[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1501-H2116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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House of Representatives

  EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MS. GRANGER, CHAIR OF THE HOUSE 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, REGARDING H.R. 2882, FURTHER CONSOLIDATED 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       The following is an explanation of the Further Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2024.
       This Act includes 6 regular appropriations bills for fiscal 
     year 2024. The divisions contained in the Act are as follows:
        Division A--Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 2024
        Division B--Financial Services and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2024
        Division C--Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2024
        Division D--Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2024
        Division E--Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     2024
        Division F--Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
        Division G--Other Matters
       Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the bill.
       Section 2 of the Act displays a table of contents.
       Section 3 of the Act states that, unless expressly provided 
     otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any 
     division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
     of that division.
       Section 4 of the Act states that this explanatory statement 
     shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of 
     funds and implementation of this legislation as if it were a 
     joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
       Section 5 of the Act provides a statement of 
     appropriations.
       Section 6 of the Act states that each amount designated by 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement is contingent 
     on the President so designating all such emergency amounts 
     and transmitting such designations to Congress.
       Section 7 of the Act relates to the cost of living 
     adjustments for Members of Congress.

       DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       The following is an explanation of the effects of this Act, 
     which makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 2024. The joint explanatory statement 
     accompanying this division is approved and indicates 
     congressional intent. Unless otherwise noted, the language 
     set forth in House Report 118-121 and Senate Report 118-81 
     carry the same weight as language included in this joint 
     explanatory statement and should be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint 
     explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
     emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred 
     to above unless expressly provided herein.


              DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

       For the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended 
     by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-119), and by the 
     Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), the 
     terms ``program, project, and activity'' for appropriations 
     contained in this Act shall be defined as the most specific 
     level of budget items identified in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2024, the related classified annexes and 
     Committee reports, and the P-1 and R-1 budget justification 
     documents as subsequently modified by congressional action.
       The following exception to the above definition shall 
     apply: the military personnel and the operation and 
     maintenance accounts, for which the term ``program, project, 
     and activity'' is defined as the appropriations accounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
       The agreement notes the transmission of the budget 
     justification documents known as the M-1 and O-1 to the 
     congressional defense committees, which identify, at the 
     budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group level, 
     the amounts requested by the President to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Defense for military personnel and 
     operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2025. The Secretary 
     of Defense is directed to provide such budget justification 
     for any subsequent budget request or amended request.


                         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts as 
     specified in the report accompanying the House version of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (House Report 110-279). The dollar threshold for 
     reprogramming funds shall be $15,000,000 for military 
     personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; and 
     research, development, test and evaluation.
       Additionally, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     is directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II 
     and quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for 
     Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The 
     Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 
     approval reprogramming actions are set at either the 
     specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement 
     or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 
     is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a military personnel (M-1); an operation and maintenance (O-
     1); a procurement (P-1); or a research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this statement.


                           FUNDING INCREASES

       The funding increases outlined in the tables for each 
     appropriation account shall be provided only for the specific 
     purposes indicated in the tables. It is directed that funding 
     increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to 
     programs that have received competitive awards in the past.


                  CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or 
     items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in 
     the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase 
     ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are congressional 
     special interest items for the purpose of the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 
     carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as 
     specifically addressed in the Committee report.

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                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

       Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in the 
     classified annex accompanying this statement.


        MULTI-YEAR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS FOR CRITICAL MUNITIONS

       The agreement supports greater use of multi-year 
     procurement contracts for critical munitions to increase the 
     Department of Defense's stocks of such munitions, improve 
     warfighting readiness, stabilize the defense supply base with 
     predictable production opportunities, and increase defense 
     industrial capacity. As a result, the agreement provides 
     multi-year procurement authority for six munitions programs 
     requested in the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request: 
     Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, Naval Strike 
     Missile, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, PATRIOT 
     Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, Long Range 
     Anti-Ship Missile, and Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. 
     This authority, and any associated funding, will provide the 
     Department with the ability to procure more munitions at a 
     lower cost through fiscal year 2028 as compared to single 
     year procurements. The agreement directs the Secretary of 
     Defense to negotiate multi-year procurement contracts which 
     yield unit cost savings and industry commitments in 
     facilitization with a particular focus on subcontractors in 
     line with best practices including the ongoing approach to 
     the VIRGINIA- and COLUMBIA-class, and other shipbuilding 
     programs.
       The agreement further directs the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide reports on each munitions multi-year procurement 
     award on a semi-annual basis until all such munitions have 
     been delivered, to include projected and realized cost 
     savings; impact of government and industry investment on 
     capacity and associated supply chain, identification of 
     potential risks and weaknesses; and analysis of the extent to 
     which such multi-year procurement has created stability in 
     the supply chain.


                               INNOVATION

       The Department of Defense continues to identify innovation 
     and expediting capability development as top priorities. The 
     agreement supports these priorities and takes steps to better 
     enable innovation efforts to expeditiously translate into 
     fielded capabilities.
       The ultimate objective of the capability development 
     process must remain to field relevant and advanced systems at 
     scale. The pursuit of innovation should enhance, not 
     undermine, sound financial, acquisition, technical, and 
     management best practices essential to delivering 
     capabilities to warfighters on time and on budget.
       To meet this challenge, the Department must harmonize 
     innovation activities across various organizations within the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Services. This 
     requires efficient collaboration between requirements owners, 
     acquisition officials, comptroller organizations, and other 
     stakeholders. Moreover, vertical delegation of capability 
     development decision-making down to these principals and 
     their designees ensures that innovation efforts can fully 
     leverage the existing capability development processes, 
     authorities, and connection to the end users in the Services.
       The agreement notes several changes within the Department's 
     innovation ecosystem, including the organizational 
     realignment of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and creation 
     of the Defense Innovation Steering Group, which introduce 
     opportunities for optimizing innovation activities in the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Services. However, 
     the relative success of these organizational changes will be 
     predicated on the Department's ability to ensure that 
     innovation activities are rooted in clear statutory 
     authorities, adequately resourced, and conducted with a unity 
     of purpose.
       To that end, the agreement directs the Service Secretaries 
     to separately submit reports to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than 60 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, that:
       (1) identify a lead innovation fielding organization with 
     proven competence in partnering with commercial entities;
       (2) provide a plan to ensure proper leadership, multi-
     disciplinary and high performing staff, funding, reporting, 
     and consolidated structures are available to advance 
     innovation initiatives; and
       (3) detail processes and authorities used to ``pull'' 
     innovation from the various defense-wide innovation entities 
     as well as those within their respective military 
     departments, to include an analysis of procedural or 
     budgetary obstacles that inhibit the fielding of relevant and 
     advanced systems at scale.
       Furthermore, the agreement directs the DIU Director to 
     submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
     later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, that:
       (1) details the support for DIU, to include staffing, 
     hiring speed, physical and digital infrastructure, functional 
     support, authorities, security, and budgeting processes;
       (2) identifies new start projects in fiscal year 2024 
     including project descriptions; milestones; risks; 
     obligations and expenditures; planned acquisition and 
     transition strategy; Services, Joint Staff, combatant 
     command, and interagency involvement; program estimated 
     annual and total cost; current and future cost sharing 
     options with other government organizations, investors, or 
     industry; opportunities for building international partner 
     capacity; and intended impact to United States and adversary 
     operations plans with supporting operations analysis; and
       (3) evaluates the efficacy of Service participation in 
     Defense Innovation Working Group activities, to include 
     formal comment on reports submitted by the Service 
     Secretaries pursuant to the above direction.
       Finally, the agreement directs the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and DIU 
     Director, not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, to provide a briefing to the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees that:
       (1) incorporates interim findings and progress on the 
     reporting requirements herein; and
       (2) details how the Department intends to ensure continued 
     advocacy for innovation fielding organizations and support 
     for commercial entities.
       Noting the importance of these changes, the agreement 
     provides an additional $841,774,000 in the DIU accounts 
     including an additional $131,874,000 for DIU prototyping and 
     an additional $589,400,000 for DIU fielding.
       This language replaces the language under this heading in 
     Senate Report 118-81 as well as the language under the 
     headings ``People: the Non-Traditional Innovation Fielding 
     Enterprise'', ``Portfolio: Defining and Resourcing a Hedge'', 
     ``Processes: Speed, Nexus, and Agile Requirements'', and 
     ``Practices: Flexibility and Accountability'' in House Report 
     118-121.


                               REPLICATOR

       The agreement includes more than $200,000,000 in support of 
     the Department of Defense's Replicator initiative, which aims 
     to field thousands of autonomous, attritable systems over the 
     next two years. Inclusion of funding in this Act demonstrates 
     that existing authorities, when used purposefully and 
     judiciously, are responsive to emerging needs. To facilitate 
     continued oversight, the agreement directs the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the House and 
     Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees not later than 60 
     days after the enactment of this Act. The briefing shall 
     include:
       (1) updated spending profiles and requirements for 
     sustaining each system identified to receive Replicator 
     funding, by fiscal year and by Service through fiscal year 
     2029;
       (2) security classification guidance; and
       (3) the concept of operations for the employment of each 
     such system and relevant threat assessments.
       Additionally, it is understood that there is a growing 
     ecosystem of technologies from commercial entities capable of 
     contributing to Replicator's identified objectives. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, which identifies:
       (1) the total amount of Small Business Innovation Research 
     (SBIR) funds that have been obligated against projects with 
     technologies consistent with the Replicator initiative (such 
     as autonomous, attritable systems);
       (2) to the extent available, no less than five examples 
     from each Service of commercial entities that have 
     demonstrated autonomous, attritable systems; and
       (3) instances of commercial entities demonstrating 
     autonomous, attritable systems that transitioned from SBIR 
     projects to programs of record.
       The reports required herein shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form and may include a classified annex. The 
     Department shall review additional direction on funding in 
     this Act in the classified annex.


                          JUNIOR ENLISTED PAY

       The Military Services are in the midst of one of the 
     greatest recruiting crises since the creation of the all-
     volunteer force. For fiscal year 2023, the Department of 
     Defense missed its recruiting goal by 41,000 recruits, with 
     the Army, Navy, and Air Force each missing their recruiting 
     goals. Since retention of enlisted servicemembers remains 
     strong, those who continue to serve will promote to more 
     senior grades, leaving a distressing shortfall in junior 
     enlisted servicemembers, who account for 40 percent of the 
     total active U.S. military force. The Nation needs America's 
     youth to strongly consider uniformed service. Exquisite 
     weaponry and strategic concepts are of limited value unless 
     they are operated by a fully manned, ready, and motivated 
     force.
       While there is no apparent single cause for this recruiting 
     crisis, the combination of a diminishing pool of qualified 
     applicants and persistently low propensity to serve in our 
     Armed Forces are leading contributors. To address the former, 
     the Army and Navy are using preparatory courses to assist 
     motivated recruits to meet enlistment standards, which have 
     shown notable success to date. To address the latter, the 
     agreement strongly believes that the Department of Defense 
     must work with Congress, during fiscal year 2025, to provide 
     legislative options for addressing this crisis to include, 
     but not limited to, increases to junior enlisted basic 
     military pay, as well as other ways to incentivize new 
     recruits and prepare them for duty. Therefore, the agreement 
     includes an additional $43,000,000 to resource authorities 
     provided in section 614 and section 621 of

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     Public Law 118-131, which allows for monthly incentive 
     bonuses for junior enlisted personnel through calendar year 
     2024 and expanded eligibility for the basic needs allowance. 
     Further, the agreement includes an additional $80,000,000 for 
     enlistment bonuses to address identified unfunded 
     requirements from the military services to help address the 
     recruiting crisis. The agreement notes that section 532 of 
     Public Law 117-263 provides authority for non-standard 
     recruitment incentives and expects the Secretary to consider 
     non-standard incentives along with cash compensation.
       Finally, it is noted that the Department is currently 
     conducting the 14th Quadrennial Review of Military 
     Compensation (QRMC) to assess and offer recommendations to 
     adjust military pay and benefits. The final QRMC report is 
     expected by December 31, 2024. However, to more rapidly 
     review and consider any proposed changes to compensation, the 
     Secretary of Defense is directed to provide an interim 
     briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 30 days after enactment of this Act, on proposals to 
     increase junior enlisted basic pay as early as fiscal year 
     2025 (including associated cost estimates); how the 
     Department of Defense will comply with sections 614 and 621 
     of Public Law 118-31; and the reporting requirements on the 
     review of rates of military basic pay included in House 
     Report 118-301. Further, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a comprehensive briefing on these topics to the 
     congressional defense committees by July 1, 2024.


                           CIVILIAN WORKFORCE

       The agreement retains the language under the heading 
     ``Civilian Workforce Optimization'' in House Report 118-121 
     with the exception of the fence of the Department of Defense 
     Civilian Workforce Incentive Fund related to the deliverables 
     directed in the reporting requirements.
       Further, the Senate carried a provision stipulating that 
     Department of Defense civilian personnel may not be managed 
     on the basis of any constraint or limitation in terms of man 
     years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or 
     maximum number of employees. The agreement does not include 
     this provision since this matter is addressed in the total 
     force management policies and procedures established under 
     section 129 and 129a of title 10, United States Code.


         PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING AND EXECUTION REFORM

       The House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees 
     have no higher priority than providing needed resources to 
     the warfighter. A return to near-peer competition, coupled 
     with an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment, 
     necessitate robust investments in our national defense and an 
     appropriations process that meets the moment.
       The agreement notes proposals that seek to modify the 
     Department of Defense's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and 
     Execution (PPBE) process that include relaxing financial 
     controls and oversight mechanisms that were put in place as 
     the result of previous instances of financial mismanagement, 
     unacceptable cost growth, or the expenditure of resources 
     that, if applied more prudently, would have likely fielded 
     capabilities sooner than the unrealistic timeframes set for 
     many of these programs. At a time when the Department's 
     financial statement audits continue to largely result in 
     disclaimers of opinion, caution is paramount when considering 
     the relaxation of financial controls put in place to address 
     past systemic failures. This includes the process governing 
     the realignment of appropriated funds in accordance with 
     section 8005 of this Act.
       Section 8005 of this Act allows the Secretary of Defense to 
     transfer enacted appropriations in the year of execution for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated. 
     In addition to submitting prior approval reprogramming 
     actions for congressional review on a near-monthly basis 
     pursuant to this section, the Department submits a large, 
     mid-year omnibus reprogramming action each year that proposes 
     to realign billions of dollars across dozens of programs. 
     Typically, the initial congressional adjudication by the 
     Committees on Appropriations of that mid-year omnibus 
     reprogramming action does not exceed 35 days, which allows 
     the Department to move forward well in advance of the end of 
     the fiscal year. With respect to end-of-fiscal year 
     reprogramming requests that the Department of Defense 
     routinely submits in the last month of the fiscal year, there 
     were 13 such reprogramming actions submitted to the Congress 
     between fiscal year 2020 and 2023. 12 of those 13 
     reprogramming actions were adjudicated within two weeks, and 
     all responses were adjudicated prior to the end of the fiscal 
     year. In fiscal year 2023, the congressional defense 
     committees received a reprogramming for urgent military 
     personnel requirements on the 28th of September and all 
     approved the request within one day. Factors that impact 
     approval times of reprogramming actions include the 
     timeliness and quality of amplifying information provided by 
     the Department, either in advance or in response to 
     congressional requests for information, as well as internal 
     processing timelines at the Office of Management and Budget 
     and the Department of Defense.
       The agreement notes the desire of senior Department leaders 
     to establish new starts in the middle of a fiscal year 
     through reprogramming actions, and notes that typically, most 
     new starts requested by the Department in the middle of the 
     budget cycle are approved by the congressional defense 
     committees. In fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the Department 
     requested 61 new start programs via reprogramming during the 
     ongoing fiscal year. Of those, 43 were approved in full by 
     all four congressional defense committees. Only 10 were not 
     explicitly approved by the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees. Granting the Department blanket 
     authority to establish new starts outside of the traditional 
     budget review cycle would undermine the constitutional 
     authority of the Congress regarding the expenditure of 
     taxpayer funds. Congress' track record with respect to these 
     requests demonstrates that the congressional defense 
     committees have used this authority judiciously and, when 
     used effectively, reprogramming actions serve as both a 
     necessary part of congressional oversight and a budgetary 
     tool for innovation and flexible employment by the 
     Department. In recent years, several major changes and new 
     start programs have been approved via reprogramming actions, 
     including the establishment of the Army Futures Command and 
     several of its cornerstone programs, and the initiation of 
     the Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail program. This year, the 
     agreement continues its track record of supporting emergent 
     and priority new starts outside of the PPBE cycle by 
     accelerating the Department's Replicator effort through 
     targeted increases.
       Further, it is noted that the Department has not fully 
     exercised the reprogramming authority available to it. The 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
     116-260) directed a report from the Comptroller General on 
     the use of general transfer authority (GTA) and special 
     transfer authority provided annually in the appropriations 
     bills. The report indicates that from fiscal year 2011 
     through 2021, in only one year--fiscal year 2012--did the 
     Department utilize 100 percent of the allotted GTA, at a 
     total of $3,750,000,000. Over a four-year period from fiscal 
     year 2014 through fiscal year 2017, the Department utilized 
     no more than 52 percent of its GTA. As of May 2023, the 
     Department had used $2,028,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 GTA or 
     34 percent of the $6,000,000,000 allotment.
       However, recognizing that long-established reprogramming 
     thresholds have not kept pace with the growing cost of doing 
     business, and to further address concerns about funding 
     flexibility, the agreement increases the prior approval 
     reprogramming thresholds for military personnel, operation 
     and maintenance activities and the acquisition accounts, as 
     detailed elsewhere in this explanatory statement.
       In addition to processing reprogramming actions in an 
     expeditious manner, the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees have also demonstrated a 
     willingness to work with the Department to improve the 
     executability of appropriations, address out of cycle fact-
     of-life changes, or enact changes to budget structures in 
     response to specific problems. This includes, the 
     establishment of a pilot program for a portion of ship 
     maintenance, repair, and modernization, which has shifted 
     more than $1,000,000,000 annually in funding from 1-year 
     Operation and Maintenance, Navy funding to 3-year Other 
     Procurement, Navy funding. The pilot program is a proven 
     success, providing the Department of the Navy with a solution 
     to the challenges associated with dynamic timing of ship 
     maintenance availabilities by extending the fiscal period of 
     availability to address a specific problem. Further, in 
     support of the Department of the Army's Modernization 
     Strategy, the enactment accelerated several budget line item 
     consolidations. This consolidation supported or fully funded 
     31 modernization programs, eliminated 93 programs, and 
     truncated 93 programs. As addressed elsewhere in this 
     statement, the agreement directs the Secretary of the Army to 
     study proposals for further budget line consolidation within 
     the Other Procurement, Army account. Finally, in the last two 
     budget cycles alone, the Air Force has requested 64 zero-sum 
     budget changes following submission of the budget request, 
     affecting 144 budget lines across multiple appropriations 
     totaling over $6,000,000,000. Many of these requested 
     realignments have been addressed, allowing the Air Force to 
     properly phase funding for critical programs.
       Ongoing, consistent, out-of-cycle dialogue between the 
     Department of Defense and the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees also addresses the most urgent 
     needs of the Department throughout the fiscal year. For 
     example, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 
     (Public Law 117-328), accelerated the Navy's Goalkeeper 
     program with an additional $140,000,000 following close 
     collaboration with the Navy on out-of-cycle program 
     objectives and funding needs, provided additional resources 
     to address recruiting shortfalls, and addressed inflationary 
     impacts on the Department. This year, the agreement 
     recommends additional resources to implement the 
     recommendations of the suicide prevention commission, address 
     continued recruiting shortfalls, and shore up the acquisition 
     workforce. The agreement also includes multiple realignments 
     to extend development programs, source program shortfalls, 
     and repurpose procurement funding for immature systems. This 
     includes, but is not limited to, the Army and Navy hypersonic 
     programs, LRASM C-3 development, Sensor Fusion Weapon, 
     Sentinel, C-130J Diminishing Manufacturing Sources, 
     Integrated

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     Visual Augmentation System, Maneuver Support Vessel, Abrams, 
     and other programs. The agreement notes that none of these 
     items were included in the budget request, or on unfunded 
     priority lists submitted to the Congress, but are based on 
     needs identified through consistent interaction between the 
     House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees and the 
     Services.
       The agreement notes that the Department's PPBE process was 
     reviewed by an independent Commission established by Congress 
     and that the Commission's final report was released in March 
     2024. Additionally, it is noted that after the Commission 
     released its interim report in August 2023 with 23 
     recommendations in total, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
     issued guidance to implement the 13 near-term recommendations 
     across the Department. The House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees look forward to reviewing the 
     recommendations of the Commission backed by clear, measurable 
     outcomes or quantitative data, and continuing partnership 
     with the Department of Defense, the defense industrial base, 
     and other stakeholders to strike the proper balance of 
     flexibility, accountability, and oversight in resourcing our 
     National defense. The agreement directs that, unless 
     specified elsewhere in this statement, no changes shall be 
     made to the appropriations structure without prior 
     consultation of the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees.


          air force reoptimization for great power competition

       On February 12, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     announced an effort to reoptimize the Department of the Air 
     Force to meet the challenges of Great Power Competition. The 
     agreement notes that, to date, the Department of the Air 
     Force has not provided thorough justification for this 
     reorganization, a comprehensive implementation plan, or 
     detailed budgetary information necessary for the 
     Subcommittees to assess this plan.
       Therefore, any fiscal year 2024 funding that is utilized 
     for this reorganization is designated a congressional special 
     interest item for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
     (DD Form 1414). The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to 
     provide to the congressional defense committees, 30 days 
     prior to executing any organizational changes related to this 
     reorganization, a notification describing how the current 
     organizational construct differs from the proposed construct; 
     a proposed phasing of this reorganization along with cost 
     estimates to implement each phase; a proposed laydown of new 
     offices, commands, or centers and whether the strategic 
     basing process is required for their establishment; a 
     description of impacts to military and civilians positions by 
     location; and the programmatic impacts of such decisions.
       The Comptroller General is directed to submit a report to 
     the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on 
     the proposed reorganization of the Air and Space Forces, not 
     later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on the 
     factors that were considered in the proposed reorganization; 
     feedback from the geographic and functional combatant 
     commanders; a description of the analysis conducted to 
     determine the key decision areas; validation that a business 
     case analysis was conducted to determine return on 
     investment; estimated costs involved; estimated time to 
     implement the plan; criteria to define success, including 
     interim operational capability and full operational 
     capability; how the Commission on Planning, Programming, 
     Budgeting, and Execution Reform recommendations were 
     considered and taken into account; and the potential impact 
     of this reoptimization on joint and coalition forces.


                        artificial intelligence

       Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall 
     provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
     identifying collaborative objectives for fiscal year 2024 for 
     each Service, combatant command, and defense agency 
     participating in Alpha-1. Further, the report shall include 
     each implementing partner's funding profile, by project, for 
     initiatives associated with Alpha-1 in fiscal year 2024. This 
     language replaces the directives under this heading in Senate 
     Report 118-81.


                  joint all domain command and control

       The agreement notes the Department of Defense's progress in 
     identifying a single acquisition executive accountable for 
     the development and implementation of Joint All Domain 
     Command and Control (JADC2). Not later than 45 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a spend plan for 
     JADC2 resources in the defense-wide accounts, as well as a 
     resourcing and programming strategy for investment in JADC2 
     fires and common enterprise-level capabilities, by fiscal 
     year, across the fiscal year 2025 future years defense 
     program. This language replaces the directives under this 
     heading in Senate Report 118-81.


   foreign ownership of land near installations of the department of 
                                defense

                          in the united states

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to, not 
     later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees that contains 
     a review of ownership or leasing by foreign persons or 
     governments of land near Department of Defense installations 
     in the United States, particularly involving countries of 
     concern; an assessment of the threat that such ownership 
     poses to United States national security; and a description 
     of steps taken or planned to mitigate these threats and 
     prevent them in the future. The agreement directs the 
     Secretary of Defense to coordinate with the heads of other 
     federal agencies, to include the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Treasury as Chair of the Committee on 
     Foreign Investment in the United States on the findings of 
     this report. This directive replaces the directives under 
     this heading in Senate Report 118-81 and under the heading 
     ``Report on National Security Risks from Certain Land 
     Purchases'' in House Report 118-121.


                            defense of guam

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide 
     an update not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
     and quarterly updates thereafter, to the congressional 
     defense committees on the status of the mission to support 
     the defense of Guam, to include the status of environmental 
     impact statements and site surveys required to support 
     placement of weapon systems supporting the defense of Guam; 
     the upgrades to Guam's infrastructure required to support the 
     mission; development and acquisition schedules of anticipated 
     weapons systems and corresponding deployment schedules of 
     such systems; manning requirements for the defense of Guam 
     mission; and obligation and expenditure data on all funding 
     related to the defense of Guam. These updates shall be 
     provided at an unclassified and classified level, as 
     required. This language replaces the similar reporting 
     requirement under this heading in Senate Report 118-81, and 
     the similar reporting requirement under this heading in the 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328).


                          confucius institutes

       The agreement notes that existing law limits Department of 
     Defense funding, other than direct student aid, to institutes 
     of higher education that host Confucius Institutes. The 
     agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
     report to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, identifying all 
     institutions of higher education that host a Confucius 
     Institute, as defined by section 1044 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), 
     and are recipients of funding from the Department as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act. The report shall identify the 
     criteria by which waivers pursuant to section 1062 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) are granted, 
     the number of waiver applications submitted, if any, and the 
     number of waiver applications approved, if any.


                           hypersonic weapons

       The agreement supports the nation's hypersonic weapon 
     programs and provides a total of $2,131,975,000 for the 
     Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon and the Navy's 
     Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon system. In light 
     of additional required testing and development efforts 
     following the most recent Joint Flight Campaign 2 test event, 
     the agreement shifts funds from procurement accounts to 
     development accounts, as requested by the services, in order 
     to mitigate risk, expand testing, and further design 
     maturity. This includes a transfer of $200,000,000 to the 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy account from 
     the Weapons Procurement, Navy account and a transfer of 
     $23,713,000 to the Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Army account (RDT&E,A) from the Missile 
     Procurement, Army account. The agreement also includes an 
     additional transfer of $130,630,000 between RDT&E,A program 
     elements to properly align hypersonic resources within the 
     account.


             prohibition of obligations against rescissions

       The agreement notes that the Department obligated 
     appropriated funding within the Procurement, Defense-Wide for 
     Special Operations Command, and Missile Procurement, Army 
     accounts after rescissions were proposed for the same funding 
     in Committee-passed appropriations bills for fiscal year 
     2024.
       The Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) is directed, in 
     coordination with the Assistant Secretaries for Financial 
     Management and Comptroller of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, 
     to address this concern.


                 space force mission area budget report

       The agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     prepare a report for Space Force programs that compiles and 
     traces all existing budget lines for programs, projects, and 
     activities into mission areas, such as missile warning, 
     satellite communications, and position, navigation, and 
     timing. The report shall also include separate mission areas 
     for enterprise management, enterprise information technology, 
     and facilities and logistics. Each mission area shall include 
     a clear statement of the mission goals and plans, a detailed 
     and compelling justification for the requested budget, 
     personnel requirements, and identification of all the 
     relevant funding by individual budget line items across 
     appropriations. The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to 
     submit the fully completed report with the submission of the 
     fiscal year 2025 President's budget request.

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     memorial for servicemembers killed in attack on hamid karzai 
                         international airport

       The agreement encourages the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a commemorative work to honor the 13 servicemembers 
     who died in the bombing attack on Hamid Karzai International 
     Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021, as directed 
     in section 1084 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).


                          joint safety council

       The agreement supports changes made by section 363 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
     (Public Law 118-31) that improve the Joint Safety Council's 
     ability to analyze and address nonconformities found during 
     aircraft mishap investigations. Each of the Service 
     Secretaries is directed, in the instances of a mishap leading 
     to a fatality, and upon completion of the mishap 
     investigation, to share all relevant and releasable 
     information with the next of kin in accordance with section 
     1072 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484).


                        field operating agencies

       Consistent with prior years, the agreement retains a 
     general provision restricting the establishment of new Field 
     Operating Agencies (FOA) in section 8044 of title VIII of 
     this Act. In recent years, the Space Force has sought to 
     establish three new FOAs, including the Space Warfighting 
     Analysis Center, National Space Intelligence Center, and the 
     Enterprise Talent Management Office. The agreement notes that 
     the FOA provision carries an exception for activities funded 
     within the National Intelligence Program. The National Space 
     Intelligence Center meets the criteria for establishment as a 
     FOA under this exception. In addition, the general provision 
     provides a waiver process through the Secretary of Defense 
     that allows the establishment of FOAs. It should be noted 
     that other Services have similar organizations that already 
     operate as FOAs.
       Further, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination 
     with the Chief of Space Operations, is directed to submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, that details 
     any organizational inefficiencies that may exist under the 
     Space Force's current organizational structure, and the 
     impacts that this general provision has on the Space Force's 
     organizational structure.


                           red cross support

       The agreement includes a $25,000,000 grant to the Red Cross 
     to continue its longstanding support of servicemembers and 
     their families. The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Red Cross, is directed to submit a detailed spend 
     plan to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees not less than 60 days prior to the obligation 
     of these funds. Additionally, the report shall detail the use 
     of grant funding provided to the Red Cross for fiscal years 
     2020 through 2023.


                        telework and remote work

       The agreement notes the recent update to the Department of 
     Defense (DOD) Instruction 1035.01 Telework and Remote Work 
     which establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and 
     prescribes procedures for telework and remote work in the 
     DOD.
       The Comptroller General is directed to submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act, that assesses the Department's 
     adherence to internal telework and remote work instructions 
     and policies; the scope of regular and recurring telework and 
     remote work, to include the number of Department employees, 
     by grade and occupational series; the cost and efficacy of 
     regular and recurring telework and remote work when compared 
     to traditional in-person arrangements; the impact of regular 
     and recurring telework and remote work on the training and 
     development of new and existing employees; the access and 
     effectiveness of personnel supporting classified programs via 
     regular and recurring telework and remote work; and impact of 
     regular and recurring telework and remote work on 
     organizational cohesion.


                   report on restrictions with taiwan

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to, not 
     later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, submit a 
     report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on 
     the impacts of current restrictions on interacting with 
     Taiwan, including the restrictions in the Department of 
     State's June 29, 2021, Memorandum for All Department and 
     Agency Executive Secretaries entitled ``Revised Guidelines on 
     Interacting with Taiwan.''

                      TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL

       The agreement provides $176,244,339,000 in Title I, 
     Military Personnel.

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                                   SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH
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                                                                 Fiscal year 2024
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                                    Fiscal year                                                     Change from
                                       2023           Budget        Final bill      Change from     fiscal year
                                    authorized        request                         request          2023
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Active Forces (End Strength):
  Army..........................         452,000         452,000         445,000          -7,000          -7,000
  Navy..........................         354,000         347,000         337,800          -9,200         -16,200
  Marine Corps..................         177,000         172,300         172,300  ..............          -4,700
  Air Force.....................         325,344         324,700         320,000          -4,700          -5,344
  Space Force...................           8,600           9,400           9,400  ..............             800
    Total, Active Forces........       1,316,944       1,305,400       1,284,500         -20,900         -32,444
Guard and Reserve Forces (End
 Strength):
  Army Reserve..................         177,000         174,800         174,800  ..............          -2,200
  Navy Reserve..................          57,000          57,200          57,200  ..............             200
  Marine Corps Reserve..........          33,000          33,600          32,000          -1,600          -1,000
  Air Force Reserve.............          70,000          69,600          69,600  ..............            -400
  Army National Guard...........         325,000         325,000         325,000  ..............               0
  Air National Guard............         108,400         108,400         105,000          -3,400          -3,400
    Total, Selected Reserve.....         770,400         768,600         763,600          -5,000          -6,800
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Military Personnel...       2,087,344       2,074,000       2,048,100         -25,900         -39,244
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                      military personnel overview

       The agreement provides the resources required for 1,284,500 
     active forces and 763,600 selected reserve forces in order to 
     meet operational needs for fiscal year 2024. The agreement 
     also provides the funding necessary to support a 5.2 percent 
     pay raise for all military personnel, effective January 1, 
     2024.


         reprogramming guidance for military personnel accounts

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2024 
     appropriations accounts not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited 
     from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any 
     purpose other than originally appropriated until the 
     aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
     Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
       The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal 
     prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 
     the Services' military personnel accounts between budget 
     activities in excess of $15,000,000.


               military personnel special interest items

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
     been specifically reduced as shown in the project level 
     tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or 
     ``only to'' in the joint explanatory statement are 
     congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
     Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). This includes the 
     program increases for basic allowance for subsistence, basic 
     allowance for housing, dislocation allowance, basic needs 
     allowance and temporary lodging expense. Each of these items 
     must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as 
     specifically addressed in the joint explanatory statement. 
     Below threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either 
     restore or reduce funding from congressional special interest 
     items as identified on the DD Form 1414.


        improper release of personally identifiable information

       The Air Force has acknowledged the improper release of 
     Personally Identifiable Information (PII) between January 
     2021 and January 2023. Therefore, the agreement directs the 
     Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees on the steps being taken across the 
     Services to prevent a future breach of PII not later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act. Further, the agreement 
     directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an update on the 
     investigation into the release of this information. This 
     update shall be provided not later than 30 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, until the 
     conclusion of the investigation.


            enhanced privacy protections for servicemembers

       The agreement directs the Assistant to the Secretary of 
     Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency to 
     conduct a review of the Department of Defense privacy policy 
     contained in paragraph C4.2.2.5.2 of regulation DoD 5400.11-R 
     to ensure appropriate consideration of the privacy interests 
     of current and former servicemembers, and to provide a report 
     to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 
     days after the enactment of this Act.


                    space force personnel management

       The agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     keep the congressional defense committees apprised of plans 
     to implement title 17 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31). Further, should 
     a realignment of funds be required to implement these 
     authorities, the agreement directs the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller) to use normal prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures in accordance with section 8005.


             overseas cost-of-living allowance adjustments

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
     briefing to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees, not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act, on the process for determining Overseas Cost-of-Living 
     Allowances (OCOLA) for members of the uniformed services at 
     locations in which the annual OCOLA adjustment will result in 
     a reduction of ten index points or more. The briefing shall 
     also include a holistic assessment of how this process 
     accounts for any unique living requirements and other 
     challenges faced by members in those locations.
       Additionally, the agreement directs the Secretary of 
     Defense to submit a report to the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees regarding reductions and 
     increases to OCOLA during the previous calendar year 
     consistent with the requirement established under section 627 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2024 (Public Law 118-31).


           air national guard full-time manpower initiatives

       The Air National Guard (ANG) plans to implement force 
     structure changes to full-time positions, beginning in fiscal 
     year 2025, in an effort to standardize personnel levels among 
     units performing similar missions. However, it is unclear how 
     this proposal accounts for unique missions performed by 
     individual Guard units in support of other military commands 
     or whether the National Guard Bureau's (NGB) proposed plan 
     does account for such missions, including certain search and 
     rescue missions and tanker airlift planning and support. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this act, a report that 
     includes the following elements: (1) a description of the 
     coordination and consultation with any global combatant 
     command or Air Force major command that has missions affected 
     by the ANG's plan that took place prior to and subsequent to 
     the ANG's notification of its force structure realignments, 
     and (2) a description from each of the relevant combatant 
     commands or Air Force major commands, including at a minimum 
     U.S. Northern Command and Air Mobility Command, as to whether 
     the implementation of this NGB proposal would have an adverse 
     effect on the ability of ANG units to continue to conduct 
     missions in support of other military commands, including 
     those necessary to support homeland defense, the protection 
     of life, and national security.

                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement provides $50,041,206,000 for Military 
     Personnel, Army, as follows:

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                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

       The agreement provides $36,707,388,000 for Military 
     Personnel, Navy, as follows:

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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $15,268,629,000 for Military 
     Personnel, Marine Corps, as follows:

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                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $36,204,130,000 for Military 
     Personnel, Air Force, as follows:

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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $1,256,973,000 for Military 
     Personnel, Space Force, as follows:

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement provides $5,367,436,000 for Reserve 
     Personnel, Army, as follows:

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

       The agreement provides $2,472,718,000 for Reserve 
     Personnel, Navy, as follows:

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                    RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $878,928,000 for Reserve Personnel, 
     Marine Corps, as follows:

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                      RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $2,428,553,000 for Reserve 
     Personnel, Air Force, as follows:

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                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement provides $9,791,213,000 for National Guard 
     Personnel, Army, as follows:

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                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $5,272,165,000 for National Guard 
     Personnel, Air Force, as follows:

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                  TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement provides $287,190,915,000 in Title II, 
     Operation and Maintenance.

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     REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2024 
     appropriations accounts not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited 
     from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any 
     purpose other than originally appropriated until the 
     aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
     Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
       The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal 
     prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 
     the Services' operation and maintenance accounts between 
     budget activities, or between subactivity groups in the case 
     of Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, in excess of 
     $15,000,000. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers 
     in excess of $15,000,000 out of the following readiness 
     activity groups or sub-activity groups listed below.
       The agreement updates the prior approval reprogramming 
     procedures for the operation and maintenance accounts 
     established in Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 
     (Public Law 117-328) by redefining readiness groups and 
     subactivity groups starting in fiscal year 2024. Since these 
     updates involve budget line item guidance, the agreement 
     directs that unless specified elsewhere in this report, no 
     changes shall be made to the appropriations structure without 
     prior consultation of the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees.
       Readiness Activity Groups and Subactivity Groups:
       Army:
       Activity Group 11 Land Forces
       Activity Group 12 Land Forces Readiness
       Activity Group 13 Land Forces Readiness Support
       Activity Group 32 Basic Skill and Advanced Training
       Navy:
       Activity Group 1A Air Operations
       Activity Group 1B Ship Operations
       Activity Group 1C Combat Operations/Support
       Activity Group BS Base Support
       Marine Corps:
       Activity Group 1A Expeditionary Forces
       Activity Group BS Base Support
       Air Force:
       Activity Group Air Operations'', which includes subactivity 
     groups 011A Primary Combat Force and 011C Combat Enhancement 
     Forces
       Activity Group Weapons Systems Sustainment'', which 
     includes subactivity groups 011M Depot Purchase Equipment 
     Maintenance, 011V Cyberspace Sustainment, and 011W Contractor 
     Logistics Support and System Support
       Activity Group Installations'', which includes subactivity 
     groups 011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and 
     Modernization, and 011Z Base Support
       Activity Group Flying Hours'', which is only subactivity 
     group 011Y Flying Hour Program
       Space Force:
       Subactivity Group 012A Global C3I & Early Warning
       Subactivity Group 013C Space Operations
       Subactivity Group 013W Contractor Logistics Support and 
     System Support Subactivity Group 042A Administration
       Air Force Reserve:
       Subactivity Group 011A Primary Combat Forces
       Air National Guard:
       Subactivity Group 011F Aircraft Operations
       Additionally, the Secretary of Defense is directed to use 
     normal prior approval reprogramming procedures when 
     implementing transfers in excess of $15,000,000 into the 
     following budget subactivity groups:
       Army National Guard:
       Subactivity Group 131 Base Operations Support
       Subactivity Group 132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 
     and Modernization
       Subactivity Group 133 Management and Operational 
     Headquarters
       Air National Guard:
       Subactivity Group 011W Contractor Logistics Support and 
     System Support


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
     been specifically reduced as shown in the project level 
     tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or 
     ``only to'' in the explanatory statement are congressional 
     special interest items for the purpose of the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 
     carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as 
     specifically addressed in the explanatory statement. Below 
     threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or 
     reduce funding from congressional special interest items as 
     identified on the DD Form 1414.


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

       The Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries are 
     directed to provide the congressional defense committees with 
     quarterly budget execution data. Such data should be provided 
     not later than 45 days after the close of each quarter of the 
     fiscal year and should be provided for each O-l budget 
     activity, activity group, and subactivity group for each of 
     the active, defense-wide, reserve, and National Guard 
     components. For each O-l budget activity, activity group, and 
     subactivity group, these reports should include the budget 
     request and actual obligations amount, the distribution of 
     unallocated congressional adjustments to the budget request, 
     all adjustments made by the Department in establishing the 
     Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report, all adjustments 
     resulting from below threshold reprogrammings, and all 
     adjustments resulting from prior approval reprogramming 
     requests.


         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
     baseline report that shows the Special Operations Command's 
     operation and maintenance funding by subactivity group for 
     the fiscal year 2024 appropriation not later than 60 days 
     after the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is 
     further directed to submit quarterly execution reports to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 45 days after 
     the end of each fiscal quarter that addresses the rationale 
     for the realignment of any funds within and between budget 
     subactivities. Finally, the Secretary of Defense is directed 
     to notify the congressional defense committees 30 days prior 
     to the realignment of funds in excess of $15,000,000 between 
     subactivity groups.


              QUARTERLY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE UPDATES

       The agreement notes the successful quarterly meetings with 
     each of the Services and directs the Director of each of the 
     Services' Operations Divisions (Financial Management and 
     Budget) to continue to provide quarterly briefings to the 
     House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on 
     their respective operation and maintenance execution data in 
     fiscal year 2024. These meetings shall take place the third 
     full week of the month following the end of each fiscal 
     quarter to the greatest extent possible.
       Additionally, the agreement directs the following: (1) the 
     quarterly updates shall include civilian personnel funding 
     and United States Direct Hire Full Time Equivalent (USDH FTE) 
     actual data by month; (2) the Director of each of the 
     Service's Operations Divisions (Financial Management and 
     Budget) shall collaborate with the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees to develop a display showing 
     transfers between subactivity groups to be discussed at each 
     quarterly update; and (3) the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall provide civilian personnel funding and 
     USDH FTE actual data by defense agency, by month, to the 
     House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees within 
     30 days of the end of the fiscal quarter. This language 
     enhances the directive requirements included under the 
     heading ``Department of Defense Workforce'' in Senate Report 
     118-81.


                           RECORDS MANAGEMENT

       The agreement is encouraged by the information included in 
     the December 2022 ``Department of Defense Records Strategy'' 
     which directs the methodologies used to maintain records 
     within the Department. The agreement expects the Secretary of 
     Defense to consider assessing existing commercially available 
     enterprise records management software solutions to conform 
     with the recommendations included in the strategy. In the 
     spirit of these goals to make data linked, trustworthy, 
     interoperable, and secure, and recognizing the reality of 
     persistent data leaks, the agreement further encourages the 
     Secretary to prioritize software that complies with M-22-09 
     Federal zero trust architecture, includes an open application 
     programming interface, and meets the document generation and 
     retention requirements. Consideration should be given to the 
     widest range of suitable commercially viable solutions 
     practical, to include software solutions emerging from the 
     SBIR/STTR programs. The agreement directs the Secretary of 
     Defense to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
     committees on recommendations for implementation of its 
     record strategy not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.


            ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AND MILITARY FAMILIES

       The agreement notes with concern the enduring issue of food 
     insecurity that affects certain servicemembers and their 
     families. The agreement includes additional funds to 
     implement modifications to the calculation of the basic needs 
     allowance as directed by section 621 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31). 
     In addition, the agreement provides an additional $10,000,000 
     for a pilot program to address food insecurity of military 
     families through collaboration with community partners to 
     improve access to food and enhance family readiness.

                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

       The agreement provides $58,604,854,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army, as follows:

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                ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT CAMOUFLAGE NET SYSTEMS

       There is concern about the Army's pace of divestiture of 
     legacy Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS). 
     Next generation ULCANS offer unparalleled protection for the 
     warfighter and greatly enhance survivability against the 
     latest sensor threats. Aside from concerns about degradation 
     of readiness, the slow pace of divestiture sends negative 
     demand signals to a fragile industrial base. Therefore, the 
     agreement strongly encourages the Secretary of the Army to 
     divest all legacy ULCANS by the end of fiscal year 2024 and 
     directs the Secretary to provide a plan for ULCANS system 
     replacement to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees not later than 120 days after the enactment of 
     this Act.


                              RQ-7 SHADOW

       The agreement designates funds appropriated under Operation 
     and Maintenance, Army for the RQ-7 as a congressional special 
     interest item for the purposes of the Base for Reprogramming 
     (DD Form 1414). Further, the Secretary of the Army is 
     directed to provide a briefing to the House and Senate 
     Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on any plan to divest 
     the RQ-7, to include mitigation of capability gaps and 
     transition to future unmanned capabilities such as the Future 
     Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System.

                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

       The agreement provides $71,972,007,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy, as follows:

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                    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE EXECUTION

       The agreement recognizes the challenge in accurately 
     programming and budgeting for ship depot maintenance 
     availabilities. Unforeseen maintenance requirements and a 
     lack of critical materials negatively impact cost and 
     schedule. Dynamic operational tempo and a finite number of 
     dry docks further complicate execution of availabilities as 
     requested in the President's budget request. The agreement 
     supports the Navy's efforts to reduce cost and schedule 
     overruns through the purchase of VIRGINIA-class sustainment 
     materials, delegation of authority to the program manager to 
     accept new work, and the continued practice of awarding 
     private availabilities 120 days in advance. The agreement 
     expects the Secretary of the Navy to maximize the execution 
     of availabilities within the funds requested and to improve 
     budget estimates for availabilities in future requests.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $10,184,529,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Marine Corps, as follows:

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                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $61,471,101,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, as follows:

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                 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $4,895,818,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Space Force, as follows:

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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $52,599,068,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as follows:

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                   COMMUNITY NOISE MITIGATION PROGRAM

       The agreement acknowledges the challenges faced by 
     residential communities bordering aviation units and notes 
     that Congress appropriated funding to make grants to 
     communities impacted by military aviation noise in the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 
     117-103). The Secretary of Defense is directed to move as 
     expeditiously as possible to execute these previously 
     appropriated funds during the 2024 calendar year.


                    GOLDEN SENTRY END-USE MONITORING

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to, not 
     later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, provide a 
     report to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees on the activities of the Golden Sentry End-Use 
     Monitoring program, including a review of program processes 
     before, during, and after arms transfers, an accounting of 
     program costs and personnel, and data on inspections and 
     inspection findings for defense article transfers under the 
     program. The report should also describe all alleged 
     incidents of misuse of U.S.-government provided equipment in 
     the preceding year as well as actions taken to investigate 
     and mitigate against misuse incidents.


                INTEGRATED SECURITY COOPERATION STRATEGY

       The agreement does not include the directive in House 
     report 118-121 regarding an integrated security cooperation 
     strategy for certain partner countries.


                            REGIONAL CENTERS

       The agreement directs the Director of the Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency to, not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, provide the congressional defense 
     committees with a briefing on the status of the programs, 
     objectives, milestones, execution plans, an assessment of 
     current reimbursement waiver authority, any legislative 
     proposals under consideration, and other quantitative and 
     qualitative data for each of the six current regional 
     centers.


                        COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to 
     prioritize Coalition Support Funds for Jordan for support for 
     operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.


                  OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION--IRAQ

       The agreement is concerned with the lack of progress in 
     transitioning the Office of Security Cooperation--Iraq and 
     associated funding to a standard security cooperation office 
     model. The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to complete such 
     transition and brief the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees not later than 90 days after the 
     enactment of this Act.


          AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM REMOVAL DESTRUCTION PILOT

       The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Department of 
     Defense to execute an Aqueous Film Forming Foam destruction 
     pilot rather than the Defense Logistics Agency as directed in 
     House Report 118-121 and Senate Report 118-81.


                   COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

       The agreement provides $397,950,000 for Counter-ISIS Train 
     and Equip Fund, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Budget     Final
                                                     Request      Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP..............................    241,950    241,950
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP.............................    156,000    156,000
                                                   ---------------------
    TOTAL, COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND......    397,950    397,950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement continues authorities related to equipment 
     procured using funds from prior Acts under the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund and Iraq Train and Equip 
     Fund headings. The Secretary of Defense is directed to, not 
     later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, submit a 
     report to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees on any such equipment that has not yet been 
     transferred, the reasons therefor, and a plan to either treat 
     this equipment as stocks or transfer this equipment during 
     fiscal year 2024, consistent with congressional notification 
     requirements. In addition, the agreement directs the 
     Secretary of Defense to complete any remaining transfers 
     using this authority by the end of fiscal year 2024.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $3,562,714,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army Reserve, as follows:

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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $1,370,710,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy Reserve, as follows:

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            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

       The agreement provides $325,395,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, as follows:

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              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

       The agreement provides $4,005,756,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, as follows:

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             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $8,611,897,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army National Guard, as follows:

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                     MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE TRAINING SITE

       The agreement includes additional funding for the Chief of 
     the National Guard Bureau to support expedited efforts to 
     plan and prepare for the establishment of an Army National 
     Guard-operated MQ-1C training site at a new location that 
     enables the maximum use of pre-existing infrastructure and 
     UAS range capabilities in order to minimize cost, increase 
     efficiency, and accelerate the start of training activities 
     at the site.

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $7,335,405,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air National Guard, as follows:

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                 TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY DIVESTITURE

       Concerns remain about the Air Force's plan to reduce 
     Tactical Air Control Party units in the Air National Guard. 
     The agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     provide the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees with the briefing related to this issue 
     directed in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
     (Public Law 118-31). The briefing shall also include the 
     proposed investments in next-generation capabilities for the 
     Air National Guard referenced in the August 2023 report on 
     this subject.

          UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

       The agreement provides $16,620,000 for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $241,860,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Army.

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY...............      198,760      241,860
  Program increase--Installation Restoration    ...........       25,000
   Program....................................
  Program increase--Military Munitions          ...........       17,100
   Response Program...........................
  Program increase--prioritize remediating      ...........        1,000
   unexploded ordnance on tribal lands........
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY....      198,760      241,860
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

       The agreement provides $410,240,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Navy.

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY...............      335,240      410,240
  Program increase............................  ...........        5,000
  Program increase--PFAS remediation..........  ...........       60,000
  Program increase--Military Munitions          ...........       10,000
   Response Program...........................
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY....      335,240      410,240
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $384,744,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Air Force.

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE..........      349,744      384,744
  Program increase............................  ...........        2,000
  Program increase--PFAS remediation..........  ...........        5,000
  Program increase--Installation Restoration    ...........       25,000
   Program....................................
  Program increase--Military Munitions          ...........        2,000
   Response Program...........................
  Program increase--prioritize remediating      ...........        1,000
   unexploded ordnance on tribal lands........
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR           349,744      384,744
     FORCE....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $8,965,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Defense-Wide.

         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

       The agreement provides $232,806,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.

             OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

       The agreement provides $142,500,000 for Overseas 
     Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOREIGN DISASTER RELIEF.......................       20,000       22,500
  Program increase............................  ...........        2,500
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.......................       79,900      100,000
  Program increase............................  ...........       20,100
HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION PROGRAM..............       15,000       20,000
  Program increase............................  ...........        5,000
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER,         114,900      142,500
     AND CIVIC AID............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $350,999,000 for the Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction Account, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS ELIMINATION..........        6,815        6,815
CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION..................       16,400       16,400
GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY.......................       19,406       19,406
BIOLOGICAL THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM...........      228,030      228,030
PROLIFERATION PREVENTION PROGRAM..............       46,324       46,324
OTHER ASSESSMENTS/ADMIN COSTS.................       34,024       34,024
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION             350,999      350,999
     ACCOUNT..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $64,977,000 for the Department of 
     Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account.

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
RECRUITING AND HIRING.........................        3,000        8,000
  Program increase--recruiting a diverse        ...........        5,000
   classified workforce.......................
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT......................       50,577       50,577
RECOGNITION AND RETENTION.....................        1,400        1,400
  Program increase--Defense Civilian Training   ...........        5,000
   Corps......................................
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE                 54,977       64,977
     DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         TITLE III--PROCUREMENT

       The agreement provides $172,029,494,000 in Title III, 
     Procurement, as follows:

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            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
     accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
     279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
     funds shall be $15,000,000 for procurement and research, 
     development, test and evaluation.
       Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
     for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The 
     Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 
     approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified 
     dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or 
     research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is 
     less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a procurement (P-1) or research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this report.


                           FUNDING INCREASES

       The funding increases outlined in these tables shall be 
     provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the 
     tables. Additional guidance is provided in the overview of 
     this explanatory statement.


                   PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
     items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in 
     the project level tables detailing recommended adjustments or 
     in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in 
     the joint explanatory statement are congressional special 
     interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
     (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
     Form 1414 at the stated amount, as specifically addressed 
     elsewhere in the joint explanatory statement.


                    CRYSTALS FOR OPTICAL COMPONENTS

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a 
     review of the amount of silicon and germanium optical 
     components in U.S. defense systems that are being sourced 
     from China and submit a report to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
     this Act. The Secretary is encouraged to develop specific 
     plans to phase out the procurement of such components and 
     support domestic growth and component manufacturing including 
     through the use of defense production authorities in chapter 
     55 of title 50, United States Code, as appropriate. This 
     language replaces the directives under this heading in House 
     Report 118-121 as well as directives under the heading 
     ``Silicon and Germanium Crystals for Optical Components'' in 
     Senate Report 118-81.


               AEROSPACE BEARING REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, that examines 
     the participation rates of domestic independent service 
     providers for aerospace bearing repair and refurbishment 
     solicitations. The report shall identify any potential cost, 
     schedule, and performance benefits and include comparative 
     data from previous awards relative to past performance. This 
     includes cost overruns or schedule delays, the ability and 
     capacity to provide ongoing life cycle product support, and 
     the ability to meet technical requirements of the request for 
     proposal for such services. Further, the report shall detail 
     actions that the Department of Defense has taken to support 
     domestic independent bearing repair service providers. This 
     language replaces the directives under this heading in Senate 
     Report 118-81 as well as directives under the heading 
     ``Repaired and Refurbished Aerospace Bearings'' in House 
     Report 118-121.


                            MUNITIONS STOCK

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense and Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees, not later than 120 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, that identifies current and 
     future munitions shortfalls. The report shall include the 
     following: areas of greatest operational risk in the most 
     pressing theaters; novel munitions employment approaches to 
     create platform optionality and reduce integration cost; 
     munitions that are currently being produced by non-
     traditional suppliers; potential sources of low-cost 
     components through non-traditional suppliers; viable paths 
     for system integration through non-traditional suppliers or 
     relationships with traditional suppliers; a strategy for 
     leveraging a broader industrial base for expanding munitions 
     capability and capacity; and an assessment of the extent to 
     which the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request will 
     meet munitions requirements, including total munition 
     requirements and global floor requirements, with estimated 
     procurement costs, quantities, and projected inventory for 
     such munitions identified for each year of the future years 
     defense program. The report shall be submitted in an 
     unclassified form and may include a classified annex.


                COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

       Defeating small, unmanned aircraft systems, which pose 
     significant risks to U.S. military personnel, is a national 
     imperative that deserves concerted focus from the Department 
     of Defense. Therefore, the agreement includes $100,000,000 
     for the purpose of accelerating procurement of Counter-Small 
     Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) to address emergent sUAS 
     threats within the Service and Special Operations Command 
     procurement appropriation accounts rather than within the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense as proposed in the budget 
     request. The agreement directs the Undersecretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 
     service acquisition executives for each respective Service 
     and Special Operations Command, to provide quarterly reports 
     to the congressional defense committees beginning on the 
     first day of the fiscal quarter after the date of enactment 
     of this Act until the first day of the fiscal quarter after 
     all such funds have been obligated. Each report shall include 
     current spend plans, current obligation actuals, and an 
     assessment of how this funding is being used to address 
     operational capability gaps. The agreement retains the 
     directive under the heading ``Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft 
     Systems'' in Senate Report 118-81.

                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement provides $3,287,997,000 for Aircraft 
     Procurement, Army, as follows:

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                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement provides $4,622,213,000 for Missile 
     Procurement, Army, as follows:

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        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

       The agreement provides $4,244,226,000 for Procurement of 
     Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, as follows:

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                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $2,943,574,000 for Procurement of 
     Ammunition, Army, as follows:

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                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement provides $8,626,297,000 for Other 
     Procurement, Army, as follows:

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                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement provides $19,826,909,000 for Aircraft 
     Procurement, Navy, as follows:

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                       WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement provides $5,876,828,000 for Weapons 
     Procurement, Navy, as follows:

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            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $1,161,205,000 for Procurement of 
     Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, as follows:

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                   SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

       The agreement provides $33,665,493,000 for Shipbuilding and 
     Conversion, Navy, as follows:

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                   SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE

       Concerns remain about the VIRGINIA Class Submarine (VCS) 
     construction cost and schedule performance, which impact not 
     only the construction and delivery to the fleet of VCS, but 
     also affect the COLUMBIA Class Submarine (COL) construction 
     schedule. It is noted that the fiscal year 2024 President's 
     budget request includes funds for cost overruns of VCSs 
     procured in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, and that cost 
     overruns on additional ongoing new VCS construction programs 
     are expected to exceed $3,000,000,000 in future years. The 
     Secretary of the Navy is directed to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the most current cost and 
     schedule estimates, by VCS and COL, with the submission of 
     each annual President's budget request until delivery of the 
     twelfth and final COLUMBIA hull. The report shall identify 
     changes from the previous year, and include detailed 
     explanations for all submarines not fully resourced to the 
     Navy's cost estimate, as well as all projected cost-to-
     complete requirements for previously appropriated submarines.
       Additionally, it is noted that in directing a comprehensive 
     Navy shipbuilding review in January, the Secretary of the 
     Navy stated, ``I remain concerned with the lingering effects 
     of post-pandemic conditions on our shipbuilders and their 
     suppliers that continue to affect our shipbuilding programs, 
     particularly our COLUMBIA Class Ballistic Missile Submarines. 
     . . .'' The Secretary is directed to brief the congressional 
     defense committees on the findings of this review within 30 
     days of completion. As part of this briefing, the Secretary 
     is directed to identify the Department of the Navy's proposed 
     near-term actions to prevent further SSBN-826 schedule 
     delays, mid-term actions to stabilize production and enable 
     on-time delivery of SSBN-827, and long-term actions to enable 
     the on-time and on-budget delivery of SSBN-828 through SSBN-
     837.
       Further, concerns remain with the technology maturity of 
     certain COL subsystems, which could affect the construction 
     and delivery timelines. Accordingly, the Senior Technical 
     Authority for COL, as designated under section 8669b of title 
     10, United States Code, is directed to provide directly to 
     the congressional defense committees quarterly updates on the 
     technology readiness of key COL subsystems and components 
     until SSBN-826 completes its first strategic deterrent 
     patrol. These updates shall include, at a minimum, technology 
     maturation metrics and identification of technical, schedule, 
     or other significant issues for the following subsystems: 
     stern area system, advanced carbon dioxide removal unit, 
     integrated power system (including turbine generators), 
     torpedo tubes, strategic weapons system, and such other 
     subsystems or components as the Senior Technical Authority 
     may designate.
       Finally, the Comptroller General is directed to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the VCS program, including: (1) the 
     current status of Block V construction relative to cost, 
     schedule, quality and performance expectations as well as 
     risks to successfully constructing future submarines; (2) the 
     Navy's approach to contracting and funding for Block VI, 
     including expected savings from a multiyear procurement 
     strategy; (3) the Navy's ability to efficiently manage VCS 
     construction during concurrent COL construction; (4) the 
     Navy's strategy for providing VCS to Australia; and (5) the 
     Navy's plans for SSN(X) development. The Comptroller General 
     is directed to provide an update briefing on this 
     comprehensive review to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than October 1, 2024, to be followed with quarterly 
     updates and the final report.

                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement provides $14,385,665,000 for Other 
     Procurement, Navy, as follows:

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                       PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $3,904,532,000 for Procurement, 
     Marine Corps, as follows:

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                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $20,828,306,000 for Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force, as follows:

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                         air force divestments

       It is understood that the Air Force intends to replace 
     fighter air wings selected for legacy divestitures with a 
     flying mission when possible. However, it is further 
     understood that in some instances, a non-flying replacement 
     mission has been identified to replace legacy divestitures, 
     and that resources must be budgeted effectively to ensure the 
     success of such follow-on missions.
       Therefore, the Secretary of the Air Force is directed to 
     submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
     later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     identifying the resources requested in the fiscal year 2025 
     President's budget request and the associated future years 
     defense program that support the stand-up of new capabilities 
     at air wings slated for divestiture of legacy platforms.


                        c-130j recapitalization

       The agreement includes an increase of $840,000,000 for 
     eight additional C-130J aircraft for the Air National Guard, 
     to replace existing C-130H aircraft. There is concern that if 
     air wings are directed to operate a mixed fleet of C-130Hs 
     and C-130Js, that could increase local maintenance burdens 
     and decrease the overall readiness of the force. Therefore, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force is directed to, through the 
     existing Strategic Basing Process, prioritize upgrading 
     existing C-130H squadrons with C-130J aircraft at a one-to-
     one ratio.

                     MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $4,693,647,000 for Missile 
     Procurement, Air Force, as follows:

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                  PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $589,943,000 for Procurement of 
     Ammunition, Air Force, as follows:

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                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $31,327,131,000 for Other 
     Procurement, Air Force, as follows:

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                        PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $4,064,948,000 for Procurement, 
     Space Force, as follows:

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                     NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH

       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Director of National Intelligence to utilize the Space Force 
     launch enterprise phase 2 contract or phase 3 contract upon 
     award for all National Security Space Launch class missions 
     unless they certify to the congressional defense and 
     intelligence committees that commercial launch or delivery on 
     orbit procurement for a designated mission is in the national 
     security interest of the United States government and outline 
     the rationale for such a determination.

                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $6,392,675,000 for Procurement, 
     Defense-Wide, as follows:

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                    DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

       The agreement provides $587,905,000 for Defense Production 
     Act Purchases, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES..............      968,605      578,905
  Program increase--aluminum-scandium master    ...........       10,000
   alloy production...........................
  Program increase--domestic aluminum casting.  ...........       23,000
  Program increase--heavy forging capacity      ...........        8,000
   improvement program........................
  Program increase--manufacturing of            ...........        5,000
   hypersonic components......................
  Program increase--new domestic source of      ...........       14,300
   solid rocket motor production and
   modernization at scale.....................
  Program increase--secure composite shipping   ...........        9,000
   containers.................................
  Execution risk..............................  ...........     -450,000
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES...      968,605      587,905
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           DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT EXECUTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT

       The agreement notes that unobligated balances for the 
     Defense Production Act have significantly increased in the 
     past four fiscal years, which results in delayed industrial 
     capacity expansion and uncertainty to the defense industrial 
     base regarding the Department's plans. It is expected that 
     funding appropriated to the Defense Production Act Purchases 
     account continue to conform to the purposes communicated to 
     the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees 
     during review of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget 
     request, and that any changes to the Department's plans be 
     communicated to the same Subcommittees not less than 30 days 
     prior to execution of funds.


                         PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

       It is noted that printed circuit boards are key components 
     of advanced defense technologies and that a strong domestic 
     defense industrial base includes the ability to fabricate 
     printed circuit boards. It is understood that the Department 
     of Defense intends to use the Defense Production Act 
     Purchases account to address domestic industrial base 
     shortfalls for printed circuit boards in fiscal year 2024. 
     The Secretary of Defense is encouraged to prioritize Defense 
     Production Act investments in support of domestic printed 
     circuit board fabrication.

                  NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

       The agreement provides $1,000,000,000 for National Guard 
     and Reserve Equipment, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
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                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD...........................            0      310,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........      310,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD............................            0      300,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........      300,000
ARMY RESERVE..................................            0      155,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........      155,000
NAVY RESERVE..................................            0       57,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........       57,000
MARINE CORPS RESERVE..........................            0       23,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........       23,000
AIR FORCE RESERVE.............................            0      155,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous equipment...  ...........      155,000
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE                     0    1,000,000
     EQUIPMENT................................
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                  NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

       The agreement includes an appropriation of $1,000,000,000 
     for the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account. Of that 
     amount, $310,000,000 is for the Army National Guard; 
     $300,000,000 is for the Air National Guard; $155,000,000 is 
     for the Army Reserve; $57,000,000 is for the Navy Reserve; 
     $23,000,000 is for the Marine Corps Reserve; and $155,000,000 
     is for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent equipment needs 
     in the coming fiscal year. The agreement includes direction 
     for the component commanders of the Army Reserve, Navy 
     Reserve, Marine Forces Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army 
     National Guard, and Air National Guard to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a detailed assessment of 
     their component's modernization priorities, not later than 30 
     days after the enactment of this Act.
       The Secretary of Defense is directed to ensure that the 
     National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account is executed by 
     the Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve components with 
     priority consideration given to the following items: acoustic 
     hailing devices; aircraft survivability equipment and weapons 
     training aids; aircraft wash systems; aviation fleet 
     management dashboard software; crash-worthy, ballistically 
     tolerant auxiliary fuel systems for UH-60 helicopters; 
     degraded visual environment systems; F-16 simulators; high 
     mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle modernization; KC-135 
     aircraft emergency response refuel equipment kits; KC-135 
     aircrew ground cooling units; land surveying systems; laser 
     chemical threat detection systems; lightweight, rapidly 
     deployable, computer-based artillery call for fire training 
     and simulation; litter stabilization systems; M917A3 heavy 
     dump trucks; modern acoustic and thermal aviation blankets; 
     modular small arms ranges and small arms training simulators 
     and tools; secure enterprise, emergency, and social 
     communication; software defined radios; UH72A/B mission 
     equipment modernization; upgraded commercial-off-the-shelf 
     ground mapping for C-130 aircraft; and vehicle-mounted, man-
     portable radiological nuclear detection systems.


                      AIRCRAFT TRAINING SIMULATORS

       Not later than 30 days after the submission of the fiscal 
     year 2025 President's budget request, the Chief of Staff of 
     the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau, shall provide documentation to the 
     congressional defense committees, illustrating how they have 
     programmed appropriately for the sufficient resourcing of 
     aircraft training simulators, to include simulators for F-
     16s, for the Air National Guard in accordance with current 
     Department of the Air Force policy regarding concurrent and 
     proportional modernization to ensure total force readiness.

          TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

       The agreement provides $148,320,479,000 in Title IV, 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, as follows:

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            reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
     accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
     279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
     funds shall be $15,000,000 for procurement and research, 
     development, test and evaluation.
       Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
     for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The 
     Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 
     approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified 
     dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or 
     research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is 
     less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a procurement (P-1) or research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this statement.


                           funding increases

       The funding increases outlined in these tables shall be 
     provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the 
     tables. Additional guidance is provided in the overview of 
     this explanatory statement.


   research, development, test and evaluation special interest items

       Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
     items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in 
     the project level tables detailing recommended adjustments or 
     in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in 
     the joint explanatory statement are congressional special 
     interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
     (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
     Form 1414 at the stated amount, as specifically addressed 
     elsewhere in the joint explanatory statement.


                      rapid acquisition authority

       Section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) provided new rapid 
     acquisition authorities to the Secretaries of the military 
     departments. Section 8139 of this Act restates the applicable 
     funding limitations from section 3601 of title 10, United 
     States Code. The agreement notes that, over the past fiscal 
     year, Rapid Acquisition Authority notifications required by 
     law have not been timely or comprehensive. The Secretary of 
     Defense is directed to provide a briefing to the House and 
     Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees, not later than 
     30 days after the enactment of this Act, that describes how 
     the utilization of Rapid Acquisition Authority will be 
     communicated in a more complete and timely fashion in fiscal 
     year 2024 and thereafter.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $17,115,037,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, as follows:

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                      soldier enhancement program

       The agreement supports the Army's Soldier Enhancement 
     Program (SEP) and understands the SEP provides soldiers with 
     modernized individual equipment using a rapid acquisition 
     approach that has resulted in proven cost savings and 
     accelerated fielding of needed capability. Additionally, the 
     agreement encourages the Secretary of the Army to resource 
     the SEP across the future years defense program and notes 
     with concern that prior year President's budget requests did 
     not fully support SEP requirements. Further, the agreement 
     directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to 
     the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees, 
     not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, on the 
     plan to address SEP funding requirements in future 
     President's budget requests.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

       The agreement provides $27,964,807,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, as follows:

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        open autonomous underwater vehicle software architecture

       The agreement directs the Secretary of the Navy to assess 
     the feasibility and advisability of: (1) establishing one or 
     more government-reference open-system architecture standards, 
     such as the OpenAUV and PCX architectures, and/or commercial 
     open-system architecture standards as the Navy standard or 
     standards for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and 
     Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs); (2) accelerating such 
     standard or standards on Razorback and Snakehead UUVs; (3) 
     maximizing full-and-open competition on UUV and USV 
     solicitations with such standard or standards prescribed; and 
     (4) requiring USV and UUV program managers to review Navy's 
     OpenAUV lessons learned, incorporate best practices, and 
     engage in technical exchanges with the performers. The 
     Secretary is directed to submit this assessment to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 120 days 
     after the enactment of this Act.


                       automated test and re-test

       The agreement provides $120,000,000 to accelerate 
     implementation of the Navy's Automated Test and Re-Test 
     (ATRT) Commercialization Plan submitted in October 2022. This 
     activity shall support all Navy Program Executive Offices, 
     System Commands, and Warfare Centers including Navy rapid 
     capability offices. Funding provided under the newly created 
     ATRT Enterprise Rapid Capability line shall be executed by 
     Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Support to 
     perfect and scale virtualized systems of systems, automated 
     test and analysis, automated certification, rapid 
     integration, deployment of integrated warfare systems with 
     edge analytics, and data collection as described in Navy's 
     ATRT Commercialization Plan. The Secretary of the Navy is 
     directed to submit to the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees, not later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act, a detailed plan for implementation 
     and resourcing of this capability consistent with the ATRT 
     Commercialization Plan and in adherence to Small Business 
     Innovation Research program regulations and requirements.

         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $47,340,416,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, as follows:

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                           SENTINEL MANPOWER

       The agreement recognizes that the Sentinel program has 
     experienced delays and that the Air Force is updating program 
     cost estimates and schedule information. The agreement 
     includes the directive under this heading in Senate Report 
     118-81 and further directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     update the congressional defense committees on the current 
     status of cost and schedule of the program on a quarterly 
     basis and any changes that impact Interim Operational 
     Capability and Full Operational Capability whenever such 
     change occurs.


                        SENTINEL INDUSTRIAL BASE

       The agreement provides $100,000,000 for prototyping to 
     reduce schedule and cost risk, and stabilize the supply base. 
     This funding may also be used for commissioning industrial 
     base studies, developing radiation-hardened components for 
     strategic applications, and certifying metal-oxide-
     semiconductor field-effect transistors. The agreement also 
     provides $100,000,000 to strengthen Sentinel program key 
     suppliers, particularly in areas with identified gaps, and to 
     improve supplier efficiency. This funding may also be used 
     for workforce development and collaboration with trade 
     schools. The agreement retains the directives under the 
     heading ``Sentinel Industrial Base'' in Senate Report 118-81.


            ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT--ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES

       The agreement recognizes the importance of engine 
     development for fighter aircraft, and investments in the 
     skilled engineering and manufacturing workforce to support 
     the domestic fighter aircraft engine industrial base. 
     Therefore, the agreement includes $280,000,000 only to 
     develop advanced engine technologies for integration into 
     future engine development programs. This can include 
     investments in adaptive cycle engine technologies, improved 
     manufacturing techniques for engine components, development 
     of novel materials, and the integration of enhanced digital 
     design capabilities into the engine development process.
       The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 
     Technology and Logistics is directed to provide to the 
     congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act, a spend plan for the additional 
     resources provided by this agreement. The Assistant Secretary 
     of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is 
     also directed to provide to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, a briefing describing how the Air Force intends to 
     ensure there is a sufficient level of engine design work in 
     order to maintain a robust domestic aircraft engine 
     industrial base.
       The agreement does not support the integration of an 
     alternative engine on the F-35, and includes a new general 
     provision that prohibits the use of funds to integrate an 
     alternative engine on any F-35 aircraft.
       This language replaces the language under the heading 
     ``Fighter Aircraft Engine Development'' in House Report 118-
     121 and the language under the heading ``Future Engine 
     Technologies'' in Senate Report 118-81.

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $18,669,844,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force, as follows:

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          TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE AND THE INDUSTRIAL BASE

       The agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air 
     Force for Space Acquisition and Integration to provide a 
     report to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 120 days after enactment of this Act, that defines the 
     mission sets to be pursued under the tactically responsive 
     space umbrella within the future years defense program and 
     longer term prospective mission sets, along with a market 
     analysis of the resident and emerging capabilities within the 
     space industrial base to perform these missions. The report 
     shall include an assessment of the relative technical 
     maturity of each capability and an assessment of the 
     industrial base capacity to support these mission sets, 
     including but not limited to, responsive launch, on-orbit 
     servicing, on-orbit pre-positioning, and on-orbit refueling.


                             CISLUNAR SPACE

       Developing capabilities and operating within cislunar space 
     is imperative for the Nation to obtain national security, 
     science and technology, and economic advantages. 
     Congressionally directed increases accounted for 80 percent 
     of all resources invested in cislunar activities over the 
     last two fiscal years. The agreement again encourages the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to increase its investments in 
     cislunar propulsion technologies, space domain awareness, and 
     other related activities.


                  IN-SPACE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING

       The agreement notes the promise of in-space assembly and 
     manufacturing (ISAM) to support a range of civil and national 
     security missions and is aware that the Space Force is 
     exploring a mission to resurrect the NASA Spitzer Space 
     Telescope using such capabilities. The agreement encourages 
     the Secretary of the Air Force to increase investment for 
     ISAM and pursue avenues to collaborate with the civil space 
     sector and industry on a near-term mission.

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $36,892,886,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, as follows:

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              TACTICALLY MOBILE MICRO-REACTOR DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs to 
     provide expeditious oversight of physical security and 
     nuclear material handling, interagency coordination, and 
     technical review and assistance for the design, development, 
     and test of tactically mobile micro-reactors. This language 
     replaces the language under this heading in Senate Report 
     118-81.


                         DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

       The agreement directs the Chief Digital and Artificial 
     Intelligence Officer (CDAO), in coordination with the 
     Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Director of 
     the Defense Innovation Unit, to submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees, not later than 60 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, on a development, data, and 
     deployment strategy of an appropriately secure web interface 
     that can provide access to budget and acquisition data 
     reporting to the congressional defense committees. The report 
     shall include an analysis of any budgetary policy barriers to 
     implementing this secure web interface. This language 
     replaces the directives under this heading in House Report 
     118-121.


        OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL OVERSIGHT AND EXECUTABILITY

       The agreement recognizes the objectives and promise of the 
     Office of Strategic Capital (OSC). Given the congressional 
     interest in the success of this office, a continued active 
     dialogue between the OSC and the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees is encouraged to ensure that the 
     necessary authorities and funding mechanisms are available 
     and proper oversight and execution of the same. Noting the 
     importance of the Office of Strategic Capital, the agreement 
     provides $84,000,000, of which $49,200,000 is for the loan 
     program office as appropriated in section 8140 for the 
     Department of Defense Credit Program Account. The loan 
     program office shall only make direct loans, and such direct 
     loans shall be limited to companies developing critical 
     technologies.


                 BIOTECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING INSTITUTES

       The agreement includes the reporting requirement under this 
     heading in House Report 118-121. However, the spend plan 
     directed under this heading in House Report 118-121 is no 
     longer required.


                     alternative battery chemistry

       The agreement directs the Deputy Secretary of Defense to 
     provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, 
     not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, on 
     potential alternatives or advanced battery chemistries to 
     address strategic vulnerabilities and an assessment of the 
     security risk associated with the sourcing of raw and 
     processed materials from outside the United States. The brief 
     shall also include the Department's plan to address these 
     vulnerabilities, including the Department's projected 
     timelines to increase domestic procurement of rechargeable 
     batteries and battery cells, as well as an analysis of key 
     factors limiting domestic procurement of rechargeable 
     batteries and battery cells. This language replaces the 
     directives under this heading in House Report 118-121.

                OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

       The agreement provides $337,489,000 for Operational Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...............      169,544      140,044
  Program increase--browser plug-in security    ...........        6,000
   research...................................
  Transfer to line 3 per DOT&E request........  ...........      -35,500
LIVE FIRE TESTING.............................      103,252      103,252
OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSIS......       58,693       94,193
  Transfer from line 1 per DOT&E request......  ...........       35,500
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION,           331,489      337,489
     DEFENSE..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

       The agreement provides $1,786,779,000 in Title V, Revolving 
     and Management Funds.

                     DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

       The agreement provides $1,786,779,000 for Defense Working 
     Capital Funds, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY....................       29,213      149,213
  Program increase--Arsenal Sustainment         ...........      120,000
   Initiative.................................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE...............       83,587       83,587
DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES......            4            4
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, ENERGY MANAGEMENT...      114,663      106,363
  Unjustified request.........................  ...........       -8,300
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA....................    1,447,612    1,447,612
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND...        7,629            0
  Transfer--National Defense Stockpile          ...........       -7,629
   Transaction Fund funded in section 8034....
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS......    1,682,708    1,786,779
------------------------------------------------------------------------

              national defense stockpile transaction fund

       The fiscal year 2024 President's budget request includes 
     funding for the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, 
     which is intended to decrease or preclude U.S. dependence on 
     foreign sources for supplies of strategic and critical 
     materials. The agreement provides funds with a tenure of 
     three years for this purpose in section 8034. In prior fiscal 
     years, the execution of funding for this purpose has lagged 
     benchmarks, delaying the Department of Defense's ability to 
     expeditiously address this challenge. The Secretary of 
     Defense is directed to submit a report, not later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act, that includes a plan to 
     expedite the execution of funds provided for this purpose; an 
     assessment of how providing funds directly to the Transaction 
     Fund would impact executability; and projections for future 
     sales of excess commodities in fiscal year 2025.

             TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $42,696,094,000 in Title VI, Other 
     Department of Defense Programs, as follows:

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                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $39,898,624,000 for the Defense 
     Health Program, as follows:

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         reprogramming guidance for the defense health program

       The agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Health Affairs to provide quarterly briefings to the 
     congressional defense committees on budget execution data for 
     all of the Defense Health Program budget activities not later 
     than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, and to 
     adequately reflect changes to the budget activities requested 
     by the Services in future budget submissions. These reports 
     shall also be provided to the Government Accountability 
     Office.
       The agreement directs that the In-House Care and Private 
     Sector Care budget sub-activities remain designated as 
     congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
     Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Any transfer of funds 
     in excess of $10,000,000 into or out of these sub-activities 
     requires the Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures. The Secretary of Defense is further 
     directed to provide a report to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
     Act that delineates transfers of funds, and the dates any 
     transfers occurred, from the Private Sector Care budget sub-
     activity to any other budget sub-activity in fiscal year 
     2023.
       In addition, the agreement directs the Secretary of Defense 
     to provide written notification to the congressional defense 
     committees of cumulative transfers in excess of $10,000,000 
     out of the Base Operations and Communications budget sub-
     activity not later than 15 days after such a transfer.


                               carryover

       The agreement provides one percent carryover authority for 
     the Operation and Maintenance account of the Defense Health 
     Program. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
     Affairs is directed to submit a detailed spend plan for any 
     fiscal year 2023 designated carryover funds to the 
     congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior 
     to executing the carryover funds.


                 peer-reviewed cancer research program

       The agreement provides $130,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 
     cancer research program to research cancers not addressed in 
     the breast, pancreatic, prostate, ovarian, kidney, lung, 
     melanoma, rare cancer, and glioblastoma research programs.
       The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research 
     program are directed to be used to conduct research in the 
     following areas: bladder cancer; blood cancers; brain cancer 
     (excluding glioblastoma); colorectal cancer; endometrial 
     cancer; esophageal cancer; germ cell cancers; liver cancer; 
     lymphoma; mesothelioma; metastatic cancers; myeloma; 
     neuroblastoma; pediatric brain tumors; pediatric, adolescent, 
     and young adult cancers; sarcoma; stomach cancer; and thyroid 
     cancer.
       The peer-reviewed cancer research program shall be used 
     only for the purposes listed above. The inclusion of the 
     individual rare cancer research program shall not prohibit 
     the peer-reviewed cancer research program from funding the 
     above-mentioned cancers or cancer subtypes that may be rare 
     by definition. The report directed under this heading in 
     House Report 118-121 and Senate Report 118-81 is still 
     required to be provided not later than 12 months after the 
     enactment of this Act.


                 peer-reviewed medical research program

       The agreement provides $370,000,000 for a peer-reviewed 
     medical research program. The Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Service Surgeons General, is directed to 
     select medical research projects of clear scientific merit 
     and direct relevance to military health. Research areas 
     considered under this funding are restricted to: accelerated 
     aging processes associated with military service; celiac 
     disease; computational biology for precision health; 
     congenital cytomegalovirus; congenital heart disease; 
     dystonia; eating disorders; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; 
     epidermolysis bullosa; far-UVC germicidal light; fibrous 
     dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome; focal segmental 
     glomerulosclerosis; food allergies; Fragile X; frontotemporal 
     degeneration; Guillain-Barre syndrome; hepatitis B; 
     hereditary ataxia; hydrocephalus; inflammatory bowel disease; 
     interstitial cystitis; lymphedema; malaria; maternal mental 
     health; mitochondrial disease; musculoskeletal disorders 
     related to acute and chronic bone conditions and injuries; 
     myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; myotonic 
     dystrophy; nephrotic syndrome; neuroactive steroids; 
     pancreatitis; peripheral neuropathy; polycystic kidney 
     disease; proteomics; pulmonary fibrosis; respiratory health; 
     Rett syndrome; scleroderma; sickle-cell disease; suicide 
     prevention; vascular malformations; and Von Hippel-Lindau 
     syndrome. The additional funding provided under the peer-
     reviewed medical research program shall be devoted only to 
     the purposes listed above.


                       electronic health records

       The agreement directs the Program Executive Officer of 
     Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS) to provide 
     monthly reports not later than 15 days after the end of each 
     month to the congressional defense committees on the status 
     of all open incident reports, as well as the 46 high priority 
     incident reports, in order to better track the progress of 
     the Department in resolving the issues identified in the 
     continuous deployment of MHS GENESIS. The PEO DHMS, in 
     conjunction with the Director of the Federal Electronic 
     Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office and the 
     Director of the Defense Health Agency, is directed to submit 
     quarterly reports not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees 
     and the Government Accountability Office on the cost of the 
     program, including any indirect costs funded outside of the 
     DHMS Modernization Electronic Health Record program and the 
     schedule of the program, to include milestones, knowledge 
     points, and acquisition timelines, as well as quarterly 
     obligation reports.
       The agreement directs the Director of the FEHRM program 
     office to continue to submit quarterly reports on the 
     progress of interoperability between the Department of 
     Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to the House 
     and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees and the House 
     and Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees.
       In addition, the agreement directs the Comptroller General 
     to continue quarterly performance reviews of the deployment 
     of MHS GENESIS with a focus on whether the program is meeting 
     expected cost, schedule, scope, quality, and risk mitigation 
     expectations, to include system enhancements, and expects the 
     PEO DHMS will provide the Comptroller General regular and in-
     depth access to the program to facilitate these reviews.


                        non-opioid drug research

       The agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Health Affairs to provide a report to the congressional 
     defense committees on the Department's plans to conduct 
     collaborative research on development of non-opioid drugs for 
     acute pain control on the battlefield not later than 60 days 
     after the enactment of this Act.


                              service dogs

       Service dogs provide a vital support to our wounded 
     warriors. The agreement supports programs that help to 
     increase the capacity to train and place these dogs with 
     eligible servicemembers and veterans.

           CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

       The agreement provides $1,091,844,000 for Chemical Agents 
     and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................       89,284       89,284
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....    1,002,560    1,002,560
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS          1,091,844    1,091,844
     DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

       The agreement provides $1,177,061,000 for Drug Interdiction 
     and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.....................      643,848      702,962
  Program increase--enterprise-wide             ...........       25,000
   intelligence programs......................
  Program increase--Project 5111--NORTHCOM      ...........       15,000
   Counternarcotics Mission Support...........
  Program increase--Project 3309--Joint         ...........       10,000
   Interagency Task Force--West...............
  Program increase--SOUTHCOM airborne long-     ...........       14,900
   wave infra-red hyperspectral imagery
   sensors....................................
  NGB headquarters realignment................  ...........       -5,786
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.................      134,313      138,313
  Program Increase--Young Marines.............  ...........        4,000
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM...........      102,272      305,786
  Program increase............................  ...........      167,728
  Program increase--equipment.................  ...........       30,000
  NGB headquarters realignment................  ...........        5,786
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS...........        5,993       30,000
  Program increase............................  ...........       24,007
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG       886,426    1,177,061
     ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement includes $702,962,000 for Counter-Narcotics 
     Support, including an additional $50,000,000 for programs to 
     counter illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids. The Secretary 
     of Defense is directed to submit a spend plan for these 
     additional funds to the House and Senate Defense 
     Appropriations Subcommittees not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act.
       The agreement supports the Department of Defense's 
     intelligence programs in support of law enforcement partner 
     efforts to deter, disrupt, and defeat global drug-
     trafficking, illicit finance, and transnational 
     organizations. Increased funding shall be for programs to 
     counter illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids, and related 
     transnational criminal organizations including programs that 
     go after the finances of these organizations. The Secretary 
     of Defense should prioritize this funding on procuring 
     technologies to enhance the capabilities of these programs. 
     Increases in personnel in the future years defense program 
     should be considered only following the completion of a 
     workforce assessment.
       The agreement includes an additional $15,000,000 to support 
     Joint Task Force--North's support for United States 
     government efforts to undermine transnational criminal 
     organizations responsible for the flow of illicit fentanyl 
     and synthetic opioids into the United States. Funds should be 
     used to establish a dedicated cell to provide intelligence 
     analysis, counter threat finance

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     analysis, and other support to interagency operations to 
     crack down on illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioid 
     precursors, pill presses, clandestine labs, and money 
     laundering that facilitate cartel operations. The Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the heads of other federal 
     agencies, as appropriate, shall submit an implementation plan 
     to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act.
       The agreement notes the model of the Joint Interagency Task 
     Force--South which has conducted detection and monitoring 
     operations to support law enforcement disruptions of drug 
     trafficking in the Caribbean for decades. The agreement 
     directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     heads of other federal agencies, as appropriate, to submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees, not later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on efforts of 
     the Department to increase interagency coordination to 
     counter illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids production and 
     trafficking to the United States, as it pertains to the 
     Department's existing roles and responsibilities under 
     current authorities, to support national counter-drug 
     operations. The report shall include an analysis of the 
     Department's current mechanisms for coordinating interagency 
     efforts and the feasibility of establishing a Department of 
     Defense joint interagency task force for this purpose.
       The agreement includes an additional $10,000,000 for Joint 
     Interagency Task Force--West's support of United States 
     government efforts to counter the smuggling of chemical 
     precursors from Asia to the Western Hemisphere. The agreement 
     includes $305,786,000 for the National Guard Counter-Drug 
     Program, of which $30,000,000 is provided for equipment, 
     including equipment to enhance the National Guard's digital 
     forensics and imaging capabilities. The recommendation also 
     includes $30,000,000 for the National Guard Counterdrug 
     Schools Program.
       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
     report to the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 
     Subcommittees not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act on the performance, capacity, and throughput of each 
     of the five counterdrug schools and an analysis of whether 
     the current number of schools is meeting training demands.
       The agreement directs the Comptroller General to review 
     Department of Defense Instruction 3000.14, Counterdrug and 
     Counter-Transnational Organized Crime Policy, and Instruction 
     3100.01B National Guard Counterdrug Support Program, and 
     examine whether such documents limit the effectiveness of the 
     Department of Defense and National Guard Bureau support for 
     counterdrug efforts under the law. The Comptroller General 
     shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
       The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
     that international programs requested and supported by this 
     account do not duplicate programs funded by the Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency in the Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide account. Any congressional notification 
     submitted pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 284 shall identify any 
     resources within the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide 
     account that are allocated for similar or related purposes.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $528,565,000 for the Office of the 
     Inspector General, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................      520,867      522,119
  Special Inspector General for Operation       ...........        4,600
   Atlantic Resolve...........................
  Projected overestimation of civilian          ...........       -1,400
   compensation...............................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, CYBER................        1,948        1,948
PROCUREMENT...................................        1,098        1,098
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....        3,400        3,400
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL....      525,365      528,565
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES

       The agreement provides $1,139,419,000 in Title VII, Related 
     Agencies, as follows:

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                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

       Adjustments to classified programs are addressed in a 
     separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. The 
     Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and other 
     organizations are expected to fully comply with the 
     recommendations and directions in the classified annex 
     accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     2024.

   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

       The agreement provides $514,000,000 for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.

               INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $625,419,000 for the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Title VIII of the accompanying bill includes 150 general 
     provisions. A brief description of each provision follows.
       Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this 
     Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by Congress.
       Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the 
     payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign 
     nationals.
       Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this 
     Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless 
     expressly provided for a greater period of availability 
     elsewhere in the Act.
       Section 8004 limits the obligation of certain funds 
     provided in this Act during the last two months of the fiscal 
     year.
       Section 8005 provides for the general transfer authority of 
     funds to other military functions.
       Section 8006 provides that the tables titled Explanation of 
     Project Level Adjustments in the Committee report and 
     classified annex shall be carried out in the manner provided 
     by the tables to the same extent as if the tables were 
     included in the text of this Act.
       Section 8007 provides for the establishment of a baseline 
     for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 
     the current fiscal year.
       Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of 
     transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances.
       Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated 
     in this Act may be used to initiate a special access program 
     without prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       Section 8010 provides limitations and conditions on the use 
     of funds made available in this Act to initiate multiyear 
     procurement contracts.
       Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds 
     for humanitarian and civic assistance costs.
       Section 8012 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a report on excessive contractor payments.
       Section 8013 prohibits funding from being used to influence 
     congressional action on any matters pending before the 
     Congress.
       Section 8014 restricts the use of funds to reduce or 
     prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed 
     strategic delivery vehicles and launchers.
       Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds 
     appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of 
     Defense Pilot Mentor-Prot Program.
       Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to 
     purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the 
     United States.
       Section 8017 prohibits funds made available in this Act for 
     the support of any non-appropriated activity of the 
     Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine 
     except under certain conditions.
       Section 8018 prohibits funds made available to the 
     Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or 
     dispose of certain surplus firearms and small arms ammunition 
     or ammunition components.
       Section 8019 provides a limitation on funds being used for 
     the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or 
     within the National Capital Region.
       Section 8020 provides for incentive payments authorized by 
     section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
     1544).
       Section 8021 provides for the conveyance, without 
     consideration, of relocatable housing units that are excess 
     to the needs of the Air Force.
       Section 8022 provides for the availability of funds for the 
     mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting 
     from Department of Defense activities.
       Section 8023 provides that no funding for the Defense Media 
     Activity may be used for national or international political 
     or psychological activities.
       Section 8024 provides funding in the Army's Working Capital 
     Fund to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
       Section 8025 provides funding for the Civil Air Patrol 
     Corporation.
       Section 8026 prohibits funding from being used to establish 
     new Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and 
     Development Centers (FFRDCs), with certain limitations.
       Section 8027 defines the congressional defense committees 
     as the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate and 
     the Subcommittees on Defense of the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees.
       Section 8028 defines the congressional intelligence 
     committees as being the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Defense 
     of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
       Section 8029 provides for competitions between private 
     firms and Department of Defense depot maintenance activities.
       Section 8030 requires the Department of Defense to comply 
     with the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       Section 8031 provides for the Department of Defense to 
     procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plates melted and 
     rolled only in the United States and Canada.
       Section 8032 provides for the revocation of blanket waivers 
     of the Buy American Act.
       Section 8033 prohibits funding from being used for the 
     procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those 
     produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin.
       Section 8034 appropriates funding for the National Defense 
     Stockpile Transaction Fund.
       Section 8035 prohibits funding from being used to purchase 
     supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United 
     States.
       Section 8036 provides for a waiver of ``Buy American'' 
     provisions for certain cooperative programs.
       Section 8037 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
     manufacture of a United States flag unless such flags are 
     treated as covered items under section 4862(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       Section 8038 provides for the availability of funds 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account.
       Section 8039 provides authority to use operation and 
     maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an 
     investment item unit cost of not more than $350,000.
       Section 8040 provides authority to use operation and 
     maintenance appropriations for the Asia Pacific Regional 
     Initiative Program.
       Section 8041 prohibits the sale of tobacco products in 
     military resale outlets below the most competitive price in 
     the local community.
       Section 8042 prohibits the use of Working Capital Funds to 
     purchase specified investment items.
       Section 8043 provides that none of the funds appropriated 
     for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available 
     for obligation beyond the current fiscal year except for 
     funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the 
     Working Capital Fund, or other programs as specified.
       Section 8044 places certain limitations on the use of funds 
     made available in this Act to establish field operating 
     agencies.
       Section 8045 places restrictions on converting to 
     contractor performance an activity or function of the 
     Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines 
     provided.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Section 8046 rescinds $2,595,522,000 from the following 
     programs:

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2022 Appropriations:
  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account:
    Cooperative Threat Reduction Account...............       75,000,000
  Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
   Army:
    Assault Bridge (MOD)...............................        1,900,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Information Systems................................       10,000,000
    Disaster Incident Response Communications Terminal.        1,600,000
    Husky Standoff Minefield Detection System..........        2,372,000
    Render Safe Sets, Kits, and Outfits................        1,074,000
    Accessions Information Environment.................       39,635,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
    Common Ground Equipment............................        1,428,000
  Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps:
    Infantry Weapons Ammunition........................        1,012,000
  Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
    T-AGOS: Construction...............................      158,300,000
  Procurement, Marine Corps:
    Radio Systems......................................        7,100,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    F-22...............................................       83,261,000
  Procurement, Defense-Wide:
    PCMV...............................................          204,000
2023 Appropriations:
  Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
    DSCA Security Cooperation..........................       85,000,000
  Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund:
    Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and         50,000,000
     Equip.............................................
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    AH-64 Mods.........................................        3,372,000
  Missile Procurement, Army:
    TOW 2 System Summary...............................        2,713,000
  Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
   Army:
    Improved Recovery Vehicle (M88A2 Hercules).........        7,799,000
    Location & Azimuth Determination System............        2,573,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    COTS Communication Equipment.......................       25,000,000
    Information Systems................................       23,962,000
    Automated Data Processing Equipment................       10,000,000
    Disaster Incident Response Communications Terminal.        4,066,000
  Procurement of Ammunition, Army:
    Mines & Clearing Charges, All Types................        2,176,000
    Demolition Munitions, All Types....................        1,047,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
    MQ-25..............................................      220,650,000
    Next Generation Jammer.............................        4,673,000
    Infrared Search and Track (IRST)...................       20,000,000
    F-18 Series........................................       44,422,000
    C-130 Series.......................................       10,000,000
    T-45 Series........................................        5,000,000
    Common ECM Equipment...............................       15,000,000
  Weapons Procurement, Navy:
    Tomahawk...........................................       40,000,000
    Torpedo Support Equipment..........................       10,000,000
  Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps:
    Air Expendable Countermeasures.....................        2,262,000
  Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
    DDG-51 Advance Procurement.........................       77,300,000
    LPD Flight II Advance Procurement..................      250,000,000
  Other Procurement, Navy:
    Ship Missile Support Equipment.....................        1,101,000

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    Surface Combatant HM&E.............................        2,000,000
    Other Navigation Equipment.........................        3,000,000
    Strategic Platform Support Equipment...............        1,500,000
    Items Less Than $5 Million.........................        3,000,000
    AN/SQQ-89 Surf ASW Combat System...................        4,000,000
    Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD)................        1,000,000
    Shipboard IW Exploit...............................       10,000,000
    CANES..............................................       15,000,000
    Ship Communications Automation.....................        5,000,000
    Info Systems Security Program......................       10,000,000
    Anti-Ship Missile Decoy System.....................       10,000,000
    Submarine Training Device Mods.....................        3,500,000
    Surface Training Equipment.........................       20,000,000
  Procurement, Marine Corps:
    Radio Systems......................................      128,750,000
    Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN).............       12,200,000
    Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.......................       17,600,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    A-10...............................................       51,720,000
    F-15...............................................       17,300,000
    F-22...............................................      213,742,000
  Other Procurement, Air Force:
    General Information Technology--TDNE...............       37,100,000
  Procurement, Space Force:
    National Security Space Launch.....................       44,200,000
    Special Space Activities...........................       36,287,000
  Procurement, Defense Wide:
    PCMV...............................................          211,000
    Armed Overwatch/Targeting..........................       17,608,000
    Ground Based Midcourse.............................        7,000,000
    Defense of Guam Procurement........................          430,000
    Aegis Ashore Phase III.............................        1,000,000
    Aegis BMD Hardware and Software....................        8,077,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
    Army Tactical Command & Control Hardware and               1,154,000
     Software..........................................
    Project Convergence FY23...........................       24,653,000
    Radar Development..................................        1,082,000
    Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs................        1,500,000
    Improved Turbine Engine Program....................        1,461,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
    Littoral Airborne MCM..............................        7,000,000
    Standard Missile Improvements......................       26,912,000
    CHALK CORAL........................................       80,300,000
    RETRACT MAPLE......................................        6,500,000
    EA-18..............................................        5,693,000
    Advanced Above Water Sensors.......................        2,500,000
    Anti-Radiation Missile Improvement.................        5,000,000
    Marine Corps Communication Systems.................        2,800,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
   Force:
    Joint Transportation Management Systems............       17,500,000
    KC-46A Tanker Squadrons............................       19,400,000
    F-15 EPAWSS........................................        5,000,000
    A-10 Squadrons.....................................       30,524,000
    Classified Programs................................       10,600,000
    AC/HC/MC-130J......................................       29,300,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space
   Force:
    Polar MILSATCOM (Space)............................       16,878,000
    National Security Space Launch--EMD................       80,000,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
   Wide:
    Central Test and Evaluation Investment Development.       75,986,000
    Advanced Electronics Technologies..................      150,000,000
    Safety Program Management..........................           90,000
    Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment        2,550,000
    Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center              163,000
     (MDIOC)...........................................
    Ballistic Missile Defense Test.....................        1,700,000
    Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors.............          749,000
    Ballistic Missile Defense Sensor Test..............        1,300,000
    Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Segment Test...        3,000,000
    Coalition Warfare..................................          500,000
    DoD Enterprise Energy Information Management (EEIM)        1,500,000
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       Section 8047 prohibits funds made available in this Act 
     from being used to reduce authorized positions for military 
     technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless 
     such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in 
     military force structure.
       Section 8048 prohibits funding from being obligated or 
     expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic 
     of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Section 8049 provides for reimbursement to the National 
     Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support 
     to the combatant commands, defense agencies, and joint 
     intelligence activities.
       Section 8050 prohibits the transfer of Department of 
     Defense and Central Intelligence Agency drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities funds to other agencies.
       Section 8051 provides funding for Red Cross and United 
     Services Organization grants.
       Section 8052 provides funds for the Small Business 
     Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology 
     Transfer program.
       Section 8053 prohibits funding from being used for 
     contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring.
       Section 8054 provides transfer authority for the pay of 
     military personnel in connection with support and services 
     for eligible organizations and activities outside the 
     Department of Defense.
       Section 8055 provides conditions for the use of equipment 
     of the National Guard Distance Leaming Project on a space-
     available, reimbursable basis.
       Section 8056 limits funds for the retirement of C-40 
     aircraft.
       Section 8057 provides for the limitation on the use of 
     funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for 
     delivery to military forces for operational training, 
     operational use, or inventory requirements.
       Section 8058 prohibits funding in this Act from being used 
     for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units.
       Section 8059 provides obligation authority for new starts 
     for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only 
     after notification to the congressional defense committees.
       Section 8060 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as 
     directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
       Section 8061 provides for the use of National Guard 
     personnel to support ground-based elements of the National 
     Ballistic Missile Defense System.
       Section 8062 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
     this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing'' except for 
     demilitarization purposes.
       Section 8063 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of 
     consideration in cases of personal property leases of less 
     than one year.
       Section 8064 provides for the transfer of funds made 
     available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Army 
     to other activities of the federal government for classified 
     purposes.
       Section 8065 prohibits funding to separate, or to 
     consolidate from within, the National Intelligence Program 
     budget from the Department of Defense budget.
       Section 8066 provides funding to expand cooperation or 
     improve the capabilities of allies and partners in the United 
     States Africa Command and the United States Southern Command 
     areas of responsibilities.
       Section 8067 provides the authority to transfer funding 
     from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, 
     and Air Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and 
     Suites.
       Section 8068 provides grant authority 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.
       Section 8069 provides for the transfer of funds made 
     available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Navy 
     to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development 
     Trust Fund.
       Section 8070 prohibits the modification of command and 
     control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 
     operational and administrative control of United States Navy 
     forces assigned to the Pacific fleet.
       Section 8071 requires notification for the rapid 
     acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support 
     services.
       Section 8072 provides funding and transfer authority for 
     the Israeli Cooperative Programs.
       Section 8073 provides funding for prior year shipbuilding 
     cost increases.
       Section 8074 provides that funds made available in this Act 
     for intelligence and intelligence-related activities not 
     otherwise authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for the current fiscal year are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947.
       Section 8075 prohibits funding from being used to initiate 
     a new start program without prior written notification.
       Section 8076 prohibits funding from being used for the 
     research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or 
     deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
     system.
       Section 8077 prohibits funds for the decommissioning of 
     certain ships.
       Section 8078 provides for special transfer authority for 
     ship construction programs.
       Section 8079 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or 
     disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 
     Squadron of the Air Force Reserve.
       Section 8080 prohibits funding from being used for the 
     integration of foreign intelligence information unless the 
     information has been lawfully collected and processed during 
     conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities.
       Section 8081 limits the availability of funding provided 
     for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
     beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated 
     for research and technology, which shall remain available for 
     the current and the following fiscal years.
       Section 8082 provides limitations on the Shipbuilding and 
     Conversion, Navy appropriation.
       Section 8083 provides for the establishment of a baseline 
     for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 
     the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the 
     current fiscal year.
       Section 8084 places limitations on the reprogramming of 
     funds from the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
     Development Account.
       Section 8085 provides for limitations on funding provided 
     for the National Intelligence Program to 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)).
       Section 8086 provides that any agency receiving funds made 
     available in this Act shall post on a public website any 
     report required to be submitted to Congress with certain 
     exceptions.
       Section 8087 prohibits the use of funds for federal 
     contracts in excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor meets 
     certain conditions.
       Section 8088 provides funds for transfer to the Joint 
     Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Facility Demonstration Fund.
       Section 8089 prohibits the use of funds providing certain 
     missile defense information to certain entities.
       Section 8090 provides 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, and for the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
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     United States Central Command area of responsibility up to a 
     limit of $75,000 per vehicle.
       Section 8091 provides the Director of National Intelligence 
     with general transfer authority with certain limitations.
       Section 8092 authorizes the use of funds in the 
     Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account to purchase two 
     used auxiliary vessels for the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet.
       Section 8093 directs the Secretary of Defense to post grant 
     awards on a public website in a searchable format.
       Section 8094 prohibits the use of funds by the National 
     Security Agency targeting United States persons under 
     authorities granted in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act.
       Section 8095 places restrictions on transfer amounts 
     available to pay salaries for non-Department of Defense 
     personnel.
       Section 8096 provides that operation and maintenance funds 
     may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet.
       Section 8097 prohibits the use of funds to award a new TAO 
     Fleet Oiler or FFG Frigate program contract for the 
     acquisition of certain components unless those components are 
     manufactured in the United States.
       Section 8098 prohibits funds for the development and design 
     of certain future naval ships unless any contract specifies 
     that all hull, mechanical, and electrical components are 
     manufactured in the United States.
       Section 8099 prohibits certain transfers from the 
     Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
     Account.
       Section 8100 prohibits the use of funds for gaming or 
     entertainment that involves nude entertainers.
       Section 8101 prohibits the use of funding for information 
     technology systems that do not have pornographic content 
     filters.
       Section 8102 places restrictions on the use of funding for 
     military parades.
       Section 8103 prohibits funds in the Act from being used to 
     enter into a contract or provide a loan to any corporation 
     that has any unpaid Federal tax liability.
       Section 8104 provides funds for agile development, test and 
     evaluation, procurement, production and modification, and the 
     operation and maintenance for certain software pilot 
     programs.
       Section 8105 prohibits funds from being used to transfer 
     the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force.
       Section 8106 prohibits the use of funding in contravention 
     of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
     Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
       Section 8107 prohibits the use of funds to provide arms, 
     training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.
       Section 8108 provides for the obligation of funds in 
     anticipation of receipt of contributions from the Government 
     of Kuwait.
       Section 8109 provides funding for International Security 
     Cooperation Programs.
       Section 8110 provides funding to reimburse certain 
     countries for border security.
       Section 8111 prohibits funding from being used in 
     contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
       Section 8112 prohibits funding from being used in violation 
     of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
       Section 8113 prohibits funds for any member of the Taliban.
       Section 8114 provides that certain support to friendly 
     foreign countries be made in accordance with section 8005 of 
     this Act.
       Section 8115 prohibits funds from being used to enter into 
     a contract with Rosoboronexport.
       Section 8116 allows for the transfer of equipment to those 
     authorized to receive assistance under the Counter-ISIS Train 
     and Equip Fund.
       Section 8117 provides funding to reimburse key cooperating 
     nations for logistical, military, and other support.
       Section 8118 requires notification of the receipt of 
     contributions from foreign governments.
       Section 8119 requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff to report on any unplanned activity or exercise.
       Section 8120 directs the Secretary of Defense to allocate 
     amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives 
     to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund 
     for fiscal year 2024 as follows:

 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT FISCAL
                                YEAR 2024
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Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
 Wide Budget Activity 02, Applied Research:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................       65,062,000
Budget Activity 03, Advanced Technology Development:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................      269,256,000
Budget Activity 04, Advanced Component Development and
 Prototypes:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................       65,682,000
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       Section 8121 requires notification if a foreign base is 
     opened or closed.
       Section 8122 prohibits the use of funds with respect to 
     Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
       Section 8123 prohibits the use of funds with respect to 
     Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
       Section 8124 prohibits the use of funds to establish 
     permanent bases in Iraq, or United States control over Iraq 
     or Syria oil resources.
       Section 8125 prohibits the use of funding to procure or 
     transfer man-portable air defense systems under the Counter-
     ISIS Train and Equip Fund Account.
       Section 8126 provides security assistance to the Government 
     of Jordan.
       Section 8127 limits excessive growth in the procurement of 
     advisory and assistance programs.
       Section 8128 reflects savings attributable to efficiencies 
     and management improvements in the military departments.
       Section 8129 reduces amounts appropriated in title II of 
     this act to reflect excess cash balances in Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Section 8130 reflects savings due to favorable foreign 
     exchange rates.
       Section 8131 appropriates funding for the Sexual Assault 
     Special Victims' Counsel Program.
       Section 8132 provides guidance on the implementation of the 
     Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
     Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured Active Duty Service 
     Members.
       Section 8133 requires the Secretary of the Navy to provide 
     pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis.
       Section 8134 expands eligibility of previously appropriated 
     funds for military noise mitigation grants.
       Section 8135 appropriates funding for contract closeout 
     costs.
       Section 8136 provides the authority for the Secretary of 
     Defense to obligate funds to modify up to six F-35 aircraft 
     to a test configuration.
       Section 8137 prohibits the use of funds to integrate an 
     alternative engine on any F-35 aircraft.
       Section 8138 provides the authority for funds appropriated 
     in title III of this Act to be used to enter into a contract 
     for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program.
       Section 8139 provides for the use of funds for the rapid 
     acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support 
     services.
       Section 8140 appropriates funds for the ``Department of 
     Defense Credit Program Account'' for the cost of loans and 
     loan guarantees to support critical defense industrial base 
     investment.
       Section 8141 provides the authority for Defense Innovation 
     Unit Fielding funds for expenses related to agile research, 
     development, test and evaluation, procurement, production 
     modification, and operation and maintenance requirements, 
     including initial acquisition of end-items for operational 
     use.
       Section 8142 prohibits the use of funds to be used to 
     support any activity associated with the Wuhan Institute of 
     Virology.
       Section 8143 prohibits funds for any work to be performed 
     by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported by 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       Section 8144 prohibits the use of funds to transfer, 
     release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
     the United States of certain detainees.
       Section 8145 prohibits the use of funds 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 or any other foreign country.
       Section 8146 prohibits the use of funds to construct, 
     acquire, or modify any facility in the United States to house 
     any individual detained at United States Naval Station 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Section 8147 prohibits the use of funds to carry out the 
     closure of the United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba.
       Section 8148 provides funding for the Ukraine Security 
     Assistance Initiative.
       Section 8149 prohibits the use of funds to remove a Chinese 
     military company from the list required by section 1260H of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     with certain exceptions.
       Section 8150 prohibits funding in contravention of section 
     525 of Public Law 117-263, which rescinded the Department of 
     Defense COVID-19 vaccine mandate.


   disclosure of earmarks and congressionally directed spending items

       Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, neither the bill nor the explanatory statement 
     contains any congressional earmarks or congressionally 
     directed spending items, limited tax benefits or limited 
     tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and Senate 
     rules.

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 DIVISION B--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2024

       The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division 
     is approved and indicates Congressional intent. Unless 
     otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 118-
     145 and Senate Report 118-61 carries the same weight as 
     language included in this joint explanatory statement and 
     should be complied with unless specifically addressed to the 
     contrary in this joint explanatory statement. While some 
     language is repeated for emphasis, it is not intended to 
     negate the language referred to above unless expressly 
     provided herein.
       References in the joint explanatory statement to ``the 
     Committees'' or ``the Committee'' refer to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Quarterly Obligation Reports.--Section 634 of this Act 
     directs that no later than 45 days after the last day of each 
     quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit a report 
     to the Committees that includes total obligations of the 
     agency for that quarter for each appropriation. In addition 
     to annual discretionary appropriations, the report should 
     include obligation data for funds that remain available 
     under:
        Fiscal Year 2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and 
     Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123)
        Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-
     127)
        Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
     (P.L. 116-136)
        Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
     Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139)
        Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and 
     Response Act (P.L. 116-260)
        American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2)
        Fiscal Year 2021 Emergency Security Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-31)
        Fiscal Year 2022 Extending Funding and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43)
        Further Extending Government Funding Act (P.L. 
     117-70)
        Fiscal Year Consolidated Appropriations and 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-103)
        Fiscal Year 2022 Additional Ukraine Supplemental 
     Appropriations (P.L. 117-128)
        Fiscal Year 2022 Supreme Court Security Funding 
     Act (P.L. 117-167)
        Fiscal Year 2023 Continuing Appropriations and 
     Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-180)
        Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act 
     Additional Ukraine Supp. (P.L. 117-328)
        Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-
     58)
        Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)
       The report should include total budget authority for each 
     appropriation, the period of availability, the Budget 
     Enforcement Act category, unobligated balances at the 
     beginning of the fiscal year, quarterly obligations, the 
     resulting unobligated balances at the end of the quarter, 
     fiscal year cumulative outlays to date, and the number of 
     full-time equivalents at the end of the quarter.
       Reports.--Each agency funded in this Act shall submit with 
     the baseline report required by Section 608 a list of the 
     reporting and briefing requirements contained in this Act and 
     in the House and Senate reports, including due dates and the 
     office responsible for preparing the report or providing the 
     briefing. The summary should include Inspector General and 
     Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.
       Agencies may request to brief the Committees in lieu of a 
     requested report subject to the approval of the Committees. 
     If both the House and Senate requested a report or briefing 
     on a similar subject, the report or briefing may be 
     consolidated into one report or briefing subject to the 
     approval of the Committees.
       Agencies funded by this Act should review the reprogramming 
     guidelines included in Section 608 of this agreement and are 
     reminded that baseline reports are due to the Committees no 
     later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act and that 
     Section 608 requires accurate and complete organizational 
     charts that reflect the hierarchical and reporting structure 
     of their bureaus, divisions, services, and offices.
       Agencies funded by this Act are directed to provide the 
     Committees with direct, unobstructed, and timely access to 
     the budget offices and to provide the Committees with prompt 
     and complete responses to requests for information, in 
     particular, requests for technical information.
       Antideficiency Act Violations.--The agreement directs any 
     agency funded by this Act to concurrently transmit to the 
     Committees a copy of any Antideficiency Act violation report 
     submitted pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351 or 31 U.S.C. 1517(b).

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $287,576,000 for departmental 
     offices salaries and expenses.
       COVID-19 Expenditure Report.--In lieu of House report 
     language, the Department is directed to provide a briefing to 
     the Committees no later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act on the status of its consultations with the 
     Secretary of the Health and Human Services to produce a 
     COVID-19 expenditure report.
       U.S. Currency Redesign.--In lieu of Senate report language, 
     the Department is directed to provide a briefing to the 
     Committees no later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
     Act on any redesign plans for U.S. currency.
       Information Technology Working Capital Fund (IT WCF).--
     Prior to establishing an IT WCF, the Department shall submit 
     copies of the Fund's governance structure, membership, and 
     business rules to the Committees. After being established, 
     the Department shall submit quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on the IT WCF financial status and management, 
     including all planned transfers and reprogrammings for the 
     upcoming quarter by account and project; justifications for 
     these transfers and reprogrammings; and the actual 
     obligations, expenditures, and unused IT WCF and non-IT WCF 
     balances for the prior quarter by project.


       committee on foreign investment in the united states fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $21,000,000 for the Committee on 
     Foreign Investment in the United States Fund (CFIUS).


             office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $226,862,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
     Intelligence (TFI).


                   cybersecurity enhancement account

       The agreement provides $36,500,000 for the Cybersecurity 
     Enhancement Account and makes an additional $62,500,000 
     available from a transfer of prior-year funds for a total of 
     $99,000,000 for the account.


        department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $11,007,000 for the Department-Wide 
     Systems and Capital Investments Programs.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $48,389,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

           treasury inspector general for tax administration

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $172,508,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration (TIGTA).

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $190,193,000 for salaries and 
     expenses for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 
     (FinCEN).
       The agreement recommends up to $5,000,000 to improve 
     FinCEN's ability for oversight and Title 31 investigations 
     involving child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse 
     material.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $391,109,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
       Savings Bonds.--The agreement recommends up to an 
     additional $7,000,000 to continue the Matured Unredeemed Debt 
     (MUD) initiative, an initiative to digitize savings bond 
     records and conduct outreach to assist persons with locating 
     their MUD bonds, and implement the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
       Transparency in Federal Spending.--In lieu of House report 
     language, the agreement directs the Fiscal Service to 
     continue to coordinate with the Office of Management and 
     Budget (OMB) to publish all unclassified vendor contracts and 
     grant awards agreements for all Federal agencies, as well as 
     to begin publishing the relevant Notice of Funding 
     Opportunity (NOFO) identifiers related to the issuance of the 
     NOFO for each grant, online at USAspending.gov. The agreement 
     directs the Fiscal Service to brief the Committees no later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the expected 
     timing for including NOFO information on USAspending.gov. The 
     agreement also directs the Fiscal Service to continue to 
     coordinate with OMB to maintain existing requirements for all 
     financial and award spending information to be reported 
     reporting on at least a monthly basis, rather than a 
     quarterly basis.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $157,795,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 
     (TTB).

                           United States Mint

               united states mint public enterprise fund

       The agreement specifies that not more than $50,000,000 in 
     new liabilities and obligations may be incurred during fiscal 
     year 2024 for circulating coinage and protective service 
     capital investments of the U.S. Mint.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

       The agreement provides $324,000,000 for the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund program. The 
     agreement limits the total loan principal for the Bond 
     Guarantee program to $500,000,000.

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                           Program                               ($000)
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Financial/Technical Assistance Grants........................   $188,000

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    Disability Fund..........................................   (10,000)
    Economic Mobility Corps..................................    (2,000)
Native Initiatives...........................................     28,000
Bank Enterprise Award Program................................     40,000
Healthy Food Financing Initiative............................     24,000
Small Dollar Loan Program....................................      9,000
Administrative Expenses......................................     35,000
                                                              ----------
    Total, CDFI Fund Program Account.........................    324,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Updated CDFI Application.--In lieu of House report 
     language, the agreement directs the CDFI Fund to provide a 
     briefing no later than 60 days after the enactment of this 
     Act on the rollout of the CDFI application for the fiscal 
     year 2024 application period and feedback received from 
     stakeholders.
       Persistent Poverty.--In lieu of the last Senate paragraph 
     on persistent poverty, the agreement further directs the CDFI 
     Fund to place a priority on making additional funds available 
     to CDFIs that have provided no less than 15 percent of their 
     total lending to recipients in persistent poverty counties, 
     as measured by a 3-year average of their activity in the 
     three most recently completed fiscal years for which the CDFI 
     Fund obtains data.

                        Internal Revenue Service

       User Fees.--The IRS is reminded to specify the programs, 
     investments, and initiatives funded through each 
     appropriations account in its user fee spend plan. In 
     addition, the IRS is directed to include the total fees 
     collected; total unobligated amount of fees; the office with 
     responsibility for the program, investment, or initiative; 
     and whether the program, investment, or initiative was funded 
     with user fees in the prior year.

                           taxpayer services

       The agreement provides $2,780,606,000 for Taxpayer 
     Services. Within the overall amount, not less than 
     $12,000,000 is for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 
     Program; not less than $28,000,000 is for Low-Income Taxpayer 
     Clinic Grants; and not less than $271,200,000 is for 
     operating expenses of the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service, of 
     which not less than $7,000,000 is for identity theft 
     casework.
       In addition, within the overall amount provided, not less 
     than $41,000,000 is for the Community Volunteer Income Tax 
     Assistance Matching Grants Program.

                              enforcement

       The agreement provides $5,437,622,000 for Enforcement, of 
     which up to $25,000,000 is for investigative technology for 
     the Criminal Investigation Division, to support their 
     critical law enforcement mission, and not less than 
     $60,257,000 is for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 
     program.

                           operations support

       The agreement provides $4,100,826,000 for Operations 
     Support.

          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement includes the following provisions:
       Section 101 provides transfer authority.
       Section 102 requires the IRS to maintain an employee 
     training program on topics such as taxpayers' rights.
       Section 103 requires the IRS to safeguard taxpayer 
     information and to protect taxpayers against identity theft.
       Section 104 permits funding for 1-800 help line services 
     for taxpayers and directs the Commissioner to make improving 
     phone service a priority and to enhance response times.
       Section 105 requires the IRS to issue notices to employers 
     of any address change request and to give special 
     consideration to offers in compromise for taxpayers who have 
     been victims of payroll tax preparer fraud.
       Section 106 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
     United States citizens for exercising any right guaranteed 
     under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
       Section 107 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
     groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 
     beliefs.
       Section 108 requires the IRS to comply with procedures and 
     policies on conference spending in accordance with IRS 
     policies issued as a result of TIGTA recommendations.
       Section 109 prohibits funds for giving bonuses to employees 
     or hiring former employees without considering conduct and 
     compliance with Federal tax law.
       Section 110 prohibits the IRS from using funds made 
     available by this Act to contravene a provision of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 related to the confidentiality 
     and disclosure of returns and return information.
       Section 111 provides the IRS with direct hiring authorities 
     for positions to process backlogged tax returns and return 
     information.
       Section 112 provides passenger carrier transportation and 
     protection between the Commissioner of the IRS's residence 
     and place of employment.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 113 allows Treasury to use funds for certain 
     specified expenses.
       Section 114 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent of 
     funds among various Treasury bureaus and offices.
       Section 115 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent from 
     the IRS accounts to TIGTA.
       Section 116 prohibits funding to redesign the $1 note.
       Section 117 allows for the transfer of funds from the 
     Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses to the 
     Debt Collection Fund conditional on future reimbursement.
       Section 118 prohibits funds to build a United States Mint 
     museum without the approval of the Committees and the 
     authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
       Section 119 prohibits funding for consolidating the 
     functions of the United States Mint and the Bureau of 
     Engraving and Printing without the approval of the Committees 
     and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
       Section 120 specifies that funds for Treasury intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized until 
     enactment of the fiscal year 2024 Intelligence Authorization 
     Act.
       Section 121 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
     use up to $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Section 122 requires the Secretary to submit a Capital 
     Investment Plan.
       Section 123 prohibits the Department from finalizing any 
     regulation related to the standards used to determine the 
     tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization.
       Section 124 requires a Franchise Fund report.
       Section 125 requires the Office of Financial Research to 
     submit quarterly reports.
       Section 126 provides funding for the Special Inspector 
     General for Pandemic Recovery.
       Section 127 establishes an Information Technology Working 
     Capital Fund.
       Section 128 transfers funds to the Cybersecurity 
     Enhancement Account.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $78,904,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the White House.
       Office of Pandemic Preparedness.--Funds are included for 
     the establishment of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and 
     Response Policy as authorized by section 2104 of the fiscal 
     year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
       The agreement does not adopt the House report language 
     concerning transparency in the White House.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $15,453,000 for the Executive 
     Residence at the White House.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       The agreement provides $2,475,000 for repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White 
     House.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $4,854,000 for salaries and expenses 
     of the Council of Economic Advisers.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $19,000,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the National Security Council and Homeland 
     Security Council, of which not to exceed $10,000 is available 
     for official reception and representation expenses.

                        Office of Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $114,308,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Administration, of which not more 
     than $12,800,000 is for information technology modernization. 
     Of the amount provided under this heading, up to $7,000,000 
     shall be available to provide payments (such as stipends, 
     subsistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to 
     students, recent graduates, and veterans recently discharged 
     from active duty.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $129,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     OMB.
       In lieu of the Senate language on Accountability in Federal 
     Acquisitions and Contracting, the agreement includes the 
     House language in the General Services Administration (GSA) 
     on Chinese Technology and Equipment in Federal Government 
     Buildings and Leases.
       COVID-19 Expenditure Report.--The President terminated the 
     COVID-19 national emergency on May 11, 2023. The expenditure 
     report required under section 401 of the National Emergencies 
     Act is more than six months overdue. The agreement requests 
     an update no later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
     Act on the anticipated submission date of such report.
       Government-Wide Telework.--The agreement directs OMB to 
     consult with all Federal agencies and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, no later than 90 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, a report that includes: (1) agency 
     action plans for return to work that were submitted to OMB in 
     January 2024; (2) by agency, the average number and percent 
     of employees present in the office on a given day during any 
     two-week pay period after enactment of this Act; (3) each 
     agency's most recent policy on telework, including any 
     agreement with employee

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     unions; (4) metrics for measuring employee productivity 
     levels when teleworking; (5) a description of each agency's 
     effort to reduce its office footprint if their average office 
     space utilization rate is less than 60 percent, based on a 
     benchmark of 150 usable square feet per person; and (6) cost 
     of total office space, average office space utilization rate, 
     and estimated cost of underutilized space.

             Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

       The agreement provides $1,883,000 for the Intellectual 
     Property Enforcement Coordinator.

                 Office of the National Cyber Director


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $21,707,000 for the Office of the 
     National Cyber Director.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $21,785,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
     (ONDCP).


                     FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $298,579,000 for the High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA).
       HIDTA Discretionary Funds.--The agreement directs ONDCP to 
     provide a detailed briefing to the Committees on projects 
     using fiscal year 2024 HIDTA discretionary funds no later 
     than 7 days after the allocation plan has been finalized. The 
     briefing should include information on how the specific 
     projects address demonstrated threats and advance priorities 
     in the National Drug Control Strategy.


                  OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $136,150,000 for Other Federal Drug 
     Control Programs. The agreement allocates funds among 
     specific programs as follows:

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Drug-Free Communities Program...........................    $109,000,000
    (Training)..........................................     (2,500,000)
Drug court training and technical assistance............       3,000,000
Anti-Doping activities..................................      14,000,000
World Anti-Doping Agency (U.S. membership dues).........       3,700,000
Model Acts Program......................................       1,250,000
Community-based coalition enhancement grants (CARA             5,200,000
 Grants)................................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          Unanticipated Needs

       The agreement provides $990,000 for unanticipated needs of 
     the President.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $8,000,000 for information 
     technology oversight and reform activities.

                  Special Assistance to the President


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $6,015,000 for salaries and expenses 
     to enable the Vice President to provide special assistance to 
     the President.

                Official Residence of the Vice President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $318,000 for operating expenses for 
     the official residence of the Vice President.

Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
                     Appropriated to the President


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following administrative 
     provisions:
       Section 201 provides transfer authority among various 
     Executive Office of the President accounts.
       Section 202 requires the Director of the OMB, during fiscal 
     year 2024, to include a statement of budgetary impact with 
     any Executive order issued or revoked and for Presidential 
     memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of 
     $100,000,000.
       Section 203 requires the Director of the OMB to issue a 
     memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and 
     corporations directing compliance with title VII of this Act.
       Section 204 provides funds for initiatives related to drug 
     prevention, to be awarded as follows:

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                               TITLE III

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $129,323,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Supreme Court. In addition, the agreement 
     provides mandatory costs as authorized by current law for the 
     salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the 
     court.


                    CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

       The agreement provides $20,688,000 for the care of the 
     Supreme Court building and grounds.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $36,735,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     Federal Circuit. In addition, the agreement provides 
     mandatory costs as authorized by current law for the salaries 
     of the chief judge and judges of the court.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $21,260,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Court of International Trade. 
     In addition, the agreement provides mandatory costs as 
     authorized by 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

       The agreement provides $5,995,055,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other 
     Judicial Services, of which $55,000,000 in new and existing 
     funding can be for cybersecurity and IT modernization 
     priorities. In addition, the agreement provides mandatory 
     costs as authorized by 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. The agreement also provides $9,975,000 from 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.


                           DEFENDER SERVICES

       The agreement provides $1,450,680,000 for Defender 
     Services.


                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

       The agreement provides $58,239,000 for Fees of Jurors and 
     Commissioners.


                             COURT SECURITY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $750,163,000 for Court Security.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $102,673,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Administrative Office (AO) of the United 
     States Courts.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $34,261,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Judicial Center.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $21,641,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Sentencing Commission.

                Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following administrative 
     provisions:
       Section 301 makes funds appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Section 302 provides transfer authority among Judiciary 
     appropriations.
       Section 303 permits not more than $11,000 to be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses of the 
     Judicial Conference.
       Section 304 extends through fiscal year 2024 the delegation 
     of authority to the Judiciary for contracts for repairs of 
     less than $100,000.
       Section 305 continues a pilot program where the United 
     States Marshals Service provides perimeter security services 
     at selected courthouses.
       Section 306 extends temporary judgeships in the eastern 
     district of Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, the central district 
     of California, the northern district of Alabama, the southern 
     district of Florida, New Mexico, the western district of 
     North Carolina, the eastern district of Texas, and Hawaii.
       Section 307 is a new provision that reduces the 
     administrative burdens associated with private panel attorney 
     payments.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

       Death with Dignity.--Congress has expressly forbidden the 
     use of Federal funding for purposes related to assisted 
     suicide under the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 
     1997 (Public Law 105-12). There are concerns that the Death 
     with Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-182) puts our Nation's 
     most vulnerable people who are elderly, disabled, or fighting 
     mental illness at risk. As such, the Chief Financial Officer 
     for the District of Columbia shall submit a report to the 
     Committees to certify that no Federal funds are used to 
     implement D.C. Law 21-182 in the District of Columbia in 
     contravention of existing law. The District shall also report 
     to the Committees on the number of lethal prescriptions 
     prescribed during the fiscal year, the number of patients 
     that actually consumed the medication and the cause of death 
     that was listed on the death certificate.
       DC Maternity Care Access Report.--The agreement directs the 
     District of Columbia to submit a report to the Committees no 
     later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, regarding 
     maternity care access for D.C. residents. The report should 
     be organized by ward, birth rate, pregnancy-related death 
     rate, and maternal death rate. The report should also 
     include, organized by ward, the number of facilities 
     providing prenatal care, the number of facilities with 
     maternity units, the number of facilities with neonatal 
     intensive care units, and the number of facilities of each 
     type that accept Medicaid.


              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $40,000,000 for District of Columbia 
     resident tuition support.


   FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE 
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The agreement provides $30,000,000 for emergency planning 
     and security costs in the District of Columbia to remain 
     available until expended.


           FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The agreement provides $292,068,000 for the District of 
     Columbia courts, of which $15,055,000 is for the D.C. Court 
     of Appeals, $141,973,000 is for the Superior Court, 
     $88,290,000 is for the D.C. Court System, and $46,750,000 is 
     for capital improvements to courthouse facilities.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $46,005,000 for defender services in 
     the District of Columbia.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The agreement provides $286,016,000 for court services and 
     offender supervision in the District of Columbia.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

       The agreement provides $53,629,000 for public defender 
     services in the District of Columbia.


      FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

       The agreement provides $2,450,000 for the Criminal Justice 
     Coordinating Council.


                FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

       The agreement provides $630,000 for Judicial Commissions. 
     Within the amount provided, $330,000 is for the Commission on 
     Judicial Disabilities and Tenure and $300,000 is for the 
     Judicial Nomination Commission.


                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

       The agreement provides $52,500,000 for school improvement 
     in the District of Columbia to be distributed in accordance 
     with the provisions of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
     Results Act (SOAR Act). The funds are to be allocated evenly 
     between District of Columbia public schools, charter schools, 
     and opportunity scholarships as authorized by law.


      FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $600,000 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

       The agreement provides $4,000,000 for HIV/AIDS testing and 
     treatment.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

       The agreement provides $8,000,000 for the District of 
     Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

                       District of Columbia Funds

       The agreement provides authority for the District of 
     Columbia to spend its local funds in accordance with the 
     Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request Act of 2023.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $3,430,000 for the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $150,975,000 for the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Within the amount provided, 
     $2,000,000 is available until expended for the pool and spa 
     safety grants program established by the Virginia Graeme 
     Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act and $2,000,000 is available 
     until expended to carry out the program, including 
     administrative costs, authorized by section 204 of the 
     Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
     Prevention Act of 2022.


     administrative provisions--consumer product safety commission

       Section 501 prohibits the use of Federal funds in fiscal 
     year 2024 for the adoption or implementation of the proposed 
     rule on ROVs until a study by the National Academy of 
     Sciences is completed.
       Section 502 prohibits the CPSC from promulgating, 
     implementing, administering, or

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     enforcing any regulation to ban gas stoves as a class of 
     products.

                     Election Assistance Commision


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $27,720,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), of 
     which $1,250,000 shall be made available to the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform 
     activities.


                        election security grants

       The agreement provides $55,000,000 to the Election 
     Assistance Commission 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 under 
     sections 101, 103, and 104 of the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 (P.L. 107-252).

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $390,192,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The 
     agreement provides that $390,192,000 be derived from 
     offsetting collections, resulting in no net appropriation.
       5G Fund.--In lieu of the House language, the agreement 
     encourages the FCC to consider mobile 5G connectivity 
     nationwide as well as changes in technology and service 
     within the 5G framework when allocating resources in the 
     Universal Service Fund (USF).
       Service Outage.--A recent wireless service outage has 
     highlighted confusion related to using wireless devices to 
     make 911 voice calls and send 911 texts during service 
     outages. The agreement encourages the FCC, in coordination 
     with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 
     the First Responder Network Authority, to partner with state 
     and local first responders to increase community awareness of 
     accessibility to 911 during outages, especially regarding 
     texts to 911 as an alternative to voice calling. No later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
     is directed to brief the Committees on these efforts.


      administrative provisions--federal communications commission

       Section 510 extends an exemption from the Antideficiency 
     Act for the USF.
       Section 511 prohibits the FCC from changing rules governing 
     the USF regarding single connection or primary line 
     restrictions.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                    office of the inspector general

       The agreement provides a transfer of $47,500,000 to fund 
     the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation. The OIG's appropriations are derived 
     from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and 
     Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $80,857,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Election Commission.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $29,500,000 for the Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority.

            Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council


                 environmental review improvement fund

       The agreement does not provide funding for the Federal 
     Permitting Improvement Steering Council's (FPISC) 
     Environmental Review Improvement Fund. The agreement notes 
     that P.L. 117-169 provided the FPISC Environmental Review 
     Improvement Fund with $350,000,000 to remain available 
     through September 30, 2031.
       Tribal Engagement.--In lieu of House language on the 
     transfer of funds to Federally recognized tribes, the 
     agreement directs the FPISC to begin making funds available 
     to tribes no later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, if it has not done so already, in order to facilitate 
     Tribal engagement in timely, transparent, efficient, and 
     thorough environmental reviews for FAST-41 covered projects.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $425,700,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This 
     appropriation is partially offset by premerger filing and 
     Telemarketing Sales Rule fees estimated at $278,000,000 and 
     $14,000,000, respectively.
       Adoption.--In lieu of the House language on adoption, the 
     Senate language on adoption is retained.
       Unfair Practices Enforcement Cases.--In lieu of House 
     language directing the FTC to provide specific information 
     within its budget, the agreement directs the FTC to brief the 
     Committees on the matter no later than 120 days after the 
     enactment of this Act.

                    General Services Administration

       System for Award Management.--In lieu of the reporting 
     requirement timeframe contained in the House and Senate 
     reports, the agreement directs GSA to provide the report no 
     later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.


                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The agreement provides resources from the GSA Federal 
     Buildings Fund totaling $9,470,022,000.


                      construction and acquisition

       The agreement provides $259,692,000 for construction and 
     acquisition:

 
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         State                     Description                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MD....................  Baltimore, Edward A. Garmatz          $1,500,000
                         U.S. Courthouse.
NCR...................  Federal Bureau of Investigation      200,000,000
                         Headquarters.
PR....................  Clemente Ruiz-Nazario, U.S.           28,290,000
                         Courthouse.
TN....................  Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse....      20,902,000
WA....................  Seattle, Design of Replacement         9,000,000
                         Facility.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Unused Material.--In lieu of House report language, GSA is 
     directed to consult with the Department of Homeland Security 
     and the Department of Defense on their reporting requirements 
     regarding the status of unused materials.
       Cost Methodology.--In lieu of Senate report language 
     regarding the use of opportunity costs, GSA is directed to 
     brief the Committees, no later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, on how GSA can use opportunity costs 
     in cost calculations.


                        repairs and alterations

       The agreement provides $599,848,000 for repairs and 
     alterations:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Repairs and Alterations...........................    $211,515,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
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         State                     Description                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KY....................  Paducah Federal Building and         $40,479,000
                         U.S. Courthouse.
OK....................  Holloway U.S. Courthouse and          65,926,000
                         U.S. Post Office.
VA....................  Walter E. Hoffman U.S.                 2,756,000
                         Courthouse.
WA....................  Tacoma Union Station............      79,256,000
WV....................  IRS Enterprise Computing Center.      23,098,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Washington, DC Regional Office Building.--In lieu of House 
     report language on the renovation of the Regional Office 
     Building in Washington, DC to house employees of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency's headquarters and the Department 
     of Homeland Security's Management Directorate, GSA is 
     directed to provide bi-annual reports including updated, 
     detailed cost estimates for any remaining scope-of-work, as 
     well as detailed, projected cost-savings as a result of the 
     planned co-location since additional funding is required in 
     future fiscal years for Phase II of the project.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Repairs and Alterations...........................    $376,333,000
Special Emphasis Programs...............................      12,000,000
    Fire Protection and Life Safety.....................       5,000,000
    Consolidation Activities............................       4,000,000
    Judicial Capital Security...........................       3,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            rental of space

       The agreement provides $5,659,298,000 for rental of space.
       U.S. Space Command Headquarters Leases.--The agreement does 
     not adopt House report language on the U.S. Space Command 
     Headquarters.


                          building operations

       The agreement provides $2,951,184,000 for building 
     operations.


                           GENERAL ACTIVITIES

                         GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

       The agreement provides $70,474,000 for GSA government-wide 
     policy activities.


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $53,933,000 for operating expenses. 
     Within the amount provided, $28,547,000 is for Real and 
     Personal Property Management and Disposal and $25,386,000 is 
     for the Office of the Administrator.


                   CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

       The agreement provides $10,248,000 for the Civilian Board 
     of Contract Appeals.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $73,837,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


           ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

       The agreement provides $5,200,000 for allowances and office 
     staff for former Presidents.


                     FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $75,000,000 for deposit into the 
     Federal Citizen Services Fund and authorizes use of 
     appropriations, revenues, and collections in the Fund in an 
     aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000.


                  PRE-ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

       The agreement provides $10,413,000 for activities 
     authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 
     2010 (P.L. 111-283).


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Working Capital 
     Fund for necessary costs to modernize e-rulemaking systems.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Section 520 specifies that funds are available for hire of 
     motor vehicles.
       Section 521 authorizes transfers within the Federal 
     Buildings Fund, with advance approval of the Committees.
       Section 522 requires transmittal of a fiscal year 2025 
     request for courthouse construction that meets design guide 
     standards, reflects the priorities in the Judicial 
     Conference's 5-year construction plan, and includes a 
     standardized courtroom utilization study.

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       Section 523 specifies that funds in this Act may not be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable space or provide 
     services such as cleaning or security for any agency that 
     does not pay the rental charges assessed by GSA.
       Section 524 permits GSA to pay certain construction-related 
     claims against the Federal Government from savings achieved 
     in other projects.
       Section 525 requires that the delineated area of 
     procurement for leased space match the approved prospectus, 
     unless the Administrator provides an explanatory statement to 
     the appropriate Congressional committees.
       Section 526 requires a spending plan for the Federal 
     Citizen Services Fund.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $2,970,000 for payment to the Harry 
     S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $51,480,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Within the 
     amount provided, $49,135,000 is a direct appropriation and 
     $2,345,000 is a transfer from the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund to adjudicate retirement appeals.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation


            MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $1,782,000 for payment to the Morris 
     K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

       The agreement provides $3,904,000 for payment to the 
     Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           operating expenses

       The agreement provides $427,250,000 for the operating 
     expenses of the National Archives and Records Administration, 
     of which $2,000,000 is available until expended to make 
     publicly available the records of missing Armed Forces and 
     civilian personnel.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $5,920,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


                        REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

       The agreement provides $25,500,000 for the repair, 
     alteration, and improvement of archives facilities and museum 
     exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and to provide 
     adequate storage for holdings to remain available until 
     expended.
       No less than $17,500,000 is included for modernization of 
     the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.


        NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

                             GRANTS PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $10,000,000 for the National 
     Historical Publications and Records Commission grants 
     program.


 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

       Section 530 is a provision providing funds for initiatives 
     related to the preserving and publishing of historical 
     records, including the construction of exhibits, to be 
     awarded as follows:

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                  National Credit Union Administration


               COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

       The agreement provides $3,465,000 for the Community 
     Development Revolving Loan Fund.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $23,037,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Government Ethics.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (including transfers of trust funds)

       The agreement provides $412,051,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Within 
     the amount provided, $219,076,000 is a direct appropriation 
     and $192,975,000 is a transfer from OPM trust funds.
       Low Staffing at Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Facilities.--In 
     lieu of House report language, OPM is directed to work with 
     the BOP to analyze how the General Schedule levels for BOP 
     employees can be modified or reformed to address concerns 
     about pay-related matters, and to brief the Committees on 
     these efforts no later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act.
       Direct Hire Authority at BOP Facilities.--In lieu of House 
     report language, OPM is directed to work with the BOP to 
     develop procedures to grant direct hiring authority to all 
     BOP facilities to address the Bureau-wide staffing crisis, 
     and to brief the Committees on these efforts no later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       The agreement provides $36,031,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Within the 
     amount provided, $6,839,000 is a direct appropriation and 
     $29,192,000 is a transfer from OPM trust funds.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $31,585,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Special Counsel.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $13,700,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

                     Public Buildings Reform Board


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $3,960,000 for salaries and expenses 
     of the Public Buildings Reform Board.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement provides $2,149,000,000 for the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, another 
     $39,658,000 is provided for move, replication, and related 
     costs associated with replacement leases for the Commission's 
     office facilities. All funds are derived from offsetting 
     collections, resulting in no net appropriation.
       Private Fund Advisers Rule Analysis.--In lieu of the House 
     report language, the agreement directs the SEC to brief the 
     Committees on the impact of the Private Fund Advisers Rule on 
     underserved businesses and communities no later than 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act.
       Mandatory Arbitration Clauses.--The word ``longstanding'' 
     is deleted in both instances from the report language under 
     this heading.
       The agreement does not adopt the House report language on 
     economic analysis.

                        Selective Service System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $31,300,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Selective Service System.

                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $361,235,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The 
     agreement includes at least $12,000,000 for SBA's Office of 
     Credit Risk Management (OCRM) for lender oversight and risk-
     based reviews. Funding for the Office of General Counsel is 
     provided separately from this amount. OCRM must play a key 
     role in eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in SBA lending 
     programs and protecting taxpayer losses on loans by ensuring 
     lenders comply with procedures that mitigate the risk of loss 
     under SBA's loan programs.
       Oversight Report.--In lieu of House report language, SBA is 
     directed to provide a comprehensive report no later than 120 
     days after the enactment of this Act on the oversight 
     capabilities of the SBA in light of new non-traditional 
     lenders entering the SBA's programs.
       COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans.--In lieu of House 
     report language, the agreement expresses concern that when 
     the Coronavirus Economic Injury Disaster Loan (COVID EIDL) 
     program closed on May 6, 2022, there were a significant 
     number of funding applications hindered by processing delays 
     at the Internal Revenue Service. In an effort to improve 
     future program operations, the GAO is directed to provide a 
     report examining how effectively the SBA and the IRS shared 
     necessary data during the execution of the COVID EIDL program 
     and the impact those operations had on program applicants. 
     This report should include any relevant recommendations to 
     improve future cross-agency coordination. The GAO is directed 
     to provide a preliminary briefing of its assessment to the 
     Committees no later than 270 days after the enactment of this 
     Act with a report to follow by a mutually agreed upon date.


                  ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $316,800,000 for SBA Entrepreneurial 
     Development Programs.

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                            Program                              ($000)
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7(j) Technical Assistance Program (Contracting Assistance)....     3,800
Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program................     3,000
Entrepreneurship Education....................................     2,000
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.......     9,000
Growth Accelerators...........................................     9,000
HUBZone Program...............................................     4,000
Microloan Technical Assistance................................    41,000
National Women's Business Council.............................     1,500
Native American Outreach......................................     5,000
PRIME Technical Assistance....................................     7,000
Regional Innovation Clusters..................................     9,000
SCORE.........................................................    17,000
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).....................   140,000
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)..........................    20,000
Veterans Outreach.............................................    18,500
Women's Business Centers (WBC)................................    27,000
                                                               ---------
    Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs...............   316,800
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Expanding Opportunities for Small Business Owners with 
     Disabilities.--In lieu of House report language requiring a 
     twice-yearly reporting requirement, the SBA is directed to 
     submit a report no later than 120 days after the enactment of 
     this Act that outlines the steps the SBA is taking to ensure 
     the SBDCs, WBCs, and SCORE chapters are thoroughly prepared 
     and serving entrepreneurs and innovators with disabilities.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $37,020,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General (OIG).
       The OIG is encouraged to continue routine analysis and 
     reporting on SBA's oversight of the 7(a) loan program, 
     effective management of counseling and training services 
     offered by partner organizations, and SBA's management of the 
     Disaster Assistance Program.
       COVID-19 Fraud.--In lieu of House report language, the SBA 
     OIG is directed to provide a report no later than 90 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, which updates progress made 
     by SBA on the remaining 39 open recommendations referenced in 
     SBA OIG Report 23-09. Additionally, no later than 120 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, the SBA is directed to 
     provide a briefing on the agency's comprehensive response to 
     oversight efforts and changes to the fraud risk management 
     systems as a result of the total 77 pandemic-related 
     recommendations made by SBA OIG.


                           OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

       The agreement provides $10,109,000 for the Office of 
     Advocacy.
       Regulations Impact on Small Businesses.--In lieu of House 
     report language, the SBA Office of Advocacy is directed to 
     brief the Committees no later than 90 days after the 
     enactment of this Act on the economic impact on small 
     business concerns of all rules issued by the SBA over the 
     last two fiscal years.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $168,000,000 for the Business Loans 
     Program Account, of which $6,000,000 is for the Microloan 
     Program and $162,000,000 is for the authorized expenses of 
     administering the business loans programs.


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $175,000,000 for the administrative 
     costs of the Disaster Loans Program, of which $143,000,000 is 
     designated as being for disaster relief for major disasters 
     and $32,000,000 is provided for the authorized expenses of 
     administering SBA-declared disasters.
       Duplication of Benefits Report.--In order to improve the 
     SBA's Disaster Assistance resources, the agreement directs 
     the GAO to submit a report to the Committees no later than 
     270 days after the enactment of this Act examining the 
     Duplication of Benefits issue. The report should include, but 
     is not limited to: the number of recipients, categorized by 
     income, that have been identified as receiving duplicative 
     disaster assistance per year over the last five fiscal years 
     as well as a detailed list of the non-SBA assistance that was 
     duplicative; the status of identified cases; the process and 
     options for resolving those duplications of benefits; and for 
     resolved cases, the timeline and cost to close out the 
     duplication from the recipient's perspective and the Federal 
     agency's perspective, and the number of recipients required 
     to repay a duplication of benefits and any penalties 
     assessed. Additionally, the report should outline existing 
     plans or memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between the SBA 
     and other Federal agencies to reduce the issues associated 
     with duplicative benefits.


        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 540 provides transfer authority and availability of 
     funds.
       Section 541 authorizes the transfer of funding available 
     under the SBA ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans 
     Program Account'' appropriations into the SBA Information 
     Technology System Modernization and Working Capital Fund.

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       Section 542 provides funds for initiatives related to small 
     business development and entrepreneurship, including 
     programmatic, construction, and acquisition activities, to be 
     awarded as follows:

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                      United States Postal Service


                   PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

       The agreement provides $49,750,000 for a payment to the 
     Postal Service Fund.
       Location of Cluster Box Units.--In lieu of House report 
     language, the agreement expresses concern about mail theft at 
     external, residential Cluster Box Units (CBUs) and the 
     vandalizing of these units. The USPS is encouraged to update 
     its handbooks and guidance to ensure external CBUs in all 
     newly developed residential neighborhoods are located within 
     the residential area they serve in a manner that reduces mail 
     theft and vandalism while ensuring CBUs remain visible and 
     accessible to the residents. The USPS is directed to brief 
     the Committees on implementation of this directive no later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
       Mail Theft.--In lieu of House report language, the 
     agreement expresses concern about mail theft in the United 
     States and the adverse impact it is having on postal 
     customers, including extended disruptions of regular service 
     and theft of personally identifiable information. The 
     agreement also recognizes that the current process for 
     victims of mail theft in some localities places an undue 
     burden on customers. The USPS is directed to brief the 
     Committees no later than 60 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, detailing actions it has taken to combat this rise in 
     mail theft from fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The briefing 
     should include the USPS' plan to prevent mail theft.
       Postal Service Processing Facilities.--As part of the 
     Postal Service's Delivering for America plan, the USPS will 
     be investing $40 billion to upgrade and improve its 
     processing, transportation, and delivery networks. As the 
     USPS makes these investments, it should consider the needs of 
     its employees and customers, as well as its commitment to 
     provide prompt and reliable postal services to the nation.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $268,290,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.

                        United States Tax Court


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $56,727,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Tax Court, of which not to 
     exceed $3,000 is available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

       Section 601 prohibits pay and other expenses of non-Federal 
     parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act.
       Section 602 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly 
     provided except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 
     in Section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code.
       Section 603 limits expenditures for any consulting service 
     through procurement contracts to those contracts where such 
     expenditures are a matter of public record and available for 
     public inspection.
       Section 604 prohibits funds in this Act from being 
     transferred without express authority.
       Section 605 prohibits the use of funds to engage in 
     activities that would prohibit the enforcement of Section 307 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (46 Stat. 590).
       Section 606 prohibits the use of funds unless the recipient 
     agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.
       Section 607 prohibits funding for any person or entity 
     convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
       Section 608 authorizes the reprogramming of funds, 
     specifies the reprogramming procedures for agencies funded by 
     this Act, and penalizes late reporting.
       Section 609 ensures that 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     may remain available for certain purposes.
       Section 610 restricts the use of funds for the Executive 
     Office of the President to request official background 
     reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation without the 
     written consent of the individual who is the subject of the 
     report.
       Section 611 ensures that the cost accounting standards 
     shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program.
       Section 612 allows the use of certain funds relating to 
     nonforeign area cost-of-living allowances.
       Section 613 prohibits the expenditure of funds for 
     abortions under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program.
       Section 614 provides an exemption from Section 613 if the 
     life of the mother is in danger, or the pregnancy is a result 
     of an act of rape or incest.
       Section 615 waives restrictions on the purchase of 
     nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies in the case of 
     acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
     technology.
       Section 616 prohibits the acceptance by agencies or 
     commissions funded by this Act, or by their officers or 
     employees, of payment or reimbursement for travel, 
     subsistence, or related expenses from any person or entity 
     (or their representative) that engages in activities 
     regulated by such agencies or commissions.
       Section 617 requires agencies covered by this Act with 
     independent leasing authority to consult with the General 
     Services Administration before seeking new office space or 
     making alterations to existing office space.
       Section 618 provides for several appropriated mandatory 
     accounts, where authorizing language requires the payment of 
     funds for Compensation of the President, the Judicial 
     Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, 
     Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund, and the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund), the 
     Government Payment for Annuitants for Employee Health 
     Benefits and Employee Life Insurance, and the Payment to the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. In addition, 
     language is included for certain retirement, healthcare, and 
     survivor benefits required by 3 U.S.C. 102 note.
       Section 619 prohibits funds for the Federal Trade 
     Commission to complete the draft report on food marketed to 
     children.
       Section 620 provides authority for Chief Information 
     Officers over information technology spending.
       Section 621 prohibits funds from being used in 
     contravention of the Federal Records Act.
       Section 622 relates to electronic communications.
       Section 623 prohibits funds to be used to deny Inspectors 
     General access to records.
       Section 624 relates to Universal Service Fund payments for 
     wireless providers.
       Section 625 relates to pornography and computer networks.
       Section 626 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
     fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance.
       Section 627 relates to conference expenditures.
       Section 628 prohibits funds made available under this Act 
     from being used to fund first-class or business-class travel 
     in contravention of Federal regulations.
       Section 629 provides $2,850,000 for the Inspectors General 
     Council Fund for expenses related to www.oversight.gov and 
     data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response 
     Accountability Committee.
       Section 630 relates to contracts for public relations 
     services.
       Section 631 relates to advertising and educational 
     programming.
       Section 632 relates to statements by grantees regarding 
     projects or programs funded by this agreement.
       Section 633 prohibits funds for the SEC to finalize, issue, 
     or implement any rule, regulation, or order requiring the 
     disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-
     exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations in 
     SEC filings.
       Section 634 requires agencies funded in this Act to submit 
     to the Committees quarterly budget reports on obligations.
       Section 635 rescinds $387,500,000 from the Treasury 
     Forfeiture Fund.
       Section 636 rescinds $10,000,000 from the American Rescue 
     Plan from the Information Technology Oversight and Reform 
     Fund.
       Section 637 rescinds $100,000,000 from the American Rescue 
     Plan from the Technology Modernization Fund.
       Section 638 rescinds $283,000,000 from the American Rescue 
     Plan from the State Small Business Credit Initiative.
       Section 639 rescinds $1,768,000,000 from the American Resce 
     Plan from the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
       Section 640 rescinds $10,200,000,000 from the Inflation 
     Reduction Act from IRS Enforcement.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations


                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       Section 701 requires agencies to administer a policy 
     designed to ensure that its workplaces are free from the 
     illegal use of controlled substances.
       Section 702 sets specific limits on the cost of passenger 
     vehicles purchased by the Federal Government with exceptions 
     for police, heavy duty, electric hybrid, and clean fuels 
     vehicles and with an exception for commercial vehicles that 
     operate on emerging motor vehicle technology.
       Section 703 allows funds made available to agencies for 
     travel to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
     living allowances.
       Section 704 prohibits the Government from employing non-
     U.S. citizens whose posts of duty would be in the continental 
     United States.
       Section 705 ensures that agencies will have authority to 
     pay GSA for space renovation and other services.
       Section 706 allows agencies to use receipts from the sale 
     of materials for acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
     environmental management programs, and other Federal employee 
     programs.
       Section 707 provides that funds for administrative expenses 
     may be used to pay rent and other service costs in the 
     District of Columbia.
       Section 708 precludes interagency financing of groups 
     absent prior statutory approval.
       Section 709 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the 
     applicable law of the United States.
       Section 710 limits the amount that can be used for 
     redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
       Section 711 permits interagency funding of national 
     security and emergency preparedness telecommunications 
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       Section 712 requires agencies to certify that a schedule C 
     appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the 
     employee to the White House.
       Section 713 prohibits the use of funds to prevent Federal 
     employees from communicating with Congress or to take 
     disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for such 
     communication.
       Section 714 prohibits Federal training not directly related 
     to the performance of official duties.
       Section 715 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress.
       Section 716 prohibits the use of appropriated funds by an 
     agency to provide home addresses of Federal employees to 
     labor organizations, absent employee authorization or court 
     order.
       Section 717 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to 
     provide nonpublic information such as mailing or telephone 
     lists to any person or organization outside of the Government 
     without approval of the Committees.
       Section 718 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not 
     authorized by Congress.
       Section 719 directs agencies' employees to use official 
     time in an honest effort to perform official duties.
       Section 720 authorizes the use of current fiscal year funds 
     to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting 
     Standards Advisory Board administrative costs.
       Section 721 authorizes the transfer of funds to GSA to 
     finance an appropriate share of various Government-wide 
     boards and councils under certain conditions.
       Section 722 authorizes breastfeeding at any location in a 
     Federal building or on Federal property.
       Section 723 permits interagency funding of the National 
     Science and Technology Council and requires OMB to report on 
     the budget and resources of the Council.
       Section 724 requires identification of the Federal agencies 
     providing Federal funds and the amount provided for all 
     proposals, solicitations, grant applications, forms, 
     notifications, press releases, or other publications related 
     to the distribution of funding to a State.
       Section 725 prohibits the use of funds to monitor personal 
     information relating to the use of Federal Internet sites.
       Section 726 regards contraceptive coverage under the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
       Section 727 recognizes that the United States is committed 
     to ensuring the health of Olympic, Pan American, and 
     Paralympic athletes, and supports strict adherence to anti-
     doping in sport activities.
       Section 728 allows departments and agencies to use official 
     travel funds to participate in the fractional aircraft 
     ownership pilot programs.
       Section 729 prohibits funds for implementation of OPM 
     regulations limiting detailees to the legislative branch and 
     placing certain limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 
     Fellowship program.
       Section 730 restricts the use of funds for Federal law 
     enforcement training facilities with an exception for the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
       Section 731 prohibits executive branch agencies from 
     creating or funding prepackaged news stories that are 
     broadcast or distributed in the United States unless specific 
     notification conditions are met.
       Section 732 prohibits funds used in contravention of the 
     Privacy Act, section 552a of title 5, United States Code, or 
     section 522.224 of title 48 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       Section 733 prohibits funds in this or any other Act from 
     being used for Federal contracts with inverted domestic 
     corporations or other corporations using similar inverted 
     structures, unless the contract preceded this Act or the 
     Secretary grants a waiver in the interest of national 
     security.
       Section 734 requires agencies to remit to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the OPM 
     average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
     preceding fiscal year, to be available to OPM for the cost of 
     processing retirements of employees who separate under 
     Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary 
     Separation Incentive Payments.
       Section 735 prohibits funds to require any entity 
     submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose 
     political contributions.
       Section 736 prohibits funds for the painting of a portrait 
     of an employee of the Federal Government, including the 
     President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head 
     of an executive branch agency, or the head of an office of 
     the legislative branch.
       Section 737 limits the pay increases of certain prevailing 
     rate employees.
       Section 738 requires reports to Inspectors General 
     concerning expenditures for agency conferences.
       Section 739 prohibits the use of funds to increase, 
     eliminate, or reduce a program or project unless such change 
     is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions.
       Section 740 prohibits OPM or any other agency from using 
     funds to implement regulations changing the competitive areas 
     under reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
       Section 741 prohibits the use of funds to begin or announce 
     a study or a public-private competition regarding the 
     conversion to contractor performance of any function 
     performed by civilian Federal employees pursuant to OMB 
     Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, 
     directive, or policy.
       Section 742 ensures that contractors are not prevented from 
     reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality 
     agreements that would prohibit such disclosure.
       Section 743 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the 
     implementation of agreements in certain nondisclosure 
     policies unless certain provisions are included in the 
     policies.
       Section 744 prohibits funds to any corporation with certain 
     unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has 
     considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and 
     made a determination that this further action is not 
     necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
       Section 745 prohibits funds to any corporation that was 
     convicted of a felony criminal violation within the preceding 
     24 months unless an 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.
       Section 746 relates to the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Bureau (CFPB). Given the need for transparency and 
     accountability in the Federal budgeting process, the CFPB is 
     directed to provide an informal, nonpublic full briefing at 
     least annually before the relevant Appropriations 
     subcommittee on the CFPB's finances and expenditures.
       Section 747 eliminates automatic statutory pay increases 
     for the Vice President, political appointees paid under the 
     executive schedule, ambassadors who are not career members of 
     the Foreign Service, political appointed (noncareer) Senior 
     Executive Service employees, and any other senior political 
     appointee paid at or above level IV of the executive 
     schedule.
       Section 748 requires reporting Impoundment Control Act 
     violations to Congress.
       Section 749 requires that any executive branch agency 
     notify the Committees if an apportionment of an appropriation 
     for such agency is not approved in a timely and appropriate 
     manner.
       Section 750 requires the retention of certain records 
     pertaining to certain GAO audits.
       Section 751 addresses interagency funding for the United 
     States Army Medical Research and Development Command, the 
     Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
     National Institutes of Health research programs.
       Section 752 authorizes the transfer of funds to GSA to 
     finance an appropriate share of various information 
     technology projects among Government-wide boards and councils 
     under certain conditions.
       Section 753 addresses the possible technical scorekeeping 
     difference between the Office of Management and Budget and 
     the Congressional Budget Office for fiscal year 2024.
       Section 754 allows agencies receiving funds in Public Law 
     117-58 to transfer funds to the Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 
     out the responsibilities related to 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
       Section 755 declares the inapplicability of these general 
     provisions to title IV and title VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       Section 801 allows the use of local funds for making 
     refunds or paying judgments against the District of Columbia 
     government.
       Section 802 prohibits the use of Federal funds for 
     publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
     legislation before Congress or any State legislature.
       Section 803 establishes reprogramming procedures for 
     Federal funds.
       Section 804 prohibits the use of Federal funds for the 
     salaries and expenses of a shadow U.S. Senator or U.S. 
     Representative.
       Section 805 places restrictions on the use of District of 
     Columbia government vehicles.
       Section 806 prohibits the use of Federal funds for a 
     petition or civil action that seeks to require voting rights 
     for the District of Columbia in Congress.
       Section 807 prohibits the use of Federal funds in this Act 
     to distribute, for the purpose of preventing the spread of 
     bloodborne pathogens, sterile needles or syringes in any 
     location that has been determined by local public health 
     officials or local law enforcement authorities to be 
     inappropriate for such distribution.
       Section 808 concerns a ``conscience clause'' on legislation 
     that pertains to contraceptive coverage by health insurance 
     plans.
       Section 809 prohibits Federal funds to enact or carry out 
     any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or reduce penalties 
     associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
     schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or 
     any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. In addition, section 
     809 prohibits Federal and local funds to enact any law, rule, 
     or regulation to legalize or reduce penalties associated with 
     the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I 
     substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
       Section 810 prohibits the use of funds for abortion except 
     in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary, to save the 
     life of the mother.
       Section 811 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
     budget no later than 30 calendar days after the enactment of 
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     address unanticipated program needs.
       Section 812 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
     budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools, no later 
     than 30 calendar days after the enactment of this Act, which 
     aligns schools' budgets to actual enrollment.
       Section 813 allows for transfers of local funds between 
     operating funds and capital and enterprise funds.
       Section 814 prohibits the obligation of Federal funds 
     beyond the current fiscal year and transfers of funds unless 
     expressly provided herein.
       Section 815 provides that not to exceed 50 percent of 
     unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for salaries 
     and expenses may remain available for certain purposes. This 
     provision applies to the District of Columbia Courts, the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
       Section 816 appropriates local funds during fiscal year 
     2025 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution or 
     regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. Funds are 
     provided under the same authorities and conditions and in the 
     same manner and extent as provided for in fiscal year 2024.
       Section 817 provides the District of Columbia authority to 
     transfer, receive, and acquire lands and funding it deems 
     necessary for the construction and operation of interstate 
     bridges over navigable waters, including related 
     infrastructure, for a project to expand commuter and regional 
     passenger rail service and provide bike and pedestrian access 
     crossings.
       Section 818 requires each Federal and District government 
     agency appropriated Federal funding in this Act to submit to 
     the Committees quarterly budget reports on obligations.
       Section 819 specifies that references to ``this Act'' in 
     this title or title IV are treated as referring only to the 
     provisions of this title and title IV.
       This division may be cited as ``Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2024.''

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

       Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
     congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 
     9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory 
     statement, along with the name of each House Member, Senator, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to 
     the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 
     For each item, a Member is required to provide a 
     certification that neither the Member nor the Member's 
     immediate family has a financial interest, and each Senator 
     is required to provide a certification that neither the 
     Senator nor the Senator's immediate family has a pecuniary 
     interest in such congressionally directed spending item. 
     Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement contains any 
     limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
     the applicable House and Senate rules.

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  DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       The following is an explanation of Division C, which makes 
     appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
     for fiscal year 2024. Funding provided in this agreement 
     supports existing programs that protect the nation from all 
     manner of threats and ensures DHS's ability to improve 
     preparedness at the federal, state, local, tribal, and 
     territorial levels; prevent and respond to terrorist attacks; 
     and hire, train, and equip DHS frontline personnel protecting 
     the country.
       The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division 
     is approved and indicates congressional intent. Unless 
     otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 118-
     123 and Senate Report 118-85 carries the same weight as 
     language included in this joint explanatory statement and 
     should be complied with unless specifically addressed to the 
     contrary in this joint explanatory statement. While some 
     language is repeated for emphasis, it is not intended to 
     negate the language referred to above unless expressly 
     provided herein.
       References in the joint explanatory statement to ``the 
     Committees'' or ``the Committees on Appropriations'' should 
     be interpreted as both the House Appropriations Subcommittee 
     on Homeland Security and the Senate Appropriations 
     Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
       This joint explanatory statement refers to certain 
     entities, persons, funds, and documents as follows: the 
     Department of Homeland Security is referenced as DHS or the 
     Department; the Government Accountability Office is 
     referenced as GAO; and the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security is referenced as OIG. In 
     addition, ``full-time equivalents'' are referred to as FTE; 
     ``full-time positions'' are referenced as FTP; ``Information 
     Technology'' is referred to as IT; ``program, project, and 
     activity'' is referred to as PPA; any reference to ``the 
     Secretary'' should be interpreted to mean the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security; ``component'' should be interpreted to 
     mean an agency, administration, or directorate within DHS; 
     any reference to SLTT should be interpreted to mean state, 
     local, tribal, and territorial governments; any reference to 
     ``the House report'' and ``the Senate report'' should be 
     interpreted to mean House Report 118-123 and Senate Report 
     118-85, respectively; and ``budget request'' or ``the 
     request'' should be interpreted to mean the budget of the 
     U.S. Government for fiscal year 2024 that was submitted to 
     Congress on March 9, 2023.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, 
                             AND OVERSIGHT

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement includes an increase of $70,527,000 above the 
     request, including program increases above the request of 
     $33,728,000 for the Office of the Secretary; $9,582,000 for 
     the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans; and $24,227,000 
     for the Office of Health Security.
       Reductions to the request include: $3,379,000 for the 2024 
     pay raise; $1,288,000 for an Office of Public Affairs 
     staffing increase; $985,000 for an Office of Legislative 
     Affairs staffing enhancement; $2,100,000 for an Office of 
     General Counsel staffing enhancement; $1,664,000 for 
     annualizations of equity programs; and $1,580,000 for the 
     expansion of engagement efforts.
       Within the total amount provided, $22,050,000 is made 
     available for two fiscal years, including $18,050,000 for the 
     Office of Health Security and $4,000,000 for Office of the 
     Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

                        Management and Oversight

       Biometric Exit and Visa Overstay.--The Department shall 
     follow the direction provided under this heading in the 
     Senate report in lieu of the direction provided under the 
     heading ``Biometric Exit'' in the House report.
       Border and Immigration Related Data and Transparency.--In 
     lieu of direction under this heading in the House report and 
     under the heading, ``Data on `Got Aways' '' in the Senate 
     report, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
     and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     other appropriate Federal officials, shall submit to the 
     Committees a report that details the situational awareness of 
     the southwest border that includes data related to the number 
     of ``turn backs,'' ``got aways,'' and monthly apprehension 
     rate data by sector. For the purposes of this reporting 
     requirement, the Department shall use the definitions 
     provided in 6 U.S.C. 223. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     (CBP) is also directed to ensure a review by third party 
     statistical experts on the current process, assumptions, and 
     formulas used to derive the ``got away'' estimates and any 
     proposed changes to improve such estimates, including 
     proposed changes to statutory definitions, if applicable.
       Additionally, the Department shall provide to the 
     Committees and shall post on a publicly accessible website by 
     the 15th of each month the following, delineating requests 
     received and granted by entity, including U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services (USCIS):
       (1) DHS's total detention capacity as well as usage rate 
     during the previous month;
       (2) the total monthly number of ``applicants for 
     admission'' under 8 U.S.C 1225, paroled into the United 
     States the previous month;
       (3) the total monthly number of ``applicants for 
     admission'' under 8 U.S.C 1225 released into the United 
     States, paroled or otherwise, the previous month;
       (4) the total number of individuals paroled into the United 
     States the previous month; of those paroled, the rationale 
     for each grant and its duration; and
       (5) and the total number of referrals for prosecution made 
     to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for illegal entry or 
     illegal reentry.
       ICE Detention Facilities Inspections.--In lieu of the 
     direction found in House Report 118-123 under the headings 
     ``Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) and 
     ``Office of Detention Oversight (ODO),'' GAO is directed to 
     review the practices and policies of DHS entities responsible 
     for inspections at ICE detention facilities, including an 
     assessment of:
       (1) a listing of each such oversight entity that performs 
     inspections at ICE detention facilities;
       (2) the scope of oversight performed by each entity and 
     methodologies used;
       (3) the extent to which ICE detention facilities are 
     inspected against applicable ICE and any other standards, 
     such as state and local requirements;
       (4) how such standards compare to the standards employed 
     for criminal detention by other Federal partners including, 
     but not limited to, the Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. 
     Marshals Service; and
       (5) the effectiveness of such oversight inspections.
       GAO shall confer with the Committees prior to initiating 
     the assessment. GAO shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on its interim results not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and shall provide a 
     final report to the Committees not later than one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       Joint Requirements Council (JRC).--By not later than 
     September 30, 2024, the Department shall dissolve the JRC. 
     Within 30 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, DHS 
     shall provide the Committees a wind down plan for this 
     organization, including a transition plan for existing JRC-
     funded staff, and further, shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees within 60 days of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act on alternative methods to identify opportunities to 
     improve the management and resourcing of joint DHS 
     requirements, to include changes to pertinent policies, such 
     as Management Directive 107, to ensure DHS components possess 
     necessary flexibility to address mission critical challenges.
       Official Reception and Representation Expenses.--DHS shall 
     continue to submit quarterly obligation reports for official 
     reception and representation expenses, as in prior years. 
     Prior to the obligation of any funds for reception and 
     representation expenses to purchase collectibles or 
     memorabilia, the Department shall provide the Committees no 
     less than 14 days advance written notification describing the 
     purpose of such purchases and the projected costs.
       Terrorism Watch List.--In lieu of direction under this 
     heading in the Senate report, the Department shall notify the 
     Committees within seven days if an individual on the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening Dataset 
     (TSDS) is encountered by the Department at or between a port 
     of entry.
       TSDS Encounters.--Individuals on the FBI TSDS encountered 
     at or between ports of entry may include family members or 
     associates of a known or suspected terrorist, or individuals 
     incorrectly identified as TSDS matches, who the Department 
     determines, after evaluation in coordination with the FBI, do 
     not pose a homeland security threat. Within 90 days of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the 
     Department shall provide a report to the Committees detailing 
     what actions, if any, the Department has taken or plans to 
     take to determine whether each individual on the TSDS 
     encountered at or between ports of entry poses a homeland 
     security threat that needs to be mitigated and the total 
     number of individuals determined to pose such a threat. This 
     report shall also include the location of each encounter, the 
     individual's nationality, the individual's post-apprehension 
     outcome, and any other available information. This report 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       Volunteer Force.--Prior to approving a DHS volunteer 
     deployment, the Department shall ensure that the operational 
     impacts of the volunteer's support outweigh any impacts to 
     the volunteer's employing organization and core mission 
     duties. To meet this requirement, not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, or a 
     designee, shall implement a review process, which should 
     include the number of volunteers being deployed from an 
     organization; the funding implications; the length of 
     deployment; the ability to maintain core mission functions; 
     any contributions to a processing backlog the deployment 
     would produce; and any other operational impacts. The process 
     should be simple, streamlined, standardized, and once 
     established, is required in advance of approval of 
     volunteers. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief the 
     Committees on the initial results of this assessment.

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                 Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

       Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3).--
     Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     annually thereafter, CP3 shall submit to the Committees and 
     make publicly available online a report containing the 
     following:
       (1) for each risk factor or behavioral indicator used in 
     CP3 trainings and programs, the evidence base supporting its 
     inclusion, including peer-reviewed research validating its 
     inclusion and whether the Federal Government has funded or 
     supported the cited evidence;
       (2) a description of all procedural and substantive 
     privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections 
     applicable to CP3 programs, whether administered directly by 
     the Department, through grant recipients, or by other third 
     parties and a detailed description of how CP3 monitors grant 
     recipient compliance with Federal civil rights laws pursuant 
     to 44 C.F.R. Part 7 and any other applicable statutory or 
     regulatory provisions; and
       (3) beginning with the fiscal year 2020 grant cycle, 
     detailed descriptions of:
       (a) the operative policies for award decisions for each 
     cycle, including the specific criteria for awarding grants 
     and how they were applied;
       (b) the performance metrics and evaluation criteria for 
     grant recipients for each cycle;
       (c) a summary of all ongoing evaluations of grantees, 
     including evaluation criteria and performance metrics, as 
     well as a list of all completed or published evaluations;
       (d) the number of federal, state, and local criminal 
     inquiries opened as a result of referrals from CP3-supported 
     threat assessment and management teams;
       (e) data on Federal inquiries, which shall be disaggregated 
     by investigating agency, type of inquiry, Federal 
     investigative classification, and further enforcement action 
     to include arrest and prosecution;
       (f) form of terrorism, or targeted violence to be 
     addressed, disaggregated by fiscal year; and
       (g) a full list of grant applications and the methodology 
     used to assess grant applications.
       Additionally, the Department is directed to coordinate with 
     the DOJ, FBI, and key public safety officials across the 
     nation to promote information sharing and ensure an 
     effective, responsive, and organized joint effort to combat 
     domestic terrorism. The Department shall report to the 
     Committees within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act on the Department's assessment of the domestic terrorism 
     threat, including extremists' activities targeting 
     infiltration of Federal and SLTT law enforcement agencies. 
     Such report shall also include an analysis of incidents or 
     attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in 
     the United States during the preceding fiscal year. The 
     Department also is directed to review the anti-terrorism 
     training and resource programs that the Department provides 
     to Federal and SLTT law enforcement agencies and ensure that 
     such programs include training and resources to assist SLTT 
     law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, 
     deterring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and 
     extremists' activities targeting infiltration of law 
     enforcement agencies.
       Countering South American Theft Groups (SATG).--Within 90 
     days of the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly 
     thereafter until such time that the Secretary verifies that 
     the Department vets Chilean nationals traveling to the United 
     States against information from Chile's identity management 
     and criminal databases, DHS is directed to brief the 
     Committees on the Chilean Government's progress to counter 
     SATG travelers.
       Detention Space Report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and semi-annually thereafter, 
     consistent with the requirements found in 8 U.S.C. 1368, the 
     Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), in 
     coordination with ICE, shall submit the required report to 
     the Committees.
       Migration Analysis Center (MAC).--The agreement includes an 
     increase of $6,499,000 above the request for the MAC to 
     restore and annualize the cost of funding provided in fiscal 
     year 2023.
       Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS).--The agreement 
     includes $3,900,000 above the request for OIS to restore and 
     annualize the cost of funding provided in fiscal year 2023 
     for the OHSS.

              Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

       287(g) Agreements.--The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
     Liberties shall conduct an assessment of every jurisdiction 
     delegated law enforcement authority under section 287(g) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C 1357(g)). The 
     office is directed to issue and publish online, with 
     redactions only as required by the Freedom of Information Act 
     (FOIA), an annual report for each participating jurisdiction 
     including: (1) assessment of whether the terms of the 
     delegation of authority are being followed, including whether 
     participating jurisdictions are engaged in immigration 
     enforcement activities outside the terms or scope of the 
     agreement; (2) assessment of compliance with steering 
     committee requirements including frequency of steering 
     committee meetings, number of participants, and record of 
     attendance at such meetings by ICE; (3) data and information 
     related to individuals placed into removal proceedings by 
     287(g)-designated officers including nationality, race, 
     gender, and criminal charges or convictions; (4) 
     documentation of any alleged civil rights and liberty 
     violations committed by the participating jurisdiction; (5) 
     any plans for future expansion of or changes to the program 
     in that participating jurisdiction; and, (6) any reports to 
     the OIG or Secretary as to whether the terms of the agreement 
     governing the delegation of authority have been materially 
     violated and/or whether the participating jurisdiction has 
     any alleged, reported pattern, or practice of civil rights 
     violations.
       Women, Peace, and Security.--The agreement includes 
     $580,000 above the request to restore the proposed reduction 
     in the request for this initiative and directs the Department 
     to continue to implement the requirements in the Women, 
     Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68).

                       Office of Health Security

       Child Well-Being Professionals.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, DHS shall provide a 
     report to the Committees, and post a report on its website, 
     identifying:
       (1) how many licensed child well-being professionals the 
     Office of Health Security
       (OHS) has hired;
       (2) how many additional licensed child well-being 
     professionals OHS intends to hire and on what timetable;
       (3) in which locations OHS-hired licensed child well-being 
     professionals have been assigned or will be assigned;
       (4) how DHS is using and will use OHS-hired child well-
     being professionals; and
       (5) any standards guiding the work of OHS-hired licensed 
     child well-being professionals.
       Workforce Wellness and Suicide Prevention.--The agreement 
     includes $1,400,000 above the request for Department-wide 
     workforce wellness and suicide prevention efforts. Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, OHS 
     shall provide an update on its plans for this funding.
       Telemental Health and Employee Assistance Pilot.--The 
     agreement includes an increase of $1,500,000 above the 
     request, as described in the House report.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides an increase of $8,113,000 above the 
     request for the Office of Health Security for the Medical 
     Information Exchange.


                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides a decrease of $2,000,000 below the 
     request for the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention 
     Grant Program and the requested level for the Alternatives to 
     Detention--Case Management Pilot Program.

                         Management Directorate


                         operations and support

       The agreement provides $1,722,204,000 for Operations and 
     Support. Decreases below the request include: $30,000,000 for 
     electric vehicle procurement; $7,914,000 for the 2024 pay 
     raise; $4,702,000 for the Chief Diversity and Inclusion 
     Officer; $3,000,000 for the Office of the Chief Information 
     Officer Customer Experience initiative; and $1,394,000 for 
     the Acquisition Data Analytics Platform Tool.
       The agreement does not include the proposed realignment of 
     the Joint Requirements Council from the Office of the 
     Secretary and Executive Management to the Management 
     Directorate.
       Biometric Identity Capability Development.--In 2018, 
     Congress authorized the transfer of the Office of Biometric 
     Identity Management (OBIM) from what was then the National 
     Protection and Programs Directorate to the Management 
     Directorate to provide biometric identity capabilities across 
     the DHS enterprise. Despite finalizing a contract award six 
     years ago to replace the Automated Biometric Identification 
     System (IDENT), the Department has been unable to deliver 
     initial operating capability for the follow-on capability 
     called Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology System 
     (HART). GAO report GAO-24-106573 found that ``since approval 
     of HART's initial acquisition program baseline in April 2016, 
     the program has primarily been in breech status.'' Further, 
     GAO reported that ``delays in delivering planned capabilities 
     and continued reliance on IDENT represent a significant 
     challenge to meeting user needs for DHS and its partner 
     agencies, which include other Federal agencies, state and 
     local law enforcement agencies, and the international 
     community.'' And that ``continued reliance on an overextended 
     IDENT system represents an ongoing risk as the legacy system 
     risks failure and additional investments are necessary to 
     keep the system operational.'' This program continued to 
     suffer several program breaches and cost and schedule 
     overruns. To date, Congress has provided over $218,000,000 in 
     development funding. The Department's current cost estimates 
     to complete the development of this system now exceed 
     $454,000,000. In GAO's latest review, these cost estimates 
     are still considered unreliable.
       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act and monthly thereafter, until full operational capability 
     of HART is achieved, the Department shall brief the 
     Committees on system development progress, associated costs, 
     and schedule. Such briefings shall also provide the 
     Committees with similar updates regarding IDENT.
       Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, GAO 
     shall initiate a review on HART, addressing how relevant 
     stakeholders have implemented previous GAO recommendations, 
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     with privacy standards, and are ensuring coordination amongst 
     all user groups.
       Enterprise-Wide Maritime Domain Platform.--The agreement 
     provides $6,000,000 above the request to provide an 
     enterprise-wide applied artificial intelligence maritime 
     domain capability to identify, enable, and target maritime 
     activities, utilizing dark activity and other deceptive 
     shipping practices, to counter fentanyl and precursor 
     chemicals, enforce sanction violations, and enhance law 
     enforcement missions across the Department.
       IDENT Sustainment Operations.--The agreement includes an 
     increase of $33,500,000 for the continued operation of IDENT.
       Obligation Plans.--The Department shall continue to submit 
     obligation plans on a quarterly basis consistent with 
     direction provided in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     Public Law 114-113. Additionally, the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer (OCFO) shall require the use of a uniform 
     obligation plan template connected to activity-level details 
     in the budget justification materials to ensure consistency 
     across components, which shall include quarterly spending 
     targets for each account and PPA. OCFO shall be responsible 
     for ensuring that components with major acquisition programs 
     include the breakout of these programs within their quarterly 
     plans and provide additional context to describe and justify 
     any changes from the prior submission.


              procurement, construction, and improvements

       The agreement provides $260,433,000 for Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements, a decrease of $449,799,000 
     below the request. Reductions include: $165,000,000 for a 
     third Joint Processing Center; $96,088,000 for financial 
     systems modernization; $93,493,000 for building 2 and 
     $46,085,000 for building 3 on the St. Elizabeths campus; and 
     $48,641,000 for facilities transformation and lease 
     efficiencies.

           Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness


                         operations and support

       The agreement provides $345,410,000, a reduction of 
     $4,014,000 below the request, of which $105,701,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2025. The agreement includes 
     reductions from the request, including: $3,326,000 for 
     civilian pay raise and $688,000 for Intelligence Data 
     Environment for Analytics (IDEA).
       Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Department's Chief 
     Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committees on 
     the fiscal year 2024 expenditure plan for the Office of 
     Intelligence and Analysis within 30 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act.


              procurement, construction, and improvements

       The agreement does not provide funding for the IDEA 
     acquisition.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         operations and support

       The agreement provides $220,127,000 for OIG, a decrease of 
     $8,244,000 below the request including reductions of 
     $2,814,000 to the 2024 pay raise and $5,430,000 to Zero Trust 
     Architecture.
       Custody Operations Reporting.--OIG shall continue its 
     program of unannounced inspections of immigration detention 
     facilities and publish the results of the inspections and 
     other reports and notifications related to custody operations 
     activities on a publicly available website. OIG shall 
     regularly consult with congressional oversight committees 
     when developing and updating its strategy for conducting 
     these inspections.
       Denial of OIG Access to Records and Information.--OIG shall 
     provide a quarterly report to the Committees concerning any 
     component efforts to prevent or impede OIG access to records, 
     documents, or other materials. The report shall include, at a 
     minimum, a summary of the OIG request including the 
     justification and legal rationale for the request, a 
     description of the component response to the request, the 
     status of previously reported requests if not yet completed, 
     and any other information OIG determines appropriate. OIG is 
     urged to ensure the timeliness of such reports.
       Operation Fouled Anchor.--In lieu of the reporting 
     requirements under this heading in the Coast Guard section of 
     the Senate report, OIG is directed to review, in accordance 
     with the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.), the timeline of all approval correspondence 
     regarding the ``Operation Fouled Anchor'' report. Within 90 
     days of the completion of the review, the Inspector General 
     shall provide a report to the Committees on the results of 
     the review, including a detailed accounting of if, when, and 
     why the decision was made to withhold information regarding 
     the investigation from Congress, the Coast Guard personnel 
     involved in any such decision, and their respective roles in 
     any such decision. Further, OIG shall, where appropriate and 
     in accordance with the provisions of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), investigate uninvestigated 
     allegations of sexual assault and sexual violence within the 
     Coast Guard from 1992 to the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and review the results of previous investigations of sexual 
     assault and sexual violence over the same time period to 
     determine whether they were appropriately handled. The 
     Inspector General shall provide quarterly briefings to the 
     Committees on any such completed investigations of previously 
     uninvestigated allegations and completed reviews of previous 
     investigations.
       In preparing the information required to be released to 
     Congress under this heading, the Inspector General shall not 
     disclose personally identifiable information if disclosure is 
     not otherwise lawful. In addition, the Inspector General 
     shall protect the privacy of individuals with respect to the 
     information required in the quarterly briefings, to include 
     redacting all Personal Identifiable Information. Nothing 
     under this heading shall require OIG to investigate a 
     restricted sexual assault report.
       Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--OIG shall provide 
     the Committees quarterly budget and staffing briefings which 
     shall include all available funding sources, contracts, and 
     contract staffing. The briefings shall reflect budget and 
     staffing profiles by the types of audits, investigations, and 
     inspections planned and executed. The briefings shall also 
     include a spend plan and strategy to hire to enacted staffing 
     levels.

                   TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Section 101. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Inspector General to review grants and contracts awarded 
     by means other than full and open competition and report the 
     results to the Committees.
       Section 102. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget 
     execution and staffing reports within 30 days after the close 
     of each month.
       Section 103. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, to notify the Committees of any proposed transfers 
     from the Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 
     at DHS. No funds may be obligated prior to such notification.
       Section 104. The agreement continues a provision related to 
     official travel costs of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
       Section 105. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Under Secretary for Management to provide quarterly 
     briefings on acquisition information to the Committees.
       Section 106. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision restricting the use of funding for certain pilot 
     programs unless the Secretary submits specified information 
     to the Committees related to the program's goals, metrics, 
     and implementation plan.

          TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


                         operations and support

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The agreement includes $3,041,949,000 above the request, 
     including the following: $372,983,000 for Border Patrol Agent 
     overtime and other pay adjustments; $494,804,000 to hire 
     22,000 Border Patrol Agents; $11,500,000 for workforce care, 
     to include employee on-site clinicians and child back-up 
     care, for a total of $43,900,000; $1,715,634,000 for Border 
     Patrol border management requirements; $650,000,000 for the 
     shelter and services grant program; $19,968,000 for an 
     additional 150 CBP Officers; $19,988,000 over the fiscal year 
     2023 enacted level for forced labor for a total of 
     $114,515,000; $20,000,000 for innovative technology; 
     $2,500,000 for tribal roads; $45,200,000 for technology at 
     ports of entry which includes $8,200,000 for the Border 
     Security Deployment Program; $3,000,000 for a Northern Border 
     Coordination Center; $3,000,000 for Port Runner technology; 
     $2,250,000 for the Center for Air and Marine Drone 
     Exploitation; $20,000,000 for Air and Marine maintenance 
     costs; $1,634,000 to sustain prior year investments in the 
     Procurement Directorate within the Office of Acquisition; and 
     $103,522,000 for border security technology operations 
     including the following: $4,000,000 for linear ground 
     detection system sustainment; $10,400,000 for cross border 
     tunnel threats; $7,100,000 for counter unmanned aerial 
     systems (UAS); $7,702,000 for team awareness kits; and 
     $38,200,000 for Autonomous Surveillance Towers.
       The agreement includes $346,498,000 below the request, 
     including the following: $182,772,000 for the 2024 pay raise; 
     $21,195,000 related to hiring additional Border Patrol 
     Processing Coordinators; $61,135,000 for mission and 
     operational support personnel hiring; $8,330,000 for the 
     Emergent Incident Management Assistance Team; $941,000 for 
     Acquisition Program Staff; $14,629,000 for the Incident 
     Driven Video Recording System; $23,329,000 for replacement 
     vehicles; and $34,167,000 for applicant suitability and 
     retention efforts. Within the total amount provided, the bill 
     makes $500,000,000 available until September 30, 2025, to 
     provide limited flexibility for certain activities.
       Oversight of CBP Efforts to Improve Integrity and 
     Accountability.--The Committees recognize both the progress 
     and the efforts made by CBP in areas of integrity, 
     accountability, and transparency through the implementation 
     of the revised CBP Integrity and Accountability Strategy, 
     appointment of the Chief Integrity Officer, and support for 
     the expansion of the Office of Professional Responsibility 
     (OPR) to provide independent investigative oversight. 
     Therefore, in order for the Committees to gain greater 
     insight on how these efforts serve to improve CBP's overall 
     investigative and adjudicative efforts of criminal activity, 
     misconduct, and serious mismanagement from allegations 
     through the disciplinary process, CBP's OPR and Office of 
     Human Resources Management will provide the Committees a 
     biannual retrospective briefing.
       Video Monitoring.--In lieu of direction under this heading 
     in the House report and

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     under the heading, ``Operating Video Monitoring'' in the 
     Senate report, the Commissioner shall ensure continuous video 
     monitoring and recording in CBP facilities that house and 
     process migrants. Any non-working video or recording systems 
     and associated recording or storage equipment in such 
     facilities must be identified and prioritized for repair or 
     replacement within 24 hours. Equipment that remains non-
     working after 24 hours shall be reported as a Serious 
     Incident to the CBP Watch and a weekly outage and repair 
     status report shall be provided to agency leadership and the 
     Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). CBP shall also 
     provide the Committees with a monthly update on the 
     operational status of all such video capabilities. CBP is 
     further directed to pilot rapidly deployable interim 
     solutions to provide comparable coverage and recording 
     capability until such time as the permanent system can be 
     repaired or replaced. Further, prior to the next employee 
     performance cycle, CBP shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees with a plan to leverage employee performance goals 
     and evaluations to establish proper oversight of video 
     monitoring systems as a performance metric.

                       Border Security Operations

       Border Management Requirements.--In lieu of the 
     $4,700,000,000 request for a southwest border contingency 
     fund, the agreement provides $1,715,634,000 for border 
     management requirements, to include operations at Border 
     Patrol processing facilities, migrant medical support, and 
     lateral transportation along the southwest border.
       Border Patrol Agent Hiring.--The agreement provides funding 
     for 22,000 Border Patrol Agents, an increase of 1,795 above 
     the request. CBP is directed to provide, within 90 days of 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the following: (1) a plan 
     with a timeframe for bringing on board the additional agents 
     and reaching the funded level of agents; (2) how additional 
     agents hired will impact the total number of agents on the 
     northern border as an increasing number of agents have been 
     re-deployed from the northern border to the southwest border; 
     and (3) how CBP is responding to and altering policies to 
     ensure appropriate oversight and execution of recommendations 
     in response to investigations of Border Patrol activities.
       Carrizo Cane.--The agreement includes $4,000,000 above the 
     request for efforts to control the growth of Carrizo cane 
     along the Rio Grande River in Texas. CBP shall continue to 
     provide quarterly updates on the performance of this program 
     related to improved visibility, biomass reduction, and miles 
     of river treated.
       Shelter and Services Program (SSP).--The agreement provides 
     $650,000,000 for SSP to provide temporary shelter and other 
     services to individuals released from DHS custody, helping to 
     facilitate the safe, orderly, and humane release of asylum 
     seekers and families. These funds shall be transferred to 
     FEMA for administration. Not less than quarterly, CBP shall 
     provide operational data to FEMA to help inform decisions on 
     where funding should be provided to shelters along the 
     southwest border and in the interior of the U.S. to support 
     CBP's border security mission. At a minimum, this data shall 
     include historical data and future projections of encounters 
     of families and single adults, by ports of entry (POE) and 
     Border Patrol sector.

        Trade and Travel Operations--Office of Field Operations

       Border Security Deployment Program (BSDP).--The agreement 
     includes $20,000,000, an increase of $8,200,000 above the 
     request, to maintain and modernize the BSDP system 
     infrastructure. The agreement directs CBP to provide a 
     briefing within 120 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
     on CBP efforts to modernize and expand this system.
       National Targeting Center.--The bill provides $279,875,000 
     for targeting operations. Within these funds, CBP is 
     encouraged to review commercial, off-the-shelf artificial 
     intelligence capabilities, visual analytics, and search 
     platforms that might help improve the National Targeting 
     Center's operations.
       Northern Border Coordination Center (NBCC).--The agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 above the request for the Secretary to 
     establish and operate a Northern Border Coordination Center 
     to serve as the Department's centralized coordination center 
     for operations, domain awareness, information sharing, 
     intelligence, training, and stakeholder engagement with 
     Federal, SLTT, and international government partners along 
     the northern border of the United States. The NBCC shall be 
     placed along the northern border at a location that is 
     collocated with an existing U.S. Border Patrol sector 
     headquarters, the U.S. Border Patrol Northern Border 
     Coordination Center, an Air and Marine Operations branch, and 
     a United States Coast Guard air station, and other existing 
     Department activities. The NBCC shall serve as a coordination 
     mechanism for the implementation, evaluation, and updating of 
     the Northern Border Strategy and any successor strategy, 
     serve as a training location, serve as a testing ground for 
     border security technology, and support counter-unmanned 
     aircraft systems operations along the northern border.
       Fentanyl and Other Illicit Imports.--The Committees 
     recognize the urgent need to combat the illegal smuggling of 
     fentanyl, its precursor chemicals, and other illicit drugs 
     into the United States through all channels, including 
     through the use of low-value packages entering under Section 
     321 (de minimis) programs. Accordingly, the agreement directs 
     CBP to designate smuggling of fentanyl and other illicit 
     drugs in low value packages under Section 321 programs as an 
     additional priority trade issue under section 117 of the 
     Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public 
     Law 114-125).
       Port Runners.--The agreement provides $3,000,000 to pilot 
     energy-absorbing vehicle barrier systems and mobile 
     technology designed to deter, safely stop, and contain ``port 
     runner'' vehicles at CBP POEs that have a history of issues 
     with port running to determine the scalability of the 
     technology. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act, CBP shall brief the Committees on the progress of the 
     pilot.

              Trade and Travel Operations--Office of Trade

       Office of Trade.--The agreement provides $423,587,000, an 
     increase of $10,534,000 over the request, to restore proposed 
     cuts to CBP's combating forced labor activities.

                         Integrated Operations

       Tactical Maritime Surveillance System.--The agreement 
     provides $7,245,000, as requested. Within 60 days of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) 
     shall brief the Committees on its plan for the use of these 
     funds.

                          Enterprise Services

       Workforce Care.--The agreement provides a total of 
     $43,988,000, $11,150,000 above the request, for on-site 
     clinicians, sustainment of all family support care, CBP 
     support networks, expansion of employee well-being centers, 
     and deployment of Field Resilience teams consisting of 
     Operational Psychologists and Field Resilience Specialists. 
     Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, CBP, in coordination with the Office of Health Security, 
     shall brief the Committees on an obligation plan for this 
     funding. Of the amount provided, $2,000,000 is provided to 
     evaluate or expand technology platforms to aid CBP employees 
     and their family members in seeking support, and $3,000,000 
     is provided to expand employee well-being centers. Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP 
     shall provide a briefing to the Committees on the relevant 
     technology platforms, including their application and 
     effectiveness, and plans for this funding to include an 
     update on the existing wellbeing pilot program. The briefing 
     shall also describe how CBP is addressing concerns related to 
     stigma, privacy, and family-related needs.


              procurement, construction, and improvements

       The bill includes the following increases above the 
     request: $283,500,000, including $7,500,000 for Seamless 
     Integrated Communications and $20,000,000 for Innovative 
     Technology; $75,500,000 for countering fentanyl technology; 
     $21,100,000 for the Light Enforcement Platform; $4,000,000 
     for National Air Security Operations Center construction and 
     $15,000,000 for Checkpoint 29 construction.
       The bill reduces the request by the following amounts: 
     $136,000,000 for Department of Defense Drawdown, Integrated 
     Surveillance Towers; $66,415,000 for Department of Defense 
     Drawdown, Common Operating Picture; $14,849,000 for UH-60 
     Medium Lift Helicopters; $13,000,000 for Aircraft Sensor 
     Upgrades; $3,654,000 for Tucson Air Branch construction; and 
     $7,000,000 for OPR facilities.
       Autonomous Surveillance Towers (AST).--For fiscal year 
     2024, the U.S. Border Patrol is directed to continue to 
     modernize surveillance capabilities and meet or exceed new 
     AST program procurements executed in fiscal year 2023, to 
     include the procurement of standard, maritime, cold weather, 
     and long-range AST variants.
       Border Security Technology.--The recommendation includes 
     $283,500,000, or $53,932,000 above the request, for border 
     security technology. The Commissioner is directed to 
     prioritize procurement of the most cost-effective 
     technologies based on lifecycle costs, system availability, 
     reduced requirements for personnel, and input from sector 
     leadership. The agreement directs CBP to ensure that the 
     appropriate amount of technology is piloted, tested, and 
     deployed along the northern border, in addition to the 
     southern border. Of this amount:
       (1) $163,547,000 is for integrated surveillance towers and 
     autonomous surveillance towers, defined as integrated 
     software and/or hardware systems that utilize sensors, 
     onboard computing, and artificial intelligence to identify 
     items of interest that would otherwise be manually identified 
     by personnel to reduce reliance on Border Patrol Agents to 
     manually operate equipment;
       (2) $35,000,000 is for subterranean detection investments 
     to include cross-border tunnel detection capabilities and 
     linear ground detection system capabilities;
       (3) $30,000,000 is for mobile surveillance capabilities to 
     include mobile video surveillance systems, replacing obsolete 
     mobile surveillance equipment, counter-UAS, and small UAS. 
     The agreement recommends re-using components of the existing 
     Mobile Surveillance Capability systems where practical to 
     reduce procurement costs;
       (4) $27,153,000, as requested, is for the Border 
     Enforcement Coordination Network;
       (5) $20,000,000 is for CBP's INVNT Program, of which not 
     more than $5,000,000 shall be available for each specific 
     technology project; and
       (6) $7,500,000 is for seamless integrated communications to 
     extend connectivity for agents where commercial cellular 
     service is present and not present.

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       Construction and Facility Improvements.--The agreement 
     provides $92,114,000 for Border Patrol and AMO facility 
     improvements. Of this amount, $66,000,000, as requested, is 
     for the Houlton, Maine Border Patrol station, and $15,000,000 
     to provide immediate relief for passenger vehicle inspections 
     while completing preparatory work for the larger effort to 
     expand Checkpoint 29 in Laredo, Texas.
       Fentanyl Initiative.--The agreement provides $75,500,000 
     for non-intrusive inspection for in-bound and out-bound 
     operations at POEs, of which $24,300,000 is to expand 
     existing capabilities at sixteen labs and for new labs at 
     eight POEs. Of the funds provided, $8,100,000 is for a new 
     Joint Fentanyl Signature Lab in El Paso with the Drug 
     Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. 
     Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP 
     shall provide the Committees a spend plan with timeframes for 
     the execution of these funds and projected performance 
     impacts to operational capabilities as a result of these 
     funds. CBP shall update the Committees on a monthly basis on 
     the use of these funds and provide actual performance impacts 
     against projections.
       Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Infrastructure Capital Plan.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the submission of the President's 
     budget request for fiscal year 2025, the Commissioner shall 
     submit a report that details its prioritization of LPOE 
     infrastructure capital investment projects, the methods and 
     models used to determine prioritization, and an overview of 
     Public-Private Partnership agreements. CBP shall work with 
     GSA and the Office of Management and Budget on the annual 5-
     year LPOEs modernization plan, which is based on CBP's 
     operational priorities and should include plans to complete 
     the modernization of pre-9/11 POEs along the northern border. 
     Specific attention should be paid to the health, safety, and 
     welfare needs of CBP Officers. Special consideration shall 
     also be considered for facilities where reconfiguration or 
     upgrades will improve the flow of local traffic and allow 
     local residents to move freely in their own communities. 
     Additionally, CBP shall provide a detailed report and 
     timeline within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
     outlining completion of the Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion 
     project and any steps taken in the last fiscal year toward 
     project completion. The report shall align with the annual 
     LPOE priority list, outline projected CBP costs, and explain 
     how CBP will engage with State and local entities and the 
     specific milestones and timeline for the project's 
     completion.
       Light Enforcement Platform.--The agreement provides 
     $29,100,000, $21,000,000 above the request, for the Light 
     Enforcement Platform to replace light rotary-wing 
     helicopters.
       Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).--In lieu of 
     direction under this heading in the House and Senate reports, 
     not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Department and GSA shall provide a detailed briefing 
     on plans to execute the funds provided in the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-58); 
     obligations and expenditures incurred thus far; capacity 
     increases, such as operational throughput increases; and 
     whether there are any significant changes involving the 26 
     LPOE projects supported by that Act. As part of this 
     briefing, CBP shall also provide the Committees with an 
     update on steps to ``rebuild'' the annual 5-year LPOE plan. 
     Additionally, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Department shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committees on projected outyear costs 
     associated with the funding, including increased staffing and 
     technology requirements. Such briefing shall also detail 
     changes to current POE protocols and alterations to 
     agreements with Mexico as a result of these funds.
       Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA).--The agreement 
     provides $30,000,000, as requested, for one MEA to expand 
     CBP's ability to conduct maritime, air, and land surveillance 
     at our Nation's borders.
       National Air Security Operations Center.--The agreement 
     provides $4,000,000 to begin planning and design work for AMO 
     facilities in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
       Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII).--The agreement provides 
     $305,400,000 for NII technology at land and sea POEs, as 
     requested. CBP shall execute these funds only as follows: 
     $201,000,000 for civil works; $65,300,000 to procure and 
     deploy new non-intrusive detection devices; $14,400,000 to 
     procure advanced Computed Tomography scanners for deployment 
     to mail and express consignment courier facilities and 
     automation/machine learning to support targeting efforts; 
     $12,600,000 for artificial intelligence and machine learning 
     capabilities; and $12,100,000 for system integration and meta 
     data.
       Tactical Maritime Surveillance System (TMSS).--The 
     agreement provides $9,783,000, as requested. Not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, AMO shall 
     brief the Committees on its long-term plans to expand this 
     program, including future years resource requirements.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         operations and support

       The agreement provides $9,501,542,000 for Operations and 
     Support, including a decrease below the request of 
     $74,153,000 for the 2024 pay raise.
       Within the total amount provided, the agreement makes 
     $46,696,000 available until September 30, 2025, including 
     $32,996,000 for authorized Title III activities and 
     $13,700,000 for the Visa Security Program.
       Annual ERO and HSI Reports.--U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement (ICE) shall continue issuing annual Fiscal Year 
     ERO and HSI reports, as directed in the joint explanatory 
     statement accompanying Public Law 117-328.
       Appropriations Liaison Position.--In order to ensure the 
     Committees receive information pertinent to its oversight 
     responsibilities following the transition of the 
     appropriations liaison function from the Office of 
     Congressional Relations (OCR) to the Office of Chief 
     Financial Officer (OCFO), within 30 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, OCFO and OCR shall brief the 
     Committees on the development and implementation of 
     communication standards between the two offices. OCFO shall 
     also include in the briefing recommendations for additional 
     resources necessary to ensure robust, proactive engagement 
     with the Committees, and highlight any ongoing challenges.
       Chief Financial Officer (CFO).--As ICE continues to strive 
     for greater resource management amid a dynamic operational 
     environment, the CFO must be empowered to participate in any 
     and all decisions that will impact ICE's ability to 
     effectively fund and execute new mission initiatives and 
     address policy changes that are bequeathed from the 
     Administration or the Department.
       Contract Notifications.--ICE shall inform the Committees 
     five days prior to any substantive change to any contract 
     that is greater than $1,000,000. Substantive changes include 
     but are not limited to modifications, renegotiations, 
     recompetes, extensions, and terminations.
       Monthly Reporting Requirements.--In an effort to facilitate 
     transparency and accountability of ICE's resource and 
     financial management, a new provision is included requiring 
     the submission of an initial obligation plan to the 
     Committees not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, delineated by month and level II PPA. Such plan 
     shall incorporate all funding sources available to ICE, 
     including unobligated carryover balances and fees, and shall 
     contain data-driven assumptions for major contract costs, 
     projected personnel levels, and operational and policy 
     considerations. The initial obligation plan shall be 
     unchanged and displayed in every subsequent monthly report 
     and briefing to the Committees as further described below.
       The monthly execution report and briefing shall occur not 
     later than 15 days after the beginning of the month and shall 
     include the following, delineated by level II program PPA:
       (1) prior year actual obligations and expenditures;
       (2) prior year unobligated balances carryover;
       (3) updates to projected obligations for the remaining 
     months of the fiscal year to better account for future and 
     full year requirements;
       (4) payroll projections for the fiscal year that are based 
     on forecasted gains and losses;
       (5) rate of operations for Custody Operations, Alternatives 
     to Detention, and Transportation and Removal Operations PPAs;
       (6) identification of any contracts with a period of 
     performance extending beyond the current fiscal year; and
       (7) resources for specific domestic and international 
     investigative mission areas, such as countering fentanyl and 
     child exploitation.

                    Homeland Security Investigations

       The agreement provides $2,459,105,000 for Homeland Security 
     Investigations (HSI), a decrease of $29,758,000 below the 
     request, including decreases of $50,596,000 for pay 
     restoration and $9,097,000 for internal realignments within 
     the ICE enterprise. Increases above the request include:
       (1) $15,000,000 for additional criminal investigators and 
     support staff;
       (2) $13,278,000 for wildlife trafficking investigations and 
     other activities within the Intellectual Property Rights 
     Center;
       (3) $11,371,000 for combatting transnational crime 
     overseas;
       (4) $10,196,000 for investigations resulting from increased 
     deployment of non-intrusive inspection capabilities at CBP 
     POEs, of which $1,000,000 is for supporting such activities 
     at the Gordie Howe International Bridge;
       (5) $10,000,000 for task forces dedicated to countering 
     fentanyl, including for Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression 
     Teams;
       (6) $5,000,000 for activities at the National Academy for 
     Advanced Training and Leadership;
       (7) $2,200,000 for certified undercover operations; and
       (8) $1,500,000 for additional Transnational Criminal 
     Investigative Units.
       ICE is directed to update the Committees with details about 
     the implementation of these additional funds as part of its 
     monthly execution report and briefing.
       Blue Campaign.--The agreement provides $2,900,000 to 
     support the transfer of the Blue Campaign to the Center for 
     Countering Human Trafficking from OSEM.
       Child Exploitation Investigations.--The agreement includes 
     $17,000,000 to support increased investigations of child 
     exploitation, focusing on new and emerging threats.
       Coordination and Notifications.--The agreement directs 
     continued coordination between HSI and the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement (ORR) within the Department of

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     Health and Human Services, in line with existing policy, to 
     facilitate notifications when ORR personnel suspect or 
     receive verbal or written confirmation that an unaccompanied 
     child in its custody may be considered especially vulnerable 
     to exploitation after release from ORR custody. HSI and ORR 
     are directed to brief the Committees not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act of the 
     notification system, coordination challenges, and any 
     resulting investigations. Additionally, after providing the 
     aforementioned briefing, HSI shall submit a quarterly report 
     on the number of referrals from ORR related to possible 
     instances of forced child labor and human trafficking.
       Forced Labor.--HSI, in coordination with the Department of 
     Labor (DOL), shall brief the Committees within 90 days of the 
     date of enactment of this Act on forced labor and labor 
     exploitation investigations, including investigations of 
     child forced labor. The briefing shall include performance 
     metrics associated with such investigations and ways to 
     improve coordination between HSI and DOL.
       Illegal Grow Operations.--Within 60 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, HSI shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on ongoing investigative efforts regarding illicit 
     grow operations of marijuana in States with legal production 
     and sales frameworks that are run by transnational criminal 
     organizations, including but not limited to those based in 
     the People's Republic of China. The briefing shall include 
     HSI's coordination with the DOJ and details of investigations 
     of ancillary crimes, such as human trafficking and forced 
     labor, that are potentially tied to illegal grow operations.
       Rail Theft.--In addition to the direction provided under 
     this heading in the House report, HSI shall also incorporate 
     theft from commercial motor vehicles into the required 
     briefing.
       Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment 
     (RAVEn).--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
     and quarterly thereafter, HSI shall brief the Committees on 
     projected maintenance costs associated with RAVEn; intended 
     integration of artificial intelligence capabilities; and 
     proposed guardrails to ensure privacy-related concerns are 
     addressed.

                   Enforcement and Removal Operations

       The agreement provides $5,082,218,000 for Enforcement and 
     Removal Operations (ERO), an increase of $1,241,202,000 above 
     the request, including: $555,176,000 to restore proposed 
     reductions to detention facility operations; $355,700,000 for 
     41,500 beds for the full fiscal year and inflationary 
     adjustments to support current detention facility operations; 
     $292,000,000 for increased transportation and removal 
     operations, commensurate with the increase found in detention 
     operations; $97,000,000 to restore proposed reductions to the 
     Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Intensive Supervision 
     Appearance Program (ISAP); $64,356,000 for general expenses 
     related to sustaining increased detention facility 
     operations; $17,500,000 for additional personnel and 
     resources to manage the non-detained and detained dockets; 
     and $16,055,000 for third party medical care expenses for 
     individuals in CBP and ICE custody. Decreases below the 
     request include $40,930,000 for pay restoration; $21,058,000 
     for internal realignments within the ICE enterprise; and 
     $2,610,000 for adjustments-to-base efficiencies.
       287(g) Program.--In lieu of the direction found under this 
     heading in the House report to produce quarterly reports, 
     within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act and on a 
     quarterly basis thereafter, ICE shall brief the Committees on 
     law enforcement agencies that express interest in joining the 
     287(g) program and the costs associated with executing such 
     agreements. Further, in lieu of the direction under the 
     heading ``287(g) Agreements'' in the Senate report, ICE shall 
     provide the Committees with a cost-benefit analysis of the 
     287(g) program to-date not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       Access to Legal Counsel.--In lieu of direction found under 
     this heading in the Senate report, ICE shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committees not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act on plans to continue to improve 
     communications and access to counsel for those in its 
     custody.
       ATD Program.--The agreement includes $470,190,000 for the 
     ATD PPA. The agreement continues prior year reporting 
     requirements for the ATD program regarding technology types, 
     participation levels, and escalation and de-escalation 
     metrics. Additionally, within 30 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter, ICE shall 
     submit to the Committees data concerning: the number of ATD 
     program violations in the prior month, delineated by area of 
     responsibility, type of violation, and enforcement 
     consequences for violations; and the number of recent border 
     entrants enrolled in ATD and their compliance rate, 
     delineated by technology type.
       ATD Noncompliance.--ICE is directed to continue to employ 
     ATD in a manner that includes enforcement mechanisms to be 
     conducted by appropriate law enforcement personnel for 
     noncompliance.
       Coordination with Third Parties.--Within 90 days of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, ICE shall brief the Committees 
     on the feasibility of developing a policy concerning the 
     coordination of ICE releases to non-governmental 
     organizations, detailing communications regarding the total 
     number of arriving persons while providing for protections of 
     any personal identifiable information.
       Custody Operations.--The agreement supports a detention bed 
     level of 41,500.
       Detention Partnerships.--In lieu of the direction found 
     under the heading ``Partnerships for Additional Detention 
     Capacity'' in the House report, not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, ICE shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committees on the number of detention 
     facilities that opted to end their contracts with ICE, the 
     reasons for such terminations, and the number of facilities 
     that have renewed or entered into new agreements for the 
     provision of detention services.
       Enforcement and Removal Assistants (ERAs).--The agreement 
     provides $3,950,000 for additional ERAs within the Custody 
     Operations PPA.
       Removal Orders Reporting.--In lieu of the direction found 
     under this heading in the House report to provide quarterly 
     reports, ICE shall instead provide quarterly briefings and 
     ensure all personal identifiable information is appropriately 
     protected when fulfilling the requirement.
       Third Party Medical Care.--The agreement does not support 
     the creation of a new PPA for third party medical care.
       Transportation and Removal Operations.--The agreement 
     includes $721,417,000 for transportation and removal 
     operations, an increase of $291,648,000 above the request.
       Wrongful Removals.--In lieu of the recommendation and 
     direction found under this heading in the Senate report, 
     within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, ICE 
     shall brief the Committees on the feasibility and resource 
     requirements associated with creating an office dedicated 
     toward reviewing removal orders for those seeking to return 
     to the United States.

                            Mission Support

       The agreement provides an increase of $6,898,000 above the 
     request for Mission Support to support internal realignments 
     within the ICE enterprise. Decreases below the request 
     include $10,421,000 for Management and Administration 
     infrastructure support costs and $250,000 for the Office of 
     Immigration Program Evaluation within the Executive 
     Leadership and Oversight PPA.
       Hiring Plans.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of 
     this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Office of Human 
     Capital shall brief the Committees on hiring plans for each 
     level II PPA.
       Detention Contractors.--Within 60 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, ICE shall provide a strategic plan to 
     eliminate the backlog of background investigations for 
     contract detention staff, including considerations of using 
     contractors to conduct background investigations. 
     Additionally, ICE shall incorporate recommendations to 
     address challenges for detention facility contract applicants 
     in the hiring pipeline, including steps to reduce the average 
     length of time to hire Federal employees.

                 Office of the Principal Legal Advisor

       The agreement provides $2,181,000 above the request for the 
     Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to support internal 
     realignments within the ICE enterprise.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $55,520,000 for Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements (PC&I), an increase of 
     $5,000,000 above the request for the HSI National Academy of 
     Advanced Training and Leadership.
       Monthly Reporting Requirements.--ICE is directed to 
     incorporate into the monthly execution report and briefing 
     requirement all funds available within PC&I, including any 
     unobligated carryover balances. ICE shall also detail cost 
     estimates for current and future major construction or 
     facility refurbishment activities.
       RAVEn.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act, ICE shall provide an update to the Committees on 
     implementation of funds for RAVEn and detail additional 
     capabilities and resources needed in future fiscal years to 
     enhance RAVEn.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $166,784,000 below the request, 
     including the following reductions: $115,157,000 for the 2024 
     pay raise; $15,181,000 for requested hiring of Transportation 
     Security Officers (TSOs) to address projected travel volume; 
     $10,000,000 for the National Deployment Office; $3,000,000 
     for visible intermodal prevention and response teams to 
     reflect current operational requirements; $2,700,000 for the 
     customer experience program; and $1,546,000 for the REAL ID 
     program. The agreement includes adjustments to pay based on 
     technical assistance from TSA, including a reduction of 
     $57,033,000 for the annualization of pay equity and a 
     reduction of $60,690,000 for the Federal Air Marshal Service 
     (FAMS). The agreement includes an increase of $98,523,000 
     above the request for exit lane staffing.
       FAMS.--TSA shall provide semiannual briefings at the 
     appropriate level of classification on FAMS mission coverage, 
     staffing levels, and hiring rates.
       Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.--TSA is 
     directed to brief the Committees on the FFDO Program 
     described in the House and Senate reports within 90 days of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       TSO Staffing.--TSA shall continue to provide monthly 
     briefings on TSO staffing as directed in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public 117-328 under this 
     heading.

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              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $40,679,000 below the request, 
     including reductions of $35,181,000 for Checkpoint Property 
     Screening Systems and $5,498,000 for Credential 
     Authentication Technology.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $14,641,000 below the request.

                              Coast Guard


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $169,217,000 below the request. 
     Reductions below the request include: $96,735,000 to reflect 
     updated military pay projections, $24,124,000 for civilian 
     pay, $24,000,000 for Commercially Available Polar Icebreaker 
     crewing and follow-on costs, $14,989,000 for Data for 
     Decision Advantage, $6,607,000 for HC-27J follow-on costs, 
     $3,364,000 for acquisition support personnel, $2,500,000 for 
     medical readiness, $1,148,000 for Waterways Commerce Cutter 
     follow-on costs, and $500,000 from field operations for an 
     unallocated amount in the request. Increases above the 
     request, include: $3,000,000 for fishing safety grants, 
     $1,500,000 for an independent review of the Coast Guard's 
     efforts to reduce and respond to sexual assault and sexual 
     harassment, and $250,000 for a cetacean desk.
       Ending Sexual Assault and Harassment.--Within 60 days of 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     charter an independent and impartial review of the Coast 
     Guard's efforts to reduce and respond to sexual assault and 
     sexual harassment. The review shall be conducted by a non-
     Department of Homeland Security entity and shall evaluate 
     past and present climate and culture, preventative measures, 
     accountability, transparency, victim support, and awareness; 
     identify and evaluate completed and ongoing efforts and 
     reforms undertaken to improve these areas; and make 
     recommendations for additional efforts and reforms that 
     should be undertaken to close remaining gaps. The 
     recommendations shall identify if and how they differ from 
     those in the November 2023 Accountability and Transparency 
     Review Team Report, as well as cost estimates and any 
     statutory or administrative changes necessary for 
     implementation. A report on the review and its 
     recommendations shall be provided to the Committees within 
     210 days of the date of the charter. The Committees provide 
     $1,500,000 above the request for the completion of the review 
     and report.
       International Port Security Enforcement.--In lieu of 
     direction provided under this heading in the Senate report, 
     the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the Committees, 
     not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, on past joint antiterrorism activities with the Republic 
     of Cuba. The brief shall provide recommendations for 
     effective antiterrorism measures for the purposes of 46 
     U.S.C. 70108 and 70109, and the actions described in 46 
     U.S.C. 70110(a).
       Operation Fouled Anchor.--The Commandant shall fully 
     cooperate with the Inspector General's ongoing review of 
     Operation Fouled Anchor cases and promptly provide victims 
     their own Coast Guard Academy records when requested.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $136,050,000 below the request. The 
     agreement includes increases of $200,000,000 for no less than 
     two Fast Response Cutters and the economic price adjustment 
     for Fast Response Cutters funded in prior years; $100,000,000 
     for the Homeport Seattle project; $28,500,000 for one new MH-
     60T helicopter hull; $11,000,000 for modernizing the mariner 
     credentialing program; and $2,500,000 for early site work for 
     the Barracks II at Cape May. The agreement includes decreases 
     of $97,000,000 for the Waterways Commerce Cutter, 
     $170,000,000 for the Polar Security Cutter, $35,000,000 for 
     the Great Lakes Icebreaker, $74,300,000 for the HC-27 
     Conversion and Sustainment, $27,700,000 for the Coast Guard 
     Logistics Information Management System, $14,800,000 for the 
     Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform, $12,000,000 for a 
     Waterways Commerce Cutter homeport, $17,000,000 for a Fast 
     Response Cutter homeport, and $30,000,000 for a National 
     Security Cutter homeport.

                                Vessels

       Commercially Available Polar Icebreaker.--The agreement 
     provides $125,000,000, as requested, for procurement of a 
     Commercially Available Polar Icebreaker.
       Polar Security Cutter (PSC).--The Coast Guard is directed 
     to keep the Committees fully informed of the PSC program's 
     progress both with regular quarterly updates and, in the case 
     of emergent or time sensitive issues, as soon as possible.
       In addition, within 120 days of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Coast Guard is directed to provide a report 
     that assesses the viability of reactivating Coast Guard 
     Cutter Polar Sea. The report shall include an analysis of the 
     material condition of the hull and cost and timeline 
     estimates for a full overhaul of the vessel, including the 
     renewal of the cutter's propulsion, mechanical, electrical, 
     communication, and support systems.
       Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather (SPC HWX).--The 
     direction provided under this heading in the House report is 
     not adopted.

                                Aircraft

       HC-27J Fleet.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on the Service's recommendations regarding the HC-
     27J fleet. The brief shall include the feasibility and cost 
     effectiveness of continued missionization and operations of 
     the airframe and plans to replace the HC-27J fleet if it is 
     deemed no longer capable of reliably conducting Coast Guard 
     missions.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $7,476,000, as requested.

                      United States Secret Service


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $63,519,000 above the request, 
     including $22,000,000 for increased protective travel 
     expenses; $33,958,000 for increased National Special Security 
     Event (NSSE) support; $5,000,000 for the National Threat 
     Assessment Center; $26,688,000 to continue training and 
     accreditation in computer forensics by the National Computer 
     Forensics Institute; $20,100,000 for permanent change of 
     station requirements; and $450,000 for the stand-up of an 
     Incident Driven Video Retention System, including body-worn 
     cameras. The agreement includes a reduction of $6,000,000 
     below the request for overtime above the pay cap for calendar 
     year 2023 based on year-end data from the Secret Service. 
     Additionally, the agreement includes net-zero technical 
     readjustments within the Operations and Support (O&S) 
     appropriation and a realignment of $6,500,000 from O&S to 
     Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, based on 
     technical assistance from the Secret Service.
       Within the total amount provided, the bill makes 
     $138,383,000 available until September 30, 2025, including 
     $1,675,000 for international operations; $12,880,000 for the 
     James J. Rowley Training Center; $6,962,000 for Operational 
     Mission Support; $23,784,000 for facilities infrastructure 
     projects; $18,000,000 for protective travel; and $75,082,000 
     for NSSEs and the 2024 Presidential campaign.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $8,000,000 above the request for 
     continued development of the Next Generation Presidential 
     Limousine. Additionally, the agreement includes a realignment 
     of $6,500,000 from O&S for minor construction at the Rowley 
     Training Center.
       White House Training Facility.--In lieu of the requirement 
     under this heading in the Senate report, USSS shall brief the 
     Committees semi-annually on the status of the White House 
     Defense Training Facility design to include cost comparisons 
     and operational requirements of private sector reproductions 
     as market research for projected costs and schedule by phase. 
     The briefing shall also include details on Rowley Training 
     Center program management staffing needs, including contract 
     staff, for this project.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $4,217,000, as requested.

                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Section 201. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     overtime compensation.
       Section 202. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     CBP to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico and the 
     U.S. Virgin Islands with appropriated funds.
       Section 203. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     the availability of passenger fees collected from certain 
     countries.
       Section 204. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     CBP access to certain reimbursements for preclearance 
     activities.
       Section 205. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
       Section 206. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     the waiver of certain navigation and vessel-inspection laws.
       Section 207. The agreement continues a provision preventing 
     the establishment of new border crossing fees at LPOEs.
       Section 208. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Commissioner of CBP to submit an expenditure plan for 
     funds made available under the heading, ``U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and 
     Improvements''.
       Section 209. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the construction of border security barriers in 
     specified areas.
       Section 210. The agreement continues a provision on vetting 
     operations at existing locations.
       Section 211. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision that describes the use of funds provided under the 
     heading ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements''.
       Section 212. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading, 
     ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
     Support'' to continue a delegation of authority under the 
     287(g) program if the terms of an agreement governing such 
     delegation have been materially violated.
       Section 213. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading 
     ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
     Support'' to contract for detention services if the facility 
     receives less than ``adequate'' ratings in two consecutive 
     performance evaluations and requires that such evaluations be 
     conducted by the ICE OPR.
       Section 214. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     the Secretary to reprogram funds within and transfer funds to 
     ``U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement--Operations and 
     Support'' to ensure the detention of noncitizens prioritized 
     for removal.

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       Section 215. The agreement continues a provision that 
     requires ICE to provide statistics about its detention 
     population.
       Section 216. The agreement continues a provision related to 
     reporting on 287
       (g) agreements.
       Section 217. The agreement includes a new provision 
     requiring ICE to submit an initial obligation plan within 45 
     days of the date of enactment of this Act.
       Section 218. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision clarifying that certain elected and appointed 
     officials are not exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 
     screening.
       Section 219. The agreement continues a provision 
     authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security 
     Capital Fund for the procurement and installation of 
     explosive detection systems or for other purposes authorized 
     by law.
       Section 220. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     TSA to provide a report that includes the Capital Investment 
     Plan, the five-year technology investment plan, and 
     information on Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening 
     Technologies.
       Section 221. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' for 
     recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are 
     collected from owners of yachts and credited to this 
     appropriation.
       Section 222. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Commandant of the Coast Guard to submit a future-years 
     capital investment plan.
       Section 223. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds to reduce the staff or mission at the Coast 
     Guard's legacy Operations System Center.
       Section 224. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds to conduct a competition for activities 
     related to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation 
     Center.
       Section 225. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     the use of funds to alter, but not reduce, operations within 
     the Civil Engineering program of the Coast Guard.
       Section 226. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     for use of the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
       Section 227. The agreement continues a provision related to 
     towing vessel fees.
       Section 228. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of 
     reimbursement for personnel receiving training.
       Section 229. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds made available to the Secret Service from 
     being used for the protection of the head of a Federal agency 
     other than the Secretary of Homeland Security, except when 
     the Director has entered into a reimbursable agreement for 
     such protection services.
       Section 230. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     the reprogramming of funds within ``United States Secret 
     Service--Operations and Support''.
       Section 231. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     funds provided under the heading ``United States Secret 
     Service--Operations and Support'' to be available for travel 
     of employees on protective missions without regard to the 
     limitations on such expenditures.

      TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

            Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $83,545,000 below 
     the budget request, as described in further detail below. The 
     agreement includes $73,904,000 to implement requirements of 
     the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act 
     of 2022 (CIRCIA) (Division Y of Public Law 117-103), a 
     $23,805,000 decrease from the request; $51,877,000 for the 
     reinstatement of the fiscal year 2023 one-time reduction for 
     projected payroll under-execution, a $1,800,000 decrease from 
     the request within the Infrastructure Security Division due 
     to technical assistance provided by the Department; and 
     $13,949,000 for the 2024 pay raise, an $11,854,000 decrease 
     from the request. The agreement also provides net-zero 
     technical adjustments requested by the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in technical drafting 
     assistance related to CIRCIA, Security Advisors, External 
     Affairs, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, Industrial 
     Control Systems, Infrastructure Security, Office of the 
     Technical Director, and Cyber Defense Education and Training.
       Of the total amount provided for this account, $24,424,000 
     is available until September 30, 2025, for the National 
     Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (NISAC).
       The agreement accepted the Enterprise-Wide Shared Services 
     (EWSS) consolidation into Mission Support, and therefore any 
     future transfers shall be in compliance with the limitations 
     and requirements of section 503 of this Act.
       CIRCIA Requirements.--As part of the required quarterly 
     budget and staffing briefings, CISA shall brief the 
     Committees on a spend plan for all CIRCIA-dedicated funding 
     and the statutory requirements supported.
       Force Multiplying Analytic Capability.--The CISA Offices of 
     the Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer 
     shall brief the Committees within 90 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act on the transition of CISA IT systems 
     into an enterprise-wide solution, including contract 
     information, cost savings analysis of combining the 
     capabilities, an accounting of all CISA systems being 
     integrated into the new enterprise-wide solution including 
     the Modeling Capability Transition Environment and CISA 
     Gateway, data integration timelines, impacts and changes to 
     budget requirements due to the transition of CISA IT systems, 
     and progress made toward ensuring access to such solution for 
     personnel in all divisions and in the field.
       Social Media Policy.--Within 90 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, CISA shall transmit to the Committees 
     an official policy concerning content-related engagement with 
     social media companies and content platforms, including rules 
     of engagement and subject matter parameters of such 
     engagements. CISA shall include plans to educate personnel on 
     such policy. After consultation with the Committees, CISA 
     shall make the policy available on a publicly accessible 
     website. CISA shall notify Congress before any substantive 
     changes are made to the policy and publish the new text on 
     the publicly accessible website within 14 days of any changes 
     being made.

                             Cybersecurity

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $52,183,000 below 
     the budget request, including reductions of $5,900,000 for 
     the protective email system; $10,000,000 for the Critical 
     Infrastructure Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot Program; 
     and $16,600,000 in cost savings due to the decommissioning of 
     the Intrusion Prevention (``E3A'') capability. The agreement 
     includes net increases above the request of $4,971,000 to 
     Attack Surface Management, $300,000 for Joint Cyber Defense 
     Collaborative Assistance to the Health Information Sharing 
     and Analysis Center (H-ISAC); and others described in more 
     detail below.
       Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot 
     Program.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000, a 
     $10,000,000 decrease from the request, for the continuation 
     of the Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Shared Services 
     pilot program to make available scalable commercial 
     cybersecurity shared services that critical infrastructure 
     entities can utilize to detect and prevent threats and 
     vulnerabilities. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, CISA shall brief the Committees on the 
     implementation of the pilot program, to include services 
     offered through the pilot to address specific cybersecurity 
     risks and how the pilot aligns with the current approved 
     National Cyber Strategy.
       Cyber Workforce and Training.--The agreement includes 
     $2,000,000 above the request to support training and 
     workforce development within the Cyber Defense Education and 
     Training (CDET) program. Within 90 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on a funding strategy for CDET.
       Additionally, CISA shall develop a new process to evaluate 
     the effectiveness of the CDET programs, to include 
     maintaining data on employment changes of participants who 
     complete the Cyber Skilling Academy. CISA shall update the 
     Committees on this new process as part of the funding 
     strategy for CDET briefing. The process should include a 
     delineation by fiscal year of the funding dedicated to the 
     Cyber Skilling Academy, the number of cohorts trained, the 
     number of cohort participants that started training, the 
     number of cohort participants that finished training, the 
     number of cohort participants that received commercial 
     certifications, the number of cohort participants eventually 
     placed in a cyber-defense position within DHS or elsewhere 
     within the Federal Government, and the average time a cohort 
     participant placed in a Federal cyber-defense position 
     remained in such a position.
       CISA is directed to work with the Office of the National 
     Cyber Director to brief the Committees within 270 days of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, on the National Cybersecurity 
     Workforce Strategy implementation and the steps taken to 
     address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the 
     Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) and the progress 
     made.
       Federal Network Security Reporting.--In lieu of the report 
     required under this heading in the Senate report, CISA shall 
     provide the requested information in a briefing to the 
     Committees within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       Post-Quantum Cryptography.--To continue efforts to close 
     cybersecurity gaps, CISA shall provide a report to the 
     Committees not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, on the policies, programs, and 
     investments necessary to examine cryptographic 
     vulnerabilities as part of its endpoint detection and 
     response efforts to include the following:
       (1) identifying and understanding the cryptographic 
     libraries that are installed on existing and future 
     endpoints, including keys, keystores, certificates, 
     libraries, and algorithms;
       (2) enumerating cryptographic vulnerabilities via a 
     dashboard or other continuous reporting mechanism; and
       (3) promoting greater transparency and security across the 
     software supply-chain by incorporating comprehensive software 
     and cryptographic bill of material inventories.
       The report shall include a baseline estimate of existing 
     resources dedicated to this effort and recommendations on 
     solutions to help address any gaps in existing capabilities 
     to ensure better visibility of cryptographic vulnerabilities.

                        Infrastructure Security

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $10,462,000 below 
     the budget request. The

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     agreement includes $7,826,000 to restore most proposed cuts 
     to Bombing Prevention including $5,700,000 above the request 
     for the office, $126,000 above the request for the Bomb-
     Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP), and $2,000,000 
     above the request for Bomb Disposal Technician Training and 
     Technology Training Events (TTEs). The agreement includes 
     $15,077,000 below the request for Chemical Facility Anti-
     Terrorism Standards (CFATS) due to cost savings within the 
     program.

                        Emergency Communications

       The agreement includes a net increase of $3,542,000 above 
     the budget request, including $4,000,000 to partially restore 
     the proposed cut to the First Responder Emergency Medical 
     Communications Project (REMCDP).

                         Integrated Operations

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $16,149,000 below 
     the budget request.

                       Risk Management Operations

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $7,913,000 below 
     the budget request, including a $6,078,000 reduction to the 
     Infrastructure Analysis base.

                Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements

       The agreement includes a net increase of $14,204,000 above 
     the budget request mostly due to technical realignments.

                            Mission Support

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $14,584,000 below 
     the budget request, including reductions of $1,075,000 for 
     Program Evaluation and Evidence--CFO and $2,165,000 for 
     Security and Threat Management--CSO. The agreement includes 
     $18,824,000 for Zero Trust Architecture--CIO, a $2,092,000 
     decrease from the request, and $7,800,000 for St. 
     Elizabeth's--OCOSO, a $6,198,000 decrease from the request.
       Cyber Pay, Hiring, and Retention.--CISA shall complete an 
     analysis of hiring and retention challenges for CISA 
     Cybersecurity roles, including the impact of cyber pay and 
     within 120 days of the date of enactment of this Act, brief 
     the Committees on the results of such analysis including data 
     from exit interviews and on a strategy to address identified 
     challenges. The briefing shall include the number of 
     employees receiving cyber pay broken out by functional 
     category as outlined in the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology framework, job series, and CISA Division and 
     organizational unit within Mission Support.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $96,595,000 below 
     the budget request, including reductions of $60,300,000 to 
     Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation; $21,494,000 to Cyber 
     Analytics Data System; $8,000,000 to Threat Hunting; and 
     $6,801,000 to CISA Gateway due to consolidation of certain 
     CISA IT systems.

                             Cybersecurity

       Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall 
     provide a briefing to the Committees on its plans for the 
     full deployment and coverage of threat detection solutions 
     across the FCEB, including EDR solutions, and how CISA plans 
     to provide protection of endpoints such as cloud and mobile 
     devices. The briefing shall include an accounting of the 
     capabilities of each FCEB agency's EDR solutions and shall 
     provide details regarding CISA's contracting strategies for 
     providing EDR solutions to FCEB agencies.
       Threat Hunting.--The recommendation includes $20,000,000 
     for Cyber Defense Operations, including CyberSentry, a 
     $5,000,000 decrease from the request. CISA is directed to 
     brief the Committees within 90 days of the date of enactment 
     of this Act on the additional CyberSentry capacity it will 
     achieve in fiscal year 2024.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes a net decrease of $3,138,000 below 
     the budget request, including reductions of $2,140,000 for 
     the Technology, Development and Deployment Program; $575,000 
     for the Strategic Defense Initiative; and $423,000 for 
     Infrastructure Development and Recovery.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $35,431,000 below the request, 
     including the following reductions below the request: 
     $16,356,000 for Grants Management Modernization; $13,257,000 
     for the 2024 pay raise; $11,263,000 for cloud initiatives; 
     and additional reductions totaling $11,361,000. The agreement 
     includes the following increases above the request: 
     $3,750,000 for post-disaster technical assistance for insular 
     areas; $3,200,000 for administration of community project 
     funding/congressionally directed spending; $3,000,000 for the 
     National Urban Search and Rescue Response System; $1,013,000 
     for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System; 
     $1,500,000 for the FEMA operations center; and additional 
     increases totaling $4,343,000. Additionally, the agreement 
     includes realignments based on technical assistance from 
     FEMA.
       Emergency Management Assistance Compact.--FEMA is directed 
     to allocate not less than $2,250,000 in the Response and 
     Recovery PPA for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $19,609,000 below the request. 
     Reductions to the request include $1,250,000 for IT 
     infrastructure modernization at the National Emergency 
     Training Center; $14,859,000 for Enterprise Data and 
     Analytics Modernization Initiative; and $3,500,000 for IT 
     acquisition programs.


                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       The agreement includes a reduction of $67,338,000 below the 
     request, not including funding transferred from the Office of 
     the Secretary and Executive Management for targeted violence 
     and terrorism prevention grants and the Alternatives to 
     Detention case management pilot program, or funds transferred 
     from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the Shelter and 
     Services Program. A comparison of the budget request to the 
     amounts provided by budget activity is included in the table 
     at the end of this explanatory statement.
       Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed 
     Spending.--The agreement provides $293,757,369 for Community 
     Project Funding (CPF) and Congressionally Directed Spending 
     (CDS) Grants, as specified in the table ``Community Project 
     Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' at the end of 
     this explanatory statement.
       Continuing Training Grants.--The agreement includes 
     $14,400,000 for Continuing Training Grants, including not 
     less than $2,700,000 to be competitively awarded for FEMA-
     certified rural and tribal training; $1,800,000 for FEMA to 
     partner with the Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned 
     Aircraft Center of Excellence to conduct a regional training 
     program for SLTT responders in using UAS for disaster 
     preparedness and response; and $7,200,000 for activities of 
     the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium.
       Grants Reporting.--FEMA is directed to continue the 
     quarterly report on grant awards under the Emergency Food and 
     Shelter, Emergency Food and Shelter--Humanitarian, and 
     Shelter and Services Program (SSP) from fiscal year 2019 
     through fiscal year 2024 year-to-date as directed last year. 
     Each report shall include the information and data described 
     in both the second paragraph under ``Emergency Food and 
     Shelter Program'' in the House report, and the second 
     paragraph under ``Shelter and Services Program'' under the 
     heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in the Senate 
     report. In addition, each report shall include data, for each 
     SSP recipient, on the amount and percentage of funds budgeted 
     and reimbursed for onward destination transportation, service 
     provider to service provider transportation, and hotel/motel 
     services. The quarterly report shall include any previously 
     requested SSP performance measures, in addition to the data 
     points above.
       Nonprofit Security Grant Program.--FEMA shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on the Nonprofit Security Grant 
     Program for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, consistent 
     with the direction under this heading in the House and Senate 
     reports. Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act 
     and pursuant to guidance in the House report, FEMA is 
     directed to brief the Committees on its efforts to increase 
     awareness of these grants and technical assistance provided 
     to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including 
     efforts made to date and future plans.


                          DISASTER RELIEF FUND

       The agreement provides $20,261,000,000 for the Disaster 
     Relief Fund (DRF). The total amount is appropriated under the 
     budget cap adjustment for major disaster response and 
     recovery activities. No funds are provided for base DRF 
     activities due to a significant carryover balance in the base 
     account.
       Maui Wildfires.--FEMA is directed to brief the Committees 
     within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act on the 
     need for temporary housing on Maui following the August 2023 
     wildfires. The briefing shall include FEMA's plans for 
     meeting eligible survivors' direct housing needs, the 
     relative impact of different direct housing options on the 
     local economy and rental housing market, how different direct 
     housing options will meet the needs of eligible survivors 
     over the expected duration of rebuilding in the Lahaina area, 
     and the cost of different direct housing options over the 
     expected timeframe of recovery.


                     NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

       The agreement includes $239,983,000 for the National Flood 
     Insurance Fund, consistent with the budget request.

                  TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS


                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       Section 301. The agreement continues a provision making 
     ``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--
     Operations and Support'' funding available for procuring and 
     providing cybersecurity threat feeds to CISA stakeholders and 
     partners.
       Section 302. The agreement continues a provision limiting 
     expenses for administration of grants.
       Section 303. The agreement continues a provision specifying 
     timeframes for information on certain grant awards.
       Section 304. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     a five-day advance notification for certain grant awards 
     under ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
     Assistance''.
       Section 305. The agreement continues a provision that 
     addresses the availability of certain grant funds for the 
     installation of communications towers.

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       Section 306. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     a report on the expenditures of the DRF.
       Section 307. The agreement continues a provision permitting 
     waivers to certain SAFER grant program requirements.
       Section 308. The agreement continues a provision providing 
     for the receipt and expenditure of fees collected for the 
     Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, as authorized by 
     Public Law 105-276.
       Section 309. The agreement continues a provision permitting 
     waivers to certain Assistance to Firefighter Grants program 
     requirements.
       Section 310. The agreement includes a new provision 
     regarding the transfer of unobligated balances under the 
     National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
       Section 311. The agreement includes a new provision 
     regarding the transfer of unobligated balances under the 
     Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.

        TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

           United States Citizenship and Immigration Services


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $271,140,000 for operations and 
     support, a net decrease of $584,054,000 from the request 
     including a reduction of $2,383,000 for the 2024 pay raise. 
     The agreement includes $111,085,000 for the E-Verify program 
     and $160,055,000 for Application Processing including 
     $91,308,000 for refugee processing, a $46,060,000 decrease 
     from the request. The agreement includes increases above the 
     request of $34,374,000 for employment authorization document 
     backlog and $34,373,000 for affirmative asylum backlog within 
     Application Processing, but does not provide funding for the 
     implementation of the Asylum Processing Rule.
       Affirmative Asylum.--Within 60 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, USCIS is 
     directed to brief the Committees on the plan for the 
     affirmative asylum funding and to include demonstrable 
     evidence that it is being used to reduce the processing 
     times.
       Application Processing.--For any proposed regulatory action 
     that would impact fee levels, U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services (USCIS) shall include in the Federal 
     Register a detailed plan to reduce the aggregate median 
     processing time by at least 25 percent for all applications 
     within one year of the date of the Federal Register notice 
     and each year thereafter until median processing times are 
     fewer than six months. USCIS is directed to make available, 
     on a publicly accessible website, an interactive dashboard 
     detailing the number of forms received, processed, approved, 
     denied, and pending by month, along with the average 
     processing time and the number of forms pending for more than 
     six months for all USCIS forms. The dashboard shall be 
     updated monthly by not later than the tenth business day 
     following the end of each month and permit the downloading of 
     the underlying data in a searchable and sortable spreadsheet 
     format. Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Committees direct USCIS to report on progress toward 
     reducing immigration application processing times.
       Asylum Operations.--USCIS is directed to continue to make 
     available, on a publicly accessible website in a 
     downloadable, searchable, and sortable format, the 
     information required under this heading in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-328. USCIS 
     shall also publicly report the number of individuals referred 
     to immigration proceedings as part of the Asylum Processing 
     Rule. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and as part of the quarterly budget and productivity 
     briefings thereafter, USCIS is directed to brief the 
     Committees on the implementation of the Asylum Processing 
     Rule. The brief shall include data on the number of Asylum 
     Officers, the number of Asylum Merits Interviews conducted, 
     outcomes of such interviews, including, but not limited to, 
     the number approved, referred to the Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, administratively closed, and pending, and 
     the field office location of such interviews.
       Backlog Reduction and Reporting.--In lieu of the direction 
     provided under this heading in the House report and ``USCIS 
     Backlog and Frontlog Reporting'' in the Senate report, USCIS 
     shall provide the Committees a plan not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act to establish a 
     quarterly, public report on all backlogs, frontlogs and 
     pending forms, for all form types. Such reporting shall 
     include, at a minimum, the number of applicants or 
     petitioners in each USCIS backlog, frontlog, or pending 
     status, including beneficiaries, where applicable and be 
     identified by form type. The reporting shall present the data 
     to the public in such a way as to indicate length of time in 
     such status, as defined by USCIS. Additionally, not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, USCIS 
     shall develop and brief the Committees on a comprehensive 
     Backlog Elimination Plan, along with any associated staffing 
     models to support such plan. USCIS shall also provide the 
     Committees with monthly backlog statistics. In addition to 
     the spend plan concerning the affirmative asylum backlog 
     funds, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, USCIS shall submit a report to the Committees 
     detailing the total number of affirmative asylum applications 
     filed in the prior fiscal year; the total number of 
     affirmative asylum applications filed to date, and the total 
     number of affirmative asylum cases adjudicated to final 
     disposition.
       Civil Surgeon Access and Cost.--In lieu of direction under 
     this heading in the Senate report, within 60 days of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a report to the 
     Committees examining whether any fees to access or to become 
     a Civil Surgeon can be adjusted to ensure that vulnerable 
     populations can access a Civil Surgeon and to increase the 
     number of available Civil Surgeons. The report shall also 
     include an analysis of whether minimum professional 
     experience requirements under 8 CFR 232.2 are a hindrance to 
     additional Civil Surgeons.
       Cost of Employment-Based Visas.--In lieu of direction under 
     this heading in the Senate report, within 90 days of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall brief the Committees on 
     a comprehensive plan to improve accessibility and 
     affordability for certain applications and petitions, 
     including mitigation efforts that may be taken. Within this 
     plan, USCIS is expected to take into consideration any cost-
     prohibitive barriers current applicants are facing and 
     provide recommendations for both the family and employment-
     based system.
       Electronic Processing.--The Committees continue the 
     requirement for USCIS to provide a quarterly brief on its 
     electronic processing efforts. Within this brief, USCIS shall 
     also include the current technological challenges facing the 
     agency's completion and implementation of such a system, any 
     challenges to ensure all digitized forms are able to be 
     worked electronically, and the steps and timeline the agency 
     will be using to complete an electronic filing and processing 
     system for all immigration benefits.
       Fee Waivers and Application Deadlines.--In lieu of 
     direction provided in the House and Senate reports on fee 
     waivers and replacement certificates, USCIS is directed to 
     brief the Committees on the impact of changes to fee waivers 
     and replacement certificates and provide a budgetary 
     assessment of the requirements proposed in the respective 
     reports.
       Prevention of Abuses in the H-2A Program.--In lieu of the 
     Senate report directive to establish a process for 
     beneficiaries of H-2A petitions to receive information on 
     their immigration status, USCIS shall conduct an assessment 
     on the feasibility and impact of the proposed Senate 
     directive, costs associated, and any required dedicated 
     staff, and provide a briefing to the Committees on such 
     assessment not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Refugee Admissions and Processing.--In lieu of direction 
     under this heading in the Senate report, USCIS shall evaluate 
     opportunities to streamline operations and to prevent further 
     delays, including policies regarding the reuse of biometrics, 
     waiving interviews, and aging into biometric collection 
     requirements. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on the results of this evaluation, including the 
     options considered and the estimated impacts.


                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $10,000,000 to support the 
     Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. USCIS continues to 
     have the authority to accept private donations to support 
     this program. The Committees direct USCIS to provide an 
     update on its planned use of this authority not later than 30 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, to include any 
     efforts undertaken to solicit private donations.
       Grant Reporting.--.USCIS is directed, on an annual basis, 
     to make available on a publicly accessible website in a 
     downloadable, searchable, and sortable format, an accounting 
     of all grant funding provided by or in coordination with 
     USCIS for at least the previous three fiscal years. At a 
     minimum, the report shall include by fiscal year: the name of 
     the grant, recipient of the grant, grant amount, fiscal year 
     period of availability, purpose of awarded grant, the number 
     of people impacted by the grant, and metrics used to measure 
     success or impact of such grant. USCIS shall publish the 
     first version of such document not later than 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $1,998,000 below the request for the 
     2024 pay raise.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides the request, including an increase 
     of $6,000,000 for roof repairs and decreases of $2,000,000 
     for combined heat and power and $4,000,000 for electric 
     boilers at the Glynco facilities.

                   Science and Technology Directorate


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $2,234,000 below the request for 
     operations and support for the 2024 pay raise. Of the total 
     amount provided for this account, $206,093,000 is available 
     until September 30, 2025, for Laboratory Facilities and 
     Acquisition and Operations Analysis.
       Future Migration Across the Southwest Border.--The Science 
     and Technology Directorate (S&T) shall combine the report 
     requirements under the heading ``Future Migration Across the 
     Southwest Border'' in the House report and ``Projecting and 
     Planning For Future Flow to the U.S. Southwest Border'' in 
     the Senate report and provide the report not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides a decrease below the request of 
     $17,579,000, including a decrease of $32,579,000 for Plum 
     Island Closure and Support and $5,000,000 for Critical 
     Repair/Replacement Requirement. The agreement provides an 
     increase of $20,000,000 for the Detection Sciences Testing 
     and Applied Research Center.
       Plum Island Closure and Support (PICS) Program.--The 
     agreement provides $1,000,000 to continue the transition, 
     closure, and conveyance of all Plum Island real property and 
     all related personal property to facilitate the transfer of 
     the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) mission to the 
     National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). S&T is 
     directed to continue providing semi-annual briefings on the 
     progress of these activities, as specified in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260. 
     Further, S&T is reminded of the requirement in the report 
     accompanying Public Law 117-328 to brief the Committees, in 
     consultation with the Department of Agriculture, on the full 
     transition scheduled and projected milestones, including any 
     risk factors that may impact timelines and corresponding 
     budget estimates, as well as any issues with the continuation 
     at NBAF of any DHS essential mission activities that were 
     performed by the Department at PIADC, along with steps that 
     the agencies are taking to avoid interruption.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $125,722,000 below the request.

                 Research, Development, and Innovation

       The agreement provides $125,722,000 below the request. 
     Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, S&T 
     shall provide a spend plan for Research and Development.
       Binational Industrial Research and Development Homeland 
     Security Program.--S&T is encouraged to continue supporting 
     the BIRD HLS program, which allows S&T to work with Israeli 
     partners to develop innovative technology solutions for 
     homeland security needs.
       Detection Canine.--With the funds provided, S&T is 
     encouraged to continue supporting the Detection Canine 
     Program and the sustained, large-scale, comprehensive 
     government and academic effort to advance innovation, 
     technology, and education in detection canine sciences, as 
     described under this heading in the Senate report.
       Maritime Safety and Security.--With the funds provided, S&T 
     is encouraged to continue supporting the maritime port 
     resiliency and security research testbed to support the 
     design and development of tactics, techniques, and procedures 
     for effective threat response to critical maritime 
     infrastructure, as described under this heading in the Senate 
     report.
       U.S-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Program.--
     S&T is encouraged to continue supporting the U.S.-Israel 
     Cybersecurity Cooperation enhancement program, as authorized 
     by section 1551 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022, to support cybersecurity research and 
     development and demonstration and commercialization of 
     cybersecurity technology.

                          University Programs

       The agreement provides the requested level for University 
     Programs.

             Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office


                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

       The agreement provides $163,280,000 for Operations and 
     Support, a decrease of $1,035,000 below the request for the 
     2024 pay raise.


              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides the requested level of $42,338,000 
     for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.


                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides the requested level of $60,938,000 
     for Research and Development.
       Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act and 
     quarterly thereafter, CWMD shall brief the Committees on 
     innovative, threat-based approaches to address the capability 
     gaps of the current BioWatch and biosurveillance 
     infrastructure detailed in the budget request. Such 
     approaches shall include evaluations of networked biological 
     detection and presumptive identification equipment and 
     assessments of procurement options of currently-available 
     technologies that increase the detection of bio-agents and 
     reduce the time-to-respond inadequacy.


                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $142,885,000 for Federal Assistance, 
     $17,585,000 below the request for proposed enhancements to 
     the antiquated BioWatch infrastructure and program.

                  TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Section 401. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five 
     vehicles under certain scenarios.
       Section 402. The agreement continues a provision limiting 
     the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
       Section 403. The agreement continues a provision related to 
     the collection and use of biometrics.
       Section 404. The agreement continues a provision 
     authorizing the Director of FLETC to distribute funds for 
     expenses incurred in training accreditation.
       Section 405. The agreement continues a provision directing 
     the FLETC Accreditation Board to lead the Federal law 
     enforcement training accreditation process to measure and 
     assess Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, 
     and instructors.
       Section 406. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
     the acceptance of transfers from government agencies into 
     ``Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers--Procurement, 
     Construction, and Improvements''.
       Section 407. The agreement continues a provision 
     classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental 
     for certain considerations.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

       Section 501. The agreement continues a provision directing 
     that no part of any appropriation shall remain available for 
     obligation beyond the current year unless expressly provided.
       Section 502. The agreement continues a provision providing 
     authority to merge unexpended balances of prior 
     appropriations with new appropriation accounts, to be used 
     for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.
       Section 503. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision related to reprogramming limitations and transfer 
     authority.
       The Department must notify the Committees on Appropriations 
     at least 30 days in advance of each reprogramming of funds 
     that would: (1) reduce programs, projects, and activities, or 
     personnel, by ten percent or more; or (2) increase a program, 
     project, or activity by more than $5,000,000 or ten percent, 
     whichever is less.
       The term ``program, project, and activity'' (PPA) is 
     defined as each functional category listed under an account 
     heading in the funding table at the back of this explanatory 
     statement, along with each funding amount designated for a 
     particular purpose within the statement narrative, exclusive 
     of simple references to increases or reductions below the 
     budget request. Funding for each PPA should not be used for 
     the purposes of any other PPA. Within 30 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Department shall submit to the 
     Committees a table delineating PPAs subject to section 503 
     notification requirements.
       For purposes of reprogramming notifications, the creation 
     of a new program, project, or activity is defined as any 
     significant new activity that has not been explicitly 
     justified to the Congress in budget justification material 
     and for which funds have not been appropriated by the 
     Congress.
       Limited transfer authority is provided to give the 
     Department flexibility in responding to emerging requirements 
     and significant changes in circumstances, but is not intended 
     to facilitate the implementation of new programs, projects, 
     or activities that were not proposed in a formal budget 
     submission. Transfers may not reduce accounts by more than 
     five percent or augment appropriations by more than ten 
     percent. The Department must notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations not fewer than 30 days in advance of any 
     transfer.
       To avoid violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that any transfer of funds is carried 
     out in compliance with the limitations and requirements of 
     section 503(c). In particular, the Secretary should ensure 
     that any such transfers adhere to the opinion of the 
     Comptroller General's decision in the Matter of: John D. 
     Webster, Director, Financial Services, Library of Congress, 
     dated November 7, 1997, with regard to the definition of an 
     appropriation subject to transfer limitations.
       Notifications should provide complete explanations of 
     proposed funding reallocations, including detailed 
     justifications for increases and offsets; any specific impact 
     the proposed changes are expected to have on future-year 
     appropriations requirements; a table showing the proposed 
     revisions to funding and full-time equivalents (FTE)--at the 
     account and PPA levels--for the current fiscal year; and any 
     expected funding and FTE impacts during the budget year.
       The Department shall manage its PPAs within the levels 
     appropriated and should only submit reprogramming or transfer 
     notifications in cases of unforeseeable and compelling 
     circumstances that could not have been predicted when 
     formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. 
     When the Department becomes aware of an emerging requirement 
     after the President's budget has been submitted to Congress 
     but prior to the enactment of a full-year funding Act for the 
     budget year, it is incumbent on the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer to timely notify the Committees. When the 
     Department submits a reprogramming or transfer notification 
     and does not receive identical responses from the House and 
     Senate Committees, it is expected to work with the Committees 
     to reconcile the differences before proceeding.
       Section 504. The agreement continues a provision, by 
     reference, prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department to make payment to the Working 
     Capital Fund (WCF), except for activities and amounts allowed 
     in the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request.
       Section 505. The agreement continues a provision providing 
     that not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances from 
     prior-year appropriations for each Operations and Support 
     appropriation shall remain available

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     reprogramming requirements.
       Section 506. The agreement continues a provision that deems 
     intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during 
     fiscal year 2024 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     intelligence activities for fiscal year 2024. When such an 
     authorization is enacted after the enactment of this Act, 
     amounts appropriated for ``Intelligence, Analysis, and 
     Situational Awareness--Operations and Support'' in excess of 
     the authorized amounts shall be transferred to ``Management 
     Directorate--Operations and Support''.
       Section 507. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision requiring notification to the Committees at least 
     three days before DHS executes or announces grant allocations 
     or grant awards totaling $1,000,000 or more; an award or 
     contract, other transaction agreement, or task order on a 
     multiple award agreement, or to issue a letter of intent of 
     greater than $4,000,000; task or delivery orders greater than 
     $10,000,000 from DHS multi-year funds; or sole-source grant 
     awards. Notifications shall include a description of the 
     projects or activities to be funded and the location, 
     including city, county, and state.
       Section 508. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting all agencies from purchasing, constructing, or 
     leasing additional facilities for Federal law enforcement 
     training without advance notification to the Committees.
       Section 509. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds for any construction, repair, 
     alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus, if 
     required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, 
     has not been approved.
       Section 510. The agreement continues a provision that 
     includes and consolidates by reference prior-year statutory 
     provisions related to sensitive security information and the 
     use of funds in conformance with section 303 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992.
       Section 511. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds in contravention of the Buy 
     American Act.
       Section 512. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
       Section 513. The agreement continues a provision that 
     precludes DHS from using funds in this Act to use 
     reorganization authority. This prohibition is not intended to 
     prevent the Department from carrying out routine or small 
     reallocations of personnel or functions within components, 
     subject to section 503 of this Act. This section prevents 
     large-scale reorganization of the Department, which should be 
     acted on legislatively by the relevant congressional 
     committees of jurisdiction. Any DHS proposal to reorganize 
     components that is included as part of a budget request will 
     be considered by the Committees.
       Section 514. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds for planning, testing, piloting, or 
     developing a national identification card.
       Section 515. The agreement continues a provision directing 
     that any official required by this Act to report or certify 
     to the Committees on Appropriations may not delegate such 
     authority unless expressly authorized to do so in this Act.
       Section 516. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds in this Act to be used for first-class 
     travel.
       Section 517. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds to employ illegal workers as 
     described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.
       Section 518. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act to pay for award or incentive fees for contractors 
     with below satisfactory performance or performance that fails 
     to meet the basic requirements of the contract.
       Section 519. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     DHS computer systems to block electronic access to 
     pornography, except for law enforcement purposes.
       Section 520. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     the transfer of firearms by Federal law enforcement 
     personnel.
       Section 521. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     funding restrictions and reporting requirements related to 
     conferences occurring outside of the United States.
       Section 522. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds to reimburse any Federal department or 
     agency for its participation in a National Special Security 
     Event.
       Section 523. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     a notification, including justification materials, prior to 
     implementing any structural pay reform or instituting a new 
     position classification that affects more than 100 full-time 
     positions or costs more than $5,000,000.
       Section 524. The agreement continues a provision directing 
     the Department to post on a public website reports required 
     by the Committees on Appropriations unless public posting 
     compromises homeland or national security or contains 
     proprietary information.
       Section 525. The agreement continues a provision 
     authorizing minor procurement, construction, and improvements 
     under ``Operations and Support'' appropriations, as 
     specified.
       Section 526. The agreement continues by reference a 
     provision authorizing DHS to use discretionary appropriations 
     for the primary and secondary schooling of eligible 
     dependents of DHS personnel stationed in areas of U.S. 
     territories that meet certain criteria.
       Section 527. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
     access to detention facilities by members of Congress or 
     their designated staff.
       Section 528. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds to use restraints on pregnant 
     detainees in DHS custody, except in certain circumstances.
       Section 529. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of records 
     related to detainees in custody.
       Section 530. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting funds for a Principal Federal Official during a 
     declared disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act, with 
     certain exceptions.
       Section 531. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the Under Secretary for Management to submit a component-
     level report on unfunded priorities classified as budget 
     function 050.
       Section 532. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     notifications when the President designates a former or 
     retired Federal official or employee for protection and 
     reporting regarding the costs of such protection.
       Section 533. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     notifications and reporting on DHS submissions of proposals 
     to the Technology Modernization Fund.
       Section 534. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
     the identification of discretionary offsets when fee increase 
     proposals to support current activities assume the enactment 
     of such proposals prior to the beginning of the budget year.
       Section 535. The agreement continues a provision related to 
     the Arms Trade Treaty.
       Section 536. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds related to certain entities 
     identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021.
       Section 537. The agreement continues a provision 
     prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or release of 
     individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into or within the United States.
       Section 538. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     develop, use, and share estimates of arrivals of individuals 
     at the southwest border.
       Section 539. The agreement includes a new provision that 
     clarifies that balances from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses 
     Fund may not be apportioned or allotted before a full-year 
     appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security has 
     been enacted.
       Section 540. The agreement includes a new provision that 
     requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
     alternatives and cost-benefit analysis prior to requesting 
     assistance from the Department of Defense.
       Section 541. The agreement includes a new provision 
     allowing the use of funds provided by the bill for Emergency 
     Backup Care.
       Section 542. The agreement includes a new provision 
     providing DHS the ability to transfer funds throughout the 
     Department into ICE to support Blue Campaign.
       Section 543. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision rescinding unobligated balances from specified 
     sources.
       Section 544. The agreement continues and modifies a 
     provision rescinding unobligated balances pursuant to section 
     505.
       Section 545. The agreement includes a new provision 
     rescinding unobligated balances from the DHS Nonrecurring 
     Expenses Fund.
       Section 546. The agreement includes a new provision 
     rescinding unobligated balances from various sources.
       Section 547. The agreement includes a new provision 
     rescinding unobligated balances from the Department of 
     Education.
       Section 548. The agreement includes a technical correction 
     to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
       Section 549. The agreement includes a technical correction 
     to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
       Section 550. The agreement includes a technical correction 
     to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
       Section 551. The agreement includes a technical correction 
     to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

       Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
     congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 
     9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory 
     statement, along with the name of each House Member, Senator, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to 
     the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 
     For each item, a Member is required to provide a 
     certification that neither the Member nor the Member's 
     immediate family has a financial interest, and each Senator 
     is required to provide a certification that neither the 
     Senator nor the Senator's immediate family has a pecuniary 
     interest in such congressionally directed spending item. 
     Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement contains any 
     limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
     the applicable House and Senate rules.

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   DIVISION D--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
       EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, ACT, 2024

       The explanatory statement accompanying this division is 
     approved and indicates Congressional intent. Unless otherwise 
     noted, the language set forth in Senate Report 118-84 carries 
     the same weight as language included in this explanatory 
     statement and should be complied with unless specifically 
     addressed to the contrary in this explanatory statement. 
     While some language is repeated for emphasis, it is not 
     intended to negate the language referred to above unless 
     expressly provided herein.
       In providing the operating plan required by section 516 of 
     this Act, the departments and agencies funded in this Act are 
     directed to include all programs, projects, and activities, 
     including those in Senate Report 118-84 and this explanatory 
     statement accompanying this Act. All such programs, projects, 
     and activities are subject to the provisions of this Act.
       In cases where Senate Report 118-84 or this explanatory 
     statement directs the submission of a report, that report is 
     to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate. Where this 
     explanatory statement refers to the Committees or the 
     Committees on Appropriations, unless otherwise noted, this 
     reference is to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on 
     Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
     Agencies and the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
       Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow 
     the directives set forth in this Act and the accompanying 
     explanatory statement and shall not reallocate resources or 
     reorganize activities except as provided herein. Funds for 
     individual programs and activities are displayed in the 
     detailed table at the end of the explanatory statement 
     accompanying this Act. Funding levels that are not displayed 
     in the detailed table are identified within this explanatory 
     statement. Any action to eliminate or consolidate programs, 
     projects, and activities should be pursued through a proposal 
     in the President's Budget so it can be considered by the 
     Committees.
       Budget Submission.--As part of the President's Budget 
     Request, each Department is directed to provide the 
     Committees in electronic format a table that corresponds with 
     every program line found in the detailed table at the end of 
     this explanatory statement. Such a table shall include a 
     column for the most recently enacted appropriation, the 
     current year, and the budget year, assuming current law.
       Congressional Reports.--Each department or agency is 
     directed to provide the Committees, within 30 days from the 
     date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, a 
     summary describing each requested report to the Committees 
     along with related actions completed in the current and prior 
     quarters and planned actions to be completed in future 
     quarters. Such a summary shall be cumulative for all fiscal 
     years for which any report remains outstanding.
       Questions for the Record.--The agreement notes the 
     inclusion of section 527 of this Act, which requires each 
     Department and agency to provide answers to questions 
     submitted for the record within 45 business days after 
     receipt. The agreement expects each Department and agency to 
     notify the Committees at least 7 days in advance if they do 
     not anticipate meeting this statutory requirement.

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

       Anonymous Workforce Development Talent Portals.--The 
     agreement encourages the Employment and Training 
     Administration (ETA) to collaborate with State and local 
     workforce development boards to ensure that candidate 
     matching algorithms are used to lower barriers to employment 
     in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and 
     regulations.
       Within the total provided for the Dislocated Worker 
     National Reserve, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities.............     $50,000,000
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants........      65,000,000
Cybersecurity Grant.....................................      10,000,000
Career Pathways for Youth Grants........................      20,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Dislocated Worker National Reserve Grantmaking.--The 
     agreement directs ETA to fully fund the Workforce Opportunity 
     for Rural Communities Grants, Strengthening Community 
     Colleges Training Grants, and Career Pathways for Youth 
     Grants from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 
     117-328) and all Dislocated Worker Grant applications that 
     were received or under review as of January 25, 2024, with 
     funds provided in P.L. 117-328.
       Dislocated Worker National Reserve Grantee Performance 
     Reporting.--Consistent with the requirements of section 
     116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), the agreement directs the Department to 
     require that all grantees receiving awards funded through the 
     Dislocated Worker National Reserve report on the employment, 
     earnings, and credential attainment outcomes of program 
     participants. The agreement directs the Department to include 
     program participant outcomes disaggregated by grantee on its 
     website.
       Cybersecurity and Software Development Employment 
     Opportunities.--The agreement provides $10,000,000 for 
     competitive grants to institutions of higher education, as 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1001), State Workforce Agencies, local workforce development 
     boards, and employer associations for the purpose of targeted 
     high-skill job training in cybersecurity and cybersecurity 
     software development. The Department is directed to provide 
     the Committees a briefing on this initiative within 120 days 
     of the enactment of this Act.
     Apprenticeship Grant Program
       The agreement provides $285,000,000 to support registered 
     apprenticeships.
       Briefing.--The Department is directed to provide the 
     Committees with a briefing not less than 30 days before 
     issuing a funding opportunity announcement for the 
     apprenticeship program.
       Parents of Dependent Children.--The agreement encourages 
     the Department to provide grantees guidance related to 
     coordinating with community-based providers of wrap around 
     services to support parents of dependent children enrolled in 
     registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs.
       Pay for Success.--The agreement directs the Department to 
     assess the feasibility of supporting a pay-for-success 
     initiative to increase and expand registered apprenticeship 
     programs funded through the Apprenticeship Program and to 
     share its findings with the Committees within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Water and Wastewater System Operators.--The agreement is 
     concerned about the nationwide shortage of water and 
     wastewater operators, particularly in rural areas, and urges 
     the Secretary to make funding available through workforce 
     development and registered apprenticeship activities funded 
     under this agreement for registered apprenticeship programs 
     consistent with National Guideline Standards of 
     Apprenticeship for Water and Wastewater System Operations 
     Specialists and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
     The Department is directed to highlight the availability of 
     funding opportunities that may support such activities, and 
     to provide technical assistance and outreach to potential 
     grantees with an emphasis on sectors underrepresented in the 
     apprenticeship program with demonstrated shortages.
     Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $107,834,000 for the projects, and 
     in the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
     Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included 
     in this explanatory statement accompanying this division.


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       Cost-Benefit Analysis of Benefit Payment Control 
     Activities.--The agreement directs the Department to publicly 
     release a report within 270 days of enactment of this Act 
     estimating the return on investment and cost effectiveness of 
     existing State-level benefit payment control operations.
       Unemployment Insurance Compensation.--The agreement directs 
     the Department, in the event additional funds are provided to 
     States under the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment 
     contingency authority, to notify the Committees how much 
     funding was provided to each State within 15 days of funding 
     being provided.


                         program administration

       Technical Assistance.--The agreement encourages the 
     Department to prioritize technical assistance and support to 
     Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities (HBCU), Tribal Colleges and Universities 
     (TCU), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), 
     especially those that disproportionately serve low-income 
     students and have strong partnerships with workforce 
     development partners, when issuing new funding opportunity 
     announcements.

               Employee Benefits Security Administration

       Implementation of Employee Ownership Initiative.--The 
     agreement reiterates the expectation and request described 
     under this heading in Senate Report 118-84.

                Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

                    Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

       Black Lung Benefits Claim Processing.--The agreement notes 
     that existing processes and resource constraints contribute 
     to lengthy delays in processing black lung claims, impeding 
     access to medical care while claims are pending. The 
     agreement directs the Department to provide a report to the 
     Committees on the Department's efforts to improve the speed 
     and quality of black lung claims processing, within 90 days 
     of enactment of this Act.

          Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Coordination.--The agreement supports efforts by OSHA to 
     coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency and 
     National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on 
     implementing their respective responsibilities on cross-
     cutting occupational exposure issues, particularly in ways 
     that improve efforts of the agencies to achieve protections 
     for workers, increase transparency,

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     and maximize coordination of work. The agreement requests an 
     update on such efforts within 180 days of enactment of this 
     Act.

              Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)


                         salaries and expenses

       Inspector Training.--The agreement expects MSHA to continue 
     required training for inspectors, including those who are 
     transitioning from inspecting coal mines to metal/non-metal 
     operations and newly hired inspectors, to support consistent 
     enforcement and miner safety.

                        Departmental Management

       Investments in Impoverished Areas.--The agreement directs 
     the Department to update the report provided to the 
     Committees in response to the House Report 117-403 directive 
     to include persistent poverty percentages for competitions in 
     fiscal year 2024 once those data are available.
       Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.--The agreement directs the 
     Department to brief the Committees, within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act, on the steps being taken to recover 
     money that was lost due to fraudulent payments and the steps 
     being taken to strengthen program integrity, including by 
     implementing the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) 
     recommendations and supporting recommendations needed to 
     strengthen program integrity in the Unemployment Insurance 
     program, which has longstanding problems with payment 
     accuracy and program integrity.

                           General Provisions

       The agreement updates a provision related to ETA technical 
     assistance and program integrity.
       The agreement updates a provision related to an evaluation 
     reservation.
       The agreement modifies a provision related to Job Corps 
     centers real property.
       The agreement modifies a provision related to H-1B fees.
       The agreement includes a new provision related to 
     Dislocated Worker National Reserve funding.
       The agreement includes a new provision making a technical 
     correction to Public Law 117-328.
       The agreement includes a new provision related to Atlanta 
     Job Corps Center construction.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

          Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)


                          primary health care

     Health Centers
       Within the total provided for the Health Centers program, 
     the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Project              $2,000,000
 Catalyst...............................................
Alcee L. Hastings Program for Advanced Cancer Screening.      10,000,000
Early Childhood Development.............................      30,000,000
Ending the HIV Epidemic.................................     157,250,000
Native Hawaiian Health Care.............................      27,000,000
    Papa Ola Lokahi (non-add)...........................      10,000,000
School Based Health Centers.............................      55,000,000
Technical Assistance....................................       2,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            health workforce

     National Health Service Corps (Corps)
       The agreement notes the importance of the Corps scholarship 
     and loan-repayment programs in all 50 States and encourages 
     HHS to examine ways to incentivize individuals to work in 
     their home State or the State in which they received their 
     education.
       Maternity Care Target Areas.--The agreement includes 
     $8,000,000, an increase of $3,000,000, within the total for 
     the Corps to support loan repayment and scholarships for 
     maternity care services in health professional shortage 
     areas.
     Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
       Midwife Training.--The agreement continues $5,000,000 to 
     support grants to educate midwives to address the national 
     shortage of maternity care providers.
     Primary Care Training and Enhancement
       Administrative Academic Units.--The agreement supports 
     inclusion of administrative academic units within medical 
     schools, however, the directive in Senate Report 118-84 is 
     not included.
       Eating Disorders Screening and Referrals.--The agreement 
     includes $1,000,000 as described in Senate Report 118-84.
     Oral Health Training
       The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 for State 
     Oral Health Workforce grants, not less than $13,000,000 for 
     General Dentistry programs, and not less than $13,000,000 for 
     Pediatric Dentistry programs. The agreement reiterates the 
     directives found under this program in Senate Report 118-84.
     Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)
       Within the total, the agreement includes no less than 
     $3,000,000 to continue competitive grants for AHEC recipients 
     to expand experiential learning opportunities through 
     simulation labs designed to educate and train health care 
     professionals serving rural, medically underserved 
     communities. HRSA shall include as an allowable use the 
     purchase of simulation training equipment.
     Mental and Behavioral Health
       Graduate Psychology Education.--The agreement includes 
     $25,000,000 for this activity.
     Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training
       The agreement continues $153,000,000 for Behavioral Health 
     Workforce Education and Training, including $40,000,000 for 
     the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan 
     Repayment program.
       Mental and Substance Use Disorder Workforce Training 
     Demonstration.--The agreement includes $34,700,000 for this 
     activity. Within the total, the agreement includes 
     $25,000,000 for the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program as 
     described in Senate Report 118-84.
       Peer Support.--The agreement includes no less than 
     $14,000,000 for this activity, as described in Senate Report 
     118-84.
     Nursing Workforce Development Programs
       Community Colleges in the Nursing Workforce Programs.--The 
     agreement directs HRSA to make information available online, 
     within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on the 
     participation of community colleges in programs for 
     increasing the supply of the nursing workforce.
     Advanced Nursing Education
       Certified Nurse Midwives.--The agreement continues 
     $8,000,000 for this activity as described in Senate Report 
     118-84.
       Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program.--The agreement 
     continues $15,000,000 for this activity as described in 
     Senate Report 118-84.
     Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
       Experiential Learning Opportunities/Simulation Training.--
     Within this total, the agreement provides $10,750,000 for the 
     continuation of grants to enhance nurse education through the 
     expansion of experiential learning opportunities. The grants 
     shall include as an allowable use the purchase of simulation 
     training equipment.
       Registered Nurse (RN) Shortages.--The agreement includes an 
     increase of $5,000,000 for grants to increase the supply of 
     registered nurses. The agreement directs HRSA to give 
     priority in new funding announcements to public entities for 
     training additional RNs, specifically for long term and acute 
     care settings. In addition, the agreement directs HRSA to 
     give priority to applicants in States listed by HRSA as 
     having the greatest shortages.
     Medical Student Education
       The agreement directs HRSA to give priority to applications 
     from academic institutions located in States with the 
     greatest number of Federally recognized Tribes. The agreement 
     also directs HRSA to give priority to applications from 
     public universities with a demonstrated public-private 
     partnership.
     Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
       The agreement directs HRSA to work with stakeholders with 
     expertise in pediatric specialty care to ensure that the 
     program and application process reflects the unique nature of 
     pediatric specialty care, including ensuring that any 
     clinical and service hour requirements and service site 
     eligibility criteria are consistent with pediatric specialty 
     practice and reflect the regionalization of pediatric 
     specialty care.


                       MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

     Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
       Birth Center Expansion.--The agreement requests a plan 
     within 180 days of enactment of this Act on steps that HRSA 
     can take to assist birth center expansion in rural and urban 
     maternity care deserts.
     Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Special Projects of 
         Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
       Within the total provided for SPRANS, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Early Childhood Development Expert Grants...............     $10,000,000
Epilepsy................................................       3,642,000
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome..................................       1,000,000
Fetal Infant and Child Death Review.....................       5,000,000
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia...................       2,000,000
Infant-Toddler Court Teams..............................      18,000,000
Minority-Serving Institutions...........................      10,000,000
Oral Health.............................................       5,250,000
Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network.....................      25,000,000
Sickle Cell Disease.....................................       7,000,000
State Maternal Health Innovation Grants.................      55,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Infant-Toddler Court Teams.--The agreement directs HRSA to 
     allocate funding to ensure continuation of existing grantees, 
     technical assistance, and other activities.
       Oral Health.--The agreement continues demonstration 
     projects to increase the implementation of integrating oral 
     health and primary care practice. The Chief Dental Officer is 
     directed to lead in the design, monitoring, oversight, and 
     implementation of such projects.
     Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program
       The agreement encourages HRSA, in collaboration with the 
     Sickle Cell Data Collection program at the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, to support surveillance 
     activities and data collection through this program, as well 
     as existing programs that provide transition support, 
     training, technical assistance, educational opportunities, 
     and improved access to care and treatment decision-making 
     processes.
     Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
       Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related 
     Disabilities Program.--The agreement continues not less than 
     $38,245,000 for this activity.
     Heritable Disorders
       Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID).--The agreement 
     continues $4,000,000

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     to support newborn screening and follow-up for SCID and other 
     newborn screening disorders.


                      RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

       Ending the HIV Epidemic.--The agreement continues 
     $165,000,000 for this initiative.


                             HEALTH SYSTEMS

     Organ Transplantation
       Modernization Initiative.--The agreement includes an 
     increase of $23,000,000 to support this initiative as 
     described in the fiscal year 2024 budget request and in 
     accordance with P.L. 118-14.


                              RURAL HEALTH

     Rural Outreach Grants
       Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program.--The 
     agreement includes not less than $29,000,000, an increase of 
     $2,000,000, for the Delta States Rural Development Network 
     Grant Program and the Delta Region Community Health Systems 
     Development Program. In addition, of the funds provided, the 
     agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 to support 
     HRSA's collaboration with the Delta Regional Authority to 
     continue the Delta Region Community Health Systems 
     Development Program to help underserved rural communities 
     better address their health care needs.
       Rural Northern Border Region Healthcare Support Program.--
     The agreement provides no less than $4,000,000, an increase 
     of $1,000,000, for HRSA's collaboration with the Northern 
     Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to provide direct support 
     to member States to help underserved rural communities with 
     planning and implementing health care service improvements.
       Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program.--The 
     agreement provides no less than $1,500,000 for HRSA to 
     collaborate with the Appalachian Regional Commission to 
     provide direct support to member States to help underserved 
     rural communities with planning and implementing health care 
     service improvements.
       Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies 
     (RMOMS).--The agreement includes not less than $12,000,000 
     for RMOMS.
     Rural Residency Planning and Development
       Within the amount for this program, the agreement continues 
     $2,000,000 for family medicine/obstetrics training programs 
     in States with high infant morbidity and mortality rates.
     Rural Communities Opioid Response Program
       The agreement continues $145,000,000 for this program. 
     Within the funding provided, the agreement includes 
     $10,000,000 to continue the three Rural Centers of Excellence 
     (Centers), as established by P.L. 115-245 and continued 
     through P.L. 116-260 and 117-103. The agreement recognizes 
     the work of the Centers in addressing substance use disorder 
     within rural communities through various evidence-based 
     treatment and recovery models and encourages outreach into 
     other underserved communities. Within the total, the 
     agreement also continues $4,000,000 to support career and 
     workforce training services for the NBRC.
     Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program
       The agreement includes $4,000,000 as proposed in the fiscal 
     year 2024 budget request for this program.


                HRSA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

       Data Collection.--The agreement expects HRSA to clearly 
     communicate with grantees involved in any data collection, 
     whether the information being collected is optional for 
     reporting or required information as part of a grant.
       Oral Health Literacy.--The agreement includes $300,000 to 
     continue an oral health awareness and education campaign 
     across HRSA divisions. The agreement directs HRSA to identify 
     oral health literacy strategies that are evidence based and 
     focused on oral health care prevention and education, 
     including prevention of oral disease such as early childhood 
     and other caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer.
     Community Projects/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $890,788,000 for the projects, and 
     in the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
     Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included 
     in this explanatory statement accompanying this division.
     Telehealth
       Telehealth Centers of Excellence.--The agreement continues 
     $8,500,000 for the currently awarded sites.
       Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning.--The agreement 
     includes an increase of $4,000,000 for HRSA to integrate and 
     implement a robust telementoring initiative at an academic 
     medical center with existing Federal support and expertise in 
     the field. This should include technology enabled delivery of 
     evidence-based curricula, offering of practice based, 
     culturally responsive care, and advancing the skill set of 
     health care workers.


                  COVERED COUNTERMEASURES PROCESS FUND

       Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Department is directed to provide the committees of 
     jurisdiction a report on its progress for COVID 
     countermeasure claims that have been filed within the 
     Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program but have not yet 
     been resolved or compensated and options to address the 
     backlog of cases awaiting review.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

       The agreement provides $9,222,090,000 in total program 
     level funding for the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention (CDC), which includes $7,937,588,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,186,200,000 in transfers from the Prevention 
     and Public Health (PPH) Fund.


                 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

       Within the total provided for the National Center for 
     Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, the agreement includes 
     the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 317 Immunization Program........................    $681,933,000
Acute Flaccid Myelitis..................................       6,000,000
Influenza Planning and Response.........................     231,358,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Immunization Program.--The agreement directs CDC to support 
     the existing immunization infrastructure, including the 
     implementation of strategies for hard-to-reach populations.


     HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND 
                        TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

       Within the total provided for the National Center for HIV, 
     Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Budget Activity                    FY 2024  Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research.                $1,013,712,000
    HIV Initiative........................                   220,000,000
    School Health-HIV.....................                    38,081,000
Viral Hepatitis...........................                    43,000,000
Sexually Transmitted Infections...........                   174,310,000
Tuberculosis..............................                   137,034,000
Infectious Diseases and the Opioid                            23,000,000
 Epidemic.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Sexually Transmitted Infections.--The agreement directs CDC 
     to continue to move the grant year forward to provide for a 
     more efficient expenditure of funds and improve grantee 
     activities, with the intention that the grant year will be 
     moved forward by at least one month each year for the next 
     two years.
       Tuberculosis (TB) Testing.--The agreement notes grave 
     concerns regarding the recurrence of TB cases associated with 
     biologic products contaminated with Mycobacterium 
     tuberculosis. The agreement notes CDC's work to investigate 
     the outbreak and directs the agency to continue to work with 
     FDA to prevent TB transmission from contaminated biologic 
     products. The agreement requests a briefing on these 
     activities within 180 days of enactment of this Act.


               Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

       Within the total provided for the National Center for 
     Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antibiotic Resistance Initiative........................    $197,000,000
Vector-Borne Diseases...................................      63,603,000
Lyme Disease............................................      27,000,000
Prion Disease...........................................       8,000,000
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome................................       5,400,000
Emerging Infectious Diseases............................     213,997,000
Harmful Algal Blooms....................................       3,500,000
Food Safety.............................................      72,000,000
National Healthcare Safety Network......................      24,000,000
Quarantine..............................................      53,772,000
Advanced Molecular Detection............................      40,000,000
Epidemiology and Lab Capacity...........................      40,000,000
Healthcare-Associated Infections........................      12,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Emerging Infectious Diseases.--The agreement supports CDC's 
     efforts relating to mycotic diseases, including its 
     collaboration with the Valley Fever Institute and the Cocci 
     Study Group and provides an increase of $8,000,000 for these 
     efforts. The agreement provides $3,000,000 to integrate 
     sepsis data from hospitals into the National Healthcare 
     Safety Network as directed by Senate Report 118-84.


            CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

       Within the total provided for the National Center for 
     Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the 
     agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tobacco.................................................    $246,500,000
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity...............      58,420,000
    High Obesity Rate Counties..........................      16,500,000
School Health...........................................      19,400,000
Vision and Eye Health...................................       6,500,000
Alzheimer's Disease.....................................      39,500,000
Inflammatory Bowel Disease..............................       2,000,000
Interstitial Cystitis...................................       1,100,000
Excessive Alcohol Use...................................       6,000,000
Chronic Kidney Disease..................................       4,500,000
Chronic Disease Education and Awareness.................       4,500,000
Prevention Research Centers.............................      28,961,000
Heart Disease and Stroke................................     155,105,000
Diabetes................................................     156,129,000
National Diabetes Prevention Program....................      37,300,000
Breast and Cervical Cancer..............................     235,500,000
    WISEWOMAN...........................................      34,620,000
Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women.................       6,960,000
Cancer Registries.......................................      53,440,000
Colorectal Cancer.......................................      44,294,000
Comprehensive Cancer....................................      22,425,000
Johanna's Law...........................................      11,500,000
Ovarian Cancer..........................................      15,000,000
Prostate Cancer.........................................      15,205,000
Skin Cancer.............................................       5,000,000
Cancer Survivorship Resource Center.....................         725,000
Oral Health.............................................      20,250,000
Safe Motherhood/Infant Health...........................     110,500,000
Arthritis...............................................      11,000,000
Epilepsy................................................      11,500,000
National Lupus Registry.................................      10,000,000
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)      68,950,000
    Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country..........      24,000,000
Social Determinants of Health...........................       6,000,000
Million Hearts..........................................       5,000,000
National Early Child Care Collaboratives................       5,000,000
Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding.......................       9,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Alzheimer's Disease.--The agreement provides an increase to 
     support these activities.

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       Breast and Cervical Cancer.--The agreement directs CDC to 
     provide a briefing on the specific steps being taken across 
     the agency to eliminate cervical cancer, any barriers that 
     have been encountered, and assistance needed to overcome them 
     within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
       Eating Disorders.--The agreement urges CDC to assist States 
     in collecting data by including one standard question on 
     unhealthy weight control practices for eating disorders in 
     the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System.
       Epilepsy.--The agreement requests CDC to report to the 
     Committees within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the 
     current gaps in surveillance data of people living with 
     epilepsy and on the feasibility, cost, and timing of 
     potentially adding epilepsy to the National Neurological 
     Conditions Surveillance System.
       Farm-to-School.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     activity described in Senate Report 118-84.
       Food Allergies.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     activity described in Senate Report 118-84.
       Heart Disease and Stroke.--The agreement continues funding 
     to support implementation of the Cardiovascular Advances in 
     Research and Opportunities Legacy Act (P.L. 117-244).
       High Obesity Rate Counties.--The agreement continues 
     $16,500,000 to support land grant universities in partnership 
     with their cooperative extensions for counties with an 
     obesity prevalence over 40 percent. CDC grantees are directed 
     to work with State and local public health departments and 
     other partners to support measurable outcomes through 
     community and population-level evidenced-based obesity 
     intervention and prevention programs. Funded projects should 
     integrate evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental 
     approaches to better understand and address the environmental 
     and societal implications of obesity.
       Safe Motherhood.--The agreement includes an increase for 
     this portfolio of programs to improve health outcomes during 
     and after pregnancy, including reducing disparities in 
     maternal and infant health outcomes.
       Tobacco.--The agreement provides funding to support 
     efforts, including continuing the Tips from Former Smokers 
     media campaign.
       Vision and Eye Health.--The agreement provides $6,500,000 
     for vision and eye health and glaucoma detection. The 
     agreement directs CDC to fund these activities at not less 
     than the fiscal year 2023 enacted levels.


              Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

       Within the total provided for the National Center on Birth 
     Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth Defects...........................................     $19,000,000
Fetal Death.............................................         900,000
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome..................................      11,500,000
Folic Acid..............................................       3,150,000
Infant Health...........................................       8,650,000
Autism..................................................      28,100,000
Disability & Health.....................................      45,500,000
Tourette Syndrome.......................................       2,500,000
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention................      10,760,000
Muscular Dystrophy......................................       8,000,000
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder................       1,900,000
Fragile X...............................................       2,000,000
Spina Bifida............................................       7,500,000
Congenital Heart........................................       8,250,000
Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders...............      10,400,000
Hemophilia Activities...................................       3,500,000
Hemophilia Treatment Centers............................       5,100,000
Thalassemia.............................................       2,100,000
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome............................       4,250,000
Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies.      23,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Congenital Heart Disease.--The agreement includes funding 
     to continue efforts.
       Muscular Dystrophy.--The agreement provides an increase to 
     support Muscular Dystrophy research and disease surveillance 
     initiatives.
       Physical Activity for People with Disabilities.--The 
     agreement continues funding for existing programs that 
     address healthy athletes.


                   Public Health Scientific Services

       Within the total provided for Public Health Scientific 
     Services, the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health Statistics.......................................    $187,397,000
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Informatics.............     298,100,000
Advancing Laboratory Science............................      23,000,000
Public Health Data Modernization........................     175,000,000
Public Health Workforce.................................      71,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care.--The 
     agreement directs CDC to provide a briefing within 180 days 
     of enactment of this Act on the Maternity Practices in Infant 
     Nutrition and Care and Levels of Care Assessment Tool 
     surveys.
       Primary Immunodeficiencies.--The agreement provides 
     $3,500,000 for education, awareness, and surveillance of 
     primary immunodeficiencies.
       Public Health Data Modernization.--The agreement urges CDC 
     to work with representatives from State, tribal, local, and 
     territorial (STLT) health departments through a regular 
     convening mechanism to establish a public health data sharing 
     process to ensure that notifiable case data are reported to 
     CDC during an emergency response event in a timely and 
     efficient manner that is the least burdensome for STLT public 
     health departments. This process should include the use of an 
     established minimal data set and transmission via existing 
     and automated reporting mechanisms to the extent possible.


                          Environmental Health

       Within the total provided for the National Center for 
     Environmental Health, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Health Laboratory.........................     $70,750,000
    Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program.........      21,000,000
    Newborn Screening/Severe Combined Immunodeficiency         1,250,000
     Diseases...........................................
Safe Water..............................................       8,600,000
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry..................      10,000,000
Trevor's Law............................................       3,000,000
Climate and Health......................................      10,000,000
Environmental Health Activities.........................      17,000,000
Environmental and Health Outcome Tracking Network.......      34,000,000
Asthma..................................................      33,500,000
Childhood Lead Poisoning................................      51,000,000
Lead Exposure Registry..................................       5,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Long-term Health Monitoring.--The agreement is concerned 
     about the long-term health impacts of the train derailment in 
     East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023. CDC is encouraged 
     to continue to work with State and local health departments 
     to develop a long-term follow-up study of the public health 
     impacts.
       Vessel Sanitation.--The agreement does not continue funding 
     for this program that now fully operates through user fees 
     collected from voluntary inspections.


                     Injury Prevention and Control

       Within the total provided for the National Center for 
     Injury Prevention and Control, the agreement includes the 
     following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence...................     $38,200,000
  Child Maltreatment....................................       7,250,000
  Child Sexual Abuse Prevention.........................       3,000,000
Youth Violence Prevention...............................      18,100,000
Domestic Violence Community Projects....................       7,500,000
Rape Prevention.........................................      61,750,000
Suicide Prevention......................................      30,000,000
Adverse Childhood Experiences...........................       9,000,000
National Violent Death Reporting System.................      24,500,000
Traumatic Brain Injury..................................       8,250,000
Elderly Falls...........................................       3,050,000
Drowning................................................       2,000,000
Injury Prevention Activities............................      29,950,000
Opioid Overdose Prevention and Surveillance.............     505,579,000
Injury Control Research Centers.........................      11,000,000
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research........      12,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Opioid or Other Drug Use and Overdose Prevention.--CDC is 
     encouraged to continue its efforts to monitor case-level 
     syndromic surveillance data, and work to improve 
     interventions that monitor prescribing and dispensing 
     practices, better timeliness and quality of morbidity and 
     mortality data, as well as the enhancement of efforts with 
     medical examiners and coroner offices.
       Public Safety Officer Suicide Reporting.--The agreement 
     encourages CDC to maintain its reporting module to collect 
     data on the suicide incidence among public safety officers.
       Rape Prevention.--The agreement includes funding to support 
     rape prevention and education programs as authorized by P.L. 
     117-103.
       Suicide Prevention.--The agreement provides funding to 
     continue suicide prevention efforts.


     NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

       Within the total provided for the National Institute for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, the agreement includes the 
     following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Occupational Research Agenda...................    $119,500,000
    Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing..................      29,000,000
Education and Research Centers..........................      32,000,000
Personal Protective Technology..........................      23,000,000
Mining Research.........................................      66,500,000
National Mesothelioma Registry and Tissue Bank..........       1,200,000
Firefighter Cancer Registry.............................       5,500,000
Other Occupational Safety and Health Research...........     115,100,000
    Total Worker Health.................................      11,800,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Education and Research Centers.--The agreement supports 
     efforts to improve workplace safety and health.
       Farmworker Health.--The agreement requests a report within 
     180 days of enactment of this Act regarding the work of the 
     National Occupational Research Agenda Agriculture, Forestry, 
     and Fishing Sector Council to improve reporting and 
     surveillance of injury and illness in the agriculture sub-
     sector as it relates to skin cancer for farmworkers.


                             GLOBAL HEALTH

       Within the total provided for the Global Health Center, the 
     agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global AIDS Program.....................................    $128,921,000
Global Tuberculosis.....................................      11,722,000
Polio Eradication.......................................     180,000,000
Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable Diseases..........      50,000,000
Parasitic Diseases and Malaria..........................      29,000,000
Global Public Health Protection.........................     293,200,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Population-based Surveillance Platforms.--The agreement 
     includes $7,000,000 to continue efforts.
       Soil Transmitted Helminth and Related Diseases of 
     Poverty.--The agreement includes $1,500,000 to support 
     current projects.


                PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

       Within the total provided for public health preparedness 
     and response, the agreement includes the following amounts:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative            $735,000,000
 Agreement..............................................
Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness.........       9,200,000
Ready Response Enterprise Data Integration Platform/          55,000,000
 Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics.....................
CDC Preparedness and Response...........................     139,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Ready Response Enterprise Data Integration Platform and 
     Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics.--The agreement 
     provides funding for both of these efforts.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       Buildings and Facilities.--The agreement includes 
     $40,000,000 in funding to make progress on CDC's backlog of 
     maintenance and repairs, including at its Atlanta campuses.


                          CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES

       Within the total provided for CDC-wide activities, the 
     agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.......    $160,000,000
Public Health Leadership and Support & Office of the         128,570,000
 Director...............................................
    Office of Rural Health..............................       5,000,000
Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund.........      25,000,000
Public Health Infrastructure and Capacity...............     350,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund (Reserve 
     Fund).--The agreement provides funding for the Reserve Fund 
     to ensure that CDC is positioned to respond quickly to an 
     imminent public health emergency. The agreement includes new 
     general provisions to clarify Reserve Fund reporting 
     requirements. Additionally, CDC is directed to provide a 
     table to the Committees on a monthly basis on all amounts 
     available in the Reserve Fund for the current fiscal year and 
     the preceding two fiscal years, including (1) each individual 
     obligation above $5,000,000; (2) with respect to each such 
     obligation, the notification to which it relates; and (3) the 
     total amount unobligated in the Reserve Fund.
       Local Health Departments.--The agreement notes that Federal 
     funding intended for both State and local health departments 
     does not consistently reach local health departments beyond 
     those directly funded. The agreement encourages CDC to 
     require States to fund local health departments when 
     programmatically appropriate.

                  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

       The agreement provides a total program level of 
     $48,581,000,000 for NIH, which includes $1,500,000,000 for 
     the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). 
     Excluding ARPA-H, the agreement provides $47,081,000,000 for 
     the Institutes and Centers of NIH, which includes an increase 
     of $300,000,000 in budget authority over the fiscal year 2023 
     enacted level. This includes $407,000,000 from the 21st 
     Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255, Cures Act). Pursuant to the 
     Cures Act, the bill includes $172,000,000 for the BRAIN 
     Initiative and $235,000,000 for the All of Us precision 
     medicine initiative.


                    NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)

       Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI).--The agreement 
     includes no less than $50,000,000 for the CCDI, including no 
     less than $750,000 to continue to support enhancement of the 
     CCDI Molecular Characterization Initiative.
       Childhood Cancer STAR Act.--The agreement includes no less 
     than $30,000,000 for continued implementation of sections of 
     the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and 
     Research (STAR) Act (P.L. 115-180). This amount also includes 
     $2,000,000 provided for the CDC's ongoing efforts to enhance 
     cancer registry case capture efforts for childhood and 
     adolescent cancers.
       Native American Cancer Outcomes.--The agreement directs NCI 
     to coordinate with National Institute on Minority Health and 
     Health Disparities (NIMHD) as NIMHD establishes the 
     Initiative for Improving Native American Cancer outcomes.
       Paylines.--The agreement provides an increase of 
     $120,000,000 for NCI to prioritize competing grants and to 
     sustain commitments to continuing grants.


           NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI)

       Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities 
     (CEAL) Initiative.--The agreement continues $30,000,000 for 
     the CEAL initiative.
       Valvular Heart Disease Research.--The agreement continues 
     $20,000,000 for research into the causation of and risk 
     factors for valvular heart disease. Such research should 
     focus on the use of advanced technological imaging and other 
     relevant methods to generate data related to valvular heart 
     disease and assessing potential risk factors for sudden 
     cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death from valvular heart 
     disease.


   NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES 
                                (NIDDK)

       Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).--The agreement applauds 
     recent changes to clinical practice in the diagnosis of 
     kidney disease and concurs with recommendations for new 
     markers for estimating kidney function. NIDDK should 
     prioritize research into endogenous filtration markers, 
     activities that spur the adoption of new equations for 
     estimating glomerular filtration rate. The agreement 
     encourages NIDDK to expand investment in research that 
     bridges existing deficits in CKD management and treatments to 
     reduce incidence and progression, increases the number of CKD 
     clinical trials, improves the delivery of evidenced-base care 
     in under-represented populations, and improves patients' 
     quality of life. The agreement requests an update on these 
     priorities in the next submission of a budget justification.
       Diabetes.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $10,000,000 for diabetes research as described in Senate 
     Report 118-84.


    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS)

       Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related 
     Dementias (AD/ADRD).--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $100,000,000 across NIH for AD/ADRD research, including an 
     increase of $10,000,000 in NINDS and an increase of 
     $90,000,000 in the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
       Opioids, Stimulants, and Pain Management.--The agreement 
     includes an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2023 
     enacted level for the Helping to End Addiction Long-term 
     (HEAL) Initiative.
       Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Molecules and Neurological 
     Disorders.--The agreement notes recent findings implicating 
     RNA molecules in neurological disorders including 
     schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Alzheimer's disease, and 
     it further notes that many of these RNAs depend on personal 
     attributes, making them potential candidates for developing 
     personalized diagnostics, prognostics, and new therapies. The 
     agreement urges NINDS to support analytical and experimental 
     research on the roles of RNA molecules in neurological 
     disorders.
       Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN).--The agreement 
     continues $18,000,000 for this activity and directs the 
     continuation of the coordinating center, all clinical sites, 
     DNA sequencing core, central biorepository, model organisms 
     screening center, and other necessary testing in the pursuit 
     of diagnoses.


     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID)

       Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR).--The agreement 
     continues $12,100,000 for CoFAR.
       Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens.--The agreement 
     reiterates the directives and requirements related to 
     enhanced potential pandemic pathogens as described under the 
     heading ``Research on Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens'' 
     in Senate Report 118-84. In addition, HHS shall conduct a 
     review of all NIH-funded research involving an enhanced 
     potential pandemic pathogen referred to an institutional 
     biosafety committee and/or a dual use research of concern 
     committee. Such review shall be conducted by the HHS 
     Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight review 
     committee. Within one year of enactment of this Act, a report 
     should be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
     Senate and made available online summarizing the findings of 
     the panel. In addition, the NIH shall list on the agency's 
     website by year each grant that is funded subsequent to 
     further review pursuant to the HHS Framework for Guiding 
     Funding Decisions about Proposed Research Involving Enhanced 
     Potential Pandemic Pathogens.
       Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Research.--The agreement 
     includes not less than $100,000,000 for research into Lyme 
     and other Tick-Borne diseases.
       Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs).--The agreement 
     provides $52,000,000 for the 12 RBLs to support resources for 
     biosafety level 3 lab containment. This funding supports 
     research facilities and personnel to address any national or 
     regional need related to research on an emerging biodefense 
     or infectious disease. Of this amount, the agreement directs 
     that no less than $3,000,000 shall be provided to each of the 
     12 RBLs for any of the following activities: (1) investments 
     in the research workforce, (2) maintenance or improvement of 
     facilities, or (3) to purchase, service, or maintain 
     equipment, or (4) developing and contributing to an 
     organizational structure to ensure the RBL network is 
     prepared to respond effectively to national needs. The 
     agreement directs that the remaining funding shall be 
     available for competitive awards for the RBLs for meritorious 
     research using criteria specified by NIH.
       Universal Flu Vaccine.--The agreement continues 
     $270,000,000, the same as the fiscal year 2023 amount for 
     this activity.


         NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIGMS)

       Institutional Development Awards.--The agreement provides 
     not less than $430,956,000, an increase of $5,000,000 above 
     the fiscal year 2023 enacted level.


  EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          DEVELOPMENT (NICHD)

       Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes 
     Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative.--From amounts under 
     this heading, the agreement includes no less than $53,400,000 
     for this activity, an increase of $10,000,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2023 enacted level.


                   NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA)

       Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related 
     Dementias.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $100,000,000 across NIH for AD/ADRD research, including an 
     increase of $10,000,000 in NINDS and an increase of 
     $90,000,000 in NIA.
       The agreement encourages NIA to increase support for 
     research focused on mitigating immune dysfunction with 
     precision inspired therapeutics for AD/ADRD and directs NIA 
     and NINDS to provide a joint report to the Committees within 
     120 days of enactment of

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     this Act on its progress in advancing these efforts; such 
     report shall also be made available on the agency's website.
       In addition, the agreement continues to strongly urge NIA 
     to prioritize resources toward new promising scientific 
     research and notes with concern NIA's plan to establish a 
     Real World Data Platform (RWDP) multi-year project that is 
     expected to cost significantly more than $300,000,000. GAO 
     has raised areas of concern with the RWDP including the 
     reliability of the cost estimate and lack of coordination 
     with other large-scale health data efforts. The agreement 
     urges NIA to pause funding any awards for the RWDP until the 
     GAO report is published and directs NIA to report to the 
     Committees every 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act on any effort related to the RWDP.
       Palliative Care Research.--The agreement includes 
     $12,500,000 for NIA to implement a trans-Institute, multi-
     disease strategy to focus, expand, and intensify national 
     research programs in palliative care as described in Senate 
     Report 118-84.


                NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA)

       HEALing Communities Study.--The agreement strongly supports 
     the goals of the HEALing Communities Study to test the 
     integration of prevention, overdose treatment, and 
     medication-based treatment to combat the opioid crisis and 
     urges NIH to continue funding the study to completion.


               NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)

       Mental Health Research.--In recognition of the country's 
     unprecedented mental health crisis, the agreement includes an 
     increase of $75,000,000 for mental health research as 
     described in Senate Report 118-84.


  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING (NIBIB)

       Alzheimer's Disease Early Detection Technologies.--In 
     recognition that early detection of Alzheimer's disease is 
     critical for effective interventions to stop its progression, 
     the agreement encourages NIBIB, in collaboration with NIA and 
     NINDS, to support the development of novel technologies to 
     discover the earliest biological events leading to 
     Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.


  NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD)

       Improving Native American Cancer Outcomes.--The agreement 
     notes that Native Americans experience overall cancer 
     incidence and mortality rates that are strikingly higher than 
     non-Native populations. The agreement includes $6,000,000 for 
     the creation of an Initiative for Improving Native American 
     Cancer Outcomes to support efforts including research, 
     education, outreach, and clinical access related to cancer in 
     Native American populations. The agreement further directs 
     NIMHD to work with NCI to locate this Initiative at an NCI-
     designated cancer center demonstrating partnerships with 
     Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian 
     organizations to improve the screening, diagnosis, and 
     treatment of cancers among Native Americans, particularly 
     those living in rural communities.
       Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Health Research Office.--
     The agreement includes $4,000,000 for a Native Hawaiian/
     Pacific Islander Health Research Office. This office should 
     focus on both addressing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 
     (NHPI) health disparities as well as supporting the pathway 
     and research of NHPI investigators. The office should develop 
     partnerships with academic institutions with a proven track 
     record of working closely with NHPI communities and NHPI-
     serving organizations and located in States with significant 
     NHPI populations to support the development of future 
     researchers from these same communities.


      NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES (NCATS)

       Cures Acceleration Network (CAN).--The agreement includes 
     $75,000,000 for the CAN to reduce barriers between research 
     discovery and clinical trials.


                      OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (OD)

       Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (P.L. 
     117-79).--The agreement reiterates the requirements relating 
     to ACT for ALS under the heading ``ALS Research, Treatments, 
     and Expanded Access'' in Senate Report 118-84.
       Biomedical Research Facilities.--The agreement provides 
     $80,000,000 for grants to public and nonprofit entities to 
     expand, remodel, renovate, or alter existing research 
     facilities or construct new research facilities as authorized 
     under section 404I of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 283k).
       Brain Research through Advancing Innovative 
     Neurotechnologies (BRAIN).--The agreement directs NIH to 
     provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act on 
     the progress and achievements of the key projects and studies 
     it is supporting with these funds. Such a report should 
     include the objectives and anticipated/actual outcomes for 
     each activity and be made available on NIH's website.
       Common Fund.--The agreement requests a detailed spend plan 
     for anticipated resources within 120 days of enactment of 
     this Act, as well as the process by which projects were 
     selected.
       Cybersecurity.--The agreement continues $265,000,000.
       Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Staff 
     Report.--NIH shall brief the committees of jurisdiction on 
     the agency's Fiscal Years 2023-2027 NIH Wide Strategic Plan 
     for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
       Geroscience.--The agreement notes that a recent NIH report 
     on geroscience, submitted to the Committees in 2023, was 
     unable to provide information on funding levels because NIH 
     does not currently track geroscience as a category. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs NIH to establish a Research, 
     Condition and Disease Categorization category for research 
     related to geroscience.
       Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research.--The 
     agreement includes $12,500,000, the same level as fiscal year 
     2023, to conduct research on firearm injury and mortality 
     prevention. Given violence and suicide have a number of 
     causes, the agreement recommends NIH take a comprehensive 
     approach to studying these underlying causes and evidence-
     based methods of prevention of injury, including crime 
     prevention. All grantees under this section will be required 
     to fulfill requirements around open data, open code, pre-
     registration of research projects, and open access to 
     research articles consistent with the National Science 
     Foundation's open science principles. The Director is to 
     report to the Committees within 30 days of enactment of this 
     Act on implementation schedules and procedures for grant 
     awards, which strive to ensure that such awards support 
     ideologically and politically unbiased research projects.
       Harassment Policies.--The agreement remains concerned about 
     reports of sexual harassment carried out by NIH grantees and 
     reiterates the directives outlined in Senate Report 118-84.
       Internal Audits.--NIH shall conduct an audit of all 
     research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens. As 
     part of this audit, NIH shall continue to work with prime 
     award recipients to evaluate subrecipient compliance with 
     policies and procedures for any grant involving the 
     aforementioned activities including grants outside the United 
     States. In addition, the NIH shall review all research 
     conducted intramurally or extramurally at a Biosafety Level 3 
     or 4 laboratory related to an enhanced potential pandemic 
     pathogen. The NIH shall complete these audits within one year 
     of enactment of this Act and brief the committees of 
     jurisdiction on audit findings.
       INCLUDE Initiative.--The agreement continues not less than 
     $90,000,000 for this activity and reiterates the requirements 
     under this heading in Senate Report 118-84.
       Office of Inspector General.--The OIG shall consult with 
     the Committees before submitting an audit plan for the fiscal 
     year.
       Office of Nutrition Research.--The agreement continues to 
     fund the Office of Nutrition at the fiscal year 2023 level.
       Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH).--The agreement 
     continues $76,480,000 for ORWH. Within the total for ORWH, 
     the agreement provides $7,000,000, an increase of $2,000,000 
     above the fiscal year 2023 enacted level, for the Building 
     Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) 
     program to fund additional BIRCWH fellows at existing sites.
       Pediatric Research Assessment.--The agreement includes 
     $1,500,000 for this assessment, as described under the 
     heading ``NIH Support for Pediatric Research'' in Senate 
     Report 118-84.
       Replication Experiments and/or Fraud Detection.--The 
     agreement does not specify an amount for this activity.


         ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)

       Rare Cancers.--The agreement notes that investment in 
     therapeutic interventions is vital to drive the development 
     of novel treatments and personalized approaches for 
     difficult-to-treat cancers such as glioblastoma. Accordingly, 
     the agreement strongly urges ARPA-H to consider funding 
     research on rare cancers that have low survival rates and for 
     which there have been little advancement in therapeutics, 
     including the evaluation of immune-based therapies, targeted 
     therapies, and combination treatments.

   Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

       Eligible Grantees.--Where permitted in the authorizing 
     statute, the agreement directs SAMHSA when issuing new 
     funding opportunity announcements to include faith-based 
     organizations as an eligible applicant.
       Homelessness.--The agreement directs SAMHSA to provide a 
     report within 180 days of enactment of this Act on how SAMHSA 
     currently prioritizes substance use and mental health 
     programs specifically related to populations that are at high 
     risk of becoming homeless, evaluates the efficacy of current 
     policies, and considers new policies that lead toward better 
     outcomes.
       Minority Fellowship Program.--The agreement requests a 
     report within 180 days of enactment of this Act outlining the 
     number and type of healthcare providers, disaggregated by 
     occupation, participating in the program.
       Opioid Use Disorder Relapse.--The agreement recognizes 
     SAMHSA's efforts to address opioid use disorder relapse 
     within Federal grant programs by emphasizing that opioid 
     detoxification should be followed by medication to prevent 
     relapse to opioid dependence. The agreement encourages SAMHSA 
     to continue these efforts.


                             MENTAL HEALTH

       Mental Health Block Grant.--The agreement continues to 
     include a five percent set-aside of the total for evidence-
     based crisis care programs that address the needs of 
     individuals with serious mental illnesses, children

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     with serious emotional disturbances, or individuals 
     experiencing a mental health crisis.
       Outreach in Underserved Communities.--The agreement directs 
     SAMHSA to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance 
     to underserved States and communities applying for 
     competitive grants. The agreement requests a report, not 
     later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on best 
     practices and strategies to attract mental healthcare 
     practitioners to these underserved communities.
       Within the total provided for Mental Health Programs of 
     Regional and National Significance (PRNS), the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Seclusion and Restraint.............................      $1,147,000
    Project AWARE.......................................     140,001,000
    Healthy Transitions.................................      28,451,000
    Mental Health Awareness Training....................      27,963,000
    Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health............      15,000,000
    Children and Family Programs........................       7,229,000
    Consumer and Family Network Grants..................       4,954,000
    Project LAUNCH......................................      23,605,000
    Mental Health System Transformation.................       3,779,000
    Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration......      55,877,000
    Mental Health Crisis Response Grants................      20,000,000
    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.......................     519,618,000
    National Strategy for Suicide Prevention............      28,200,000
        Zero Suicide....................................      26,200,000
            American Indian and Alaska Native (non-add).       3,400,000
    Garrett Lee Smith--Youth Suicide Prevention
        State Grant.....................................      43,806,000
        Campus Grants...................................       8,488,000
    American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention       3,931,000
     Initiative.........................................
    Tribal Behavioral Grants............................      22,750,000
    Homelessness Prevention Programs....................      33,696,000
    Minority AIDS.......................................       9,224,000
    Criminal and Juvenile Justice Programs..............      11,269,000
    Assisted Outpatient Treatment.......................      21,420,000
    Assertive Community Treatment for Individuals with         9,000,000
     Serious Mental Illness.............................
    Interagency Task Force on Trauma Informed Care......       2,000,000
Science and Service:
    Garrett Lee Smith--Suicide Prevention Resource            11,000,000
     Center.............................................
    Practice Improvement and Training...................       7,828,000
    Primary and Behavioral Health Integration Technical        2,991,000
     Assistance.........................................
    Consumer & Consumer Support Technical Assistance           1,918,000
     Centers............................................
    Minority Fellowship Program.........................      11,059,000
    Disaster Response...................................       1,953,000
    Homelessness........................................       2,296,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.--The agreement provides an 
     increase of $18,000,000 and instructs SAMHSA to follow the 
     directives included in Senate Report 118-84.
       Adolescent Mental Health.--The agreement directs the 
     Secretary of HHS, through SAMHSA, to work across HHS, and in 
     consultation with other Departments as appropriate, to 
     develop a comprehensive interagency coordinating plan to 
     improve adolescent mental health. The agreement requests a 
     briefing outlining these efforts within 180 days of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Eating Disorders.--The agreement directs SAMHSA to create a 
     pediatric training model for pediatric providers in 
     coordination with HRSA for prevention, early intervention, 
     treatment, and ongoing support protocols for youth with or 
     at-risk of developing an eating disorder.
       Healthy Transitions.--SAMHSA is directed to prioritize 
     awards to Tribes and tribal organizations.
       Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Technical 
     Assistance.--The agreement includes a $1,000,000 increase for 
     Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Technical 
     Assistance.
       Project AWARE.--The agreement includes funding as directed 
     by Senate Report 118-84.
       Rural Mental and Behavioral Health.--The agreement notes 
     that the fiscal year 2023 agreement directed SAMHSA to 
     provide a report on strategies to respond to the challenges 
     of rural individuals and providers in accessing and 
     delivering behavioral health services. The agreement notes 
     that the Committees have yet to receive the required report 
     and looks forward to its prompt delivery.


                       SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

       Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Treatment 
     Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Opioid Treatment Programs and Regulatory Activities.     $10,724,000
    Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to            33,840,000
     Treatment..........................................
        PHS Evaluation Funds............................       2,000,000
    Targeted Capacity Expansion--General................     122,416,000
        Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription       111,000,000
         Drug and Opioid Addiction......................
    Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose.      16,000,000
    First Responder Training............................      57,000,000
        Rural Focus.....................................      32,000,000
    Pregnant and Postpartum Women.......................      38,931,000
    Recovery Community Services Program.................       4,434,000
    Children and Families...............................      30,197,000
    Treatment Systems for Homeless......................      37,114,000
    Minority AIDS.......................................      66,881,000
    Criminal Justice Activities.........................      94,000,000
        Drug Courts.....................................      74,000,000
    Improving Access to Overdose Treatment..............       1,500,000
    Building Communities of Recovery....................      17,000,000
    Peer Support Technical Assistance Center............       2,000,000
    Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers...............       6,000,000
    Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids........       8,000,000
    Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support..........      12,000,000
    Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative............       2,000,000
Science and Service:
    Addiction Technology Transfer Centers...............       9,046,000
    Minority Fellowship Program.........................       7,136,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       First Responder Training.--The agreement provides 
     $11,500,000 to make awards to rural public and nonprofit fire 
     and EMS agencies as authorized in the Supporting and 
     Improving Rural Emergency Medical Service's Needs (SIREN) Act 
     (P.L. 115-334) and instructs SAMHSA to follow the directives 
     included in Senate Report 118-84.
       Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and 
     Opioid Addiction.--Within the amount provided, the agreement 
     includes $14,500,000 for grants to Indian Tribes and Tribal 
     Organizations.
       State Opioid Response Grants.--The agreement provides 
     $1,575,000,000 and notes that large swings in funding between 
     grant cycles can pose a significant challenge for States 
     seeking to maintain programs that were instrumental in 
     reducing drug overdose fatalities. The agreement continues to 
     direct SAMHSA to conduct an annual evaluation of the program 
     to be transmitted to the Committees no later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act and make such an evaluation 
     publicly available on SAMHSA's website. The agreement also 
     directs SAMHSA to continue funding technical assistance as 
     described in Senate Report 118-84.


                       SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

       The agreement instructs SAMHSA to ensure that all funding 
     provided to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, as 
     well as the 20 percent prevention set aside in the Substance 
     Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant, 
     be used only for evidence-based substance use primary 
     prevention activities. Funds provided under this heading and 
     through the block grant prevention set-aside are not intended 
     for other purposes.
       Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Prevention 
     Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Strategic Prevention Framework......................    $135,484,000
        Strategic Prevention Framework Rx...............      10,000,000
    Federal Drug-Free Workplace.........................       5,139,000
    Minority AIDS.......................................      43,205,000
    Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking.........      14,500,000
        National Adult-Oriented Media Public Service           2,500,000
         Campaign.......................................
        Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants....      11,000,000
        Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the        1,000,000
         Prevention of Underage Drinking................
    Tribal Behavioral Health Grants.....................      23,665,000
Science and Service:
    Center for the Application of Prevention                   9,493,000
     Technologies.......................................
    Science and Service Program Coordination............       4,072,000
    Minority Fellowship Program.........................       1,321,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

       Within the total provided for health surveillance and 
     program support, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health Surveillance.....................................     $50,623,000
    PHS Evaluation Funds................................      30,428,000
Program Support.........................................      84,500,000
Public Awareness and Support............................      13,260,000
Performance and Quality Information Systems.............      10,200,000
Drug Abuse Warning Network..............................      10,000,000
Behavioral Health Workforce Data........................       1,000,000
    PHS Evaluation Funds................................       1,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
     Spending.--The agreement includes $72,090,000 for the 
     projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
     ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
     Spending'' included in this explanatory statement 
     accompanying this division.

           Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)


                    healthcare research and quality

       Long COVID Research.--The agreement includes not less than 
     $13,500,000 for Long COVID research. Within this amount, the 
     agreement includes $3,500,000 for the Centers of Excellence 
     program and activities described under the heading titled 
     ``Long COVID Centers of Excellence'' under the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration in Senate Report 118-
     84.

             Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)


                           program management

       Alzheimer's Disease.--The agreement notes disappointment 
     with CMS' decision to limit coverage of FDA-approved 
     monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer's 
     disease. The agreement urges CMS to reconsider the National 
     Coverage Determination policy to provide full access for 
     Medicare beneficiaries to these FDA-approved Alzheimer's 
     treatments.
       Area Wage Index.--The agreement urges CMS to extend the Low 
     Wage Index Hospital Policy to allow hospitals and the agency 
     more time to understand the impact of such a policy change. 
     The agreement requests an update on this topic in the next 
     submission of a congressional justification.
       Health Insurance Exchange Transparency.--The agreement 
     continues bill language requiring CMS to continue to provide 
     cost information for the health insurance exchange, including 
     all categories described under this heading in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying division B of P.L. 115-
     245, as well as estimated costs for fiscal year 2025.
       Sole Community Hospitals.--The agreement urges CMS to 
     support hospitals that may have fallen out of compliance with 
     Sole Community Hospital requirements for either distance or 
     market share requirements during the public health emergency 
     and to provide these hospitals a reasonable transition 
     period.


                  health care fraud and abuse control

       Senior Medicare Patrol.--The agreement continues 
     $35,000,000 for this program.

             Administration for Children and Families (ACF)


                   low income home energy assistance

       The agreement includes $4,025,000,000 for the Low Income 
     Home Energy Assistance

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     Program (LIHEAP), an increase of $25,000,000 over the fiscal 
     year 2023 enacted level. The agreement also continues bill 
     language to reduce volatility in State allocations of LIHEAP 
     funding to prevent States from experiencing significant 
     reductions in funding between fiscal years.


                     refugee and entrant assistance

     Refugee Support Services
       The agreement directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
     (ORR) to include the amount provided by State for each 
     activity within Refugee Support Services formula grants, 
     including school impact grants in the budget justification.
     Unaccompanied Children (UC)
       Referrals Related to Trafficking.--The agreement directs 
     ORR to submit a report that includes the number of referrals 
     that ORR has made to the Office of Trafficking in Persons and 
     the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security 
     Investigations Division. The report shall include a 
     description of processes in place to combat trafficking, and 
     any additional resources needed to address current gaps.
       Report.--The agreement directs ORR to continue to submit 
     biannual reports to the Committees that include the number of 
     UCs that remain in HHS care for longer than one year and the 
     number of UCs that HHS has released to sponsors. The report 
     should also include an explanation of the methods ORR uses to 
     follow-up with unaccompanied children after releasing them to 
     a sponsor, including the follow-up method used and number of 
     attempts made. The Department shall make such a report 
     available on its website.
       Safe Repatriation of Unaccompanied Children.--Within 180 
     days of enactment of this Act, ORR is directed to submit to 
     the committees of jurisdiction the report required under 8 
     U.S.C. 1232(a)(5)(C).
       Trusted Adult Relatives.--The agreement reiterates the 
     language included in Senate Report 118-84 and directs ORR to 
     report to the Committees not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the number of UCs released under this 
     initiative, the category of the sponsor for each UC released, 
     and the cost of the program.


                children and families services programs

     Head Start
       The agreement encourages the Department to consider local 
     community needs, longterm impacts on the social and 
     emotional development of children, and the beliefs of 
     culturally sensitive groups before issuing program 
     requirements.
     Child Welfare Research, Training, and Demonstration
       Strengthening State Indian Child Welfare Act Compliance.--
     The agreement provides $3,000,000 for State-Tribal 
     partnership grants as directed in Senate Report 118-84.
     Adoption Opportunities
       The agreement continues $2,000,000 for the National 
     Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative.
       The agreement includes $1,000,000 to extend the current 
     grant by 12 months for the National Training and Development 
     Curriculum (NTDC) to continue to develop and expand the 
     curriculum for use by State and tribal child welfare agencies 
     and provide training to ensure that private domestic adoption 
     and inter-country adoption agencies can access and utilize 
     the developed NTDC resources for the children and families 
     they serve.
       The agreement also provides $1,000,000 for a competitive 
     grant program to improve access to adoption-sensitive care 
     training for hospital staff. Eligible grantees should be 
     health care-based, nonprofit education organizations focused 
     on adoption that partner with healthcare professionals, 
     hospitals, and community organizations. The agreement also 
     directs ACF to maintain a public website with the training 
     materials and other adoption resources for healthcare 
     workers. The agreement directs ACF to brief the Committees no 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on its plans 
     for carrying out this competition. In addition, ACF shall 
     provide notice to the Committees at least seven days before 
     awards are announced.
       The agreement also directs not less than $2,000,000 for the 
     evaluation of programs to support adoption arrangements at 
     risk of a disruption or dissolution, as directed by Senate 
     Report 118-84.
     Social Services Research and Demonstration
       The agreement includes $3,000,000 for a demonstration 
     program to prevent youth homelessness as directed in Senate 
     Report 118-84. Funds shall be made available to entities 
     described in such report and community-based organizations to 
     include public and nonprofit private entities.
       The agreement continues funding for demonstration programs 
     included under this heading in House Report 117-403 at the 
     levels funded in division H of P.L. 117-328.
     Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $40,011,000 for the projects, and in 
     the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
     Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included 
     in this explanatory statement accompanying this division.
     Family Violence Prevention and Services
       The agreement continues funding for family violence 
     prevention and services programs at the levels directed under 
     this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     division H of P.L. 117-328.
     Program Direction
       The agreement includes an increase in funding for and 
     directs ACF to report to the Committees, within a year of 
     enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of linking putative 
     father registries among the States. The report should include 
     a cost estimate for forming a national registry and identify 
     technical resources as well as legal hurdles for 
     implementation of a national registry.

               Administration for Community Living (ACL)


                 aging and disability services programs

     Protection of Vulnerable Older Americans
       Within the total, the agreement continues $21,885,000 for 
     the long-term care ombudsman program.
     Family Caregivers
       Within the total, the agreement includes $2,000,000 to 
     support demonstration grants that develop, test, and scale 
     models that implement commitments and recommended actions 
     from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
     Aging Network Support Activities
       Within the total, the agreement includes $8,500,000 for the 
     Holocaust Survivor's Assistance Program and continues the 
     programs specified under this heading in the amounts 
     specified in the explanatory statement that accompanied 
     division H of P.L. 117-328.
     Alzheimer's Disease Program
       Within the total, the agreement includes no less than 
     $2,000,000 for the National Alzheimer's Call Center.
     Paralysis Resource Center
       Within the total, the agreement directs not less than 
     $10,000,000 to the National Paralysis Resource Center.
     Developmental Disabilities State Councils
       Within the total, the agreement includes not less than 
     $800,000 for technical assistance and training for the State 
     Councils on Developmental Disabilities.
     Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy
       The agreement directs ACL to brief the Committees within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act on its efforts to promote and 
     advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities.
     National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
         Rehabilitation Research
       The agreement continues funding to support the Traumatic 
     Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical 
     Center.
     Assistive Technology
       Alternative Financing Programs.--The agreement directs ACL 
     to give priority to nonprofit community-based disability 
     organizations with demonstrated experience with alternative 
     financing.
     Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $29,268,000 for the projects, and in 
     the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
     Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included 
     in this explanatory statement accompanying this division.

     Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)


                 research, development, and procurement

     Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 
         (BARDA)
       Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.--The agreement directs 
     ASPR to provide the report requested in Senate Report 118-84.
       Antifungal Product Development.--The agreement supports the 
     development of products that target fungal pathogens, as 
     listed on CDC's 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report. 
     The agreement urges BARDA to expand efforts related to 
     diagnostics, vaccines, and other antifungal medical 
     countermeasures. The agreement directs ASPR, within 180 days 
     of enactment of this Act, to provide the Committees with a 
     briefing on the plan for this effort.
       Antimicrobial Resistance.--The agreement requests a 
     briefing within 180 days of enactment of this Act related to 
     the transfer of antibacterial initiatives from CARB-X and/or 
     NIAID into BARDA's advanced development portfolio and the 
     Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) review of antimicrobial 
     resistance tests.
       Infectious Disease Outbreaks with Pandemic Potential.--The 
     agreement includes funding to support a Rapid Response 
     Capability Medical Countermeasure Program that would support 
     Disease X (also known as viral pathogens with a significant 
     potential to cause a pandemic) medical countermeasure (MCM) 
     activities and the expeditious development of MCMs against 
     priority viral families, including those effective against 
     novel pathogens with pandemic potential.
     Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
       The agreement provides $335,000,000 for the Pandemic 
     Influenza Preparedness Program, which includes $20,000,000 in 
     unobligated balances from pandemic influenza supplemental 
     appropriations for BARDA pandemic influenza activities. Of 
     the total, $7,009,000 is directed to the Office of Global 
     Affairs.


            operations, preparedness, and emergency response

     Operations
       Domestic Capabilities.--The agreement supports efforts by 
     ASPR to strengthen the domestic industrial base.

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       Medical Innovation for Disaster Response.--The agreement 
     directs ASPR to provide a report within 90 days of enactment 
     of this Act describing the potential role of a Federally 
     Funded Research and Development Center, as described in the 
     fiscal year 2023 explanatory statement, with an academic 
     partner that has strengths in telehealth and far forward 
     medical response, as well as strong partnerships that can be 
     leveraged to meet the full scope of required work.
       Public Health Emergency Countermeasure Enterprise 
     (PHEMCE).--The agreement notes that 42 U.S.C. 300-10 requires 
     annual updates to the PHEMCE multiyear budget, and the 
     agreement directs ASPR to notify the Committees 14 days in 
     advance of any anticipated delay.
       Shared Services.--The agreement commends ASPR for its 
     efforts to implement accounting practices that will provide 
     program offices increased transparency related to the 
     assessment of costs associated with shared services. The 
     agreement directs ASPR to implement processes and procedures 
     to effectively minimize the use of programmatic funding for 
     shared support services. The agreement directs ASPR to 
     provide a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this Act on 
     ASPR's methodology for levying financial assessments on 
     program offices for purposes of funding shared services, 
     including the total annual amounts of such levies, 
     disaggregated by program.
     National Disaster Medical System
       Mission Zero.--The agreement includes $4,000,000 for 
     civilian trauma centers to train and incorporate military 
     trauma care providers and teams into care centers.
       Pediatric Disaster Care.--The agreement includes $7,000,000 
     for the Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence.
       Public Health Preparedness Equipment.--The agreement 
     includes $2,000,000 for ASPR to maintain next generation air 
     mobility solutions that will ensure more cost-effective 
     health delivery systems.
     Health Care Readiness and Recovery
       Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreements.--The 
     agreement includes $240,000,000 for critical support to 
     State, local, and regional partners to advance health care 
     system preparedness and response.
       National Special Pathogen System.--The agreement includes 
     $7,500,000 for the National Emerging Special Pathogens 
     Training and Education Center and $21,000,000 to continue 
     support for the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment 
     Centers Program and Special Pathogen Treatment Centers.
       Regional Disaster Health Response System.--The agreement 
     includes $7,000,000 for these cooperative agreements.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       Dietary Guidelines.--In addition to requirements included 
     in Senate Report 118-84, the agreement directs HHS and SAMHSA 
     to provide a briefing to the Committees within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act related to SAMHSA's efforts to examine 
     the effects of alcohol consumption among adults including the 
     specific topics and questions under consideration and the 
     Department's methodology for ensuring the effort operates in 
     a manner that is unbiased and free from conflict of interest.
       Joint Funding Arrangement.--The agreement directs the 
     agency to include all amounts assessed from any operating or 
     staff division and the methodology used to determine such 
     amounts for each project.
       Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.--The Department 
     is directed to brief the Committees within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act on the activities of this office.
       Staffing Reports.--The agreement includes a general 
     provision requiring the Department to submit a biannual 
     staffing report to the Committees. The Excel table shall 
     include: the names, titles, grades, agencies, and divisions 
     of all of the political appointees, special government 
     employees, and detailees that were employed by or assigned to 
     the Department during the previous 180 days.
       Stillbirth Working Group.--The agreement directs the 
     Secretary to prioritize the Department-wide implementation of 
     the Stillbirth Working Group's recommendations and engage in 
     efforts to promote evidence-based stillbirth awareness and 
     prevention activities; the Department shall report to the 
     Committees on progress within 180 days of enactment of this 
     Act and make such report available online on the agency's 
     website.
       Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Evidence Review.--The 
     agreement includes $900,000 for the Assistant Secretary for 
     Planning and Evaluation to conduct an independent, 
     systematic, rigorous review of evaluation studies on such 
     programs.
       Tribal Set-aside.--The agreement continues a $5,000,000 
     Tribal set-aside within the Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention and 
     Treatment program.
       Vaccine and Mask Mandates.--The agreement encourages the 
     Department to consider local community needs, long-term 
     impacts on the social and emotional development of children, 
     and the beliefs of culturally sensitive groups before issuing 
     program requirements in these matters.
       Within the total provided under this heading, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Children's Interagency Coordinating Council.............      $3,000,000
Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign......................       1,000,000
KidneyX.................................................       5,000,000
LymeX...................................................       5,000,000
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission....................       2,500,000
Office of Minority Health:
    Achieving Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes........       7,000,000
    Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity..       4,000,000
    National Lupus Training, Outreach, and Clinical            2,000,000
     Trial Education....................................
    Promoting Language Access Services..................       4,000,000
Office on Women's Health:
    Combatting Violence Against Women...................      10,100,000
    Eating Disorders Research...........................         750,000
    Pregnant and Lactating Women Advisory Committee.....         200,000
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Promotion of         2,000,000
 Optimal Birth Outcomes.................................
Stillbirth Working Group................................       1,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.--The agreement directs HHS to 
     provide quarterly reports for all ongoing projects. The 
     report shall include the following for each project: agency 
     project is funded under; a description for each project; the 
     date the project was notified to the Committees; total 
     obligations to date; obligations for the prior fiscal year; 
     anticipated obligations for the current fiscal year; and any 
     expected future obligations. For any project ongoing for more 
     than 3 years, the report should include a narrative 
     describing the cause of the delay and steps being taken by 
     the agency to ensure prompt completion. In addition, the 
     agreement requests such a quarterly report include transfers 
     by agency into such fund by fiscal year for all prior years 
     and the total unobligated balances in the fund.


 office of the national coordinator for health information technology 
                                 (onc)

       Patient Matching.--The agreement notes the general 
     provision limiting funds for actions related to promulgation 
     or adoption of a standard providing for the assignment of a 
     unique health identifier does not prohibit the Department 
     from examining the issues around patient matching and 
     includes an increase of $3,000,000 for ONC to work with 
     industry to develop matching standards that prioritize 
     interoperability, patient safety, and patient privacy.
       Standards for Interoperability.--The agreement continues to 
     include not less than $5,000,000 to support interoperability 
     and information sharing efforts related to the implementation 
     of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standards or 
     associated implementation standards. Additionally, within 180 
     days of enactment of this Act, the agreement directs ONC to 
     provide a report to the Committees that provides an update on 
     progress implementing the interoperability provisions of the 
     Cures Act and gaps that remain for full implementation, 
     including patient and clinician access to data, including 
     images, as well as on efforts to ensure standardized 
     capabilities for real-time benefit checks and electronic 
     prior authorization for drugs and services and the enablement 
     of decentralized clinical trials via technology. Such report 
     shall be made publicly available on ONC's website.

                           General Provisions

       The agreement updates a provision related to section 338E 
     of the Public Health Service Act.
       The agreement updates a provision related to international 
     health activities.
       The agreement updates a provision related to information to 
     include as part of a budget justification.
       The agreement updates a provision related to information 
     reporting.
       The agreement includes the following allocation of amounts 
     from the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

                   PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND

                    PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
              Agency                   Budget Activity       Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACL...............................  Alzheimer's Disease      $14,700,000
                                     Program.
ACL...............................  Chronic Disease Self-      8,000,000
                                     Management.
ACL...............................  Falls Prevention....       5,000,000
CDC...............................  Hospitals Promoting        9,750,000
                                     Breastfeeding.
CDC...............................  Diabetes............      66,412,000
CDC...............................  Epidemiology and          40,000,000
                                     Laboratory Capacity
                                     Grants.
CDC...............................  Healthcare                12,000,000
                                     Associated
                                     Infections.
CDC...............................  Heart Disease &           29,255,000
                                     Stroke Prevention
                                     Program.
CDC...............................  Million Hearts             5,000,000
                                     Program..
CDC...............................  Office of Smoking        125,850,000
                                     and Health.
CDC...............................  Preventative Health      160,000,000
                                     and Health Services
                                     Block Grants.
CDC...............................  Section 317              681,933,000
                                     Immunization Grants.
CDC...............................  Lead Poisoning            51,000,000
                                     Prevention.
CDC...............................  Early Care                 5,000,000
                                     Collaboratives.
SAMHSA............................  Garrett Lee Smith-        12,000,000
                                     Youth Suicide
                                     Prevention.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement updates a provision related to mammography.
       The agreement includes new provisions related to Reserve 
     Fund reporting.
       The agreement includes a new provision related to 
     eligibility criteria for American Indian and Alaska Native 
     Head Start enrollees.
       The agreement includes a new provision related to 
     eligibility criteria for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start 
     enrollees.
       The agreement modifies a provision to rescind unobligated 
     balances.
       The agreement includes a new provision to rescind 
     unobligated balances.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       Chronic Absenteeism.--The agreement notes the Department's 
     intention to conduct additional monitoring of States' 
     implementation of school improvement requirements in the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), including in 
     States that have adopted chronic absenteeism as the statewide 
     school quality and student success indicator. However, in 
     response to the alarming 31 percent nationwide rate of 
     chronic absenteeism

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     in the 2021-2022 school year and recent GAO reports on 
     implementation of school improvement requirements of ESEA, 
     the agreement believes the Department must also improve the 
     quality and rigor of such monitoring.
       Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the agreement 
     directs the Department to submit a plan and brief the 
     Committees on how its additional monitoring will assess 
     applicable States' effectiveness in using chronic absenteeism 
     as an indicator in identifying schools in need of support and 
     improvement. Further, the plan and a second briefing provided 
     not later than 90 days after enactment must also explain how 
     the Department will monitor and support, through coordinated 
     technical assistance and available program funding, States' 
     and districts' effectiveness in monitoring and supporting 
     implementation of evidence-based interventions intended to 
     improve student attendance and engagement in identified 
     schools. In addition, the Department must consider steps it 
     can take to support State and local efforts to raise public 
     awareness about the need to lower student absenteeism.
       School Improvement.--The Department is directed to conduct 
     performance reviews to assess compliance with Title I-A of 
     the ESEA for at least 5 State Educational Agency (SEAs) in 
     2024 and report how it will conduct and complete this 
     monitoring and its plans for increased future monitoring to 
     the committees of jurisdiction. Further, the Department is 
     directed to produce a report that summarizes the Department's 
     process, findings, and actions it is requiring or 
     recommending SEAs to take in response to all monitoring and 
     performance reviews of State implementation of Title I-A of 
     the ESEA, particularly the identification of Comprehensive 
     Support and Improvement, Targeted Support and Improvement and 
     Additional Targeted Support and Improvement schools, school 
     improvement plan requirements in sections 1111(d)(1)-(2), and 
     Local Educational Agency (LEA) resource allocation reviews in 
     section 1111(d)(3). This report must be provided to the 
     committees of jurisdiction and made publicly available on the 
     Department's website no later than September 1.
       The GAO is directed to initiate additional reviews of 
     school improvement activities being undertaken with funding 
     available in Title I-A of the ESEA. GAO shall consult with 
     the Committees on the scope of the work and project 
     objectives and initiate the report not later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act.

                      School Improvement Programs

     Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants
       The agreement requests a report within one year of 
     enactment of this Act on how States use this funding to 
     support activities designed to increase educational 
     opportunity and student achievement by improving the 
     effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school 
     leaders. Such report shall be made available on the agency's 
     website.
     Supplemental Education Grants
       The agreement notes the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2024 does not continue to authorize the 
     Supplemental Education Grants (SEG) program and instead makes 
     changes intended to support related activities. Therefore, no 
     funds are included in this agreement for the SEG program, 
     consistent with the President's Budget.
     Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
       ESEA requires States to award grants for the 21st Century 
     Community Learning Centers program to eligible entities that 
     target services to students who primarily attend high-poverty 
     schools and prioritize applications from eligible entities 
     proposing to target services to students who primarily attend 
     schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement 
     activities or targeted support and improvement activities and 
     applicants addressing other statutory priorities. The 
     agreement directs the Department to work with SEAs on how to 
     identify eligible entities for this program, as defined and 
     required in ESEA, which can carry out activities that advance 
     student academic achievement and support student success as 
     required by ESEA that may be less likely to meet subgrant 
     priorities and subsequently receive awards. The Department 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on implemented and 
     planned State subgrant priorities as soon as practicable and 
     make the report available on the agency's website.
     Comprehensive Centers
       The agreement directs the Department to consult with the 
     Committees not later than one month prior to issuing the 
     notice inviting applications for new awards for the 
     Comprehensive Centers program and further directs the 
     Department to brief the Committees not later than seven days 
     prior to issuing such notice. The consultation and briefing 
     shall include planned priorities and requirements for such 
     notice, planned amounts and methodology for allocating 
     resources to Regional Centers, the National Center, and each 
     Content Center, and the Department's monitoring and 
     evaluation plan.
       Further, the Department must be prepared to discuss how the 
     notice and Department's monitoring and evaluation activities 
     of the Comprehensive Centers program will strengthen SEA and 
     LEA technical assistance and support for and SEA, LEA, and 
     school implementation of all the school improvement 
     requirements of ESEA. Particularly, technical assistance 
     should focus on how to consistently and effectively meet 
     requirements for SEAs and LEAs to ensure schools identified 
     for comprehensive and additional targeted support and 
     improvement identify school resource inequities to be 
     addressed through implementation of their improvement plans 
     and for SEAs to periodically review resource allocation 
     within LEAs with significant numbers of identified schools 
     and how the education resources of those LEAs compare to 
     education resources of other LEAs in the State.
     Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
       The agreement directs the Department to submit a spend plan 
     to the Committees for the capacity building and technical 
     assistance funds within 120 days of enactment of this Act.

                            Indian Education

     National Activities
       The agreement includes $12,365,000 for National Activities. 
     These funds shall support new and continuation awards under 
     the Native American Language Immersion program following 
     policy direction in Senate Report 118-84 and new and 
     continuation awards for the State-Tribal Education 
     Partnership program.

                       Innovation and Improvement

     Education Innovation and Research (EIR)
       Within the total for EIR, the agreement includes 
     $87,000,000 to provide grants for social and emotional 
     learning and $87,000,000 for Science, Technology, Education, 
     and Math and computer science education activities.
       No later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Department is directed to have an initial consultation 
     briefing with the Committees on the fiscal year 2024 
     competitions for EIR. Not less than two weeks before the 
     publication of a notice of proposed priorities or a notice 
     inviting applications, the Department is directed to brief 
     the Committees on plans for carrying out an EIR competition. 
     In addition, the Department shall provide a briefing and 
     notice of grant awards to the Committees at least seven days 
     before grantees are announced.
     Charter School Program (CSP)
       The agreement acknowledges and reiterates the need for 
     rigorous planning, high-quality professional development, 
     strong community engagement, quality authorizing, and 
     effective oversight in the creation of new charter schools 
     designed to meet the needs of all students, including 
     students with disabilities and English Learners. The 
     agreement encourages recipients of CSP State Entities grants 
     to ensure that their subgrantees have access to high-quality 
     support in carrying out those activities, which may include 
     requiring that subgrantees devote a specific percentage of 
     their subgrant funds to acquiring such technical assistance. 
     The agreement further notes that this type of technical 
     assistance could be, but is not required to be, provided by 
     the State entity or by a contractor working for the State 
     entity, with subgrantees acting individually or in consortia 
     with other subgrantees.
       The agreement also directs the Department to provide 
     technical assistance to States with biennial legislative 
     sessions wishing to apply for State Facilities Incentive 
     Grants on how they can be eligible to apply and meet the 
     match requirements under 4304(k)(2)(C) and (D) of the ESEA.
       Not less than two weeks before the publication of a notice 
     of proposed priorities or a notice inviting applications, the 
     Department is directed to brief the Committees on plans for 
     carrying out a CSP competition.
     Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $88,084,000 for the projects, and in 
     the amounts, specified in the table ``Community Project 
     Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in this 
     explanatory statement accompanying this division.

                 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

     School Safety National Activities
       The agreement notes funds made available through the 
     Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117-159) Stronger 
     Connections Grant program may be used for information 
     technology to improve the safety of the school environment in 
     high-need LEAs. Guidance documentation published by the 
     Department also includes information regarding other related 
     eligible uses of funds including equipment and minor 
     remodeling.
       The agreement includes $216,000,000 for school safety 
     national activities. The Department shall use any excess 
     funds not needed for non-competitive continuation awards and 
     Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) 
     awards for new awards for Mental Health Service Professional 
     Demonstration grants and School-Based Mental Health Services 
     grants as proposed in the President's budget request.The 
     Department's estimate of approximately $141,000,000 for 
     continuation awards will leave more than $74,000,000 for 
     important new investments in both of these school-based 
     mental health grant programs.
       The agreement acknowledges the briefing provided to the 
     Committees prior to the February release of notices inviting 
     applications for these mental health programs. While no 
     further notices are expected, the Department is directed to 
     consult with the Committees not later than three weeks prior 
     to issuing a notice of proposed priorities, or a notice 
     inviting applications, or funding availability.

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     The Department will also provide a briefing and notice of 
     grant awards to the Committees at least seven days before 
     grantees are announced.

                           Special Education

     National Activities
       Educational Technology, Media, and Materials.--The 
     agreement encourages the Department to expand this program's 
     reach to students with disabilities in higher education to 
     provide a seamless pathway for students with disabilities to 
     improve their completion of postsecondary education.
       Personnel Preparation.--The agreement strongly urges the 
     Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to prioritize 
     additional investments in doctoral level personnel 
     preparation in special education. OSEP is directed to brief 
     the Committees not later than three weeks prior to issuing 
     any notice inviting applications for such funds.

                        Rehabilitation Services

       Randolph-Sheppard Program.--The agreement directs the 
     Department to provide participants in the Randolph-Sheppard 
     program with technical assistance and support in applying for 
     funding opportunities available under the Office of Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services.

           Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities

     American Printing House for the Blind
       Within the total, the agreement includes up to $5,000,000 
     to support additional field testing and initial production 
     and distribution of an innovative braille and tactile display 
     product developed by the Printing House and its partners.
       The agreement also includes up to $6,000,000 to continue 
     the current Center for Assistive Technology Training regional 
     partnership.
     National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
       The agreement includes up to $9,500,000 to continue NTID's 
     current Regional STEM Center partnership.
     Gallaudet University
       The agreement includes $8,500,000 to continue the current 
     regional partnership through the Early Learning Acquisition 
     Project with its current partner as the lead agent for 
     program expansion.
       Capital Improvements.--The agreement directs the Department 
     to provide the Committees with a plan no later than 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act detailing how Gallaudet 
     University has used funds for construction provided in fiscal 
     year 2023 and plans to use such funds in fiscal years 2024 
     and 2025. Such a plan should include information on all 
     additional funding sources for applicable projects, specific 
     timelines, project goals, and total estimated costs.

                      Student Financial Assistance

     Pell Grants
       The agreement preserves the maximum discretionary Pell 
     grant award at $6,335. When combined with mandatory funding, 
     the agreement continues to support a total maximum Pell award 
     of $7,395 for the 2024-2025 award year.
     Federal Work Study
       Within the total for Federal Work Study, the agreement 
     continues $11,053,000 for the Work Colleges program 
     authorized under section448 of the Higher Education Act 
     (HEA).

                       Student Aid Administration

       Change Requests.--The agreement directs the Department to 
     notify the Committees of awarded contract Change Requests 
     from the preceding month by the 10th day of the next calendar 
     month regarding changes to student loan servicing.
       Enforcement Activities.--The agreement directs the 
     Department to provide the Committees with a briefing update 
     on the investigative activities of the Federal Student Aid 
     Office of Enforcement, within 90 days of enactment of this 
     Act. Such briefing should include information on resources 
     used for investigations, investigative work across sectors of 
     higher education, and the prioritization of investigations.
       FAFSA Simplification Act Implementation.--The agreement 
     notes the Department's updates to the Committees and public 
     communications on its implementation of the new Free 
     Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2024-2025 and 
     strongly urges the Department to provide timely updates to 
     the Committees as implementation continues. Such updates 
     should include how the Department is working with 
     institutions of higher education (IHEs) and States to 
     mitigate the impacts of the 2024-2025 FAFSA delay on students 
     and families, including through timely updates to IHEs, 
     scholarship providers, and States. The agreement also notes 
     the Department's 2024-2025 FAFSA completion data it has made 
     publicly available on its website and urges the Department to 
     continue to regularly update this data and to make it 
     publicly available.
       Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act.--Within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act, the agreement directs the Department 
     to provide a briefing to the Committees with a status update 
     on implementation of the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation 
     Act (P.L. 117-200).
       Public Service Loan Forgiveness Report.--Within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act, the agreement directs the Department 
     to provide a report to the Committees on its implementation 
     of provisions described by the Department in the Federal 
     Register on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) that allow 
     California and Texas physicians to utilize the Public Service 
     Loan Forgiveness Program.
       Return to Repayment.--The agreement reiterates the 
     expectations described under this heading in Senate Report 
     118-84.
       Spend Plan.--The agreement reiterates the directives and 
     requirements in the third paragraph under the heading 
     ``Student Aid Administration'' in Senate Report 118-84. In 
     addition, the agreement continues to direct the Department to 
     provide quarterly briefings on Federal student loan servicing 
     contracts, including the transition to the Unified Servicing 
     and Data Solution.

                            Higher Education

       Innovative Solutions.--The agreement is supportive of the 
     Department exploring innovative ways to help low-income 
     students pay for college, such as matched savings programs 
     for Pell-eligible students.
     Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities
       The agreement includes $3,000,000 for supplemental grants 
     to eligible junior or community colleges.
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
       Within the total provided for FIPSE, the agreement includes 
     the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Needs Grants......................................     $10,000,000
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success              9,000,000
 Program................................................
HBCU, TCU, and MSI Research and Development                   50,000,000
 Infrastructure Grants..................................
Open Textbook Pilot.....................................       7,000,000
Postsecondary Student Success Grants....................      45,000,000
Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant            45,000,000
 Program................................................
Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education...       5,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Basic Needs Grants.--The Department shall follow the 
     directions under this heading in House Report 117-403.
       Open Textbook Pilot.--The agreement includes funding to 
     continue the Open Textbook Pilot as described in Senate 
     Report 118-84.
       Postsecondary Student Success Grants.--The agreement 
     continues to direct the Department to carry out this program 
     in the same manner specified in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 
     including the directive to brief the Committees.
     Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
       The agreement includes $202,344,000 for the projects, and 
     in the amounts, specified in the table ``Community Project 
     Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in this 
     explanatory statement accompanying this division.

                           Howard University

       The agreement includes $304,018,000 for Howard University. 
     Within the total, the agreement includes $50,000,000 to 
     support the continued construction of a new hospital. To 
     date, $257,000,000 out of a request of $300,000,000 has been 
     provided for this activity.

                    Institute of Education Sciences

     Statistics
       National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS).--The 
     mission of the NCES includes the reporting of education 
     information and statistics in a timely manner and collection, 
     analysis, and reporting of education information and 
     statistics in a manner that is relevant and useful to 
     practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public. 
     While NCES has taken important steps to develop a strategic 
     plan and conduct outreach to stakeholders, there is concern 
     about its decision to propose a revision to the NPSAS data 
     collection schedule without sufficient stakeholder engagement 
     and consideration of the important information NPSAS provides 
     to researchers, policymakers, and the public. In recognition 
     of the vital role of NPSAS in postsecondary empirical 
     research and analysis, the agreement directs NCES to restore 
     the study's traditional data collection schedule to every two 
     years, for NPSAS 2024 and NPSAS 2026, with a student 
     interview included every four years, for NPSAS 2024 and NPSAS 
     2028. Going forward, NCES should maintain strong engagement 
     with the postsecondary empirical research community and the 
     Committees as it continues strategic planning and stakeholder 
     engagement activities and only consider future changes to the 
     NPSAS collection schedule, after first soliciting feedback 
     from the postsecondary empirical research community and the 
     Committees.
     Assessment
       Civics.--The agreement directs the National Center for 
     Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Assessment 
     Governing Board to provide an update on the plans, budgetary 
     requirements, and timeline for the National Assessment of 
     Educational Progress Civics Assessment to the Committees no 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.

                        Departmental Management


                         program administration

       Consultation and Briefing Requirement.--The Department is 
     directed to consult with the Committees on any Department 
     action expected to significantly increase or decrease current 
     or future costs of programs it administers. In addition, the 
     Department is directed to consult with the Committees on any 
     execution action related to any program

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     or activity for which a directive is included in Senate 
     Report 118-84 or this explanatory statement not later than 4 
     weeks prior to a public announcement related to such action. 
     Further, the Department is directed to brief the Committees 
     on any action covered by this consultation requirement, 
     including consideration and incorporation of feedback during 
     such initial consultation, not later than 1 week prior to a 
     public announcement related to such action. This paragraph 
     does not replace a more specific directive to a program or 
     activity included in this explanatory statement.
       Discretionary Grant Program Management.--There is concern 
     that the Department's late publication of notices inviting 
     applications and awarding of discretionary grant program 
     funds late in the fiscal year limits the use of Federal funds 
     toward timely and maximal achievement of grantee performance 
     and program objectives. The agreement directs the Department 
     to develop and implement a plan to execute its discretionary 
     grant programs in a timely way, through publication of 
     notices inviting applications and obligation of grant funds 
     earlier in the fiscal year. The agreement further directs the 
     Department to provide the Committees with an update on 
     accelerated execution timelines for its discretionary grant 
     programs within 120 days of enactment of this Act, as well as 
     in the Forecast of Funding Opportunities under the Department 
     of Education Grant Programs for fiscal year 2025.
       Implementation of ESEA Provisions Regarding English 
     Learners.--Within 90days of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Department is directed to brief the Committees on the overall 
     state of State educational agency and local educational 
     agency English Learners (EL) data collection at the 
     Department and any barriers that persist in collecting 
     systematized EL subgroup data.
       Investments in Impoverished Areas.--The agreement directs 
     the Department to update the report provided to the 
     Committees in response to the directive under this heading in 
     House Report 117-403, within 90 days of fiscal year 2023 data 
     being available.
       Office of Communications and Outreach.--The Department is 
     directed to provide a letter to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 30 days after enactment of this Act 
     detailing how it complies with statutory requirements 
     regarding influencing legislation and what training employees 
     receive on such statutory requirements.
       Program Administration.--The agreement notes new bill 
     language prohibiting funds from being used on or after August 
     15, 2024, to support a number of non-career employees that is 
     above the number of non-career employees as of December 31, 
     2022. The Department failed to comply with the direction to 
     achieve this level in last year's explanatory statement and 
     should take immediate action necessary to comply with this 
     directive and new bill language requirement as soon as 
     practicable. The agreement further notes monthly staffing 
     reports directed by Senate Report 118-84 will be closely 
     scrutinized and should demonstrate the Department's progress 
     in coming into compliance with this directive and new bill 
     requirement.


                        office for civil rights

       Section 8546 Prohibition on Aiding and Abetting Sexual 
     Abuse.--The Department is directed to brief the Committees on 
     key actions completed and plans to ensure State and local 
     compliance with the requirements of section 8546 of the ESEA 
     not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. Such 
     briefing shall include a discussion of actions taken on 
     recommendations from the Department-funded ``Study of State 
     Policies to Prohibit Aiding and Abetting Sexual Misconduct in 
     Schools'', and other technical assistance and support, 
     enforcement and accountability actions, implementation 
     challenges, and the metrics the agency is using to measure 
     improved State and local compliance with this section of the 
     law. Not later than 240 days after enactment, the Department 
     is directed to publicly post a status report on State and 
     local compliance and its plans to ensure State and local 
     compliance with such section.

                           General Provisions

       The agreement updates authority for pooled evaluation under 
     the ESEA.
       The agreement updates a provision allowing certain 
     institutions to continue to use endowment income for student 
     scholarships.
       The agreement updates a provision extending the 
     authorization of the National Advisory Committee on 
     Institutional Quality and Integrity.
       The agreement updates a provision extending the authority 
     to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies.
       The agreement updates a provision regarding evaluation of 
     HEA programs.
       The agreement continues a provision providing an amount 
     within the Innovation and Improvement account for the 
     projects, and in the amounts, as specified in the table 
     titled Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
     Spending in the explanatory statement accompanying this 
     division.
       The agreement modifies a provision regarding centralized 
     support services for the Institute of Education Sciences.
       The agreement includes a new provision to rescind 
     unobligated balances.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

         Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)


                           operating expenses

       Innovation, Demonstration, and Assistance Activities.--The 
     agreement includes $6,148,000 for National Days of Service 
     including the September 11th National Day of Service and 
     Remembrance and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of 
     Service.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

       The agreement includes funds for the following activities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2024
                     Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Library Services Technology Act:
    Grants to States....................................    $180,000,000
    Native American Library Services....................       5,763,000
    National Leadership: Libraries......................      15,287,000
    Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian...................      10,000,000
Museum Services Act:
    Museums for America.................................      30,330,000
    Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services............       3,772,000
    National Leadership: Museums........................       9,348,000
African American History and Culture Act:
    Museum Grants for African American History & Culture       6,000,000
National Museum of the American Latino Act:
    Museum Grants for American Latino History & Culture.       6,000,000
Research, Analysis, and Data Collection.................       5,650,000
Program Administration..................................      22,650,000
                                                         ---------------
    TOTAL...............................................     294,800,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Public Library and Museum Infrastructure.--The agreement 
     notes that the Public Library Services for Strong Communities 
     Report: Results from the 2022 Public Library Association 
     Annual Survey found that just more than 40 percent of public 
     library buildings and nearly half of those in towns and rural 
     areas have not undergone a major renovation since 2000 or 
     earlier. The agreement reiterates the GAO report required in 
     Senate Report 118-84 on the physical condition of library and 
     museum facilities in the United States.

                  Social Security Administration (SSA)


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Hiring and Retention.--The agreement directs SSA, within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, to 
     provide a staffing report to the Committees detailing full-
     time equivalents and new hires by component and retention 
     rates of new hires by component.
       Occupational Information System.--The agreement directs SSA 
     to include information in its congressional justifications 
     detailing efforts to fully implement the Occupational 
     Information System (OIS) project, including the status of 
     implementation and timeline for transitioning entirely to 
     OIS, an action plan to accomplish said timeline, and the 
     costs associated with the project.
       Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) and 
     Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security 
     (PABSS).--The agreement includes $23,000,000 for WIPA grants 
     and $10,000,000 for PABSS.


                      office of inspector general

       Administrative Law Judges.--The agreement encourages the 
     Office of the Inspector General to update its 2017 report on 
     Administrative Law Judge allowance rates, Administrative Law 
     Judges from Our February 2012 Report Who Had the Highest and 
     Lowest Allowance Rates'' (A-12-17-50220).

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement updates a provision related to notification 
     of certain reprogramming of funds.
       The agreement updates a provision related to submission of 
     an operating plan.
       The agreement updates a provision related to submission of 
     a report.
       The agreement updates a provision related to Performance 
     Partnerships.
       The agreement updates a provision related to submission of 
     a report on the status of balances.
       The agreement modifies a provision to rescind unobligated 
     balances.
       The agreement includes two new provisions to rescind 
     unobligated balances.
       The agreement updates a provision related to research and 
     evaluation.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

       Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
     congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 
     9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory 
     statement, along with the name of each House Member, Senator, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to 
     the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 
     For each item, a Member is required to provide a 
     certification that neither the Member nor the Member's 
     immediate family has a financial interest, and each Senator 
     is required to provide a certification that neither the 
     Senator nor the Senator's immediate family has a pecuniary 
     interest in such congressionally directed spending item. 
     Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement contains any 
     limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
     the applicable House and Senate rules.

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        DIVISION E--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       The following is an explanation of the effects of Division 
     E, which makes appropriations for the legislative branch for 
     fiscal year 2024. The joint explanatory statement 
     accompanying this division is approved and indicates 
     congressional intent. Unless otherwise noted, the language 
     set forth in House Report 118-120 and Senate Report 118-60 
     carries the same weight as language included in this joint 
     explanatory statement and shall be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint 
     explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
     emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred 
     to above unless expressly provided herein.
       All legislative branch departments and agencies are 
     directed to follow prior year directives adopted in Public 
     Law 117-328 and Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 2023 on ``Reprogramming Guidelines'', ``Full-time 
     equivalent (FTE)'', ``Science and Technology Assistance for 
     Congress'', ``Implementation of Recommendations Issued by 
     Oversight Entities'', ``Use of Government Vehicles'', and 
     ``Zero-based Budgeting''.
       Offices of Inspectors General (OIG) Budgets.--Ensuring 
     independence between legislative branch OIGs and their 
     respective reporting agencies is important. Agencies are 
     expected to include a separate section reflecting a detailed 
     budget request for their OIGs within their fiscal year 2025 
     budget justifications. Each OIG is directed to keep the 
     Committees fully apprised of its funding needs. In addition, 
     each agency is directed to avoid interference with or require 
     approval for such communications between the OIG and the 
     Committees.
       Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act.--The Good 
     Accounting Obligation in Government Act, or GAO-IG Act 
     (Public Law 115-414) requires that each Federal agency, 
     including the agencies of the legislative branch, include an 
     accounting of any public recommendations by the GAO or the 
     agency's OIG that have not yet been implemented, and the 
     timeframe for implementation. It is expected that each agency 
     in this bill include such a report in its fiscal year 2025 
     congressional budget justification.
       All reports are required to be completed in the timeframe 
     noted in each respective directive. Moreover, the agreement 
     expects that the conditions associated with funding 
     appropriated by this Act shall be accomplished in the manner 
     as directed in the report, consistent with congressional 
     intent.
       Each legislative branch agency shall provide within 30 days 
     of enactment of this Act a detailed spend plan for the 
     execution of funds appropriated this fiscal year for its 
     programs and quarterly execution reports thereafter that 
     provide execution data against the spend plan.
       All legislative branch agencies shall provide quarterly 
     briefings to the Committees on Appropriations on the status 
     of its cybersecurity program, to include milestones, 
     significant activities, challenges, and the status of the 
     execution of funding provided for this purpose.
       Extension of Personnel Benefits.--Childcare benefits are 
     often a recruiting, retention, and workforce satisfaction 
     tool that employers offer employees as a way to help manage 
     the demands of primary caregivers. Each legislative branch 
     agency is instructed to provide, within 120 days of enactment 
     of this Act, a report detailing the ways in which the agency 
     would conduct such a program, assuming authority similar to 
     that provided in Section 590(g) of title 40, United States 
     Code. The report must address the nature and structure of the 
     benefit, including tax implications; size and scope of the 
     benefit; recommendations regarding eligibility requirements 
     for employees; and costs associated with such a program for 
     one, five, and ten years after implementation. Further, the 
     agreement notes each legislative branch agency may request 
     such authority in its fiscal year 2025 budget request.

                                TITLE I

                                 SENATE

       The agreement includes $1,254,543,000 for Senate 
     operations. This relates solely to the Senate and is in 
     accordance with long practice under which each body 
     determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other 
     concurs without intervention. The language included in Senate 
     Report 118-60 should be complied with and carry the same 
     emphasis as the language included in the explanatory 
     statement, unless specifically addressed to the contrary in 
     this explanatory statement. Any change from the allocation of 
     funds in the subaccounts within this appropriation is subject 
     to the approval of the Senate Committee.
       Enhanced Member Protection.--The agreement provides funding 
     for the residential security system program, which shall be 
     made available to Senators based on the risks and 
     vulnerabilities determined by a residential security 
     assessment.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in the 
     Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account to be 
     used for deficit or debt reduction; amends the guidance on 
     the number of consultants utilized within the Senate; extends 
     executive branch authority to the Senate to utilize 
     appropriated funds for childcare; and addresses security of 
     office space rented by Senators.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       The agreement includes $1,850,998,000 for House operations. 
     This item relates solely to the House and is in accordance 
     with long practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without 
     intervention. The language included in House Report 118-120 
     should be complied with and carry the same emphasis as the 
     language included in the explanatory statement, unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary in this explanatory 
     statement. Any change from the allocation of funds in the 
     subaccounts within this appropriation is subject to the 
     approval of the House Committee.
       Chief Administrative Office Reorganization.--The Committee 
     encourages, to the extent possible and on the merits, that 
     the CAO leverage existing FTEs and avoid undue involuntary 
     terminations when staffing the Office of Talent and 
     Development consistent with the CAO's reorganization plan.
       Congressional Staff Directory.--The agreement encourages 
     all agencies across the Legislative Branch to collaborate 
     with the CAO's Legislative-Branch-Wide Staff Directory 
     project, including sharing staff data in as modern a format 
     and as real-time as feasible. Agencies should share as many 
     fields and sources as would be useful to include in an online 
     staff directory.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in the 
     Members' Representational Allowances (MRA) account to be used 
     for deficit or debt reduction; places a limitation on the 
     amount available to lease vehicles; and limits the sharing of 
     House information by Federal entities.

                              JOINT ITEMS

                        Joint Economic Committee

       The agreement includes $4,283,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.

     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2025

       The agreement includes $3,675,000 for salaries and expenses 
     associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the 
     President and Vice President of the United States on January 
     20, 2025, in accordance with such program as may be adopted 
     by the joint congressional committee authorized to conduct 
     the inaugural ceremonies of 2025.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       The agreement includes $13,554,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       The agreement includes $4,764,000.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,766,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       The agreement includes $588,627,000 for salaries of the 
     United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) of 
     which overtime shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are 
     notified. Within the amounts provided, $3,167,000 shall be 
     available for overtime to support mission requirements 
     associated with the national political conventions and pre-
     inauguration preparedness.
       Resources for Recruitment and Retention.--The agreement 
     includes no less than $15,000,000 for tuition reimbursement, 
     student loan repayment, recruitment and retention bonuses, 
     and other retention focused salary related items to support 
     the Department's recruitment and retention of sworn officers 
     and civilian personnel.
       USCP Overtime and Maximum Annual Pay Rate.--The Department 
     has repeatedly requested a waiver of the maximum annual pay 
     rate for officers due to the excessive amount of overtime 
     being worked, indicating potential impacts on officer 
     effectiveness, morale, and work life balance. To ensure the 
     Department's efforts to better track, manage, and keep 
     overtime costs to a minimum, the USCP is directed to provide 
     a detailed report to the Committees on the Department's 
     efforts to manage the use of overtime on a quarterly basis.
       The agreement does not include funds for USCP overtime for 
     requirements associated with major construction projects 
     undertaken by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), as those 
     funds are provided to the AOC as part of the overall project 
     costs and are paid to the USCP on a reimbursable basis. The 
     USCP is expected to operate within the designated funding 
     level for requirements associated with each project or the 
     USCP is directed to provide for any additional requirement 
     costs beyond that allocation.
       Concept of Operations.--The USCP is encouraged to continue 
     to focus on the Department's critical mission requirements 
     and associated resource levels to accomplish the USCP's 
     mission. To best inform the Committees' future resource 
     decisions within a limited fiscal allocation, the USCP shall 
     provide a report to the Committees on the Department's multi-
     fiscal year implementation plan for the recently developed 
     Concept of Operations within 90 days of enactment of this 
     Act. Further, the plan should incorporate the Department's 
     continued use of mutual aid with state and local law 
     enforcement, the use of contracted security officers, and the 
     efforts to maximize the use of its field offices and joint 
     task force operations into its implementation report.
       Pay Classification.--Additionally, the Department is 
     directed to carefully evaluate

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     the operational and resource allocation impacts of 
     alternative asset utilization, position classification 
     changes, alternate personnel management practices, and 
     enhanced staffing strategies to ensure that these comport 
     with and are integrated into the Concept of Operations. The 
     evaluation should include a cost-benefit analysis for the 
     increased onboarding of full-time staff to meet mission 
     requirements versus the use of overtime, contractors, or 
     technology.
       Because this report will contain security related 
     information, it should be treated as law enforcement 
     sensitive information when transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Risk-Based Protections for Members of Congress.--The 
     agreement provides $2,000,000 in Salaries for the Department 
     to provide Member security outside of the Capitol campus in 
     the National Capital Region (NCR), as warranted by risk-based 
     analyses. The USCP is expected to continue working closely 
     with the House and Senate Sergeant at Arms and law 
     enforcement partners in the NCR, as well as educating Member 
     offices, on USCP's strategy for Members' protection within 
     the NCR while off the Capitol Grounds, per the December 2018 
     report detailing the Department's plans to enhance off-campus 
     Member security in the NCR.
       Oversight Activities.--The agreement expects the Department 
     to work with the United State Capitol Police Board (CPB) and 
     provide appropriate information for all CPB oversight 
     purposes.
       Contract Security Officers (CSO).--The agreement continues 
     the directive contained in Senate Report 118-60. Further, the 
     Department is directed to include in the report the number of 
     posts and shifts that were previously covered by sworn 
     officers and are now assigned to CSOs, the number of annual 
     labor hours covered by CSOs that were previously covered by 
     sworn officers, and the total covered hours since program 
     inception.
       USCP Office of Inspector General.--The agreement includes 
     no less than $474,000 to support no fewer than 12 FTE within 
     the USCP OIG.


                            general expenses

       The agreement includes $202,846,000 for general expenses of 
     the Capitol Police, of which $3,200,000 shall be available to 
     support mission requirements associated with the national 
     political conventions and pre-inauguration preparedness.
       Drone Technologies.--The agreement includes a provision 
     prohibiting USCP from purchasing a drone manufactured in the 
     People's Republic of China or by a business affiliated with 
     the People's Republic of China. The USCP is required to 
     regularly report to the Committees on its use of drone 
     technologies.
       Wellness Programs for Law Enforcement.--The Department is 
     directed to survey the force to help shape updates to the 
     wellness program and its accessibility to the USCP workforce 
     and submit a report to the Committees not later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act that includes the results of the 
     survey, a prioritization of updates to be considered, and 
     their associated cost projections.

                Office of Congressional Workplace Rights


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $8,150,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2025.

                      Congressional Budget Office


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $70,000,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.
       Agency Requests.--To the greatest extent practicable under 
     existing legal requirements, Executive Branch agencies should 
     prioritize requests from the Congressional Budget Office 
     (CBO) for data and other information and ensure agency 
     procedures and permissions are in place to expedite responses 
     to CBO requests.

                        Architect of the Capitol

       The agreement includes $947,313,000 for the activities of 
     the Architect of the Capitol.
       Minor Construction.--The agreement directs the AOC to 
     provide detailed quarterly reports on Minor Construction 
     projects, including a description and cost of each project, 
     the status of total funding set aside for each purpose, the 
     total amount of remaining funds for the fiscal year in each 
     area, and a description of all deviations from fiscal year 
     projected Minor Construction projects including any 
     reprogramming needs.
       Physical Accessibility Barriers.--In lieu of the 
     accessibility reports requested in House Report 118-120 and 
     Senate Report 118-60, the AOC is directed to provide a 
     briefing to the Committees on Appropriations within 60 days 
     of enactment of this Act on the status and associated costs 
     of addressing the remaining potential physical accessibility 
     barriers on the Capitol Complex.
       Visitor Experience Master Plan.--The Committees are 
     displeased with the escalation in cost requirements 
     associated with the design and construction of the Visitor 
     Experience Master Plan (VEMP). The VEMP is intended to 
     transform how visitors engage with the Library of Congress 
     (the Library or LOC). The master plan presented to Congress 
     was framed as a $60,000,000 Public-Private Partnership. 
     Accordingly, Congress provided $40 million of public funding 
     and the Library successfully raised the required private 
     donations.
       The VEMP consists of multiple sub-projects, which are 
     planned to include AOC design and construction support. In 
     the fall of 2022, the centerpiece of the VEMP project, an 
     oculus visually connecting a new ground floor orientation 
     area with the grand reading room above, was removed from the 
     project scope because the associated costs were prohibitive. 
     Even with this significant descoping, further cost overruns 
     were anticipated due to design delays, significant 
     construction contingencies, and deteriorating economic 
     conditions. In fiscal year 2023, the LOC and AOC were 
     directed to provide the Committees with a bi-weekly report 
     detailing the designs, cost estimates, and anticipated 
     timelines for construction and installation. This 
     collaboration identified considerable disconnects between 
     design expectations and construction realities and, 
     regrettably, the necessity for additional funding for the 
     plan to proceed.
       In order to successfully realize the original vision of a 
     transformed physical experience, including an Orientation 
     Gallery, Treasures Exhibition, and Youth Center, along with 
     associated egress requirements, the agreement includes 
     funding for the VEMP. The AOC is directed to use any 
     available balances associated with the project toward the 
     furtherance of the VEMP. The Committees strongly believe the 
     additional descoping of this project to these three core 
     features and necessary life safety requirements provides 
     ample resources for completion of these elements consistent 
     with the agreed upon timeline. Further, the AOC and LOC are 
     directed to continue the bi-weekly reports to ensure the 
     project is moving forward in a timely and cost-effective 
     manner. The Committees fully expect completion of the above 
     referenced elements being funded on time and within budget.
       AOC Office of Inspector General.--The agreement includes no 
     less than $6,110,000 to support no fewer than 25 FTE within 
     the AOC OIG.

                  Capital Construction and Operations

       The agreement includes $152,507,000 for Capital 
     Construction and Operations, of such amount, $3,100,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2028. Within these 
     amounts, the agreement provides $1,000,000 to retrofit 
     certain nursing mothers' locations across the Capitol 
     complex.
       Succession Planning.--In lieu of the briefing requested in 
     House Report 118-120, the agreement acknowledges the passage 
     of H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2024, which included the Architect of the Capitol 
     Appointment Act of 2023. The legislation defined the 
     appointment and term of service of the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the appointment of the Deputy Architect of the 
     Capitol.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................       $149,407,000
Project Budget:
  BASnet Cyber Security Hardware and Network.........          2,100,000
  Nursing Mothers' Locations.........................          1,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                               3,100,000
    Total, Capitol Building..........................       $152,507,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            Capitol Building

       The agreement includes $95,688,000 for maintenance, care, 
     and operation of the Capitol Building of which $46,599,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and 
     $10,000,000 for the Senate Restaurant Renovation Program and 
     $7,000,000 for the Presidential Inaugural Stands 
     Construction, Capitol shall remain available until expended.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................        $32,089,000
Project Budget:
  Building Envelope Repairs, Capitol--Phase IV.......         25,000,000
  Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art.........            599,000
  Minor Construction.................................          6,000,000
  Presidential Inaugural Stands Construction, Capitol         22,000,000
  Senate Restaurant Renovation Program...............         10,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              63,599,000
    Total, Capitol Building..........................        $95,688,000
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                            Capitol Grounds

       The agreement includes $16,600,000 for the care and 
     improvements of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, House 
     and Senate Office Buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, of 
     which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2028.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

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Operating Budget:....................................        $14,600,000
Project Budget:
  Minor Construction.................................          2,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                               2,000,000
    Total, Capitol Grounds...........................        $16,600,000
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                        Senate Office Buildings

       The agreement includes $138,751,000 of which $52,825,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and 
     $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

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Operating Budget:....................................        $84,926,000
Project Budget:
  Daniel Webster Renovation--Phase I.................         10,000,000
  Senate Elevator Refurbishment Program..............          2,300,000
  Senate Underground Garage..........................          4,000,000
  Senate Restaurant Operations.......................          1,000,000
  Air Handling Unit Refurbishments & Replacements,            20,125,000
   Phase II, Hart....................................
  Committee Room Modernization.......................          8,000,000
  Minor Construction.................................          8,400,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                             $53,825,000
    Total, Senate Office Buildings...................       $138,751,000
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                         House Office Buildings

       The agreement includes $166,426,000 for the care and 
     maintenance of the House Office Buildings, of which 
     $50,562,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, 
     and of which $41,800,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon 
     House Office Building.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................        $74,064,000
Project Budget:
  Steam Pipe Replacement, Longworth..................         11,300,000
  Steam Distribution Replacement, Rayburn............          9,300,000
  Fire Alarm Panel Replacement, Rayburn..............          7,700,000
  CAO Project Support................................         12,312,000
  ADA Drop Off Zone..................................            450,000
  Minor Construction.................................          9,500,000
  Cannon Building Restoration........................         41,800,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                             $92,362,000
    Total, House Office Buildings....................       $166,426,000
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                          Capitol Power Plant

       The agreement includes $148,650,000 for maintenance, care, 
     and operation of the Capitol Power Plant, of which 
     $43,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028. 
     In addition, $10,000,000 in offsetting collections is 
     available from reimbursements for steam and chilled water.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................       $105,250,000
Project Budget:
  Pipe Expansion Joint Repairs, G Tunnel.............          7,600,000
  Mechanical System Replacement, Refrigeration Plant--        30,800,000
   Phase VII.........................................
  Minor Construction.................................          5,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              43,400,000
    Total, Capitol Power Plant.......................       $148,650,000
        Offsetting Collections.......................       (10,000,000)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

         

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       The agreement includes $94,978,000 for Library of Congress 
     Buildings and Grounds, of which $27,800,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2028, and $30,000,000 until 
     expended.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................        $37,178,000
Project Budget:
  Visitor Experience Master Plan.....................         30,000,000
  Roof Replacement, Adams--Phase II..................         23,800,000
  Minor Construction.................................          4,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              57,800,000
    Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.............        $94,978,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

       The agreement includes $85,207,000 for Capitol Police 
     Buildings, Grounds and Security, of which $26,169,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2028, and $250,000 shall 
     be for construction contingencies related to Project 116-DS.
       Capitol Complex Security.--As directed in Senate Report 
     118-60, the AOC, in coordination with the USCP, is to submit 
     a detailed status report for all security related projects 
     within 60 days of the issuance of this agreement and every 30 
     days thereafter.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................        $59,038,000
Project Budget:
  Additional Building Lease..........................            519,000
  Generator Addition and New Utility Service.........          5,800,000
  Barrier and Security Kiosks Replacement............          9,100,000
  Lease Space Buildout for USCP......................          2,000,000
  USCP Security Assessment Support...................            500,000
  Project 116-DS.....................................            250,000
  Minor Construction.................................          8,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                             $26,169,000
    Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Ground and              $85,207,000
     Security........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             Botanic Garden

       The agreement includes $20,506,000 for the U.S. Botanic 
     Garden, of this amount $4,900,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2028.
       With respect to operations and projects, the agreement 
     includes the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Budget:....................................        $15,606,000
Project Budget:
  Minor Construction.................................          4,900,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                               4,900,000
    Total, Botanic Garden............................        $20,506,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       The agreement includes $28,000,000 for the Capitol Visitor 
     Center.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement prohibits bonuses to contractors behind 
     schedule or over budget.

                          Library of Congress


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $592,411,000 in direct 
     appropriations for the Library of Congress salaries and 
     expenses. In addition, collections that may be credited to 
     this appropriation shall remain available until expended. The 
     agreement includes the following to remain available until 
     expended: no less than $10,360,000 for the Teaching with 
     Primary Sources program, $1,509,000 for the Legislative 
     Branch Financial Management System, no less than $150,000 for 
     the Surplus Books Program, $4,205,000 for the Veteran History 
     Project, $1,500,000 for the COVID-19 American History 
     Project, $2,379,000 for the Lewis Houghton Civics and 
     Democracy Initiative, and $5,000,000 for the development and 
     implementation of a pilot data storage and migration method 
     initiative.
       LOC Office of Inspector General.--The agreement includes no 
     less than $4,500,000 to support no fewer than 14 FTE within 
     the LOC OIG.
       Preservation of the Collection.--The agreement encourages 
     the LOC to evaluate the need for the deacidification program. 
     The LOC may utilize up to $1,000,000 in available funds for 
     this purpose in fiscal year 2024.
       Visitor Experience Master Plan.--The Library is directed to 
     continue its active partnership with the AOC to achieve the 
     agreed upon scope of the VEMP.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $57,537,000 in direct appropriations 
     to the Copyright Office. An additional $44,591,000 is made 
     available from receipts for salaries and expenses and 
     $1,000,000 is available from prior year unobligated balances, 
     for a total of $103,128,000.

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $136,080,000 for salaries and 
     expenses for the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
       Congressional Legal Education Forum.--The agreement directs 
     $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 to continue to grow the 
     program for the availability of all congressional staff.
       Employee Survey.--In lieu of House language regarding 
     ``Employee Survey'' and Senate language on ``Employee 
     Viewpoint Survey'', the agreement directs the LOC to 
     formulate and include questions specific to the CRS in its 
     annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) to gauge CRS 
     employee satisfaction and to use employee responses to guide 
     CRS leadership objectives and performance measurement.

       National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $66,130,000 for salaries and 
     expenses for the National Library Service for the Blind and 
     Print Disabled (NLS).


                        administrative provision

       The agreement includes a provision related to reimbursable 
     and revolving funds.

                      Government Publishing Office


                        congressional publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement includes $83,000,000 for authorized 
     publishing, printing and binding for the Congress.
       Government Publishing Office (GPO) Office of Inspector 
     General.--The agreement includes no less than $6,899,000 to 
     support no fewer than 25 FTE within the GPO OIG.

     Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement includes $37,388,000.

                      Government Publishing Office


                   business operations revolving fund

       The agreement includes $11,611,000 to remain available 
     until extended.

                    Government Accountability Office


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $811,894,000 in direct 
     appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO), of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended. In addition, $73,976,000 is 
     available from offsetting collections, for a total of 
     $885,870,000.
       GAO Office of Inspector General.--The agreement includes no 
     less than $2,451,000 to support no fewer than 14 FTE within 
     the GAO OIG.
       Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
     Spending.--The agreement reiterates House and Senate language 
     regarding Congressionally Directed Spending and Community 
     Project Funding and directs the GAO to undertake an audit of 
     Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed 
     Spending contained in fiscal year 2024 appropriations 
     legislation.

         CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND

       The agreement includes $6,000,000.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes $430,000.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement continues provisions related to maintenance 
     and care of private vehicles; fiscal year limitations; rates 
     of compensation and designation; consulting services; costs 
     of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council; 
     limitation on transfers; guided tours of the Capitol; 
     limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement; 
     prohibition on certain operational expenses; and plastic 
     waste reduction.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

       Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, neither the bill nor the explanatory statement 
     contains any congressional earmarks or congressionally 
     directed spending items, limited tax benefits or limited 
     tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and Senate 
     rules.

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     DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
         RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
       In implementing this agreement, Federal agencies, 
     commissions, and other entities are directed to comply with 
     the directives, reporting requirements, and instructions 
     contained in H. Rept. 118-146 (House report) accompanying 
     H.R. 4665 (House bill) and S. Rept. 118-71 (Senate report) 
     accompanying S. 2438 (Senate bill) as though stated in this 
     explanatory statement, unless specifically directed to the 
     contrary.
       This explanatory statement, while repeating some House 
     report and Senate report language for emphasis or 
     clarification, does not negate language in such reports 
     unless expressly provided in. Language expressing an opinion 
     or making an observation in the House report or Senate report 
     represents the view of the respective Committee unless 
     specifically endorsed in this explanatory statement.
       Reports required to be submitted pursuant to the Act, 
     including reports required by this explanatory statement, the 
     House report, or the Senate report, may not be consolidated 
     to include responses to multiple requirements in a single 
     report, except following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       For purposes of this explanatory statement, the term ``the 
     Act'' means the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, and the term 
     ``prior Acts'' means prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs. In addition, ``division K of Public Law 117-328'' 
     means the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 and ``division K of 
     Public Law 116-260'' means the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021.
       For purposes of the Act, the term ``regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations'' shall mean 
     such Committees must be notified not less than 15 days in 
     advance of the initial obligation of funds, and the term 
     ``reporting procedures of the Committees on Appropriations'' 
     shall mean a report must be provided to such Committees not 
     more than 90 days after the conclusion of fiscal year 2024.
       For purposes of the Act and this explanatory statement, the 
     term ``prior consultation'' means a pre-decisional engagement 
     between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees on 
     Appropriations during which such Committees are given a 
     meaningful opportunity to provide facts and opinions, in 
     advance of any public announcement, to inform: (1) the use of 
     funds; (2) the development, content, or conduct of a program 
     or activity; or (3) a decision to be taken.
       Federal agencies funded by the Act shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of any reprogramming, as 
     required by section 7015 of the Act, at the most detailed 
     level of the Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ), the 
     Act, or this explanatory statement.
       Section 7015(c) of the Act requires that any notification 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of such section include 
     information on the use of notwithstanding authority, if known 
     on the date of transmittal of such notification. The 
     Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, 
     shall include in such notifications detailed information on 
     the provisions of law being notwithstood and a justification 
     for the use of such authority.
       Congressional notifications submitted by the heads of the 
     Federal agencies funded in the Act for funds that are being 
     reallocated prior to initial obligation or reprogrammed 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, contain detailed 
     information about the sources of the funds and why such funds 
     are no longer needed or intended to be used as previously 
     justified.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator are directed 
     to submit notifications for the obligation of funds made 
     available by the Act and prior Acts not later than 60 days 
     prior to the expiration of such funds.
       Section 7019 of the Act requires that amounts designated in 
     the respective tables included in this explanatory statement 
     for funds appropriated in titles III through V, including 
     tables in title VII, shall be made available in the amounts 
     designated, unless otherwise provided for in the Act, and 
     shall be the basis of the report required by section 653(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) (653(a) report), 
     w applicable. In lieu of the funding tables and allocations 
     of funding contained in the House and Senate reports, the 
     tables and allocations contained in this explanatory 
     statement shall guide agencies, commissions, and other 
     entities when allocating funds. The Act provides that the 
     amounts designated in the tables shall be made available 
     notwithstanding the date of the transmission of the 653(a) 
     report. The authority of section 7019(b) to deviate by more 
     than 10 percent shall not be used to deviate to zero unless 
     such funds cannot be legally obligated or conditions are such 
     that such deviation is directly related to the national 
     security interest of the United States.
       Proposed deviations from tables in titles I and II in this 
     explanatory statement are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations unless an 
     exception or deviation authority is specifically provided in 
     the Act or this explanatory statement.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     continue to provide the Committees on Appropriations 
     electronic copies of all reports, notifications, spend plans, 
     and any other documents required by the Act, prior Acts, this 
     and prior explanatory statements and statements of managers, 
     the House report, the Senate report, and prior House and 
     Senate reports.
       Notwithstanding authority included in any provision of the 
     Act shall not be construed to exclude the requirements of 
     such provision.
       Pursuant to section 7016(b) of the Act, any Federal agency 
     receiving funds made available by the Act shall post on its 
     publicly available website, in a central location and in a 
     readily accessible manner, any report required by the Act not 
     later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by 
     Congress. This requirement does not apply if the head of the 
     applicable agency determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations in a transmittal letter accompanying such 
     report that: (1) the public posting of the report would 
     compromise national security, including the conduct of 
     diplomacy; (2) the report contains proprietary or other 
     privileged information; or (3) the public posting of the 
     report is specifically exempted in the House report, Senate 
     report, or this explanatory statement.
       For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), with respect to 
     appropriations contained in the Act, the term ``program, 
     project, and activity'' (PPA) means any item for which a 
     dollar amount is specified in the Act or this explanatory 
     statement. In addition, the definition of PPA in section 7023 
     of the Act shall apply to the accounts listed in that 
     section. In carrying out any Presidential sequestration, 
     Federal agencies funded by the Act shall conform to the 
     definition of PPA described in this paragraph.
       In submitting annual CBJs, each Federal agency funded by 
     the Act shall include detailed information on all available 
     resources, including estimated prior fiscal year unobligated 
     balances and recoveries, reimbursable agreements, funds 
     transferred pursuant to section 632(a) and (b) of the FAA and 
     significant uses of the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535). 
     Agencies that use a Working Capital Fund (WCF) shall include 
     in CBJs the total budgetary resources for each office that 
     receives funds from a WCF, and include a table on WCF 
     resources that will serve as a baseline for reprogramming and 
     transfer purposes. CBJs shall also include estimated savings 
     from any proposed office or mission closure or 
     reorganization, elimination of special envoys and other 
     senior-level special representatives, and actual prior fiscal 
     year representation and entertainment expenses for each 
     agency w such expenses are authorized.
       Spend plans submitted pursuant to section 7062(b) of the 
     Act shall: (1) include all intended sources of funds made 
     available by the Act and any other resources, as applicable, 
     for such program; and (2) conform to the definition of such 
     plan under section 7034(s)(5) of the Act.
       Consistent with prior fiscal years, none of the funds made 
     available by the Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for 
     the attendance of more than 50 employees of Federal agencies 
     who are stationed in the United States at any single 
     international conference occurring outside the United States, 
     unless the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees at least 5 days in advance that such 
     attendance is important to the national interest. For 
     purposes of this restriction, the term ``international 
     conference'' means a conference attended by representatives 
     of the United States Government and of foreign governments, 
     international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations 
     (NGOs).
       The agreement does not endorse the directive under Senate 
     report heading Non-Discrimination Policies (under Operating 
     Expenses).

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

       The agreement includes $12,465,196,000 for Administration 
     of Foreign Affairs. Of the total, $5,771,528,000 is for 
     embassy security, which are allocated according to the 
     following table:

                            EMBASSY SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                      Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Security Protection..............................    3,813,707
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance............    1,957,821
  Total....................................................    5,771,528
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          diplomatic programs

       The agreement includes $9,413,107,000 for Diplomatic 
     Programs. Funds appropriated by the Act for activities, 
     bureaus, and offices under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7015 
     and 7062 of the Act:

                           DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                        Category                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Human Resources.........................................       3,336,128
  Worldwide Security Protection.........................         684,767
Overseas Programs.......................................       1,828,155

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Diplomatic Policy and Support...........................       1,091,879
Security Programs.......................................       3,156,945
  Worldwide Security Protection.........................       3,128,940
    Total...............................................       9,413,107
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
Bureau/Office (Includes salary and bureau-managed funds)     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Counterterrorism
  Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage             7,734
   Affairs..............................................
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
  Atrocities prevention training........................             500
  Democracy fellowship program..........................             800
  Human rights vetting..................................          20,000
  Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism............           1,750
  Special Advisor on International Disability Rights....           1,000
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  Office of China Coordination..........................           9,200
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
  Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions            10,691
   Policy...............................................
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
  Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues......           1,500
Office of International Religious Freedom...............          10,070
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.....          23,092
Office of the Secretary
  Office of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues......           1,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Arctic.--The agreement provides $2,000,000 to support the 
     Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, $50,000 for the 
     Indigenous Peoples Secretariat to support the work of United 
     States-based Permanent Party Participants to the Arctic 
     Council, and funding for the next Conference of 
     Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region.
       Bureau of Legislative Affairs.--The agreement includes 
     funds under this heading to increase the number of staff 
     assigned to the Bureau of Legislative Affairs responsible for 
     liaising with the Committees on Appropriations.
       Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Oversight.--The agreement 
     includes funds for staffing and resources for the Bureaus of 
     Political-Military Affairs and Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor (DRL) to enable efficient management and robust 
     oversight of United States security assistance programs and 
     related statutory requirements, and implementation of the 
     Conventional Arms Transfer Policy.
       Cybersecurity.--The agreement endorses language under this 
     heading in the Senate report and directs the Secretary of 
     State to include information on the prioritization of funding 
     in the Act to address critical cybersecurity requirements.
       Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations an update on steps taken, and resources to be 
     allocated from funds made available by the Act, to address 
     the recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General 
     (OIG) in audit report number AUD-IT-13-38.
       Foreign Service Institute.--The agreement endorses efforts 
     to expand current course offerings at the Foreign Service 
     Institute for mid-career staff.
       International Fisheries Management Coordination.--The 
     agreement endorses the language regarding conflicting 
     American and Canadian fisheries management measures in the 
     Gulf of Maine and the report required under this heading in 
     the Senate report.
       North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary 
     Assembly.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 under this 
     heading to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly.
       Office of Canadian Affairs.--The agreement provides 
     $500,000 for the Office of Canadian Affairs to continue 
     leading the United States interagency working group to 
     identify gaps and limitations within the Memoranda of 
     Understanding between British Columbia and Alaska, 
     Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
       Office of the Chief Economist.--The agreement provides 
     $600,000 under this heading for the Office of the Chief 
     Economist, Department of State, including to support 
     implementation of the strategy required in section 7030(d) of 
     the Act.
       Permit Reform Consultation.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees 
     on ways to improve the process for permitting of facilities 
     and land transportation crossings at the U.S. borders with 
     Canada and Mexico.
       Public Diplomacy Programs.--The Secretary of State shall 
     ensure funding for public diplomacy programs is consistent 
     with the prior fiscal year level.
       Section 302 Assistance.--The agreement includes $6,200,000 
     to carry out section 302(d) of the Robert Levinson Hostage 
     Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (Title III of 
     division FF of Public Law 116-260) for United States 
     nationals unlawfully detained abroad and their family 
     members. The submission of the report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations required by section 302(d)(6) of such Act 
     shall satisfy the related report directive under this heading 
     in the Senate report.
       Training.--Consistent with section 7060(f) of the Act, the 
     agreement includes not less than $1,000,000 under this 
     heading for training for personnel under Chief of Mission 
     authority on recognizing signs of human trafficking, and on 
     the protocols for reporting such cases.
       Unexplained Health Incidents.--The agreement endorses the 
     report and funding directive under the heading Unexplained 
     Health Incidents in the Senate report.


                 consular and border security programs

       The agreement includes $50,000,000 for Consular and Border 
     Security Programs.
       Passport and Visa Operations.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the plan to minimize the occurrence of passport and visa 
     backlogs, including internal and external recommendations 
     made to streamline and improve consular processes, the use of 
     technology solutions, and implementation of the Online 
     Passport Renewal tool. This report is in lieu of report 
     directives under the heading Passport and visa wait times in 
     the House report and under the headings Consular Operations 
     and Technology Modernization in the Senate report.
       The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     recommend additional steps that the Bureau of Consular 
     Affairs should take to improve the overall efficiency of 
     consular operations, processing time, and customer experience 
     for applicants, including the temporary assignment of non-
     consular Department of State personnel during periods of high 
     demand for such services.


                        capital investment fund

       The agreement includes $389,000,000 for Capital Investment 
     Fund.


                      office of inspector general

       The agreement includes $131,670,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General, of which $24,835,000 is for the Special Inspector 
     General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.


               educational and cultural exchange programs

       The agreement includes $741,000,000 for Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Programs. Funds under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table:

                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs....................................            385,765
  Fulbright Program..................................            287,800
    Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program              1,500
    McCain Fellowships...............................                900
  Special Academic Exchanges.........................             22,133
    Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program             17,000
    of which, McCain Scholars........................              [700]
    Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000.........              2,500
Professional and Cultural Exchanges..................            204,674
  Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges........              7,500
Special Initiatives..................................             47,500
  Young Leaders Initiatives..........................             37,500
  Community Engagement Exchange Program
    Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program.................              1,000
Program and Performance..............................             14,000
Exchanges Support....................................             89,061
                                                      ------------------
  Total..............................................            741,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consultation.--Not less than 30 days prior to the 
     submission of the operating plan required by section 7062(a) 
     of the Act for funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under this heading, the Assistant Secretary of State for the 
     Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     allocation of funding, program and country prioritization, 
     use of independent and external evaluations, and coordination 
     with the Office of Policy Planning and Resources for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs on ECA's evaluation agenda in 
     fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
       The operating plan shall include a table with funding by 
     program consistent with prior fiscal year operating plans, 
     including the allocation of any unobligated balances and 
     recoveries, as well as any planned transfers to this account 
     during fiscal year 2024. The operating plan shall also 
     include amounts allocated for each of the programs and 
     activities detailed in the House and Senate reports.
       Substantive Modifications.--For the purposes of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading in the Act, the term 
     ``substantive modifications'' means program closures and 
     changes to geographic scope and eligibility criteria.


                        representation expenses

       The agreement includes $7,415,000 for Representation 
     Expenses, subject to section 7010(e) of the Act.


              protection of foreign missions and officials

       The agreement includes $30,890,000 for Protection of 
     Foreign Missions and Officials.


            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       The agreement includes $1,957,821,000 for Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance. Funds appropriated under this 
     heading are allocated according to the following table:

             EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repair, Construction, and Operations....................         902,615
Worldwide Security Upgrades.............................       1,055,206
  Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost             940,206
   Sharing Programs.....................................
  Compound Security Program.............................         115,000
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Embassy Security, Construction, and                 1,957,821
     Maintenance........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Accessibility.--The Secretary of State shall increase 
     funding allocated for global accessibility projects in fiscal 
     year 2024.
       Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost Sharing 
     Programs.--The agreement

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     includes $940,206,000 under this heading, as well as an 
     additional $162,285,000 in consular fees, for the Department 
     of State contribution to the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
     and Maintenance Cost Sharing programs. An additional 
     $1,101,726,000 is available from other agency contributions.
       Laos and Thailand American Centers.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees concerning the directives under this heading in 
     the Senate report regarding the construction of an American 
     Center in Vientiane, Laos and the retention of the historical 
     Consulate Compound property in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
       Quarterly Reports.--The agreement endorses the quarterly 
     reports directive under this heading in the House report 
     except that such reports shall be submitted semi-annually.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       The agreement includes $8,885,000 for Emergencies in the 
     Diplomatic and Consular Service.


                   repatriation loans program account

       The agreement includes $1,800,000 for Repatriation Loans 
     Program Account and $1,000,000 transfer authority under 
     Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service to support 
     the subsidy cost and a total loan level of $5,167,004.


              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       The agreement includes $35,964,000 for Payment to the 
     American Institute in Taiwan.


         international center, washington, district of columbia

       The agreement includes $744,000 for International Center, 
     Washington, District of Columbia.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       The agreement includes $158,900,000 for Payment to the 
     Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                      International Organizations


              contributions to international organizations

       The agreement includes $1,543,452,000 for Contributions to 
     International Organizations, of which $96,240,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2025.


        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       The agreement includes $1,367,407,000 for Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities, of which $683,704,000 
     may remain available until September 30, 2025.
       Peacekeeping Missions.--The agreement directs that the 
     notification requirement under this heading regarding new or 
     expanded United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions shall 
     apply to all peacekeeping operations authorized to receive UN 
     assessed funding by the United Nations Security Council.
       Peacekeeping Prioritization.--The Secretary of State shall 
     work with the UN and members of the UN Security Council to 
     evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to 
     consider a drawdown when mission goals have been 
     substantially achieved.

                       International Commissions


 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $64,800,000 for Salaries and 
     Expenses, of which $9,720,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2025.


                              construction

       The agreement includes $156,050,000 for Construction.
       Funds appropriated by the Act and prior Acts are made 
     available to address urgent water management and water 
     quality improvement programs of the United States Section of 
     the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), 
     including the rehabilitation and expansion of the South Bay 
     International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Not later than 30 
     days prior to the submission of the operating plan required 
     by section 7062(a) of the Act for the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available under this heading, the Commissioner 
     of the USIBWC shall brief the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the scope, timeline, and cost of such programs and projects.
       Water Deliveries.--The agreement notes the drought 
     conditions in the Rio Grande basin and urges the Commissioner 
     of the USIBWC to engage with their Mexican counterparts and 
     relevant stakeholders to improve the predictability and 
     reliability of water deliveries in accordance with the 
     Mexican Water Treaty of 1944, specifically Article 4, Section 
     B., subparagraph (c).


              american sections, international commissions

       The agreement includes $16,204,000 for American Sections, 
     International Commissions, of which $10,881,000 is for the 
     International Joint Commission (IJC), $2,323,000 is for the 
     International Boundary Commission, and $3,000,000 is for the 
     North American Development Bank.
       Transboundary Watershed Management.--The agreement includes 
     funds at not less than the prior fiscal year level for the 
     IJC, in collaboration with the United States interagency 
     working group led by the Office of Canadian Affairs, to 
     address gaps and limitations in transboundary governance 
     between British Columbia and Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and 
     Montana.


                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

       The agreement includes $65,719,000 for International 
     Fisheries Commissions. Funds appropriated under this heading 
     are allocated according to the following table:

                   INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                   Commission/Activity                       Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Fishery Commission..........................          50,000
  Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog Basins...........          10,000
  Grass Carp............................................           1,000
  Lake Memphremagog Fishery.............................             500
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.................           1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission...............................           5,868
International Pacific Halibut Commission................           4,582
Other Marine Conservation Organizations.................           3,519
                                                         ---------------
    Total...............................................          65,719
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             RELATED AGENCY

                 United States Agency for Global Media


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The agreement includes $857,214,000 for International 
     Broadcasting Operations, of which $42,861,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2025. Funds appropriated under 
     this heading are allocated according to the following table:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Entities/Grantees                        Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities
  Mission Support.......................................         225,640
    Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation......         174,440
  Office of Cuba Broadcasting...........................          25,000
  Voice of America......................................         260,032
  Subtotal..............................................         510,672
                                                         ---------------
Independent Grantee Organizations
  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.......................         142,212
  Radio Free Asia.......................................          60,830
  Middle East Broadcasting Networks.....................         100,000
  Open Technology Fund..................................          43,500
                                                         ---------------
  Subtotal..............................................         346,542
                                                         ---------------
    Total...............................................         857,214
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consultation.--Not less than 30 days prior to the 
     submission of the operating plan required by section 7062(a) 
     of the Act for funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under this heading, the United States Agency for Global Media 
     (USAGM) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of funding by 
     entity and the use of the 2023 Language Service Review (LSR) 
     and other information to inform agency operations. The 
     operating plan shall also clearly identify resources 
     allocated in fiscal year 2024 for the new headquarters 
     building.
       Language Service Review.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Act, the USAGM CEO shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
     process and outcome of the 2023 LSR and the status of 
     implementation of strategies for language services following 
     the 2022 LSR.
       Mission Support.--The agreement updates the name of 
     ``International Broadcasting Bureau'' in the above table to 
     ``Mission Support'', consistent with the December 2023 
     congressional notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Networks.--The USAGM CEO is directed to use the expertise 
     of Office of Cuba Broadcasting to inform programming about 
     Cuba by other USAGM networks.
       New Headquarters Building.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the USAGM CEO shall submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 
     updated plans for the new headquarters relocation, including 
     timelines and estimated costs.
       Open Technology Fund.--Funds made available for the Open 
     Technology Fund should be made available for grants for 
     innovative methods to reach audiences inside of Cuba. Not 
     later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the Act, 
     the USAGM CEO shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on such grants.


                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement includes $9,700,000 for Broadcasting Capital 
     Improvements.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

       The agreement includes $22,000,000 for The Asia Foundation.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       The agreement includes $55,000,000 for United States 
     Institute of Peace.

         Center For Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       The agreement provides $203,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust 
     Fund.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       The agreement includes $180,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       The agreement includes $117,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

                            East-West Center

       The agreement includes $22,000,000 for East-West Center.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

       The agreement includes $315,000,000 for National Endowment 
     for Democracy, of which

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     $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and 
     customary manner, including for the core institutes, and 
     $104,684,000 for democracy programs.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $770,000 for the Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, of which $116,000 
     may remain available until September 30, 2025.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $4,000,000 for United States 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $2,908,000 for Commission on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $2,300,000 for Congressional-
     Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $4,000,000 for United States-China 
     Economic and Security Review Commission.

   Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $2,000,000 for Commission on Reform 
     and Modernization of the Department of State. Pursuant to 
     section 9803(k)(1) of the Department of State Authorization 
     Act of 2022 (division I of Public Law 117-263), the 
     Commission will terminate 60 days following the date of 
     submission of the final report.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,695,000,000 for Operating 
     Expenses, of which $254,250,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2025. Funds under this heading in the Act are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7015 and 7062 of the Act:

                           OPERATING EXPENSES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Program/Activity                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overseas Operations.....................................         817,747
Washington Operations...................................         577,716
Central Support.........................................         420,703
  Total, Operating Expenses.............................       1,816,166
    of which, fiscal year 2024 appropriations...........      1,695,000
    of which, carryover and other sources...............         121,166
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The agreement includes $259,100,000 for Capital Investment 
     Fund.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $85,500,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General, of which $12,825,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2025.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $10,030,450,000 for Global Health 
     Programs. Funds under this heading are allocated according to 
     the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Program/Activity                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health...............................         915,000
  Polio.................................................          85,000
  The GAVI Alliance.....................................         300,000
  Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.........................           2,000
Nutrition (USAID).......................................         165,000
  Iodine Deficiency Disorder............................           3,000
  Micronutrients........................................          33,000
  of which, Vitamin A...................................        [22,500]
Vulnerable Children (USAID).............................          31,500
  Blind Children........................................           4,500
HIV/AIDS (USAID)........................................         330,000
  Microbicides..........................................          45,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)..........................       6,045,000
  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and             1,650,000
   Malaria..............................................
  UNAIDS................................................          50,000
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).............         523,950
Global Health Security..................................         700,000
Malaria.................................................         795,000
Tuberculosis............................................         394,500
  Global TB Drug Facility...............................          15,000
Other Public Health Threats.............................         130,500
  Neglected Tropical Diseases...........................         114,500
                                                         ---------------
    Total...............................................      10,030,450
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Administrative Expenses.--Funds included for the 
     administrative expenses of the United States Global AIDS 
     Coordinator shall only be made available to support the 
     prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS, consistent 
     with prior years.
       Childhood Cancer.--Funds made available by the Act may be 
     used to support public-private partnerships to build the 
     capacity of developing countries to diagnose, treat, and 
     improve the prognosis for children with cancer, including in 
     coordination with relevant multilateral organizations and 
     research entities. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of 
     supporting such partnerships. Such report shall include a 
     description of: (1) prior year funds made available to 
     address childhood cancer, including bilateral and 
     multilateral efforts; (2) the feasibility of expanding such 
     efforts and of supporting relevant public-private 
     partnerships; (3) challenges to providing such support; and 
     (4) details on the capacity of countries in sub-Saharan 
     Africa to diagnose and treat children with cancer. The 
     Secretary and Administrator shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on uses of funds for 
     such partnerships prior to the initial obligation of funds 
     and submission of such report.
       Epidemic Preparedness.--The agreement includes up to 
     $100,000,000 for a contribution to the Coalition for Epidemic 
     Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), as authorized by section 
     6501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), to address emerging infectious 
     diseases, deadly viruses, and other pathogenic threats. Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Act, 
     the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on such contribution and on United States 
     assistance provided to CEPI in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 
     including providing detail on the specific CEPI objectives 
     such assistance has supported, or will support, and the 
     results of such efforts to date.
       Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.--The 
     agreement includes $1,650,000,000 for the second installment 
     of the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which is a reduction 
     compared to the prior fiscal year as a result of other donor 
     contributions. Other donors are urged to increase their 
     contributions, which the United States matches at a rate of 
     $1 for every $2 received from others, in order to allow the 
     United States to honor the $6,000,000,000 United States 
     pledge for the seventh replenishment.
       Global Health Workforce.--Of the funds made available for 
     ``Other Public Health Threats'' in the table under this 
     heading, the agreement includes not less than $10,000,000 to 
     support the global health workforce, which are in addition to 
     funds made available from other program lines in the table 
     for such purpose.
       Health Reserve Fund.--Of the funds made available for 
     ``Other Public Health Threats'' in the table under this 
     heading, the agreement includes up to $6,000,000 for the 
     Health Reserve Fund, and any such use of funds shall be 
     subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Maternal and Newborn Care.--The agreement provides funds to 
     support clinical maternal and newborn services to reduce 
     mother-to-child HIV transmission and maternal mortality, 
     including through the Safe Births, Healthy Babies initiative.
       Nutrition.--The agreement includes increased funding for 
     nutrition programming, which shall be made available to scale 
     up the procurement of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), 
     prioritizing the procurement of American-made products. 
     Additional funds are available under International Disaster 
     Assistance to support such efforts, as appropriate.
       Oversight of Implementing Partners.--The report required 
     under this heading in the House report shall be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations following consultation with 
     such Committees.
       Pandemic Preparedness.--The agreement includes funding for 
     a contribution to the Pandemic Fund, as authorized by section 
     5563(i) of the Global Health Security and International 
     Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 2022 
     (subtitle D of title LV of division E of Public Law 117-263). 
     Prior to the initial obligation of funds for such 
     contribution, but not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on such contribution.


                         development assistance

       The agreement includes $3,931,000,000 for Development 
     Assistance. Funds for certain countries and programs under 
     this heading are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Country/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Africa
 
Counter-Lord's Resistance Army/Illicit Armed Groups               10,000
 Program................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo........................          95,000
Ghana...................................................          64,100
Liberia.................................................          71,500
Malawi..................................................          65,000
  Higher education programs.............................          10,000
Somalia.................................................          55,000
The Gambia democracy programs...........................           2,000
Power Africa............................................         100,000
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).................          20,000
 
                        East Asia and the Pacific
 
Cambodia countering PRC programs........................          10,000
Greater Mekong rule of law and environment..............           7,000
Mongolia................................................           7,000
Philippines.............................................          68,100
Thailand................................................           7,750

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Timor-Leste.............................................          16,000
 
                      Middle East and North Africa
 
USAID Middle East Regional..............................
  Refugee scholarships program in Lebanon...............          10,000
Morocco.................................................          10,000
 
                         South and Central Asia
 
Bangladesh labor programs...............................           3,000
Maldives................................................           6,000
 
                             Western Hemisp
 
Caribbean Energy Initiative.............................           8,000
Caribbean Economic Growth...............................          12,000
Colombia................................................          77,000
  Biodiversity..........................................          15,000
Dominican Republic......................................          19,000
Haiti reforestation.....................................           8,500
Resilient Critical Infrastructure.......................           5,000
 
                             Global Programs
 
Assistive technology....................................          10,000
Combating child marriage................................          20,000
Development Innovation Ventures.........................          40,000
Disability programs.....................................          20,000
Food security research and development..................         175,000
  Feed the Future Innovation Labs.......................          72,000
  Global Crop Diversity Trust...........................           5,500
Leahy War Victims Fund..................................          15,000
Mobility program........................................           3,000
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.....................           2,500
Trade capacity building.................................          20,000
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples' Issues............           6,200
Victims of torture......................................          12,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Advisor for Indigenous Peoples' Issues.--The agreement 
     includes funds made available under this heading for program 
     costs, personnel, and other administrative expenses for 
     USAID's Advisor for Indigenous Peoples' Issues.
       Assistive Technology.--The agreement includes funding under 
     this heading for programs to improve access to assistive 
     technology consistent with prior years, which shall be in 
     addition to funds otherwise made available for such purpose. 
     Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the use of such funds.


                   international disaster assistance

       The agreement includes $4,779,000,000 for International 
     Disaster Assistance, of which $750,000,000 is designated as 
     an emergency requirement.


                         transition initiatives

       The agreement includes $75,000,000 for Transition 
     Initiatives.
       Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this heading may 
     not be used for programs for which the sole purpose is to 
     transport individuals.


                          complex crises fund

       The agreement includes $55,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund.


                         economic support fund

       The agreement includes $3,890,400,000 for Economic Support 
     Fund, of which $300,000,000 is designated as an emergency 
     requirement. Funds for certain countries and programs under 
     this heading are allocated according to the following table 
     and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Country/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Africa
 
Equatorial Guinea democracy programs....................           2,000
West Africa anti-slavery programs.......................           2,000
 
                        East Asia and the Pacific
 
Burma...................................................
  Accountability and justice for Rohingya...............           1,000
  Atrocity prevention and accountability, including the            7,000
   documentation and preservation of evidence, and
   transitional justice programs........................
  Support for deserters.................................           1,500
  Technical support and non-lethal assistance...........          25,000
Thailand................................................           3,000
 
                      Middle East and North Africa
 
Assistance subject to section 7041(k)(1)................         175,000
Iraq....................................................         150,000
  Democracy.............................................          25,000
  Justice sector assistance.............................           2,500
  Scholarships..........................................          12,000
Lebanon.................................................         112,500
  Lebanon scholarships..................................          14,000
Middle East Partnership Initiative......................          27,200
  Scholarship program...................................          20,000
Middle East Regional Cooperation........................           8,500
Near East Regional Democracy............................          55,000
Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act.....          50,000
 
                         South and Central Asia
 
Maldives................................................           3,000
 
                             Western Hemisp
 
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.....................          37,000
Colombia................................................         129,000
  Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities.............          25,000
  Human rights..........................................          15,000
Cuba democracy programs.................................          25,000
Organization of American States human rights............           6,500
 
                             Global Programs
 
Arctic Council..........................................           1,000
Atrocities prevention...................................           3,000
Conflict and Stabilization Operations...................           5,000
  Peace accord/peace process monitoring.................           3,500
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID).............          51,050
Global Surface Water Inventory..........................           5,000
House Democracy Partnership.............................           2,300
Implementation of Public Law 99-415.....................           4,000
Information communications technology training..........           1,000
International religious freedom (section 7033)..........          15,000
Marla Ruzicka Fund for Innocent Victims of Conflict.....          10,000
Small Island Developing States..........................          50,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) 
     Fund.--The agreement includes funding for the EDGE Fund at 
     not less than the prior fiscal year level.
       Middle East Partnership Initiative Availability and 
     Consultation Requirement.--The agreement includes funds 
     appropriated under title III of the Act, which shall be made 
     available for assistance for the Western Sahara. Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Act and prior 
     to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with 
     the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such 
     funds.
       Peace Process Monitoring.--The agreement endorses the 
     directive under the heading Peace accord/peace process 
     monitoring in the House report to continue to support peace 
     accord implementation and peace process monitoring. The 
     Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the uses of such funds.
       USAID-Israel Development Cooperation.--The agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 under this heading for USAID-Israel 
     Development Cooperation.


                             democracy fund

       The agreement includes $345,200,000 for Democracy Fund, of 
     which $205,200,000 is for the Department of State's Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and $140,000,000 is for 
     USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance.


            assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia

       The agreement includes $770,334,000 for Assistance for 
     Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, of which $310,000,000 is 
     designated as an emergency requirement.

                          Department of State


                    migration and refugee assistance

       The agreement includes $3,928,000,000 for Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance, of which $750,000,000 is designated as an 
     emergency requirement.


     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       The agreement includes $100,000 for United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.

                          Independent Agencies


                              peace corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement includes $430,500,000 for Peace Corps, of 
     which $7,800,000 is for the Office of Inspector General.


                    millennium challenge corporation

       The agreement includes $930,000,000 for Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation, including up to $143,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses.
       Oversight.--Concurrent with the annual release of country 
     scorecards, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on MCC partner countries that did not receive 
     scorecards due to such countries' income status. Such report 
     shall include detail on each MCC scorecard policy indicator 
     for each such country. The MCC CEO shall consult with such 
     committees on the format of such report.


                       inter-american foundation

       The agreement includes $47,000,000 for Inter-American 
     Foundation.


              united states african development foundation

       The agreement includes $45,000,000 for United States 
     African Development Foundation.

                       Department of the Treasury


               international affairs technical assistance

       The agreement includes $38,000,000 for International 
     Affairs Technical Assistance.


                           debt restructuring

       The agreement includes $26,000,000 for Debt Restructuring.


              tropical forest and coral reef conservation

       The agreement includes $15,000,000 for Tropical Forest and 
     Coral Reef Conservation.

                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       The agreement includes $1,400,000,000 for International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, of which $115,000,000 
     is designated as an emergency requirement. Funds for certain 
     countries, programs, and activities under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                Country/Program/Activity                     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atrocities prevention...................................           3,000
Central America Regional Security Initiative
  Costa Rica............................................          37,500
Colombia................................................         134,500
Combating wildlife trafficking..........................          47,500
Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.............          20,000
Demand reduction........................................          20,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Virunga National Park security........................           2,000
Ecuador.................................................          17,500
Fighting corruption.....................................          25,000
International Law Enforcement Academy...................          40,000
Inter-Regional Aviation Support.........................          58,325
Mongolia................................................           3,000
Pakistan................................................          11,000
State Western Hemisp Regional...........................          42,000
  Caribbean Basin Security Initiative...................          40,000
Thailand................................................           3,500
Trafficking in persons..................................          89,500
  Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons...          76,000

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  of which, child protection compacts...................        [12,500]
  of which, modern slavery..............................        [25,000]
Vietnam.................................................           6,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Combating Human Trafficking in Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.--The agreement includes $2,500,000 under this 
     heading for partnerships to combat human trafficking in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean, as described under this heading in 
     the House report.
       Combating Ritualized Murder.--The agreement includes 
     $2,500,000 under this heading to combat ritualized murder of 
     children in West Africa.
       Fentanyl.--Pursuant to section 7036 of the Act, the 
     agreement includes not less than $125,000,000 to counter the 
     flow of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, including not 
     less than the prior fiscal year level from funds under this 
     heading.
       Inter-Regional Aviation Support.--The agreement includes 
     funds for facility upgrades and enhanced aviation support for 
     Costa Rica as described in the House report.
       Mongolia.--The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Act and prior to the initial 
     obligation of funds made available under this heading for 
     assistance for Mongolia, including $1,000,000 for the law 
     enforcement technical assistance activities described in the 
     Senate report.
       Pakistan.--Assistance for Pakistan under this heading shall 
     be made available for border security, law enforcement, and 
     rule of law programs.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       The agreement includes $870,000,000 for Nonproliferation, 
     Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs. Funds for 
     certain programs and activities under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                    Program/Activity                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund...................          20,000
International Atomic Energy Agency......................          95,000
Conventional Weapons Destruction........................         258,000
  Humanitarian demining.................................         218,000
  of which, Southeast Asia..............................        [73,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict.--The agreement provides 
     $2,000,000 for humanitarian demining and unexploded ordnance 
     (UXO) clearance activities in areas affected by the Nagorno-
     Karabakh conflict, subject to prior consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

       The agreement includes $410,458,000 for Peacekeeping 
     Operations, of which $291,425,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2025. Funds for certain countries, programs, 
     and activities under this heading are allocated according to 
     the following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                Country/Program/Activity                     Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa
  Somalia...............................................         208,100
Political-Military Affairs
  Global Peace Operations Initiative....................          71,000
  Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.............          33,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Infrastructure.--In lieu of the language under the heading 
     Global Peace Operations Initiative in the House report, the 
     agreement provides $10,000,000 for infrastructure projects 
     from the Global Peace Operations Initiative and Somalia 
     programs under this heading.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

       The agreement includes $119,152,000 for International 
     Military Education and Training.


                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $6,133,397,000 for Foreign Military 
     Financing Program, of which $275,000,000 is designated as an 
     emergency requirement. Funds under this heading for certain 
     countries and programs are allocated according to the 
     following table and subject to section 7019 of the Act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Country/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.....................          11,000
Colombia................................................          37,025
Costa Rica..............................................           8,500
Estonia.................................................          10,000
Georgia.................................................          35,000
Iraq....................................................         175,000
Latvia..................................................          10,000
Lithuania...............................................          10,000
Mongolia................................................           3,000
Thailand................................................          10,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $436,920,000 for International 
     Organizations and Programs. Funds under this heading are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                    Organization/Program                      Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Conservation Programs........................        8,550
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund........................       49,305
Organization of American States funds for strengthening            6,000
 democracy.................................................
UN Children's Fund.........................................      142,000
  Joint Programme on Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation.        5,000
UN Development Program.....................................       83,050
UN Environmental Programs..................................        9,690
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ UN Framework        14,250
 Convention on Climate Change..............................
UN Special Coordinator for UN Response to Sexual                   1,500
 Exploitation and Abuse....................................
UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General on              1,750
 Sexual Violence in Conflict...............................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women................        1,500
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture...................        9,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consultation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the 
     notification for funds under this heading required by section 
     7015 of the Act. Not less than 30 days prior to the 
     submission of such notification, the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed 
     allocation of funds appropriated under this heading for 
     international organizations and programs and identify funding 
     that is intended to support core contributions.

                  International Financial Institutions


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

       The agreement includes $150,200,000 for Global Environment 
     Facility.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

       The agreement includes $125,000,000 for Contribution to the 
     Clean Technology Fund.


     CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                              DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes $206,500,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement includes $1,421,275,728.70 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

       The agreement includes $1,380,256,000 for Contribution to 
     the International Development Association.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement includes $87,220,000 for Contribution to the 
     Asian Development Fund.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       The agreement includes $54,648,752 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Bank.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement includes $856,174,624 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement includes $197,000,000 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Fund.


  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes $43,000,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Fund for Agricultural Development.


              GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $10,000,000 for Global Agriculture 
     and Food Security Program.


               TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes $50,000,000 for Treasury 
     International Assistance Programs.
       Consultation.--Prior to the submission of the spend plan 
     required by section 7062(b) of the Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     on the allocation of funds appropriated under this heading.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $8,860,000 for Inspector General for 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, of which 
     $1,329,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $125,000,000 for Administrative 
     Expenses for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, of 
     which up to $18,750,000 may remain available until September 
     30, 2025.


                     PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

       The agreement includes $15,000,000 for Program Budget 
     Appropriations.

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      United States International Development Finance Corporation


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $7,200,000 for Inspector General for 
     the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.


                       CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes $983,250,000 for Corporate Capital 
     Account, including $243,000,000 for administrative expenses, 
     which may be paid to the United States International 
     Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Program Account.
       Accountability.--The agreement includes funds to support no 
     less than two full-time equivalent (FTE) staff for DFC's 
     Office of Accountability (OA). Not later than 45 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the OA Director shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     detailing: (1) the staffing posture of the OA, including the 
     timeline for onboarding a second FTE; (2) the timeline for 
     public consultation on, and DFC's Board of Director's review 
     of, the OA's operational guidelines and procedures, which 
     shall occur not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act; (3) an outreach strategy to ensure 
     project-affected communities and stakeholders are adequately 
     informed of the OA's existence, services, and methods of 
     contact; and (4) any challenges to, and plans to ensure, the 
     OA's independence, including with regards to staffing, 
     budgetary needs, and direct reporting to DFC's Board of 
     Directors. The OA Director shall consult with the Committees 
     on Appropriations prior to the submission of such report.


                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes up to $740,250,000 for Program 
     Account transferred from Corporate Capital Account.

                      Trade and Development Agency

       The agreement includes $87,000,000 for Trade and 
     Development Agency, including not more than $24,500,000 for 
     administrative expenses.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Section 7001. Allowances and Differentials (unchanged)
     Section 7002. Unobligated Balances Report (unchanged)
     Section 7003. Consulting Services (unchanged)
     Section 7004. Diplomatic Facilities (modified)
       Notification and Information Requirements.--Congressional 
     notifications made pursuant to subsection (b) shall include 
     the following information: (1) the location, size, and 
     appraised value of the property to be acquired, including the 
     proximity to existing United States diplomatic facilities and 
     host government ministries; (2) the justification for the 
     site acquisition; (3) a detailed breakdown of the total 
     project costs, including: (a) site acquisition, (b) project 
     development, (c) design contract, (d) construction, (e) non-
     contract construction; and (f) other construction costs, 
     including: (i) art, (ii) furniture, (iii) project 
     supervision, (iv) construction security, (v) contingency, and 
     (vi) value added tax; (4) estimated or actual revenues 
     derived from real property sales and gifts associated with 
     the project, if applicable; (5) any unique requirements that 
     may increase the cost or timeline of the project, including 
     consular workload, legal, political, security, environmental, 
     seismic, religious or cultural; (6) the number of waivers 
     required pursuant to section 606 of the Admiral James W. 
     Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (appendix G of Public Law 106-
     113), if applicable; (7) the current and projected number of 
     desks, agency presence, and the projected number of United 
     States direct hire staff, locally employed staff and third 
     country nationals; (8) the current and projected number of 
     beds, if applicable; (9) the most recent overseas presence 
     review; (10) completion of value engineering studies and 
     adjudication of recommendations; and (11) the project's 
     scheduled start and completion dates, actual start and 
     current estimated completion dates, and an explanation of any 
     changes.
     Section 7005. Personnel Actions (unchanged)
     Section 7006. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 
         Countries (unchanged)
       Consultation.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to providing humanitarian assistance to 
     a country listed in section 7007 of the Act, except such 
     requirement shall not apply to humanitarian assistance for 
     Syria.
     Section 7008. Coups de' Etat (unchanged)
     Section 7009. Transfer of Funds Authority (modified)
     Section 7010. Prohibition and Limitation on Certain Expenses 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7011. Availability of Funds (modified)
       Notification Requirements.--Notifications submitted 
     pursuant to the requirement in this section shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, include the source year of funds 
     and the initial purpose of the funding proposed for re-
     obligation.
     Section 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in 
         Default (unchanged)
     Section 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
         Assistance (unchanged)
     Section 7014. Reservations of Funds (unchanged)
     Section 7015. Notification Requirements (modified)
       Application.--Subsection (j) shall not apply to instances 
     of a de minimis nature.
       Guantanamo Bay.--The agreement endorses the notification 
     requirement concerning individuals detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba included under this 
     section in the House report.
       Notifications.--Any notification submitted pursuant to this 
     section with respect to assistance for Burma or South Sudan 
     shall indicate whether the proposed obligation of funds 
     includes any new program, project, or activity.
       Trust Funds.--Notifications submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (g) shall include the information described under 
     this section in the Senate report, including the requirement 
     for administrative agreements to the extent practicable.
     Section 7016. Documents, Report Posting, Records Management, 
         and Related Cybersecurity Protections (modified)
     Section 7017. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and 
         Involuntary Sterilization (unchanged)
     Section 7019. Allocations and Reports (modified)
     Section 7020. Multi-Year Pledges (unchanged)
     Section 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
         Supporting International Terrorism (unchanged)
     Section 7022. Authorization Requirements (unchanged)
     Section 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 
         Foundation, and United States African Development 
         Foundation (unchanged)
     Section 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7026. Separate Accounts (unchanged)
     Section 7027. Eligibility for Assistance (unchanged)
     Section 7028. Promotion of United States Economic Interests 
         (new)
       Commercial Initiatives.--The agreement endorses the 
     directives under Diplomatic Programs in the House and Senate 
     reports under the headings Commercial diplomacy and 
     Commercial Initiatives.
     Section 7029. International Financial Institutions (modified)
       Financial Intermediary Funds.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury should ensure that no United States contribution to 
     a financial intermediary fund that Treasury oversees is used 
     to provide any loan, extension of financial assistance, or 
     technical assistance to the PRC or to any country or region 
     subject to comprehensive sanctions by the United States.
       Multilateral Development Banks Financing.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on efforts to increase the availability and 
     competitiveness of financing from multilateral development 
     banks for diversified energy and infrastructure projects.
       Opposition to Lending to the PRC.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
     of each international financial institution to use the voice 
     and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, extension 
     of financial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank 
     to the PRC, in accordance with requirements in section 5701 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023 (Public Law 117-263).
     Section 7030. Economic Resilience Initiative (new)
       Economic Resilience Initiative.--The agreement includes not 
     less than $365,000,000 for the Economic Resilience Initiative 
     (ERI) to enhance the economic security and stability of the 
     United States and partner countries, including through 
     efforts to counter economic coercion by the PRC, by investing 
     in strategic infrastructure, secure critical mineral supply 
     chains, macroeconomic growth, and related efforts. Funds for 
     the ERI include funds made available by the Act pursuant to 
     this section, funds made available under Treasury 
     International Assistance Programs in title V of the Act, and 
     $100,000,000 allocated pursuant to the CHIPS Act of 2022 
     (division A of Public Law 117-167) for the Creating Helpful 
     Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 
     International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund.

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       Funds made available for the ITSI Fund are allocated 
     according to the following table for fiscal year 2024:

 CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                         Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diplomatic Programs.....................................          15,800
Office of Inspector General.............................             500
Economic Support Fund...................................          66,700
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            17,000
 Programs...............................................
Total                                                            100,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Section 7031. Financial Management, Budget Transparency, and 
         Anti-Corruption (modified)
       Foreign Assistance Transparency.--Pursuant to subsection 
     (e) and the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act 
     of 2016 (Public Law 114-191), the USAID Administrator and DFC 
     CEO shall ensure timely, accurate, and complete reporting of 
     DFC investments on the ``ForeignAssistance.gov'' website. Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Act, 
     the Administrator and CEO shall jointly submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on any challenges to 
     such reporting and a timeline for addressing such challenges.
       Requirement.--Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
     appropriated by the Act under title III and made available 
     for technical assistance for the purposes of critical mineral 
     extraction, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding steps that 
     have been taken or are intended to be taken to maximize 
     available domestic mining resources for the purposes of 
     extracting critical minerals and components necessary for 
     United States national security. The Secretary of State shall 
     prioritize partnerships with the United States private sector 
     in the provision of such assistance overseas.
     Section 7032. Democracy Programs (modified)
       Funds for certain programs and activities under this 
     heading are allocated according to the following table and 
     subject to section 7019 of the Act:

    BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund
  Afghanistan...........................................           5,000
  Burma.................................................           4,000
  Maldives..............................................             500
  Near East Regional Democracy..........................          15,000
  North Korea...........................................           5,000
  People's Republic of China human rights...............          12,000
  South Sudan...........................................           1,000
  Sri Lanka.............................................           2,000
  Sudan.................................................           1,000
  Syria.................................................          11,000
  Venezuela.............................................          10,000
  Yemen.................................................           2,000
  Countering transnational repression...................           1,440
  Human Rights Defenders Fund...........................          19,600
  Warsaw Declaration....................................           2,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia
  Europe and Eurasia....................................          22,000
  Uzbekistan............................................           3,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Definition of Democracy Programs.--For the purposes of 
     subsection (c), the term ``good governance'' shall include 
     citizen-centered and democratic governance that enhances 
     meaningful participation of citizens in government planning 
     and decision-making and the responsiveness of government 
     officials at all levels to such efforts in a transparent and 
     accountable manner. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations the definition of ``good governance'' used in 
     designing democracy programs funded by prior Acts.
       Democracy programs shall reflect the importance of strong 
     multi-party political systems to democracy and governance.
       Democracy Protection Programs.--The agreement includes 
     funding for democracy protection programs pursuant to 
     subsections (g) and (h) at not less than the prior year 
     levels, including for protection of civil society activists 
     and journalists and for support for international freedom of 
     expression and independent media.
       Information Sharing.--Information sharing between the 
     Department of State, USAID, and the National Endowment for 
     Democracy (NED) shall occur as in prior fiscal years, but the 
     independence of the NED shall be maintained per section 
     502(a) of the National Endowment for Democracy Act (Public 
     Law 98-164).
       Requests for Information.--Information requested about 
     democracy programs from the appropriate congressional 
     committees should be expeditiously provided, with appropriate 
     consideration given to the protection of information, while 
     not applying unnecessary controls which otherwise delay 
     responses to Congress. The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator shall periodically consult with such committees 
     on best practices for sharing such information.
       Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, and following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the President shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive, 
     multi-year strategy for the promotion of democracy abroad, to 
     include recommendations for funding levels for such programs 
     on a fiscal year-by-fiscal year basis. The strategy should 
     also include a description of specific programs, including to 
     protect civil society activists and journalists, strengthen 
     independent media, counter propaganda and disinformation 
     overseas by malign foreign actors, and address challenges to 
     democracy associated with artificial intelligence.
     Section 7033. International Religious Freedom (unchanged)
       Religious Freedom.--The agreement includes $30,000,000 for 
     international religious freedom programs, including 
     $15,000,000 under Economic Support Fund and $15,000,000 under 
     Democracy Fund for the Department of State and USAID. 
     Consistent with the requirements in subsection (b), the 
     Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom shall 
     consult with relevant United States Government officials, 
     including the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL for funds 
     made available for such purposes under Democracy Fund for the 
     Department of State.
     Section 7034. Special Provisions (modified)
       Afghan Allies.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
     Committees on the Judiciary on a plan to wind down the 
     program authorized by the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
     2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), including the estimated number of 
     Afghans that remain eligible for the program, alternative 
     pathways available for such persons, and the timeline and 
     associated costs of closeout procedures.
       Emergency Back-Up Care.--The agreement includes funds to 
     provide emergency back-up care for Department of State and 
     USAID employees as authorized by section 6223 of the 
     Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of 
     Public Law 118-31).
     Section 7035. Law Enforcement and Security (modified)
       Casualty Rehabilitation.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(3), 
     funds shall be made available for a program to provide 
     medical and casualty rehabilitation services to current and 
     former Ukrainian security personnel with severe disabilities 
     caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which shall be 
     administered by USAID. Such program may include the costs of 
     travel for such individuals and their family members to the 
     United States and third countries for such services, and 
     should include a capacity building component for Ukrainian 
     organizations providing such services. Such funds shall be 
     prioritized for assistance for NGOs that have experience 
     working with veterans and shall be awarded on an open and 
     competitive basis.
       Reprogramming.--The Secretary of State is directed to 
     ensure that equipment procured with funds appropriated in 
     prior Acts under Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund 
     and not provided to Pakistan is transferred, as appropriate, 
     to Ukraine and Taiwan on an urgent basis.
     Section 7036. Countering the Flow of Fentanyl and Other 
         Synthetic Drugs (new)
       Comprehensive Programming.--In addition to funds made 
     available pursuant to subsection (a), the agreement provides 
     additional funding to support broader counternarcotics, law 
     enforcement, justice sector, and other programming that 
     advances a comprehensive approach to combating synthetic 
     drugs.
       Reporting Requirements.--The report required pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1) shall also include the information required 
     under the heading Fentanyl under title IV of the House 
     report.
       Task Force.--The agreement supports the establishment of a 
     Task Force at the United States Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand 
     to address fentanyl trafficking and other criminal activities 
     in PRC economic zones and includes funds to support the 
     activities of such Task Force.
     Section 7037. Palestinian Statehood (unchanged)
     Section 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
         Broadcasting Corporation (unchanged)
     Section 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 
         (modified)
     Section 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
         Authority (unchanged)
     Section 7041. Middle East and North Africa (modified)
       Egypt.--In addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for assistance for Egypt, the agreement 
     includes not less than $3,500,000 under Nonproliferation, 
     Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs and not less 
     than $1,800,000 under International Military Education and 
     Training for such assistance.
       Pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of State shall 
     certify and report on whether the Government of Egypt is 
     taking sustained and effective steps to: (1) strengthen the 
     rule of law, democratic institutions, and human rights in 
     Egypt, including to protect religious minorities and the 
     rights of women, which are in addition to steps taken during 
     the previous calendar year for such purposes; (2) implement 
     reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and 
     peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society 
     organizations, human rights defenders, and the media to 
     function without interference; (3) hold Egyptian security 
     forces accountable, including officers credibly alleged to 
     have violated human rights; (4) investigate and prosecute 
     cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances; 
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     and commensurate compensation for injuries and losses caused 
     by the Egyptian military; and (6) reduce the number of 
     political prisoners, provide detainees with due process of 
     law, and prevent the intimidation or harassment of American 
     citizens.
       Iraq.--Of the funds made available for democracy programs 
     for Iraq under Economic Support Fund, not less than 
     $1,500,000 shall be made available for new programs that 
     strengthen elections processes and democratic political 
     parties.
       The agreement includes funds to support American-style 
     higher education student scholarships and institutions in 
     Iraq, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), on an 
     open and competitive basis, following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations. Such funds should include 
     support for programs that equip diverse Iraqi university and 
     institute graduates with the knowledge and skills required to 
     obtain gainful employment in the private sector and seek to 
     build long-term capacity and sustainability of current and 
     prior-year grantees.
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the plan of action concerning options for 
     enhancing air defense capabilities in the KRI against missile 
     and drone attacks from Iran, as required by section 1266 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
     (Public Law 118-31), and specific efforts the Department of 
     State will undertake to encourage the Government of Iraq to 
     meet its KRI budget obligations for 2024.
       Jordan.--Within the total amounts designated in the Act for 
     assistance for Jordan, the agreement includes not less than 
     $10,400,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs and $3,800,000 under International 
     Military Education and Training.
       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on humanitarian 
     assistance for Jordan.
       Lebanon.--The agreement endorses Senate report language 
     under the heading Energy Independence for American Hospitals 
     in Lebanon.
       Libya.--The agreement includes not less than $32,000,000 
     under titles III and IV of the Act for stabilization 
     assistance for Libya, including support for a UN-facilitated 
     political process and border security.
       Morocco.--The agreement includes not less than $10,000,000 
     under Economic Support Fund, not less than $10,000,000 under 
     Development Assistance, and not less than $10,000,000 under 
     Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for 
     Morocco.
       The agreement endorses the directive under this heading in 
     the Senate report.
       Public Diplomacy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act and every 90 days tafter until funds 
     have been expended, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on funds 
     administered by the Office of Palestinian Affairs and made 
     available for public diplomacy programs. The report shall 
     detail uses of funds, including a description of activities 
     and implementing partners.
       Tunisia.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent to 
     which: (1) the Government of Tunisia is implementing economic 
     reforms, countering corruption, and taking credible steps to 
     restore constitutional order and democratic governance, 
     including respecting freedoms of expression, association, and 
     the press, and the rights of members of political parties, 
     that are in addition to steps taken in the preceding fiscal 
     year; (2) the Government of Tunisia is maintaining the 
     independence of the judiciary, not inappropriately utilizing 
     military courts, and holding security forces who commit human 
     rights abuses accountable; and (3) the Tunisian military has 
     remained an apolitical and professional institution.
       UN Political Process on Western Sahara.--The Secretary of 
     State shall continue to support a UN-led political process 
     that achieves a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable 
     political solution in accordance with relevant UN Security 
     Council resolutions.
     Section 7042. Africa (modified)
       Mozambique.--The agreement includes funds under Development 
     Assistance for assistance for Mozambique at not less than the 
     prior fiscal year level.
       Power Africa.--Pursuant to subsection (g), the USAID 
     Administrator shall submit the report required under this 
     heading in the House report regarding sources of energy 
     included in paragraph (8) of section (3) of the Electrify 
     Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-121). Such report shall 
     also include detail on support from USAID in fiscal years 
     2020 through 2023, and planned support in fiscal year 2024, 
     provided through the Power Africa program, disaggregated by 
     source of energy, and detail on program outcomes that are 
     required in order to double access to electricity in sub-
     Saharan Africa pursuant to the goals of the Power Africa 
     program.
       Sudan.--The USAID Administrator shall prioritize delivery 
     of humanitarian assistance for Sudan through local partners 
     to the maximum extent practicable.
     Section 7043. East Asia and the Pacific (modified)
       Burma.--In addition to the funds designated in the table 
     under Economic Support Fund, the agreement includes the 
     following amounts for Burma: (1) $75,000,000 for assistance 
     and cross-border programs, including in Thailand and India; 
     (2) $10,000,000 for governance/federalism programs, including 
     at the state and local levels; and (3) $1,500,000 for support 
     for current and former political prisoners.
       Funds made available by the Act for accountability and 
     justice for crimes against humanity and acts of genocide 
     against the Rohingya are in addition to funds otherwise made 
     available to investigate and document violations of human 
     rights committed by the Burmese military against ethnic 
     groups in Burma and shall be the responsibility of the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for DRL.
       The agreement includes sufficient funds for additional 
     psychosocial programs in Burma and neighboring countries 
     necessitated by the civil war.
       Cambodia.-- Funds made available by the Act under 
     Development Assistance for countering PRC programs in 
     Cambodia shall include the Khmer Rouge genocide survivor 
     program.
       The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to initiating the assessment required 
     under subsection (b).
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     consider support for the establishment of a joint genocide 
     museum and research institute in Phnom Penh.
       Section 7031(c) of the Act shall be applied to officials of 
     the Government of Cambodia about whom the Secretary of State 
     has credible information have been involved in the unlawful 
     and wrongful detention of United States citizen Theary Seng.
       Countering PRC Influence Fund.--The Secretary of State and 
     USAID Administrator shall jointly manage the Countering PRC 
     Influence Fund in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal 
     year. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     the Act, the Secretary and Administrator shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on program evaluation 
     processes for the Fund, including the feasibility of 
     developing a strategic impact measurement system to help 
     prioritize the uses of the Fund. Funds are allocated 
     according to the following table and subject to section 7019 
     of the Act:

                      COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                         Account                             Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance..................................          90,000
Economic Support Fund...................................         155,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.....          80,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            25,000
 Programs...............................................
Foreign Military Financing Program......................          50,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Freely Associated States.--The agreement endorses language 
     in the Senate report regarding assistance in the Act for the 
     Freely Associated States, particularly to counter PRC 
     influence in such States, which should be made available from 
     the Countering PRC Influence Fund.
       Hong Kong.--The agreement includes sufficient funds for 
     support of Fulbright programs in Hong Kong and Macau, subject 
     to the following: (1) modification of existing restrictions 
     on such programs by the President or any other provision of 
     law; (2) implementation of the safeguards described in the 
     Senate report; and (3) prior consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, in classified form if 
     necessary, detailing the cost and feasibility of establishing 
     an American Center in Hong Kong, including in existing leased 
     space. The report shall include an assessment of the 
     obstacles posed by the Government of Hong Kong and the PRC to 
     establishing such a Center, and the benefits such a facility 
     may offer toward strengthening the relationship between the 
     United States and the people of Hong Kong.
       The agreement endorses language under this heading in the 
     Senate report requiring an update to the report required by 
     section 7043(f)(3)(C) of division K of Public Law 116-260.
       Indo-Pacific Strategy.--The agreement includes sufficient 
     funds to support the operations of the Department of State 
     and USAID in implementing the Indo-Pacific Strategy.
       Pacific Islands Countries.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations a detailed operating plan to 
     open, expand, and sustain United States diplomatic presence 
     and foreign assistance programs in Pacific Islands countries 
     (PICs) during fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Such plan shall 
     include the following information by post: (1) planned and 
     on-board staffing levels, an organizational chart, and a 
     timeline for recruitment of personnel; (2) the operating 
     costs and regional support for each post; (3) an assessment 
     of gaps at post, including staffing, logistics, facilities, 
     housing, or other requirements needed to support a United 
     States presence; and (4) options and cost for operating and 
     maintaining dedicated transportation assets for personnel and 
     cargo movement and emergency medical evacuation services.
       The agreement includes funds to continue to facilitate the 
     participation of PICs at the International Law Enforcement 
     Academy of Bangkok and to remove World War II-era UXO in 
     PICs, including in the Solomon Islands. In addition, the 
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     funds to expand Pacific Islands Regional Scholarships, as 
     described under such heading in the Senate report.
       Funds made available under subsection (f)(2) for trilateral 
     programs in PICs should include cooperation and partnerships 
     with, including on a multilateral basis: Australia, Japan, 
     New Zealand, Canada, the European Union (EU) and EU Member 
     States, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and 
     Taiwan.
       People's Republic of China.--None of the funds made 
     available by the Act shall be used to implement, administer, 
     carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action that 
     directly supports or facilitates forced labor and other 
     violations of human rights, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide in the PRC.
       Consistent with the terms of the Science and Technology 
     Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2023 (S. 
     2894, as introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2023, and 
     H.R. 5245, as introduced in the House of Representatives on 
     August 22, 2023), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees prior to entering into, 
     renewing, or extending any science and technology agreement 
     with the PRC.
       Taiwan.--The Secretary of State is directed to ensure that 
     officials from Taiwan seeking discussions in the United 
     States with Federal or State government officials are 
     admitted for entry in accordance with section 221 of Public 
     Law 103-416.
       The agreement endorses language under this heading in the 
     House report concerning Taiwan guidelines.
       Thailand.--The agreement includes funds under Economic 
     Support Fund for additional educational exchanges and other 
     programs for Thailand, which should include programs with 
     Laos and other countries in the region, the uses of which 
     shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Mission in 
     Thailand.
       Tibet.--Funds made available by the Act shall not be used 
     to produce or disseminate documents, reports, maps, or other 
     materials that recognize, identify, or otherwise refer to 
     Tibet, including the Tibet Autonomous Region and other 
     Tibetan autonomous counties and prefectures, as part of the 
     PRC, until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the Government of the PRC has 
     reached a final negotiated agreement on Tibet with the Dalai 
     Lama or his representatives or with democratically-elected 
     leaders of the Tibetan people.
       USAID should consider support for projects to address 
     housing needs and related services for displaced Tibetan 
     refugee families in India and Nepal.
       Trilateral Programs.--Of the funds made available under 
     title III of the Act, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for trilateral programs with Japan and the Republic 
     of Korea. The Secretary of State should seek to establish a 
     trilateral secretariat between the three nations to 
     institutionalize and sustain commitments related to such 
     cooperation.
       Vietnam.--The agreement includes $2,500,000 under 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs and $7,500,000 
     under title III for the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 
     2000.
     Section 7044. South and Central Asia (modified)
       Afghanistan.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize the 
     security and welfare of women and girls in Afghanistan, and 
     submit the reports required in the Senate report under 
     Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan and in the House report 
     under Afghanistan women and girls, in the manner described. 
     The agreement includes funding to continue online education 
     programs for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 
     through the American University of Afghanistan, and supports 
     the reprogramming of prior fiscal year funds for such 
     purposes. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Act, the Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, and 
     USAGM CEO shall jointly consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on ways to expand access to education for 
     Afghan women and girls who remain in Afghanistan and those 
     based in other countries or regions, including Qatar, Iraq, 
     and Central Asia.
       Pursuant to subsection (a)(1), no assistance for 
     Afghanistan may be made available for assistance to the 
     Taliban. The application of such limitation shall not be 
     construed to prohibit the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator from continuing assistance that supports the 
     people of Afghanistan.
       The agreement includes $5,000,000 under title III of the 
     Act for the program established by paragraph (3)(B), 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees 
     on Appropriations on any proposed use of funds for a multi-
     donor trust fund for Afghanistan.
       Nepal.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on assistance for Nepal under 
     Foreign Military Financing Program.
       Pakistan.--The agreement continues funding for programs 
     under sections 7032 and 7059 of the Act for Pakistan.
       Regional Programs.--The agreement provides funding for 
     regional programs in South and Central Asia to increase the 
     recruitment, training, and retention of women in the 
     judiciary, police, and other security forces and to train 
     such forces to prevent and better address gender-based 
     violence and human trafficking.
     Section 7045. Latin America and the Caribbean (modified)
       Assistance Prioritization.--Pursuant to subsection (a), 
     funds made available by the Act for countries in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean, including countries in Central 
     America, shall be prioritized for programs that: (1) address 
     the violence, poverty, corruption, and other factors that 
     contribute to irregular migration to the United States, 
     including for countries that demonstrate a commitment to 
     offsetting large-scale migration; (2) counter fentanyl and 
     other narcotics trafficking, including to dismantle illegal 
     armed groups and drug trafficking organizations; (3) protect 
     the rights of Indigenous people and support civil society and 
     other independent institutions; and (4) advance democracy, 
     constitutional order, and human rights, including for 
     countries that demonstrate commitments to such norms, 
     including by cooperating to counter regional and global 
     authoritarian threats. Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the appropriate congressional committees on the use of 
     funds made available by the Act and prior Acts to further 
     such priorities. Such consultation shall include detail on 
     baseline data and metrics used to measure progress on such 
     efforts.
       Colombia.--Pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
     submit the report required under this heading in the Senate 
     report in the manner described, and concurrently submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
     status of United States bilateral relations with the 
     Government of Colombia, including analysis of how such 
     Government's current policies align with United States 
     national interests such as the commitment to rule of law and 
     countering narcotics.
       Pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A), funds shall be made 
     available for programs and activities that: (1) support 
     counternarcotics efforts; (2) strengthen and expand 
     governance, the rule of law, access to justice, and respect 
     for human rights; (3) strengthen law enforcement, including 
     enhancing rights-respecting security and stability in 
     Colombia; (4) counter organized crime, money laundering, and 
     environmental crime; (5) improve governance and state 
     presence in underserved regions of Colombia, with 
     prioritization on regions with large Afro-Colombian and 
     Indigenous populations, as well as large populations of 
     victims of Colombia's civil conflict; (6) assist communities 
     impacted by significant refugee, internally displaced, or 
     migrant populations; (7) support programs to reintegrate 
     demobilized combatants into civilian pursuits, consistent 
     with United States and Colombian law, including demining and 
     UXO clearance activities; (8) support transitional justice 
     and reconciliation initiatives; and (9) otherwise support 
     Colombia's effort to implement the 2016 peace agreement.
       Funds made available for alternative development programs 
     in Colombia are intended to promote and expand economic 
     alternatives for farmers on properties w substances deemed 
     illegal under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (title II 
     of Public Law 91-513) are not grown, produced, imported, or 
     distributed.
       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the extent to 
     which crop eradication and drug interdiction efforts in 
     Colombia have reduced coca cultivation, production, and 
     trafficking during the previous 12 month period; (2) the 
     tonnage of seizures of illicit narcotics and precursors in 
     Colombia during the previous 12 month period; (3) the extent 
     to which the Government of Colombia has maintained 
     extradition cooperation with the United States; and (4) 
     efforts by the Government of Colombia to counter criminal 
     activities near the Darien Gap.
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which: (1) the 
     Government of Colombia is bringing to justice the police 
     personnel who ordered, directed, and used excessive force and 
     engaged in other illegal acts against protesters in 2020 and 
     2021; and (2) the Colombian National Police is cooperating 
     with such efforts.
       Haiti.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, 
     as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on Haitian and regional efforts, including 
     through the Multinational Security Support mission, to 
     restore law and order, establish an interim government, and 
     schedule elections in Haiti.
       The agreement includes not less than $5,000,000 to support 
     efforts to meet the basic needs of Haitian prisoners, should 
     circumstances permit, following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       The agreement includes $7,500,000 under Development 
     Assistance and $7,500,000 under Economic Support Fund for 
     maternal and neonatal care as described in the House and 
     Senate reports. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of such 
     funds.
       Facilitating Irresponsible Migration.--For the purposes of 
     subsection (f), humanitarian assistance for migrants shall 
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     cash cards that are usable in countries other than w they are 
     provided; (2) legal counselling on the United States asylum 
     process; or (3) referrals to legal representation in the 
     United States.
       Organization of American States.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     arrears or payments in deferred status in excess of 100 
     percent of 2023 assessed quotas owed by Member States of the 
     Organization of American States (OAS), including the United 
     States, as of the date of enactment of the Act. Such report 
     shall include detail on the impacts of such arrears and 
     deferred payments on the operations and programs of the OAS.
       The Caribbean.--Funds made available for Caribbean Basin 
     Security Initiative shall be prioritized for countries within 
     the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward the United 
     States that have increased interdiction of illicit drugs and 
     are most directly impacted by the crisis in Haiti.
       Venezuela.--For purposes of the Act, the term 
     ``unobstructed international observation'' is defined as 
     observation without host-government accompaniment, 
     notification requirements on observers to divulge deployment 
     plans, or host-government-imposed restrictions on movement.
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which 
     the state-sponsored extraction and sale of gold from 
     Venezuela's Orinoco Mining Arc, and from national reserves in 
     Venezuela such as Canaima National Park, are linked to human 
     rights abuses and crimes against humanity against Venezuela's 
     Indigenous peoples. The report shall also include analysis of 
     the harmful environmental effects of state-sponsored gold 
     extraction, as well as how sanction relief to Venezuela's 
     Minerven national mining company, beginning in October 2023, 
     affected human rights.
     Section 7046. Europe and Eurasia (modified)
       Belarus.--The agreement includes funds at not less than the 
     prior fiscal year level for democracy programs in Belarus.
       Georgia.--The agreement includes funds at not less than the 
     prior fiscal year level for assistance to Georgia.
       Slovenia.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility of 
     providing flood recovery assistance for Slovenia.
       Ukraine.--Funds made available under titles III and IV of 
     the Act for assistance for Ukraine shall be prioritized to 
     enhance the ability of the Government of Ukraine to defend 
     its sovereignty against Russian aggression, combat 
     corruption, promote transparency and democracy, and advance 
     self-sufficiency to reduce Ukraine's reliance on 
     international assistance, consistent with the strategy 
     required by subsection (d)(1).
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and 
     USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on a plan to reduce 
     Ukraine's reliance on direct budget support and wind down 
     such support from the United States.
       Pursuant to the strategy required by subsection (d)(1), the 
     Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the consolidation of the 
     requirements of such subsection in the event additional 
     strategy requirements are enacted into law after the date of 
     enactment of the Act.
       The agreement includes $2,000,000 under Assistance for 
     Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia for the scholarship program 
     under such heading in the Senate report, to be awarded on an 
     open and competitive basis and following consultation with 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
     consult with Ukrainian politicians, civil society, and other 
     relevant actors in preparing the report required under the 
     heading Ukraine elections in the House report.
     Section 7047. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression 
         (modified)
       Cybersecurity in Eastern Europe.--The agreement includes 
     funds under Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia 
     at not less than the prior fiscal year level for 
     international cybersecurity capacity building efforts to 
     strengthen collective commitments to security in cyberspace, 
     improve incident response and remediation capabilities, and 
     train appropriate personnel on the applicability of 
     international law in cyberspace and the policy and technical 
     aspects of attribution of cyber incidents.
       Economics and Trade.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator, as appropriate, shall follow the directive in 
     the House report under this section regarding economics and 
     trade.
       Seized Assets.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should 
     work to advance ongoing efforts to seize, confiscate, 
     transfer, or vest immobilized Russian sovereign assets for 
     the benefit of Ukraine, including Russian sovereign assets 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
     Section 7048. United Nations and Other International 
         Organizations (modified)
       Accountability Report.--In carrying out the requirement of 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall also consider 
     and report on efforts to combat antisemitism, as defined by 
     the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as 
     appropriate.
       Accountability Requirements.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the Department of State OIG 
     and the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on their 
     collaboration with the investigative bodies at international 
     organizations and any challenges with information-sharing 
     that has impacted OIG or Government Accountability Office 
     oversight of United States contributions pursuant to the 
     requirements of this section.
       Procurement Restrictions.--Funds appropriated by the Act 
     may not be obligated by the UN for the procurement of goods 
     or services from a vendor with ties to the Russian Federation 
     except when required for health and safety-related 
     activities. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the plan within the UN to 
     eliminate reliance on such goods and services.
       Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall update the report required under this subsection 
     in division K of Public Law 117-328.
       Strengthening American Presence at International 
     Organizations.--In addition to funds made available pursuant 
     to subsection (i), the agreement provides $3,000,000 under 
     Diplomatic Programs to protect and advance United States 
     interests within international organizations, including to 
     counter increasing influence by the PRC at such organizations 
     and to support the temporary surge of relevant United States 
     personnel. Such funds to support the temporary surge of 
     United States personnel are in addition to other funds made 
     available for such purposes. Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     coordinating mechanisms between the Bureaus of Budget and 
     Planning, International Organization Affairs, and East Asian 
     and Pacific Affairs to be used in managing and overseeing 
     such funds.
       World Health Organization.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall brief the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to 
     promote reforms at the World Health Organization, including 
     steps taken to regain observer status for Taiwan, and the 
     impact of such efforts on strengthening the effectiveness of 
     the organization.
     Section 7049. War Crimes Tribunal (unchanged)
     Section 7050. Global Internet Freedom (modified)
       The agreement includes not less than $94,000,000 for 
     programs to promote Internet freedom globally consistent with 
     section 9707 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 
     2022 (Public Law 117-263). Funds for such activities are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               (Budget authority in thousands of dollars)
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                                                              Budget
                     Account/Program                         Authority
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Economic Support Fund...................................          27,000
  Near East Regional Democracy..........................          16,750
Democracy Fund (Department of State)....................          14,000
Democracy Fund (USAID)..................................           3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.........           6,000
International Broadcasting Operations, Open Technology            43,500
 Fund...................................................
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       Coordination.--Funds in the Act for Internet freedom 
     programs under Economic Support Fund and Assistance for 
     Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia should be made available 
     with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     DRL.
     Section 7051. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 
         Treatment or Punishment (modified)
     Section 7052. Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use 
         (unchanged)
     Section 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by 
         Foreign Governments (unchanged)
     Section 7054. International Monetary Fund (unchanged)
     Section 7055. Extradition (unchanged)
     Section 7056. Enterprise Funds (unchanged)
     Section 7057. United Nations Population Fund (unchanged)
     Section 7058. Global Health Activities (modified)
     Section 7059. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment 
         (modified)
       Transparency and Accountability.--The Secretary of State 
     and USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on funds made available by the 
     Act for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund, which 
     shall include program descriptions, geographic scope, funding 
     levels, sources of funds, and prime and sub-partners. The 
     sub-partner information shall indicate the prime partner for 
     each activity.
     Section 7060. Sector Allocations (modified)
       Conferences.--Funds appropriated by the Act that are made 
     available to organize or host international conferences 
     should not be made available for such conferences in Tier 3 
     countries, as defined by section 104 of the Victims of 
     Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
     106-386), unless the purpose of such conference is to combat 
     human trafficking or it is in the national interest of the 
     United States, and any such use of funds shall be subject to 
     prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

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       Deviation Authority.--The deviation authority provided in 
     subsection (j) should be exercised only to address unforeseen 
     or exigent circumstances, including opportunities to advance 
     United States foreign policy and development interests that 
     are not aligned with allocated funding sources.
       Food Security.--The agreement supports increased funding 
     for agricultural research and development and directs the 
     Secretary of State to ensure that the Vision for Adapted 
     Crops and Seeds program is closely coordinated with Feed the 
     Future's ongoing efforts and research strategy.
       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees detailing steps that will be taken 
     to improve the sustainability of Feed the Future outcomes, 
     including graduation metrics for target countries.
       Higher Education in Countries Impacted by Conflict.--The 
     USAID Administrator shall follow the directives in the House 
     and Senate reports, including prioritization of the use of 
     funds, for higher education in countries impacted by 
     conflict.
       Multilateral Education Programs.--The agreement includes 
     $121,600,000 for the Global Partnership for Education and 
     $30,400,000 for Education Cannot Wait.
     Section 7061. Environment Programs (modified)
       Funds for certain bilateral environment programs are 
     allocated according to the following table and subject to 
     section 7019 of the Act:

                          ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
               (Budget authority in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget
                     Account/Program                         Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andean Amazon...........................................          23,750
Brazilian Amazon........................................          23,750
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment.....          42,750
Endangered species......................................          42,893
Guatemala/Belize/Mexico.................................           7,125
Lacey Act...............................................           3,800
Plastic impacted marine species.........................             950
Toxic chemicals.........................................           8,550
  Lead exposure.........................................           2,850
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.................           6,175
  Migratory bird conservation...........................           1,425
United States Forest Service............................           8,075
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Endangered Species.--Funds designated for endangered 
     species shall be allocated consistent with prior fiscal 
     years.
       Maya Biosp Reserve.--The agreement includes funding for 
     tropical forest conservation in the Maya Biosp Reserve, of 
     which not less than $2,500,000 shall be directly transferred 
     to the Department of the Interior's International Technical 
     Assistance Program.
     Section 7062. Budget Documents (modified)
       Spend Plans.--The spend plans required pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall apply to funds appropriated by the Act, 
     and not subsequent Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for fiscal year 2024.
     Section 7063. Reorganization (unchanged)
     Section 7064. Department of State Matters (modified)
       Report on Sole Source Awards.--The report on sole source 
     awards required under this section in the House and Senate 
     reports shall be submitted not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Act.
     Section 7065. United States Agency for International 
         Development Management (modified)
     Section 7066. Stabilization and Development in Regions 
         Impacted by Extremism and Conflict (modified)
       Prevention and Stabilization Fund.--Funds made available 
     for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund may be made 
     available for the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund if 
     established.
     Section 7067. Debt-for-Development (unchanged)
     Section 7068. Extension of Consular Fees and Related 
         Authorities (modified)
     Section 7069. Management and Oversight (new)
       The agreement establishes two new accounts to address 
     currency fluctuations for USAID operations and to increase 
     oversight and accountability of funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to the Department of State for 
     Enduring Welcome program expenses.
     Section 7070. Multilateral Development Banks (new)
       The agreement provides funds and language in the Act to 
     enable a United States contribution to the sixteenth 
     replenishment of the African Development Fund.
     Section 7071. Prohibitions on Certain Transactions Involving 
         Special Drawing Rights (new)
     Section 7072. Extension of Certain Requirements of the 
         President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (new)
     Section 7073. Gaza Oversight (new)
     Section 7074. Other Matters (new)
       Requirements.--The agreement includes requirements on 
     efforts to combat misinformation of foreign adversaries and 
     authoritarian regimes. Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate congressional committees on how 
     such programs may affect United States entities and consult 
     with such committees on justifications for such programs.
     Section 7075. Rescissions (modified)

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

       Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, neither the bill nor the explanatory statement 
     contains any congressional earmarks or congressionally 
     directed spending items, limited tax benefits or limited 
     tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and Senate 
     rules.

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