3 of any transfer. 4 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con- 5 solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 6 the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2024, through 7 September 30, 2025. 8 SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 9 maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap- 10 propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 11 2024 may use the income from that fund to award schol- 12 arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 13 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 14 such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 15 be considered to have been an allowable use of that in- 16 come, subject to that limitation. 17 (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 18 and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 19 SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 20 1011c(f)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for 21 ‘‘2021’’. 22 SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 23 1087h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for 24 ‘‘2021’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 584 1 SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 2 heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available 3 for payments for student loan servicing to an institution 4 of higher education that services outstanding Federal Per- 5 kins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu- 6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 7 SEC. 308. Of the amounts made available in this title 8 under the heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’, 9 $2,300,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Education 10 to conduct outreach to borrowers of loans made under part 11 D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who 12 may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under section 13 455(m) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), to ensure that 14 borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such 15 loan cancellation: Provided, That the Secretary shall spe- 16 cifically conduct outreach to assist borrowers who would 17 qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such 18 Act except that the borrower has made some, or all, of 19 the 120 required payments under a repayment plan that 20 is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, to 21 encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment 22 plan: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also com- 23 municate to all Direct Loan borrowers the full require- 24 ments of section 455(m) of such Act and improve the fil- 25 ing of employment certification by providing improved out- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 585 1 reach and information such as outbound calls, electronic 2 communications, ensuring prominent access to program 3 requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and 4 creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire 5 payment certification process electronically and on a cen- 6 tralized website. 7 SEC. 309. The Secretary may reserve not more than 8 0.5 percent from any amount made available in this Act 9 for an HEA program, except for any amounts made avail- 10 able for subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the HEA, to 11 carry out rigorous and independent evaluations and to col- 12 lect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized 13 by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available in 14 this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account 15 shall be subject to the reservation under this section: Pro- 16 vided further, That any funds reserved under this section 17 shall be available through September 30, 2026: Provided 18 further, That if, under any other provision of law, funds 19 are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activi- 20 ties with respect to a program or project, the Secretary 21 may also reserve funds for such program or project for 22 the purposes described in this section so long as the total 23 reservation of funds for such program or project does not 24 exceed any statutory limits on such reservations: Provided 25 further, That not later than 30 days prior to the initial March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 586 1 obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Sec- 2 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 3 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com- 4 mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 5 Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Work- 6 force of the House of Representatives a plan that identi- 7 fies the source and amount of funds reserved under this 8 section, the impact on program grantees if funds are with- 9 held for the purposes of this section, and the activities to 10 be carried out with such funds. 11 SEC. 310. In addition to amounts otherwise appro- 12 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Innovation and 13 Improvement’’ for purposes authorized by the Elementary 14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965, there are hereby 15 appropriated an additional $88,084,000 which shall be 16 used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the 17 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 18 Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the ex- 19 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 20 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 21 That none of the funds made available for such projects 22 shall be subject to section 302 of this Act. 23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 24 SEC. 311. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 25 for ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’, up to $20,000,000 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 587 1 shall be available for the Secretary of Education (‘‘the 2 Secretary’’) to provide support services to the Institute of 3 Education Sciences (including, but not limited to informa- 4 tion technology services, lease or procurement of office 5 space, human resource services, financial management 6 services, financial systems support, budget formulation 7 and execution, legal counsel, equal employment oppor- 8 tunity services, physical security, facilities management, 9 acquisition and contract management, grants administra- 10 tion and policy, and enterprise risk management): Pro- 11 vided, That the Secretary shall calculate the actual 12 amounts obligated and expended for such support services 13 by using a standard Department of Education method- 14 ology for allocating the cost of all such support services: 15 Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer any 16 amounts available for IES support services in excess of 17 actual amounts needed for IES support services, as so cal- 18 culated, to the ‘‘Program Administration’’ account from 19 the ‘‘Institute of Education Sciences’’ account: Provided 20 further, That in order to address any shortfall between 21 amounts available for IES support services and amounts 22 needed for IES support services, as so calculated, the Sec- 23 retary may transfer necessary amounts to the ‘‘Institute 24 of Education Sciences’’ account from the ‘‘Program Ad- 25 ministration’’ account: Provided further, That the Com- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 588 1 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 2 and the Senate are notified at least 14 days in advance 3 of any transfer made pursuant to this section. 4 (RESCISSION) 5 SEC. 312. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘De- 6 partment of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ es- 7 tablished in section 313 of division H of Public Law 116– 8 260, $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than Sep- 9 tember 30, 2024. 10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu- 11 cation Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 589 1 TITLE IV 2 RELATED AGENCIES 3 COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 4 BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur- 7 chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 8 (referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 9 under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 10 $13,124,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 11 central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 12 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re- 13 quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 14 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com- 15 mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 16 central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 17 agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re- 18 porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 19 of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 20 such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 21 heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 22 Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele- 23 ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 24 4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 25 A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 590 1 such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 2 section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 3 prior to executing a written agreement with the Com- 4 mittee: Provided further, That no less than $3,150,000 5 shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 6 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 7 OPERATING EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na- 9 tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 10 ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 11 of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 12 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 13 to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $975,525,000, notwith- 14 standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 15 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 16 amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 17 of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 18 of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 19 of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 20 the grants cycle; (2) $19,538,000 shall be available to pro- 21 vide assistance to State commissions on national and com- 22 munity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and 23 notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) 24 $37,735,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of 25 the 1990 Act; and (4) $8,558,000 shall be available for March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 591 1 expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 2 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 4 Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out 5 the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 6 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the 7 local community. 8 PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 9 (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 For payment to the National Service Trust estab- 11 lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 12 $180,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 13 vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 14 amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 15 to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 16 the National Service Trust upon determination that such 17 transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 18 service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 20 atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap- 21 propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 22 may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 23 without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 24 under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b): Provided further, That of the 25 discretionary unobligated balances from amounts made March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 592 1 available in prior appropriations Acts to the National 2 Service Trust, $243,000,000 are hereby permanently re- 3 scinded, except that no amounts may be rescinded from 4 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress 5 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a con- 6 current resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of administration as provided 10 under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 11 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au- 12 thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 13 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em- 14 ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 15 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep- 16 tion and representation expenses, $99,686,000. 17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 19 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 20 $7,595,000. 21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 22 SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 23 to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 24 through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 25 year 2024, during any grant selection process, an officer March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 593 1 or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov- 2 ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 3 directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 4 or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re- 5 ceive such information. 6 SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 7 under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 8 overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 9 first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 10 thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require- 11 ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 12 Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 13 match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup- 14 port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 15 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 16 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 17 SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 18 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro- 19 grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 20 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 21 shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro- 22 grams and operations. 23 SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 24 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 25 the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 594 1 to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 2 101 of the Act. 3 SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 4 189D of the 1990 Act— 5 (1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 6 section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 7 section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 8 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 9 (2) individuals described in such section shall 10 be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 11 NCPA; and 12 (3) State Commissions on National and Com- 13 munity Service established pursuant to section 178 14 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 15 history record information, consistent with Public 16 Law 92–544. 17 SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146, and 18 147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com- 19 pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur- 20 ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na- 21 tional service education award having a value of 70 per- 22 cent of the value of a national service education award 23 determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 24 SEC. 407. Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 1990 Act 25 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘an approved national March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 595 1 service position’’ for ‘‘a national service program that re- 2 ceives grants under subtitle C’’. 3 CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 4 For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad- 5 casting (‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications 6 Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within 7 limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2026, 8 $535,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 9 available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for re- 10 ceptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 11 Government officials or employees: Provided further, That 12 none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall 13 be available or used to aid or support any program or ac- 14 tivity from which any person is excluded, or is denied ben- 15 efits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, 16 color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, 17 That none of the funds made available to CPB by this 18 Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification 19 in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 20 personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and em- 21 ployees of CPB. 22 In addition, for the costs associated with replacing 23 and upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection 24 system and other technologies and services that create in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 596 1 frastructure and efficiencies within the public media sys- 2 tem, $60,000,000. 3 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 6 and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func- 7 tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 8 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex- 9 penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 10 Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 11 to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 12 Reform Act, $53,705,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 13 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for 14 special training activities and other conflict resolution 15 services and technical assistance, including those provided 16 to foreign governments and international organizations, 17 and for arbitration services shall be credited to and 18 merged with this account, and shall remain available until 19 expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration serv- 20 ices shall be available only for education, training, and 21 professional development of the agency workforce: Pro- 22 vided further, That the Director of the Service is author- 23 ized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 24 of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 597 1 of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdic- 2 tion. 3 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 4 COMMISSION 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 7 and Health Review Commission, $18,012,000. 8 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 9 OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS 10 AND ADMINISTRATION 11 For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 12 Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer- 13 ican History and Culture Act, $294,800,000. 14 MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS 15 COMMISSION 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 18 the Social Security Act, $9,405,000. 19 MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 22 the Social Security Act, $13,824,000, to be transferred to 23 this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 24 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In- 25 surance Trust Fund. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 598 1 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For expenses necessary for the National Council on 4 Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 5 Act of 1973, $3,850,000. 6 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela- 9 tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 10 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 11 $299,224,000: Provided, That no part of this appropria- 12 tion shall be available to organize or assist in organizing 13 agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga- 14 tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 15 units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 16 section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended 17 by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as de- 18 fined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and 19 including in said definition employees engaged in the 20 maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, 21 and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 22 nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored 23 or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 599 1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 2 SEC. 408. None of the funds provided by this Act 3 or previous Acts making appropriations for the National 4 Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new ad- 5 ministrative directive or regulation that would provide em- 6 ployees any means of voting through any electronic means 7 in an election to determine a representative for the pur- 8 poses of collective bargaining. 9 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 12 of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap- 13 pointed by the President, $15,113,000. 14 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 15 COMMISSION 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 18 and Health Review Commission, $15,449,000. 19 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 20 DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 21 For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac- 22 count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re- 23 tirement Act of 1974, $8,000,000, which shall include 24 amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2024 pursuant 25 to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 600 1 tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 2 provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 3 amount by which the product of recipients and the average 4 benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 5 of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 6 provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 7 equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 8 year. 9 FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 10 ACCOUNTS 11 For payment to the accounts established in the 12 Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 13 Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 14 checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 15 30, 2025, which shall be the maximum amount available 16 for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 17 76. 18 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 19 For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 20 Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re- 21 tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 22 Act, $126,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as de- 23 termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac- 24 counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem- 25 ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 601 1 notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire- 2 ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 3 only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 4 the previous proviso shall not change the status under 5 Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 6 Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: Pro- 7 vided further, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the 8 Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to 9 hire students attending qualifying educational institutions 10 or individuals who have recently completed qualifying edu- 11 cational programs using current excepted hiring authori- 12 ties established by the Office of Personnel Management. 13 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 14 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 15 General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 16 authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 17 than $14,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retire- 18 ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac- 19 count. 20 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 21 PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 22 For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 23 Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur- 24 ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 25 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $10,000,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 602 1 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 2 For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se- 3 curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 4 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 5 Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu- 6 rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur- 7 suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 8 $45,365,042,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 9 vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 10 in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 11 during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro- 12 vided further, That not more than $91,000,000 shall be 13 available for research and demonstrations under sections 14 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re- 15 main available through September 30, 2026. 16 For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 17 benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So- 18 cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 19 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 20 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 21 Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 22 2025, $21,700,000,000, to remain available until ex- 23 pended. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 603 1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses, including the hire and pur- 4 chase of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 5 $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 6 not more than $14,075,978,000 may be expended, as au- 7 thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 8 from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such 9 section: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 10 for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, 11 That unobligated balances of funds provided under this 12 paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2024 not needed for 13 fiscal year 2024 shall remain available until expended to 14 invest in the Social Security Administration information 15 technology and telecommunications hardware and soft- 16 ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non- 17 payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 18 information technology and telecommunications infra- 19 structure: Provided further, That the Commissioner of So- 20 cial Security shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior 22 to making unobligated balances available under the au- 23 thority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That re- 24 imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex- 25 penditures for official time for employees of the Social Se- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 604 1 curity Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for 2 facilities or support services for labor organizations pursu- 3 ant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in 4 section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Sec- 5 retary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the 6 general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as pos- 7 sible after such expenditures are made. 8 From funds provided under the first paragraph under 9 this heading, not more than $1,851,000,000, to remain 10 available through March 31, 2025, is for the costs associ- 11 ated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and 12 XVI of the Social Security Act, including work-related 13 continuing disability reviews to determine whether earn- 14 ings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s 15 ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, for the 16 cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligi- 17 bility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for the 18 cost of co-operative disability investigation units, and for 19 the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud in the 20 programs and operations of the Social Security Adminis- 21 tration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: Pro- 22 vided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to 23 meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Bal- 24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 25 and $1,578,000,000 is additional new budget authority March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 605 1 specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: 2 Provided further, That, of the additional new budget au- 3 thority described in the preceding proviso, up to 4 $15,100,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspec- 5 tor General’’, Social Security Administration, for the cost 6 of jointly operated co-operative disability investigation 7 units: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 8 addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 9 Provided further, That the Commissioner shall provide to 10 the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report 11 on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar 12 to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of 13 Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002: 14 Provided further, That none of the funds described in this 15 paragraph shall be available for transfer or reprogram- 16 ming except as specified in this paragraph. 17 In addition, $150,000,000 to be derived from admin- 18 istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay- 19 ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 20 Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 21 which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 22 That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant 23 to such sections in fiscal year 2024 exceed $150,000,000, 24 the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2025 only 25 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 606 1 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 2 collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 3 Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex- 4 pended. 5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 9 General Act of 1978, $32,000,000, together with not to 10 exceed $82,665,000, to be transferred and expended as 11 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 12 from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 13 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: 14 Provided, That $2,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 15 pended for information technology modernization, includ- 16 ing related hardware and software infrastructure and 17 equipment, and for administrative expenses directly asso- 18 ciated with information technology modernization. 19 In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 20 the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 21 from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 22 Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 23 to be available for the time and purposes for which this 24 account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans- 25 fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 607 1 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 2 Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 608 1 TITLE V 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 5 Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 6 unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 7 corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 8 Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 9 purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 10 were originally appropriated. 11 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 12 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 13 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 14 SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 15 in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 16 Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 17 and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub- 18 licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis- 19 tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 20 electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres- 21 entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 22 legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis- 23 lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 24 Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de- 25 signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 609 1 lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu- 2 tive branch of any State or local government, except in 3 presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 4 government itself. 5 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 6 Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 7 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 8 any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 9 recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 10 enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad- 11 ministrative action, or Executive order proposed or pend- 12 ing before the Congress or any State government, State 13 legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other 14 than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela- 15 tionships or participation by an agency or officer of a 16 State, local or tribal government in policymaking and ad- 17 ministrative processes within the executive branch of that 18 government. 19 (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 20 include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 21 pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 22 any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restric- 23 tion on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 24 marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 25 promotion of gun control. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 610 1 SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 2 are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 3 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala- 4 ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 5 official reception and representation expenses; the Direc- 6 tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 7 authorized to make available for official reception and rep- 8 resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 9 available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 10 Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the Na- 11 tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 12 official reception and representation expenses not to ex- 13 ceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 14 Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 15 SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, 16 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu- 17 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 18 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 19 funds included in this Act, including but not limited to 20 State and local governments and recipients of Federal re- 21 search grants, shall clearly state— 22 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro- 23 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 24 money; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 611 1 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 2 project or program; and 3 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 4 costs of the project or program that will be financed 5 by non-governmental sources. 6 SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 7 Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 8 funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 9 any abortion. 10 (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 11 none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 12 appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben- 13 efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 14 (c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 15 package of services covered by a managed care provider 16 or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange- 17 ment. 18 SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre- 19 ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 20 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 21 rape or incest; or 22 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 23 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 24 including a life-endangering physical condition 25 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 612 1 would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 2 in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 3 (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con- 4 strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 5 entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 6 (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 7 matching funds). 8 (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con- 9 strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro- 10 vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 11 State or locality to contract separately with such a pro- 12 vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 13 State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 14 funds). 15 (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 16 may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 17 or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 18 or government subjects any institutional or individual 19 health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 20 health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov- 21 erage of, or refer for abortions. 22 (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 23 includes an individual physician or other health care pro- 24 fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 25 health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 613 1 or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 2 plan. 3 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 4 this Act may be used for— 5 (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 6 for research purposes; or 7 (2) research in which a human embryo or em- 8 bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub- 9 jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 10 allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 11 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 12 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 13 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 14 embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 15 as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 16 the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 17 parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 18 more human gametes or human diploid cells. 19 SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 20 this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 21 legalization of any drug or other substance included in 22 schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab- 23 lished under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 24 except for normal and recognized executive-congressional 25 communications. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 614 1 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 2 when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 3 advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 4 that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 5 to determine therapeutic advantage. 6 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 7 Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand- 8 ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act pro- 9 viding for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique 10 health identifier for an individual (except in an individ- 11 ual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), 12 until legislation is enacted specifically approving the 13 standard. 14 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 15 Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 16 a contract with an entity if— 17 (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 18 the United States and is subject to the requirement 19 in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an 20 annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning 21 employment of certain veterans; and 22 (2) such entity has not submitted a report as 23 required by that section for the most recent year for 24 which such requirement was applicable to such enti- 25 ty. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 615 1 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 2 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 3 strumentality of the United States Government, except 4 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 5 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 6 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act 8 may be made available to any library covered by para- 9 graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by 10 the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library 11 has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of 12 such section. 13 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this 14 Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 15 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli- 16 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from 17 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 18 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 19 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 20 through a reprogramming of funds that— 21 (1) creates new programs; 22 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 23 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 24 for any project or activity for which funds have been 25 denied or restricted; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 616 1 (4) relocates an office or employees; 2 (5) reorganizes or renames offices; 3 (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 4 (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 5 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 6 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 7 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 8 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 9 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc- 10 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 11 of such reprogramming. 12 (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 13 provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen- 14 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 15 or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any 16 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 17 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by 18 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 19 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 20 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 21 (1) augments existing programs, projects (in- 22 cluding construction projects), or activities; 23 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 24 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 25 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 617 1 (3) results from any general savings from a re- 2 duction in personnel which would result in a change 3 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap- 4 proved by Congress; 5 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 6 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 7 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 8 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc- 9 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 10 of such reprogramming. 11 SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in 12 this Act may be used to request that a candidate for ap- 13 pointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee dis- 14 close the political affiliation or voting history of the can- 15 didate or the position that the candidate holds with re- 16 spect to political issues not directly related to and nec- 17 essary for the work of the committee involved. 18 (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 19 be used to disseminate information that is deliberately 20 false or misleading. 21 SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 22 each department and related agency funded through this 23 Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the pro- 24 gram, project, and activity level any funding allocations 25 for fiscal year 2024 that are different than those specified March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 618 1 in this Act, the explanatory statement described in section 2 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 3 Act) or the fiscal year 2024 budget request. 4 SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 5 Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and 6 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 7 of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number 8 and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree- 9 ments exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a 10 particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in 11 value and awarded by the Department on a non-competi- 12 tive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2024, but not 13 to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed 14 by law. Such report shall include the name of the con- 15 tractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the govern- 16 mental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 17 award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be 18 transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the 19 end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 20 SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 21 shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of So- 22 cial Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 23 benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 24 to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 25 based on work performed under a social security account March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 619 1 number that is not the claimant’s number and the per- 2 formance of such work under such number has formed the 3 basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of sec- 4 tion 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 5 SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 6 may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or 7 the Social Security Administration to pay the compensa- 8 tion of employees of the Social Security Administration 9 to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any 10 agreement between the United States and Mexico estab- 11 lishing totalization arrangements between the social secu- 12 rity system established by title II of the Social Security 13 Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would 14 not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 15 SEC. 520. (a) None of the funds made available in 16 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 17 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 18 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 19 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 20 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 21 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 22 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 23 SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive 24 Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memo- 25 randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 620 1 contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to 2 conference attendance and expenditures: 3 (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con- 4 sidered independent agencies; and 5 (2) attendance at and support for scientific con- 6 ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 7 included in agency totals. 8 SEC. 522. Federal agencies funded under this Act 9 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 10 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 11 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub- 12 lished, or produced and disseminated at United States tax- 13 payer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to 14 carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts 15 made available to the agency for advertising or other com- 16 munications regarding the programs and activities of the 17 agency. 18 SEC. 523. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal dis- 19 cretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 20 carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 21 Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 22 of division H of Public Law 113–76, except that in car- 23 rying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by sub- 24 stituting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2024’’ for ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ in 25 the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 621 1 30, 2028’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it ap- 2 pears: Provided, That such pilots shall include commu- 3 nities that have experienced civil unrest. 4 (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 5 discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 6 participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are 7 being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by 8 section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 9 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of 10 division H of Public Law 114–113, section 525 of division 11 H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of 12 Public Law 115–141, section 524 of division A of Public 13 Law 116–94, section 524 of division H of Public Law 14 116–260, section 523 of division H of Public Law 117– 15 103,and section 523 of division H of Public Law 117– 16 328. 17 (c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act 18 and prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant 19 agencies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such 20 authorities. 21 SEC. 524. Not later than 30 days after the end of 22 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of 23 fiscal year 2024 the Departments of Labor, Health and 24 Human Services and Education and the Social Security 25 Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 622 1 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 2 report on the status of balances of appropriations: Pro- 3 vided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncom- 4 mitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the 5 monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts at- 6 tributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning 7 with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier 8 fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 9 SEC. 525. The Departments of Labor, Health and 10 Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 12 and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or com- 13 petitive grant award notifications, including supplements, 14 issued at the discretion of such Departments not less than 15 3 full business days before any entity selected to receive 16 a grant award is announced by the Department or its of- 17 fices (other than emergency response grants at any time 18 of the year or for grant awards made during the last 10 19 business days of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the 20 program year). 21 SEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of 22 this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 23 to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 24 injection of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limita- 25 tion does not apply to the use of funds for elements of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 623 1 a program other than making such purchases if the rel- 2 evant State or local health department, in consultation 3 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, de- 4 termines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, 5 is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in 6 hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection 7 drug use, and such program is operating in accordance 8 with State and local law. 9 SEC. 527. Each department and related agency fund- 10 ed through this Act shall provide answers to questions 11 submitted for the record by members of the Committee 12 within 45 business days after receipt. 13 SEC. 528. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enroll- 14 ment Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the 15 Social Security Act and the income derived from invest- 16 ment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of 17 that Act, $14,224,000,000 shall not be available for obli- 18 gation in this fiscal year. 19 (RESCISSION) 20 SEC. 529. Of the unobligated balances of funds made 21 available by sections 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 2402, 2403, 22 2404, 2501, 2502, 2704, 3101 and 9911 of the American 23 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), 24 $4,309,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That not 25 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 624 1 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 2 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 3 resentatives and the Senate a report specifying the unobli- 4 gated balances rescinded pursuant to this section by both 5 account and amount from each applicable appropriation 6 in Public Law 117–2. 7 (RESCISSION) 8 SEC. 530. Of the unobligated balances of amounts 9 made available in section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 10 117–169, $10,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 11 SEC. 531. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Admin- 12 istration for Children and Families in the Department of 13 Health and Human Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation 14 Office and the statistical-related cooperative and inter- 15 agency agreements and contracting activities of the Bu- 16 reau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. 17 (b) Amounts made available under this Act which are 18 either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 19 basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations 20 identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or sta- 21 tistical purposes shall be available for obligation through 22 September 30, 2028: Provided, That when an office ref- 23 erenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation 24 funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 625 1 use a single Treasury account for such activities, with 2 funding advanced on a reimbursable basis. 3 (c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are un- 4 expended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 5 or cooperative agreement may be deobligated and shall im- 6 mediately become available and may be reobligated in that 7 fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, 8 evaluation, or statistical purposes for which such amounts 9 are available. 10 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 11 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 626 1 DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 2 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 3 TITLE I 4 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 5 SENATE 6 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 7 For expense allowances of the Vice President, 8 $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 9 $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minor- 10 ity Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the 11 Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; 12 President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of 13 the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 14 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Mi- 15 nority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in 16 all, $195,000. 17 For representation allowances of the Majority and 18 Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such 19 Leader; in all, $30,000. 20 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 21 For compensation of officers, employees, and others 22 as authorized by law, including agency contributions, 23 $277,838,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 24 as follows: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 627 1 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 2 For the Office of the Vice President, $3,000,000. 3 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 4 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, 5 $843,000. 6 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 7 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emer- 8 itus, $364,000. 9 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 10 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 11 $6,272,000. 12 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 13 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 14 $3,934,000. 15 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 16 For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 17 $19,319,000. 18 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 19 For the Conference of the Majority and the Con- 20 ference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be 21 fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, 22 $1,914,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,828,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 628 1 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF 2 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 3 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of 4 the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, 5 $952,000. 6 POLICY COMMITTEES 7 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and 8 the Minority Policy Committee, $1,955,000 for each such 9 committee; in all, $3,910,000. 10 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 11 For Office of the Chaplain, $606,000. 12 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 13 For Office of the Secretary, $30,288,000. 14 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 15 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 16 $115,875,000. 17 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 18 MINORITY 19 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 20 Secretary for the Minority, $2,644,000. 21 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 22 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 23 authorized by law, and related expenses, $86,003,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 629 1 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 2 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla- 3 tive Counsel of the Senate, $8,650,000. 4 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 5 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate 6 Legal Counsel, $1,365,000. 7 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 8 SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF 9 THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR- 10 ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 11 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen- 12 ate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen- 13 ate, $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, 14 $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; 15 in all, $30,000. 16 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 17 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 18 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 19 by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 20 XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 21 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 22 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 23 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $174,000,000, 24 of which $17,400,000 shall remain available until Sep- 25 tember 30, 2026. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 630 1 U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 2 CONTROL 3 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 4 International Narcotics Control, $582,000. 5 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 6 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 7 Senate, $17,494,000, of which $12,994,000 shall remain 8 available until September 30, 2028, and of which 9 $4,500,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro- 10 vided, That of the amounts made available under this 11 heading, $112,000 shall be available for the requirements 12 associated with Public Law 117–326. 13 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 14 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 15 and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $194,942,000, of which 16 $185,442,000 shall remain available until September 30, 17 2028: Provided, That of the amounts made available 18 under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until 19 expended, shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual 20 equipment; $2,500,000, to remain available until ex- 21 pended, shall be for a residential security system program; 22 and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 23 be for a joint audible warning system. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 631 1 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 2 For miscellaneous items, $26,517,000 which shall re- 3 main available until September 30, 2026. 4 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 5 ACCOUNT 6 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 7 Account, $552,600,000, of which $20,128,000 shall re- 8 main available until September 30, 2026, and of which 9 $7,000,000 shall be allocated solely for the purpose of pro- 10 viding financial compensation to Senate interns. 11 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 12 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 13 Senate, $300,000. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 15 REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFI- 16 CIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 17 TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO RE- 18 DUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 19 SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of 20 law, any amounts appropriated under this Act under the 21 heading ‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE 22 SENATE—SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE 23 EXPENSE ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only 24 during the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such 25 amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 632 1 under such allowances remaining after the end of the pe- 2 riod of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in 3 accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the 4 center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter 5 XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 6 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used for deficit reduction (or, if there 7 is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have 8 been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 9 as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 10 NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS 11 SEC. 102. Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appro- 12 priations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 6501(a)) is amended, in the 13 first sentence, by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 14 AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES 15 TO USE APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS FOR CHILD CARE 16 TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE 17 SEC. 103. (a) Section 590(g) of title 40, United 18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 19 lowing: 20 ‘‘(7) APPLICATION TO SENATE.—This sub- 21 section shall apply with respect to the Senate in the 22 same manner as it applies to an Executive agency, 23 except that— 24 ‘‘(A) the authority granted to the Office of 25 Personnel Management shall be exercised with March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 633 1 respect to the Senate, by the Majority and Mi- 2 nority Leaders of the Senate, in accordance 3 with regulations promulgated by the Committee 4 on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and 5 ‘‘(B) amounts may be made available to 6 implement this subsection with respect to the 7 Senate without advance notice to the Com- 8 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 9 resentatives.’’. 10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 11 this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2024 12 and each succeeding fiscal year. 13 SECURITY OF OFFICE SPACE RENTED BY SENATORS 14 SEC. 104. Section 3 of the Legislative Branch Appro- 15 priations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 6317) is amended— 16 (1) in subsection (b)— 17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 18 through (12) as subparagraphs (A) through 19 (L), respectively; 20 (B) by striking ‘‘The aggregate’’ and in- 21 serting ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the ag- 22 gregate’’; and 23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 24 ‘‘(2) The aggregate square feet of an office 25 space for purposes of paragraph (1) shall not include March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 634 1 any portion of the office space used for security or 2 safety enhancements that are— 3 ‘‘(A) of a kind authorized by the Com- 4 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Sen- 5 ate, which shall include an information tech- 6 nology security closet and a secure lobby or re- 7 ception area; and 8 ‘‘(B) approved by the Sergeant at Arms 9 and Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’; and 10 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘The maximum’’ and in- 12 serting ‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the 13 maximum’’; and 14 (B) by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(B) The portion of the cost of a rental 16 described in subparagraph (A) that is attrib- 17 utable to building security and safety measures 18 shall not be included in determining the annual 19 rate paid for the rental for purposes of sub- 20 paragraph (A) if— 21 ‘‘(i) the costs are for building security 22 and safety measures— 23 ‘‘(I) of a kind authorized by the 24 Committee on Rules and Administra- 25 tion of the Senate, which shall include March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 635 1 guard services, access control, and fa- 2 cility monitoring; and 3 ‘‘(II) approved by the Sergeant 4 at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen- 5 ate; and 6 ‘‘(ii) such costs are itemized sepa- 7 rately in a manner approved by the Ser- 8 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen- 9 ate.’’. 10 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent- 13 atives, $1,850,998,000, as follows: 14 HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 15 For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 16 $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, 17 $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of 18 the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 19 $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 20 Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, 21 $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of 22 the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, includ- 23 ing the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, includ- 24 ing $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Of- 25 fice of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Mi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 636 1 nority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official ex- 2 penses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, 3 $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, 4 That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 5 available from January 3, 2024 until January 2, 2025. 6 MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 7 INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES 8 OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 9 For Members’ representational allowances, including 10 Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 11 $810,000,000. 12 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN 13 MEMBER OFFICES 14 For the allowance established under section 120 of 15 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 16 U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation of interns who serve 17 in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, 18 $20,638,800, to remain available through January 2, 19 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of 20 such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Rep- 21 resentatives may use not more than $46,800 of the allow- 22 ance available under this heading during legislative year 23 2024. 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APPRO. 637 1 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 2 LEADERSHIP OFFICES 3 For the allowance established under section 113 of 4 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 5 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of interns who serve 6 in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain available 7 through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount 8 provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available 9 for the compensation of interns who serve in House leader- 10 ship offices of the majority, to be allocated among such 11 offices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 12 and $263,700 shall be available for the compensation of 13 interns who serve in House leadership offices of the minor- 14 ity, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority 15 Floor Leader. 16 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 17 STANDING, SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES 18 For the allowance established under section 19 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 20 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- 21 terns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select 22 committees (other than the Committee on Appropria- 23 tions), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 24 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 25 heading, $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensa- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 638 1 tion of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and 2 $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of in- 3 terns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated 4 among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the 5 ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Ad- 6 ministration. 7 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 8 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 9 For the allowance established under section 10 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 11 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- 12 terns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropria- 13 tions, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 14 under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the 15 compensation of interns who serve in offices of the major- 16 ity, and $231,500 shall be available for the compensation 17 of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allo- 18 cated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation 19 with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on 20 Appropriations. 21 COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 22 STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 23 For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 24 special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 25 $180,587,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 639 1 available for such salaries and expenses until December 2 31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 of such amount shall 3 remain available until expended for committee room up- 4 grading. 5 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 6 For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap- 7 propriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examina- 8 tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv- 9 ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 10 section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 11 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 12 for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 13 remain available for such salaries and expenses until De- 14 cember 31, 2024. 15 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 16 For compensation and expenses of officers and em- 17 ployees, as authorized by law, $324,879,000, including: 18 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ- 19 ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 20 including not more than $25,000 for official representa- 21 tion and reception expenses, of which not more than 22 $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 23 $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $41,455,000, of 24 which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 25 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 640 1 Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages 2 and the Office of Emergency Management, and including 3 not more than $3,000 for official representation and re- 4 ception expenses, $38,793,000, of which $22,232,000 5 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and ex- 6 penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 7 including not more than $3,000 for official representation 8 and reception expenses, $213,072,000, of which 9 $26,477,000 shall remain available until expended; for sal- 10 aries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower 11 Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of- 12 fice of the Inspector General, $5,512,000; for salaries and 13 expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,987,000; for 14 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 15 including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the 16 Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official rep- 17 resentation and reception expenses, $2,240,000; for sala- 18 ries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Coun- 19 sel of the House, $3,900,000; for salaries and expenses 20 of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 21 $14,671,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 22 until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 23 Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other author- 24 ized employees, $1,065,000. 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APPRO. 641 1 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 2 For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 3 resolution or law, $433,390,200, including: supplies, mate- 4 rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 5 $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership of- 6 fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 7 Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 8 Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and 9 other applicable employee benefits, $392,368,200, to re- 10 main available until March 31, 2025, except that 11 $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 12 expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity 13 and Disaster Recovery, $27,264,000, of which $6,000,000 14 shall remain available until expended; transition activities 15 for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain avail- 16 able until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide 17 Program, $3,356,000, to remain available until expended; 18 Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscella- 19 neous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, 20 repair and operation of House motor vehicles, inter- 21 parliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of de- 22 ceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 642 1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION 2 INITIATIVES ACCOUNT 3 For the House of Representatives Modernization Ini- 4 tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Leg- 5 islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), 6 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 7 vided, That disbursement from this account is subject to 8 approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 9 of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided 10 in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved 11 by the Committee on House Administration. 12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 13 REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REP- 14 RESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR 15 DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL 16 DEBT 17 SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 18 of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 19 ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND 20 EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW- 21 ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2024. Any 22 amount remaining after all payments are made under such 23 allowances for fiscal year 2024 shall be deposited in the 24 Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 25 Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 643 1 made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 2 the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 3 (b) The Committee on House Administration of the 4 House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 5 regulations to carry out this section. 6 (c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the 7 House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or 8 a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 9 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 10 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 11 Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 12 the House of Representatives to make any payments from 13 any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 14 of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre- 15 gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 16 month. 17 CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF 18 REPRESENTATIVES 19 SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that pro- 20 vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the 21 House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate 22 cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor- 23 mation systems of the House shall take all necessary steps 24 to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate 25 branches of the government at all stages of providing the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 644 1 assistance, including applying minimization procedures to 2 limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Mem- 3 ber information. 4 JOINT ITEMS 5 For Joint Committees, as follows: 6 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 7 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 8 Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 9 of the Senate. 10 JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 11 CEREMONIES OF 2025 12 For salaries and expenses associated with conducting 13 the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice Presi- 14 dent of the United States, January 20, 2025, in accord- 15 ance with such program as may be adopted by the joint 16 congressional committee authorized to conduct the inau- 17 gural ceremonies of 2025, $3,675,000 to be disbursed by 18 the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until 19 September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available 20 under this heading shall be available for payment, on a 21 direct or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, 22 or after, October 1, 2024: Provided further, That the com- 23 pensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules and 24 Administration of the Senate who has been designated to 25 perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 645 1 of 2025 shall continue to be paid by the Committee on 2 Rules and Administration, but the account from which 3 such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for the serv- 4 ices of the staff member out of funds made available under 5 this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made 6 available under the heading ‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT 7 EXPENSES OF THE SENATE—INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGA- 8 TIONS’’, there are authorized to be paid sums as may be 9 necessary, without fiscal year limitation, for agency con- 10 tributions related to the compensation of employees of the 11 joint congressional committee. 12 JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 13 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 14 Taxation, $13,554,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad- 15 ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 16 For other joint items, as follows: 17 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 18 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex- 19 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 20 Physician and their assistants, including: 21 (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the 22 Attending Physician; 23 (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the 24 Senior Medical Officer; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 646 1 (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to 2 three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 3 the Attending Physician; 4 (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist- 5 ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 as- 6 sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as- 7 sistants; and 8 (5) $3,054,000 for reimbursement to the De- 9 partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 10 and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend- 11 ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 12 to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 13 from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex- 14 penses are payable and shall be available for all the 15 purposes thereof, $4,764,000, to be disbursed by the 16 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- 17 resentatives. 18 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres- 21 sional Accessibility Services, $1,766,000, to be disbursed 22 by the Secretary of the Senate. 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APPRO. 647 1 CAPITOL POLICE 2 SALARIES 3 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in- 4 cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 5 contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro- 6 fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 7 benefits, $588,627,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 8 $74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of 9 the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 10 Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: 11 Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 12 heading, at least $3,167,000 shall be available for over- 13 time to support mission requirements associated with the 14 national political conventions and pre-inauguration pre- 15 paredness; and $15,000,000 shall be available for tuition 16 reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses and 17 other retention focused salary related items. 18 GENERAL EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ- 20 ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 21 security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 22 supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 23 services, Member protection-related activities and equip- 24 ment, stenographic services, personal and professional 25 services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 648 1 gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 2 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed- 3 eral Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more 4 than $7,500 to be expended on the certification of the 5 Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep- 6 resentation and reception expenses, $202,846,000, to be 7 disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly au- 8 thorized designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 9 other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the 10 Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training 11 Centers for fiscal year 2024 shall be paid by the Secretary 12 of Homeland Security from funds available to the Depart- 13 ment of Homeland Security: Provided further, That of the 14 amounts made available under this heading, $3,200,000 15 shall be available to support mission requirements associ- 16 ated with the national political conventions and pre-inau- 17 guration preparedness: Provided further, That none of the 18 amounts made available under this heading may be used 19 to purchase a drone manufactured in the People’s Repub- 20 lic of China or by a business affiliated with the People’s 21 Republic of China except for national security purposes. 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APPRO. 649 1 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 2 RIGHTS 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 5 of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 6 $8,150,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available 7 until September 30, 2025, and of which not more than 8 $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Execu- 9 tive Director in connection with official representation and 10 reception expenses. 11 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 13 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 14 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 15 $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 16 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi- 17 cial representation and reception expenses, $70,000,000: 18 Provided, That the Director shall use not less than 19 $500,000 of the amount made available under this head- 20 ing for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and 21 models for the purpose of improving the transparency of 22 estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, 23 employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and 24 (2) to increase the availability of models, economic as- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 650 1 sumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees 2 of Members of Congress, and the public. 3 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 4 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 5 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 6 other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 7 for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, con- 8 struction, operation, and general and administrative sup- 9 port in connection with facilities and activities under the 10 care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic 11 Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other fa- 12 cilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Cap- 13 itol; for furnishings and office equipment; for official re- 14 ception and representation expenses of not more than 15 $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may 16 approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and op- 17 eration of a passenger motor vehicle, $152,507,000, of 18 which $3,100,000 shall remain available until September 19 30, 2028: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall be for improve- 20 ments to rooms for nursing mothers and related resources 21 across the Capitol complex. 22 CAPITOL BUILDING 23 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 24 and operation of the Capitol, $95,688,000, of which 25 $46,599,000 shall remain available until September 30, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 651 1 2028, and of which $17,000,000 shall remain available 2 until expended. 3 CAPITOL GROUNDS 4 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 5 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 6 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, 7 $16,600,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 8 until September 30, 2028. 9 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 10 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 11 and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 12 furnishings to be expended under the control and super- 13 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $138,751,000, of 14 which $52,825,000 shall remain available until September 15 30, 2028, and of which $1,000,000 shall remain available 16 until expended. 17 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 18 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 19 and operation of the House office buildings, 20 $166,426,000, of which an amount equal to the balance 21 of the House Office Buildings Fund under section 176(d) 22 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (2 U.S.C. 23 2001 note) as of the date of the enactment of this Act 24 shall be derived from such Fund, and of which 25 $50,562,000 shall remain available until September 30, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 652 1 2028, and of which $41,800,000 shall remain available 2 until expended for the restoration and renovation of the 3 Cannon House Office Building. 4 CAPITOL POWER PLANT 5 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 6 and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all elec- 7 trical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power 8 (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 9 and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House of- 10 fice buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the 11 grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, 12 and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants 13 in any of such buildings; heating the Government Pub- 14 lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heat- 15 ing and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme 16 Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood 17 Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 18 Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad- 19 vanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the 20 Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 21 the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 22 $148,650,000, of which $43,400,000 shall remain avail- 23 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That not more 24 than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reim- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 653 1 bursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 2 available for obligation during fiscal year 2024. 3 LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 4 For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 5 structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 6 buildings and grounds, $94,978,000, of which 7 $27,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 8 2028; and of which $30,000,000 shall remain available 9 until expended. 10 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 11 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 12 and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance- 13 ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo- 14 cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 15 the Capitol security operations, $85,207,000, of which 16 $26,169,000 shall remain available until September 30, 17 2028: Provided, That of such amount, $250,000 shall be 18 for construction contingencies related to Project 116–DS: 19 Provided further, That none of the amounts made available 20 under this heading may be used to purchase a drone man- 21 ufactured in the People’s Republic of China or by a busi- 22 ness affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except 23 for national security purposes. 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APPRO. 654 1 BOTANIC GARDEN 2 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 3 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 4 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex- 5 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 6 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com- 7 mittee on the Library, $20,506,000, of which $4,900,000 8 shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 9 That, of the amount made available under this heading, 10 the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such 11 sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 12 operation of the National Garden established under sec- 13 tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 14 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar- 15 chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 16 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 17 For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 18 Capitol Visitor Center, $28,000,000. 19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 20 NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 21 OVER BUDGET 22 SEC. 120. None of the funds made available in this 23 Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 24 incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 25 contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 655 1 schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap- 2 itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 3 such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern- 4 ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 5 the overall scope of the project and/or program. 6 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 9 not otherwise provided for, including development and 10 maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo- 11 dial care of the Library buildings; information technology 12 services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, 13 laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion 14 pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and 15 maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li- 16 brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and 17 other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one 18 passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of 19 Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to 20 the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 21 $592,411,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to this 22 appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under the Act of 23 June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 24 150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 25 That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 656 1 any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 2 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga- 3 tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur- 4 ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 5 than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 6 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- 7 resentation and reception expenses, including for the Over- 8 seas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 9 amount appropriated, no less than $10,360,000 shall re- 10 main available until expended for the Teaching with Pri- 11 mary Sources program, of which $2,379,000 shall be for 12 the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative: Pro- 13 vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 14 $1,509,000 shall remain available until expended for up- 15 grade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management 16 System: Provided further, That of the total amount appro- 17 priated, no less than $150,000 shall remain available until 18 expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the 19 program and facilitate a greater number of donations to 20 eligible entities across the United States: Provided further, 21 That of the total amount appropriated, $4,205,000 shall 22 remain available until expended for the Veterans History 23 Project to continue digitization efforts of already collected 24 materials, reach a greater number of veterans to record 25 their stories, and promote public access to the Project: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 657 1 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 2 $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the 3 COVID–19 American History Project: Provided further, 4 That of such amount, $5,000,000 shall be available until 5 expended for the development and implementation of a 6 pilot data storage and migration method initiative. 7 COPYRIGHT OFFICE 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 10 $103,128,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to 11 remain available until expended, shall be derived from col- 12 lections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 13 2024 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United 14 States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 15 obligate or expend any funds derived from collections 16 under such section in excess of the amount authorized for 17 obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 18 further, That not more than $7,566,000 shall be derived 19 from collections during fiscal year 2024 under sections 20 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Pro- 21 vided further, That the total amount available for obliga- 22 tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 23 are less than $45,591,000: Provided further, That of the 24 funds provided under this heading, not less than 25 $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 658 1 $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2 2025: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of 3 the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance 4 of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright 5 Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of train- 6 ing nationals of developing countries in intellectual prop- 7 erty laws and policies: Provided further, That not more 8 than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the 9 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- 10 resentation and reception expenses for activities of the 11 International Copyright Institute and for copyright dele- 12 gations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, 13 notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 14 United States Code, any amounts made available under 15 this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 16 payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 17 sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 18 used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 19 Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 20 the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 21 Judges and staff under section 802(e). 22 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 24 For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 25 of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 659 1 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno- 2 tated Constitution of the United States of America, 3 $136,080,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 4 may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 5 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 6 (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 7 by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 8 obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 9 Administration of the House of Representatives or the 10 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: 11 Provided further, That this prohibition does not apply to 12 publication of non-confidential Congressional Research 13 Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-con- 14 fidential CRS product includes any written product con- 15 taining research or analysis that is currently available for 16 general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 17 Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS 18 Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business 19 and does not include material prepared in response to 20 Congressional requests for confidential analysis or re- 21 search. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 660 1 NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND 2 PRINT DISABLED 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 5 March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 6 135a), $66,130,000: Provided, That of the total amount 7 appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 8 provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents 9 at no cost to the individual. 10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 11 REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 12 SEC. 130. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2024, 13 the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 14 the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 15 $324,110,000. 16 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub- 17 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 18 that are funded from sources other than appropriations 19 to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 20 branch. 21 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 22 CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 24 For authorized publishing of congressional informa- 25 tion and the distribution of congressional information in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 661 1 any format; publishing of Government publications au- 2 thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 3 and publishing, and distribution of Government publica- 4 tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 5 to the recipient, $83,000,000: Provided, That this appro- 6 priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per- 7 manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 8 Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au- 9 thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 10 Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 11 for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro- 12 priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 13 Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita- 14 tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 15 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 16 this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 17 related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 18 title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 19 a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe- 20 riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 21 or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un- 22 less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 23 with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 24 further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of ex- 25 pired discretionary funds made available under this head- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 662 1 ing in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, 2 and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT 3 PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING 4 FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 5 the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for 6 the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for 7 carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 8 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 9 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 10 ther, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of 11 title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be 12 used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on 13 only a monthly and session basis. 14 PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE 15 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 For expenses of the public information programs of 19 the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to 20 provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 21 publications in any format, and their distribution to the 22 public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 23 and designated depository and international exchange li- 24 braries as authorized by law, $37,388,000: Provided, That 25 amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 663 1 appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi- 2 nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica- 3 tions for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and 4 other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobli- 5 gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary 6 funds made available under this heading in this Act for 7 this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, 8 funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OF- 9 FICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 10 than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal 11 year for which such funds are available for the purposes 12 for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out 13 the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of 14 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives and the Senate. 16 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 17 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 18 For payment to the Government Publishing Office 19 Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,611,000, to re- 20 main available until expended, for information technology 21 development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov- 22 ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 23 such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 24 in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 25 commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 664 1 provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 2 as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 3 purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 4 for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 5 Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than 6 $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc- 7 tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 8 with official representation and reception expenses: Pro- 9 vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving 10 Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 11 more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 12 That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 13 the advisory councils to the Director of the Government 14 Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out 15 the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 16 further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund 17 shall be available for temporary or intermittent services 18 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 19 at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 20 of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 21 Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur- 22 ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper- 23 ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any 24 format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 25 Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 665 1 ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPER- 2 INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for con- 3 tracted security services at Government Publishing Of- 4 fice’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 5 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For necessary expenses of the Government Account- 8 ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex- 9 pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 10 the United States in connection with official representa- 11 tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 12 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 13 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 14 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 15 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 16 hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 17 foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 18 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay- 19 able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 20 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 21 and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen- 22 eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for- 23 eign countries, $811,894,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 24 remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addi- 25 tion, $73,976,000 of payments received under sections March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 666 1 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, 2 shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided 3 further, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad- 4 ministrative expenses of any other department or agency 5 which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 6 Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit 7 Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share 8 of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective 9 Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 10 participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder 11 to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 12 appropriation from which costs involved are initially fi- 13 nanced. 14 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 15 LEADERSHIP FUND 16 For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter- 17 national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the 18 Congressional Office for International Leadership under 19 section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 20 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided, That funds 21 made available to support Russian participants shall only 22 be used for those engaging in free market development, 23 humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall 24 not be used for officials of the central government of Rus- 25 sia. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 667 1 JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 2 SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 3 For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub- 4 lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 5 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv- 6 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 7 $430,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 668 1 TITLE II 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 4 SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 5 Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 6 vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 7 may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa- 8 cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 9 Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 10 issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 11 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 12 SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 13 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 14 2024 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 15 RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 16 SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 17 not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 18 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 19 of compensation or designation of any office or position 20 appropriated for is different from that specifically estab- 21 lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des- 22 ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re- 23 spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 24 for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi- 25 cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 669 1 resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 2 the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 3 with respect thereto. 4 CONSULTING SERVICES 5 SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 6 under this Act for any consulting service through procure- 7 ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 8 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex- 9 penditures are a matter of public record and available for 10 public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 11 existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 12 under existing law. 13 COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 14 COUNCIL 15 SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex- 16 penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 17 in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 18 (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 19 be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 20 costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 21 LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla- 22 tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 23 as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 670 1 LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 2 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 3 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 4 strumentality of the United States Government, except 5 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 6 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 7 GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 8 SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 9 none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 10 Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 11 guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 12 by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con- 13 gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 14 and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by 15 section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 16 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)). 17 (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 18 at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 19 approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 20 United States Capitol which are led by employees and in- 21 terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo- 22 rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re- 23 lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 24 United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 25 the Capitol. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 671 1 LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 2 PROCUREMENT 3 SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 4 erwise made available under this Act may be used to ac- 5 quire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei 6 Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or 7 moderate impact information system, as defined for secu- 8 rity categorization in the National Institute of Standards 9 and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 10 Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat- 11 egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys- 12 tems’’ unless the agency, office, or other entity acquiring 13 the equipment or system has— 14 (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor- 15 mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 16 to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate 17 impact information systems within the Federal Gov- 18 ernment; 19 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre- 20 sumptive awardee against available and relevant 21 threat information provided by the Federal Bureau 22 of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and 23 (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 24 Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, 25 conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espio- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 672 1 nage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of 2 such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in 3 a high or moderate impact system, including any 4 risk associated with such system being produced, 5 manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 6 identified by the United States Government as pos- 7 ing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, 8 those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by 9 the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic 10 of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 11 or the Russian Federation. 12 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 13 made available under this Act may be used to acquire a 14 high or moderate impact information system reviewed and 15 assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as- 16 sessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 17 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and 18 supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation 19 strategy for any identified risks; 20 (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 21 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acqui- 22 sition of such telecommunications equipment for in- 23 clusion in a high or moderate impact system is in 24 the vital national security interest of the United 25 States; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 673 1 (3) reported that determination to the Commit- 2 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa- 3 tives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the 4 telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a 5 high or moderate impact system intended for acqui- 6 sition and a detailed description of the mitigation 7 strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that 8 such report may include a classified annex as nec- 9 essary. 10 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 11 SEC. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in 12 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 13 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 14 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 15 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 16 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 17 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 18 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities 19 or other official government activities. 20 PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION 21 SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act 22 that contract with a food service provider or providers 23 shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider 24 or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy 25 groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 674 1 waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable 2 items, and increase recycling and composting opportuni- 3 ties. 4 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 5 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 675 1 DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2 FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 3 PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 4 2024 5 TITLE I 6 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 7 AGENCY 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 9 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 10 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 11 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 12 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 13 $9,413,107,000, of which $839,910,000 may remain avail- 14 able until September 30, 2025, and of which up to 15 $3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended for 16 Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 17 made available under this heading shall be allocated in ac- 18 cordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows: 19 (1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary ex- 20 penses for training, human resources management, 21 and salaries, including employment without regard 22 to civil service and classification laws of persons on 23 a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au- 24 thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor- 25 mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 676 1 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $3,336,128,000, of which up 2 to $684,767,000 is for Worldwide Security Protec- 3 tion. 4 (2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex- 5 penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 6 of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 7 $1,828,155,000. 8 (3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 9 necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 10 Department of State, including representation to 11 certain international organizations in which the 12 United States participates pursuant to treaties rati- 13 fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen- 14 ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra- 15 tion, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- 16 mament activities as authorized, $1,091,879,000. 17 (4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex- 18 penses for security activities, $3,156,945,000, of 19 which up to $3,128,940,000 is for Worldwide Secu- 20 rity Protection. 21 (5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any 22 other provision of this Act, funds may be repro- 23 grammed within and between paragraphs (1) 24 through (4) under this heading subject to section 25 7015 of this Act. 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APPRO. 677 1 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 2 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 3 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 4 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 5 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 6 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 7 $50,000,000 shall be available until expended for the pur- 8 poses of such account, including to reduce passport back- 9 logs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the Sec- 10 retary of State may by regulation authorize State officials 11 or the United States Postal Service to collect and retain 12 the execution fee for each application for a passport ac- 13 cepted by such officials or by that Service. 14 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 15 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 16 Fund, as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available 17 until expended. 18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 20 General, $131,670,000, of which $16,025,000 may remain 21 available until September 30, 2025, and of which 22 $24,835,000 may remain available until September 30, 23 2025 for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 24 Reconstruction (SIGAR): Provided, That funds appro- 25 priated under this heading are made available notwith- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 678 1 standing section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 2 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspec- 3 tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 4 this heading that are made available for the printing and 5 reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for 6 such costs during the prior fiscal year. 7 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 8 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 9 exchange programs, as authorized, $741,000,000, to re- 10 main available until expended, of which not less than 11 $287,800,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro- 12 vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 13 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 14 and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 15 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 16 available until expended: Provided further, That a portion 17 of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central 18 Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie 19 Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees 20 on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appro- 21 priated under this heading that are made available for the 22 Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program 23 shall also be made available for the John S. McCain Schol- 24 ars Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department 25 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 679 1 propriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116– 2 6): Provided further, That any substantive modifications 3 from the prior fiscal year to programs funded under this 4 heading in this Act shall be subject to prior consultation 5 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 6 mittees on Appropriations. 7 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 8 For representation expenses as authorized, 9 $7,415,000. 10 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 11 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 12 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 13 protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 14 available until September 30, 2025. 15 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 16 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 17 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 18 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 19 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 20 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail- 21 able, the Harry S Truman Building, $902,615,000, to re- 22 main available until September 30, 2028, of which not to 23 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 24 expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 25 appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 680 1 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de- 2 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 3 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up- 4 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 5 $1,055,206,000, to remain available until expended. 6 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 7 SERVICE 8 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 9 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo- 10 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 11 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 12 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 13 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 14 Loans Program Account’’. 15 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 16 For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as author- 17 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi- 18 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 19 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 20 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 21 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 22 $5,167,004. 23 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 24 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela- 25 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 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APPRO. 681 1 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 2 COLUMBIA 3 Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees 4 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 5 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 6 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 7 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 8 Act, $744,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 9 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 10 that section. 11 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 12 DISABILITY FUND 13 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 14 Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 15 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 16 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 18 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 19 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 20 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven- 21 tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,543,452,000, of 22 which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 23 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at 24 the time of the submission of the President’s budget to 25 Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 682 1 Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the 2 most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Na- 3 tions for the operations of the United Nations: Provided 4 further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Com- 5 mittees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or 6 in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of 7 any United Nations action to increase funding for any 8 United Nations program without identifying an offsetting 9 decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 10 further, That any payment of arrearages under this head- 11 ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 12 upon by the United States and the respective international 13 organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 14 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 15 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 16 this heading shall be available for a United States con- 17 tribution to an international organization for the United 18 States share of interest costs made known to the United 19 States Government by such organization for loans in- 20 curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor- 21 rowings: Provided further, That funds made available 22 under this heading may be made available for United 23 States contributions in support of the International En- 24 ergy Forum. 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APPRO. 683 1 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 2 ACTIVITIES 3 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex- 4 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 5 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 6 security, $1,367,407,000, of which $683,704,000 may re- 7 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 8 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli- 9 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na- 10 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad- 11 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 12 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 13 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 14 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis- 15 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 16 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 17 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans- 18 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex- 19 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 20 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- 21 priated under this heading may be made available for obli- 22 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 23 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 24 mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple- 25 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 684 1 United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 2 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf- 3 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 4 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 5 violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi- 6 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 7 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun- 8 tries and making information about such prosecutions 9 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 10 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 11 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib- 12 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 13 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 14 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail- 15 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 16 State determines that United States manufacturers and 17 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 18 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 19 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for- 20 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 21 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 22 able under this heading may be used for any United Na- 23 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 24 Armed Forces under the command or operational control 25 of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 685 1 sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 2 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 3 United States and the President has submitted to Con- 4 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 5 payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 6 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 7 the Committees on Appropriations. 8 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 10 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 11 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 12 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 13 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 14 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 15 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 16 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli- 17 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 18 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 21 $64,800,000, of which $9,720,000 may remain available 22 until September 30, 2025. 23 CONSTRUCTION 24 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au- 25 thorized projects, $156,050,000, to remain available until March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 686 1 expended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds ap- 2 propriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts 3 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 4 eign operations, and related programs for the United 5 States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, 6 and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 7 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the 8 United States Section, which shall be subject to prior con- 9 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 10 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 11 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 12 authority provided in this Act. 13 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 15 the International Joint Commission and the International 16 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au- 17 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can- 18 ada or Great Britain, and for technical assistance grants 19 and the Community Assistance Program of the North 20 American Development Bank, $16,204,000: Provided, 21 That of the amount provided under this heading for the 22 International Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may re- 23 main available until September 30, 2025, and up to 24 $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses: 25 Provided further, That of the amount provided under this March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 687 1 heading for the International Boundary Commission, up 2 to $1,000 may be made available for representation ex- 3 penses. 4 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 5 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 6 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 7 law, $65,719,000: Provided, That the United States share 8 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com- 9 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 10 States Code. 11 RELATED AGENCY 12 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 13 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 14 For necessary expenses to enable the United States 15 Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 16 carry out international communication activities, and to 17 make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele- 18 vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $857,214,000, of 19 which $42,861,000 may remain available until September 20 30, 2025: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 21 available for such purposes, up to $75,722,000 of the 22 amount appropriated under this heading may remain 23 available until expended for satellite transmissions, global 24 network distribution, and Internet freedom programs, of 25 which not less than $43,500,000 shall be for Internet free- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 688 1 dom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount 2 appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 3 may be used for representation expenses, of which 4 $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the United 5 States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be 6 used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/ 7 Radio Liberty: Provided further, That funds appropriated 8 under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with 9 the table included under this heading in the explanatory 10 statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 11 division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 12 notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be repro- 13 grammed within and between amounts designated in such 14 table, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 15 Committees on Appropriations, except that no such re- 16 programming may reduce a designated amount by more 17 than 5 percent: Provided further, That funds appropriated 18 under this heading shall be made available in accordance 19 with the principles and standards set forth in section 20 303(a) and (b) of the United States International Broad- 21 casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b) 22 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204): Provided further, That the 23 USAGM Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Commit- 24 tees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determina- 25 tion by the USAGM that any of its broadcast entities, in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 689 1 cluding its grantee organizations, provides an open plat- 2 form for international terrorists or those who support 3 international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles 4 and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of such 5 Act or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided fur- 6 ther, That in addition to funds made available under this 7 heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 8 up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 9 from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 10 cooperating international organizations, and up to 11 $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 12 Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu- 13 reau, shall remain available until expended for carrying 14 out authorized purposes: Provided further, That signifi- 15 cant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously 16 justified to Congress, including changes to transmission 17 platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, 18 and television), for all USAGM language services shall be 19 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 20 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That up to 21 $7,000,000 from the USAGM Buying Power Maintenance 22 account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 23 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 24 Broadcasting Operations’’, which shall remain available 25 until expended: Provided further, That such transfer au- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 690 1 thority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 2 available under any other provision of law and shall be 3 subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica- 4 tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 5 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 6 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser- 7 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 8 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 9 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele- 10 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 11 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 12 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur- 13 poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 14 authorized. 15 RELATED PROGRAMS 16 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 17 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 18 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 19 $22,000,000, to remain available until expended. 20 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 21 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 22 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 23 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $55,000,000, to re- 24 main available until September 30, 2025, which shall not 25 be used for construction activities. 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APPRO. 691 1 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 2 TRUST FUND 3 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 4 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 5 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 6 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 7 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter- 8 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep- 9 tember 30, 2024, to remain available until expended. 10 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 11 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel- 12 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 13 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 14 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 15 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 16 Fund on or before September 30, 2024, to remain avail- 17 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap- 18 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 19 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 20 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 21 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur- 22 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 23 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re- 24 strictions on compensation for personal services. 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APPRO. 692 1 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar- 3 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 4 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 5 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 6 to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep- 7 tember 30, 2024, to remain available until expended. 8 EAST-WEST CENTER 9 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car- 10 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 11 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 12 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 13 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha- 14 waii, $22,000,000. 15 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 16 For grants made by the Department of State to the 17 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 18 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 19 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 20 of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 21 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 22 and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro- 23 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 24 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 25 heading. 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APPRO. 693 1 OTHER COMMISSIONS 2 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 3 HERITAGE ABROAD 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 6 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 7 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 8 $770,000, of which $116,000 may remain available until 9 September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Commission may 10 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not- 11 withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 12 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi- 13 nate on October 1, 2024: Provided further, That the Com- 14 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 15 prior to exercising such authority. 16 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 17 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses for the United States Com- 20 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 21 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 22 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,000,000, to remain 23 available until September 30, 2025, including not more 24 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 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APPRO. 694 1 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 2 EUROPE 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu- 5 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 6 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,908,000, includ- 7 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 8 remain available until September 30, 2025. 9 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 10 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu- 13 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au- 14 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 15 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 16 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 17 available until September 30, 2025. 18 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 19 REVIEW COMMISSION 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 22 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 23 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 25 $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 695 1 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2 2025: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi- 3 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 4 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 5 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 6 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 7 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024 and shall 8 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 9 COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Reform 13 and Modernization of the Department of State, as author- 14 ized by section 9803 of the Department of State Author- 15 ization Act of 2022 (title XCVIII of division I of Public 16 Law 117–263), $2,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2025. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 696 1 TITLE II 2 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 3 DEVELOPMENT 4 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 5 OPERATING EXPENSES 6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 7 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 8 $1,695,000,000, of which up to $254,250,000 may remain 9 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That none 10 of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 11 the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 12 be made available to finance the construction (including 13 architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 14 lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 15 International Development, unless the USAID Adminis- 16 trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re- 17 port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 18 least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur- 19 poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en- 20 tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 21 entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 22 through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 23 the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As- 24 sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 25 of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 697 1 ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 2 accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 3 further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 4 under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail- 5 able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 6 which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain- 7 ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 8 official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 9 fiscal year: Provided further, That of the funds appro- 10 priated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be 11 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated or 12 otherwise made available in title II of this Act under the 13 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, subject to prior con- 14 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 15 the Committees on Appropriations. 16 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 17 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 18 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 19 of information technology and related capital investments, 20 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 21 1961, $259,100,000, to remain available until expended: 22 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other- 23 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 24 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 698 1 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 2 mittees on Appropriations. 3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 6 $85,500,000, of which up to $12,825,000 may remain 7 available until September 30, 2025, for the Office of In- 8 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter- 9 national Development. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 699 1 TITLE III 2 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 4 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 5 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 6 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 7 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 9 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 10 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 11 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 12 $3,985,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 13 2025, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 14 United States Agency for International Development: Pro- 15 vided, That this amount shall be made available for train- 16 ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca- 17 pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 18 developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 19 survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 20 and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 21 water and sanitation programs which directly address the 22 needs of mothers and children, and related education pro- 23 grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 24 by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven- 25 tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 700 1 tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 2 including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 3 communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 4 children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre- 5 paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre- 6 vent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and 7 emerging global health threats, including zoonotic dis- 8 eases; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: Pro- 9 vided further, That funds appropriated under this para- 10 graph may be made available for United States contribu- 11 tions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral vaccine 12 development partnership to support epidemic prepared- 13 ness: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail- 14 able in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 15 appropriations Acts may be made available to any organi- 16 zation or program which, as determined by the President 17 of the United States, supports or participates in the man- 18 agement of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 19 sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 20 made under the previous proviso must be made not later 21 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 22 and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti- 23 lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 24 none of the funds made available under this Act may be 25 used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 701 1 of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 2 to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 3 this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 4 statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 6 That none of the funds made available under this Act may 7 be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 8 That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 9 nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 10 planning projects which offer, either directly or through 11 referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 12 of family planning methods and services, and that any 13 such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol- 14 lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 15 agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 16 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 17 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 18 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 19 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 20 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur- 21 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen- 22 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi- 23 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep- 24 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 25 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 702 1 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 2 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 3 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 4 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 5 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 6 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 7 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor- 8 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho- 9 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 10 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 11 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 12 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep- 13 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro- 14 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 15 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 16 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 17 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 18 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 19 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 20 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 21 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 22 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de- 23 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 24 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 25 for natural family planning under section 104 of the For- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 703 1 eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi- 2 nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con- 3 scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan- 4 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 5 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 6 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author- 7 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 8 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti- 9 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 10 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 11 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 12 options: Provided further, That information provided about 13 the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that 14 are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 15 be medically accurate and shall include the public health 16 benefits and failure rates of such use. 17 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 18 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 19 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 20 HIV/AIDS, $6,045,000,000, to remain available until 21 September 30, 2028, which shall be apportioned directly 22 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro- 23 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not- 24 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 25 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 704 1 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 2 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 3 Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 4 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 5 shall be $1,650,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 6 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 7 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2024 may be made avail- 8 able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac- 9 tivities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notifica- 10 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 11 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 12 paragraph, up to $22,000,000 may be made available, in 13 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 14 for administrative expenses of the United States Global 15 AIDS Coordinator, consistent with the direction included 16 under this heading in the explanatory statement described 17 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 18 consolidated Act). 19 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 20 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 21 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 22 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 23 Act of 1961, $3,931,000,000, to remain available until 24 September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 705 1 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 2 States Agency for International Development. 3 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 6 international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon- 7 struction assistance, $4,779,000,000, to remain available 8 until expended, of which $750,000,000 is designated by 9 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur- 10 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 11 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, 12 That funds made available under this heading shall be ap- 13 portioned to the United States Agency for International 14 Development not later than 60 days after the date of en- 15 actment of this Act. 16 TRANSITION INITIATIVES 17 For necessary expenses for international disaster re- 18 habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 19 the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 20 for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 21 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transi- 22 tion to democracy and long-term development of countries 23 in crisis, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: 24 Provided, That such support may include assistance to de- 25 velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 706 1 processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 2 peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 3 USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com- 4 mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin- 5 ning a new, or terminating a, program of assistance: Pro- 6 vided further, That if the Secretary of State determines 7 that it is important to the national interest of the United 8 States to provide transition assistance in excess of the 9 amount appropriated under this heading, up to 10 $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 11 carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist- 12 ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 13 and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 14 under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 15 available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 16 available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 17 on Appropriations. 18 COMPLEX CRISES FUND 19 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 20 of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 21 V of division J of Public Law 116–94), $55,000,000, to 22 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds ap- 23 propriated under this heading may be made available not- 24 withstanding any other provision of law, except sections 25 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 707 1 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 2 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be ap- 3 portioned to the United States Agency for International 4 Development. 5 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 7 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 8 1961, $3,890,400,000, to remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2025, of which $300,000,000 is designated by 10 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur- 11 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 13 DEMOCRACY FUND 14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 15 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 16 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 17 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 18 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available until 19 September 30, 2025, which shall be made available for the 20 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De- 21 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 22 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 23 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 24 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 25 amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 708 1 purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 2 for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 3 of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 5 under this paragraph. 6 For an additional amount for such purposes, 7 $140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2025, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 9 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United 10 States Agency for International Development. 11 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 13 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 14 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 15 Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub- 16 lic Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain available until 17 September 30, 2025, which shall be available, notwith- 18 standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 19 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun- 20 tries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support 21 Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act 22 of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise 23 available for such purposes, of which $310,000,000 is des- 24 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- 25 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 709 1 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 2 Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 3 headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support 4 Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 5 Enforcement’’ that are made available for assistance for 6 such countries shall be administered in accordance with 7 the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant 8 to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 9 601 of the SEED Act of 1989: Provided further, That 10 funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered 11 to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance 12 Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the adminis- 13 trative authorities contained in that Act for the use of eco- 14 nomic assistance: Provided further, That funds appro- 15 priated under this heading may be made available for con- 16 tributions to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid 17 threats. 18 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 19 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 20 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 21 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 22 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As- 23 sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activi- 24 ties to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and ex- 25 penses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 710 1 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 2 allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 3 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of pas- 4 senger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by sec- 5 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $3,928,000,000, 6 to remain available until expended, of which $750,000,000 7 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 8 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 10 1985: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 11 heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for refugees 12 resettling in Israel. 13 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 14 ASSISTANCE FUND 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 16 of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 17 Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $100,000, to remain 18 available until expended: Provided, That amounts in excess 19 of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such sec- 20 tion shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made 21 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and 22 Refugee Assistance’’. 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APPRO. 711 1 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 2 PEACE CORPS 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 6 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 7 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 8 States, $430,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is for the Of- 9 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep- 10 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 11 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 12 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 13 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 14 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur- 15 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 16 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper- 17 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 18 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail- 19 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 20 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 21 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 22 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 23 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 24 any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over- 25 seas office or a country program unless there is a substan- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 712 1 tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro- 2 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 3 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 4 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 5 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 6 funds appropriated under this heading. 7 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 8 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 9 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 10 et seq.) (MCA), $930,000,000, to remain available until 11 expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 12 this heading, up to $143,000,000 may be available for ad- 13 ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor- 14 poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 15 MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appro- 16 priated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 17 appropriated under this heading may be made available 18 for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursu- 19 ant to section 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if 20 such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obli- 21 gate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual 22 agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the 23 entire amount of the United States Government funding 24 anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur- 25 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 713 1 not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representa- 2 tion and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 3 $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses: Pro- 4 vided further, That the member of the Board described 5 in section 604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millennium Challenge 6 Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term 7 began on September 16, 2019, shall continue to serve in 8 such appointment until December 31, 2024: Provided fur- 9 ther, That in the event that a new member of the Board 10 described in section 604(c)(3)(B) of such Act is appointed 11 prior to December 31, 2024, the term of the member of 12 the Board whose term began on September 16, 2019, shall 13 terminate as of the date of such appointment. 14 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 16 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 17 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 18 of 1969, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 19 30, 2025: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 20 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 21 representation expenses. 22 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 23 For necessary expenses to carry out the African De- 24 velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 25 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 714 1 until September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $2,000 2 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 3 That funds made available to grantees may be invested 4 pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 5 by the Board of Directors of the United States African 6 Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 7 That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 8 for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not- 9 withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop- 10 ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep- 11 tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 12 USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 13 that section with respect to a project and a project may 14 exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 15 is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur- 16 ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro- 17 priate congressional committees after each time such waiv- 18 er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 19 USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 20 from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 21 buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec- 22 essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 23 the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 24 United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 25 such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 715 1 can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 2 the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 3 Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro- 4 gram purposes. 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 6 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 8 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 9 $38,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 10 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 11 may be made available to contract for services as described 12 in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 13 1961, without regard to the location in which such services 14 are performed. 15 DEBT RESTRUCTURING 16 For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 17 the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 18 $26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 19 2027, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con- 20 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 21 loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries 22 as the President may determine, including the costs of 23 selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 24 States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, in- 25 cluding Paris Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 716 1 Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 2 Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may 3 be used notwithstanding any other provision of law. 4 TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 5 For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con- 6 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 7 loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 8 which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 9 available for programs within the International Affairs 10 Budget Function 150, including the costs of selling, reduc- 11 ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as 12 a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries 13 pursuant to part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 14 $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 15 2027. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 717 1 TITLE IV 2 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 4 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 5 ENFORCEMENT 6 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 7 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to 8 remain available until September 30, 2025, of which 9 $115,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for 10 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 12 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Depart- 13 ment of State may use the authority of section 608 of the 14 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its re- 15 strictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 16 the United States Government for the purpose of pro- 17 viding such property to a foreign country or international 18 organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject 19 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 20 on Appropriations: Provided further, That section 482(b) 21 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 22 funds appropriated under this heading, except that any 23 funds made available notwithstanding such section shall 24 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 25 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 718 1 funds appropriated under this heading shall be made avail- 2 able to support training and technical assistance for for- 3 eign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other judi- 4 cial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur- 5 ther, That funds made available under this heading that 6 are transferred to another department, agency, or instru- 7 mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 8 section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val- 9 ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 10 pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 11 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 12 on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 13 available under this heading for Program Development 14 and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre- 15 obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for 16 the notification requirements of section 7015. 17 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 18 RELATED PROGRAMS 19 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter- 20 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 21 $870,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 22 2025, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 23 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 24 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 25 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 719 1 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 2 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 3 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 4 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac- 5 tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- 6 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 7 international organizations, and section 301 of the For- 8 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu- 9 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre- 10 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 11 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro- 12 vided, That funds made available under this heading for 13 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 14 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 15 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no- 16 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 17 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat- 18 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de- 19 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro- 20 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 21 countries other than the Independent States of the former 22 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 23 in the national security interest of the United States to 24 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 25 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 720 1 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de- 2 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen- 3 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con- 4 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 5 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other- 6 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis- 7 trative expenses related to the operation and management 8 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no- 9 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions. 11 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 13 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 14 $410,458,000, of which $291,425,000 may remain avail- 15 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds ap- 16 propriated under this heading may be used, notwith- 17 standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 18 1961, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of for- 19 eign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to par- 20 ticipate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That 21 of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 22 than $34,000,000 shall be made available for a United 23 States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob- 24 servers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds 25 appropriated under this heading may be made available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 721 1 to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping ac- 2 tivities in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, 3 as applicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the 4 heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 5 Activities’’: Provided further, That funds appropriated 6 under this heading shall be subject to the regular notifica- 7 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 8 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 9 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 11 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 12 $119,152,000, to remain available until September 30, 13 2025: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili- 14 tary education and training may be provided under this 15 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 16 government whose participation would contribute to im- 17 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili- 18 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 19 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 20 shall remain available until expended to increase the par- 21 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 22 under this heading, following consultation with the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 24 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 25 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 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APPRO. 722 1 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 2 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 3 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 4 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 5 $6,133,397,000, of which $275,000,000 is designated by 6 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur- 7 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 8 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, 9 That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 10 countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 11 State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap- 12 propriations and subject to the regular notification proce- 13 dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro- 14 priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 15 services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 16 Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise 17 made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable 18 notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 19 Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 20 made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 21 apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of 22 section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 23 None of the funds made available under this heading 24 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 25 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 723 1 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 2 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 3 country proposing to make such procurement has first 4 signed an agreement with the United States Government 5 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 6 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun- 7 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub- 8 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec- 9 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 10 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 11 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 12 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in- 13 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 14 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 15 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 16 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des- 17 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 18 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head- 19 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 20 or design and construction services that are not sold by 21 the United States Government under the Arms Export 22 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 23 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 24 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 25 services: Provided further, That not more than March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 724 1 $72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 2 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 3 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 4 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 5 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 6 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 7 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 8 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 9 use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 10 the previous proviso for the administrative and other oper- 11 ational costs of the Department of State related to mili- 12 tary assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 of 13 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of 14 Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds 15 otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 16 That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursu- 17 ant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire 18 personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 19 the Secretary of State following consultation with the 20 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 21 the funds made available under this heading for general 22 costs of administering military assistance and sales, not 23 to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment ex- 24 penses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 25 representation expenses: Provided further, That not more March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 725 1 than $1,541,392,546 of funds realized pursuant to section 2 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 3 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for expenses incurred by 4 the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2024 pursu- 5 ant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 6 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation may be ex- 7 ceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 8 the Committees on Appropriations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 726 1 TITLE V 2 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 4 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 6 of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 7 $436,920,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the For- 8 eign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contribu- 9 tions to the United Nations Democracy Fund: Provided 10 further, That not later than 60 days after the date of en- 11 actment of this Act, such funds shall be made available 12 for core contributions for each entity listed in the table 13 under this heading in the explanatory statement described 14 in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 15 consolidated Act) unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 16 or if the Secretary of State has justified to the Committees 17 on Appropriations the proposed uses of funds other than 18 for core contributions following prior consultation with, 19 and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such 20 Committees. 21 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 22 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 23 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 24 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 727 1 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 2 $150,200,000, to remain available until expended. 3 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND 4 For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, 5 $125,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 6 vided, That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be 7 available to cover costs, as defined in section 502 of the 8 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans issued 9 to the Clean Technology Fund: Provided further, That 10 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 11 the principal amount of direct loans without limitation. 12 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 13 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 14 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 15 struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas- 16 ury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 17 the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain 18 available until expended. 19 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 20 The United States Governor of the International 21 Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe 22 without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 23 of the United States share of increases in capital stock 24 in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70. 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APPRO. 728 1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 ASSOCIATION 3 For payment to the International Development Asso- 4 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,380,256,000, 5 to remain available until expended. 6 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 7 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 8 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 9 $87,220,000, to remain available until expended. 10 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 11 For payment to the African Development Bank by 12 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 13 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 14 $54,648,752, to remain available until expended. 15 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 16 The United States Governor of the African Develop- 17 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 18 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 19 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 20 $856,174,624. 21 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 22 For payment to the African Development Fund by 23 the Secretary of the Treasury, $197,000,000, to remain 24 available until expended. 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APPRO. 729 1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 2 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 3 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul- 4 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 5 $43,000,000, to remain available until expended. 6 GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM 7 For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Se- 8 curity Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, 9 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 10 TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 11 For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury 12 to international financial institutions and trust funds ad- 13 ministered by such institutions, in addition to amounts 14 otherwise available for such purposes, $50,000,000, to re- 15 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 16 amount made available under this heading, up to 17 $50,000,000 may be available for the costs, as defined in 18 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 19 loan guarantees to the International Bank for Reconstruc- 20 tion and Development and the Asian Development Bank: 21 Provided further, That funds made available under this 22 heading may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 23 provided under the heading ‘‘Contribution to the Inter- 24 national Development Association’’ in this title and under 25 the headings ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 730 1 Affairs Technical Assistance’’ and ‘‘Department of the 2 Treasury, Debt Restructuring’’ in title III of this Act: Pro- 3 vided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 4 to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act 5 and under any other provision of law: Provided further, 6 That funds made available under this heading, including 7 funds transferred pursuant to the second proviso, shall be 8 subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica- 9 tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 731 1 TITLE VI 2 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 3 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 4 INSPECTOR GENERAL 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 6 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 7 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of 8 which up to $1,329,000 may remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2025. 10 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 11 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au- 12 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 13 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora- 14 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con- 15 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi- 16 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 17 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- 18 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro- 19 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 20 fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 21 or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 22 or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 23 state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 24 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco- 25 nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 732 1 nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 2 this Act. 3 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 4 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 5 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 6 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 7 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 8 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 9 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 10 exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re- 11 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 12 the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 13 payment or services provided by transaction participants 14 for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 15 any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar- 16 antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 17 further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 18 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 19 (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 20 30, 2024: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 21 fees for necessary expenses (including special services per- 22 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 23 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon- 24 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat- 25 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 733 1 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 2 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 3 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli- 4 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 5 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 6 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 7 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 8 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re- 9 main available until expended. 10 PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 11 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur- 12 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 13 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 14 to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 15 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That such costs, including the 16 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 17 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 18 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep- 19 tember 30, 2039, for the disbursement of direct loans, 20 loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 21 in fiscal years 2024 through 2027. 22 RECEIPTS COLLECTED 23 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 24 Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 25 Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 734 1 the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off- 2 setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 3 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 4 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col- 5 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 6 from the General Fund estimated at $0. 7 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 8 FINANCE CORPORATION 9 INSPECTOR GENERAL 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 12 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re- 13 main available until September 30, 2025. 14 CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 15 The United States International Development Fi- 16 nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 17 make such expenditures and commitments within the lim- 18 its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor- 19 poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 20 such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis- 21 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 22 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 23 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor- 24 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac- 25 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 735 1 of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 2 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 3 to carry out authorized activities described in section 4 1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, 5 That of the amount provided— 6 (1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until 7 September 30, 2026, for administrative expenses to 8 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 9 for official reception and representation expenses 10 which shall not exceed $25,000); and 11 (2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until 12 September 30, 2026, for the activities described in 13 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 14 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob- 15 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec- 16 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 17 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 18 Provided further, That amounts made available 19 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 20 States International Development Finance Corpora- 21 tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 22 by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 23 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 24 Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu- 25 ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 736 1 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 2 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 3 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 4 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 5 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 6 ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora- 7 tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 8 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 9 Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024 collections of 10 amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act 11 of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 12 appropriation: Provided further, That such collections col- 13 lected in fiscal year 2024 in excess of $983,250,000 shall 14 be credited to this account and shall be available in future 15 fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in ap- 16 propriations Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 17 2024, if such collections are less than $983,250,000, re- 18 ceipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 19 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount 20 equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting col- 21 lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That fees 22 charged for project-specific transaction costs as described 23 in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other 24 direct costs associated with origination or monitoring serv- 25 ices provided to specific or potential investors, shall not March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 737 1 be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of 2 this heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be 3 credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail- 4 able until expended: Provided further, That funds appro- 5 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 6 may not be used to provide any type of assistance that 7 is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or 8 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other- 9 wise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 10 further, That the sums herein appropriated from the Gen- 11 eral Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 12 the offsetting collections described under this heading so 13 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 14 General Fund estimated at $556,450,000. 15 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 16 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De- 17 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac- 18 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 19 2026: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 20 CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 21 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 22 Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 23 and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu- 24 ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi- 25 fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 738 1 poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 2 further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 3 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 4 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 5 such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail- 6 able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro- 7 vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 8 transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 9 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 10 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 11 fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 12 or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 13 $12,000,000,000. 14 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 16 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 17 $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 18 2025, of which no more than $24,500,000 may be used 19 for administrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds 20 appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 21 may be available for representation and entertainment ex- 22 penses. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 739 1 TITLE VII 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 4 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 5 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 6 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 7 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author- 8 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 9 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 10 United States Code. 11 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 12 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 13 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 14 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 15 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 16 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex- 17 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 18 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 19 such department or agency in fiscal year 2024 or any pre- 20 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 21 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 22 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 23 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli- 24 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 25 been further sub-obligated. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 740 1 CONSULTING SERVICES 2 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 3 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 4 procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 6 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 7 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro- 8 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 9 issued pursuant to existing law. 10 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 11 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 12 EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 13 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter- 14 terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 15 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 16 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 17 amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au- 18 thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 19 project to construct a facility of the United States may 20 include office space or other accommodations for members 21 of the United States Marine Corps. 22 (b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 23 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 24 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 25 related programs, which may be made available for the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 741 1 acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 2 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis- 3 cal year 2024, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 4 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 5 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 6 to this subsection shall include the information enumer- 7 ated under this section in the explanatory statement de- 8 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 9 of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the Sec- 10 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on Ap- 11 propriations at the early project development stage for 12 out-year construction projects, including to discuss secu- 13 rity and non-security construction requirements, modifica- 14 tions to scope, and cost reductions identified for such 15 projects, consistent with applicable laws and regulations: 16 Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a quar- 17 terly report to the Committees on Appropriations on con- 18 tingency savings identified from funds appropriated under 19 the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Main- 20 tenance’’ by prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 21 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 22 grams, and the obligation of funds made available by such 23 savings shall be subject to prior consultation with the 24 Committees on Appropriations. 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APPRO. 742 1 (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES 2 ABROAD.— 3 (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap- 4 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 5 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 6 made available, following consultation with the ap- 7 propriate congressional committees, to address secu- 8 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 9 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 10 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 11 (2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any 12 other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 13 significant modification to an interim or temporary 14 United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 15 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 16 committees and the regular notification procedures 17 of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 18 such consultation and notification may be waived if 19 there is a security risk to personnel. 20 (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 21 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 22 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up- 23 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa- 24 cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 25 States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 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APPRO. 743 1 (e) REPORT.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 2 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, $100,000,000 3 may not be obligated until the Secretary of State promul- 4 gates new guidance and requirements consistent with sec- 5 tion 9301 of the Secure Embassy Construction and 6 Counterterrorism Act of 2022 (title XCIII of division I 7 of Public Law 117–263) and submits to the appropriate 8 congressional committees a report detailing such guidance 9 and requirements, including the impact of implementation 10 on United States diplomatic facilities and construction 11 projects. 12 (f) FACILITIES.— 13 (1) None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used to move the United States embassy 15 in Israel to a location other than Jerusalem. 16 (2) Section 305 of the Departments of Com- 17 merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re- 18 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public 19 Law 100–459) is repealed. 20 PERSONNEL ACTIONS 21 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 22 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per- 23 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in- 24 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg- 25 etary resources available under title I to such department March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 744 1 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 2 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 3 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 4 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 5 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 6 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 7 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 8 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 9 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 10 poses within the United States not authorized before en- 11 actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 12 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 13 of section 316 of the International Security and Develop- 14 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 15 U.S.C. 2151a note). 16 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 17 COUNTRIES 18 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 20 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 21 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 22 Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 23 purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 24 expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 25 and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 745 1 COUPS D’ÉTAT 2 SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 3 propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 4 III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 5 to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 6 country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 7 by military coup d’état or decree or, after the date of en- 8 actment of this Act, a coup d’état or decree in which the 9 military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 10 may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 11 State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres- 12 sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 13 assistance a democratically elected government has taken 14 office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 15 shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec- 16 tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 17 to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 18 funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 19 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 20 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions. 22 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con- 23 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 24 waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro- 25 gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 746 1 Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 2 national security interest of the United States: Provided, 3 That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 4 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- 5 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 6 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 7 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 8 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 9 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 11 of any appropriation made available for the cur- 12 rent fiscal year for the Department of State 13 under title I of this Act may be transferred be- 14 tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 15 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 16 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 17 than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 18 such transfer may be made to increase the ap- 19 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 20 Expenses’’. 21 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro- 22 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 23 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro- 24 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 25 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 747 1 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 2 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- 3 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 4 State determines and reports to the Committees 5 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 6 implement the recommendations of the 7 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 8 emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re- 9 spond to security situations and requirements, 10 following consultation with, and subject to the 11 regular notification procedures of, such Com- 12 mittees. 13 (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 14 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 15 available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 16 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 17 to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 18 and merged with, funds made available by this 19 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 20 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail- 21 able only for emergency evacuations and re- 22 wards, as authorized. 23 (D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 24 amount made available under the heading, 25 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 748 1 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 2 made available in title I of this Act under the 3 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 4 (E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 5 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 6 and (D) are in addition to any transfer author- 7 ity otherwise available in this Act and under 8 any other provision of law and the exercise of 9 such authority shall be subject to prior con- 10 sultation with the Committees on Appropria- 11 tions. 12 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL 13 MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 14 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 15 the United States Agency for Global Media under 16 title I of this Act may be transferred between, and 17 merged with, such appropriations, but no such ap- 18 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 19 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 20 such transfers. 21 (3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 22 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 23 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 24 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 749 1 expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 2 dures set forth in that section. 3 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE- 4 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 6 available under titles II through V of this Act may 7 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru- 8 mentality of the United States Government, except 9 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author- 10 ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 11 Act. 12 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith- 13 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 14 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 15 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 16 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo- 17 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 18 Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 19 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 20 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 21 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 22 (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 23 into by the United States Agency for International 24 Development or the Department of State with any 25 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 750 1 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 2 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 3 $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 4 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 5 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 6 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 7 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 8 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 9 Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur- 10 asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg- 11 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 12 Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 13 the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 14 entered into between USAID and the Department of 15 State. 16 (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 17 FINANCE CORPORATION.— 18 (1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursu- 19 ant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 20 (division F of Public Law 115–254) may only be 21 transferred from funds made available under title III 22 of this Act: Provided, That any such transfers, or 23 any other amounts transferred to the United States 24 International Development Finance Corporation (the 25 Corporation) pursuant to any provision of law, shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 751 1 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 2 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 3 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 4 State, the Administrator of the United States Agen- 5 cy for International Development, and the Chief Ex- 6 ecutive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, 7 shall ensure that the programs funded by such 8 transfers are coordinated with, and complement, for- 9 eign assistance programs implemented by the De- 10 partment of State and USAID. 11 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM MILLENNIUM 12 CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated 13 under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 14 tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 15 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 16 ations, and related programs may be transferred to 17 accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter- 18 national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 19 when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 20 activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec- 21 tion 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, 22 That such funds shall be subject to the limitations 23 provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos 24 under the heading ‘‘United States International De- 25 velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 752 1 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe- 2 cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 3 this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in- 4 dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 5 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 6 (title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 7 That such funds shall not be available for adminis- 8 trative expenses of the United States International 9 Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 10 That such authority shall be subject to prior con- 11 sultation with, and the regular notification proce- 12 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 13 vided further, That the transfer authority provided 14 in this section is in addition to any other transfer 15 authority provided by law: Provided further, That 16 within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part 17 of the Compact from which funds were transferred 18 under this authority to the United States Inter- 19 national Development Finance Corporation, any un- 20 obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 21 Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 22 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 23 Appropriations. 24 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 25 None of the funds made available under titles II through March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 753 1 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 2 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 3 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 4 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 5 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 6 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 7 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro- 8 priations. 9 (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF 10 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 11 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 12 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 13 ations, and related programs entered into between the De- 14 partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 15 United States Government under the authority of section 16 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any com- 17 parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 18 Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans- 19 fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 20 responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 21 shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 22 use of such funds and report to the Department of State 23 or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au- 24 dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 25 the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 754 1 State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 2 funds transferred under such authority may be made 3 available for the cost of such audits. 4 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 5 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 6 funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 7 class travel by employees of United States Government de- 8 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven- 9 tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 10 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 11 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 12 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 13 any United States Government department or agency may 14 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 15 use by such department or agency unless such network 16 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 17 websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 18 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 19 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti- 20 ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga- 21 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis- 22 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 23 as part of official business. 24 (c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 25 None of the funds made available by this Act shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 755 1 available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to- 2 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 3 tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 4 country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to- 5 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 6 tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 7 to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic- 8 otine delivery systems) of the same type. 9 (d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 10 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 11 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest- 12 ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 13 ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail- 14 able to the Department of State and the United States 15 Agency for International Development may be made avail- 16 able to support the use or establishment of email accounts 17 or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 18 fitted for automated records management as part of a 19 Federal government records management program in con- 20 travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 21 Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 22 (e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX- 23 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 24 funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 25 of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 756 1 III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that do- 2 mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex- 3 penses further official agency business and United States 4 foreign policy interests, and— 5 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 6 of the Executive Branch; 7 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 8 protocol nature; 9 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 10 (4) do not include activities that are substan- 11 tially of a recreational character. 12 (f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 13 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 14 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili- 15 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 16 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 17 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop- 18 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As- 19 sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 20 obligated or expended to pay for— 21 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 22 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 23 are substantially of a recreational character, includ- 24 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 25 musical productions, and amusement parks. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 757 1 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 2 SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 3 in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 4 expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 5 provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 6 for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 7 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 8 Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 9 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available 10 for ‘‘United States International Development Finance 11 Corporation’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 12 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for 13 an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail- 14 ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 15 funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 16 respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 17 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi- 18 sion of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes 19 of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the 20 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or ob- 21 ligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance 22 of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall re- 23 main available for an additional 4 years from the date on 24 which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 25 expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 758 1 before the expiration of their respective periods of avail- 2 ability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the 3 Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 4 States Agency for International Development shall provide 5 a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 6 than October 31, 2024, detailing by account and source 7 year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal 8 year: Provided further, That an obligation in excess of 9 $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds appro- 10 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 11 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 12 lated programs that remain available due to the exercise 13 of the authority of this section shall be subject to the reg- 14 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 15 priations. 16 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 17 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 18 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 19 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 20 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 21 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 22 on any loan made to the government of such country by 23 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 24 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de- 25 termines, following consultation with the Committees on March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 759 1 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 2 national interest of the United States. 3 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 4 ASSISTANCE 5 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 6 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 7 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 8 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov- 9 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist- 10 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 11 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 12 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 13 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 14 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 15 national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 16 amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec- 17 essary, to conform with this requirement. 18 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR- 19 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 20 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2024 on funds 21 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 22 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 23 related programs by a foreign government or entity 24 against United States assistance programs, either directly 25 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 760 1 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 2 assistance for fiscal year 2025 and for prior fiscal years 3 and allocated for the central government of such country 4 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 5 if, not later than September 30, 2025, such taxes have 6 not been reimbursed. 7 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 8 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 9 subsection (b). 10 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 11 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur- 12 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist- 13 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 14 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 15 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 16 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 17 a programmatically responsible manner. 18 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec- 20 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en- 21 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 22 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 23 that— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 761 1 (A) such foreign government or entity has 2 an effective arrangement that is providing sub- 3 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 4 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 5 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec- 6 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 7 not subject to taxation. 8 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 9 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 10 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 11 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern- 12 ment or entity. 13 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 14 issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 15 appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax- 16 ation of assistance contained in this section. 17 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 18 (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat- 19 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 20 agreement between the Government of the United 21 States and the government of the country receiving 22 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni- 23 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 24 for such country generally, or an individual agree- 25 ment between the Government of the United States March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 762 1 and such government that describes, among other 2 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 3 accorded the United States assistance provided 4 under that agreement. 5 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 6 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 7 customs duties but shall not include individual in- 8 come taxes assessed to local staff. 9 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 10 SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro- 11 priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 12 specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other 13 programs within the same account notwithstanding the 14 designation if compliance with the designation is made im- 15 possible by operation of any provision of this or any other 16 Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub- 17 ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit- 18 tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance 19 that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be 20 made available under the same terms and conditions as 21 originally provided. 22 (b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 23 the authority contained in subsection (a), the original pe- 24 riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 25 administered by the Department of State or the United March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 763 1 States Agency for International Development that are spe- 2 cifically designated for particular programs or activities by 3 this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 4 fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Admin- 5 istrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly 6 to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination 7 of assistance to a country or a significant change in cir- 8 cumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 9 can be obligated during the original period of availability: 10 Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 11 available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 12 only for the purpose of such designation. 13 (c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des- 14 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 15 applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other- 16 wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 17 Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des- 18 ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 19 contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 20 appropriated by this Act. 21 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 22 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO- 23 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 24 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head- 25 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 764 1 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 2 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 3 programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 4 Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 5 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 6 the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 7 currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 8 available by transfer, to the departments and agencies 9 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 10 (1) create new programs; 11 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 12 activity; 13 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 14 post; 15 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re- 16 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 17 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 18 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 19 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 20 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad- 21 vance of such obligation. 22 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF 23 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 24 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 25 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 765 1 lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 2 under such titles that remain available for obligation in 3 fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the 4 Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 5 of fees available to the department and agency funded 6 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 7 or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 8 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 9 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 10 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 11 projects, or activities; 12 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 13 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 14 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 15 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 16 (4) results from any general savings, including 17 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 18 result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 19 activities as approved by Congress; 20 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 21 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 22 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 23 funds made available by this Act under the headings 24 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 25 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 766 1 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 2 Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Inter- 3 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 4 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 5 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Mili- 6 tary Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 7 ing Program’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Pro- 8 grams’’, ‘‘United States International Development Fi- 9 nance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agen- 10 cy’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, projects, 11 activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 12 operations not justified or in excess of the amount justi- 13 fied to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation 14 under any of these specific headings unless the Commit- 15 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 16 such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 17 enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 18 purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 19 for the provision of major defense equipment, other than 20 conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 21 defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, 22 not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 23 of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit- 24 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 25 such commitment: Provided further, That requirements of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 767 1 this subsection or any similar provision of this or any 2 other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a pro- 3 gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 4 under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 5 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 6 obligation for such program, project, or activity for the 7 current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 8 submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 9 include information (if known on the date of transmittal 10 of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author- 11 ity. 12 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND 13 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 14 (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 16 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 17 ations, and related programs may be made available 18 to support or continue any program initially funded 19 under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 20 or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 21 the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 22 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 23 and in accordance with the regular notification pro- 24 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub- 25 mits a justification to such Committees that includes March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 768 1 a description of, and the estimated costs associated 2 with, the support or continuation of such program. 3 (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro- 4 vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 5 of Defense to the Department of State and the 6 United States Agency for International Development 7 for assistance for foreign countries and international 8 organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica- 9 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions. 11 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI- 12 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De- 13 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 14 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 15 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 16 priations to the same extent and under the same 17 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub- 18 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 19 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 20 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 21 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 22 priations in accordance with the regular notification 23 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti- 24 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 25 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 769 1 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 2 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 3 elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 4 funds for specific countries that would receive such 5 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 6 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac- 7 quisition cost of such defense articles. 8 (e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 9 any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ- 10 ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 11 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 12 Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 13 pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro- 14 vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 15 Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 16 as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak- 17 ing the action to which such notification requirement was 18 applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi- 19 tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 20 provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla- 21 nation of the emergency circumstances. 22 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 23 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 24 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 25 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 770 1 Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, 2 Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nica- 3 ragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, 4 Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, 5 Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as pro- 6 vided through the regular notification procedures of the 7 Committees on Appropriations. 8 (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 10 making funds available for the Department of State, for- 11 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail- 12 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 13 institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 14 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 15 notification shall include the information specified under 16 this section in the explanatory statement described in sec- 17 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli- 18 dated Act). 19 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 20 MENTS.— 21 (1) DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.—Funds appro- 22 priated under title I of this Act under the heading 23 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that are made available for 24 lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be sub- 25 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 771 1 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appro- 2 priations. 3 (2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 4 this Act that are made available for the following 5 programs and activities shall be subject to the reg- 6 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 7 Appropriations: 8 (A) the Global Engagement Center; 9 (B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 10 initiatives; 11 (C) community-based police assistance con- 12 ducted pursuant to the authority of section 13 7035(a)(1) of this Act; 14 (D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 15 and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 16 (E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 17 (F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 18 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 19 (G) the Gender Equity and Equality Ac- 20 tion Fund; and 21 (H) funds specifically allocated for the 22 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In- 23 vestment. 24 (3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE- 25 DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 772 1 and procedures, including relating to the use of con- 2 sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 3 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 4 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations. 6 (4) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 7 and certifications, and any other documents, re- 8 quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 9 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 10 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 11 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 12 that have received assistance provided with funds 13 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 14 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 15 operations, and related programs, shall be concur- 16 rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 17 tions and shall include information about the source 18 of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 19 known at the time of submission. 20 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 21 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 22 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap- 23 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 24 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica- 25 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 773 1 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 2 State and USAID Administrator, as applicable, shall 3 promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 4 of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 5 for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 6 the type and amount of assistance, a description of the 7 incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 8 response of the Department of State or USAID, as appro- 9 priate. 10 (k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The 11 Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States 12 Agency for International Development, the Chief Execu- 13 tive Officer of the United States International Develop- 14 ment Finance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Offi- 15 cer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall consult 16 with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7 days 17 prior to informing a government of, or publicly announc- 18 ing a decision on, the suspension or early termination of 19 assistance to a country or a territory, including as a result 20 of an interagency review of such assistance, from funds 21 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 22 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 23 related programs: Provided, That such consultation shall 24 include a detailed justification for such suspension, includ- 25 ing a description of the assistance being suspended. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 774 1 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 2 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 3 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 4 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 5 III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non- 6 governmental organization, including any contractor, 7 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 8 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 9 the Department of State and the United States Agency 10 for International Development. 11 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 12 (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 13 (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 14 to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 15 made available by this Act shall be posted on the 16 public website of such agency not later than 45 days 17 following the receipt of such report by Congress. 18 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 19 if— 20 (A) the head of such agency determines 21 and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 23 such report that— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 775 1 (i) the public posting of the report 2 would compromise national security, in- 3 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 4 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 5 other privileged information; or 6 (B) the public posting of the report is spe- 7 cifically exempted in House Report 118–146, 8 Senate Report 118–71, or the explanatory 9 statement described in section 4 (in the matter 10 preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 11 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 12 only after the report has been made available to the 13 Committees on Appropriations. 14 (4) The head of the agency posting such report 15 shall do so in a central location on the public website 16 of such agency. 17 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER- 18 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and 19 USAID Administrator shall— 20 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di- 21 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 22 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu- 23 tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva- 24 tion of all records made or received in the conduct March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 776 1 of official business, including record emails, instant 2 messaging, and other online tools; 3 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act under 4 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 5 Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Ex- 6 penses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, 7 as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage- 8 ment pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 9 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other ap- 10 plicable Federal records management statutes, regu- 11 lations, or policies for the Department of State and 12 USAID; 13 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 14 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 15 employees belong to the Federal Government; 16 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre- 17 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 18 and retrieving Federal records, including requests 19 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 20 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 21 Information Act’’); and 22 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti- 23 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 24 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 25 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 777 1 remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 2 guidance related to the control of national security 3 information, and implement the recommendations of 4 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In- 5 spector General. 6 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 7 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 8 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu- 9 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 10 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 11 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 12 determination and any resulting changes to program or 13 policy. 14 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 15 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 16 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 17 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 18 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor- 19 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 20 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 21 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist- 22 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 23 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 24 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 25 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 778 1 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 2 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 3 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 4 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 5 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 6 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 7 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 8 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 9 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 10 such country or organization would violate any of the 11 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri- 12 lizations. 13 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 14 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 15 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 16 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe- 17 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 18 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat- 19 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro- 20 vided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 21 and international organizations shall serve as the amounts 22 for such countries and international organizations trans- 23 mitted to Congress in the report required by section 24 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall 25 be made available for such foreign countries and inter- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 779 1 national organizations notwithstanding the date of the 2 transmission of such report. 3 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 4 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 5 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 6 national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 7 to 10 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 8 the respective tables included in the explanatory statement 9 described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 10 A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such percent- 11 age may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State or 12 USAID Administrator, as applicable, determines and re- 13 ports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on 14 a case-by-case basis that such deviation is necessary to 15 respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or 16 to address other exceptional circumstances directly related 17 to the national security interest of the United States, in- 18 cluding a description of such events or circumstances: Pro- 19 vided further, That deviations pursuant to the preceding 20 proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 21 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 22 propriations. 23 (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 24 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 25 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 780 1 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 2 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 3 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 4 (1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 5 (A) funds for which the initial period of 6 availability has expired; and 7 (B) amounts designated by this Act as 8 minimum funding requirements. 9 (2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate 10 from amounts designated in the respective tables in- 11 cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec- 12 tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 13 consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table in- 14 cluded under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ 15 in such statement. 16 (3) With respect to the amounts designated for 17 ‘‘Global Programs’’ in the table under the heading 18 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ included in the explana- 19 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 20 preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the 21 matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) 22 of this section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 23 percent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the provisos in such 24 subsection (b) shall not apply. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 781 1 (e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad- 2 ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 3 shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 4 in House Report 118–146, Senate Report 118–71, and the 5 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat- 6 ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless 7 otherwise directed in such explanatory statement. 8 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 9 under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 10 and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be in- 11 cluded for purposes of meeting amounts designated for 12 countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically 13 designated as the source of funds. 14 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 15 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other- 16 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 17 pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi- 18 lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 19 unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 20 the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 21 justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 22 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 23 lated programs or previously authorized by an Act of Con- 24 gress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notifica- 25 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, in- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 782 1 cluding the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject 2 of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria- 3 tions and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days 4 in advance of the pledge. 5 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 6 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 7 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX- 8 PORTS.— 9 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 10 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 11 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 12 foreign government which provides lethal military 13 equipment to a country the government of which the 14 Secretary of State has determined supports inter- 15 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 16 the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 17 4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 18 section with respect to a foreign government shall 19 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 20 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 21 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili- 22 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 23 into after October 1, 1997. 24 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 25 paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 783 1 may be furnished if the President determines that to 2 do so is important to the national interest of the 3 United States. 4 (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 5 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi- 6 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 8 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 9 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 10 amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 11 how the assistance furthers the United States na- 12 tional interest. 13 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 14 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi- 15 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 16 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 17 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 18 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 19 shall not be made available to any foreign govern- 20 ment which the President determines— 21 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 22 any individual or group which has committed 23 an act of international terrorism; 24 (B) otherwise supports international ter- 25 rorism; or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 784 1 (C) is controlled by an organization des- 2 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec- 3 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 4 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 5 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 6 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 7 President determines that national security or hu- 8 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 9 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 10 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 11 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 12 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica- 13 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 14 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 15 priations. 16 AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 17 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 18 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel- 19 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith- 20 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 21 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori- 22 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For- 23 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 24 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na- 25 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 785 1 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 2 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 3 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de- 4 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in- 5 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 6 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 7 for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 8 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 9 Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac- 10 tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re- 11 gional, and central program level funding within each such 12 account, and for the development assistance accounts of 13 the United States Agency for International Development, 14 ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered 15 to include central, country, regional, and program level 16 funding, either as— 17 (1) justified to Congress; or 18 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac- 19 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 20 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi- 21 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 786 1 AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 2 FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL- 3 OPMENT FOUNDATION 4 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 5 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 6 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria- 7 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 8 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi- 9 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 10 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 11 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con- 12 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro- 13 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 14 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 15 days of taking such action. 16 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 17 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 18 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 19 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 20 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im- 21 port Bank and the United States International Develop- 22 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 23 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 24 commitments for establishing or expanding production of 25 any commodity for export by any country other than the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 787 1 United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 2 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca- 3 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist- 4 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro- 5 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro- 6 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 7 Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 8 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 9 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 10 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 11 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 12 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 13 shall not prohibit— 14 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 15 sistance from the International Development Asso- 16 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 17 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 18 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 19 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 20 is furnished; or 21 (2) activities in a country the President deter- 22 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 23 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 24 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 25 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 788 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 2 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im- 3 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con- 4 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro- 5 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 6 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 7 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 8 this subsection shall not prohibit— 9 (1) activities designed to increase food security 10 in developing countries where such activities will not 11 have a significant impact on the export of agricul- 12 tural commodities of the United States; 13 (2) research activities intended primarily to 14 benefit United States producers; 15 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 16 sistance from the International Development Asso- 17 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 18 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 19 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 20 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 21 is furnished; or 22 (4) activities in a country the President deter- 23 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 24 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 789 1 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 2 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 3 States executive director of each international financial in- 4 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 5 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 6 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 7 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 8 for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 9 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 10 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 11 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 12 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 13 CURRENCIES.— 14 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 15 the government of a foreign country under chapters 16 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 17 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 18 which result in the generation of local currencies of 19 that country, the Administrator of the United States 20 Agency for International Development shall— 21 (A) require that local currencies be depos- 22 ited in a separate account established by that 23 government; 24 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov- 25 ernment which sets forth— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 790 1 (i) the amount of the local currencies 2 to be generated; and 3 (ii) the terms and conditions under 4 which the currencies so deposited may be 5 utilized, consistent with this section; and 6 (C) establish by agreement with that gov- 7 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 8 government to monitor and account for deposits 9 into and disbursements from the separate ac- 10 count. 11 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 12 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur- 13 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 14 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur- 15 rencies, shall be used only— 16 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 17 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist- 18 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 19 purposes as— 20 (i) project and sector assistance activi- 21 ties; or 22 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 23 (B) for the administrative requirements of 24 the United States Government. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 791 1 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 2 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 3 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 4 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 5 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 6 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 7 (a)(2). 8 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO- 9 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun- 10 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 11 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 12 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 13 funds which remain in a separate account estab- 14 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 15 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov- 16 ernment of that country and the United States Gov- 17 ernment. 18 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail- 20 able to the government of a foreign country, under 21 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 22 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 23 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 24 country shall be required to maintain such funds in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 792 1 a separate account and not commingle with any 2 other funds. 3 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 4 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 5 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon- 6 sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 7 provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan- 8 atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac- 9 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re- 10 port No. 98–1159). 11 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 12 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec- 13 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica- 14 tion through the regular notification procedures of 15 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in- 16 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro- 17 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis- 18 cussion of the United States interests that will be 19 served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 20 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 21 be promoted by such assistance). 22 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 23 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para- 24 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro- 25 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 793 1 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 2 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN- 3 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 4 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 5 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 6 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 7 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 8 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 9 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 10 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 11 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 12 using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 13 in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 14 the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 15 tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in- 16 cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 17 assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 18 such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 19 subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu- 20 tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza- 21 tions contained in this or any other Act. 22 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2024, re- 23 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 24 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re- 25 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 794 1 Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 2 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 3 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 4 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg- 5 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 6 priations. 7 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 8 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 9 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 10 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup- 11 port international terrorism; or 12 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 13 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 14 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 15 country that violates internationally recognized 16 human rights. 17 PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 18 SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con- 19 sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 20 Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of di- 21 vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 22 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, should 23 prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 24 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 25 Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 795 1 cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 2 business interests in the country in which each Chief of 3 Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create 4 and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro- 5 tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro- 6 vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 7 Resource Request shall include amounts required to 8 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 9 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title 10 VII of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of 11 State shall annually assess training needs across the eco- 12 nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 13 after a review of course offerings, course attendance 14 records, and course evaluation results, that current offer- 15 ings meet training needs. 16 (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di- 17 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 18 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 19 United States business interests in the development and 20 execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 21 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv- 22 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 23 Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 796 1 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2 SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of the 3 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 4 tor of each international financial institution to use the 5 voice of the United States to encourage such institution 6 to adopt and implement a publicly available policy, includ- 7 ing the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, 8 to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effec- 9 tiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, pro- 10 grams, and significant analytical non-lending activities in 11 advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and 12 promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with rel- 13 evant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such 14 loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accu- 15 rate data and objective analysis. 16 (b) SAFEGUARDS.— 17 (1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury 18 shall instruct the United States Executive Director 19 of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 20 Development and the International Development As- 21 sociation to use the voice and vote of the United 22 States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 23 if such institution has adopted and is implementing 24 any social or environmental safeguard relevant to 25 such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 797 1 less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect 2 on September 30, 2015. 3 (2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST 4 PRACTICES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 5 struct the United States executive director of each 6 international financial institution to use the voice 7 and vote of the United States to oppose loans or 8 other financing for projects unless such projects— 9 (A) provide for accountability and trans- 10 parency, including the collection, verification, 11 and publication of beneficial ownership informa- 12 tion related to extractive industries and on-site 13 monitoring during the life of the project; 14 (B) will be developed and carried out in ac- 15 cordance with best practices regarding environ- 16 mental conservation, cultural protection, and 17 empowerment of local populations, including 18 free, prior and informed consent of affected In- 19 digenous communities; 20 (C) do not provide incentives for, or facili- 21 tate, forced displacement or other violations of 22 human rights; and 23 (D) do not partner with or otherwise in- 24 volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 25 armed forces. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 798 1 (c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appro- 2 priated under title V of this Act may be made as payment 3 to any international financial institution while the United 4 States executive director to such institution is com- 5 pensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 6 whatever compensation such executive director receives 7 from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 8 for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the 9 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 10 States Code, or while any alternate United States execu- 11 tive director to such institution is compensated by the in- 12 stitution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 13 individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive 14 Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 15 Code. 16 (d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 17 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 18 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 19 of the United States to promote human rights due dili- 20 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 21 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution 22 in accordance with the requirements specified under this 23 section in Senate Report 118–71. 24 (e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 25 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 799 1 tor of each international financial institution to use the 2 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 3 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 4 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 5 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 6 (f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 7 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 8 executive director of each international financial institu- 9 tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 10 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max- 11 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 12 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 13 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com- 14 pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu- 15 tion. 16 (g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 17 of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 18 director of each international financial institution to use 19 the voice of the United States to encourage such institu- 20 tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro- 21 cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 22 States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia- 23 tion, including— 24 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 25 and lawful public disclosure; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 800 1 (2) legal burdens of proof; 2 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia- 3 tion; 4 (4) access to binding independent adjudicative 5 bodies, including shared cost and selection external 6 arbitration; and 7 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 8 retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 9 prior employment. 10 (h) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 11 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 12 States executive director of each international financial in- 13 stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 14 independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 15 and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 16 United States to provide due process and fair compensa- 17 tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 18 who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia- 19 tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 20 (i) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act may be made available to support a 22 new capital increase for an international financial institu- 23 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 24 such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treas- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 801 1 ury determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 2 priations that— 3 (1) the institution has completed a thorough 4 analysis of the development challenges facing the rel- 5 evant geographical region, the role of the institution 6 in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 7 other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 8 to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in- 9 stitution; and 10 (2) the governors of such institution have ap- 11 proved the capital increase. 12 (j) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 13 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 14 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 15 detailing any funding provided in the prior calendar year 16 by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the Depart- 17 ment of the Treasury to the People’s Republic of China 18 or any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc- 19 tions by the United States. 20 ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 21 SEC. 7030. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 22 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 23 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initia- 24 tive to enhance the economic security and stability of the 25 United States and partner countries, including through ef- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 802 1 forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That such 2 funds are in addition to funds otherwise made available 3 for such purposes by this Act, including funds made avail- 4 able under the heading ‘‘Treasury International Assist- 5 ance Programs’’: Provided further, That funds made avail- 6 able by this subsection may only be made available fol- 7 lowing consultation with, and the regular notification pro- 8 cedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and shall 9 include— 10 (1) not less than $55,000,000 for strategic in- 11 frastructure investments, which shall be adminis- 12 tered by the Secretary of State in consultation with 13 the heads of other relevant Federal agencies: Pro- 14 vided, That such funds may be transferred to, and 15 merged with, funds appropriated by this Act to the 16 Export-Import Bank of the United States under the 17 heading ‘‘Program Account’’, to the United States 18 International Development Finance Corporation 19 under the heading ‘‘Corporate Capital Account’’, and 20 under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agen- 21 cy’’: Provided further, That such transfer authority 22 is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 23 vided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject 24 to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 25 mittees on Appropriations; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 803 1 (2) not less than $50,000,000 to enhance crit- 2 ical mineral supply chain security; 3 (3) not less than $60,000,000 for economic re- 4 silience programs administered by the Administrator 5 of the United States Agency for International Devel- 6 opment, consistent with the strategy required in sub- 7 section (d); and 8 (4) not less than $50,000,000 for the Cyber- 9 space, Digital Connectivity, and Related Tech- 10 nologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of 11 Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Pro- 12 vided, That the authority of section 592(f) of such 13 Act may apply to amounts made available for such 14 Fund under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 15 and such funds may be made available for the Dig- 16 ital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership pro- 17 gram consistent with section 6306 of the Depart- 18 ment of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F 19 of Public Law 118–31): Provided further, That 20 funds made available pursuant to this paragraph are 21 in addition to funds otherwise made available for 22 such purposes and shall be coordinated with the 23 USAID Administrator, including for relevant 24 USAID programming. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 804 1 (b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under 2 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 3 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and 4 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 5 State, foreign operations, and related programs, including 6 funds made available pursuant to this section, may be 7 made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of 8 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees 9 for Egypt, Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and 10 Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided and which 11 shall be administered by the United States Agency for 12 International Development unless otherwise provided for 13 by this Act or any other provision of law: Provided, That 14 amounts made available under this subsection for the costs 15 of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for 16 the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a 17 country: Provided further, That funds made available pur- 18 suant to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject 19 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 20 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 21 Committees on Appropriations. 22 (c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH- 23 NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 24 (1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 25 the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 805 1 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 2 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 3 International Technology Security and Innovation 4 Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer 5 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 6 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac- 7 counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 8 table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech- 9 nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the ex- 10 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the 11 matter preceding division A of this consolidated 12 Act): Provided, That such funds shall be subject to 13 prior consultation with, and the regular notification 14 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (2) Neither the President nor his designee may 16 allocate any amounts that are made available for 17 any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 18 CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak- 19 ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 20 year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 21 ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 22 fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 23 not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot- 24 ment of amounts for continuing administration of 25 programs allocated using funds transferred from the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 806 1 CHIPS for America International Technology Secu- 2 rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 3 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 4 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 5 amounts that are no more than the allocation for 6 such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 7 (3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis- 8 sion of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Sec- 9 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 10 Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 11 by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus- 12 tifications, for amounts made available under section 13 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 14 2025. 15 (4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 16 Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 17 the status of balances of projects and activities fund- 18 ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech- 19 nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 20 allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub- 21 section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 22 unobligated funds. 23 (5) Amounts transferred to the Export-Import 24 Bank and the United States International Develop- 25 ment Finance Corporation pursuant to the transfer March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 807 1 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) may be 3 made available for the costs of direct loans and loan 4 guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 5 loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 6 Budget Act of 1974. 7 (d) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act and following consultation 9 with the Committees on Appropriations, the Secretary of 10 State, Secretary of the Treasury, and USAID Adminis- 11 trator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 12 Federal agencies, shall jointly submit a strategy to the 13 Committees on Appropriations detailing the planned uses 14 of funds provided by this Act, prior Acts making appro- 15 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 16 and related programs, and other Acts, consistent with the 17 purposes of this section, including through cooperation 18 with the private sector. 19 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 20 ANTI-CORRUPTION 21 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN- 22 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 23 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 24 this Act may be made available for direct govern- 25 ment-to-government assistance only if— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 808 1 (A) the requirements included in section 2 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 3 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 4 grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 5 Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 6 (B) the government of the recipient coun- 7 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 8 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 9 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 10 may only be made available for direct government- 11 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta- 12 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 13 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 14 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 15 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 16 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require- 17 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 18 government-to-government assistance in excess of 19 $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash trans- 20 fer, budget support, and cash payments to individ- 21 uals. 22 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin- 23 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 24 national Development or the Secretary of State, as 25 appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 809 1 government assistance if the Administrator or the 2 Secretary has credible information of material mis- 3 use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 4 the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro- 5 priations that it is in the national interest of the 6 United States to continue such assistance, including 7 a justification, or that such misuse has been appro- 8 priately addressed. 9 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec- 10 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 11 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2025 12 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 13 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 14 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 15 and type of assistance. 16 (5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 17 None of the funds made available by this Act may 18 be used by the government of any foreign country 19 for debt service payments owed by any country to 20 any international financial institution or to the Gov- 21 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 22 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS- 23 PARENCY.— 24 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL 25 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 810 1 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re- 2 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern- 3 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 4 as identified in the report required by section 5 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 6 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 7 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 8 (2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 9 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 10 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 11 the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up- 12 date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 13 ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 14 requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 15 determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis- 16 cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De- 17 partment of State website: Provided, That such re- 18 port shall include the elements included under this 19 section in House Report 118–146. 20 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of 21 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 22 ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail- 23 able for programs and activities to assist govern- 24 ments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to im- 25 prove budget transparency and to support civil soci- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 811 1 ety organizations in such countries that promote 2 budget transparency. 3 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 4 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 5 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 6 their immediate family members about whom 7 the Secretary of State has credible information 8 have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig- 9 nificant corruption, including corruption related 10 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 11 gross violation of human rights, including the 12 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 13 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 14 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 15 entry into the United States. 16 (B) Concurrent with the application of 17 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap- 18 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For- 19 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas- 20 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 21 authorities in accordance with United States 22 law to block the transfer of property and inter- 23 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 24 in the United States involving any person de- 25 scribed in such subparagraph. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 812 1 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 2 privately designate or identify the officials of 3 foreign governments and their immediate family 4 members about whom the Secretary has such 5 credible information without regard to whether 6 the individual has applied for a visa. 7 (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli- 8 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 9 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 10 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec- 11 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli- 12 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 13 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 14 shall be construed to derogate from United States 15 Government obligations under applicable inter- 16 national agreements. 17 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap- 18 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter- 19 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na- 20 tional interest or that the circumstances which 21 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 22 sufficiently. 23 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 24 date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 25 thereafter until September 30, 2025, the Secretary March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 813 1 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 2 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 3 committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de- 4 scribing the information related to corruption or vio- 5 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi- 6 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 7 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ- 8 uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur- 9 suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli- 10 gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 11 of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 12 the justification for each waiver. 13 (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 14 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 15 shall be posted on the Department of State website. 16 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para- 17 graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart- 18 ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 19 of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 20 refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 21 States shall not be considered confidential. 22 (d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 23 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 24 Act shall be made available to promote and support 25 transparency and accountability of expenditures and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 814 1 revenues related to the extraction of natural re- 2 sources, including by strengthening implementation 3 and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans- 4 parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec- 5 tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 6 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 7 and the amendments made by such section, and to 8 prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for tech- 9 nical assistance to promote independent audit mech- 10 anisms and support civil society participation in nat- 11 ural resource management. 12 (2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT 13 AUDITS.— 14 (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 15 struct the executive director of each inter- 16 national financial institution to use the voice 17 and vote of the United States to oppose any as- 18 sistance by such institutions (including any 19 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun- 20 try for the extraction and export of a natural 21 resource if the government of such country has 22 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre- 23 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 24 payments as required by United States law, and 25 unless such government has adopted laws, regu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 815 1 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as- 2 sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 3 account for and publicly disclose payments to 4 the government by companies involved in the 5 extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 6 include independent auditing of accounts receiv- 7 ing such payments and the public disclosure of 8 such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 9 agreement and bidding documents, as appro- 10 priate. 11 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 12 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 13 building the capacity of such government to 14 meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 15 (e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro- 16 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 17 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro- 18 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 19 of additional information on United States Government 20 foreign assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 21 website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 22 this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist- 23 ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart- 24 ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter- 25 national Development. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 816 1 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 2 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 4 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As- 5 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 6 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- 7 tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 8 Law Enforcement’’, $2,900,000,000 should be made 9 available for democracy programs. 10 (2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available 11 for democracy programs under the headings ‘‘Eco- 12 nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 13 Eurasia and Central Asia’’ pursuant to paragraph 14 (1), not less than $117,040,000 shall be made avail- 15 able to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 16 and Labor, Department of State. 17 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 18 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 19 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub- 20 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow- 21 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not- 22 withstanding any other provision of law, and with 23 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 24 (NED), any regulation. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 817 1 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 2 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 3 to the authority of the National Endowment for De- 4 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ- 5 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene- 6 ficiaries. 7 (c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 8 purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de- 9 mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 10 governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 11 expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 12 rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 13 law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo- 14 cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or- 15 ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 16 development of democratic states and institutions that are 17 responsive and accountable to citizens. 18 (d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail- 19 able pursuant to subsection (a) to strengthen ministries 20 and agencies should be prioritized in countries that dem- 21 onstrate a strong commitment to the separation of powers, 22 checks and balances, the rule of law, and credible electoral 23 processes. 24 (e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN- 25 TERFERENCE.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 818 1 (1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro- 2 vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 3 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 4 the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici- 5 pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 6 approval by the government of any foreign country. 7 (2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER 8 INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State, in con- 9 sultation with the Administrator of the United 10 States Agency for International Development, deter- 11 mines that the government of the country is un- 12 democratic or has engaged in or condoned harass- 13 ment, threats, or attacks against organizations im- 14 plementing democracy programs, any new bilateral 15 agreement governing the terms and conditions under 16 which assistance is provided to such country shall 17 not require the disclosure of the names of imple- 18 menting partners of democracy programs, and the 19 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 20 shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 21 existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to con- 22 form to this requirement. 23 (f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.— 24 USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit- 25 ical competition and consensus building programs abroad March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 819 1 with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec- 2 ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 3 agreements in implementing such programs. 4 (g) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 5 JOURNALISTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 6 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy 7 Fund’’ shall be made available to support and protect civil 8 society activists and journalists who have been threatened, 9 harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with 10 the United States Agency for Global Media. 11 (h) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND 12 INDEPENDENT MEDIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act 13 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 14 made available for programs to protect international free- 15 dom of expression and independent media, including 16 through multilateral initiatives. 17 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 18 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- 19 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 20 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 21 for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart- 22 ment of State. 23 (b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 24 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ- 25 racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 820 1 shall be made available for international religious freedom 2 programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the 3 headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra- 4 tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for 5 humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 6 ethnic and religious minorities: Provided, That funds made 7 available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup- 8 port Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this sec- 9 tion shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large 10 for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with 11 other relevant United States Government officials, and 12 shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 13 on Appropriations. 14 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 15 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 16 of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 17 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 18 available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 19 assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 20 Syria. 21 (d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 22 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 23 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 24 J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 25 fiscal year 2024. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 821 1 SPECIAL PROVISIONS 2 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL- 3 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 4 in title III of this Act that are made available for victims 5 of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to com- 6 bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf- 7 ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 8 provision of law. 9 (b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 10 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 11 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 12 than $20,000,000 shall be made available for foren- 13 sic anthropology assistance related to the exhuma- 14 tion and identification of victims of war crimes, 15 crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall 16 be administered by the Assistant Secretary for De- 17 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 18 State: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition 19 to funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 20 making appropriations for the Department of State, 21 foreign operations, and related programs for assist- 22 ance for countries. 23 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 24 the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 25 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 822 1 be made available for DNA forensic technology pro- 2 grams to combat human trafficking in Central 3 America and Mexico. 4 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 5 the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 6 Agency for International Development, from this or any 7 other Act that remain available for obligation may be 8 made available as a general contribution to the World 9 Food Programme. 10 (d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 11 (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro- 12 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 13 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 14 made available to carry out the Program for Re- 15 search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 16 Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 17 authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 18 and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 19 (2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 20 Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak- 21 ing appropriations for the Department of State, for- 22 eign operations, and related programs under the 23 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist- 24 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 25 made available as contributions to establish and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 823 1 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 2 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 3 Appropriations. 4 (3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 5 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 6 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 7 Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 8 partnerships, including partnerships with philan- 9 thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 10 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 11 funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 12 may only be made available following prior consulta- 13 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 14 the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (4) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Of the amounts 16 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Dip- 17 lomatic Programs’’, up to $500,000 may be made 18 available for grants pursuant to section 504 of the 19 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 20 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate col- 21 laboration with Indigenous communities. 22 (5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 23 may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 24 III to make innovation incentive awards in accord- 25 ance with the terms and conditions of section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 824 1 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 2 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 3 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that 4 each individual award may not exceed $500,000. 5 (6) DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES.— 6 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 7 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and made available for 8 the Development Innovation Ventures program may 9 be made available for the purposes of chapter I of 10 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 11 (7) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 12 the funds made available by this Act may be used 13 to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis- 14 tered by the Department of State to implement the 15 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 16 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 17 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu- 18 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 19 551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 20 such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 21 funds made available for such purpose shall only be 22 made available after consultation with, and subject 23 to the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 24 mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro- 25 posed modification would affect the public diplomacy March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 825 1 goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 2 United States: Provided further, That such consulta- 3 tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 4 the publication in the Federal Register of any regu- 5 latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro- 6 gram. 7 (8) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 8 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 9 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 10 programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 11 grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 12 designated by Congress as an emergency require- 13 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 14 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- 15 icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 16 payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 17 division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria- 18 tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 19 That funds made available pursuant to this para- 20 graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 21 Committees on Appropriations. 22 (9) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Subsection (b) of section 23 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 24 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended as follows— 25 (A) in paragraph (3)(F)— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 826 1 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ 2 and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 3 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 4 in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘38,500’’ 5 and inserting ‘‘50,500’’; and 6 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Decem- 7 ber 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 8 31, 2025’’; and 9 (B) in paragraph (13), in the matter pre- 10 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘January 11 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2026’’. 12 (e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 13 vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak- 14 ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 15 vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad- 16 ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com- 17 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 18 and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 19 for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi- 20 ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 21 of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap- 22 plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 23 case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea- 24 sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec- 25 retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 827 1 terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative 2 agreements or require an awardee to restrict the award 3 of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award based on information 4 in connection with a partner vetting program. 5 (f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2024, the 6 President may use up to $125,000,000 under the author- 7 ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 8 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 9 (g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec- 10 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 11 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern- 12 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 13 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 14 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc- 15 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 16 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 17 withholding funds under this subsection. 18 (h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY 19 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 20 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 21 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 22 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 23 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2024, at no later than the end 24 of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 25 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 828 1 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 2 be transferred. 3 (i) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES 4 OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANI- 5 ZATIONS.—The terms and conditions of section 7034(k) 6 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 7 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of 8 Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 9 year 2024. 10 (j) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart- 11 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 12 Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 13 260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. 14 (k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 15 (1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The 16 authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup- 17 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 18 111–32) shall remain in effect through September 19 30, 2024. 20 (2) CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 21 Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro- 22 grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101– 23 167) is amended— 24 (A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 25 note)— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 829 1 (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 2 ‘‘and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, and 3 2024’’; and 4 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 5 ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting 6 ‘‘2024’’; and 7 (B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 8 note), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘2024’’. 10 (3) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AF- 11 GHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STA- 12 TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 13 any employee of the Special Inspector General for 14 Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 15 at least 12 months of continuous service after enact- 16 ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 17 which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 18 shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 19 any position in the competitive service for which the 20 employee possesses the required qualifications. 21 (4) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 22 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 23 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi- 24 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef- 25 fect during fiscal year 2024. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 830 1 (5) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 2 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 3 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi- 4 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef- 5 fect during fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied to 6 funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 7 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 8 (6) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO 9 ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 10 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 11 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 12 under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 13 (A) in the matter preceding the first pro- 14 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and in- 15 serting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and 16 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 17 ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 18 tember 30, 2029’’. 19 (7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV- 20 ICES CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The authority pro- 21 vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 22 Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As- 23 sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 24 effect through September 30, 2024. 25 (l) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 831 1 (1) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appro- 2 priated by this Act that are made available for moni- 3 toring and evaluation of assistance under the head- 4 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis- 5 aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee As- 6 sistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 7 systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 8 from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and rel- 9 evance of such assistance: Provided, That not later 10 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 11 Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Adminis- 12 trator shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions, and post on their respective websites, updated 14 procedures for implementing partners that receive 15 funds under such headings for regularly and system- 16 atically collecting and responding to such feedback, 17 including guidelines for the reporting on actions 18 taken in response to the feedback received: Provided 19 further, That the Secretary of State and USAID Ad- 20 ministrator shall regularly— 21 (A) conduct oversight to ensure that such 22 feedback is regularly collected and used by im- 23 plementing partners to maximize the cost-effec- 24 tiveness and utility of such assistance; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 832 1 (B) consult with the Committees on Appro- 2 priations on the results of such oversight. 3 (2) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated 4 by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 5 $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 6 shall be made available for impact evaluations, in- 7 cluding ex-post evaluations, of the effectiveness and 8 sustainability of United States Government-funded 9 assistance programs: Provided, That of the funds 10 made available pursuant to this paragraph, 11 $10,000,000 shall be administered in coordination 12 with the Office of the Chief Economist, USAID, and 13 may be used for administrative expenses of such Of- 14 fice: Provided further, That funds made available 15 pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds 16 otherwise made available for such purposes. 17 (m) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 18 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab- 19 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper- 20 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 21 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 22 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 23 survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 24 diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals 25 and other products, subject to the terms and conditions March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 833 1 in such section: Provided, That the authority in section 2 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 3 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 4 Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant Admin- 5 istrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds 6 deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 7 other products, and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 8 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 9 vided further, That the Secretary of State shall include 10 in the congressional budget justification an accounting of 11 budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reim- 12 bursements related to such fund. 13 (n) LOCAL WORKS.— 14 (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 15 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 16 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 17 $100,000,000 shall be made available for Local 18 Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 19 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 20 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 21 113–235), which may remain available until Sep- 22 tember 30, 2028. 23 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 24 section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 25 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 834 1 Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli- 2 gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter- 3 national, and United States-based nongovernmental 4 organizations, educational institutions, and other 5 small entities that have received less than a total of 6 $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 7 years: Provided, That departments or centers of 8 such educational institutions may be considered indi- 9 vidually in determining such eligibility. 10 (o) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 11 Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 12 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 13 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect 14 during fiscal year 2024. 15 (p) EXTENSION.—Section 7034(r) of the Department 16 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap- 17 propriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117– 18 103) shall apply during fiscal year 2024. 19 (q) STAFF CARE SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATION- 20 ALS.—Up to $50,000 of the funds appropriated by this 21 Act and prior acts making appropriations for the Depart- 22 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 23 that are made available to carry out section 7901 of title 24 5, United States Code, may be used by USAID to provide March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 835 1 services to individuals who have served as locally employed 2 staff of the USAID mission in Afghanistan. 3 (r) WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the funds 4 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 5 Support Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 6 available for the purposes authorized by section 2015 of 7 Public Law 107–206, as amended by section 7073 of the 8 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 9 Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public 10 Law 117–328), including not less than $2,500,000 as a 11 contribution to the Trust Fund for Victims. 12 (s) DEFINITIONS.— 13 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 14 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 15 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 16 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro- 17 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 18 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af- 19 fairs of the House of Representatives. 20 (2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 21 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 22 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro- 23 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 24 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 836 1 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re- 2 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 3 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 4 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu- 5 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon- 6 struction and Development, the International Devel- 7 opment Association, the International Finance Cor- 8 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 9 International Monetary Fund, the International 10 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De- 11 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 12 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 13 American Development Bank, the European Bank 14 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 15 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 16 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 17 (4) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 18 the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 19 Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 20 Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 21 Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 22 Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Inde- 23 pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde- 24 pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 837 1 Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 2 Vanuatu. 3 (5) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 4 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap- 5 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 6 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 7 minimum, a description of— 8 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 9 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 10 achieving such goals; 11 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac- 12 count; 13 (C) how such funds will complement other 14 ongoing or planned programs; and 15 (D) implementing partners, to the max- 16 imum extent practicable. 17 (6) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref- 18 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 19 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 20 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 21 programs shall be deemed to include any successor 22 operating unit performing the same or similar func- 23 tions. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 838 1 (7) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 2 means the United States Agency for International 3 Development. 4 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 5 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 6 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 7 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 8 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 9 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As- 10 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 11 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 12 and accountability of civilian police authority 13 through training and technical assistance in human 14 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 15 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 16 police roles that support democratic governance, in- 17 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 18 respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 19 and foster improved police relations with the com- 20 munities they serve. 21 (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 22 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 23 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 24 Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 25 Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 839 1 ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 2 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas- 3 ualty training and equipment in an amount 4 above the prior fiscal year. 5 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com- 6 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 7 component of any package of lethal assistance 8 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 9 under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 10 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 11 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara- 12 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un- 13 less the Secretary determines that such country 14 has in place, to the maximum extent prac- 15 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat- 16 ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 17 standards recommended by the Committee on 18 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur- 19 ther, That any such training and equipment for 20 combat casualty care shall be made available 21 through an open and competitive process. 22 (3) CASUALTY REHABILITATION.—Of the funds 23 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 24 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ in this Act and 25 prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 840 1 ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 2 grams, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made avail- 3 able for a program to provide medical and casualty 4 rehabilitation services, consistent with the purposes 5 under this section in the explanatory statement de- 6 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 7 A of this consolidated Act). 8 (4) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL 9 HUMANITARIAN LAW.—The Secretary of State shall 10 offer training related to the requirements of inter- 11 national humanitarian law as a component of any 12 package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 13 funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace- 14 keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 15 ing Program’’: Provided, That the requirement of 16 this paragraph shall not apply to a country that is 17 a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 18 (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated by 19 section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 20 1961, or is complying with international humani- 21 tarian law: Provided further, That any such training 22 shall be made available through an open and com- 23 petitive process. 24 (5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.— 25 Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 841 1 ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 2 Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 3 Law Enforcement’’ shall be made available for as- 4 sistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign 5 prisons and other detention facilities, notwith- 6 standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act 7 of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State and 8 the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 9 Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses 10 of such funds prior to obligation and not later than 11 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro- 12 vided further, That such funds shall be in addition 13 to funds otherwise made available by this Act for 14 such purpose. 15 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 16 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU- 17 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap- 18 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 19 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 20 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 21 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 22 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 23 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 24 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE- 25 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 842 1 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 2 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 3 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 4 2024. 5 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI- 6 CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 7 and subject to the regular notification procedures of 8 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 9 section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 10 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 11 Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- 12 tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 13 procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 14 option to purchase) of defense articles from United 15 States commercial suppliers, not including Major 16 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 17 other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli- 18 cation), if the President determines that there are 19 compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 20 for those defense articles being provided by commer- 21 cial lease rather than by government-to-government 22 sale under such Act. 23 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 24 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu- 25 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 843 1 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 2 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re- 3 main available for obligation until September 30, 4 2026: Provided, That the provision of defense arti- 5 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 6 international organizations from the Fund shall be 7 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 8 (5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 9 AUTHORITY.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 10 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) 11 is amended by striking ‘‘or 2025’’ and inserting 12 ‘‘2025 and 2026’’. 13 (6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwith- 14 standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 15 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 16 articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 17 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 18 may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 19 members of the Armed Forces of the United States 20 engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 21 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 22 Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 23 apply to funds that remain available for obligation 24 in fiscal year 2024. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 844 1 (7) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any 2 other provision of law or regulation, equipment pro- 3 cured with funds appropriated in prior Acts making 4 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 5 operations, and related programs under the heading 6 ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’’ may 7 be used for any other program and in any region: 8 Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to 9 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 10 committees and the regular notification procedures 11 of the Committees on Appropriations. 12 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 13 (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 14 this Act should not be used to support any military 15 training or operations that include child soldiers. 16 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 17 (A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 18 other provision of law, demining equipment 19 available to the United States Agency for Inter- 20 national Development and the Department of 21 State and used in support of the clearance of 22 landmines and unexploded ordnance for human- 23 itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 24 basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 845 1 and conditions as the Secretary of State may 2 prescribe. 3 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 4 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni- 5 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu- 6 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 7 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 8 transferred, unless— 9 (i) the submunitions of the cluster 10 munitions, after arming, do not result in 11 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 12 across the range of intended operational 13 environments, and the agreement applica- 14 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 15 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 16 technology specifies that the cluster muni- 17 tions will only be used against clearly de- 18 fined military targets and will not be used 19 where civilians are known to be present or 20 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 21 (ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 22 transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 23 or permanently disposing of such cluster 24 munitions. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 846 1 (3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 2 State has information that a unit of a foreign secu- 3 rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex- 4 pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 5 the environment or human health, or the fairness of 6 electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo- 7 cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec- 8 retary shall promptly determine if such information 9 is credible: Provided, That if the information is de- 10 termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 11 Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 12 light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 13 control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 14 of State determines that the foreign government is 15 taking effective measures to bring the responsible 16 members of such unit to justice. 17 (4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 18 (A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 19 Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 20 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili- 21 tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 22 State shall consult with each recipient govern- 23 ment to ensure that the LOA between the 24 United States and such recipient government 25 complies with the purposes of section 4 of the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 847 1 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 2 that the defense articles, services, and training 3 procured with funds appropriated under such 4 heading are consistent with United States na- 5 tional security policy. 6 (B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 7 inform the appropriate congressional commit- 8 tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 9 State has credible information that such assist- 10 ance was used in a manner contrary to such 11 agreement. 12 (d) OTHER MATTERS.— 13 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 14 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 15 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- 16 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli- 17 gated and expended during fiscal year 2023, by 18 country and purpose of assistance, under the head- 19 ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 20 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 21 Military Financing Program’’. 22 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE- 23 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 24 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 25 ‘‘military training provided to foreign military per- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 848 1 sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De- 2 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 3 military training provided by foreign governments 4 with funds appropriated to the Department of De- 5 fense or the Department of State, except for train- 6 ing provided by the government of a country des- 7 ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 8 2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 9 That such third-country training shall be clearly 10 identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec- 11 tion 656 of such Act. 12 (3) LEAHY LAW.—For purposes of imple- 13 menting section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 14 of 1961, the term ‘‘credible information’’ means in- 15 formation that, considering the source of such infor- 16 mation and the surrounding circumstances, supports 17 a reasonable belief that a violation has occurred, and 18 shall not be determined solely on the basis of the 19 number of sources; whether the source has been crit- 20 ical of a policy of the United States Government or 21 its security partners; whether the source has a per- 22 sonal connection to the information being reported; 23 or whether the United States Government is able to 24 independently verify the information. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 849 1 COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 2 SYNTHETIC DRUGS 3 SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup- 5 port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 6 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $125,000,000 shall be 7 made available for programs to counter the flow of 8 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 9 into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 10 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 11 purposes. 12 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu- 13 ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 14 (1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 15 precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre- 16 cursor materials to the United States from and 17 through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex- 18 ico, and other countries; 19 (2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 20 building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 21 transnational criminal organizations involved in the 22 production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre- 23 cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 24 (3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 25 Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 850 1 ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 2 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 3 Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 4 (4) engagement, including through multilateral 5 organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 6 action to address the public health and security 7 threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 8 other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 9 Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 10 (c) COUNTER FENTANYL COORDINATION.—The Sec- 11 retary of State shall designate an existing senior official 12 of the Department of State at the rank of Deputy Assist- 13 ant Secretary or above to coordinate counter fentanyl ef- 14 forts, whose responsibilities shall include— 15 (1) ensuring that funds made available pursu- 16 ant to subsection (a) are implemented in a targeted 17 and effective manner, including by providing policy 18 guidance and coordination; and 19 (2) coordinating diplomatic engagement and 20 other activities with the heads of other relevant Fed- 21 eral agencies and domestic and international stake- 22 holders. 23 (d) REPORTS.— 24 (1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation 25 with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 851 1 and not later than 90 days after the date of enact- 2 ment of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate 3 congressional committees detailing and assessing the 4 cooperation of the PRC in countering the flow of 5 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 6 drugs, and describing actions taken by the United 7 States in coordination with other countries to engage 8 the PRC on taking concrete and measurable steps to 9 stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 10 other synthetic drugs from the PRC to other coun- 11 tries: Provided, That such report shall be updated 12 and resubmitted quarterly thereafter until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2025. 14 (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of en- 15 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re- 16 port to the appropriate congressional committees de- 17 tailing how assistance for Mexico is strategically 18 aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl, 19 fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 20 Mexico to the United States. 21 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 22 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 23 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 24 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 852 1 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 2 the appropriate congressional committees that— 3 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 4 state— 5 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 6 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 7 and 8 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 9 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 10 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 11 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 12 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 13 security organizations; and 14 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 15 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 16 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef- 17 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 18 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 19 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 20 context of full and normal relationships, which 21 should include— 22 (A) termination of all claims or states of 23 belligerency; 24 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 25 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 853 1 independence of every state in the area through 2 measures including the establishment of demili- 3 tarized zones; 4 (C) their right to live in peace within se- 5 cure and recognized boundaries free from 6 threats or acts of force; 7 (D) freedom of navigation through inter- 8 national waterways in the area; and 9 (E) a framework for achieving a just set- 10 tlement of the refugee problem. 11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 12 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 13 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 14 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 15 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac- 16 countable governance. 17 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 18 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 19 national security interest of the United States to do so. 20 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 21 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 22 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 23 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 24 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 854 1 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales- 2 tinian Authority’’). 3 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 4 BROADCASTING CORPORATION 5 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other- 6 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 7 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 8 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 9 Corporation. 10 ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 11 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2024, 12 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi- 13 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 14 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 15 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp- 16 troller General of the United States will have access to 17 appropriate United States financial information in order 18 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro- 19 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 20 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 21 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap- 22 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 23 port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 24 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 25 ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 855 1 any individual, private or government entity, or edu- 2 cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 3 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 4 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 5 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 6 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov- 7 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de- 8 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 9 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter- 10 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 11 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 12 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 13 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu- 14 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 15 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 16 (c) PROHIBITION.— 17 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 18 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 19 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 20 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 21 for— 22 (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 23 honoring individuals who commit, or have com- 24 mitted acts of terrorism; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 856 1 (B) any educational institution located in 2 the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 3 individual who the Secretary of State deter- 4 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 5 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE- 6 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 7 of law, none of the funds made available by this or 8 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 9 available by transfer, may be made available for obli- 10 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 11 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 12 Committees on Appropriations on— 13 (A) the benchmarks that have been estab- 14 lished for security assistance for the West Bank 15 and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com- 16 pliance with such benchmarks; and 17 (B) the steps being taken by the Pales- 18 tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 19 inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 20 including by bringing to justice members of 21 Palestinian security forces who commit such 22 crimes. 23 (d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 24 FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 857 1 (1) The Administrator of the United States 2 Agency for International Development shall ensure 3 that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 4 and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 5 sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro- 6 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 7 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 8 section. 9 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 10 to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec- 11 tor General of the United States Agency for Inter- 12 national Development for audits, investigations, and 13 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 14 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad- 15 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur- 16 poses. 17 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 18 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 19 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 20 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 21 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 22 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro- 23 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2024 24 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 25 audit shall address— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 858 1 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 2 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 3 and 4 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 5 and activities carried out under such Program, in- 6 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 7 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 8 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 9 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 10 mittees on Appropriations. 11 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 12 AUTHORITY 13 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 14 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi- 15 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 16 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 17 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 18 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 19 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 20 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi- 21 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 22 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 23 to the national security interest of the United States. 24 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 25 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 859 1 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 2 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 3 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu- 4 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub- 5 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 6 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 7 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 8 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro- 9 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales- 10 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 11 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 12 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 13 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 14 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap- 15 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal- 16 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac- 17 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi- 18 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 19 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au- 20 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen- 21 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 22 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 23 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro- 24 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 25 Israel. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 860 1 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 2 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 3 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 4 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 5 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 6 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 7 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 8 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 9 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree- 10 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 11 undue influence. 12 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 13 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 14 government only if the President certifies and re- 15 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 16 government, including all of its ministers or such 17 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 18 with the principles contained in section 19 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 20 Act of 1961, as amended. 21 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 22 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 23 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 24 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 25 this subsection. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 861 1 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 2 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 3 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 4 priations within 120 days of the certification and 5 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern- 6 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva- 7 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 8 contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro- 10 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 11 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 12 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi- 13 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 14 such government. 15 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 16 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as- 17 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 18 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 19 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 20 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 21 this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 should be 22 made available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 23 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 24 made available from funds under the heading 25 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, of which not less March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 862 1 than $40,000,000 should be made available for 2 higher education programs, including not less 3 than $15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian 4 students with high financial need to attend not- 5 for-profit institutions of higher education in 6 Egypt that are currently accredited by a re- 7 gional accrediting agency recognized by the 8 United States Department of Education, or 9 meets standards equivalent to those required 10 for United States institutional accreditation by 11 a regional accrediting agency recognized by 12 such Department: Provided, That such funds 13 shall be made available for democracy pro- 14 grams, and for development programs in the 15 Sinai; and 16 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 should 17 be made available from funds under the head- 18 ing ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to 19 remain available until September 30, 2025: 20 Provided, That such funds may be transferred 21 to an interest bearing account in the Federal 22 Reserve Bank of New York, following consulta- 23 tion with the Committees on Appropriations 24 and the uses of any interest earned on such 25 funds shall be subject to the regular notification March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 863 1 procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 2 tions. 3 (2) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap- 4 propriated by this Act that are available for assist- 5 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith- 6 standing any other provision of law restricting as- 7 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 8 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 9 and may only be made available for assistance for 10 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 11 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 12 priations that such government is— 13 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 14 with the United States; and 15 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 16 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 17 (3) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds made avail- 18 able pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 19 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 20 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 21 priations that the Government of Egypt is meeting 22 the requirements under this section in the explana- 23 tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 24 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro- 25 vided, That the Secretary may waive such require- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 864 1 ment if the Secretary determines and reports to the 2 Committees on Appropriations that such funds are 3 necessary for counterterrorism, border security, or 4 nonproliferation programs or that it is otherwise im- 5 portant to the national security interest of the 6 United States to do so, including a detailed justifica- 7 tion for the use of such waiver and the reasons why 8 any of the requirements cannot be met: Provided 9 further, That the report required by the previous 10 proviso shall be submitted in unclassified form but 11 may be accompanied by a classified annex. 12 (b) IRAN.— 13 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 14 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco- 15 nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 16 terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 17 be made available— 18 (A) to support the United States policy to 19 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 20 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 21 (B) to support an expeditious response to 22 any violation of United Nations Security Coun- 23 cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 24 nuclear program; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 865 1 (C) to support the implementation and en- 2 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 3 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 4 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 5 weapons proliferation; and 6 (D) for democracy programs in support of 7 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 8 (2) REPORTS.— 9 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- 10 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 11 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re- 12 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En- 13 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 14 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree- 15 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 16 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 17 180 days after the date of enactment of this 18 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 19 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 20 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 21 port on— 22 (i) the status of United States bilat- 23 eral sanctions on Iran; 24 (ii) the reimposition and renewed en- 25 forcement of secondary sanctions; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 866 1 (iii) the impact such sanctions have 2 had on Iran’s destabilizing activities 3 throughout the Middle East. 4 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 5 priated by this Act may be used to— 6 (A) implement an agreement with the Gov- 7 ernment of Iran relating to the nuclear program 8 of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehen- 9 sive Plan of Action adopted on October 18, 10 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear 11 Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 12 2160e); or 13 (B) revoke the designation of the Islamic 14 Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Ter- 15 rorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of 16 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 17 1189). 18 (c) IRAQ.— 19 (1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 20 of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 21 Iraq for— 22 (A) bilateral economic assistance and inter- 23 national security assistance, including in the 24 Kurdistan Region of Iraq; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 867 1 (B) stabilization assistance, including in 2 Anbar Province; 3 (C) programs to support government 4 transparency and accountability, support judi- 5 cial independence, protect the right of due proc- 6 ess, end the use of torture, and combat corrup- 7 tion; 8 (D) humanitarian assistance, including in 9 the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 10 (E) programs to protect and assist reli- 11 gious and ethnic minority populations; and 12 (F) programs to increase United States 13 private sector investment. 14 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 15 Act under title III and made available for bilateral 16 economic assistance for Iraq may not be made avail- 17 able to an organization or entity for which the Sec- 18 retary of State has credible information is controlled 19 by the Badr Organization. 20 (d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 21 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 22 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 23 grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 24 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, That to the extent 25 that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 868 1 for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 2 this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 3 Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 4 which not less than $725,300,000 shall be available for 5 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 6 services, including research and development. 7 (e) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 8 under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 9 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 10 less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget 11 support for the Government of Jordan and not less than 12 $425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 13 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 14 (f) LEBANON.— 15 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 16 priated by this Act may be made available for the 17 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb- 18 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 19 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 20 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra- 21 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 22 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 23 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 24 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 25 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 869 1 Financing Program’’ that are made available 2 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail- 3 able for programs and equipment for the ISF 4 and the LAF to address security and stability 5 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 6 Syria, following consultation with the appro- 7 priate congressional committees. 8 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 9 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 10 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 11 for Lebanon may only be made available for 12 programs to— 13 (i) professionalize the LAF to miti- 14 gate internal and external threats from 15 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 16 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 17 and combat terrorism, including training 18 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor- 19 ders of Lebanon and address security and 20 stability requirements in areas affected by 21 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship- 22 ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 23 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 24 (iii) implement United Nations Secu- 25 rity Council Resolution 1701: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 870 1 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 2 available by this subparagraph for assistance 3 for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub- 4 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 5 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en- 6 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 7 only for the intended purposes, except such plan 8 may not be considered as meeting the notifica- 9 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 10 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As- 11 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 12 any notification submitted pursuant to such 13 section shall include any funds specifically in- 14 tended for lethal military equipment. 15 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 16 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 17 that are made available for assistance for Lebanon 18 may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 19 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 20 Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2346 21 note). 22 (g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 23 and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 24 for Morocco. 25 (h) SAUDI ARABIA.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 871 1 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 2 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 3 and Training’’ should be made available for assist- 4 ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 5 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 6 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 7 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 8 operations, and related programs should be obligated 9 or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the 10 United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or 11 participate in the extension of) credit in connection 12 with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, 13 fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related 14 goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Govern- 15 ment of Saudi Arabia— 16 (A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 17 agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 18 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 19 (B) has committed to renounce uranium 20 enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 21 under that agreement; and 22 (C) has signed and implemented an Addi- 23 tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 24 Agreement with the International Atomic En- 25 ergy Agency. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 872 1 (i) SYRIA.— 2 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro- 3 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 4 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 5 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 6 Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 7 response and chemical weapons investigations. 8 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur- 9 suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 10 (A) may not be made available for a 11 project or activity that supports or otherwise le- 12 gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter- 13 rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 14 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 15 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 16 Syria; 17 (B) may not be made available for activi- 18 ties that further the strategic objectives of the 19 Government of the Russian Federation that the 20 Secretary of State determines may threaten or 21 undermine United States national security in- 22 terests; and 23 (C) should not be used in areas of Syria 24 controlled by a government led by Bashar al- 25 Assad or associated forces or made available to March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 873 1 an organization or entity effectively controlled 2 by an official or immediate family member of 3 an official of such government. 4 (3) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AL-HOL AC- 5 TION PLAN.—Of the funds appropriated under title 6 III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 7 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 8 related programs, not less than $25,000,000 shall be 9 made available to implement the ‘‘U.S. Government 10 Al-Hol Action Plan’’. 11 (4) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 12 AND NOTIFICATION.— 13 (A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 14 priated by this Act and made available for as- 15 sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 16 take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha- 17 nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 18 and control of such assistance inside Syria. 19 (B) Funds made available pursuant to this 20 subsection may only be made available following 21 consultation with the appropriate congressional 22 committees and shall be subject to the regular 23 notification procedures of the Committees on 24 Appropriations: Provided, That such consulta- 25 tion shall include the steps taken to comply March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 874 1 with subparagraph (A) and steps intended to be 2 taken to comply with section 7015(j) of this 3 Act. 4 (j) TUNISIA.—Funds appropriated under titles III 5 and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 6 for Tunisia for programs to support democratic govern- 7 ance and civil society, protect due process of law, and 8 maintain regional stability and security, following con- 9 sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 10 (k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 11 (1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini- 12 tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 13 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 14 assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec- 15 retary of State shall report to the Committees on 16 Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 17 is to— 18 (A) advance Middle East peace; 19 (B) improve security in the region; 20 (C) continue support for transparent and 21 accountable government institutions; 22 (D) promote a private sector economy; or 23 (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 24 (2) LIMITATIONS.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 875 1 (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated 2 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 3 in this Act may be made available for assistance 4 for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date 5 of enactment of this Act— 6 (I) the Palestinians obtain the same 7 standing as member states or full member- 8 ship as a state in the United Nations or 9 any specialized agency thereof outside an 10 agreement negotiated between Israel and 11 the Palestinians; or 12 (II) the Palestinians initiate an Inter- 13 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 14 authorized investigation, or actively sup- 15 port such an investigation, that subjects 16 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al- 17 leged crimes against Palestinians. 18 (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 19 restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph re- 20 sulting from the application of subclause (I) of 21 such clause if the Secretary certifies to the 22 Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 23 in the national security interest of the United 24 States, and submits a report to such Commit- 25 tees detailing how the waiver and the continu- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 876 1 ation of assistance would assist in furthering 2 Middle East peace. 3 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi- 4 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 5 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 6 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter- 7 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 8 the House of Representatives, the President pro 9 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con- 10 gressional committees that the Palestinians 11 have not, after the date of enactment of this 12 Act— 13 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 14 any specialized agency thereof the same 15 standing as member states or full member- 16 ship as a state outside an agreement nego- 17 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 18 and 19 (II) initiated or actively supported an 20 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 21 for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 22 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi- 23 dent is unable to make the certification pursu- 24 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 25 President may waive section 1003 of Public March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 877 1 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 2 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 3 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 4 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro- 5 priations that the Palestinians have entered 6 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 7 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi- 8 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 9 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 10 previous provisions of law must expire before 11 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 12 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara- 13 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe- 14 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 15 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 16 Act. 17 (3) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 18 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 19 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 20 for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 21 made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 22 the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 23 Law 115–141). 24 (4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require- 25 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 878 1 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 2 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 3 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 4 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 5 (5) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 7 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 8 propriate congressional committees detailing steps 9 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite- 10 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 11 peace and coexistence with Israel. 12 AFRICA 13 SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION AS- 14 SISTANCE RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 15 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education and 16 Training’’ for the central government of a country in the 17 African Great Lakes region may be made available only 18 for Expanded International Military Education and Train- 19 ing and professional military education until the Secretary 20 of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap- 21 propriations that such government is not facilitating or 22 otherwise participating in destabilizing activities in a 23 neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed 24 groups. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 879 1 (b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds ap- 2 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 3 port Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made avail- 4 able for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court in 5 Central African Republic. 6 (c) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds ap- 7 propriated by this Act shall be made available for pro- 8 grams and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Re- 9 sistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 10 Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen- 11 tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac- 12 cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn- 13 ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi- 14 lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es- 15 pecially child soldiers. 16 (d) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Funds 17 appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assist- 18 ance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 19 stabilization, democracy, global health, and bilateral eco- 20 nomic assistance: Provided, That such funds shall also be 21 made available to support security, stabilization, develop- 22 ment, and democracy in Eastern DRC. 23 (e) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 24 are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 25 used to support— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 880 1 (1) political dialogue; 2 (2) civil society and the protection of human 3 rights; 4 (3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio- 5 lations of human rights; 6 (4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 7 monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 8 (5) the restoration of basic services in areas im- 9 pacted by conflict. 10 (f) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 11 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 12 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 13 made available for higher education programs in Malawi 14 shall be made available for higher education and workforce 15 development programs in agriculture as described under 16 this section in House Report 118–146. 17 (g) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation 18 of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 19 the Power Africa program, the Administrator of the 20 United States Agency for International Development shall 21 submit the report required under this section in the ex- 22 planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 23 preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 24 That such funds shall be used for all-of-the-above energy March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 881 1 development consistent with the Electrify Africa Act of 2 2015 (Public Law 114–121). 3 (h) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 4 by this Act under title IV may be made available for as- 5 sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex- 6 cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 7 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange- 8 ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 9 such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 10 South Sudan. 11 (i) SUDAN.— 12 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 13 priated by this Act under title IV may be made 14 available for assistance for the central Government 15 of Sudan, except to support implementation of out- 16 standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree- 17 ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref- 18 erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 19 any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 20 (2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 21 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 22 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 23 lated programs that are made available for any new 24 program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 882 1 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con- 2 gressional committees. 3 (j) ZIMBABWE.— 4 (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas- 5 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 6 tor of each international financial institution to vote 7 against any extension by the respective institution of 8 any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 9 except to meet basic human needs or to promote de- 10 mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 11 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 12 the rule of law has been restored, including respect 13 for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 14 expression, association, and assembly. 15 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 16 priated by this Act shall be made available for as- 17 sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 18 except for health and education, unless the Secretary 19 of State certifies and reports as required in para- 20 graph (1). 21 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 22 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 23 (1) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro- 24 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 25 Support Fund’’, not less than $121,000,000 shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 883 1 made available for assistance for Burma for the pur- 2 poses described in section 5575 of the Burma Act of 3 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of Public 4 Law 117–263) and section 7043(a) of the Depart- 5 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 6 grams Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Pub- 7 lic Law 117–328): Provided, That the authorities, 8 limitations, and conditions contained in section 9 7043(a) of division K of Public Law 117–328 shall 10 apply to funds made available for assistance for 11 Burma under this Act, except for the minimum 12 funding requirements and paragraph (1)(B): Pro- 13 vided further, That for the purposes of section 5575 14 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assistance for Burma 15 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 16 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 17 operations, and related programs, ‘‘non-lethal assist- 18 ance’’ shall include equipment and associated train- 19 ing to support— 20 (A) atrocities prevention; 21 (B) the protection of civilians from mili- 22 tary attack; 23 (C) the delivery of humanitarian assist- 24 ance; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 884 1 (D) investigations into genocide and 2 human rights violations committed by the Bur- 3 mese military; 4 (E) local governance and the provision of 5 services in areas outside the control of the Bur- 6 mese military; and 7 (F) medical trauma care, supplies, and 8 training. 9 (2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec- 10 tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117– 11 328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 12 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 13 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 14 operations, and related programs that are made 15 available for assistance for Burma shall be made 16 available for programs and activities to support de- 17 serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 18 following consultation with the appropriate congres- 19 sional committees. 20 (b) CAMBODIA.— 21 Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- 22 ment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation 23 of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 24 available for assistance for Cambodia, the Secretary 25 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 885 1 sional committees an assessment of the extent of the 2 influence of the People’s Republic of China in Cam- 3 bodia, including on the Government of Cambodia 4 and with respect to the purposes and operations of 5 Ream Naval Base. 6 (c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 7 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 8 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 9 $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support 10 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 11 (2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 12 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 13 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 14 Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 15 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 16 Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 17 Military Financing Program’’, not less than 18 $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun- 19 tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 20 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 21 and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act- 22 ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 23 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 24 priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 25 to amounts otherwise made available for such pur- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 886 1 poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 2 such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un- 3 anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 4 Provided further, That funds made available pursu- 5 ant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign 6 Military Financing Program’’ may remain available 7 until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 8 funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under 9 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 10 Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter- 11 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and 12 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 13 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 14 under such headings: Provided further, That such 15 transfer authority is in addition to any other trans- 16 fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 17 and is subject to the regular notification procedures 18 of the Committees on Appropriations. 19 (3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 20 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 21 making appropriations for the Department of State, 22 foreign operations, and related programs may be 23 made available for any project or activity that di- 24 rectly supports or promotes— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 887 1 (A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 2 dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 3 Republic of China; or 4 (B) the use of technology, including bio- 5 technology, digital, telecommunications, and 6 cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 7 China unless the Secretary of State, in con- 8 sultation with the USAID Administrator and 9 the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro- 10 priate, determines that such use does not ad- 11 versely impact the national security of the 12 United States. 13 (4) STRATEGIC REVIEW.—Funds appropriated 14 by this Act shall be made available to design and im- 15 plement reforms of the processes and procedures re- 16 garding the application, consideration, and delivery 17 of equipment and technical training under the For- 18 eign Military Sales (FMS) program, including imple- 19 mentation of FMS 2023 by the Department of 20 State: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 22 State, in consultation with the heads of other rel- 23 evant Federal agencies, shall submit a comprehen- 24 sive strategic review to the appropriate congressional 25 committees on the implementation and impact of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 888 1 such reforms in the Indo-Pacific: Provided further, 2 That such review shall provide an assessment of 3 major defense equipment sought by key United 4 States allies and security partners in the region, in- 5 cluding the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singa- 6 pore, and Taiwan: Provided further, That the Sec- 7 retary shall consult with the appropriate congres- 8 sional committees prior to submitting such review. 9 (5) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 10 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis- 11 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 12 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 13 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au- 14 thorities. 15 (d) LAOS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 16 under titles III and IV, not less than $93,000,000 shall 17 be made available for assistance for Laos, including for 18 assistance for persons with disabilities caused by 19 unexploded ordnance accidents, and of which up to 20 $1,500,000 may be made available for programs to assist 21 persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or devel- 22 opmental disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: 23 Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this sub- 24 section may be used, in consultation with the Government 25 of Laos, for assessments of the existence of dioxin con- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 889 1 tamination resulting from the use of Agent Orange in 2 Laos and the feasibility and cost of remediation. 3 (e) NORTH KOREA.— 4 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap- 5 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 6 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 7 ations, and related programs may be made available 8 for assistance for the central government of a coun- 9 try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 10 the appropriate congressional committees engages in 11 significant transactions contributing materially to 12 the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov- 13 ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec- 14 retary of State shall submit the report required by 15 section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 16 Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 17 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 18 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 19 waive the application of the restriction in this para- 20 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov- 21 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 22 and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 23 mittees that to do so is important to the national se- 24 curity interest of the United States, including a de- 25 scription of such interest served. 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APPRO. 890 1 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 2 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 3 Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 4 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 5 less than the prior fiscal year. 6 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 7 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 8 Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail- 9 able for the promotion of human rights in North 10 Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 11 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 12 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 13 the funds made available by this Act under the 14 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 15 available for assistance for the Government of North 16 Korea. 17 (f) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 18 (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 19 Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 20 the Department of State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 21 for the United States Agency for International De- 22 velopment shall be made available to expand the 23 United States diplomatic and development presence 24 in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 25 number and location of facilities and personnel. 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APPRO. 891 1 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 2 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 3 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 4 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 5 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 6 Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 7 gram’’, not less than $160,000,000 shall be made 8 available for assistance for PICs, including to imple- 9 ment the Pacific Partnership Strategy of the United 10 States and Partners in the Blue Pacific initiative, 11 and to further the goals of the Pacific Islands Fo- 12 rum’s 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent: 13 Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that 14 are made available for the Countering PRC Influ- 15 ence Fund shall be made available for assistance for 16 PICs, in addition to funds made available under this 17 paragraph: Provided further, That funds made avail- 18 able by this paragraph for assistance for PICs shall 19 be made available for programs and activities to 20 strengthen and expand cooperation between the 21 United States and higher education institutions in 22 PICs, to be awarded on a competitive basis: Pro- 23 vided further, That funds made available by this 24 paragraph for assistance for PICs shall be made 25 available to appropriately commemorate the anniver- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 892 1 sary of World War II battles in the Pacific in which 2 American servicemen and women lost their lives: 3 Provided further, That of the funds made available 4 by this paragraph for assistance for PICs, not less 5 than $5,000,000 shall be made available for tri- 6 lateral programs. 7 (g) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 8 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 10 ance for the Government of the People’s Republic of 11 China or the Chinese Communist Party. 12 (2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 13 by this Act under the first paragraph under the 14 heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 15 $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 16 and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, in- 17 cluding legal and other support for democracy activ- 18 ists. 19 (h) PHILIPPINES.— 20 (1) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 21 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 22 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 23 not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available 24 for assistance for the Philippines. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 893 1 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 2 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 3 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may be 4 made available for counternarcotics assistance for 5 the Philippines, except for drug demand reduction, 6 maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdic- 7 tion. 8 (i) TAIWAN.— 9 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING 10 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 11 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 12 not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 13 the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, 14 which shall be administered by the American Insti- 15 tute in Taiwan. 16 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 17 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 18 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 19 not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available 20 for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec- 21 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 22 Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti- 23 cles and services for Taiwan. 24 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 25 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 894 1 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 2 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 3 operations, and related programs under the heading 4 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 5 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 6 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 7 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 8 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 9 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg- 10 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 11 for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 12 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 13 LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 14 (4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appro- 15 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 16 the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 17 available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 18 (5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 20 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 21 Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 22 pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 23 funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 24 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 25 (j) TIBET.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 895 1 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 2 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 3 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 4 $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern- 5 mental organizations with experience working with 6 Tibetan communities to support activities which pre- 7 serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de- 8 velopment, education, and environmental conserva- 9 tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono- 10 mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 11 China. 12 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 13 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 14 than $8,000,000 shall be made available for pro- 15 grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and 16 language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan com- 17 munities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 18 communities and the Central Tibetan Administra- 19 tion in India and Nepal, and to assist in the edu- 20 cation and development of the next generation of Ti- 21 betan leaders from such communities: Provided, 22 That such funds are in addition to amounts made 23 available in paragraph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 24 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 25 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 896 1 than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro- 2 grams to strengthen the capacity of the Central Ti- 3 betan Administration, of which up to $1,500,000 4 may be made available to address economic growth 5 and capacity building activities, including for dis- 6 placed Tibetan refugee families in India and Nepal 7 to help meet basic needs, following consultation with 8 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 9 such funds shall be administered by USAID. 10 (k) VIETNAM.—Of the funds appropriated under ti- 11 tles III and IV of this Act, not less than $197,000,000 12 shall be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of 13 which not less than— 14 (1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for 15 health and disability programs to assist persons with 16 severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 17 disabilities: Provided, That such funds shall be 18 prioritized to assist persons whose disabilities may 19 be related to the use of Agent Orange and exposure 20 to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance 21 accidents; 22 (2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, not- 23 withstanding any other provision of law, for activi- 24 ties related to the remediation of dioxin contami- 25 nated sites in Vietnam and may be made available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 897 1 for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, in- 2 cluding the military, for such purposes; 3 (3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the 4 Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Ini- 5 tiative; and 6 (4) $15,000,000 shall be made available for 7 higher education programs. 8 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 9 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 10 (1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro- 11 priated by this Act that are made available for as- 12 sistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 13 assistance to the Taliban. 14 (2) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 15 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 16 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 17 related programs shall be made available to— 18 (A) support the higher education of stu- 19 dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 20 country, including the costs of reimbursement 21 to institutions hosting such students, as appro- 22 priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 23 and the Administrator of the United States 24 Agency for International Development, as ap- 25 propriate, shall consult with the Committees on March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 898 1 Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 2 funds for such purposes; and 3 (B) provide modified learning opportunities 4 for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 5 but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac- 6 cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu- 7 cational content. 8 (3) AFGHAN WOMEN.— 9 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 10 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 11 that are made available for assistance for Af- 12 ghanistan, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 13 made available for programs to investigate and 14 document human rights abuses against women 15 in Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds shall 16 be the responsibility of the Bureau of Democ- 17 racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 18 State, following consultation with the Commit- 19 tees on Appropriations. 20 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act that 21 are made available for assistance for Afghani- 22 stan shall be made available for a program for 23 Afghan women-led organizations to support 24 education, human rights, and economic liveli- 25 hoods in Afghanistan: Provided, That such pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 899 1 gram shall be co-designed by women in Afghan- 2 istan. 3 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 5 and the USAID Administrator shall submit a report 6 to the appropriate congressional committees detail- 7 ing plans, consistent with the restriction contained 8 in paragraph (1), to— 9 (A) protect and strengthen the rights of 10 Afghan women and girls; 11 (B) support higher education programs, in- 12 cluding continued support for the American 13 University of Afghanistan’s (AUAF) online pro- 14 grams and support for other higher education 15 institutions in South Asia and the Middle East 16 that are hosting AUAF and other Afghan stu- 17 dents; 18 (C) support Afghan civil society activists, 19 journalists, and independent media, including in 20 third countries; and 21 (D) support health, education, including 22 community-based education, and other pro- 23 grams to address the basic needs of the people 24 of Afghanistan. 25 (b) PAKISTAN.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 900 1 (1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 2 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 3 Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 4 Pakistan may only be made available to support 5 counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 6 in Pakistan. 7 (2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 8 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 9 available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 10 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 11 of State reports to the Committees on Appropria- 12 tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 13 prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as- 14 sistance provided to the United States in locating 15 Osama bin Laden. 16 (c) SRI LANKA.— 17 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 18 title III of this Act shall be made available for as- 19 sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 20 development programs, particularly in areas recov- 21 ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 22 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 23 this Act for assistance for the central Government of 24 Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec- 25 retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 901 1 tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak- 2 ing effective and consistent steps to— 3 (A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 4 people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and 5 religious belief, including by investigating viola- 6 tions of human rights and the laws of war and 7 holding perpetrators of such violations account- 8 able; 9 (B) implement the necessary political, eco- 10 nomic, military, and legal reforms to enable 11 economic recovery and to prevent conflict and 12 future economic crises; 13 (C) increase transparency and account- 14 ability in governance and combat corruption, in- 15 cluding bringing to justice public officials who 16 have engaged in significant acts of corruption; 17 (D) assert its sovereignty against influence 18 by the People’s Republic of China; and 19 (E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 20 and religious groups, particularly arising from 21 past conflict in Sri Lanka, as described under 22 this section in House Report 118–146: 23 Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 24 shall not apply to funds made available for humani- 25 tarian assistance and disaster response; to protect March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 902 1 human rights, locate and identify missing persons, 2 and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote 3 justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance 4 maritime security and domain awareness; to promote 5 fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for Inter- 6 national Military Education and Training. 7 (3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 8 Act that are made available for assistance for the 9 Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail- 10 able for— 11 (A) international peacekeeping operations 12 training; 13 (B) humanitarian assistance and disaster 14 response; 15 (C) instruction in human rights and re- 16 lated curricula development; 17 (D) maritime security and domain aware- 18 ness, including professionalization and training 19 for the navy and coast guard; and 20 (E) programs and activities under the 21 heading ‘‘International Military Education and 22 Training’’. 23 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 24 assistance for Sri Lanka for international peace- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 903 1 keeping operations training shall be subject to prior 2 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 3 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 4 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 5 AND THE CARIBBEAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 6 under titles III and IV and made available for countries 7 in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 8 for programs as described under this section in the explan- 9 atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre- 10 ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 11 (b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 12 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 13 titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 14 for assistance for countries in Central America, con- 15 sistent with subsection (a), of which— 16 (A) $61,500,000 should be made available 17 to support entities and activities to combat cor- 18 ruption and impunity in such countries, includ- 19 ing, as appropriate, offices of Attorneys Gen- 20 eral; 21 (B) $70,000,000 should be made available 22 for programs to reduce violence against women 23 and girls, including for Indigenous women and 24 girls; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 904 1 (C) funds should be made available for as- 2 sistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Hon- 3 duras for programs that support locally-led de- 4 velopment in such countries: Provided, That up 5 to 15 percent of the funds made available to 6 carry out this subparagraph may be used by the 7 Administrator of the United States Agency for 8 International Development for administrative 9 and oversight expenses related to the purposes 10 of this subparagraph: Provided further, That 11 the USAID Administrator shall consult with 12 the Committees on Appropriations on the 13 planned uses of funds to carry out this sub- 14 paragraph prior to the initial obligation of 15 funds: Provided further, That such funds shall 16 be subject to the regular notification procedures 17 of the Committees on Appropriations; and 18 (D) funds shall be made available for the 19 youth empowerment program established pursu- 20 ant to section 7045(a)(1)(C) of the Department 21 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 22 grams Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of 23 Public Law 117–103). 24 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 25 CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 905 1 (A) Of the funds made available pursuant 2 to paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Economic 3 Support Fund’’ and under title IV of this Act, 4 60 percent of such funds that are made avail- 5 able for assistance for each of the central gov- 6 ernments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Hon- 7 duras may only be obligated after the Secretary 8 of State certifies and reports to the Committees 9 on Appropriations that such government is— 10 (i) combating corruption and impu- 11 nity, including investigating and pros- 12 ecuting government officials, military per- 13 sonnel, and police officers credibly alleged 14 to be corrupt, and improving strategies to 15 combat money laundering and other global 16 financial crimes; 17 (ii) implementing reforms, policies, 18 and programs to strengthen the rule of 19 law, including increasing the transparency 20 of public institutions, strengthening the 21 independence of judicial and electoral insti- 22 tutions, and improving the transparency of 23 political campaign and political party fi- 24 nancing; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 906 1 (iii) protecting the rights of human 2 rights defenders, trade unionists, journal- 3 ists, civil society groups, opposition polit- 4 ical parties, and the independence of the 5 media; 6 (iv) providing effective and account- 7 able law enforcement and security for its 8 citizens, curtailing the role of the military 9 in public security, and upholding due proc- 10 ess of law; 11 (v) implementing programs to reduce 12 violence against women and girls; 13 (vi) implementing policies to reduce 14 poverty and promote economic growth and 15 opportunity, including the implementation 16 of reforms to strengthen educational sys- 17 tems, vocational training programs, and 18 programs for at-risk youth; 19 (vii) cooperating with the United 20 States to counter drug trafficking, human 21 trafficking and smuggling, and other 22 transnational crime; 23 (viii) cooperating with the United 24 States and other governments in the region March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 907 1 to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 2 reintegration of migrants; 3 (ix) taking demonstrable actions to se- 4 cure national borders and stem mass mi- 5 gration, including by informing its citizens 6 of the dangers of the journey to the south- 7 west border of the United States and ad- 8 vancing efforts to combat crime and vio- 9 lence, build economic opportunity, improve 10 government services, and protect human 11 rights; and 12 (x) implementing policies that improve 13 the environment for businesses, including 14 foreign businesses, to operate and invest, 15 including executing tax reform in a trans- 16 parent manner, ensuring effective legal 17 mechanisms for reimbursements of tax re- 18 funds owed to United States businesses, 19 and resolving disputes involving the confis- 20 cation of real property of United States en- 21 tities. 22 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub- 23 paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro- 24 priated by this Act that are made available 25 for— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 908 1 (i) judicial entities and activities to 2 combat corruption and impunity; 3 (ii) programs to combat gender-based 4 violence; 5 (iii) programs to promote and protect 6 human rights, including those of Indige- 7 nous communities and Afro-descendants, 8 and to investigate human rights abuses; 9 (iv) support for women’s economic 10 empowerment; 11 (v) humanitarian assistance; and 12 (vi) food security programs. 13 (C) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 14 GRAM.—None of the funds appropriated by this 15 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 16 nancing Program’’ may be made available for 17 assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Hon- 18 duras, except for programs that support hu- 19 manitarian assistance and disaster response. 20 (c) COLOMBIA.— 21 (1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the 22 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 23 and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 24 Secretary of State shall submit the reports required 25 under this section in the explanatory statement de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 909 1 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 2 A of this consolidated Act). 3 (2) ASSISTANCE.— 4 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 5 titles III and IV shall be made available for as- 6 sistance for Colombia: Provided, That such 7 funds shall be made available for the programs 8 and activities described under this section in 9 the explanatory statement described in section 10 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 11 consolidated Act). 12 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 13 under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics 14 Control and Law Enforcement’’ and made 15 available for assistance pursuant to this sub- 16 section, not less than $40,000,000 shall be 17 made available to enhance rural security in coca 18 producing municipalities and other municipali- 19 ties with high levels of illicit activities: Provided, 20 That such funds shall be prioritized in such 21 municipalities that are also targeted for assist- 22 ance programs that provide viable economic al- 23 ternatives and improve access to public services. 24 (3) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 910 1 (A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds 2 appropriated by this Act under the heading 3 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 4 forcement’’ that are made available for assist- 5 ance for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated 6 only if the Secretary of State certifies and re- 7 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that 8 in the previous 12 months the Government of 9 Colombia has— 10 (i) reduced overall coca cultivation, 11 production, and drug trafficking; 12 (ii) continued cooperating with the 13 United States on joint counternarcotics 14 strategies; and 15 (iii) maintained extradition coopera- 16 tion with the United States. 17 (B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appro- 18 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign 19 Military Financing Program’’ and made avail- 20 able for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent 21 may be obligated only if the Secretary of State 22 certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap- 23 propriations that— 24 (i) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace 25 and other judicial authorities, as appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 911 1 priate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross 2 violations of human rights, including those 3 with command responsibility, to depriva- 4 tion of liberty; 5 (ii) the Government of Colombia is 6 making consistent progress in reducing 7 threats and attacks against human rights 8 defenders and other civil society activists, 9 and judicial authorities are prosecuting 10 and punishing those responsible for order- 11 ing and carrying out such attacks; 12 (iii) the Government of Colombia is 13 making consistent progress in protecting 14 Afro-Colombian and Indigenous commu- 15 nities and is respecting their rights and 16 territories; 17 (iv) senior military officers credibly al- 18 leged, or whose units are credibly alleged, 19 to be responsible for ordering, committing, 20 and covering up cases of false positives and 21 other extrajudicial killings, or of commit- 22 ting other gross violations of human rights, 23 or of conducting illegal communications 24 intercepts or other illicit surveillance, are 25 being held accountable, including removal March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 912 1 from active duty if found guilty through 2 criminal, administrative, or disciplinary 3 proceedings; and 4 (v) the Colombian Armed Forces are 5 cooperating fully with the requirements de- 6 scribed in clauses (i) through (iv). 7 (4) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para- 8 graph (3) shall not apply to funds made available for 9 aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime 10 and riverine security programs. 11 (5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 12 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 13 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 14 operations, and related programs and made available 15 for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans- 16 port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi- 17 cation and interdiction, including security for such 18 activities, and to provide transport in support of al- 19 ternative development programs and investigations 20 by civilian judicial authorities. 21 (6) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 22 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 23 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 24 ations, and related programs that are made available 25 for assistance for Colombia may be made available March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 913 1 for payment of reparations to conflict victims, com- 2 pensation to demobilized combatants, or cash sub- 3 sidies for agrarian reforms associated with the im- 4 plementation of the 2016 peace agreement between 5 the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 6 groups. 7 (d) CUBA DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appro- 8 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 9 Fund’’ and made available for democracy programs in 10 Cuba may not be made available for business promotion, 11 economic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist- 12 ance that is not democracy building as expressly author- 13 ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 14 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act 15 of 1992. 16 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 17 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 19 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- 20 sional committees listing the countries and inter- 21 national organizations for which the Secretary has 22 credible information are directly paying the Govern- 23 ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 24 Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 914 1 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 2 may include a classified annex. 3 (2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 4 shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 5 this Act to officials from countries and organizations 6 identified in the report required pursuant to the pre- 7 vious paragraph. 8 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 9 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 10 able by this Act may be used to encourage, mobilize, pub- 11 licize, or manage mass-migration caravans towards the 12 United States southwest border: Provided, That not later 13 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 14 the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate con- 15 gressional committees with analysis on the organization 16 and funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 17 Hemisphere: Provided further, That the prohibition con- 18 tained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude 19 the provision of humanitarian assistance. 20 (g) HAITI.— 21 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 22 Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 23 for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 24 of the Haitian people. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 915 1 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 2 this Act that are made available for assistance for 3 Haiti may only be made available for the central 4 Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer- 5 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 6 committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have 7 been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na- 8 tional interest of the United States to provide such 9 assistance. 10 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 11 (2), funds may be made available to support— 12 (A) democracy programs; 13 (B) police, anti-gang, and administration 14 of justice programs, including to reduce pre- 15 trial detention and eliminate inhumane prison 16 conditions; 17 (C) public health, food security, subsist- 18 ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 19 and other programs to meet basic human needs; 20 and 21 (D) disaster relief and recovery. 22 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 23 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 24 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 25 lated programs that are made available for any new March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 916 1 program, project, or activity in Haiti shall be subject 2 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 3 priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 4 paragraph shall also apply to any funds from such 5 Acts that are made available for support for an 6 international security force in Haiti. 7 (5) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 8 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 9 be used for assistance for the armed forces of Haiti. 10 (6) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 11 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 12 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 13 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 14 (7) MODIFICATION.—Section 7045(c)(3) of the 15 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 16 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 17 K of Public Law 117–328) is amended by striking 18 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 19 (h) MEXICO.—Of the funds appropriated under title 20 IV in this Act that are made available for assistance for 21 Mexico, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until 22 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appro- 23 priate congressional committees that the Government of 24 Mexico has taken steps to— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 917 1 (1) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving at 2 the United States-Mexico border; 3 (2) dismantle and hold accountable 4 transnational criminal organizations; 5 (3) support joint counternarcotics operations 6 and intelligence sharing with United States counter- 7 parts; and 8 (4) respect extradition requests for criminals 9 sought by the United States. 10 (i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 11 Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 12 than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 13 and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 14 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 15 (1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 16 United States Permanent Representative to the Or- 17 ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 18 voice and vote of the United States to: 19 (A) implement budgetary reforms and effi- 20 ciencies within the Organization; 21 (B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 22 contributions, and impose penalties for succes- 23 sive late payment of assessments; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 918 1 (C) prevent programmatic and organiza- 2 tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 3 activities and functions; 4 (D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 5 expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 6 monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 7 human rights; and 8 (E) implement reforms within the Office of 9 the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 10 has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes- 11 sionalism, independence, policies, and proce- 12 dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 13 in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac- 14 tices in the United States. 15 (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 16 priated by this Act and made available for an as- 17 sessed contribution to the Organization of American 18 States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 20 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 21 committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 22 pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 23 actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 24 the results of such actions. 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APPRO. 919 1 (k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 2 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $88,000,000 3 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 4 Initiative. 5 (l) VENEZUELA.— 6 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 7 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 8 $50,000,000 should be made available for democracy 9 programs for Venezuela. 10 (2) Of the funds made available pursuant to 11 paragraph (1) that are allocated for electoral-related 12 activities, 50 percent may only be obligated after the 13 Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap- 14 propriate congressional committees that elections re- 15 lated to such activities— 16 (A) allow for the diaspora from Venezuela 17 to participate; 18 (B) are open for credible, unobstructed 19 international observation; and 20 (C) allow for opposition candidates selected 21 through credible and democratic processes to 22 participate. 23 (3) Funds shall be made available for assistance 24 for communities in countries supporting or otherwise 25 impacted by migrants from Venezuela: Provided, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 920 1 That such amounts are in addition to funds other- 2 wise made available for assistance for such countries 3 and are subject to the regular notification proce- 4 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 5 EUROPE AND EURASIA 6 SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP- 7 PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 8 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 9 (1) activities to support democracy or assist- 10 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 11 (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 12 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 13 of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as- 14 sistance; 15 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 16 Development Agency under section 661 of the For- 17 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 18 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 19 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 20 acting within his or her official capacity; 21 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 22 other assistance provided by the United States 23 International Development Finance Corporation as 24 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 25 of Public Law 115–254); March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 921 1 (5) any financing provided under the Export- 2 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 3 (6) humanitarian assistance. 4 (b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 5 appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 6 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 7 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 8 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov- 9 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So- 10 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel- 11 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro- 12 vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 13 available without regard to the restriction in this sub- 14 section if the President determines that to do so is in the 15 national security interest of the United States: Provided 16 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 17 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con- 18 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 19 assistance supports the national security interest of the 20 United States. 21 (c) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by 22 this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 23 defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presi- 24 dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 922 1 unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 2 the appropriate congressional committees that members of 3 the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict- 4 ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 5 and against whom there are pending charges, have re- 6 turned to the United States to stand trial in connection 7 with the offenses contained in such indictment or have 8 otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limi- 9 tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 10 made available by this Act for border security purposes, 11 for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper- 12 ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi- 13 cials and facilities in Turkey. 14 (d) UKRAINE.— 15 (1) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 16 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 17 Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of 18 other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the 19 Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Rep- 20 resentatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of 21 the Senate, and the appropriate congressional com- 22 mittees a strategy to prioritize United States na- 23 tional security interests in response to Russian ag- 24 gression in Ukraine and its impact in Europe and 25 Eurasia, which shall include an explanation of how March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 923 1 United States assistance for Ukraine and affected 2 countries in the region advances the objectives of 3 such strategy: Provided, That such strategy shall in- 4 clude clear goals, benchmarks, timelines, and stra- 5 tegic objectives with respect to funds appropriated 6 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 7 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 8 related programs that are made available for assist- 9 ance for Ukraine, including details on the staffing 10 requirements necessary to carry out such strategy. 11 (2) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by 12 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 13 Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 14 Central Asia’’ that are made available for contribu- 15 tions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 16 50 percent of the total amount provided for such as- 17 sistance by all sources: Provided, That the President 18 may waive the limitation in this paragraph if the 19 President determines and reports to the appropriate 20 congressional committees that to do so is in the na- 21 tional security interest of the United States, includ- 22 ing a detailed justification for such determination 23 and an explanation as to why other donors to the 24 Government of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed 25 such level: Provided further, That following such de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 924 1 termination, the President shall submit a report to 2 the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 3 Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 4 of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 5 committees every 120 days while assistance is pro- 6 vided in reliance on the determination under the pre- 7 vious proviso detailing steps taken by the Depart- 8 ment of State to increase other donor contributions 9 and an update on the status of such contributions: 10 Provided further, That the requirements of this para- 11 graph shall continue in effect until funds made avail- 12 able by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have 13 been expended. 14 (3) OVERSIGHT.— 15 (A) STAFFING.—Funds appropriated 16 under titles I and II of this Act shall be made 17 available to support the appropriate level of 18 staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries to 19 conduct effective monitoring and oversight of 20 United States foreign assistance and ensure the 21 safety and security of United States personnel, 22 consistent with the strategy required in para- 23 graph (1). 24 (B) IN-PERSON MONITORING.—The Sec- 25 retary of State shall, to the maximum extent March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 925 1 practicable, ensure that funds appropriated by 2 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 3 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 4 Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 5 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 6 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 7 grams’’ and made available for project-based 8 assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 9 monitoring by United States personnel or by 10 vetted third party monitors. 11 (C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 12 days prior to the initial obligation of funds ap- 13 propriated by this Act and made available for 14 assistance for Ukraine under the headings 15 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 16 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International 17 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 18 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 19 and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 20 Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 21 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly cer- 22 tify and report to the appropriate congressional 23 committees that mechanisms for monitoring 24 and oversight of funds are in place and func- 25 tioning to ensure accountability of such funds March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 926 1 to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and 2 corruption, including mechanisms such as use 3 of third-party monitors, enhanced end-use mon- 4 itoring, external and independent audits and 5 evaluations, randomized spot checks, and reg- 6 ular reporting on outcomes achieved and 7 progress made toward stated program objec- 8 tives, consistent with the strategy required in 9 paragraph (1): Provided, That section 7015(e) 10 of this Act shall apply to the certification re- 11 quirement of this subparagraph. 12 (D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of 13 section 1706 of the Additional Ukraine Supple- 14 mental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 15 Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds ap- 16 propriated by this Act under titles I through IV 17 that are made available for assistance for 18 Ukraine. 19 (E) REPORTS.— 20 (i) Not later than 60 days after the 21 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 22 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 23 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 24 have been expended, the Secretary of State 25 and the USAID Administrator shall pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 927 1 vide a comprehensive report to the appro- 2 priate congressional committees on assist- 3 ance made available for Ukraine since Feb- 4 ruary 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 5 making appropriations for the Department 6 of State, foreign operations, and related 7 programs: Provided, That such report shall 8 include the total amount of such funds, 9 disaggregated by account and fiscal year, 10 that remain unobligated, are obligated but 11 unexpended, and are committed but not 12 yet notified. 13 (ii) Not later than 90 days after the 14 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 15 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 16 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 17 have been expended, the Secretary of State 18 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 19 report to the appropriate congressional 20 committees on the use and planned uses of 21 funds made available during fiscal year 22 2024 for assistance for Ukraine, including 23 categories and amounts, the intended re- 24 sults and the results achieved, a summary 25 of other donor contributions, and a de- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 928 1 scription of the efforts undertaken by the 2 Secretary and Administrator to increase 3 other donor contributions: Provided, That 4 such reports shall also include the metrics 5 established to measure such results, and 6 determine effectiveness of funds provided, 7 and a detailed description of coordination 8 and information sharing with the Offices 9 of the Inspectors General, including a full 10 accounting of any reported allegations of 11 waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps 12 taken to verify such allegations, and steps 13 taken to address all verified allegations. 14 (F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports re- 15 quired under this subsection shall be made pub- 16 licly available consistent with the requirements 17 of section 7016(b) of this Act. 18 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 19 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 21 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa- 22 tion. 23 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 24 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 25 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 929 1 ance for the central government of a country that 2 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 3 Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 4 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 5 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 6 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other- 7 wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 8 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 9 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 10 such Committees that to do so is in the national in- 11 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica- 12 tion for such interest. 13 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 14 priated by this Act may be made available for— 15 (A) the implementation of any action or 16 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 17 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri- 18 tory in Ukraine; 19 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 20 of United States Government investments in 21 Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 22 control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 23 backed forces, if such activity includes the par- 24 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 930 1 other Russian owned or controlled financial en- 2 tities; or 3 (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri- 4 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus- 5 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 6 such assistance includes the participation of 7 Russian Government officials, or other Russian 8 owned or controlled financial entities. 9 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 10 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 11 struct the United States executive director of each 12 international financial institution to use the voice 13 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 14 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 15 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 16 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 17 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita- 18 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 19 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 20 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 21 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri- 22 mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con- 23 trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 24 forces. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 931 1 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 2 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 3 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 5 ance for the central government of a country that 6 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 7 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 8 independence of, or has established diplomatic rela- 9 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor- 10 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 11 South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 12 publish on the Department of State website a list of 13 any such central governments in a timely manner: 14 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 15 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 16 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 17 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na- 18 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 19 justification for such interest. 20 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act may be made available to sup- 22 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor- 23 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 24 South Ossetia. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 932 1 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 2 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 3 struct the United States executive director of each 4 international financial institution to use the voice 5 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 6 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 7 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 8 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 9 (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 10 the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 11 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 12 ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assist- 13 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Inter- 14 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 15 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 16 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 17 $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur- 18 poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au- 19 thorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ- 20 ence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 21 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country 22 limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs 23 to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security 24 forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 25 and strengthen security cooperation between such coun- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 933 1 tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 2 Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 3 available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 4 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail- 5 able until September 30, 2025. 6 UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 7 ORGANIZATIONS 8 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT- 9 ABILITY.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact- 10 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to 11 the Committees on Appropriations whether each organiza- 12 tion, department, or agency receiving a contribution from 13 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Con- 14 tributions to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘Inter- 15 national Organizations and Programs’’— 16 (1) is posting on a publicly available website, 17 consistent with privacy regulations and due process, 18 regular financial and programmatic audits of such 19 organization, department, or agency, and providing 20 the United States Government with necessary access 21 to such financial and performance audits; 22 (2) has submitted a report to the Department 23 of State, which shall be posted on the Department’s 24 website in a timely manner, demonstrating that such 25 organization is effectively implementing and enforc- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 934 1 ing policies and procedures which meet or exceed 2 best practices in the United States for the protection 3 of whistleblowers from retaliation, including— 4 (A) protection against retaliation for inter- 5 nal and lawful public disclosures; 6 (B) legal burdens of proof; 7 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re- 8 taliation; 9 (D) access to binding independent adju- 10 dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec- 11 tion of external arbitration; and 12 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 13 proven retaliation, including provision for the 14 restoration of prior employment; and 15 (3) is effectively implementing and enforcing 16 policies and procedures on the appropriate use of 17 travel funds, including restrictions on first-class and 18 business-class travel; 19 (4) is taking credible steps to combat anti- 20 Israel bias; 21 (5) is developing and implementing mechanisms 22 to inform donors of instances in which funds have 23 been diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the 24 response by the respective international organiza- 25 tion; and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 935 1 (6) is implementing policies and procedures to 2 effectively vet staff for any affiliation with a ter- 3 rorist organization. 4 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA- 5 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 6 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA- 7 TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 8 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 9 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 10 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 11 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 12 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 13 State has determined, for purposes of section 14 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 15 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter- 16 rorism. 17 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 18 of the funds made available by this Act may be used 19 by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 20 organization, agency, commission, or program within 21 the United Nations system if such organization, 22 agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre- 23 sided over by a country the government of which the 24 Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 25 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 936 1 section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 2 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 3 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 4 is a government that has repeatedly provided sup- 5 port for acts of international terrorism. 6 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 7 waive the restriction in this subsection if the Sec- 8 retary determines and reports to the Committees on 9 Appropriations that to do so is important to the na- 10 tional interest of the United States, including a de- 11 scription of the national interest served. 12 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 13 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 14 may be made available in support of the United Na- 15 tions Human Rights Council unless the Secretary of 16 State determines and reports to the appropriate con- 17 gressional committees that participation in the 18 Council is important to the national interest of the 19 United States and that such Council is taking sig- 20 nificant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agen- 21 da item and ensure integrity in the election of mem- 22 bers to such Council: Provided, That such report 23 shall include a description of the national interest 24 served and provide a detailed reform agenda, includ- 25 ing a timeline to remove Israel as a permanent agen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 937 1 da item and ensure integrity in the election of mem- 2 bers to such Council: Provided further, That the Sec- 3 retary of State shall withhold, from funds appro- 4 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contribu- 5 tions to International Organizations’’ for a contribu- 6 tion to the United Nations Regular Budget, the 7 United States proportionate share of the total an- 8 nual amount of the United Nations Regular Budget 9 funding for the United Nations Human Rights 10 Council until such determination and report is made: 11 Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to 12 make such determination and report, such amounts 13 may be reprogrammed for purposes other than the 14 United Nations Regular Budget, subject to the reg- 15 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 16 Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary 17 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 18 not later than September 30, 2024, on the resolu- 19 tions considered in the United Nations Human 20 Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and 21 on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent 22 agenda item and to improve the quality of member- 23 ship through competitive elections. 24 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 25 may be made available for the United Nations Inter- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 938 1 national Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied 2 Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and 3 Israel. 4 (d) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA- 5 TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 6 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 7 Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 8 may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 9 arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 10 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap- 11 ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 12 the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 13 at international conferences held under the auspices of 14 multilateral or international organizations. 15 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 16 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 17 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 18 ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend- 19 iture in fiscal year 2024 for contributions to any organiza- 20 tion, department, agency, or program within the United 21 Nations system or any international program that are 22 withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi- 23 sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 24 such report each time additional funds are withheld by op- 25 eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 939 1 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 2 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 3 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 4 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 5 (f) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE- 6 KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 7 the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 8 any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 9 Secretary has credible information that such unit has en- 10 gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv- 11 ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 12 Secretary determines that the government of such country 13 is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 14 of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: 15 Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly notify the 16 government of each country subject to any withholding of 17 assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the 18 appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 19 not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 20 such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec- 21 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 22 such government in bringing the responsible members of 23 such unit to justice. 24 (g) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg- 25 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 940 1 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re- 2 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 3 under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace- 4 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 6 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep- 7 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the requirement to with- 8 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 10 funds appropriated by this Act. 11 (h) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Not later 12 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 13 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator 14 of the United States Agency for International Develop- 15 ment, shall seek to enter into written agreements with 16 each international organization that receives funding ap- 17 propriated by this Act to provide timely access to the In- 18 spectors General of the Department of State and the 19 United States Agency for International Development and 20 the Comptroller General of the United States to such or- 21 ganization’s financial data and other information relevant 22 to United States contributions to such organization, as de- 23 termined by the Inspectors and Comptroller General. 24 (i) STRENGTHENING AMERICAN PRESENCE AT 25 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 941 1 (1) Of the funds made available by this Act 2 under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and 3 Programs’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 4 available for the placement of United States citizens 5 in the Junior Professional Officer Programme. 6 (2) Of the funds made available by this Act 7 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less 8 than $750,000 shall be made available to enhance 9 the competitiveness of United States citizens for 10 leadership positions in the United Nations system, 11 including pursuant to section 9701 of the Depart- 12 ment of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title 13 XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 14 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL 15 SEC. 7049. If the President determines that doing so 16 will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 17 genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 18 law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec- 19 tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 20 to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 21 Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 22 the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 23 Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 24 Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola- 25 tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 942 1 in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina- 2 tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de- 3 terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro- 4 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 5 section shall be made available subject to the regular noti- 6 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 7 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 8 SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 9 obligation during fiscal year 2024 under the headings 10 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 11 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 12 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 13 $94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro- 14 mote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 15 9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 16 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 17 (b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con- 18 sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 19 and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 20 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 21 of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 22 States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 23 President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 24 the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 25 made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 943 1 net freedom globally, which shall include a description of 2 safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that 3 such programs are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, 4 That the Department of State spend plan shall include 5 funding for all such programs for all relevant Department 6 of State and United States Agency for International De- 7 velopment offices and bureaus. 8 TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 9 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 10 SEC. 7051. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds 11 made available by this Act may be used to support or jus- 12 tify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or de- 13 grading treatment or punishment by any official or con- 14 tract employee of the United States Government. 15 (b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles 16 III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwith- 17 standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 18 1961, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, 19 inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by for- 20 eign police, military, or other security forces in countries 21 receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 22 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 23 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 24 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 25 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 944 1 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 2 foreign operations, and related programs under the head- 3 ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 4 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 5 Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 6 used for any other program and in any region. 7 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 8 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 9 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 10 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 11 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re- 12 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 13 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 14 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 16 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur- 17 chased or leased by the Department of State and the 18 United States Agency for International Development 19 with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 20 making appropriations for the Department of State, 21 foreign operations, and related programs shall be co- 22 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 23 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 24 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim- 25 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 945 1 supporting Department of State and USAID pro- 2 grams and activities: Provided further, That official 3 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 4 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim- 5 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 6 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart- 7 ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 8 owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 9 State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 10 of the Department and shall be available for ex- 11 penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 12 chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 13 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 14 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 15 primary purpose of which is the transportation of 16 personnel. 17 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 18 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper- 19 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 20 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 21 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 22 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 23 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 24 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 25 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 946 1 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 2 That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 3 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ for ‘‘September 30, 4 2009’’. 5 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 6 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi- 7 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 8 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 9 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 10 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 11 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 12 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 13 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 14 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri- 15 vate or multilateral creditors. 16 EXTRADITION 17 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap- 18 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 19 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop- 20 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 21 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 22 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist- 23 ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 24 Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 25 Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 947 1 ernment of a country which has notified the Department 2 of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 3 any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which 4 the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the 5 possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi- 6 cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 7 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 8 to the central government of a country with which the 9 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 10 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 11 government of that country is in violation of the terms 12 and conditions of the treaty. 13 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 14 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 15 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 16 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 17 the United States. 18 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 19 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 20 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 21 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro- 22 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 23 days in advance. 24 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 25 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 948 1 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 2 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 3 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 4 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 5 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 6 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 7 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter- 8 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 9 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit- 10 tees. 11 UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 12 SEC. 7057. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made 13 available under the heading ‘‘International Organizations 14 and Programs’’ in this Act for fiscal year 2024, 15 $32,500,000 shall be made available for the United Na- 16 tions Population Fund (UNFPA). 17 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 18 by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for 19 UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, 20 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ ac- 21 count and shall be made available for family planning, ma- 22 ternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the 23 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 24 propriations. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 949 1 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.— 2 None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 3 by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Repub- 4 lic of China. 5 (d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 6 Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not 7 be made available unless— 8 (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by 9 this Act in an account separate from other accounts 10 of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with 11 other sums; and 12 (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 13 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOL- 14 LAR WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 15 (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of 16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 17 submit a report to the Committees on Appropria- 18 tions indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA 19 is budgeting for the year in which the report is sub- 20 mitted for a country program in the People’s Repub- 21 lic of China. 22 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 23 that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country 24 program in the People’s Republic of China in the 25 year covered by the report, then the amount of such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 950 1 funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Re- 2 public of China shall be deducted from the funds 3 made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obliga- 4 tion for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the 5 report is submitted. 6 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 7 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 8 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 9 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis- 10 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 11 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 12 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 13 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob- 14 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 15 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 16 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend- 17 ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 18 III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made 19 available for family planning/reproductive health, includ- 20 ing in areas where population growth threatens biodiver- 21 sity or endangered species. 22 (b) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 23 OUTBREAKS.— 24 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro- 25 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 951 1 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 2 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 3 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec- 4 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 5 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 6 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 7 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 8 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 9 States Agency for International Development and 10 the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 11 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 12 planned uses of such funds. 13 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec- 14 retary of State determines and reports to the Com- 15 mittees on Appropriations that an international in- 16 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 17 spreading internationally, or that it is in the na- 18 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer- 19 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag- 20 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 22 Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 23 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri- 24 ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 25 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 952 1 tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 2 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made 3 available to combat such infectious disease or public 4 health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 5 merged with, funds appropriated under such head- 6 ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 7 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 8 $70,000,000 of the funds made available under the 9 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 10 available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab- 11 lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart- 12 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 13 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub- 14 lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 15 made available under the same terms and conditions 16 of such section. 17 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 18 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 19 subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 20 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 21 propriations. 22 (c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 23 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 24 may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 953 1 located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 2 China. 3 GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 4 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 5 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 6 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 7 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 8 the status, increasing the economic participation and op- 9 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 10 rights of women and girls worldwide. 11 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Funds 12 appropriated by this Act shall be made available to expand 13 economic opportunities for women by increasing the num- 14 ber and capacity of women-owned enterprises, improving 15 property rights for women, increasing women’s access to 16 financial services and capital, enhancing the role of women 17 in economic decision-making at the local, national, and 18 international levels, and improving women’s ability to par- 19 ticipate in the global economy, including through imple- 20 mentation of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Eco- 21 nomic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): 22 Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Adminis- 23 trator of the United States Agency for International De- 24 velopment, as applicable, shall consult with the Commit- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 954 1 tees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 2 pursuant to this subsection. 3 (c) GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY ACTION 4 FUND.—Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 5 Act, up to $200,000,000 may be made available for the 6 Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund. 7 (d) MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT WOMEN’S LEADER- 8 SHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds appropriated under title 9 III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 10 available for the Madeleine K. Albright Women’s Leader- 11 ship Program, as established by section 7059(b) of the De- 12 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 13 grams Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 14 117–328). 15 (e) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 16 (1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 17 and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 18 be made available to implement a multi-year strat- 19 egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 20 in countries where it is common in conflict and non- 21 conflict settings. 22 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 23 of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 24 judicial, and military personnel, including for inter- 25 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 955 1 where appropriate, prevention and response to gen- 2 der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 3 shall promote the integration of women into the po- 4 lice and other security forces. 5 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub- 6 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 7 forms of violence against women and girls, including 8 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 9 mutilation. 10 (f) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 11 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop- 12 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- 13 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter- 14 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 15 $150,000,000 should be made available to support a 16 multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 17 of, United States Government efforts to empower women 18 as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 19 transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun- 20 tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 21 ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assist- 22 ance to women and girls. 23 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 24 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER 25 EDUCATION.— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 956 1 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 2 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 3 III of this Act, not less than $922,000,000 4 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 5 Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be 6 made available notwithstanding any other provi- 7 sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign 8 countries: Provided, That such funds shall also 9 be used for secondary education activities: Pro- 10 vided further, That of the funds made available 11 by this paragraph, $150,000,000 should be 12 available for the education of girls in areas of 13 conflict. 14 (B) Of the funds appropriated under title 15 III of this Act for assistance for basic education 16 programs, $152,000,000 shall be made avail- 17 able for contributions to multilateral partner- 18 ships that support education. 19 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro- 20 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 21 $271,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 22 for higher education: Provided, That such funds may 23 be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 24 sion of law that restricts assistance to foreign coun- 25 tries, and shall be subject to the regular notification March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 957 1 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 2 Provided further, That of such amount, not less than 3 $33,000,000 shall be made available for new and on- 4 going partnerships between higher education institu- 5 tions in the United States and developing countries 6 focused on building the capacity of higher education 7 institutions and systems in developing countries: 8 Provided further, That of such amount and in addi- 9 tion to the previous proviso, not less than 10 $35,000,000 shall be made available for higher edu- 11 cation programs pursuant to section 7060(a)(3) of 12 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 13 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (divi- 14 sion K of Public Law 116–260). 15 (3) SCHOLAR RESCUE PROGRAMS.—Of the 16 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 17 ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 18 Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 19 Central Asia’’, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 20 made available for scholar rescue programs to sup- 21 port projects that strengthen democracy and civil so- 22 ciety by protecting scholars at risk overseas, includ- 23 ing through fellowships and placement opportunities 24 abroad, which shall be administered by the Assistant March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 958 1 Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 2 Labor, Department of State. 3 (b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As- 5 sistance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made avail- 6 able for United States Agency for International Develop- 7 ment cooperative development programs and not less than 8 $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 9 Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 10 (c) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 11 this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 12 shall be made available for programs and activities admin- 13 istered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect 14 and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel- 15 oping countries, including initiatives that focus on inde- 16 pendent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, edu- 17 cation, employment, transportation, sports, political and 18 electoral participation, and integration of individuals with 19 disabilities, including for the cost of translation: Provided, 20 That funds shall be made available to support disability 21 rights advocacy organizations in developing countries: Pro- 22 vided further, That of the funds made available pursuant 23 to this subsection, 5 percent may be used by USAID for 24 management, oversight, and technical support. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 959 1 (d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP- 2 MENT.— 3 (1) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated 4 by title III of this Act, not less than $960,000,000 5 shall be made available for food security and agricul- 6 tural development programs to carry out the pur- 7 poses of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Pub- 8 lic Law 114–195), including for the Feed the Future 9 Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may be made 10 available for a contribution as authorized by section 11 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 12 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 13 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 14 (Public Law 115–334). 15 (2) FEED THE FUTURE MODERNIZATION.—Of 16 the funds made available pursuant to this sub- 17 section— 18 (A) not less than 50 percent should be 19 made available for the Feed the Future target 20 countries; and 21 (B) not less than $25,000,000 shall be 22 made available to support private sector invest- 23 ment in food security, including as catalytic 24 capital. 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APPRO. 960 1 (e) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER- 2 PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 3 than $252,000,000 shall be made available to support the 4 development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 5 and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe- 6 cially women. 7 (f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER- 8 SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 9 headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 10 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 11 Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 12 forcement’’, not less than $111,000,000 shall be made 13 available for activities to combat trafficking in persons 14 internationally, including for the Program to End Modern 15 Slavery, of which not less than $89,500,000 shall be from 16 funds made available under the heading ‘‘International 17 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That 18 funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘De- 19 velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 20 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that 21 are made available for activities to combat trafficking in 22 persons should be obligated and programmed consistent 23 with the country-specific recommendations included in the 24 annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordi- 25 nated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 961 1 in Persons, Department of State: Provided further, That 2 such funds are in addition to funds made available by this 3 Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for the Of- 4 fice to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons: Pro- 5 vided further, That funds made available by this Act shall 6 be made available to further develop, standardize, and up- 7 date training for all United States Government personnel 8 under Chief of Mission authority posted at United States 9 embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing signs of 10 human trafficking and protocols for reporting such cases. 11 (g) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the funds 12 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 13 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 14 related programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 15 Fund’’, $100,000,000 shall be made available to support 16 new public-private partnership foundations for conserva- 17 tion and food security if legislation establishing such foun- 18 dations is enacted into law by December 31, 2024. 19 (h) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development 21 Assistance’’, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made 22 available to support people-to-people reconciliation pro- 23 grams which bring together individuals of different ethnic, 24 racial, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of 25 civil strife and war: Provided, That such funds shall be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 962 1 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 2 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That to the 3 maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched 4 by sources other than the United States Government: Pro- 5 vided further, That such funds shall be administered by 6 the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention, USAID. 7 (i) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro- 8 priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be 9 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 10 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 11 1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for 12 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 13 (j) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 14 this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis- 15 trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 16 funding requirements designated in sections 7059, 7060, 17 and 7061 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 18 such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 19 only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir- 20 cumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 21 submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub- 23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 24 proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 25 planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 963 1 further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 2 submission of such report shall be subject to prior con- 3 sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 4 not later than November 1, 2025, the Secretary of State 5 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 6 on the use of the authority of this subsection. 7 ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 8 SEC. 7061. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act to 9 carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and 10 chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 11 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 12 except for the provisions of this section and only subject 13 to the reporting procedures of the Committees on Appro- 14 priations, to support environment programs. 15 (b)(1) Of the funds appropriated under title III of 16 this Act, not less than $365,750,000 shall be made avail- 17 able for biodiversity conservation programs. 18 (2) Not less than $118,750,000 of the funds appro- 19 priated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made 20 available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife 21 poaching and trafficking. 22 (3) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of 23 this Act may be made available for training or other as- 24 sistance for any military unit or personnel that the Sec- 25 retary of State determines has been credibly alleged to March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 964 1 have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless 2 the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional 3 committees that to do so is in the national security inter- 4 est of the United States. 5 (4) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity 6 programs shall not be used to support the expansion of 7 industrial scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, 8 mining, or any other industrial scale extractive activity 9 into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests as of 10 December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury 11 shall instruct the United States executive directors of each 12 international financial institution (IFI) to use the voice 13 and vote of the United States to oppose any financing of 14 any such activity. 15 (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 16 United States executive director of each IFI that it is the 17 policy of the United States to use the voice and vote of 18 the United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, 19 or policy of such institution, regarding the construction 20 of any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in 21 Senate Report 114–79, while also considering whether the 22 project involves important foreign policy objectives. 23 (d) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 24 Act, not less than $175,750,000 shall be made available 25 for sustainable landscapes programs. 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APPRO. 965 1 (e) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 2 Act, not less than $256,500,000 shall be made available 3 for adaptation programs, including in support of the im- 4 plementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 5 (f) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 6 Act, not less than $247,000,000 shall be made available 7 for clean energy programs, including in support of car- 8 rying out the purposes of the Electrify Africa Act (Public 9 Law 114–121) and implementing the Power Africa initia- 10 tive. 11 (g) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III 12 may be made available for United States contributions to 13 the Adaptation Fund and the Least Developed Countries 14 Fund. 15 (h) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 16 Act, not less than $47,500,000 shall be made available for 17 the purposes enumerated under section 7060(c)(7) of the 18 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 19 Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public 20 Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds may only be 21 made available following consultation with the Committees 22 on Appropriations. 23 (i) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 24 Act, not less than $19,000,000 shall be made available to 25 support Indigenous and other civil society organizations March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 966 1 in developing countries that are working to protect the en- 2 vironment, including threatened and endangered species. 3 (j) The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 4 shall implement the directive regarding law enforcement 5 in national parks and protected areas as described under 6 this section in Senate Report 118–71. 7 BUDGET DOCUMENTS 8 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 9 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de- 10 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 11 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 12 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 13 including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 14 States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 15 the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 16 funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi- 17 zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail- 18 able for obligation in fiscal year 2024, that provides de- 19 tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 20 and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 21 as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 22 budget justification funding levels, the most recent con- 23 gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 24 funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 25 a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 967 1 Provided further, That operating plans that include 2 changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 3 activities specified in the congressional budget justifica- 4 tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 5 the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 6 matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), as 7 applicable, shall be subject to the notification and re- 8 programming requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 9 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 10 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 11 Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 12 States Agency for International Development, as ap- 13 propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 14 priations a spend plan for funds made available by 15 this Act for— 16 (A) assistance for countries in Central 17 America and the Caribbean, Cambodia, Ethi- 18 opia, Iraq, Pacific Islands countries, Pakistan, 19 Tunisia, and Ukraine; 20 (B) assistance for the Africa Regional 21 Counterterrorism program, Caribbean Basin 22 Security Initiative, Central America Regional 23 Security Initiative, Counterterrorism Partner- 24 ships Fund, Global Peace Operations Initiative, 25 Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 968 1 Influence Fund, Partnership for Global Infra- 2 structure and Investment, Partnership for Re- 3 gional East Africa Counterterrorism, Power Af- 4 rica, Prosper Africa, and Trans-Sahara 5 Counterterrorism Partnership; 6 (C) assistance made available pursuant to 7 the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 8 section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by- 9 country basis); section 7059; and subsections 10 (a), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i) of section 7060; 11 (D) funds provided under the heading 12 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 13 forcement’’ for International Organized Crime 14 and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property 15 Rights: Provided, That the spend plans shall in- 16 clude bilateral and global programs funded 17 under such heading along with a brief descrip- 18 tion of the activities planned for each country; 19 and 20 (E) implementation of the Global Fragility 21 Act of 2019. 22 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 23 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 24 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 25 detailed spend plan for funds made available by this March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 969 1 Act under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treas- 2 ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 3 title III and ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Pro- 4 grams’’ in title V. 5 (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 6 percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re- 7 quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 8 the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 9 of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 10 of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 11 obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi- 12 cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 13 less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 14 Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 15 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 16 the justification for such obligation and the proposed 17 uses of such funds. 18 (c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 19 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti- 20 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 21 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 22 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 23 congressional budget justification for Department of State 24 operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 25 Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 970 1 of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2 2025: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 3 shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 4 later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 5 REORGANIZATION 6 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI- 7 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 8 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 9 eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 10 may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 11 or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart- 12 ment of State, the United States Agency for International 13 Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 14 or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta- 15 tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza- 16 tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro- 17 vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti- 18 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 19 Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 20 such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 21 any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 22 notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 23 similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria- 24 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 971 1 related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 2 requirements of this section. 3 (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub- 4 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 5 include any action to— 6 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 7 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in- 8 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 9 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 10 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 11 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 12 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 13 the United States official presence overseas, includ- 14 ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 15 facilities and other platforms; or 16 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 17 Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem- 18 ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De- 19 partment of State and USAID from the staffing lev- 20 els previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 21 priations for fiscal year 2024. 22 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 23 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 24 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 25 the Department of State for payments to the Working March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 972 1 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen- 2 ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 3 of the Committees on Appropriations. 4 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 5 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 6 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 7 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 8 available to a Department of State bureau or office 9 with responsibility for the management and over- 10 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer- 11 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria- 12 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 13 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart- 14 ment and Federal financial and grants management 15 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 16 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi- 17 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 18 State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of- 19 fice to— 20 (A) account for the obligated funds at the 21 country and program level, as appropriate; 22 (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 23 and monitoring plans; 24 (C) establish performance measures and 25 indicators; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 973 1 (D) review activities and performance; and 2 (E) assess final results and reconcile fi- 3 nances. 4 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 5 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 6 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de- 7 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 8 or office into compliance. 9 (c) OTHER MATTERS.— 10 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth- 11 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 12 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 13 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 14 United States Information and Educational Ex- 15 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re- 16 main available until expended, may be credited 17 to this appropriation from fees or other pay- 18 ments received from English teaching, library, 19 motion pictures, and publication programs and 20 from fees from educational advising and coun- 21 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 22 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 23 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 24 fees for use of Blair House facilities. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 974 1 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 2 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 3 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 4 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author- 5 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 6 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 7 programs and activities in the United States funded 8 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 9 (3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 10 James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela- 11 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 12 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 13 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo- 14 matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 15 expended for United States participation in inter- 16 national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 17 construction and operation of a United States pavil- 18 ion at Expo 2025. 19 (4) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 20 the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than 21 $500,000 shall be made available for additional per- 22 sonnel for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Depart- 23 ment of State. 24 (5) Reports required by section 303(g) of the 25 Convention on Cultural Property Implementation March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 975 1 Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall also be submitted to the 2 Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 3 reports shall also include information concerning 4 compliance with section 303(c) of such Act. 5 (6)(A) The notification requirement of para- 6 graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (j) of the State De- 7 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 8 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the Committees on Ap- 9 propriations. 10 (B) The justification requirement of paragraph 11 (4) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic 12 Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall 13 also apply to the Committees on Appropriations. 14 (C) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 15 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 16 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 17 report detailing the criteria used to certify that a po- 18 sition established in accordance with paragraph (2) 19 of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Au- 20 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) does not 21 require the exercise of significant authority pursuant 22 to the laws of the United States: Provided, That 23 such report shall also include a listing of each spe- 24 cial appointment authorized by such section, the 25 number of positions for the applicable office, and the March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 976 1 salary and other support costs of such office, and 2 such report shall be updated and submitted to the 3 such committees every 180 days thereafter until 4 September 30, 2025. 5 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 6 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 7 SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 8 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 9 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 10 Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 11 under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 12 Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 13 for International Development to hire and employ individ- 14 uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap- 15 pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 16 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 17 3948 and 3949). 18 (b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 19 contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 20 2025. 21 (c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 22 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 23 under the authority of this section shall be the account 24 to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 25 relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 977 1 this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 2 appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op- 3 erating Expenses’’. 4 (d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi- 5 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 6 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 7 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 8 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 9 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 10 be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 11 the limitation set forth in such section. 12 (e) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro- 13 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 14 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap- 15 propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 16 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 17 funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 18 (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 19 employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 20 carry out programs in response to natural disasters or 21 man-made disasters, subject to the regular notification 22 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 23 (f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap- 24 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 25 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 978 1 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 2 Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 3 used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con- 4 tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 5 provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in- 6 terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 7 activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 8 hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 9 more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 10 bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro- 11 priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 12 (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 13 available only for personal services contractors assigned 14 to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 15 (g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 16 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro- 17 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 18 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 19 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 20 of small or small disadvantaged business. 21 (h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT- 22 MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro- 23 vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For- 24 eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 25 Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 979 1 assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki- 2 stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 3 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 4 eign operations, and related programs. 5 (i) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Up to 6 $86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 7 this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 8 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 9 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi- 10 sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 11 the United States Agency for International Development 12 to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 13 to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 14 growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 15 by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 16 shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 17 appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad- 18 dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 19 may remain attributed to any minimum funding require- 20 ment for which they were originally made available: Pro- 21 vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi- 22 nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 23 ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com- 24 mittees on implementation of this provision. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 980 1 (j) PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—Funds ap- 2 propriated by this Act under titles II and III may be made 3 available for the USAID Administrator to exercise the au- 4 thorities of section 2669(c) of title 22, United States 5 Code. 6 STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 7 IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 8 SEC. 7066. (a) PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION 9 FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 10 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Nar- 11 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 12 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 13 ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 14 nancing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 shall be 15 made available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 16 for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) of the Glob- 17 al Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of Public 18 Law 116–94): Provided, That such funds shall be 19 prioritized for countries with national and local govern- 20 ments with the demonstrated political will and capacity 21 to partner on strengthening government legitimacy: Pro- 22 vided further, That the Secretary of State and the Admin- 23 istrator of the United States Agency for International De- 24 velopment shall consult with the Committees on Appro- 25 priations on the intended prioritization and allocation of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 981 1 such funds not later than 60 days prior to submitting the 2 pre-obligation spend plans required by section 7062(b) of 3 this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 4 such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, 5 funds appropriated under such headings for such pur- 6 poses: Provided further, That such transfer authority is 7 in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 8 Act or any other Act, and is subject to prior consultation 9 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 10 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 11 made available pursuant to this subsection under the 12 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re- 13 main available until September 30, 2025. 14 (b) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup- 16 port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 17 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 18 made available for programs to promote accountability for 19 genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, which 20 shall be in addition to any other funds made available by 21 this Act for such purposes: Provided, That such programs 22 shall include components to develop local investigative and 23 judicial skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and 24 maintain the chain of custody of evidence, including for 25 use in prosecutions, and may include the establishment of, March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 982 1 and assistance for, transitional justice mechanisms: Pro- 2 vided further, That such funds shall be administered by 3 the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Criminal 4 Justice, Department of State, and shall be subject to prior 5 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 6 vided further, That funds made available by this para- 7 graph shall be made available on an open and competitive 8 basis. 9 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 10 SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici- 11 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel- 12 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern- 13 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 14 the United States Agency for International Development 15 may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 16 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 17 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 18 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 19 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 20 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 21 provided to that organization. 22 EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 23 AUTHORITIES 24 SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 25 of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 983 1 through fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro- 2 viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 3 (b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 4 for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 5 (division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 6 be applied during fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘2020 7 through 2024’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 8 (c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De- 9 partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 10 Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli- 11 gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak- 12 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 13 operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 14 the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 15 Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit- 16 tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus- 17 tain consular operations, following consultation with such 18 Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 19 addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 20 this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 21 further, That no amounts may be transferred from 22 amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu- 23 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal- 24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 984 1 (d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec- 2 tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 3 (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2024, the Sec- 4 retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 5 Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro- 6 viding consular services. 7 (e) Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are 8 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- 9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- 10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 11 MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT 12 SEC. 7069. (a) MANAGEMENT.— 13 (1) Consistent with paragraph (2), there is 14 hereby established in the Treasury of the United 15 States the ‘‘USAID Buying Power Maintenance Ac- 16 count’’. 17 (2) Up to $50,000,000 of expired or unexpired 18 discretionary unobligated balances appropriated for 19 this and for any succeeding fiscal year under the 20 heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ may be transferred 21 to, and merged with, the account established pursu- 22 ant to paragraph (1) not later than the end of the 23 fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 24 such funds are available for the purposes for which 25 appropriated: Provided, That amounts deposited in March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 985 1 such account shall be available until expended for 2 the purposes of offsetting adverse fluctuations in 3 foreign currency exchange rates or overseas wage 4 and price changes to maintain overseas operations, 5 in addition to such other funds as may be available 6 for such purposes: Provided further, That amounts 7 from such account may be transferred to, and 8 merged with, funds appropriated under titles II and 9 III of this Act or subsequent Acts making appro- 10 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 11 ations, and related programs for such purposes: Pro- 12 vided further, That any specific designation or re- 13 striction contained in this Act or any other provision 14 of law limiting the amounts available that may be 15 obligated or expended shall be deemed to be adjusted 16 to the extent necessary to offset the net effect of 17 fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or 18 overseas wage and price changes in order to main- 19 tain approved levels: Provided further, That transfers 20 pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the 21 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 22 Appropriations. 23 (b) ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.—For pur- 24 poses of strengthening oversight, efficiency, and account- 25 ability, of the relocation activities and related support of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 986 1 individuals at risk as a result of the situation in Afghani- 2 stan, including travel and related expenditures, security 3 and vetting, sustainment and other needs, fees, examina- 4 tions, and administrative expenses, there is hereby estab- 5 lished in the Treasury of the United States the ‘‘Enduring 6 Welcome Administrative Expenses Account’’: Provided, 7 That such funds may be made available as contributions 8 and the administrative authorities in the Foreign Assist- 9 ance Act of 1961 may be made available with respect to 10 such funds, as appropriate: Provided further, That unobli- 11 gated balances from prior year appropriations available to 12 the Department of State for support for Operation Endur- 13 ing Welcome and related efforts may be transferred to 14 such account for the purposes specified in this subsection: 15 Provided further, That amounts transferred to this ac- 16 count from funds made available under the heading 17 ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assist- 18 ance Fund’’ may be made available notwithstanding any 19 provision of law which restricts assistance to foreign coun- 20 tries: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 21 the establishment of such account, the Secretary of State 22 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 23 detailing the funds available for obligation under the En- 24 during Welcome Administrative Expenses Account, the 25 proposed uses of such funds by program, project, and ac- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 987 1 tivity and each planned use of the authority of the pre- 2 vious proviso: Provided further, That such report shall be 3 updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions every 60 days until September 30, 2025: Provided 5 further, That amounts transferred pursuant to this sub- 6 section that were previously designated by the Congress 7 as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 8 resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by 10 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur- 11 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 13 MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS 14 SEC. 7070. The African Development Fund Act (22 15 U.S.C. 290g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 16 following new section: 17 ‘‘SEC. 227. SIXTEENTH REPLENISHMENT. 18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of 19 the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the 20 United States $591,000,000 to the sixteenth replenish- 21 ment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining 22 the necessary appropriations. 23 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 24 order to pay for the United States contribution provided 25 for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 988 1 priated, without fiscal year limitation, $591,000,000 for 2 payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 989 1 PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 2 SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS 3 SEC. 7071. (a) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANS- 4 ACTIONS INVOLVING PERPETRATORS OF GENOCIDE AND 5 STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM WITHOUT CONGRES- 6 SIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—Section 6(b) of the Special 7 Drawing Rights Act (22 U.S.C. 286q(b)) is amended by 8 adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(3) Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, 10 neither the President nor any person or agency shall on 11 behalf of the United States engage in any voluntary trans- 12 action involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights 13 that are held by a member country of the Fund, if the 14 Secretary of State has found that the government of the 15 member country— 16 ‘‘(A) has committed genocide at any time dur- 17 ing the 1-year period ending with the date of the 18 transaction; or 19 ‘‘(B) has repeatedly provided support for acts 20 of international terrorism. 21 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the 22 United States Executive Director at each international fi- 23 nancial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the 24 International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice 25 and vote of the United States to— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 990 1 ‘‘(A) oppose the provision of financial assistance 2 to any government with respect to which the Sec- 3 retary of State has made a finding described in 4 paragraph (3); and 5 ‘‘(B) seek to ensure that the member countries 6 of the institution do not engage in voluntary trans- 7 actions involving the exchange of Special Drawing 8 Rights held by such a government. 9 ‘‘(5) WAIVER.—The President may waive paragraphs 10 (3) and (4) on a case-by-case basis if the President reports 11 to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 12 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 13 of the Senate that the waiver is in the national interest 14 of the United States, and includes a detailed explanation 15 of the reasons therefor.’’. 16 (b) REPEAL.—Effective on the date that is 10 years 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, paragraphs 18 (3) through (5) of section 6(b) of the Special Drawing 19 Rights Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, are 20 repealed. 21 (c) ENERGY SECURITY AND IMF ACCOUNT- 22 ABILITY.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas- 24 ury may, through December 31, 2031, make direct 25 loans not to exceed $21,000,000,000 in the aggre- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 991 1 gate to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (in 2 this subsection referred to as the ‘‘PRGT’’) of the 3 International Monetary Fund (in this subsection re- 4 ferred to as the ‘‘IMF’’), provided that funds made 5 available in prior Acts making appropriations for the 6 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 7 programs under the heading ‘‘Contributions to 8 International Monetary Fund Facilities and Trust 9 Funds’’ shall be available to cover the cost, as de- 10 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 11 of 1974, of loans to the PRGT, subject to paragraph 12 (2). 13 (2) LIMITATION.—No portion of the funds de- 14 scribed under paragraph (1) may be used for the 15 provision of loans by the United States to the Resil- 16 ience and Sustainability Trust (in this subsection re- 17 ferred to as the ‘‘RST’’) of the IMF, or for the 18 transfer of resources from the PRGT to the RST. 19 (d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT 20 TO EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Bretton Woods Agree- 22 ments Act (22 U.S.C. 286–286zz) is amended by 23 adding at the end the following: March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 992 1 ‘‘SEC. 74. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT 2 TO EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING. 3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Executive Di- 4 rector at the Fund may not support any proposal that 5 would alter the criteria used by the Fund for exceptional 6 access lending if the proposal would permit a country that 7 is ineligible, before the proposed alteration, to receive ex- 8 ceptional access lending, unless, not later than 15 days 9 before consideration of the proposal by the Board of Exec- 10 utive Directors of the Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury 11 has submitted to the Committee on Financial Services of 12 the House of Representatives and the Committee on For- 13 eign Relations of the Senate a report on the justification 14 for the proposal and the effects of the proposed alteration 15 on moral hazard and repayment risk at the Fund. 16 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Treasury may 17 reduce the applicable notice period required under sub- 18 section (a) to not less than 7 days on reporting to the 19 Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep- 20 resentatives and Committee on Foreign Relations of the 21 Senate that the reduction is important to the national in- 22 terest of the United States, with an explanation of the rea- 23 sons therefor.’’. 24 (2) REPEAL.—Effective on the date that is 10 25 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 26 section 74 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, as March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 993 1 added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is re- 2 pealed. 3 (e) NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW.— 4 (1) EXTENSION.—Section 17(a)(6) of the 5 Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286e– 6 2(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 7 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 8 (2) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 10 of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on 11 Financial Services of the House of Representatives 12 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 13 ate a strategy with respect to the New Arrange- 14 ments to Borrow (NAB) of the International Mone- 15 tary Fund, including any recommendations to reduce 16 the resources of the NAB beyond reductions pro- 17 posed under the 16th General Review of Quotas, 18 that maintains United States support for the Inter- 19 national Monetary Fund as a quota-based institu- 20 tion. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 994 1 EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2 PRESIDENT’S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF 3 SEC. 7072. (a) INSPECTORS GENERAL AND ANNUAL 4 STUDY.—Section 101 of the United States Leadership 5 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 6 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7611) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (f)(1)— 8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 9 ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 10 2025’’; and 11 (B) in subparagraph (C)(iv)— 12 (i) by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘eleven’’; and 14 (ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘2025’’; and 16 (2) in subsection (g)— 17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sep- 18 tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 25, 19 2025’’; and 20 (B) in paragraph (2)— 21 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2024’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 23 (ii) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 24 and inserting ‘‘March 25, 2025’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 995 1 (b) PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT 2 AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA.—Section 202(d) of 3 the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 4 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622(d)) is 5 amended— 6 (1) in paragraph (4)— 7 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 8 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 10 2025’’; and 11 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 12 and inserting ‘‘March 25 of fiscal year 13 2025’’; and 14 (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 15 ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 and March 25 of 16 fiscal year 2025’’; and 17 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 18 inserting ‘‘2024 and for fiscal year 2025 through 19 March 25 of such fiscal year’’. 20 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 403 of the 21 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 22 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673) is 23 amended— March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 996 1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 2 inserting ‘‘2024 and fiscal year 2025 through March 3 25 of such fiscal year’’; and 4 (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘2024 and for fiscal year 2025 through March 25 7 of such fiscal year’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 997 1 GAZA OVERSIGHT 2 SEC. 7073. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 3 State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres- 4 sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 5 of enactment of this Act, that— 6 (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 7 have been established by the Department of State 8 and the United States Agency for International De- 9 velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 10 the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and ex- 11 tremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or destruc- 12 tion by such entities of assistance, including through 13 international organizations; and 14 (2) such policies, processes, and procedures 15 have been developed in coordination with other bilat- 16 eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 17 Israel, as appropriate. 18 (b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The 19 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 20 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con- 21 current with the submission of the certification required 22 in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 23 policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 24 by this Act that are made available for assistance for 25 Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 998 1 assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 2 of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assist- 3 ance. 4 (c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 5 State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 6 the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 7 in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made 8 available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis- 9 used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de- 10 scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex- 11 planation of the response of the Department of State or 12 USAID, as appropriate. 13 (d) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appro- 14 priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 15 monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni- 16 toring, following consultation with the appropriate con- 17 gressional committees. 18 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 19 obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 20 available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there- 21 after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 22 State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 23 to the appropriate congressional committees a report de- 24 tailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro- March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 999 1 vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip- 2 tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 3 (f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 5 until September 30, 2025, the Secretary of State, in con- 6 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 7 other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 8 the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap- 9 propriate congressional committees a report assessing 10 whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail- 11 able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 12 diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist and 13 extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, 14 That such report shall include details on the amount and 15 how such funds were made available and used by such en- 16 tities: Provided further, That such report may be sub- 17 mitted in classified form, if necessary. 18 (g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 19 the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 20 obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani- 21 tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 22 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 23 the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an- 24 ticipated uses of such funds. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1000 1 OTHER MATTERS 2 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 3 SEC. 7074. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise 4 made available by this Act for programs to counter foreign 5 propaganda and disinformation, and for related purposes, 6 may only be made available for the purpose of countering 7 such efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad, 8 including through programs of the Global Engagement 9 Center established pursuant to section 1287 of the Na- 10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 11 U.S.C. 2656 note): Provided, That not later than 90 days 12 after enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obliga- 13 tion of funds made available for the Global Engagement 14 Center, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 15 the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 16 steps taken by the Department of State to resolve each 17 of the 18 recommendations detailed in the Office of In- 18 spector General, Department of State, report ‘‘Inspection 19 of the Global Engagement Center’’ (ISP I–22–15). 20 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 21 made available by this Act may be obligated or expended 22 to fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States 23 Department of State other than the— 24 (1) United States flag; March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1001 1 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 2 154.2–1; 3 (3) POW/MIA flag; 4 (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur- 5 suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 6 (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 7 of Columbia at domestic locations; 8 (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 9 (7) official branded flag of a United States 10 agency; or 11 (8) sovereign flag of other countries. 12 (c) Funds may be transferred to the United States 13 Section of the International Boundary and Water Com- 14 mission, United States and Mexico, from Federal or non- 15 Federal entities, to study, design, construct, operate, and 16 maintain treatment and flood control works and related 17 structures, consistent with the functions of the United 18 States Section: Provided, That such funds shall be depos- 19 ited in an account under the heading ‘‘International 20 Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 21 Mexico’’, to remain available until expended. 22 (d) During fiscal year 2024, section 614(a)(4)(A)(ii) 23 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 24 2364(a)(4)(A)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting 25 ‘‘$500,000,000’’ for ‘‘$250,000,000’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1002 1 (e)(1) Of the unobligated balances from amounts in 2 the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, estab- 3 lished by section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, 4 $260,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, not later 5 than September 30, 2024. 6 (2) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 7 available by section 104A(m) of Public Law 103–325 (12 8 U.S.C. 4703a(m)), $50,000,000 are hereby permanently 9 rescinded. 10 (3) Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Nonrecurring 11 Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of division G 12 of Public Law 110–161, $50,000,000 are hereby rescinded 13 not later than September 30, 2024. 14 RESCISSIONS 15 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 16 SEC. 7075. (a) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORA- 17 TION.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 18 available under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Cor- 19 poration’’ from prior Acts making appropriations for the 20 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 21 grams, $475,000,000 are rescinded. 22 (b) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN- 23 TENANCE.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts 24 made available under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 25 Construction, and Maintenance’’ from prior Acts making March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1003 1 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 2 ations, and related programs, $224,000,000 are rescinded. 3 (c) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 4 ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated balances from 5 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘International 6 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ from prior Acts 7 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 8 eign operations, and related programs, $50,000,000 are 9 rescinded. 10 (d) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the unobligated 11 balances from amounts made available under the heading 12 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts making appro- 13 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 14 and related programs, $152,496,000 are rescinded. 15 (e) CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PRO- 16 GRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances available in the 17 ‘‘Consular and Border Security Programs’’ account, 18 $902,340,000 are rescinded. 19 (f) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—Of the unobligated bal- 20 ances from amounts made available under the heading 21 ‘‘Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank 22 of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation’’ for tied-aid 23 grants from prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 24 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 25 grams, $114,130,000 are rescinded. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1004 1 (g) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 2 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con- 3 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur- 4 rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 5 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 6 Act of 1985. 7 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 8 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 9 priations Act, 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1005 1 DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS 2 TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND 3 OTHER MATTERS 4 SEC. 101. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 5 (a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the National 6 Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) shall 7 be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for 8 ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 9 (b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Sections 1319 of the 10 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) 11 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for 12 ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 13 (c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section 14 shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2023. 15 SEC. 102. RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS. 16 Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 17 Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 18 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for 19 ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 20 SEC. 103. E-VERIFY. 21 Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 22 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 23 note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 24 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1006 1 SEC. 104. NON-MINISTER RELIGIOUS WORKERS. 2 Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 3 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) shall be ap- 4 plied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘Sep- 5 tember 30, 2015’’ each place such date appears. 6 SEC. 105. H-2B SUPPLEMENTAL VISA EXEMPTION. 7 Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in 8 section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland 10 Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 11 and upon the determination that the needs of United 12 States businesses cannot be satisfied during fiscal year 13 2024 with United States workers who are willing, quali- 14 fied, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, 15 may increase the total number of aliens who may receive 16 a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 17 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year by not 18 more than the highest number of H–2B nonimmigrants 19 who participated in the H–2B returning worker program 20 in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt 21 from such numerical limitation. 22 SEC. 106. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYS- 23 TEMS. 24 Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity En- 25 hancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1007 1 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 2 tember 30, 2024’’. 3 SEC. 107. PRICE-ANDERSON ACT. 4 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 170 of the Atomic Energy 5 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the 6 ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended by striking ‘‘December 7 31, 2025’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 8 31, 2065’’. 9 (b) LIABILITY.—Section 170 of the Atomic Energy 10 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the 11 ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended— 12 (1) in subsection d. (5), by striking 13 ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’; 14 and 15 (2) in subsection e. (4), by striking 16 ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’. 17 (c) REPORT.—Section 170 p. of the Atomic Energy 18 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) (commonly known as the 19 ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’) is amended by striking ‘‘December 20 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2061’’. 21 (d) DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR INCIDENT.—Section 22 11 q. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 23 2014(q)) is amended, in the second proviso, by striking 24 ‘‘if such occurrence’’ and all that follows through ‘‘United 25 States:’’ and inserting a colon. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1008 1 SEC. 108. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44940 of title 49, United 3 States Code, is amended in subsection (i)(4)(G) by strik- 4 ing ‘‘$1,560,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$760,000,000’’. 5 (b) APPLICATION.—This section shall be applied as 6 if it were in effect on October 1, 2023. 7 SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF NON-MEDICARE SEQUESTER. 8 Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is 10 amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol- 11 lowing: 12 ‘‘(E) The sequestration order issued by the 13 President under subparagraph (D) shall also in- 14 clude, effective upon issuance, that— 15 ‘‘(i) the percentage reduction for non- 16 exempt direct spending for the defense function 17 is 4.0 percent; and 18 ‘‘(ii) except as provided in subparagraph 19 (D), the percentage reduction for nonexempt di- 20 rect spending for nondefense functions is 2.8 21 percent.’’. 22 TITLE II—UDALL FOUNDATION 23 REAUTHORIZATION 24 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 25 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Udall Foundation Re- 26 authorization Act of 2024’’. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1009 1 SEC. 202. INVESTMENT EARNINGS. 2 Section 8(b)(1) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 3 L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1)) is 4 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Beginning 5 on October 1, 2023, and thereafter, interest earned from 6 investments made with any new appropriations to the 7 Trust Fund shall only be available subject to appropria- 8 tions and is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 9 the provisions of this Act.’’. 10 SEC. 203. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UDALL FOUNDATION 11 TRUST FUND. 12 Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 13 Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended— 14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 15 inserting ‘‘2029’’; 16 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 17 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘2029’’; and 19 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘5-fiscal year 20 period’’ and all that follows through the period at 21 the end and inserting ‘‘5-fiscal year period beginning 22 with fiscal year 2025.’’. 23 SEC. 204. AUDIT OF THE FOUNDATION. 24 Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 25 of this section, the Inspector General of the Department March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1010 1 of the Interior shall complete an audit of the Morris K. 2 Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. 3 TITLE III—FUNDING LIMITATION 4 FOR UNITED NATIONS RELIEF 5 AND WORKS AGENCY 6 SEC. 301. FUNDING LIMITATION. 7 Notwithstanding any other provision of any other di- 8 vision of this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made 9 available by this Act or other Acts making appropriations 10 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 11 lated programs, including provisions of Acts providing 12 supplemental appropriations for the Department of State, 13 foreign operations, and related programs, may not be used 14 for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United 15 Nations Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any 16 other provision of law— 17 (1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal 18 years or in fiscal year 2024; or 19 (2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2025, 20 until March 25, 2025. 21 TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 22 SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 23 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg- 24 etary effects of this division shall not be entered on either 25 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1011 1 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 2 933(d)). 3 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 4 effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO 5 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 6 Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 7 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 8 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 9 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 10 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re- 11 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 12 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 13 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)), the budgetary effects of this division 14 shall not be estimated— 15 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act (2 16 U.S.C. 901); 17 (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com- 18 mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) 19 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 20 633(a)); and 21 (3) for purposes of section 3(4)(C) of the Stat- 22 utory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 23 932(4)(C)) as being included in an appropriation 24 Act. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.) U:\2024OMNI\WDI39597.xml SEN. APPRO. 1012 1 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), 2 the budgetary effects of the offsetting collections author- 3 ized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, 4 as amended by section 108 of this division of this Act, 5 that are made available in division C of this Act shall be 6 estimated for purposes of section 251 of the Balanced 7 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. March 21, 2024 (1:33 a.m.)