[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1158 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1158
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
An Act
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2020''.
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.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
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
Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations
Title X--Natural Disaster Relief
DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions
DIVISION C--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2020
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 D--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I--Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and
Oversight
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V--General Provisions
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House
section of the Congressional Record on or about December 17, 2019, and
submitted by the Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of
funds and implementation of divisions A through D of this Act as if it
were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2020.
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be
available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such
designations to the Congress.
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if
the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
TITLE I
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $42,746,972,000.
Military Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for
elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $31,710,431,000.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided
for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law
97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $14,098,666,000.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of
the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components
provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of
the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $31,239,149,000.
Reserve Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under
sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of title 10, United States Code, or
while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty,
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $4,922,087,000.
Reserve Personnel, Navy
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under
section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title
10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while
performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,115,997,000.
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for
members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$833,604,000.
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty
under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code,
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10,
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10,
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund, $2,014,190,000.
National Guard Personnel, Army
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty
under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of
title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of
title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$8,704,320,000.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and
related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under
sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32,
United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title
10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$4,060,651,000.
TITLE II
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law,
$39,597,083,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be
made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military
purposes.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as
authorized by law, $47,622,510,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to
be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy,
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for
confidential military purposes.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law,
$7,868,468,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law,
$42,736,365,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments
may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military
purposes.
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law,
$40,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law,
$37,491,073,000: Provided, That not more than $6,859,000 may be used
for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section
166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That not to
exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary
of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity
for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of the
funds provided under this heading, not less than $44,500,000 shall be
made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative
Agreement Program, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available
for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or
appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the
service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative
affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That
$17,732,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for
expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be
transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and
maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and
evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for
the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of
items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall
not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $643,073,000,
of which $160,768,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign
security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or
facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Department of
Defense security cooperation programs: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications, $2,984,494,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications, $1,102,616,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications, $289,076,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation;
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and
equipment; and communications, $3,227,318,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army
National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related
expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs
to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other
than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty,
for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard
Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized
by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of
supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $7,461,947,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air
National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related
expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs
to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of
passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National
Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification,
maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those
furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department
of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as
authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal
duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically
authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,655,292,000.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,771,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000 may be used for official representation purposes.
Environmental Restoration, Army
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Army, $251,700,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall,
upon determining that such funds are required for environmental
restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of
unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for
similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department
of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same
purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back
to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority
provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Environmental Restoration, Navy
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Navy, $385,000,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall,
upon determining that such funds are required for environmental
restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of
unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for
similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department
of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same
purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back
to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority
provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Environmental Restoration, Air Force
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Air Force, $485,000,000, to remain
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air
Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air
Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by
this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the
Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for
the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of Defense, $19,002,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration,
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes,
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other
appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be
merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes
provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this
appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided elsewhere in this Act.
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites
(including transfer of funds)
For the Department of the Army, $275,000,000, to remain available
until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall,
upon determining that such funds are required for environmental
restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of
unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of
Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to
other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the
same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes
provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this
appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided elsewhere in this Act.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the
programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of
title 10, United States Code), $135,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account
For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or by
grants, under programs and activities of the Department of Defense
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under the Department of
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, $373,700,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022.
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Fund, $400,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 2021: Provided, That no other amounts may be otherwise credited or
transferred to the Fund, or deposited into the Fund, in fiscal year
2020 pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code.
TITLE III
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $3,771,329,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2022.
Missile Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $2,995,673,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2022.
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance,
spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes,
$4,663,597,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2022.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for
the foregoing purposes, $2,578,575,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022.
Other Procurement, Army
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles;
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;
communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare
parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes,
$7,581,524,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2022.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts,
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public
and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned
equipment layaway, $19,605,513,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2022.
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and
modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related
support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,017,470,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2022.
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for
the foregoing purposes, $843,401,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022.
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or
conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and
armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and
installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of
critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be
constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and
private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
prior to approval of title, as follows:
Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP), $1,820,927,000;
Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-80), $1,062,000,000;
Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-81), $1,214,500,000;
Virginia Class Submarine, $5,365,181,000;
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,969,552,000;
CVN Refueling Overhauls, $634,626,000;
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $16,900,000;
DDG-1000 Program, $155,944,000;
DDG-51 Destroyer, $5,065,295,000;
DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $744,028,000;
FFG-Frigate, $1,281,177,000;
LPD Flight II, $524,100,000;
LHA Replacement, $650,000,000;
Expeditionary Fast Transport, $261,000,000;
TAO Fleet Oiler, $981,215,000;
TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $73,000,000;
Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $150,282,000;
LCU 1700, $83,670,000;
Ship to Shore Connector, $65,000,000;
Service Craft, $56,289,000;
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first
destination transportation, $695,992,000; and
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $104,700,000.
In all: $23,975,378,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2024: Provided, That additional obligations may be
incurred after September 30, 2024, for engineering services, tests,
evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the
final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of
any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States
shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major
components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any
naval vessel in foreign shipyards: Provided further, That funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for Ohio
Replacement Submarine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized
by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 2218a of title 10,
United States Code, only in accordance with the provisions of the
applicable subsection: Provided further, That an appropriation made
under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' provided for
the purpose of ``Program increase--advance procurement for fiscal year
2020 LPD Flight II and/or multiyear procurement economic order
quantity'' shall be considered to be for the purpose of ``Program
increase--advance procurement of LPD-31''.
Other Procurement, Navy
For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment
and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except
ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for
conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land
necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $10,075,257,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair, and
modernization of Pacific Fleet ships under a pilot program established
for such purposes.
Procurement, Marine Corps
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts,
and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine
tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles
for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private
plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title, $2,898,422,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2022.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and
equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling
equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor;
specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants,
Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants,
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and
transportation of things, $17,512,361,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles,
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of
land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein,
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval
of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes
including rents and transportation of things, $2,575,890,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2022.
Space Procurement, Air Force
For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft,
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of
land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein,
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval
of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes
including rents and transportation of things, $2,353,383,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2022.
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for
the foregoing purposes, $1,625,661,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground
guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and
communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts
therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and
expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and
acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $21,410,021,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2022.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for
procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies,
materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of
public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the
foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of
title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway, $5,332,147,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2022.
Defense Production Act Purchases
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections
108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $64,393,000, to remain available until
expended.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,
$12,543,435,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2021.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,
$20,155,115,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2021: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are
available for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational
requirements of the Special Operations Forces.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,
$45,566,955,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2021.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and
applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced
research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary
of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and
operation of facilities and equipment, $25,938,027,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2021.
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and
Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and
evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is
conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint
operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in
connection therewith, $227,700,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2021.
TITLE V
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,564,211,000.
TITLE VI
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health
care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law,
$34,074,119,000; of which $31,321,665,000, shall be for operation and
maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2021, and of which up to
$15,262,668,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the
TRICARE program; of which $446,359,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022, shall be for procurement; and of
which $2,306,095,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2021, shall be for research, development, test and
evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of the amount made available under this heading for research,
development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be
available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in
connection with United States military training, exercises, and
humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African
nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than
$1,383,500,000 shall be made available to the United States Army
Medical Research and Development Command to carry out the
congressionally directed medical research programs: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congressional defense
committees quarterly reports on the current status of the deployment of
the electronic health record: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall provide notice to the Congressional defense committees
not later than ten business days after delaying the proposed timeline
of such deployment if such delay is longer than one week: Provided
further, That the Comptroller General of the United States shall
perform quarterly performance reviews of such deployment.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents
and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for
the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the
chemical weapon stockpile, $985,499,000, of which $107,351,000 shall be
for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,452,000 shall
be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program,
consisting of $22,444,000 for activities on military installations and
$30,008,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to assist
State and local governments; $2,218,000 shall be for procurement, to
remain available until September 30, 2022, of which not less than
$2,218,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
Program to assist State and local governments; and $875,930,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be for research,
development, test and evaluation, of which $869,430,000 shall only be
for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
(including transfer of funds)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department
of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department
of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving
under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for
operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research,
development, test and evaluation, $893,059,000, of which $522,171,000
shall be for counter-narcotics support; $124,922,000 shall be for the
drug demand reduction program; $220,595,000 shall be for the National
Guard counter-drug program; and $25,371,000 shall be for the National
Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, That the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for
the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
Office of the Inspector General
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $363,499,000, of which $360,201,000 shall be for operation and
maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval
or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the
Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military
purposes; of which $333,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2022, shall be for procurement; and of which $2,965,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be for research,
development, test and evaluation.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for
continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, $514,000,000.
Intelligence Community Management Account
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management
Account, $556,000,000.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by
the Congress.
Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law
prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any
person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel
of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary increases granted
to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the
Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in
excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the
provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate
in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host
nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further,
That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign
service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions
whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service
Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations of this provision
shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of
Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year,
unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this
Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support
of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training
of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that
such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed
$4,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or
funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for
military functions (except military construction) between such
appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided,
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher
priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those
for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for
which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other
authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in
this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the
Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for
higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than
those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item
for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:
Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds
using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June
30, 2020: Provided further, That transfers among military personnel
appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the
limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this
section.
Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs,
projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to
budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and
activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level
Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the
obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for
which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby
required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables
to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this
Act.
(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in
subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations
for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided, That section 8005
shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a)
occur between appropriation accounts.
Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,
the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional
defense committees to establish the baseline for application of
reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2020: Provided,
That the report shall include--
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate,
and the fiscal year enacted level;
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by
budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in
the Budget Appendix; and
(3) an identification of items of special congressional
interest.
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds
provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the
congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such
reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement:
Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the
following appropriations accounts:
(1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';
(2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';
(3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';
(4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'';
(5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites'';
and
(6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense''.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in
working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant
to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in
only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements
to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made
between such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made
between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations,
Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance''
appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the
Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary
of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer:
Provided further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts
appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may
be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value
of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has
notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
Sec. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to
initiate a special access program without prior notification 30
calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic
order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of
the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in
excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement
leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity
procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the
congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in
advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any
appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a
multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance
procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's
liability: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation
contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear
procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value
of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically
provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement
contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the
congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the execution
of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value
analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be
used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment
of this Act unless in the case of any such contract--
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget
request for full funding of units to be procured through the
contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of
aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured
through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in
that budget request for production beyond advance procurement
activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding
of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include
consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor
associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered
under the contract;
(3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under
the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on
funded units; and
(4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based
on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and
maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant
to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and
civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States
Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic
assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to
authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United
States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by
section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds
available for operation and maintenance shall be available for
providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action
Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely
associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free
Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That
upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is
beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army
medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may
authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and
transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for
civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
Sec. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis
of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that
fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known
as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed
on the last day of such fiscal year.
(b) The fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Department of
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
supporting the fiscal year 2021 Department of Defense budget request
shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a)
and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year
2021.
(c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and
Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of
the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the
workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget
available with respect to such Laboratories.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military
(civilian) technicians.
Sec. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the
Congress.
Sec. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army
participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education
Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward
completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this section shall
not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior
to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only
to active components of the Army.
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred
to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose
of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance
agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as
amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer
authority contained in this Act.
Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the
purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and
agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in
diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured
in the United States from components which are substantially
manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of
this section, the term ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat
treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the
forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the
purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor
and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in
the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or
manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the
components produced or manufactured outside the United States:
Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not
available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis,
the Secretary of the Service responsible for the procurement may waive
this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to
the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made
in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.
Sec. 8017. None of the funds available in this Act to the
Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or
routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be
used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-
deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set
forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section
1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
Sec. 8018. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the
Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with
nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages
sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United
States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that
State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District
of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: Provided,
That, in a case in which the military installation is located in more
than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the
installation is located: Provided further, That such local procurement
requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic
beverages only for military installations in States which are not
contiguous with another State: Provided further, That alcoholic
beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and
the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive
source, price and other factors considered.
Sec. 8019. None of the funds available to the Department of
Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1
Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or
M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or
ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial
sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition
components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as
unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
Sec. 8020. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made
available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any
single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the
Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional
defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best
interest of the Government.
Sec. 8021. Of the funds made available in this Act, $25,000,000
shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a
prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a
subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in
section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned
and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section
4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a
contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation
under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544)
whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and
involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making
appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal
year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41,
United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department
of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract
and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items
produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or
supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a
small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals
defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code.
Sec. 8022. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media
Activity shall not be used for any national or international political
or psychological activities.
Sec. 8023. During the current fiscal year, the Department of
Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed
$350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10,
United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only
from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That,
upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be
credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
Sec. 8024. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less
than $51,800,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol
Corporation, of which--
(1) $39,100,000 shall be available from ``Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation
operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and
drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
(2) $11,000,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft Procurement,
Air Force''; and
(3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, Air
Force'' for vehicle procurement.
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for
any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in
support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
Sec. 8025. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are
available to establish a new Department of Defense (department)
federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a
new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization
managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation
consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit
entities.
(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers,
Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any
similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any
defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may
be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or
as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:
Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in
this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as
authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in
the performance of membership duties.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
available to the department from any source during the current fiscal
year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment
mechanism, for construction of new buildings not located on a military
installation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by
Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain
charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in
community service and/or development.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
available to the department during fiscal year 2020, not more than
6,053 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for
defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, of the specific amount referred to
previously in this subsection, not more than 1,148 staff years may be
funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further,
That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the
National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program.
(e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the
department's fiscal year 2021 budget request, submit a report
presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to
be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the
associated budget estimates.
Sec. 8026. None of the funds appropriated or made available in
this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate
for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control
of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the
United States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions
shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society
of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute
(AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for
the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That
these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional
defense committees'' means the Armed Services Committee of the House of
Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 8028. During the current fiscal year, the Department of
Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of
aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components
and other Defense-related articles, through competition between
Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms:
Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military
department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall
certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct
and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further,
That Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall not apply to
competitions conducted under this section.
Sec. 8029. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation
with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign
country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has
violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain
types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the
agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's
blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of
products produced in that foreign country.
(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal
defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United
States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense
has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in
that country.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report
on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities
in fiscal year 2020. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar
value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to
any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act
of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to
which the United States is a party.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act''
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 8030. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in
the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment
Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687
note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by
section 2921(c)(2) of that Act.
Sec. 8031. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force,
without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of
Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota,
and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand
Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force
Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are
excess to the needs of the Air Force.
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the
Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance
with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by
the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located
in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject
to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a
reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any
conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under
subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air
Force under subsection (b).
(d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any recognized
Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of
the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131).
Sec. 8032. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which
are available to the Department of Defense for operation and
maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item
unit cost of not more than $250,000.
Sec. 8033. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to--
(1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with Department of
Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or
(2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on
probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in
accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army
titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (SROTC)
Program Review and Criteria'', dated January 27, 2014.
Sec. 8034. Amounts appropriated for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide''
in this Act may be used for the purchase of up to 24 new passenger
carrying motor vehicles at a cost of not more than $47,000 per vehicle
for use by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in carrying out the
responsibilities specified in section 1501 of title 10, United States
Code, in the United States Indo-Pacific Command, notwithstanding price
or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying
vehicles.
Sec. 8035. Up to $14,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be made available for
the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of
enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation
activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental
and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security
forces: Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may be
used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian
assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses:
Provided further, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance
to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such
type of assistance under any other provision of law.
Sec. 8036. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to
prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in
military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and
possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local
community: Provided, That such regulations shall direct that the
prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military
retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for
military retail system stores located in the United States.
Sec. 8037. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the
appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working
Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for
the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated
sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to
customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an
item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense
Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of
such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal
year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for
procurement.
(b) The fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Department of
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation
supporting the fiscal year 2021 Department of Defense budget shall be
prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment
which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement
appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed
fiscal year 2021 procurement appropriation and not in the supply
management business area or any other area or category of the
Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
Sec. 8038. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs
of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for
obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds
appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That funds appropriated,
transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or
subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central
Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition,
for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the
President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
Sec. 8039. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less
than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of
environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to
tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information,
documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for
prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for
mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense
activities.
Sec. 8040. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity,
in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For
purposes of this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act'' means
chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been
convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United
States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in
accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether
the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of
Defense.
(c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with
appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the
appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products,
provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-
competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
Sec. 8041. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none
of the funds made available by this Act may be used--
(1) to establish a field operating agency; or
(2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or
civilian employee of the department who is transferred or
reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's
place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.
(b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department
may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis,
if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the
granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the
financial requirements of the department.
(c) This section does not apply to--
(1) field operating agencies funded within the National
Intelligence Program;
(2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate,
mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices,
and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar
threats;
(3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the
effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to
integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department
of Defense; or
(4) an Air Force field operating agency established to
administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary
Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal
entities.
Sec. 8042. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function
of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian
employees unless--
(1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private
competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective
organization plan developed by such activity or function;
(2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all
performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for
performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of
the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to
the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the
lesser of--
(A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's
personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or
function by Federal employees; or
(B) $10,000,000; and
(3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal
that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by--
(A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan
available to the workers who are to be employed in the
performance of that activity or function under the contract; or
(B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health
benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less
towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that
is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for
civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code.
(b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a)
of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title
10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative
regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full
authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any
commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense
that--
(A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to
section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of title 41,
United States Code);
(B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency
for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that
Act; or
(C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified
firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as
defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian
Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).
(2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts
for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title
10, United States Code.
(c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of
Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited
toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that
may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to
be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection
(h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the
competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.
(rescissions)
Sec. 8043. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided,
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended:
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG-51 Destroyer'', 2012/
2020, $44,500,000;
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LCAC SLEP'', 2013/2022,
$2,000,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2018/2020, $44,000,000;
``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2018/2020, $5,182,000;
``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2018/2020,
$97,000,000;
``Other Procurement, Army'', 2018/2020, $5,685,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2018/2020, $114,781,000;
``Other Procurement, Navy'', 2018/2020, $23,526,000;
``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2018/2020, $9,046,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2018/2020, $160,975,000;
``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2018/2020, $75,973,000;
``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2018/2020, $26,000,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Defense Security
Cooperation Agency'', 2019/2020, $21,314,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2019/2021, $58,600,000;
``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2019/2021, $67,798,000;
``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2019/2021,
$215,946,000;
``Other Procurement, Army'', 2019/2021, $107,483,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2019/2021, $307,100,000;
``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 2019/
2021, $22,000,000;
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG-51 Destroyer Advance
Procurement'', 2019/2023, $51,000,000;
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LPD-17 Advance
Procurement'', 2019/2023, $102,900,000;
``Other Procurement, Navy'', 2019/2021, $24,770,000;
``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2019/2021, $74,756,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2019/2021, $713,455,000;
``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2019/2021, $39,979,000;
``Space Procurement, Air Force'', 2019/2021, $164,300,000;
``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', 2019/2021,
$236,100,000;
``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 2019/2021, $337,000,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 2019/
2020, $150,276,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2019/
2020, $230,957,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'',
2019/2020, $263,050,000;
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'',
2019/2020, $267,000,000; and
``Defense Health Program: Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation'', 2019/2020, $26,200,000.
Sec. 8044. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to
reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status)
of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air
Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed
civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military
technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result
of a reduction in military force structure.
Sec. 8045. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically
appropriated for that purpose: Provided, That this restriction shall
not apply to any activities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of United
States Armed Forces personnel from the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea.
Sec. 8046. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and
maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense
Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and
other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations
for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard
and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to
Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities,
including the activities and programs included within the National
Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided,
That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established
Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
Sec. 8047. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of
Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug
activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the
United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
(b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency
for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities
may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United
States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
Sec. 8048. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That
the Secretary of the military department responsible for such
procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That this
restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as
defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the
restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end
items.
Sec. 8049. Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working Capital Fund,
Army'', $129,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates
at the arsenals.
Sec. 8050. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby
appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That upon the
determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the
national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts
specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations
and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.
Sec. 8051. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase
any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States,
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire
capability for national security purposes that is not available from
United States manufacturers.
Sec. 8052. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the
Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally
from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they
contribute to the extramural budget.
Sec. 8053. None of the funds available to the Department of
Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a
contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of
any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when--
(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the
normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a
business combination.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8054. During the current fiscal year, no more than
$30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to
appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be
merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such
personnel in connection with support and services for eligible
organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant
to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8055. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an
appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period
of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under
the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and
which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation
or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current
appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed
account if--
(1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except
as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of
the period of availability or closing of that account;
(2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any
current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and
(3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not
chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense
under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as
amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That in the case of an
expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses
that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended
balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the
authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against
the expired account: Provided further, That the total amount
charged to a current appropriation under this section may not
exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for
that account:
Provided, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall
include with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2021 (as
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code) a statement describing each instance if any, during each
of the fiscal years 2015 through 2020 in which the authority in this
section was exercised.
Sec. 8056. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of
the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on
a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a
case-by-case basis.
(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to
funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be
available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of
the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for
such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8057. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $35,000,000 shall be for
continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special
Victims' Counsel Program: Provided, That the funds are made available
for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes
and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds
are transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
Sec. 8058. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act
may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for
operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:
Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in
development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to
acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the
budget of the President for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, submit to the congressional defense
committees a report detailing the use of funds requested in research,
development, test and evaluation accounts for end-items used in
development, prototyping and test activities preceding and leading to
acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That the report
shall set forth, for each end-item covered by the preceding proviso, a
detailed list of the statutory authorities under which amounts in the
accounts described in that proviso were used for such item: Provided
further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within
the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis
by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national
security interest to do so.
Sec. 8059. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case
basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the
procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if
the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with
respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered
into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or
would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of
defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United
States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or
similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.
(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
(1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised
after such date under contracts that are entered into before such
date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than
the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding
construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and
clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50-65)
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products
classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505,
7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through
7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
Sec. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts
may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or
maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of
Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may
be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense
business.
Sec. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept
technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration
project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a
description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition
strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in
writing to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 8062. The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a
classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in
the classified annex accompanying this Act.
Sec. 8063. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United
States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on
full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United
States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements
of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Sec. 8064. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the
Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United
States military nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'',
``armor piercing (AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or
``armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity
performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense
under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing
projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the
demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition
pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the
manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for
Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the
Department of State.
Sec. 8065. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief
of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all
or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under
section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of
personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any
organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States
Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization
as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his
designee, on a case-by-case basis.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8066. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $138,103,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer
such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and
carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction,
personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the
purposes of this section: Provided further, That contracts entered
into under the authority of this section may provide for such
indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided
further, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with
applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent
consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary
of Defense.
Sec. 8067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other
Act may be used to take any action to modify--
(1) the appropriations account structure for the National
Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a
new appropriation or new appropriation account;
(2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is
presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents
supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
(3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program
appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
(4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program
appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit the
merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program
budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change
is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
(c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of
Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable
financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop
detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such
study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment
to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect
counterintelligence.
(d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary
of Defense shall--
(1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies;
(2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting
that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability,
improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect
counterintelligence; and
(3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary
certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed
alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and
intelligence committees.
Sec. 8068. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act,
$10,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to
remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination
of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest,
these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House
Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of
additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members
when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible
military beneficiary.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer
to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund
established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public
Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105).
Sec. 8070. None of the funds available to the Department of
Defense may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to
give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of
United States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided,
That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1,
2004, shall remain in force until a written modification has been
proposed to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided
further, That the proposed modification may be implemented 30 days
after the notification unless an objection is received from either the
House or Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That any
proposed modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander
of United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet operational requirements.
Sec. 8071. Any notice that is required to be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives under section 806(c)(4) of the Bob Stump National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note)
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be submitted pursuant
to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on Defense of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8072. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $500,000,000 shall be for the
Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That of this amount,
$95,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense
system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-
Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $191,000,000 shall
be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program,
including cruise missile defense research and development under the
SRBMD program, of which $50,000,000 shall be for co-production
activities of SRBMD systems in the United States and in Israel to meet
Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws,
regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production
agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $55,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier
component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which
$55,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier
systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense
requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and
procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for
Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $159,000,000 shall be for the Arrow
System Improvement Program including development of a long range,
ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any
other transfer authority contained in this Act.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8073. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $104,700,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2020, to fund prior year shipbuilding
cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following
appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the
amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same
purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to:
(1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2016/2020: Littoral Combat Ship $14,000,000;
(2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2016/2020: Expeditionary Sea Base $38,000,000;
(3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2018/2020: TAO Fleet Oiler $3,700,000; and
(4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'',
2019/2020: Expeditionary Fast Transport $49,000,000.
Sec. 8074. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by
the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are
deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of
section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094)
during fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
Sec. 8075. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of
funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity
unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken
immediately in the interest of national security and only after written
prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 8076. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2021
submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for
costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency
operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and
Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided, That these
documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each
contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active
and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided
further, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each
element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and
decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data
including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and
Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed
in support of each contingency: Provided further, That these documents
shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all
contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal
years.
Sec. 8077. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research,
development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear
armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
Sec. 8078. The Secretary of Defense may use up to $650,000,000 of
the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act to the
Department of Defense for the rapid acquisition and deployment of
supplies and associated support services pursuant to section 806 of the
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107-314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), but only for the purposes
specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection (c)(3)(B)
of such section and subject to the applicable limits specified in
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection and, in the case of
clause (iv) of such subsection, subject to a limit of $50,000,000:
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees promptly of all uses of such authority.
Sec. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or made available in
this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such
action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the
levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow
the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in
support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane
season.
Sec. 8080. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless
the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the
conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided, That
information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled
in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the
United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No.
12333.
Sec. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other
program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles
(TUAVs) from the Army.
(b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational
control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order
to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the
employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sec. 8082. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for
funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2021.
Sec. 8083. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United
States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under
the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered
to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior
fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total
amount of the appropriation.
Sec. 8084. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a
report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for
fiscal year 2020: Provided, That the report shall include--
(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to
display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate,
and the fiscal year enacted level;
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by
Expenditure Center and project; and
(3) an identification of items of special congressional
interest.
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence
Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the
congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National
Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence
committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an
emergency requirement.
Sec. 8085. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in connection with the
conduct of operations in which the United States is not participating,
pursuant to section 331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be
made in accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as
applicable.
Sec. 8086. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to, credited to,
or deposited in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund in or for fiscal year 2020 to a military department or
Defense Agency pursuant to section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, shall be covered by and subject to section 8005 or 9002 of
this Act, as applicable.
Sec. 8087. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess
defense articles, assistance under section 333 of title 10, United
States Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated
annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be
used to support any military training or operation that includes child
soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008,
unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
Sec. 8088. (a) None of the funds provided for the National
Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or
transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that--
(1) creates a new start effort;
(2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of
$10,000,000 or more;
(3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence
Program; or
(4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the
congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period
may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence
Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds
in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease
of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act
unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days
in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may
be reduced for urgent national security requirements.
Sec. 8089. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional
intelligence committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8090. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed
$11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this
Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may
be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund
established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of
title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8091. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
available for the purpose of making remittances to the Department of
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with
section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8092. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this
Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web
site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress
in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the
agency that it shall serve the national interest.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national
security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee
or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
Sec. 8093. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an
amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to--
(1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or
independent contractors that requires, as a condition of
employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to
resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual
assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent
hiring, supervision, or retention; or
(2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing
agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates
that the employee or independent contractor resolve through
arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or
harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction
of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring,
supervision, or retention.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor
certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to
enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any
agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a),
with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work
related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a
``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract in excess
of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).
(c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a
contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or
independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the
United States.
(d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of
subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for
the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary
or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is
necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United
States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer
than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth
with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or
subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered
in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not
avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The
Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously
make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15
business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the
determination may be awarded.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8094. From within the funds appropriated for operation and
maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to
$127,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department
of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law
111-84: Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility
operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A.
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and
supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility
as described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417: Provided further,
That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for
operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of
Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 8095. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a
component thereof in contravention of the provisions of section 130h of
title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8096. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense
may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for
the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up
to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other
limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8097. Upon a determination by the Director of National
Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national
interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the
funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program:
Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for
higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements,
than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the
item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:
Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds
using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June
30, 2020.
Sec. 8098. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other
detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 8099. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained
at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or
control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign
country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section
1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92) and section 1035 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).
Sec. 8100. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et
seq.).
Sec. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of
Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense,
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection
(a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the
vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to
the best of the Secretary's knowledge:
(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military
equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military
equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic;
(2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn
from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases
subject to agreements in force between the Government of the
Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and
(3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active
measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine
over eastern Ukraine.
(c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall
conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect
to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection
(b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver
is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the
results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.
Sec. 8102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States
unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b)
of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8103. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire,
or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the
effective control of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 8104. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the
Department of Defense, amounts should be made available, under such
regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, to local
military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or by an officer or
employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex
gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this
section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to
combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
(b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only
if--
(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by
the local military commander to be friendly to the United States;
(2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter
163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Foreign Claims Act''); and
(3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not
caused by action by an enemy.
(c) Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a)
shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal
obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
(d) If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under
subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts
of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have
suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under
the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by
the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such
factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions.
(e) Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before
making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor,
under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether
an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable
Department of Defense regulations.
(f) A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied
shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to
the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by
the Secretary of Defense.
(g) The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional
defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia
payment program including the number of types of cases considered,
amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and
any recommended modifications to the program.
Sec. 8105. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a
public website in a searchable format.
Sec. 8106. The Secretary of each military department, in reducing
each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account
of the military department as required under paragraph (1) of section
828(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), as amended by section
825(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2018, shall allocate the percentage reduction determined under
paragraph (2) of such section 828(d) proportionally from all programs,
projects, or activities under such account: Provided, That the
authority under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to
transfer amounts available in the Rapid Prototyping Fund shall be
subject to section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable.
Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the National Security Agency to--
(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of
targeting a United States person; or
(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is
defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any
electronic communication of a United States person from a provider
of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to
section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 8108. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any
agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of
administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program,
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of
another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express
authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limitation shall not
apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense
Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental
appropriations for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 8109. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for ``Operation
and Maintenance, Navy'', $352,044,000, to remain available until
expended, may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense
Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales
Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are
available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime
Administration account of the United States Department of
Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses related
to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Sec. 8110. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W.
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support
to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the
congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the
direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not
less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided, That none
of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208
for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military
operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to
combat terrorism: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that
such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not
later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the
congressional defense committees of such waiver.
Sec. 8111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution
(50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United
States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while
equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation
and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
Sec. 8112. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Service Secretaries, shall submit two reports to the congressional
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2020, and not later than
September 1, 2020, detailing the submission of records during the
previous 6 months to databases accessible to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System (NICS), including the Interstate
Identification Index (III), the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC), and the NICS Index, as required by Public Law 110-180:
Provided, That such reports shall provide the number and category of
records submitted by month to each such database, by Service or
Component: Provided further, That such reports shall identify the
number and category of records submitted by month to those databases
for which the Identification for Firearm Sales (IFFS) flag or other
database flags were used to pre-validate the records and indicate that
such persons are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm:
Provided further, That such reports shall describe the steps taken
during the previous 6 months, by Service or Component, to ensure
complete and accurate submission and appropriate flagging of records of
individuals prohibited from gun possession or receipt pursuant to 18
U.S.C. 922(g) or (n) including applicable records involving proceedings
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 8113. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act for the TAO
Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award a new contract that provides
for the acquisition of the following components unless those components
are manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including
pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines,
reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for
shipboard cranes.
(b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the FFG(X) Frigate
program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the
acquisition of the following components unless those components are
manufactured in the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses;
electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; pumps;
propulsion and machinery control systems; totally enclosed lifeboats;
auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; auxiliary chill water
systems; and propulsion propellers: Provided, That the Secretary of
the Navy shall incorporate United States manufactured propulsion
engines and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate program
beginning not later than with the eleventh ship of the program.
Sec. 8114. No amounts credited or otherwise made available in this
or any other Act to the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund may be transferred to:
(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under section 804(d)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10
U.S.C. 2302 note); or
(2) credited to a military-department specific fund established
under section 804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017).
Sec. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment
that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as
prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and
Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
Sec. 8116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds
made available to the Department of Defense in title II of this Act
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'',
$15,000,000 shall be available for a project in a country designated by
the Secretary of Defense: Provided, That in furtherance of the
project, the Department of Defense is authorized to acquire services,
including services performed pursuant to a grant agreement, from
another Federal agency, on an advance of funds or reimbursable basis:
Provided further, That an order for services placed under this section
is deemed to be an obligation in the same manner that a similar order
placed under a contract with a private contractor is an obligation.
Sec. 8117. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available to deliver F-35 air vehicles or any other F-35 weapon system
equipment to the Republic of Turkey, except in accordance with section
1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 8118. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, the Secretary
of Defense may use up to $82,046,000 under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', and up to $44,001,000 under the heading
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' to
develop, replace, and sustain Federal Government security and
suitability background investigation information technology systems of
the Office of Personnel Management or other Federal agency responsible
for conducting such investigations: Provided, That the Secretary may
transfer additional amounts into these headings or into ``Procurement,
Defense-Wide'' using established reprogramming procedures prescribed in
the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14,
Volume 3, Chapter 6, dated September 2015: Provided further, That such
funds shall supplement, not supplant any other amounts made available
to other Federal agencies for such purposes.
Sec. 8119. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is
designed to block access to pornography websites.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities, or for any activity necessary
for the national defense, including intelligence activities.
Sec. 8120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
to the Global Engagement Center established by section 1287 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-328; 130 Stat. 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) shall be made in accordance
with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable, but only after
the amount so transferred exceeds $20,000,000, the amount appropriated
in this Act for the Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 8121. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act,
there is appropriated $315,000,000, for an additional amount for
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such funds shall only be available to the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment
of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of
Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants,
conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to
construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public
schools on military installations in order to address capacity or
facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further,
That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment
or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to
those military installations with schools having the most serious
capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the
Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That as a condition of
receiving funds under this section a local educational agency or State
shall provide a matching share as described in the notice titled
``Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or
Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations''
published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on
September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.): Provided further, That
these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to
funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair,
or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military
installations in order to address capacity or facility condition
deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain
unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.
Sec. 8122. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 8123. In carrying out the program described in the memorandum
on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the
Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III)
Active Duty Service Members'' issued by the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to
implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall apply such
policy and guidance, except that--
(1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo cryopreservation
and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such
memorandum shall not apply; and
(2) the term ``assisted reproductive technology'' shall include
embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the
duration of such cryopreservation and storage.
Sec. 8124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov
Battalion.
Sec. 8125. None of the funds provided for, or otherwise made
available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated or expended by
the Secretary of Defense to provide motorized vehicles, aviation
platforms, munitions other than small arms and munitions appropriate
for customary ceremonial honors, operational military units, or
operational military platforms if the Secretary determines that
providing such units, platforms, or equipment would undermine the
readiness of such units, platforms, or equipment.
Sec. 8126. The Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds
made available under this Act for procurement or for research,
development, test and evaluation for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to
modify up to six F-35 aircraft, including up to two F-35 aircraft of
each variant, to a test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of
Defense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air Force
and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the congressional defense
committees not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating and expending
funds under this section: Provided further, That any transfer of funds
pursuant to the authority provided in this section shall be made in
accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as appropriate, if
applicable: Provided further, That aircraft referred to previously in
this section are not additional to aircraft referred to in section 8135
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019.
Sec. 8127. Amounts appropriated for ``Defense Health Program'' in
this Act and hereafter may be obligated to make death gratuity
payments, as authorized in subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10,
United States Code, if no appropriation for ``Military Personnel'' is
available for obligation for such payments: Provided, That such
obligations may subsequently be recorded against appropriations
available for ``Military Personnel''.
Sec. 8128. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or
provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that has any unpaid
Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial
and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and
that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with
the authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, provided
that the applicable Federal agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax
liability.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable Federal agency
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation described in
such subsection and has made a determination that such suspension or
debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal
Government.
Sec. 8129. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used in contravention of--
(1) Executive Order No. 13175 (65 Fed. Reg. 67249; relating to
consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal governments); or
(2) section 1501.2(d)(2) of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Sec. 8130. During fiscal year 2020, any advance billing for
background investigation services and related services purchased from
activities financed using Defense Working Capital Funds shall be
excluded from the calculation of cumulative advance billings under
section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 8131. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to transfer the National
Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force.
Sec. 8132. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations the reports required by section 596 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
Sec. 8133. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to
reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total
amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $81,559,000.
TITLE IX
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
$2,743,132,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Military Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'',
$356,392,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'',
$104,213,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air Force'',
$1,007,594,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Reserve Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'',
$34,812,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Reserve Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'',
$11,370,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'',
$3,599,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'',
$16,428,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
National Guard Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'',
$202,644,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air
Force'', $5,624,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'',
$20,092,038,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'',
$8,772,379,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
Corps'', $1,109,791,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'', $10,359,379,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide'', $7,803,193,000: Provided, That of the funds provided under
this heading, not to exceed $225,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating
nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access,
provided to United States military and stability operations in
Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria:
Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation
determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the
support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon
the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following
written notification to the appropriate congressional committees:
Provided further, That these funds may be used for the purpose of
providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized
equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a
non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States
military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days following written
notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided
further, That these funds may be used to support the Government of
Jordan in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to
enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or
sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days prior written
notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the
amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses
incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading, not to exceed $1,049,178,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2021, shall be available to provide support and
assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to
conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or
other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports
to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in
this paragraph: Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
Reserve'', $37,592,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Reserve'', $23,036,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
Corps Reserve'', $8,707,000: Provided, That such amount is designated
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Reserve'', $29,758,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard'', $83,291,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
National Guard'', $176,909,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $4,199,978,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of
allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--
Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of
Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services,
training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction,
and funding: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
obligate and expend funds made available to the Department of Defense
in this title for additional costs associated with existing projects
previously funded with amounts provided under the heading ``Afghanistan
Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts: Provided further, That such costs
shall be limited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market
fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract actions to
complete existing projects, and associated supervision and
administration costs and costs for design during construction:
Provided further, That the Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000
under the authority provided in this section: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall notify in advance such contract changes and
adjustments in annual reports to the congressional defense committees:
Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this
heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to
foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the
purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or
international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain
available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation
of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds
received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to
obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional
defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the
congressional defense committees in writing and not fewer than 15 days
prior to obligating funds for any proposed new projects or transfer of
funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000:
Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment procured
using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was
transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such
forces to the United States: Provided further, That equipment procured
using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not
yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to
the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the
United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense
upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not
less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women
in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and
training of female security personnel: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading and made available for the salaries and
benefits of personnel of the Afghanistan Security Forces may only be
used for personnel who are enrolled in the Afghanistan Personnel and
Pay System: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund
For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip
Fund'', $1,195,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of
Defense in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide
assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies,
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renovation;
construction for facility fortification and humane treatment; and
sustainment, to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or
individuals participating, or preparing to participate in activities to
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or
associated groups: Provided further, That these funds may be used in
such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance the
border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas including Jordan,
Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia resulting from actions of the Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria: Provided further, That amounts made available under
this heading shall be available to provide assistance only for
activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a security mission
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and following written
notification to the congressional defense committees of such
designation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or
individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted,
including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with
terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and
receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human
rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this
appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in
writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including
assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government
of Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under
this heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the
purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity
may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and
used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall prioritize such contributions when providing any
assistance for construction for facility fortification: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law
relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections
40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if
the Secretary determines that such provision of law would prohibit,
restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and
a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the
congressional defense committees, the Committees on Appropriations and
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further,
That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds
provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and
Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces,
irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate
in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and
returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and such
equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon
written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided
further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this
heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior
Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or
groups participating, or preparing to participate in activities to
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of
the Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer
be required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written
notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports
to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided
under this heading, including, but not limited to, the number of
individuals trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment
provided to each group or individual, the area of operations for each
group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or
individuals: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'',
$531,541,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Missile Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'',
$1,423,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked
Combat Vehicles, Army'', $346,306,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'',
$148,682,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Other Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'',
$1,080,504,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'',
$95,153,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'',
$116,429,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and
Marine Corps'', $204,814,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Other Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'',
$351,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Procurement, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'',
$20,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'',
$851,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'',
$201,671,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air
Force'', $934,758,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'',
$3,748,801,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
$438,064,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and
support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the
reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,300,000,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the
Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than
30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the
congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment
for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be
used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify
missiles, munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army'', $147,304,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Navy'', $164,410,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Air Force'', $128,248,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $394,260,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'',
$20,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'',
$347,746,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense'', $153,100,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Office of the Inspector General
For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector
General'', $24,254,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Sec. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2020.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that
such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may,
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up
to $2,000,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to
the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary
shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to
the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority
provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms
and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act.
Sec. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for
design during construction associated with a construction project
funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or
the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and
executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in
Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is
awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, supervision
and administration costs and costs for design during construction
include all in-house Government costs.
Sec. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary
of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of
the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of
responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000
per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical
security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of
$450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations
applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
Sec. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated by
this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the
Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of
enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent,
small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within
their areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project (including
any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project)
executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided
further, That not later than 45 days after the end of each 6 months of
the fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds
and the allocation and use of funds during that 6-month period that
were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section
or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein:
Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense
committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for
the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, That, not less than 15 days
before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in
this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes
described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for
completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of
the following:
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project,
including how the project is intended to advance the military
campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out.
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and
completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP
funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the
completion of the project.
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project,
including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a
third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the
activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be
provided through the proposed project.
Sec. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation,
including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to allied
forces participating in a combined operation with the armed forces of
the United States and coalition forces supporting military and
stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide
quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding
support provided under this section.
Sec. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by
the United States Government for a purpose as follows:
(1) To establish any military installation or base for the
purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States
Armed Forces in Iraq.
(2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of
Iraq.
(3) To establish any military installation or base for the
purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States
Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
Sec. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations
promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at
New York on December 10, 1984):
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112
Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed
thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of
Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense,
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the
Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-
148).
Sec. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan
Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of
a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight
Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC
must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard
equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided
further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the
congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and
approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the
preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF.
Sec. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of
Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items
having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided,
That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action
is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a
Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such
funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost
of not more than $500,000.
Sec. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act
for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to provide assistance to the
Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to
enhance security along its borders.
Sec. 9012. None of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or
transfer man-portable air defense systems.
Sec. 9013. Of the amounts appropriated in this title under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the Defense
Security Cooperation Agency, $250,000,000, of which $125,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2020, shall be for the Ukraine
Security Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall be
available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training;
equipment; lethal assistance; logistics support, supplies and services;
sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and national
security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or
articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of
the United States: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available in this section, $50,000,000 shall be available only for
lethal assistance described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
1250(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92): Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds provided under
this heading, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of
the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 90 days after such
notification is made, inform such committees if such funds have not
been obligated and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the
United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under
this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security
forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States:
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under
this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the
military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such
forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department
of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense
committees: Provided further, That amounts made available by this
section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for
replacement of funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine
from the inventory of the United States to the extent specifically
provided for in section 9013 of this Act.
Sec. 9015. None of the funds made available by this Act under
section 9013 may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air
defense systems.
Sec. 9016. Equipment procured using funds provided in prior Acts
under the heading ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'' for the
program authorized by section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291), and not yet transferred to authorized recipients
may be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular forces,
groups, or individuals, authorized to receive assistance using amounts
provided under the heading ``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'' in
this Act: Provided, That such equipment may be transferred 15 days
following written notification to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110-181
for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available
unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the
Government of Pakistan is--
(1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism
efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban,
Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic
and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end
support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating
in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring
countries;
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States
or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and
intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into
political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and
interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs;
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material
and expertise;
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and
due process of law;
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors
engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in
Pakistan; and
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees,
internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians
affected by the conflict.
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case
basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees
that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided, That
if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to
the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the
waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of
Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may
be submitted in classified form if necessary.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense
and made available for transfer only to the operation and maintenance,
military personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve near-term
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities and related
processing, exploitation, and dissemination functions of the Department
of Defense: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this
section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided
elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days
prior to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional
defense committees on the proposed uses of these funds: Provided
further, That the funds provided in this section may not be transferred
to any program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by
this Act: Provided further, That such funds may not be obligated for
new start efforts: Provided further, That amounts made available by
this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That the authority to provide funding under this
section shall terminate on September 30, 2020.
Sec. 9019. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of
United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into
situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is
clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory,
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the
congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and
4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
Sec. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for
the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan
National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the
Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense
committees of the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements.
The report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and
maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best
alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to
the Afghanistan Air Force's current medium airlift capacity.
Sec. 9021. Funds available for the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund may be used to provide limited training, equipment, and other
assistance that would otherwise be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a
unit of the security forces of Afghanistan only if the Secretary
certifies to the congressional defense committees, within 30 days of a
decision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such
assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or coalition forces
or significantly undermine United States national security objectives
in Afghanistan; and (2) the Secretary has sought a commitment by the
Government of Afghanistan to take all necessary corrective steps:
Provided, That such certification shall be accompanied by a report
describing: (1) the information relating to the gross violation of
human rights; (2) the circumstances that necessitated the provision of
such assistance; (3) the Afghan security force unit involved; (4) the
assistance provided and the assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective
steps to be taken by the Government of Afghanistan: Provided further,
That every 120 days after the initial report an additional report shall
be submitted detailing the status of any corrective steps taken by the
Government of Afghanistan: Provided further, That if the Government of
Afghanistan has not initiated necessary corrective steps within one
year of the certification, the authority under this section to provide
assistance to such unit shall no longer apply: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall submit a report to such committees detailing the
final disposition of the case by the Government of Afghanistan.
Sec. 9022. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
made available for any member of the Taliban except to support a
reconciliation activity that includes the participation of members of
the Government of Afghanistan, does not restrict the participation of
women, and is authorized by section 1218 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
(rescissions)
Sec. 9023. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided,
That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985:
``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2018/2020,
$30,000,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2018/2020, $32,300,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: DSCA Security
Cooperation'', 2019/2020, $55,000,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Coalition Support
Fund'', 2019/2020, $30,000,000;
``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2019/2020, $396,000,000;
``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'', 2019/2020, $450,000,000;
``Missile Procurement, Army'', 2019/2021, $13,176,000;
``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2019/2021,
$52,477,000;
``Other Procurement, Army'', 2019/2021, $8,750,000;
``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 2019/
2021, $16,574,000;
``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2019/2021, $24,713,000;
and
``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2019/2021, $25,752,000.
Sec. 9024. Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the
use of force against Iran.
TITLE X
NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'',
$427,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring
in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine
Corps'', $394,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and
earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'', $110,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and
earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard'', $45,700,000, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and
earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
PROCUREMENT
Other Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy''
$75,015,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring
in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Procurement, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps''
$73,323,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring
in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force''
$204,448,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring
in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force''
$77,974,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring
in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Navy'' $130,444,000, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding and
earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'' for
the Navy Working Capital Fund, $233,500,000, for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and
flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE
Sec. 10001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available under each heading in this title shall only be used for the
purposes specifically described under that heading.
This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities
associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business
investment in the United States, and for engaging in trade promotional
activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative
agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States
Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families
of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted
overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International
Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to
section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens
of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of
space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of
alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of
temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of
tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign
countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad,
not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official
motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $521,250,000, of which
$70,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided,
That $11,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by
the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That, of amounts
provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for
China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance
activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the first
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the
purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
associated with the performance of export administration field
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed
overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by
contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United
States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed
$13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of
compensation to informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat.
2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the
Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of
passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law
enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase
without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law,
$127,652,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these
activities: Provided further, That payments and contributions
collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of
such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such
activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to
the export administration and national security activities of the
Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United
States and other governments.
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment
assistance, and for grants authorized by sections 27 and 28 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722 and
3723), $292,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$33,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27 and $2,000,000
shall be for grants under such section 28.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
assistance programs as provided for by law, $40,500,000: Provided,
That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to
title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722 and 3723), and the
Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, including
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
private organizations, $42,000,000, of which not more than $15,500,000
shall be available for overhead expenses, including salaries and
expenses, rent, utilities, and information technology services.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
$107,990,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
Bureau of the Census
current surveys and programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law,
$274,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may
be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.
periodic censuses and programs
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs
provided for by law, $7,284,319,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein,
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $3,556,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
related to the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That of the
amount provided under this heading, $2,500,000,000 is designated by the
Congress as being for the 2020 Census pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(G)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $40,441,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall
charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management,
analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be
retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum
services, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications
research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned
functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
Government agencies shall remain available until expended.
public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for
the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,450,681,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are
received during fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a fiscal year 2020
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That during fiscal year 2020, should the total amount of such
offsetting collections be less than $3,450,681,000, this amount shall
be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in
excess of $3,450,681,000 in fiscal year 2020 and deposited in the
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
set forth in that section: Provided further, That any amounts
reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be
transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ``Salaries
and Expenses'' account: Provided further, That from amounts provided
herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2020
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That in fiscal year 2020 from the amounts made available for ``Salaries
and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the
difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO
and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and
the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that
title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for
USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter
III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the
otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement
health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB
Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized
purposes of those accounts: Provided further, That any differences
between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific
use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial
statements, where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and
collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section
42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29): Provided further,
That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred
to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for activities
associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the
USPTO.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), $754,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
Capital Fund'': Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research
fellowship program participants.
industrial technology services
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
$162,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $146,000,000
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
which $16,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation (also known as ``Manufacturing USA'').
construction of research facilities
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by
sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e), $118,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of
Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year
program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget
justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal
years.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance,
operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs for state-
led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision of law;
grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the
purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements;
and relocation of facilities, $3,763,939,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That fees and donations received by the
National Ocean Service for the management of national marine
sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses
associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title
31, United States Code: Provided further, That in addition,
$174,774,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled
``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to
American Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities
related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data
Collections, Surveys and Assessments; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries
Grants: Provided further, That not to exceed $62,070,000 shall be for
payment to the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund: Provided
further, That of the $3,956,213,000 provided for in direct obligations
under this heading, $3,763,939,000 is appropriated from the general
fund, $174,774,000 is provided by transfer, and $17,500,000 is derived
from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated
balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall
be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
Provided further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses
under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits
Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and
their dependents under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch.
55), such sums as may be necessary: Provided further, That the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
submit to Congress a report on existing supercomputing capacity and
needs of the Administration and on the incremental improvement to
operational weather forecasts that would result from a significant
investment in additional compute capacity.
procurement, acquisition and construction
(including transfer of funds)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, $1,530,890,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022, except that funds provided for acquisition
and construction of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the $1,543,890,000
provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $1,530,890,000
is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated
balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall
be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in
budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having
a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget
justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements
for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:
Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021: Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary
of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized
tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for
projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations
that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by
a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations
necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and
steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary
of Commerce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based
on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for
marketing activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States
shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-
kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
fishermen's contingency fund
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
to that Act, to remain available until expended.
fisheries finance program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
during fiscal year 2020, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
official reception and representation, $61,000,000: Provided, That no
employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from
a bureau or office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices
within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce for
more than 30 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing
bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the
employee for the entire period of assignment using funds provided under
this heading: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading, $15,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the
Secretary updates and resubmits to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate the plan for expenditure
described in the third proviso under the heading ``Bureau of the
Census--Periodic Censuses and Programs'' in division C of Public Law
116-6.
renovation and modernization
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), $35,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
6413(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-96), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended,
from the amounts provided under this heading, shall be derived from the
Public Safety Trust Fund for activities associated with carrying out
investigations and audits related to the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet).
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act
of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner
prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used
for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
such payments are in the public interest.
Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 of title I of
division B of Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by reference and
made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2020: Provided, That the
life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000
and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite R-Series Program is $10,828,059,000.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities,
telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the
operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms,
or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings
Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the
maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to
the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as
reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority
under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which
initially bears the costs of such services.
Sec. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a
grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
Sec. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent,
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available
appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government,
Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or
of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall not
charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by
the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to
the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may
be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still
require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report
or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service's
cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or
document.
Sec. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of
NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements
with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or
subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or
possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received
for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this
section shall be deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and Facilities'' and
shall remain available until September 30, 2022, for such purposes:
Provided further, That all funds within this section and their
corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary
expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration
of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall
be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate
entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or
institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical,
research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for
which such amounts have been made available.
Sec. 111. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the ``Department of Commerce
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated
balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any
succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the
Department of Commerce by this or any other Act may be transferred (not
later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year
for which such funds are available for the purposes for which
appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited
in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such
other funds as may be available for such purposes, for information and
business technology system modernization and facilities infrastructure
improvements necessary for the operation of the Department, subject to
approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further,
That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act,
there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2022, to the Fund for necessary expenses for a business application
system modernization.
Sec. 112. Not later than thirty days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, using amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available in this title for the Bureau of Industry and Security for
operations and administration, the Secretary of Commerce shall--
(1) publish in the Federal Register the report on the findings
of the investigation into the effect on national security of
imports of automobiles and automotive parts that the Secretary
initiated on May 23, 2018, under section 232(b) of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(b)), as required under
paragraph (3)(B) of that section; and
(2) submit to Congress any portion of the report that contains
classified information, which may be viewed only by Members of
Congress and their staff with appropriate security clearances.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of
Justice, $114,740,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security
and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain
available until expended.
justice information sharing technology
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology,
including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
$33,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from
funds available to the Department of Justice for information
technology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide
information technology initiatives: Provided further, That the
transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other
transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further, That any
transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
set forth in that section.
Executive Office for Immigration Review
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-
related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review,
$672,966,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the
``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account, and of which not less than
$18,000,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by
the Legal Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed
$35,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading shall
remain available until expended.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$105,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, That not to exceed
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a
Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor
has been appointed.
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department
of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000
for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction
of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the
Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions;
and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of
Columbia, $920,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 for
litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer
such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities''
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be
necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries
and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under
section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to
reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and
expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this
heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated, not less than $193,715,000 shall be available for the
Criminal Division, including related expenses for the Mutual Legal
Assistance Treaty Program.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of
Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $13,000,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
salaries and expenses, antitrust division
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
laws, $166,755,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of
collection (and estimated to be $141,000,000 in fiscal year 2020),
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2020, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at $25,755,000.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
$2,254,541,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a
task force on human trafficking.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
authorized, $227,229,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to
the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund pursuant to section
589a(b) of title 28, United States Code (as limited by section 1004(b)
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (division B of Public Law 115-
72)), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund in fiscal
year 2020, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors,
exceed $227,229,000, those excess amounts shall be available in future
fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during
fiscal year 2020, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due
depositors, (estimated at $309,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any
remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts
deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise
appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at $0.
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,335,000.
fees and expenses of witnesses
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for
the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private
counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign
counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected
witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security
caravans; and not to exceed $18,000,000 is for the purchase,
installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications
equipment and a secure automated information network to store and
retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses:
Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may not be
transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
$16,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act,
upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and
violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations
Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
assets forfeiture fund
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be
derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
$1,430,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
construction
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the
United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related
support, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
federal prisoner detention
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,867,461,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18,
United States Code: Provided further, That the United States Marshals
Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and
Alien Transportation System.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
Security Division, $110,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for
information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a
determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
require additional funding for the activities of the National Security
Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this
heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug
trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies
engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $550,458,000, of
which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may
be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed
from this appropriation.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
States, $9,467,902,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $284,000
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
construction
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment,
furniture, and information technology requirements, related to
construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by
purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification,
and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and
design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities;
$485,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Drug Enforcement Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United
States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training
programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in
such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote
the goals of such programs, $2,279,153,000, of which not to exceed
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed
$90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement
agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in
connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives
and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $1,400,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as
provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not
to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to
investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to investigate and
act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal
firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States
Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any
other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or
activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
to other agencies or Departments.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical
assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign
governments, $7,470,000,000 of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be
for the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of
2018 (Public Law 115-391): Provided, That the Attorney General may
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such amounts as
may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department for medical
relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where
necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal
intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to
persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health
services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison
System: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended
for necessary operations: Provided further, That, of the amounts
provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall
remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants,
contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided
further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept
donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison
card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such
program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit
entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System
relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or
other custodial facilities.
buildings and facilities
For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of new
facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and
equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account;
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
$308,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $181,000,000
shall be available only for costs related to construction of new
facilities: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be
used for work performed under this appropriation.
federal prison industries, incorporated
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing
authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be
necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for such corporation.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined
in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting
system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of
claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be
capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced,
including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection
with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement,
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging
to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
Office on Violence Against Women
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
(including transfer of funds)
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as
authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994
Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647)
(``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C.
11101 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000
Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act'');
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-
4) (``the 2013 Act''); the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); and the Abolish Human
Trafficking Act (Public Law 115-392); and for related victims services,
$502,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $435,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for obligation in
this Act from the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of
title II of Public Law 98-473 (34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding
section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts
otherwise made available under this heading: Provided, That except as
otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made
available under this heading may be used for expenses related to
evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That
of the amount provided--
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
(2) $37,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or
sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act;
(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and the
Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and
statistics of violence against women and related issues addressed
by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which
shall be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for
administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
(4) $11,500,000 is for a grant program to provide services to
advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to
children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men
and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and
high school students through education and other services related
to such violence: Provided, That unobligated balances available
for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act,
shall be available for this program: Provided further, That 10
percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall
be available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions and
grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
this program;
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as
authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a
homicide reduction initiative;
(6) $38,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as
authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $43,500,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse
enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of
the 1994 Act;
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against
women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act;
(9) $46,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end
violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by
section 40801 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $17,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the
1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program;
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence
against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by
section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the
2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the
Office of Justice Programs;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual
assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments in
exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, as
authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: Provided, That the
grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to
this program; and
(17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under the 2015
Act.
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act'');
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT
Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002
Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $79,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which--
(1) $43,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs,
and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the
1968 Act; and
(2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation
programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I
of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act, of
which $5,000,000 is for research targeted toward developing a
better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and
advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and
prevention; $1,000,000 is for research to study the root causes of
school violence to include the impact and effectiveness of grants
made under the STOP School Violence Act; $1,000,000 is for a
national study to understand the responses of law enforcement to
sex trafficking of minors; and $2,000,000 is for a national center
on forensics.
state and local law enforcement assistance
(including transfer of funds)
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam
Walsh Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public
Law 114-198) (``CARA''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of
2016 (Public Law 114-324); Kevin and Avonte's Law (division Q of Public
Law 115-141) (``Kevin and Avonte's Law''); the Keep Young Athletes Safe
Act of 2018 (title III of division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the Keep
Young Athletes Safe Act''); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title
V of division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the STOP School Violence
Act''); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division S of Public Law
115-141); the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-185); the SUPPORT for Patients and
Communities Act (Public Law 115-271); and the Second Chance
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391); and other programs,
$1,892,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
(1) $547,210,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of
title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the
special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of
the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which,
notwithstanding such subpart 1, $12,000,000 is for the Officer
Robert Wilson III Memorial Initiative on Preventing Violence
Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability
(VALOR), $7,500,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based
policing, $8,000,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial
decision-making, $2,400,000 is for the operationalization,
maintenance and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified
Persons System, $2,500,000 is for an academic based training
initiative to improve police-based responses to people with mental
illness or developmental disabilities, $2,000,000 is for a student
loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public
Law 110-315, $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and
prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and
other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
2003 (Public Law 108-79), $2,000,000 is for a grant program
authorized by Kevin and Avonte's Law, $3,000,000 is for a regional
law enforcement technology initiative, $20,000,000 is for grants
authorized under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-185), $2,000,000 is for a grant to
provide a drug field testing and training initiative, $5,500,000 is
for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized
by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for wrongful
conviction review, $2,000,000 is for grants to States and units of
local government to deploy managed access systems to combat
contraband cell phone use in prison, $1,000,000 is for a
collaborative mental health and anti-recidivism initiative,
$100,000,000 is for grants for law enforcement activities
associated with the presidential nominating conventions, $2,000,000
is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense, $8,000,000
is for community-based violence prevention initiatives, and
$3,000,000 is for a national center for restorative justice;
(2) $244,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no
jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed
in State and local detention facilities;
(3) $85,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of
trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106-
386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or programs
authorized under Public Law 113-4;
(4) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology, white collar,
and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized by
section 401 of Public Law 110-403, of which $2,500,000 is for
competitive grants that help State and local law enforcement tackle
intellectual property thefts, and $2,000,000 for a competitive
grant program for training students in computer forensics and
digital investigation;
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
(6) $27,500,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest
Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by section 2501 of title I
of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly
to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of
Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation
programs;
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;
(8) $78,290,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and
mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants
made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act
of 2007 (Public Law 110-180) and Fix NICS Act of 2018;
(9) $30,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
(10) $132,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and
activities, of which--
(A) $102,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under
section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant
Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made
available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes
described in the DNA Training and Education for Law
Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program
(Public Law 108-405, section 303);
(B) $19,000,000 for other local, State, and Federal
forensic activities;
(C) $7,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk
Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program (Public
Law 108-405, section 412); and
(D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program
grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law
108-405;
(11) $48,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual
assault response reform;
(12) $12,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
(13) $38,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
(14) $90,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as
authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199)
and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-391), without regard to the time limitations specified at
section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for
a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole
supervision efforts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for Children of
Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain
parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a
reentry or recidivism reduction strategy, and $4,500,000 is for
additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity
Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain
sanctions in probation, and for a research project on the
effectiveness of the model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of
funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-
based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to
$5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the
Permanent Supportive Housing Model;
(15) $67,500,000 for initiatives to improve police-community
relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a competitive matching grant
program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, local and
Tribal law enforcement, $28,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment
initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and
recidivism reduction, and $17,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne
Memorial criminal justice innovation program;
(16) $378,000,000 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction
activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the following
programs, which shall address opioid, stimulant, and substance
abuse reduction consistent with underlying program authorities--
(A) $80,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(B) $33,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and
juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V
and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
(C) $31,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse
Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title
I of the 1968 Act;
(D) $23,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
(E) $31,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs
and scheduled listed chemical products; and
(F) $180,000,000 for a comprehensive opioid, stimulant, and
substance abuse program;
(17) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program authorized by
the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;
(18) $75,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau of
Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP School
Violence Act; and
(19) $2,000,000 for grants to state and local law enforcement
agencies for the expenses associated with the investigation and
prosecution of criminal offenses, involving civil rights,
authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325):
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds
made available under this heading to increase the number of law
enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net
gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public sector safety service.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et
seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the
Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990
Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the Justice for All
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-324); the Juvenile Justice
Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-385); and other juvenile justice
programs, $320,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
(1) $63,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the
1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist
small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process:
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph,
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to
support emergency planning among State, local and tribal juvenile
justice residential facilities;
(2) $97,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $42,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of which, pursuant
to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act--
(A) $2,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent trafficking
of girls;
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing
information and resources on children of incarcerated parents;
(D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing on
girls in the juvenile justice system;
(E) $10,000,000 shall be for an opioid-affected youth
initiative; and
(F) $8,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating to
children exposed to violence;
(4) $27,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $87,500,000 for missing and exploited children programs,
including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974
Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply for purposes of
this Act); and
(6) $3,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial
personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the
1990 Act:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used
for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit
the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more
than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through
(3) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance:
Provided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to
grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of
the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
public safety officer benefits
(including transfer of funds)
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
remain available until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments
authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational
assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
circumstances require additional funding for such disability and
education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for
the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of
2017 (Public Law 115-37); and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities
Act (Public Law 115-271), $343,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That any balances made available through prior
year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section
505 of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided under
this heading--
(1) $235,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of
the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and rehiring of
additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such
title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided,
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C.
10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement
officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this
limitation: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated
under this paragraph, $27,000,000 is for improving tribal law
enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti-
methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities: Provided
further, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
$6,500,000 is for community policing development activities in
furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further,
That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph $38,000,000
is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by
part M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to
and merged with ``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'' for
administration by the Office of Justice Programs: Provided
further, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
no less than $3,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access Program:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated under this
paragraph, $5,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, and mental
health program activities as authorized under the Law Enforcement
Mental Health and Wellness Act (Public Law 115-113);
(2) $10,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE Act
of 2016 (Public Law 114-199);
(3) $13,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law
enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor
chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory
dump seizures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or
investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion,
laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers;
(4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law
enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment
admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided, That these
funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or
investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the
distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription
opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers
through statewide collaboration; and
(5) $50,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered by
the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes
authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (title V of division
S of Public Law 115-141).
General Provisions--Department of Justice
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of
not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of
Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for
official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be
available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case
of rape or incest: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.
Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be
used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section in any
way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available under this title may be
used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals
Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as
appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
Sec. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to
rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used
primarily for recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available under this title shall
be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology
program having total estimated development costs in excess of
$100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment
review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology
program has appropriate program management controls and contractor
oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with
the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts
designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this title in previous years.
Sec. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-
private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy
for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal
Prison Industries, Incorporated.
Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States
Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28,
United States Code.
Sec. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by
this title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'',
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs''--
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to the Office of
Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by
such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical
programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged
with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research,
evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the
authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs.
Sec. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General
has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may,
with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making
appropriations for fiscal years 2017 through 2020 for the following
programs, waive the following requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry
demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et
seq.), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34
U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)).
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as
authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
(34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of
such Act.
Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts
made available by this or any other Act.
Sec. 215. None of the funds made available under this Act, other
than for the national instant criminal background check system
established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if
the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the
individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the
firearm at all times.
Sec. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of
Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140
(105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2020, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for
implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management
system.
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances
transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784;
28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
2020, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
Act.
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code,
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2020, and any use,
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act
for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in
Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division
H of Public Law 113-76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113-
235, section 525 of division H of Public Law 114-113, and such
authorities as are enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in an
appropriations Act for fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
Sec. 218. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter,
amounts credited to and made available in the Department of Justice
Working Capital Fund as an offsetting collection pursuant to section
11013 of Public Law 107-273 shall be so credited and available only to
the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations
Acts: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 or any other
statute affecting the crediting of collections, the Attorney General
may credit, as a discretionary offsetting collection, to the Department
of Justice Working Capital Fund, for fiscal year 2020 and thereafter,
up to three percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt
collection litigation activities of the Department of Justice; and such
amounts so credited in fiscal year 2020 and thereafter shall remain
available until expended, and shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of that fund: Provided further, That any such amounts from
the fund that the Attorney General determines are necessary to pay,
first, for the costs of processing and tracking civil and criminal debt
collection litigation activities, and thereafter for financial systems
and for debt-collection-related personnel, administrative, and
litigation expenses, in fiscal year 2020 and thereafter, shall be
transferred to other appropriations accounts in the Department of
Justice for paying the costs of such activities, and shall be in
addition to any amounts otherwise made available for such purposes in
those appropriations accounts: Provided further, That such transfer
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by
law: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 219. Section 1930(a)(6)(B) of title 28, United States Code,
shall be applied for this fiscal year and next fiscal year by
substituting ``$300,000,000'' for ``$200,000,000''.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to
exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,544,000.
National Space Council
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in carrying
out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 100-685 and Executive Order
13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for
official reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space
Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies,
departments, and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and
offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the National Space
Council for purposes provided herein.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
science
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities; program management; personnel
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $7,138,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, $1,971,800,000 shall be for Earth
Science; $2,713,400,000 shall be for Planetary Science; $1,306,200,000
shall be for Astrophysics; $423,000,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and $724,500,000 shall be for Heliophysics: Provided
further, That of the amounts provided, $592,600,000 is for an orbiter
to meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as recommended
in previous Planetary Science Decadal surveys: Provided further, That
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the Space
Launch System as the launch vehicles for the Jupiter Europa missions,
plan for an orbiter launch no later than 2025 and a lander launch no
later than 2027, and include in the fiscal year 2021 budget the 5-year
funding profile necessary to achieve these goals.
aeronautics
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $783,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.
space technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space technology research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That $227,200,000 shall be for RESTORE-
L/SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot: Provided further, That
$110,000,000 shall be for the development and demonstration of a
nuclear thermal propulsion system, of which $80,000,000 shall be for
the design of a flight demonstration system: Provided further, That,
not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide a plan for
the design of a flight demonstration.
exploration
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of exploration research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $6,017,600,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That not less than $1,406,700,000 shall
be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That
not less than $2,585,900,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS)
launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130
metric tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration Upper
Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the maximum extent
practicable, including for Earth to Moon missions and a Moon landing:
Provided further, That of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than
$300,000,000 shall be for Exploration Upper Stage development:
Provided further, That $590,000,000 shall be for Exploration Ground
Systems: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual
budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated system
that includes the SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and
associated ground systems that will ensure an Exploration Mission-2
crewed launch as early as possible, as well as a system-based funding
profile for a sustained launch cadence beyond the initial crewed test
launch: Provided further, That $1,435,000,000 shall be for exploration
research and development.
space operations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space operations research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support and services;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities,
including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $4,140,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engagement
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and
development activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs,
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$120,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which
$24,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research and $48,000,000 shall be for the National Space
Grant College and Fellowship Program.
safety, security and mission services
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration,
space operations and education research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to
exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $2,913,300,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration, $373,400,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2025: Provided, That proceeds from leases deposited into
this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent
and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall
be available for obligation for fiscal year 2020 in an amount not to
exceed $17,000,000: Provided further, That each annual budget request
shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and
proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title
51, United States Code.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,700,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
administrative provisions
(including transfers of funds)
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is claimed or
the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers. Any funds transferred to ``Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' for construction activities
shall not increase that account by more than $75,300,000. Balances so
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes
and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred.
Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous
appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2020 may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall
retain its original availability and shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at
the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as
well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending
plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this
Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Not more than 40 percent of the amounts made available in this Act
for the Gateway; Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities; Commercial
LEO Development; and Lunar Discovery and Exploration, excluding the
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, may be obligated until the Administrator
submits a multi-year plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate that identifies estimated
dates, by fiscal year, for Space Launch System flights to build the
Gateway; the commencement of partnerships with commercial entities for
additional LEO missions to land humans and rovers on the Moon; and
conducting additional scientific activities on the Moon. The multi-year
plan shall include key milestones to be met by fiscal year to achieve
goals for each of the lunar programs described in the previous sentence
and funding required by fiscal year to achieve such milestones.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of
aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,737,200,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed $500,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for polar research and operations
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other related
activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the
National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation
supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized
travel, $243,230,000, to remain available until expended.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and
engineering education and human resources programs and activities
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia, $940,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.
agency operations and award management
For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying
out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia;
and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security
guard services; $336,900,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year
2020 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services
to be provided during the next fiscal year.
office of the national science board
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$4,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $16,500,000, of which
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate at least 30 days in advance of any planned divestment
through transfer, decommissioning, termination, or deconstruction of
any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land,
structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000.
This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act,
2020''.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $10,500,000: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any
individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than
75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is
permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That the Chair may
accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the
Commission: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not
explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act
of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of
1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233),
the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), including services
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
$30,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
authorized services to the Commission, $389,500,000: Provided, That
the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
Provided further, That the Commission may take no action to implement
any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in
accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this
Act: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use any gift or
donation to carry out the work of the Commission.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $99,400,000,
to remain available until expended.
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $440,000,000,
of which $402,700,000 is for basic field programs and required
independent audits; $5,300,000 is for the Office of Inspector General,
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct
additional audits of recipients; $22,000,000 is for management and
grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $4,500,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,500,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided, That the Legal
Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal
Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of
the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall
be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further,
That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services
Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States
Government.
administrative provision--legal services corporation
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504,
505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all
references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to
refer instead to 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,616,000.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $54,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
trade enforcement trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized
by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived
from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701
et seq.) $6,555,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State
Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States
Government.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall
not be affected thereby.
Sec. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2020, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new
program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or
activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4)
relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices,
programs, or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions
or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent;
or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a
reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing
programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term
in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the
status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For
unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted
within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation
of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill
such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting
system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the
extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded
under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section
shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except
for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
Sec. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of
chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any
fiscal year in excess of $2,641,000,000 shall not be available for
obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available
from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to
the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and remain
available until expended for oversight and auditing purposes associated
with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the Office
for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements of
the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian tribes to improve services for
victims of crime.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate
the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs
for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the
parents or legal guardians of such students.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services
Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are
appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the
progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a
description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after
initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such
audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in
subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary,
Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as
appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the
public on the Internet website maintained by the Department,
Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results
shall be made available in redacted form to exclude--
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United
States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the
public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or
for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts
appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of
Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or
President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the
grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in
any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the
person awarded the grant or contract.
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section
shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules
and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such
subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics
program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
Sec. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
information system, as defined for security categorization in the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal
Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for
Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information
Systems'' unless the agency has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems
against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact
and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal
Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee
against available and relevant threat information provided by the
FBI and other appropriate agencies; and
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate Federal
entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or
sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including
any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured,
or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United
States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not
limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the
People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless
the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and supply
chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any
identified risks;
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, that the
acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the
United States; and
(3) reported that determination to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and
the agency Inspector General.
Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by
any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the
text of--
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore
Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia
Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco
Free Trade Agreement.
Sec. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of
any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to
Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act
of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended
by these Acts.
Sec. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager
of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has
reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased
by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the
respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary,
Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall
include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made;
a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and
proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree
to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program
costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or
procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's
management structure is adequate to control total project or
procurement costs.
Sec. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3094) during fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount
greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount
unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to
the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal
tax returns required during the three years preceding the
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to
certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for
which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the
subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or
the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or
judicial proceeding.
(rescissions)
Sec. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior year
appropriations available to the Department of Commerce, the following
funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2020, from the
following accounts in the specified amounts--
(1) ``Economic Development Administration, Economic Development
Assistance Programs'', $17,000,000; and
(2) ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund'', $5,000,000.
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of
Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than
September 30, 2020, from the following accounts in the specified
amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $107,000,000;
(2) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and Expenses'',
$71,974,000 including from, but not limited to, fees collected to
defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint identification
and criminal justice information services and associated costs;
(3) ``Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and Expenses'',
$10,000,000;
(4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of
Justice Programs'', $70,000,000; and
(5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community
Oriented Policing Services'', $13,000,000.
(c) Of the unobligated balances available to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration from prior year appropriations
under the heading ``Science'', $70,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
(d) The Departments of Commerce and Justice and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
no later than September 1, 2020, specifying the amount of each
rescission made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c).
(e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall
not be from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of
sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Sec. 523. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees
from a Federal department or agency, who are stationed in the United
States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States
unless--
(1) such conference is a law enforcement training or
operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the
majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement
personnel stationed outside the United States; or
(2) such conference is a scientific conference and the
department or agency head determines that such attendance is in the
national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 15 days
of that determination and the basis for that determination.
Sec. 524. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual
performance plan and performance and accountability reports the
following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality
uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the
first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or
instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated
to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
Sec. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this
Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star''
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program''
designation.
Sec. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space
Council (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or
execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to
participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with
China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are
specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities
belonging to or utilized by NASA.
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not
apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC, after consultation with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have certified--
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology,
data, or other information with national security or economic
security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who
have been determined by the United States to have direct
involvement with violations of human rights.
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30
days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description
of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and
its location and timing.
Sec. 527. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim
assistance-related activity.
Sec. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation,
the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and
Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, the
National Space Council, and the State Justice Institute shall submit
spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance
that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
Sec. 530. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp
Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) by the
Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Sec. 531. None of the funds made available under this Act to the
Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming,
or with respect to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or
Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws
that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of
medical marijuana.
Sec. 532. The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide
a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any
employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such
travel.
Sec. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than
10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public
Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided, That for
purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty counties''
means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and
2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and
Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the United States.
Sec. 534. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other
detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 535. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire,
or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the
effective control of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 536. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available for obligation for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
after December 31, 2020, if the individual identified under subsection
(c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as
responsible for JWST determines that the formulation and development
costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title
51, United States Code) are likely to exceed $8,802,700,000, unless the
program is modified so that the costs do not exceed $8,802,700,000.
Sec. 537. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty,
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative
expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States
in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada
of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in
Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations
(International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it
existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of
subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such
articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from
being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to
possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in
subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for
such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete
breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other
than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or
Municipal Government of Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign
destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in
the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section on
a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first
in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented
or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in
subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has
and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in
the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall
terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
requirements have ceased.
Sec. 538. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving
appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or
expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny
any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to
import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or
ammunition.
Sec. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act
on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if--
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed
importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model of
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney
General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was
not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting
purposes.
Sec. 540. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020''.
DIVISION C--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2020
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank
Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for,
real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the
performance of official business; executive direction program
activities; international affairs and economic policy activities;
domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical
assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities, $228,373,000: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses;
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for
solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2021, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf
Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
(D) the development and implementation of programs within
the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance
Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements;
(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
(F) international operations.
committee on foreign investment in the united states fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such
amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee
(including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts so
transferred shall remain available until expended for expenses of
implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to any
other funds available to any department or agency: Provided further,
That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act shall be credited to
this appropriation as offsetting collections: Provided further, That
the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund
shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a total appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $10,000,000.
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass
destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug
kingpins, and other national security threats, $169,712,000, of which
not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note):
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to
$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
cybersecurity enhancement account
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems
operated by the Department of the Treasury, $18,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such funds shall
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the
Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That
of the total amount made available under this heading $1,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under
this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supplement and
not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief
Information Officer.
department-wide systems and capital investments programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $6,118,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That these funds
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue
Service, Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business
Systems Modernization''.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$41,044,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not
to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be for audits and
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of
which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses.
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax
Administration; $170,250,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2021; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), $22,000,000.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training
expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation;
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $12,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to
Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$126,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2022.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, $340,280,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022, is for information systems
modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101-380.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$119,600,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be
available for cooperative research and development programs for
laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State
and local agencies with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of
the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the
costs of accelerating the processing of formula and label applications:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be for
the costs associated with enforcement of the trade practice provisions
of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of
circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including
both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
fiscal year 2020 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall
not exceed $30,000,000.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325),
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for EX-III, $262,000,000. Of the amount
appropriated under this heading--
(1) not less than $165,500,000, notwithstanding section 108(e)
of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/
or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance
awards, is available until September 30, 2021, for financial
assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12
U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be
available for training and outreach under section 109 of Public Law
103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $2,397,500 may be used for
the cost of direct loans, of which up to $4,000,000,
notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325
(12 U.S.C. 4707 (d)), may be available to provide financial
assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to
community development financial institutions to expand investments
that benefit individuals with disabilities, and of which not less
than $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic Mobility Corps to be
operated in conjunction with the Corporation for National and
Community Service, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12571: Provided, That the
cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000:
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this paragraph,
excluding those made to community development financial
institutions to expand investments that benefit individuals with
disabilities and those made to community development financial
institutions that serve populations living in persistent poverty
counties, the CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance
awards to organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas:
Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term
``high-poverty area'' means any census tract with a poverty rate of
at least 20 percent as measured by the 2011-2015 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the
Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at
least 20 percent as measured by the 2010 Island Areas Decennial
Census data for any other territory or possession of the United
States;
(2) not less than $16,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e)
of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available until
September 30, 2021, for financial assistance, technical assistance,
training, and outreach programs designed to benefit Native
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities and
provided primarily through qualified community development lender
organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American
organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable
providers;
(3) not less than $25,000,000 is available until September 30,
2021, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
(4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d)
and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and
(e)), is available until September 30, 2021, for a Healthy Food
Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical
assistance, training, and outreach to community development
financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable
financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of
healthy food options in distressed communities;
(5) not less than $5,000,000 is available until September 30,
2021, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to provide
technical assistance for small dollar loan programs under section
122 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, That
sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law shall not apply to
the provision of such grants and technical assistance;
(6) up to $28,500,000 is available until September 30, 2020,
for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund
programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less
than $1,000,000 is for development of tools to better assess and
inform CDFI investment performance, and up to $300,000 is for
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and
(7) during fiscal year 2020, none of the funds available under
this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to
guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12
U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to guarantee bonds and
notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $500,000,000:
Provided further, That such section 114A shall remain in effect
until December 31, 2020: Provided further, That of the funds
awarded under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be used
for awards that support investments that serve populations living
in persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for the
purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (1) the term ``persistent
poverty counties'' means any county, including county equivalent
areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its
population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by
the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2011-2015 5-year data
series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau
of the Census or any other territory or possession of the United
States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in
poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000 and
2010 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the
Bureau of the Census.
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education,
filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $2,511,554,000, of which not less than
$11,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of
which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for low-income
taxpayer clinic grants, of which not less than $25,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, shall be available for the
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for
tax return preparation assistance, and of which not less than
$209,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer
Advocate Service: Provided, That of the amounts made available for the
Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,500,000 shall be for
identity theft and refund fraud casework.
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to
provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal
investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of
internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $5,010,000,000, of which not to exceed
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021; of which
not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug
Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be
for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division:
Provided, That the amount made available for investigative technology
for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts
made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the
``Operations Support'' heading.
operations support
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support
taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments;
facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters
and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics
of income; telecommunications; information technology development,
enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner; $3,808,500,000, of which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2021; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2022, for research; of which not less than $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be available for establishment of an
application through which entities registering and renewing
registrations in the System for Award Management may request an
authenticated electronic certification stating that the entity does or
does not have a seriously delinquent tax debt; and of which not to
exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each
quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the
cost and schedule performance for its major information technology
investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the
investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks
of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is
using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones
to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided
further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget
justification for fiscal year 2021, a summary of cost and schedule
performance information for its major information technology systems.
business systems modernization
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business
systems modernization program, $180,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for the capital asset acquisition of information
technology systems, including management and related contractual costs
of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor
costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of
each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the
cost and schedule performance for major information technology
investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of the
investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks
of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service is
using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones
to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter.
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 4 percent of the appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under the
``Enforcement'' heading, and not to exceed 5 percent of any other
appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue
Service, may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee
training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers'
rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations,
ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of
taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make
improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time
to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
related crimes.
Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
third party payroll tax preparer.
Sec. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act may be
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory
scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
Sec. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of
the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in
Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
Sec. 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, or
recognition program; or
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with
respect to re-hiring a former employee;
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return
information).
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--
Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Special
Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program'', ``Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and
``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between
such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease
any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from
the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection
Fund.
Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States
Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year
2020 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020.
Sec. 119. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided,
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury,
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully
completed.
Sec. 121. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the
Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided
by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the
services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing
in the Franchise Fund.
Sec. 122. During fiscal year 2020--
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other Act
may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the
Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a
particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to
determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the
promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed
regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013));
and
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1,
2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply after
the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of determining
status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organizations
created on, before, or after such date.
Sec. 123. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter,
the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research
shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by object
class, office, and activity;
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal
year by object class, office, and activity;
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office
during the previous quarter;
(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each
office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and
performance measures of each office.
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection
(a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial
Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of
the reports required under subsection (a).
Sec. 124. In addition to the amounts otherwise made available to
the Department of the Treasury, $25,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for expenses associated with digitization and
distribution of the Department's records of matured savings bonds that
have not been redeemed.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
The White House
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the
Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000.
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
House, $13,081,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United
States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That
each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit
to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after
the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth
the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during
the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses,
the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and
ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that
has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further,
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking
of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive
Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such
expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no
provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive
Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II
of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $750,000, to
remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution
of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021 et seq.), $4,000,000.
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $11,500,000 of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $94,000,000, of which not to exceed
$12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued
modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of
the President.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the
United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, $101,600,000, of which not to exceed $3,000
shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of
Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under
the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7
U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made
available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be
expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of
Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their
subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for
the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of
Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be
used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget,
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study
reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the
Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the
Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have not
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director,
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with
the report and act accordingly.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the Prioritizing
Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-403), including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$1,300,000.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended through Public
Law 115-271; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in
the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit,
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $18,400,000: Provided, That the Office is authorized to
accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal,
public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of
aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
federal drug control programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $285,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2021, for drug control
activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the
designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which
not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local
entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later
than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49
percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in
amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing
services and associated activities: Provided further, That any
unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2018 may be used for
any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming
requirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA designated as of
September 30, 2019, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year
2019 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated
priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy
performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the
Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial
allocation of fiscal year 2020 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45
days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of
planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in
consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon a determination
that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to
this appropriation.
other federal drug control programs
(including transfers of funds)
For other drug control activities authorized by the National
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended through Public
Law 115-271, $121,715,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be available as follows: $101,250,000 for the Drug-Free
Communities Program, of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as
directed by section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by section 8204
of Public Law 115-271; $2,500,000 for drug court training and technical
assistance; $10,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,715,000 for the
United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency;
$1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and $4,000,000 for activities
authorized by section 103 of Public Law 114-198: Provided, That
amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other
Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities.
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security,
or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal
year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $1,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021.
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated,
efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the
Federal Government, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may
transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out
projects to meet these purposes.
Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,288,000.
Official Residence of the Vice President
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $302,000: Provided, That
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
activities.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'',
``White House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic
Advisers'', ``National Security Council and Homeland Security
Council'', ``Office of Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the
President'', and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer
as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation
to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for
the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which
transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not
be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided
further, That no amount shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance
to the President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice President''
without the approval of the Vice President.
Sec. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2020, any Executive order or
Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be
accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs,
benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
(b) Any such statement shall include--
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order
or memorandum on the Federal Government;
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and
outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by
Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning
in fiscal year 2020; and
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the
result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period
beginning in fiscal year 2020.
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued
during fiscal year 2020 due to a national emergency, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or
memorandum is issued.
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and
corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of
this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and
1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief
Justice may approve, $87,699,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain
available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate
justices of the court.
care of the building and grounds
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40
U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $15,590,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $32,700,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $19,564,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the
Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary
expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning
of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as
authorized by law, $5,250,234,000 (including the purchase of firearms
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain
available until expended for space alteration projects and for
furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from
regular active service.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), not to exceed
$9,070,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Trust Fund.
defender services
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to
represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing
investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as
authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums
under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial
civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C.
4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative
expenses, $1,234,574,000 to remain available until expended.
fees of jurors and commissioners
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $53,545,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5
U.S.C. 5332.
court security
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses
and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the
procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and
equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing
Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control,
inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter
security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective
Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of
the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-
702), $639,165,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain
available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the
United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for
administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with
standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $94,261,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for
official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $30,436,000; of which $1,800,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2021, to provide education and
training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500
is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $19,670,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in section 608.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United
States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000
and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall
be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it
appears.
Sec. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program,
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of
Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these
courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather
than the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter
following paragraph 12--
(1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of
Kansas), by striking ``28 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``29
years and 6 months''; and
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii),
by striking ``25 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``26 years and
6 months''.
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2470;
28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the
eastern District of Missouri) by striking ``26 years and 6 months'' and
inserting ``27 years and 6 months''.
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice
Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133
note), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking ``17 years'' and
inserting ``18 years'';
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of
California), by striking ``16 years and 6 months'' and inserting
``17 years and 6 months''; and
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of
North Carolina), by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``16
years''.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2020''.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered
by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support,
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of
eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the
difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at
eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further,
That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a
resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and
such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the
District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for
the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and
any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the
purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:
Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall
provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these
funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose
therefor.
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
district of columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$18,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
$250,088,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals, $14,682,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for
official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia, $125,638,000, of which not to exceed
$2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the
District of Columbia Court System, $75,518,000, of which not to exceed
$2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and
$34,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for capital
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided,
That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended
consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and
facilities condition assessment: Provided further, That, in addition
to the amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of
Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations and processing
District of Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to
this appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries
and expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section
450 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec.
1-204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of
other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration
in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the
District of Columbia Courts.
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605,
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad
litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other
services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments
authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to
services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship,
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986),
$46,005,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds
provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as
funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency
for the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$248,524,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception
and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and
Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $25,000
is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of
2002: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$181,065,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the
supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of
services for or related to such persons, of which $3,818,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2022 for costs associated with
relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field
offices, and related facilities: Provided further, That, of the funds
appropriated under this heading, $67,459,000 shall be available to the
Pretrial Services Agency, of which $998,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2022 for costs associated with relocation under a
replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related
facilities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of
other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts under this
heading may be used for programmatic incentives for defendants to
successfully complete their terms of supervision.
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, $44,011,000, of which $344,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2022 for costs associated with relocation
under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and
related facilities: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly
by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of
Federal agencies: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service may establish for employees of the District of
Columbia Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the
program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United
States Code, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under
the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in
section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
$2,150,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives
related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice
resources in the District of Columbia.
federal payment for judicial commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30,
2021, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $325,000,
and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $275,000.
federal payment for school improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended,
for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): Provided, That, to the
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125
Stat. 211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during
any previous school year: Provided further, That within funds provided
for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall be for the
activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and
up to $500,000 shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of
the Act.
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
$413,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General
David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and
College Access Program.
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing
of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the
District of Columbia, $4,000,000.
federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue
implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:
Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
provides a 100 percent match for this payment.
District of Columbia Funds
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal
Year 2020 Local Budget Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-78) and at rates set
forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this
Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
(section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009
(secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of
this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2020 under this
heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2020
Local Budget Act of 2019, as amended as of the date of enactment of
this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia
for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of
local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further,
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the
District during fiscal year 2020, except that the Chief Financial
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2020''.
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the
United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,250,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed
$1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $132,500,000, of which
$1,300,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out the
program, including administrative costs, required by section 1405 of
the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110-140;
15 U.S.C. 8004).
administrative provision--consumer product safety commission
Sec. 501. During fiscal year 2020, none of the amounts made
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department
of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and
vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for
purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway
Vehicle (referred to in this section as ``ROV'') rollovers in
the off-road environment, including the repeatability and
reproducibility of testing for compliance with such
requirements;
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if
the proposed requirements were adopted;
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to
provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV's
rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United
States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Election Assistance Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-252), $15,171,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be
transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for
election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act
of 2002; and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2021, for relocation expenses.
election security grants
Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $425,000,000 is provided to the
Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments
to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for
Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make
election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and
104 of such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such
sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be
deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a)
shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided
further, That each reference to the ``Administrator of General
Services'' or the ``Administrator'' in sections 101 and 103 shall be
deemed to refer to the ``Election Assistance Commission'': Provided
further, That each reference to ``$5,000,000'' in section 103 shall be
deemed to refer to ``$3,000,000'' and each reference to ``$1,000,000''
in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to ``$600,000'': Provided
further, That not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall make the payments to
States under this heading: Provided further, That not later than two
years after receiving a payment under this heading, a State shall make
available funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent of
the total amount of the payment made to the State under this heading.
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor
vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $339,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
$339,000,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934,
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2020 so as to result in a final fiscal year
2020 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a
competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for
obligation shall not exceed $132,539,000 for fiscal year 2020:
Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading,
not less than $11,105,700 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the
Office of Inspector General.
administrative provisions--federal communications commission
Sec. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019''
each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
Sec. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to
implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary
line restrictions on universal service support payments.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$42,982,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only
when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $71,497,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and
consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$24,890,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service
Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of
subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed
intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be
credited to and merged with this account, to be available without
further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
environmental review improvement fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund
established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-8(d), $8,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated in prior
appropriations Acts under the heading ``General Services
Administration--General Activities--Environmental Review Improvement
Fund'' shall be transferred to and merged with this account.
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $331,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for
use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in
accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $141,000,000
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection,
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $18,000,000 in offsetting collections
derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing
Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and
Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to
this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2020 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more
than $172,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement
subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1831t).
General Services Administration
real property activities
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
(including transfers of funds)
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited
into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real
property management and related activities not otherwise provided for,
including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia;
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including
space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space;
contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and
moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and
sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise;
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase
contract; in the aggregate amount of $8,856,530,000, of which--
(1) $152,400,000 shall remain available until expended for
construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and
expenses, and associated design and construction services) for the
San Luis I Land Port of Entry, San Luis, Arizona: Provided, That
the foregoing limit of costs on new construction and acquisition
may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other
such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included
in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval
is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater
amount;
(2) $833,752,000 shall remain available until expended for
repairs and alterations, including associated design and
construction services, of which--
(A) $451,695,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations; and
(B) $382,057,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations:
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act
in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall,
for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for
each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may
be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a
greater amount: Provided further, That additional projects for
which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under
this category only if advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts
provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations''
may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security
improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards
for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with
the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the
House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between
the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any
prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be
transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund
authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further,
That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs
and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government
arising from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and
Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus
projects;
(3) $5,497,561,000 for rental of space to remain available
until expended; and
(4) $2,372,817,000 for building operations to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the total amount of funds made
available from this Fund to the General Services Administration
shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair,
alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if
required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not been approved, except that
necessary funds may be expended for each project for required
expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided
further, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be
expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other
agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such
reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities
on private or other property not in Government ownership or control
as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to
perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall
be available from such revenues and collections: Provided further,
That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this
Fund during fiscal year 2020, excluding reimbursements under 40
U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new obligational
authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal
Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not
be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations
Acts.
general activities
government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the
management of real and personal property assets and certain
administrative services; Government-wide policy support
responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles,
information technology management, and related technology activities;
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $64,000,000.
operating expenses
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide
policy direction, management, and communications; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $49,440,000, of which $26,890,000 is for
Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal; and of which
$22,550,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to
exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses.
civilian board of contract appeals
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the
activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals,
$9,301,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $67,000,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and
initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General
effectiveness.
allowances and office staff for former presidents
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3
U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $3,851,000.
federal citizen services fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and Programs,
including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and
for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable
the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities
electronically, through the development and implementation of
innovative uses of information technology; $55,000,000, to be deposited
into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided, That the previous
amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose
of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the
appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited
into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses
of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the
Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities
electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000:
Provided further, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and
collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2020 in excess of
such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That, of the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall
be available for support functions and full-time hires to support
activities related to the Administration's requirements under Title II
of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Public Law 115-
435): Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided herein
shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act.
pre-election presidential transition
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential
Transition Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-283), not to exceed $9,620,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such
amounts may be transferred to ``Acquisition Services Fund'' or
``Federal Buildings Fund'' to reimburse obligations incurred for the
purposes provided herein in fiscal years 2019 and 2020: Provided
further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be in
addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.
technology modernization fund
For the Technology Modernization Fund, $25,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for technology-related modernization
activities.
administrative provisions--general services administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
fiscal year 2020 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2021
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request:
(1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established
and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial
Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and
Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the
United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities
plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 524. From funds made available under the heading Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue, claims against
the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction
projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings
effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
Sec. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C.
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority
provided in the resolution.
Sec. 526. With respect to each project funded under the heading
``Major Repairs and Alterations'', and with respect to E-Government
projects funded under the heading ``Federal Citizen Services Fund'',
the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and
explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 527. In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in
this Act for the General Services Administration, $3,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for the Administrator of General
Services to implement changes to the System for Award Management
providing for submission of the authenticated certification described
under the heading ``Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support''.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust
Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $1,670,000, to
remain available until expended.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection
Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $44,490,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, for administrative expenses to
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit
Systems Protection Board.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund,
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended,
of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to
$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by
section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 817(a) of Public Law
106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current and previous
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of the Interior will remain available until expended for
audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.), as amended, and for annual independent financial audits of the
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to the
Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289):
Provided further, That previous amounts transferred to the Office of
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be transferred
to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual
independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax
Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289).
environmental dispute resolution fund
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict
Resolution Act of 1998, $3,200,000, to remain available until expended.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the
operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire
of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs,
and cleaning, $359,000,000, of which $22,000,000 shall remain available
until expended for the repair and alteration of the National Archives
facility in College Park, Maryland, and related improvements necessary
to enhance the Federal Government's ability to electronically preserve,
manage, and store Government records, and of which up to $2,000,000
shall remain available until expended to implement the Civil Rights
Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-426).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of
2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $4,823,000.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities,
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,500,000, to remain
available until expended.
national historical publications and records commission
grants program
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $6,500,000,
to remain available until expended.
National Credit Union Administration
community development revolving loan fund
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $1,500,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2021, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the
Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500
for official reception and representation expenses, $17,500,000.
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2
of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable
funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses
incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as
amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to
employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to
remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $145,130,000: Provided,
That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to
$14,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for information
technology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Federal
Financial System migration or modernization, and shall be in addition
to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further,
That of the total amount made available under this heading, $1,068,000
may be made available for strengthening the capacity and capabilities
of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including
the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and
information technology in support of acquisition workforce
effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition
management; and in addition $154,625,000 for administrative expenses,
to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without
regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed
materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided
further, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the
authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections
8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title
5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of this
appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal
Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358
of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided
further, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows,
established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may,
during fiscal year 2020, accept donations of money, property, and
personal services: Provided further, That such donations, including
those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity
materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except
that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of
travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,265,000
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other
oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and
insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds
of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; $27,500,000.
Postal Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in
carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435), $16,615,000, to be derived by
transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by
section 603(a) of such Act.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $8,200,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021.
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $1,815,000,000, to remain available until
expended; of which not less than $15,662,000 shall be for the Office of
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available
for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of
Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials,
members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning
securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and
foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such
as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or
subsistence.
In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication,
and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the
Commission's New York Regional Office facilities, not to exceed
$10,525,000, to remain available until expended.
For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal year
2020, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be
the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2020:
Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to
this account as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to
exceed $1,815,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available
until expended for necessary expenses of this account and not to exceed
$10,525,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until
expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading
associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's New York
Regional Office facilities: Provided further, That the total amount
appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year
2020 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to
result in a final total fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That if any
amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs
associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's New York
Regional Office facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the
Commission, such amount that was derived from the general fund shall be
returned to the general fund, and such amounts that were derived from
fees or assessments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each
national securities exchange and national securities association,
respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such
national securities exchange or national securities association under
section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in
fiscal year 2020.
administrative provision--securities and exchange commission
Sec. 530. Within one year of the enactment of this Act, the
Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a
report concerning the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The report
shall detail:
(1) the Commission's legal authorities with respect to:
(A) the composition of the board and the selection of board
members; and
(B) the compensation of board members and executive staff;
(2) whether board member and executive staff compensation is
commensurate with that of State and local public finance officials,
including State treasurers and municipal finance directors; and
(3) whether the current board member selection process ensures
adequate representation of municipal securities stakeholders and
accountability to local governments and municipal bondholders.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$750 for official reception and representation expenses; $27,100,000:
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the
President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national
defense: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any
person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code,
and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, $270,157,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be
available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight
activities: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge
fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business
Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees
authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from
all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain
available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without
further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a)
of division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2020: Provided
further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization
and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2021:
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State
Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).
entrepreneurial development programs
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and
small business development, $261,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That $135,000,000 shall be available to
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2020 or fiscal year 2021 as
authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further,
That $34,500,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical
assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan
program: Provided further, That $19,000,000 shall be available for
grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small
business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$21,900,000.
office of advocacy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out
the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et
seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended.
business loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section
7(a) of the Small Business Act (Public Law 83-163), $99,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject
to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal
year 2020 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2020 commitments for general
business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term
loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving
loans: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2020 commitments for
loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2020
commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed
$4,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2020,
guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the
Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of
$12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $155,150,000, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses.
disaster loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $177,136,000, to
be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and
reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of
Inspector General; of which $167,136,000 is for direct administrative
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan
program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations
for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect
administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this heading,
$150,888,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount for major disasters
under this heading is designated by Congress as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177).
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
Sec. 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the
headings ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans Program
Account'' may be transferred to the Administration's information
technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as
authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2023.
United States Postal Service
payment to the postal service fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $56,711,000: Provided, That mail
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall
continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any
officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of
child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or
close small rural and other small post offices: Provided further, That
the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall continue to offer for
sale, any copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds
Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-241).
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$250,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund
and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $3,000 for
official reception and representation expenses: $53,000,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written
certificate of the judge.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(including rescission of funds)
Sec. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
herein.
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation,
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code.
Sec. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4)
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee
on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate
for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices,
programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization,
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current
fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall
include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time
employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to
display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions,
if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in
the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted
level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in
this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the
respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall
apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all
programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an
identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided
further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to
the Congress.
Sec. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2020 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2020 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2021, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with
reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
(1) any official background investigation report on any
individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such
Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue
Service.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) in the case of an official background investigation report,
if such individual has given express written consent for such
request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request
and during the same presidential administration; or
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41,
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title
41, United States Code).
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-
Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the
purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in
any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the
officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by
such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made
available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the
Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used
for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory
committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.
Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current
lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease
may do so during any period declared by the President to require
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the
United States Postal Service.
Sec. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities
the amounts required under current law:
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
(2) Payments to--
(A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C.
377(o));
(B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28 U.S.C.
376(c)); and
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges'
Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
(3) Payment of Government contributions--
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits
Act (74 Stat. 849); and
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for
employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and
increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions
other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount
appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation
on the use of funds contained in this Act.
Sec. 620. (a) In addition to amounts made available in prior fiscal
years, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have
authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by
section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
204) in fiscal year 2020 in an aggregate amount not exceeding the
amount of funds collected by the Board between January 1, 2019, and
September 30, 2019, including accrued interest, and between October 1,
2019, and September 30, 2020, including accrued interest, as a result
of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation
in fiscal year 2020 shall remain available until expended.
(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and for each fiscal year
thereafter, the Board shall have authority to obligate funds for the
scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204) in such fiscal year in an
aggregate amount not exceeding the amounts of funds collected by the
Board between October 1 and September 30 of such fiscal year, including
accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties.
Funds made available for obligation in any fiscal year shall be in
addition to amounts made available in prior fiscal years and shall
remain available until expended.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Sec. 622. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget
planning process related to information technology.
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by
this Act that are available for information technology shall be
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency
and budget officials.
Sec. 623. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States
Code.
Sec. 624. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is
in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner
that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
Sec. 625. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-
cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a
way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section
54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July
15, 2015: Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the
Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support
mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II.
Sec. 626. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records,
documents, or other materials available to the department or agency
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the
Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector
General's access to such records, documents, or other materials, under
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers
to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's
right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall
provide its Inspector General with access to all such records,
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector
General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on
disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the
Inspector General Act of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this
section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures
to comply with this requirement.
Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or
victim assistance-related activity.
Sec. 628. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for
contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory,
behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic
requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent
with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 629. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may
be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a
total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or
commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single
conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance
is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to
pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are
stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring
outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that
such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that
determination.
Sec. 630. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive
branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-
10.122 through 301-10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 631. In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for expenses related to enhancements to
www.oversight.gov, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the
Inspectors General Council Fund established pursuant to Section
11(c)(3)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.):
Provided, That these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any
authority available to the Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency under section 11 of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
Sec. 632. Of the unobligated balances from prior year
appropriations available under the heading ``Small Business
Administration--Business Loans Program Account'' heading, $16,369,000
are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be
rescinded under this section from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Sec. 633. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as
that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A-87
(revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 634. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or
implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of
political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or
dues paid to trade associations.
Sec. 635. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to enforce section 540 of Public Law 110-329 (122 Stat. 3688) or
section 538 of Public Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 976; 6 U.S.C. 190 note).
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2020 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of
any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law
enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance
vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons for which
the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That these limits may be
exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police-type vehicles: Provided
further, That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded
by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for
demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle
Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided
further, That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by
the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired
pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of comparable
conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a
commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles.
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or
employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency
the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the
United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States
unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a
person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking
citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under
8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a
lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a
person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for
purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section
with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided
further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no
more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:
Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to,
and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in
action by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section
shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the
Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act,
or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply to the
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of
nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the
USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling
programs as described in Executive Order No. 13834 (May 17, 2018),
including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of
the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and implementation
of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed
appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees,
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head,
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily
by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit
or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government
from having any direct oral or written communication or contact
with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in
connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such
other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency
of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of
whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such
other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry
of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces
in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency
rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers,
disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right,
entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of,
any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or
attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with
respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any
communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any
Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in
paragraph (1).
Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and
abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional
response or psychological stress in some participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the content
and methods to be used in the training and written end of course
evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with religious
or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' belief systems as
defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television,
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address
to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing,
telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any
organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate.
Sec. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private
contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105;
and
(2) includes a military department, as defined under section
102 of such title, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal
Regulatory Commission.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates
from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives,
and activities, including improving coordination and reducing
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives,
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance
improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and
not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives,
and activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-wide
Policy'' during fiscal year 2020 shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2021: Provided further, That such transfers or
reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on
Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized
to be present at the location.
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
Sec. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving
Federal funds.
Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data,
derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable
information relating to an individual's access to or use of any
Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including
another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any
aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any
personally identifiable information relating to an individual's
access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a)
shall not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify
particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable
information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system
security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is
necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to
protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet
site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to implement,
interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the agency's
supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness,
overall financial condition, management practices and policies and
compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.
Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan
objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
authorities.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies
may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft
ownership pilot program.
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel
Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the
detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
Sec. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for
broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
funded by that executive branch agency.
Sec. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code
(popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that
section.
Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any
Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary
of such an entity.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with
respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of
such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is
required in the interest of national security.
(2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver under
paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of
this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 734. During fiscal year 2020, for each employee who--
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title
5, United States Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as
an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the
Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a
retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall
be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management
and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as
a condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure,
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate
for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or
that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal
office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described
in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or
any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent
or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to
make a payment described in paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'',
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office''
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.).
Sec. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or
employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice
President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident
Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as
defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of
an office of the legislative branch.
Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2020, by this or any other Act, may
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage
survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2020, in an
amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and
step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such
section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 2020, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey
adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than
the sum of--
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year
2020 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the
rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average percentage
of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in
fiscal year 2020 under section 5304 of such title (whether by
adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of
such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year
under such section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2019, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium
pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from
the rates in effect on September 30, 2019, except to the extent
determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with
the purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 2019.
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate
of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a
rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection
not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions
to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or
retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of
basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year
2020 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall
be--
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the
same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the
statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,
United States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employees at
locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased
pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code,
and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of
title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in
the pay locality designated as ``Rest of United States'' pursuant
to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of
this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay
period beginning after September 30, 2019.
Sec. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal
year 2020 for which the cost to the United States Government was more
than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States
Government, including--
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from
the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which
costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used
including--
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis;
and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the
departmental component or office in evaluating potential
contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act during fiscal year 2020 for which the cost to the United States
Government was more than $20,000.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or
any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities
that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to
that memorandum.
Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce
funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the
President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change
is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or
any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg.
20180 et seq.).
Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees
or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse
to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting
or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully
reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or
law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency
authorized to receive such information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the
nondisclosure of classified information.
Sec. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations,
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law,
rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or
safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions,
requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created
by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are
incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.'': Provided,
That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a
nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a
person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-
related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United
States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular
activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement
shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any
classified information received in the course of such activity unless
specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such
nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar
disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive
agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a
substantial violation of law.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement
was entered into.
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required
in subsection (a).
Sec. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax
liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and
has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to
protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony
criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and has made a determination that this further action is
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2020, on the date on which a
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017
of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made
available on the Bureau's public Web site.
Sec. 747. If, for fiscal year 2020, new budget authority provided
in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any
category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences
with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the
discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2020
shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in
the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall
not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary
spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year.
Sec. 748. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees
under the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 2020
under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase
of 2.6 percent, and the overall average percentage of the adjustments
taking effect in such fiscal year under sections 5304 and 5304a of such
title 5 shall be an increase of 0.5 percent (with comparability
payments to be determined and allocated among pay localities by the
President). All adjustments under this subsection shall be effective as
of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or
after January 1, 2020.
(b) Notwithstanding section 737, the adjustment in rates of basic
pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2020
under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be
no less than the percentages in subsection (a) as employees in the same
location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the
statutory pay systems under section 5303, 5304, and 5304a of title 5,
United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there
are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303,
5304, and 5304a of such title 5 and prevailing rate employees described
in section 5343(a)(5) of such title 5 shall be considered to be located
in the pay locality designated as ``Rest of U.S.'' pursuant to section
5304 of such title 5 for purposes of this subsection.
(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from
appropriations, which are made to each applicable department or agency
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 749. (a) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the
Vice President during calendar year 2020 shall be the rate payable to
the Vice President on December 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of
division D of Public Law 116-6.
(b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under section 5318
of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the
payable rate during calendar year 2020 for an employee serving in an
Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay
is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31,
2019, by operation of section 749 of division D of Public Law 116-6.
Such an employee may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar
year 2020, except as provided in subsection (i).
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission
or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner
as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to--
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service
paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for
level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee
in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political
appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the
official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United
States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive
a pay rate increase during calendar year 2020, except as provided
in subsection (i).
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a
rate of basic pay (including any locality- based payments under section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above
the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase
during calendar year 2020, except as provided in subsection (i). This
subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay
system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another
pay system whose position would be classified at GS-15 or below if
chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees
who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay
increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section
3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election
is in effect.
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under
section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465)
for such time as that election is in effect.
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a
covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized
movement to a different covered position only if that new position has
higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher
than the level or range for the position held immediately before the
movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and
applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December
31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division D of Public Law 116-
6.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time
subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in
effect on December 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division D
of Public Law 116-6.
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2020 but ends in
calendar year 2021, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate
increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ``covered position''
means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under
this section.
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
Sec. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall
not apply to such title IV or VIII.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
entered against the District of Columbia government.
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government
agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2020, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied,
limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program,
project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied
or restricted;
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred
through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility
center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a
specific program, project or responsibility center,
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve
and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under
this title through November 7, 2020.
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C.
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of
the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only
in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace,
except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise
designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee
of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call
24 hours a day;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of
Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia
and is on call 24 hours a day;
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer
or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides
in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security
and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in
the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for
any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to
provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of
Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding
such lawsuits.
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans,
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols
derivative.
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to
enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce
penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801
et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational
purposes.
Sec. 810. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended
for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for
fiscal year 2020 that is in the total amount of the approved
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services
and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual
expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a
reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program
requirements.
Sec. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised
appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42).
Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital
funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram
or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or
reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating
funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or
reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the
provisions of this Act.
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes,
or other obligations issued for capital projects.
Sec. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so
provided herein.
Sec. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or
under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2020 from appropriations
of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal
year 2020 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30,
2021, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided,
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests
shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in
section 803 of this Act.
Sec. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2021, during a period in which
neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular
District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are
appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for
which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2)
(subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of
the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect)
at the rate set forth by such Act.
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is
approved for fiscal year 2021 which (subject to the requirements of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal
year 2021 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be
available--
(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia
continuing resolution for fiscal year 2021 is in effect; or
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2021.
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by
this Act.
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity
during the portion of fiscal year 2021 for which this section applies
to such project or activity.
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during
any period of fiscal year 2021 if any other provision of law (other
than an authorization of appropriations)--
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants
authority for such project or activity to continue for such period;
or
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made,
no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted
for such project or activity to continue for such period.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by
other law.
Sec. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2020''.
DIVISION D--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
TITLE I
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for
executive management for operations and support, $168,808,000; of which
$10,000,000 shall be for an Ombudsman for Immigration Detention as
established by section 106, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2021; and of which $500,000 shall be withheld from
obligation until the Secretary appoints such Ombudsman for Immigration
Detention and complies with the directive related to the Public
Complaint and Feedback System Working Group in the explanatory
statement accompanying this Act: Provided, That not to exceed $30,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
federal assistance
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and Executive
Management for Federal Assistance through grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other activities, $10,000,000, which shall
be transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for targeted
violence and terrorism prevention grants.
Management Directorate
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for operations
and support, $1,182,142,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall
be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
$2,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the first report
required by section 403 has been made available on a publicly
accessible website.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for
procurement, construction, and improvements, $381,298,000, of which
$157,531,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022; and of
which $223,767,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, to
plan, acquire, design, construct, renovate, remediate, equip, furnish,
improve infrastructure, and occupy buildings and facilities for the
Department headquarters consolidation project.
federal protective service
The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this
account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses
related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and
for the operations of the Federal Protective Service.
Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
and the Office of Operations Coordination for operations and support,
$284,141,000, of which $68,579,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses and not to exceed
$2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with secure space
at fusion centers, including improvements to buildings.
Office of Inspector General
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for
operations and support, $190,186,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses,
including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of
the Inspector General.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a
report not later than October 15, 2020, to the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts
awarded by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal
years 2019 or 2020.
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by
subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with applicable laws
and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than February 15, 2021.
Sec. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month,
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report that
includes total obligations of the Department for that month and for the
fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity
levels, by the source year of the appropriation.
Sec. 103. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that
all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award
fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, which shall be
specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance.
Sec. 104. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any
proposed transfers of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of
title 31, United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland
Security: Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a
transfer may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified of the proposed
transfers.
Sec. 105. All official costs associated with the use of Government
aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel to support
official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid
from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.
establishment of an immigration detention ombudsman
Sec. 106. (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding the following new section:
``SEC. 405. OMBUDSMAN FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION.
``(a) In General.--Within the Department, there shall be a position
of Immigration Detention Ombudsman (in this section referred to as the
`Ombudsman'). The Ombudsman shall be independent of Department agencies
and officers and shall report directly to the Secretary. The Ombudsman
shall be a senior official with a background in civil rights
enforcement, civil detention care and custody, and immigration law.
``(b) Functions.--The functions of the Ombudsman shall be to--
``(1) Establish and administer an independent, neutral, and
confidential process to receive, investigate, resolve, and provide
redress, including referral for investigation to the Office of the
Inspector General, referral to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services for immigration relief, or any other action determined
appropriate, for cases in which Department officers or other
personnel, or contracted, subcontracted, or cooperating entity
personnel, are found to have engaged in misconduct or violated the
rights of individuals in immigration detention;
``(2) Establish an accessible and standardized process
regarding complaints against any officer or employee of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, or any contracted, subcontracted, or cooperating
entity personnel, for violations of law, standards of professional
conduct, contract terms, or policy related to immigration
detention;
``(3) Conduct unannounced inspections of detention facilities
holding individuals in federal immigration custody, including those
owned or operated by units of State or local government and
privately-owned or operated facilities;
``(4) Review, examine, and make recommendations to address
concerns or violations of contract terms identified in reviews,
audits, investigations, or detainee interviews regarding
immigration detention facilities and services;
``(5) Provide assistance to individuals affected by potential
misconduct, excessive force, or violations of law or detention
standards by Department of Homeland Security officers or other
personnel, or contracted, subcontracted, or cooperating entity
personnel; and
``(6) Ensure that the functions performed by the Ombudsman are
complementary to existing functions within the Department of
Homeland Security.
``(c) Access to Detention Facilities.--The Ombudsman or designated
personnel of the Ombudsman, shall be provided unfettered access to any
location within each such detention facility and shall be permitted
confidential access to any detainee at the detainee's request and any
departmental records concerning such detainee.
``(d) Coordination With Department Components.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall each establish procedures to provide formal
responses to recommendations submitted to such officials by the
Ombudsman within 60 days of receiving such recommendations.
``(2) Access to information.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures to provide the Ombudsman access to all departmental
records necessary to execute the responsibilities of the Ombudsman
under subsection (b) or (c) not later than 60 days after a request
from the Ombudsman for such information.
``(e) Annual Report.--The Ombudsman shall prepare a report to
Congress on an annual basis on its activities, findings, and
recommendations.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding the following new item after
``Sec. 404. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.'':
``Sec. 405. Ombudsman for Immigration Detention.''.
Sec. 107. Section 107 of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-141), related to
visa overstay data, shall apply in fiscal year 2020, except that the
reference to ``this Act'' shall be treated as referring to this Act,
and the reference to ``2017'' shall be treated as referring to
``2019''.
TITLE II
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
operations and support
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied
minor aliens; the provision of air and marine support to Federal,
State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement or
administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security;
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision
of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law
enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase and lease
of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the
purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and
unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal
services abroad; $12,735,399,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses
related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to
section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $500,000,000 shall
be available until September 30, 2021; and of which such sums as become
available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to
section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account;
and of which $104,377,000 is for additional Office of Field Operations
staffing: Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to
exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in
connection with preclearance operations: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to
be accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of
Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000,000 may
be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and
repair of roads on Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border
Patrol: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
heading for the Executive Leadership and Oversight program, project,
and activity, $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the
reports directed by the explanatory statement accompanying this Act
concerning Custody and Transfer Metrics, the Migrant Protection
Protocol program, and medical guidance have been made available on a
publicly accessible website.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
procurement, construction, and improvements, including procurement of
marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, $1,904,468,000,
of which $467,104,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022,
and of which $1,437,364,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2024.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
operations and support
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
for operations and support, including the purchase and lease of up to
3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; overseas
vetted units; and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold
improvements at owned and leased facilities; $8,032,801,000; of which
not less than $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
efforts to enforce laws against forced child labor; of which
$53,696,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021; of which
not less than $1,500,000 is for paid apprenticeships for participants
in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Rescue Corps; of which
not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of
intellectual property rights violations, including operation of the
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which
not less than $4,429,033,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and
removal operations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor
aliens: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to
exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting
special operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of
1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000
shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for
solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security:
Provided further, That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to
fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with
the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully
present in the United States: Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from
obligation until the first report required by section 218 has been made
available on a publicly accessible website.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
for procurement, construction, and improvements, $47,270,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022; of which not less than $36,970,000
shall be available for facilities repair and maintenance projects.
Transportation Security Administration
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration for operations and support, $7,680,565,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed
$7,650 shall be for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That security service fees authorized under section
44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this
appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for
aviation security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under
this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-
dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2020 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $4,850,565,000.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements,
$110,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration for research and development, $22,902,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021.
Coast Guard
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and
support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of not to
exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement
only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent
requirements (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and repairs and
service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000;
purchase, lease, or improvements of boats necessary for overseas
deployments and activities; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public
Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and
welfare; $8,181,253,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for defense-
related activities, of which $190,000,000 is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985; of which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of
which $11,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022; and
of which $19,982,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024,
for environmental compliance and restoration: Provided, That not to
exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement,
construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, shore
facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense installations
used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment
related thereto, $1,772,506,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which
$32,350,000, shall be available to carry out the purposes of section
2946 of title 14, United States Code, of which $26,376,833 shall be
derived from the Coast Guard Housing Fund, established pursuant to such
section.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and
development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation
of facilities and equipment; $4,949,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)):
Provided, That there may be credited to and used for the purposes of
this appropriation funds received from State and local governments,
other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for
expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
retired pay
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise
chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under
the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans,
payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under
section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent receipts,
combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of
retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code, $1,802,309,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Secret Service
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for
operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 652
vehicles for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire
of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to
perform protective functions; conduct of and participation in firearms
matches; presentation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in
support of protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance
for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective
functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 of title 5,
United States Code, of subsistence expenses of employees who are on
protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations;
$2,336,401,000; of which $39,763,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2021, and of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for
activities related to investigations of missing and exploited children;
and of which up to $15,000,000 may be for calendar year 2019 premium
pay in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate of
pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code,
pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act
of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended by Public Law 115-383:
Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed
$100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment to
foreign law enforcement organizations in criminal investigations within
the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for
procurement, construction, and improvements, $66,989,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service for
research and development, $12,455,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-141), related to
overtime compensation limitations, shall apply with respect to funds
made available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied
to funds made available in that Act, except that ``fiscal year 2020''
shall be substituted for ``fiscal year 2018''.
Sec. 202. Funding made available under the headings ``U.S. Customs
and Border Protection--Operations and Support'' and ``U.S. Customs and
Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'' shall
be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations
and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico in addition to
funding provided by section 740 of title 48, United States Code.
Sec. 203. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-
42), fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an
adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall
be available until expended.
Sec. 204. For an additional amount for ``U.S. Customs and Border
Protection--Operations and Support'', $31,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this
appropriation in fiscal year 2020 from amounts authorized to be
collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-25), or
other such authorizing language: Provided, That to the extent that
amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those
amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this
appropriation, to remain available until expended.
Sec. 205. None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not
in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of
section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from
importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section
shall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a
personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day
supply: Provided further, That the prescription drug may not be--
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
Sec. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a
waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to section
501(b) of title 46, United States Code, for the transportation of crude
oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries
of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representatives
from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures
to ensure the use of United States flag vessels: Provided, That the
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives within 2 business
days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection
laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, with
respect to such transportation, and the disposition of such requests.
Sec. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall not--
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border
crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the
Northern border at a land port of entry; or
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border
crossing fee.
(b) In this section, the term ``border crossing fee'' means a fee
that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private
motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of crossing the
Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry.
Sec. 208. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit an
expenditure plan for any amounts made available for ``U.S. Customs and
Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'' in
this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives: Provided, That no such
amounts may be obligated prior to the submission of such plan.
Sec. 209. (a) Of the total amount made available under ``U.S.
Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and
Improvements'', $1,904,468,000 shall be available only as follows:
(1) $1,375,000,000 for the construction of barrier system along
the southwest border;
(2) $221,912,000 for the acquisition and deployment of border
security technologies and trade and travel assets and
infrastructure;
(3) $62,364,000 for facility construction and improvements;
(4) $199,519,000 for integrated operations assets and
infrastructure; and
(5) $45,673,000 for mission support and infrastructure.
(b) The amount designated in subsection (a)(1) shall only be
available for barrier systems that--
(1) use--
(A) operationally effective designs deployed as of the date
of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
(Public Law 115-31), such as currently deployed steel bollard
designs, that prioritize agent safety; or
(B) operationally effective adaptations of such designs
that help mitigate community or environmental impacts of
barrier system construction, including adaptations based on
consultation with jurisdictions within which barrier system
will be constructed; and
(2) are constructed in the highest priority locations as
identified in the Border Security Improvement Plan.
(c) The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall--
(1) provide a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives for the use of the amounts
provided in subsection (a)(1) within 30 days of the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) notify such Committees of any amendment to the highest
priority locations identified for the use of the amount provided in
subsection (a)(1) within 5 days of such amendment.
(d) Consultation with a jurisdiction under subsection (b)(2) shall
not exceed 90 calendar days after such jurisdiction has been notified
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is entering into such
consultation, unless an extension of time is agreed to by such agency
and such jurisdiction.
(e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United
States an updated risk-based plan for improving security along the
borders of the United States that includes the elements required under
subsection (a) of section 231 of division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), which shall be evaluated
in accordance with subsection (b) of such section.
Sec. 210. Federal funds may not be made available for the
construction of fencing--
(1) within the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge;
(2) within the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park;
(3) within La Lomita Historical park;
(4) within the National Butterfly Center;
(5) within or east of the Vista del Mar Ranch tract of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge; or
(6) within historic cemeteries.
Sec. 211. Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter
operations within the National Targeting Center of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection: Provided, That none of the funds provided by this
Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
of fees available to the components funded by this Act, may be used to
reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations
unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 212. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for ``U.S.
Customs and Border Protection--Operations and Support''--
(1) $173,000,000 is for humanitarian care;
(2) $30,000,000 is to address health, life, and safety issues at
existing Border Patrol facilities, including construction, and for
improved video recording capabilities; Provided, That such amounts are
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(b) Of the amounts made available by this Act for ``U.S. Customs
and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'',
$30,000,000 is for the development of an agency-wide electronic health
records system; Provided, That such amounts are designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
(c) The amounts in subsection (b) may not be obligated until the
Department of Homeland Security Chief Medical Officer provides written
certification of compliance with the requirements described in the
explanatory statement accompanying this Act concerning electronic
health records to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
Sec. 213. Without regard to the limitation as to time and
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may reprogram
within and transfer funds to ``U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement--Operations and Support'' as necessary to ensure the
detention of aliens prioritized for removal.
Sec. 214. None of the funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' may be
used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized
under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General
determines that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of
authority have been materially violated.
Sec. 215. (a) None of the funds provided under the heading ``U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' may be
used to continue any contract for the provision of detention services
if the two most recent overall performance evaluations received by the
contracted facility are less than ``adequate'' or the equivalent median
score in any subsequent performance evaluation system.
(b) Beginning not later than January 1, 2021, the performance
evaluations referenced in subsection (a) shall be conducted by the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional
Responsibility.
Sec. 216. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act or any other
Act, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States
derived by the collection of fees available to the components funded by
this Act, may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to place in
detention, remove, refer for a decision whether to initiate removal
proceedings, or initiate removal proceedings against a sponsor,
potential sponsor, or member of a household of a sponsor or potential
sponsor of an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) based on
information shared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if a background check of a
sponsor, potential sponsor, or member of a household of a sponsor or
potential sponsor reveals--
(1) a felony conviction or pending felony charge that relates
to--
(A) an aggravated felony (as defined in section 101(a)(43)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)));
(B) child abuse;
(C) sexual violence or abuse; or
(D) child pornography;
(2) an association with any business that employs a minor who--
(A) is unrelated to the sponsor, potential sponsor, or
member of a household of a sponsor or potential sponsor; and
(B) is--
(i) not paid a legal wage; or
(ii) unable to attend school due to the employment; or
(3) an association with the organization or implementation of
prostitution.
Sec. 217. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, and make available on a publicly accessible
website, a report describing agreements pursuant to section 287(g) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) which shall
include --
(1) detailed information relating to the community outreach
activities of each participating jurisdiction pursuant to such
agreement, including the membership and activities of any
community-based steering committee established by such
jurisdiction;
(2) the number of individuals placed into removal proceedings
pursuant to each such agreement;
(3) data on the performance of the officers or employees of a
State or political subdivision thereof under each such agreement,
including the nationality and level of criminality of the
individuals described in paragraph (2); and
(4) information relating to any future plans to increase the
number of such agreements or expand the scope of such agreements
through the introduction of new operations pursuant to such
section.
Sec. 218. Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and updated semimonthly thereafter, the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make available a report, on a
publicly accessible website in a downloadable, searchable, and sortable
format, with not less than the previous twelve months of semimonthly
data as of the last date of each such reporting period; on--
(1) aliens detained by such agency, including data
disaggregated by single adults and members of family units on--
(A) the average fiscal year-to-date daily populations of
aliens detained;
(B) the daily count of aliens detained;
(C) the fiscal year-to-date total for book-ins;
(D) the average lengths of stay, including average post-
determination length of stay in the case of detainees described
in subparagraph (F);
(E) the number transferred to the custody of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection after being--
(i) deemed inadmissible at a port of entry or after
being apprehended within 14 days of entering the United
States; or
(ii) arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement;
(F) the number determined to have a credible or reasonable
fear of--
(i) persecution, as defined in section 235(b)(1)(B)(v)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
(ii) torture, as defined in section 208.30 of title 8,
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1,
2018); and
(G) the number who have been issued a Notice to Appear
pursuant to section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
disaggregated by single adults and members of family units;
(2) the total number of enrollees in the Alternatives to
Detention program and the average length of participation,
disaggregated by--
(A) single adults and family heads of household;
(B) participants in the family case management program;
(C) level of supervision; and
(D) location of supervision, by field office;
(3) for each facility where aliens are detained by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--
(A) the address;
(B) the field offices that assign detainees to the
facility;
(C) the detailed facility type, as defined in the
integrated decision support system;
(D) the gender of aliens detained;
(E) the average daily population of detainees within each
detainee classification level, as defined in the integrated
decision support system;
(F) the average daily population of individuals within each
threat level, as defined in the integrated decision support
system;
(G) the average daily population within each criminality
category, as defined in the integrated decision support system,
disaggregated by gender;
(H) the average length of stay;
(I) the average daily population of individuals whose
detention is classified as mandatory;
(J) the performance standards to which the facility is
held;
(K) the date of the two most recent inspections, the entity
that performed each inspection, and a detailed summary of the
results of such inspections; and
(L) the guaranteed minimum detention capacity, if
applicable; and
(4) the total number of releases from custody, by condition of
release, and total number of removals, disaggregated by adult
facilities and family facilities.
Sec. 219. Members of the United States House of Representatives
and the United States Senate, including the leadership; the heads of
Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the
Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General,
Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United
States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the
President, including the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage
screening.
Sec. 220. Any award by the Transportation Security Administration
to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the
airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby
congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates,
airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness.
Sec. 221. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United States
Code, for fiscal year 2020, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital
Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code,
may be used for the procurement and installation of explosives
detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements
for the purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of
such title.
Sec. 222. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of
the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United
States Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-
financed staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile area of any
airport at which the Transportation Security Administration provided
such monitoring as of December 1, 2013.
Sec. 223. Not later than 30 days after the submission of the
President's budget proposal, the Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security in the House
of Representatives a single report that fulfills the following
requirements:
(1) a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that includes a plan for
continuous and sustained capital investment in new, and the
replacement of aged, transportation security equipment;
(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as required by
section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
amended by section 3 of the Transportation Security Acquisition
Reform Act (Public Law 113-245); and
(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies
report as required by the Senate Report accompanying the Department
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115-
283).
Sec. 224. None of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' shall be for expenses
incurred for recreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46,
United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from owners
of yachts and credited to the appropriation made available by this Act
under the heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'': Provided,
That to the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses of
recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, and there
is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, personnel performing
non-recreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of
chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation
under section 12114.
Sec. 225. Without regard to the limitation as to time and
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, up to
$10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from the Military Pay and
Allowances funding category within ``Coast Guard--Operations and
Support'' in accordance with subsection (a) of section 503 of this Act.
Sec. 226. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a future-
years capital investment plan as described in the second proviso under
the heading ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, Construction, and
Improvements'' in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4), which shall be subject to the
requirements in the third and fourth provisos under such heading.
Sec. 227. Funds made available for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism under the heading ``Coast Guard--
Operations and Support'' may be allocated by program, project, and
activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
Sec. 228. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce
the Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or its government-
employed or contract staff levels.
Sec. 229. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with
respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
Sec. 230. Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter
operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard
nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and
construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast
Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may
be used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless
specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 231. (a) Any discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act in
the current fiscal year and any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated
for death gratuity payments, as authorized in subchapter II of chapter
75 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Subsection (a) shall only apply if an appropriation for ``Coast
Guard--Operations and Support'' is unavailable for obligation for such
payments.
(c) Such obligations shall subsequently be recorded against
appropriations that become available for ``Coast Guard--Operations and
Support''.
Sec. 232. Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and for each fiscal year
thereafter, amounts credited to the Coast Guard Housing Fund pursuant
to paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (b) of section 2946 of
title 14, United States Code, shall be classified as discretionary
offsetting receipts.
Sec. 233. The United States Secret Service is authorized to
obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive
agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for
personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available under the heading
``United States Secret Service--Operations and Support'' at the end of
the fiscal year.
Sec. 234. None of the funds made available to the United States
Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be
made available for the protection of the head of a Federal agency other
than the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Director
of the United States Secret Service may enter into agreements to
provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.
Sec. 235. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up to
$15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ``United States Secret Service--
Operations and Support''.
Sec. 236. Funding made available in this Act for ``United States
Secret Service--Operations and Support'' is available for travel of
United States Secret Service employees on protective missions without
regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act
if the Director of the United States Secret Service or a designee
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as
practicable, prior to such expenditures.
TITLE III
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency for operations and support, $1,566,229,000, of which
$31,793,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided,
That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements,
$434,962,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency for research and development, $14,431,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
for operations and support, $1,102,199,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
for procurement, construction, and improvements, $133,363,000, of which
$74,167,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and of
which $59,196,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.
federal assistance
(including transfer of funds)
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for
Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,
and other activities, $3,178,467,000, which shall be allocated as
follows:
(1) $560,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program
under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
605), of which $90,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden,
$15,000,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security Grants under
section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606),
and $40,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt
from tax under section 501(a) of such code) determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist
attack: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such
section 2004, for fiscal year 2020, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
shall make available to local and tribal governments amounts
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in
accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.
(2) $665,000,000 for the Urban Area Security Initiative under
section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604),
of which $50,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt
from tax under section 501(a) of such code) determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist
attack.
(3) $100,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance,
Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security
Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135,
1163, and 1182), of which $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security
and $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided,
That such public transportation security assistance shall be
provided directly to public transportation agencies.
(4) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in accordance with
section 70107 of title 46, United States Code.
(5) $710,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
of which $355,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants
and $355,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229
and 2229a).
(6) $355,000,000 for emergency management performance grants
under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), section 762 of title 6, United States
Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(7) $263,000,000 for necessary expenses for Flood Hazard
Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to supplement any
other sums appropriated under the National Flood Insurance Fund,
and such additional sums as may be provided by States or other
political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under
section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.
(8) $10,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants.
(9) $10,000,000 for Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential
Dams under section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33
U.S.C. 467f-2).
(10) $125,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program
under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11331), to remain available until expended: Provided, That
not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total administrative costs.
(11) $280,467,000 to sustain current operations for training,
exercises, technical assistance, and other programs.
disaster relief fund
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$17,863,259,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the amount provided under this heading, $17,352,112,000 shall be for
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
national flood insurance fund
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat.
1020), $206,782,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected under section
1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4015(d)); of which $14,005,000 shall be available for mission support
associated with flood management; and of which $192,777,000 shall be
available for flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided, That
any additional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be
credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available for
flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, That in
fiscal year 2020, no funds shall be available from the National Flood
Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of--
(1) $192,439,000 for operating expenses and salaries and
expenses associated with flood insurance operations;
(2) $1,151,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury
borrowings; and
(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until expended,
for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation assistance
under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) and section
1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4104c(e)), shall be deposited in the National Flood Insurance Fund to
supplement other amounts specified as available for section 1366 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding section
102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided further, That
total administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total
appropriation: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is available to
carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 301. Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or any other provision of
law, not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in
paragraphs (1) through (4) under ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Federal Assistance'', may be used by the grantee for expenses
directly related to administration of the grant.
Sec. 302. Applications for grants under the heading ``Federal
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for paragraphs (1)
through (4), shall be made available to eligible applicants not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, eligible
applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days after the
grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of an
application.
Sec. 303. Under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under paragraphs (1) through
(4), (8), and (9), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance
of announcing publicly the intention of making an award.
Sec. 304. Under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management
Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2),
the installation of communications towers is not considered
construction of a building or other physical facility.
Sec. 305. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2)
under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Disaster
Relief Fund'' in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2020 with
respect to budget year 2021 and current fiscal year 2020,
respectively--
(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ``fiscal year 2021'' for
``fiscal year 2016''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``business'' after ``fifth''.
Sec. 306. (a) In making grants under the heading ``Federal
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for Staffing for
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the Secretary may grant
waivers from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B),
(a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).
(b) For grants made under the heading ``Federal Emergency
Management Agency--Firefighter Assistance Grants'' in division F of
Public Law 114-113, the Secretary may extend the period of performance
described in subsection (a)(1)(B) of such section 34 for up to one
additional year.
(c) For purposes of subsection (b)--
(1) subsections (a)(1)(E)(iii) and (c)(4)(C) of such section 34
shall also apply to such additional year of such period of
performance; and
(2) the authority provided shall only apply to any such grant
award that remains open on the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 307. The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2020,
as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the
amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be
necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program for the
next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for assessment and
collection of fees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs
of providing such services, including administrative costs of
collecting such fees: Provided further, That such fees shall be
deposited in a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program account as
offsetting collections and will become available for authorized
purposes on October 1, 2020, and remain available until expended.
TITLE IV
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
operations and support
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
for operations and support of the E-Verify Program, $122,395,000.
federal assistance
For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
for Federal assistance for the Citizenship and Integration Grant
Program, $10,000,000.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers for operations and support, including the purchase of not to
exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, $292,997,000, of which $54,283,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers for procurement, construction, and improvements, $58,173,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2024.
Science and Technology Directorate
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate
for operations and support, including the purchase or lease of not to
exceed 5 vehicles, $314,864,000, of which $171,232,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed
$10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate
for research and development, $422,411,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022.
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
operations and support
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Office for operations and support, $179,467,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses.
procurement, construction, and improvements
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and improvements,
$118,988,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
research and development
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Office for research and development, $69,181,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022.
federal assistance
For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Office for Federal assistance through grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other activities, $64,663,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
may be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5
vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator of
General Services does not provide vehicles for lease: Provided, That
the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize
employees who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to
travel between the employees' residences and places of employment.
Sec. 402. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and
Budget Circular A-76 for services provided by employees (including
employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are
known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service
Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or
Immigration Services Officers.
Sec. 403. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and updated semimonthly thereafter, the Director of U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make available, on a
publicly accessible website in a downloadable, searchable, and sortable
format, a report containing not less than the previous twelve months of
semimonthly data on--
(1) the number of aliens determined to have a credible or
reasonable fear of--
(A) persecution, as defined in section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
(B) torture, as defined in section 208.30 of title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2018);
(2) the total number of cases received by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services to adjudicate credible or reasonable fear
claims, as described in paragraph (1), and the total number of
cases closed.
(b) Such report shall also disaggregate the data described in
subsection (a) with respect to the following subsets--
(1) claims submitted by aliens detained at a U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement family residential center;
(2) claims submitted by aliens organized by each subdivision of
legal or administrative authority under which claims are reviewed;
and
(3) the job series of the personnel reviewing the claims.
Sec. 404. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal law enforcement
agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.
Sec. 405. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation
Board, including representatives from the Federal law enforcement
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law
enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement training
accreditation process to continue the implementation of measuring and
assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement
training programs, facilities, and instructors.
Sec. 406. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers may accept transfers to the account established by section
407(a) of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
(Public Law 115-141) from Government agencies requesting the
construction of special use facilities, as authorized by the Economy
Act (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)): Provided, That the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Centers maintain administrative control and ownership upon
completion of such facilities.
Sec. 407. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Centers instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental
for purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31
U.S.C. 501 note).
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act,
the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities
in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such
activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds
in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted
for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.
Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the components in or transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees
available to the components funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
(1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or activity, or
increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which
funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
(2) contracts out any function or activity presently performed
by Federal employees or any new function or activity proposed to be
performed by Federal employees in the President's budget proposal
for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Homeland Security;
(3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
less;
(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or activity, or
numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more; or
(5) results from any general savings from a reduction in
personnel that would result in a change in funding levels for
programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are
notified at least 15 days in advance of such reprogramming.
(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act
or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between
such appropriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives are notified at least 30 days in
advance of such transfer, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
percent by such transfer.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall
be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon
an initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary
circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the
protection of property.
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain available for
obligation in the current year.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland
Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up
to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of
Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.
Sec. 504. Section 504 of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 115-31), related to
the operations of a working capital fund, shall apply with respect to
funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such section
applied to funds made available in that Act: Provided, That funds from
such working capital fund may be obligated and expended in anticipation
of reimbursements from components of the Department of Homeland
Security.
Sec. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2020, as recorded in the financial records at the
time of a reprogramming notification, but not later than June 30, 2021,
from appropriations for ``Operations and Support'' for fiscal year 2020
in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2021, in the
account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were
provided: Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a
notification shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with section
503 of this Act.
Sec. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414) during fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of an Act authorizing
intelligence activities for fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee
of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3 full business days
in advance of--
(1) making or awarding a grant allocation, grant, contract,
other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a
Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to
issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;
(2) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation
of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year
Department of Homeland Security funds;
(3) making a sole-source grant award; or
(4) announcing publicly the intention to make or award items
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), including a contract covered by
the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that
compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human
life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and
the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business
days after such an award is made or letter issued.
(c) A notification under this section--
(1) may not involve funds that are not available for
obligation; and
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year for
which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of
contract; and the account from which the funds are being drawn.
Sec. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except
within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of
additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers' facilities.
Sec. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction,
repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus
otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code,
has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for
each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed
prospectus.
Sec. 510. Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 110-161;
121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds made
available in this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to
funds made available in that Act.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act:
Provided, That for purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``Buy
American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
Sec. 513. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available
in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national
identification card.
Sec. 515. Any official that is required by this Act to report or
to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform
that act unless specifically authorized herein.
Sec. 516. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other
detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act
in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41,
Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 518. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
Sec. 519. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that
does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland
Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is
entered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title
41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code,
and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is
otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to
the above referenced statutes.
Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an
operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement
officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug
cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States
continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
Sec. 523. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a
single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are
stationed in the United States, at a single international conference
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines
that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the
basis for that determination: Provided, That for purposes of this
section the term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference
occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of
the United States Government and of foreign governments, international
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations: Provided further,
That the total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such
conference shall not exceed $500,000.
Sec. 524. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in
a National Special Security Event.
Sec. 525. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any
structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or
costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-
day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland
Security submits to Congress a notification that includes--
(1) the number of full-time positions affected by such change;
(2) funding required for such change for the current year and
through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;
(3) justification for such change; and
(4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change
that were considered by the Department.
Sec. 526. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act
shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website
of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in this
Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall
serve the national interest.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
(1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland or
national security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only
after such report has been made available to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for not
less than 45 days except as otherwise specified in law.
Sec. 527. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ``Operations and
Support'' may be used for minor procurement, construction, and
improvements.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), ``minor'' refers to end items
with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and
$2,000,000 or less for real property.
Sec. 528. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
Sec. 529. The authority provided by section 532 of the Department
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141)
regarding primary and secondary schooling of dependents shall continue
in effect during fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 530. (a) For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', $41,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, exclusively for providing
reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs for
protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any
residence of the President that is designated or identified to be
secured by the United States Secret Service.
(b) Subsections (b) through (f) of section 534 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), shall
be applied with respect to amounts made available by subsection (a) of
this section by substituting ``October 1, 2020'' for ``October 1,
2018'' and ``October 1, 2019'' for ``October 1, 2017''.
Sec. 531. (a) Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 391) shall be applied--
(1) In subsection (a), by substituting ``September 30, 2020,''
for ``September 30, 2017,''; and
(2) In subsection (c)(1), by substituting ``September 30,
2020,'' for ``September 30, 2017''.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, under the authority of
section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391(a)), may
carry out prototype projects under section 2371b of title 10, United
States Code, and the Secretary shall perform the functions of the
Secretary of Defense as prescribed.
(c) The Secretary of Homeland Security under section 831 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391(d)) may use the definition
of nontraditional government contractor as defined in section 2371b(e)
of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act may be
used to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the
purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the
Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house
aliens, or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that
in any way alters what is observed by a visiting member of Congress or
such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the
absence of such modification:
(1) A Member of Congress.
(2) An employee of the United States House of Representatives or
the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes
of this section.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of
Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility
described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight.
(c) With respect to individuals described in subsection (a)(2), the
Department of Homeland Security may require that a request be made at
least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a facility described in
subsection (a).
Sec. 533. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available in this Act may be used to place restraints on a
woman in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (including
during transport, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical
facility) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a pregnant woman
if--
(1) an appropriate official of the Department of Homeland
Security makes an individualized determination that the woman--
(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk cannot be
prevented by other means; or
(B) poses an immediate and serious threat to harm herself
or others that cannot be prevented by other means; or
(2) a medical professional responsible for the care of the
pregnant woman determines that the use of therapeutic restraints is
appropriate for the medical safety of the woman.
(c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to subsection (b),
only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as determined by the
appropriate medical professional treating the woman, may be used. In no
case may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or
delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be restrained in a face-
down position with four-point restraints, on her back, or in a
restraint belt that constricts the area of the pregnancy. A pregnant
woman who is immobilized by restraints shall be positioned, to the
maximum extent feasible, on her left side.
Sec. 534. None of the funds made available by this Act to the
Department of Homeland Security may be used to destroy any document,
recording, or other record pertaining to any potential sexual assault
or abuse perpetrated against any individual held in the custody of the
Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 535. Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114-113,
regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated as a
Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to funds made
available in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to
funds made available in that Act.
Sec. 536. Within 60 days of any budget submission for the
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2021 that assumes
revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based on user
fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the
submission of the budget, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget
authority commensurate with the revenues assumed in such proposals in
the event that they are not enacted prior to October 1, 2020.
(rescissions)
Sec. 537. (a) Of the unobligated balances of funds made available
under the heading ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Operations and
Support'' in Title III of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for
Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
(Public Law 116-26), $233,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
(b) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsection (a) that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to that section of that Act.
Sec. 538. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland
Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following
accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):
(1) $91,000,000 from Public Law 116-6 under the heading
``Customs and Border Protection--Operations and Support''.
(2) $38,000,000 from Public Law 116-6 under the heading
```Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction and
Improvements''.
(3) $20,000,000 from Public Law 115-141 under the heading
``Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and
Improvements''.
(4) $5,000,000 from Public Law 115-141 under the heading
``Coast Guard--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation''.
(5) $42,379,000 from Public Law 116-6 under the heading
``Transportation Security Administration--Operations and Support''.
(6) $5,764,000 from Public Law 116-6 under the heading
``Transportation Security Administration--Procurement, Construction
and Improvements''.
Sec. 539. The following unobligated balances made available to the
Department of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 505 of the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law
116-6) are rescinded:
(1) $153,000 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive
Management--Operations and Support''
(2) $304,000 from ``Management Directorate--Operations and
Support'';
(3) $130,000 from ``Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations
Coordination--Operations and Support'';
(4) $3,600 from ``Office of Inspector General--Operations and
Support'';
(5) $269,000 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
Operations and Support'';
(6) $8,999,000 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement--Operations and Support'';
(7) $69,000 from ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'';
(8) $695,000 from ``United States Secret Service--Operations
and Support'';
(9) $3,915,000 from ``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency--Operations and Support'';
(10) $1,815,000 from ``U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services--Operations and Support'';
(11) $313,000 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers--
Operations and Support'';
(12) $273,000 from ``Science and Technology Directorate--
Operations and Support'';
(13) $1,596,000 from ``Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Office--Operations and Support''.
Sec. 540. Of the unobligated balances made available to ``Federal
Emergency Management Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'', $300,000,000 shall
be rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
This division may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2020''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.