[Appendix]
[Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency]
[General Provisions Government-Wide]
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<h1>GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
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GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
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Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
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(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 [2015] 2016 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 [$13,197] $19,947 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be [$13,631] $19,997: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed [$3,700] $7,250 for police-type vehicles[, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles]: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased
for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of
1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired
pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on
[emerging motor vehicle technology] 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. 13423 (January 24,
2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation
of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
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]713. 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]714. (a) In this section, the term "agency"—
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105; and
(2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory
Commission.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall
use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential
appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such
employee's time in the performance of official duties.
SEC. [720]715. 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]716. 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 the 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 [2015] 2016 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, [2016] 2017: 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]717. 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]718. 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] Science and Technology Policy shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council during fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.SEC. [724]719. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving
the distribution of Federal funds shall [indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount
provided] comply with any relevant requirements in 2 C.F.R. 200: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.SEC. [725]720. (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]721. (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]722. 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]723. 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]724. 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]725. 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] notification to 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]726. 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]727. (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]728. During fiscal year [2015] 2016, 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
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).]
SEC. [736]729. 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]730. (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 [2015] 2016, 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 [2015] 2016, 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 [2015] 2016, 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 [2015] 2016 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 [2015] 2016 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, [2014] 2015, 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, [2014] 2015, 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, [2014] 2015.
(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 [2015] 2016 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, [2014] 2015.
SEC. [738]731. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year [2015] 2016, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other provision of law.
(b) 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, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year [2015] 2016, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under
a political appointment.
(c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year [2015] 2016, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provision of law, except
as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar
year [2015] 2016 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by—
(1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule;
or
(2) 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 level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(e) 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 level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not
receive a pay rate increase in calendar year [2015] 2016, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does not
apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or 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) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain
Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this
section.
(h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and
who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (Public Law 96–465) is not subject to this section.
(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 with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, except
that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
(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 pay limitations in
effect on December 31, 2013.
(k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year [2015] 2016 but ends in calendar year [2016] 2017, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
SEC. [739]732. (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 [2015] 2016 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period—
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used including—
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors
for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded
by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year [2015] 2016 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board,
commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General,
of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this 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.
[SEC. 740. 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. [741]733. 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. [742]734. 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. [743]735. (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
contactors 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. [744]736. 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]737. 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. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation
with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders
shall develop—
(1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial reporting,
whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opinion,
rather than an agency level audit; and
(2) recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government transparency, in conjunction
with the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–101), and better meet the
needs of all stakeholders.]
[SEC. 747. (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. 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that 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 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 requests.][SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
until the Administration has solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders.][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.]SEC. 738. If, for fiscal year 2016, 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 2016 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. (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015.)