[Senate Report 118-206]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 470
118th Congress } { Report
SENATE
2d Session } { 118-206
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025
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August 1, 2024.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Van Hollen, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 4928]
The Committee on Appropriations reports an original bill
(S. 4928) making appropriations for financial services and
general government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2025, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2025
Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $44,196,000,000
Amount of 2024 appropriations........................... 36,038,000,000
Amount of 2025 budget estimate.......................... 52,795,442,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2024 appropriations................................. +8,158,000,000
2025 budget estimate................................ -8,599,442,000
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CONTENTS
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Overview and Summary of the Bill................................. 5
Program, Project, and Activity................................... 5
Reprogramming Guidelines......................................... 5
Quarterly Obligation Reports..................................... 6
Relationship With Budget Offices................................. 6
Congressional Budget Justifications.............................. 7
Agency Reports................................................... 7
Antideficiency Act Violations.................................... 8
Title I: Department of the Treasury:
Departmental Offices..................................... 9
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Fund 13
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence........... 14
Cybersecurity Enhancement Account........................ 15
Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs. 15
Office of Inspector General.............................. 16
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration........ 17
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network......................... 18
Bureau of the Fiscal Service................................. 20
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau..................... 21
United States Mint........................................... 22
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund............ 23
Bureau of Engraving and Printing............................. 24
Internal Revenue Service..................................... 25
Taxpayer Services........................................ 28
Enforcement.............................................. 30
Technology and Operations Support........................ 31
Administrative Provisions--Internal Revenue Service...... 32
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury........ 32
Title II: Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President:
The White House.............................................. 34
Executive Residence at the White House....................... 34
White House Repair and Restoration........................... 35
Council of Economic Advisers................................. 35
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council...... 35
Office of Administration..................................... 36
Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response................. 36
Office of Management and Budget.............................. 37
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator................ 39
Office of the National Cyber Director........................ 40
Office of National Drug Control Policy....................... 40
Federal Drug Control Programs:
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program............ 41
Other Federal Drug Control Programs...................... 41
Unanticipated Needs.......................................... 43
Information Technology Oversight and Reform.................. 44
Special Assistance to the President.......................... 44
Official Residence of the Vice President..................... 44
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President
and Funds Appropriated to the President.................... 45
Title III: The Judiciary:
Supreme Court of the United States........................... 47
Care of the Building and Grounds......................... 48
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit....... 49
United States Court of International Trade................... 49
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services................................................... 50
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund................... 51
Defender Services........................................ 51
Fees of Jurors and Commissioners......................... 52
Court Security........................................... 52
Administrative Office of the United States Courts............ 52
Federal Judicial Center...................................... 54
United States Sentencing Commission.......................... 55
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary..................... 55
Title IV--District of Columbia:
Federal Funds:
Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support............. 56
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs
in the District of Columbia............................ 57
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts....... 57
Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of
Columbia Courts........................................ 57
Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia........ 58
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public
Defender Service....................................... 58
Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council................................................ 59
Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions................. 59
Federal Payment for School Improvement................... 60
Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National
Guard.................................................. 60
Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS.... 60
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority........................................ 61
Title V--Independent Agencies:
Administrative Conference of the United States............... 62
Commodity Futures Trading Commission......................... 62
Consumer Product Safety Commission........................... 63
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 64
Election Assistance Commission............................... 64
Federal Communications Commission............................ 66
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Office of the
Inspector General.......................................... 70
Federal Election Commission.................................. 70
Federal Labor Relations Authority............................ 71
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.............. 71
Federal Trade Commission..................................... 72
General Services Administration.............................. 75
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation........................ 87
Merit Systems Protection Board............................... 88
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.............. 88
National Archives and Records Administration................. 89
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Grants Program............................................. 92
National Credit Union Administration......................... 95
Office of Government Ethics.................................. 95
Office of Personnel Management............................... 96
Office of Special Counsel.................................... 100
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.................. 100
Public Buildings Reform Board................................ 101
Securities and Exchange Commission........................... 101
Selective Service System..................................... 104
Small Business Administration................................ 104
United States Postal Service................................. 121
United States Tax Court...................................... 124
Statement Concerning General Provisions.......................... 124
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act........................... 125
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-Wide................... 128
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia............. 132
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 134
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 135
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 136
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 141
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items............ 142
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 152
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL
The Financial Services and General Government
appropriations bill provides funding for the Department of the
Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service; the Executive
Office of the President; the Judiciary; the District of
Columbia; and more than two dozen independent Federal agencies.
The Committee recommends $21,737,000,000 in gross
discretionary appropriations, including $492,000,000 for the
Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Program Account
designated by Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public
Law 112-25 and $70,000,000 in emergency funds.
PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY
During fiscal year 2025, for the purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), as amended, with respect to appropriations contained
in the accompanying bill, the terms ``program, project, and
activity'' [PPA] shall mean any item for which a dollar amount
is contained in appropriations acts (including joint
resolutions providing continuing appropriations) or
accompanying reports of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, or accompanying conference reports and joint
explanatory statements of the committee of conference.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The Committee includes a provision (section 608)
establishing the authority of agencies to reprogram funds and
the limitation on that authority. The provision specifically
requires the advance approval of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations of any proposal to reprogram funds
that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program,
project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any
PPA for which funds have been denied or restricted by the
Congress; (4) proposes to redirect funds that were directed in
such reports for a specific activity to a different purpose;
(5) augments an existing PPA in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces an existing PPA by
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates,
reorganizes, or restructures offices differently than the
congressional budget justifications or the table at the end of
the Committee report, whichever is more detailed.
The Committee retains the requirement that each agency
submit an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this
act to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming
and transfer authorities provided in this act. Specifically,
each agency should provide a table for each appropriation with
columns displaying the budget request; adjustments made by
Congress; adjustments for rescissions, if appropriate; and the
fiscal year enacted level. The table shall delineate the
appropriation both by object class and by PPA. The report must
also identify items of special congressional interest.
The Committee expects the agencies and bureaus to submit
reprogramming requests in a timely manner and to provide a
thorough explanation of the proposed reallocations, including a
detailed justification of increases and reductions and the
specific impact the proposed changes will have on the budget
request for the following fiscal year. Except in emergency
situations, reprogramming requests should be submitted no later
than June 30.
The Committee expects each agency to manage the
expenditures of its programs and activities to remain within
the amounts appropriated by Congress. The Committee reminds
agencies that reprogramming requests should be submitted only
in the case of an unforeseeable emergency or a situation that
could not have been anticipated when formulating the budget
request for the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee
notes that when a department or agency submits a reprogramming
or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and
does not receive identical responses from the House and the
Senate, it is the responsibility of the department or agency to
reconcile the House and the Senate differences before
proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible, to consider
the request to reprogram funds unapproved. The Committee
reminds agencies that funds made available under section 609 of
this Act are best used for one-time expenses.
QUARTERLY OBLIGATION REPORTS
Section 633 of the bill 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 Committee that includes total
obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each
appropriation. That table should also include total budget
authority for each appropriation and cumulative outlays to
date. The table should also include obligation data for funds
received by each agency the public laws listed under Quarterly
Obligation Reports in the Explanatory Statement of division B
of the FY2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act.
RELATIONSHIP WITH BUDGET OFFICES
Through the years, the Committee has channeled most of its
inquiries and requests for information and assistance through
the budget offices of the various departments, agencies,
offices, and commissions. The Committee has often pointed to
the natural affinity and relationship between the budget
offices and the Committee which makes such a relationship
workable. The Committee reiterates its longstanding position
that while the Committee reserves the right to call upon any
office or officer in the departments, agencies, and
commissions, the primary conjunction between the Committee and
these entities must be through the budget offices. To help
ensure the Committee's ability to perform its responsibilities,
the Committee insists on having direct, unobstructed, and
timely access to the budget offices and expects to be able to
receive forthright and complete responses from those offices
and their employees.
The Committee expects timely agency compliance with
mandated reporting requirements. The Committee directs all
agencies from which reports are required to allow sufficient
time to secure any necessary internal and external clearances
of reports in order to satisfy congressional deadlines. The
Committee strongly urges agencies to alert the Committee as far
as possible in advance of any expected slippage in meeting a
report delivery due date.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS
Budget justifications are prepared not for the use of the
agency, but instead are the primary tool used by the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations to evaluate the resource
requirements and fiscal needs of agencies. The Committee is
aware that the format and presentation of budget materials is
largely left to the agency within presentation objectives set
forth by the Office of Management and Budget. However, the
Committee expects agencies to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations in advance regarding any plans to modify the
format of agency budget documents to ensure that the data
needed to make appropriate and meaningful funding decisions is
provided.
The Committee directs that justifications submitted with
the fiscal year 2026 budget requests by agencies funded under
this act must contain the customary level of detailed data and
explanatory statements to support the appropriations requests
at the level of detail contained in the funding table included
at the end of the report. Among other items, agencies shall
provide a detailed discussion of proposed new initiatives,
proposed changes in the agency's financial plan from prior year
enactment, and detailed data on all programs and comprehensive
information on any office or agency restructurings. At a
minimum, each agency must also provide adequate justification
for funding and staffing changes for each individual office.
Explanatory materials should compare programs, projects, and
activities that are proposed for fiscal year 2026 to the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level.
The Committee is aware that the analytical materials
required for review by the Committee are unique to each agency
in this act. Therefore, the Committee expects that each agency
will coordinate with the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations in advance regarding the planned presentation
for its budget justification materials in support of the fiscal
year 2026 budget request.
AGENCY REPORTS
As a measure to reduce costs and conserve paper, the
Committee reminds agencies funded by this act that currently
provide separate copies of periodic reports (such as
Performance and Accountability Reports) and correspondence to
the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
and Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government,
and also to the ranking members of the committees and
subcommittees, to use a single cover letter jointly addressed
to the chairs and ranking members of the Committee and
subcommittee of both the House and the Senate. To the greatest
extent feasible, agencies should include in the cover letter a
reference or hyperlink to facilitate electronic access to the
report and provide the documents by electronic mail delivery.
Consolidating addressees and remitting a copy of the letter and
attachments to each recipient should expedite agency
processing. This should also help ensure that consistent
information is conveyed concurrently to the majority and
minority committee offices of both chambers of Congress.
ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT VIOLATIONS
The Antideficiency Act is a cornerstone of Federal fiscal
law. It forbids agencies from exceeding an appropriation,
apportionment, or allotment; from obligating funds before
Congress has appropriated them; and from accepting voluntary
services or employing personal services exceeding those
authorized by law. These prohibitions ensure that agencies
operate within amounts that Congress has appropriated and,
therefore, that agency activities are carried out in accordance
with the will of the people as expressed through Congress.
The Antideficiency Act requires agencies to immediately
report violations of the act to Congress and to the President
and to transmit a copy of each report to the Comptroller
General. These reports must include all relevant facts
pertaining to the violation and a Statement of action taken.
These reports provide information essential to the Committee as
it performs oversight and as it considers agency funding
levels. Therefore, the Committee directs any agency funded by
this act to concurrently transmit to the Subcommittee on
Financial Services and General Government 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
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $287,576,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 312,294,000
Committee recommendation................................ 312,294,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Secretary of the Treasury has the primary role in
formulating and managing the domestic and international tax and
financial policies of the Federal Government. The Secretary's
responsibilities funded by the Departmental Offices [DO]
Salaries and Expenses appropriation include: recommending and
implementing U.S. domestic and international economic and tax
policy; formulating fiscal policy; governing the fiscal
operations of the Government; managing the public debt;
managing international development policy; representing the
United States on international monetary, trade, and investment
issues; overseeing Department of the Treasury overseas
operations; and directing the administrative operations of the
Department of the Treasury. The majority of the Salaries and
Expenses appropriation provides resources for policy
formulation and implementation in the areas of domestic and
international finance, tax, economic, trade, financial
operations and general fiscal policy. This appropriation also
provides resources to support the Secretary, policy components,
and departmental administrative policies in financial and
personnel management, procurement operations, and information
systems and telecommunications.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $312,294,000 for the Departmental
Offices account of the Department of the Treasury for fiscal
year 2025.
Financial Inclusion.--The Committee commends the Department
for its work to respond to the directive that it develop a
strategy to improve financial inclusion, which was included in
the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Financial
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023. The
Department presented to the Committee a detailed strategic
framework to improve financial inclusion and facilitate broader
access to safe and useful financial products and services among
underserved communities. The Committee encourages the
Department to continue its efforts to establish national
objectives for financial inclusion, set benchmarks for
measuring progress, and offer recommendations for advancing
financial inclusion to ensure that all Americans are able to
access the financial products and services they need to achieve
their financial goals. Funds are included for development and
implementation of the Treasury Department's national strategy
for financial inclusion.
Harriet Tubman.--The Committee expects the Secretary of the
Treasury to continue the process that is underway to place the
likeness of Harriet Tubman prominently on the $20 bill. The
Committee directs the Secretary to provide periodic updates to
the Committee on implementation of this change, which was made
in response to a grassroots campaign and significant input from
the public.
E-mail Compromise Fraud.--The Committee continues to be
concerned about e-mail fraud schemes in real estate in which
the email accounts of victims are compromised to send
fraudulent wire transfer instructions to financial institutions
in order to misappropriate funds or to assist in financial
fraud. The Committee directs the Department to submit a report
no later than 90 days after enactment of this act, describing
its ongoing activities to both combat and raise awareness of
wire fraud in real estate transactions and email compromise
scams. Additionally, the report should detail any joint
activities to counter such fraud that the Department conducts
with relevant Federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Department of Justice.
Treasury Forfeiture Fund.--The Department is directed to
submit to the Committee a detailed table not later than 20 days
after the last day of each month on the interest earned,
forfeiture revenue collected, unobligated balances, recoveries,
expenses to date, and expenses estimated for the remainder of
the fiscal year.
Outbound Investment Screening Mechanism.--The Committee
supports Treasury's implementation and administration of an
outbound investment mechanism in consultation with the
Department of Commerce and other departments and agencies.
Inbound Investment Screening Mechanism.--The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Treasury to consider enhancing
its inbound investment screening mechanism, and directs the
Department to provide a briefing to the Committee on any
efforts no later than 180 days after enactment of this act.
New Market Tax Credit Native Area.--The Committee
recognizes the need to increase investments in Native
communities through the New Market Tax Credit Program [NMTC
Program], and directs the Secretary to work closely with
Congress to ensure the following communities are able to fully
participate in the NMTC Program: Tribal lands, including trust,
restricted fee, and reservation lands, off-reservation trust
lands, Alaska Native lands selected pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaska Native Village Statistical
Areas, and Hawaiian Home Lands.
SECURE 2.0.--The Committee notes that funds may be made
available for activities necessary to carry out SECURE 2.0,
specifically as it relates to the Saver's Match and directs the
Department to provide a briefing no later than 90 days after
enactment of this act on the implementation planning for the
program.
Office of Tribal and Native Affairs.--The Committee
commends the Department for acting on Congressional
recommendations to establish the Office of Tribal and Native
Affairs to enhance the Department's outreach and capacity to
respond to the needs of Tribal and other Native communities.
Given the tremendous workload this Office has undertaken to
implement and deploy various Treasury programs' funding in
Indian Country, the Committee directs the Department to support
the Office of the Treasurer's activities inclusive of the
establishment of this new office.
Secondary Market for Housing Construction Loans.--The
Committee continues to recognize the need to reduce housing
costs by supporting increased housing supply efforts, including
through expanded access to acquisition, development, and
construction [AD&C] loans. The Committee directs the GAO to
study and provide a briefing on preliminary observations to the
Committees on Appropriations no later than 180 days after
enactment of this act, with a report to follow in an agreed
upon timeframe, on the feasibility of and any recommendations
related to establishing a government-sponsored secondary market
for AD&C loans, including by directing the government-sponsored
enterprises to purchase and securitize a subset of such loans.
The report should also evaluate other proposals for the
development of nontraditional AD&C capital sources such as
potential securitization opportunities and providing advances
through the Federal Home Loan Banks. The report should address
the feasibility and potential barriers associated with
implementing such proposals, as well as potential effects, such
as on AD&C loan interest rates, construction costs, access to
capital for community-based financial institutions, quantity of
affordable housing units, and overall housing costs, cost to
taxpayers, or risks to the Federal Government.
Property Insurance Landscape.--The Committee directs the
Director of the Federal Insurance Office to, no later than 2
years after the enactment of this act, study and publish a
report on the current state of the insurance market for multi-
family housing (the ``Report"). The Director shall provide
updates every 6 months to the Committee on the status of the
Report. The ``insurance market'' for the Report must at a
minimum include, but is not necessarily limited to, commercial
property insurance (excluding auto insurance), liability
insurance, builders risk construction insurance, commercial
multiple peril [CMP] policies, and umbrella insurance. The
Report should include an analysis of all types of multi-family
housing, including both market-rate properties and affordable
housing properties that are rent-restricted. The properties to
be studied may include but are not limited to those developed
through the use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and other
applicable State-level affordable housing tax credits, and/or
properties involved with any Federal housing assistance
program. The Report may exclude self-insured public housing
properties. To inform the Report, the Director should gather
and analyze data from the last 5 years prior the enactment of
the act, to the extent practicable. The Report should include
but is not limited to the following factors covering all types
of multifamily housing including both market-rate and
affordable housing properties that are rent-restricted or rent-
assisted: whether and how which insurance premiums have
increased by line of insurance (e.g., property, liability, and
umbrella); whether and how insurance coverage has been reduced
(e.g., by increasing deductibles, reducing limits, or adding
exclusions or other terms and conditions that may reduce
coverage); whether and how insurers have increased non-
renewals; what, if any, differences can be observed in the
insurance market for multi-family housing across zip codes, and
the number of insurance carriers, by line of insurance,
providing coverage for multi-family properties for each year.
The Report should also discuss what factors may contribute to
insurance costs for multi-family housing and, if possible,
quantify the impact of each factor. These factors may include
climate change and inflation, particularly rising labor and
supply costs. The Report should also discuss whether and how
unfair discrimination may play a role in underwriting insurance
coverage for rent-restricted housing properties. This
discussion should include an analysis of whether and how State
and local legislation prohibiting or limiting source of income
discrimination has impacted insurance cost and coverage for
multifamily housing in applicable jurisdictions. The Report
should also assess whether multi-family housing properties are
relying more on residual market insurers, and what may the
potential consequences are or will be to insurance costs and
coverage for multi-family housing if this reliance is found to
have increased or predicted to increase going forward. Based on
the Report findings on the foregoing topics, the Report should
also include recommendations for state insurance regulators,
Federal legislators, and/or Federal housing regulators. The
Director shall coordinate with the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to obtain and share data, as needed and to
the extent possible, for inclusion in the Report an analysis
and prediction on the impact that increased insurance premiums
may have on the Federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and
project-based rental assistance housing, the supply of new
affordable housing, and financial sustainment of existing
affordable housing.
State Small Business Credit Initiative [SSBCI].--The
Committee is aware of Treasury's work in implementing critical
funding for the SSBCI to States, territories, and Tribal
governments to enable lending and investing for small
businesses, since the program's reauthorization. To ensure
Treasury fully addresses issues with delays in disbursing
funds, the Committee encourages the Department to enact the
recommendation in GAO-23-105293 to help improve planning,
processes and reduce the potential for further delays.
RESTORE Act Implementation.--The Committee expects the
Department of the Treasury Office of Gulf Coast Restoration
[OGCR] to meet all requirements under the Administrative
Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) prior to taking any action
that would limit the eligibility of previously approved RESTORE
Act projects from receiving funding under the standardized
performance metrics established and implemented prior to May
16, 2024. The Committee expects the Department to go through
proper notice-and-comment procedures before establishing
internal directives which could have a detrimental impact on
the environmental restoration on the U.S. Gulf Coast. No later
than 90 days after enactment of this act, the Department shall
brief the Committee on the revised reporting requirements for
RESTORE Act direct component awards.
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $21,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 21,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 21,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of
2018 [FIRRMA] (Public Law 115-232) greatly expanded the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States [CFIUS] to address growing national security
concerns over foreign utilization of certain investment
structures that had fallen outside of the jurisdiction of
CFIUS. FIRRMA also established the CFIUS Fund, to be
administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, to accept
appropriated funds for these expanded functions and
responsibilities and to collect filing fees.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,000,000 to
address responsibilities facing the Department and other CFIUS
agencies pursuant to FIRRMA. This appropriation is offset by
filing fees.
Spending Plan.--The Committee directs the Department to
provide a detailed accounting of planned expenditures of the
Department and member agencies prior to obligating or
transferring amounts available in the CFIUS fund.
CFIUS Engagement in Bankruptcy Proceedings.--The Committee
is concerned by reports that companies backed by the Chinese
Communist Party are exploiting the bankruptcy process to gain
access to sensitive and proprietary information from American
companies. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to work with member agencies to document in the interagency
committee's annual report, with a classified annex as
necessary, data on CFIUS' role and engagement in bankruptcy
proceedings. This will include, to the extent possible,
information about which covered transactions were in the
bankruptcy process while before CFIUS as well as a documented
committee-wide process for reviewing agreements and deciding
enforcement actions.
Genomic Data.--The Committee is concerned about the ongoing
national security threat posed by foreign entities with ties to
the Chinese government in a position to access Americans'
genomic data, including instances where this threat could occur
due to lack of preventable awareness or appropriate
coordination among Federal agencies. To increase cross-agency
awareness of transactions of concern, the Committee encourages
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to
continue to consult the Department of Health and Human Services
on any review of a covered transaction involving a United
States business that maintains or collects information about
genetic tests of United States citizens, including any such
information related to genomic sequencing.
OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $226,862,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 230,533,000
Committee recommendation................................ 235,333,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Economic and trade sanctions issued and enforced by the
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence's [TFI] Office
of Foreign Assets Control safeguard financial systems against
illicit use and combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators,
money launderers, proliferators of weapons of mass destruction,
and other national security threats. In addition, TFI produces
vital analysis with regard to foreign intelligence and
counterintelligence across all elements of the National
security community.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $235,333,000.
The Committee strongly supports TFI's mission to strengthen
national security by using targeted financial measures to
combat threats and protect the integrity of the financial
system.
Economic Security Mission.--The Committee notes that
Treasury's Office of Intelligence and Analysis [OIA] is
formalizing its role in leading the intelligence community in
economic and technology competition analysis. The Committee
encourages OIA to coordinate analysis and dissemination of
intelligence within Treasury and other economic policy
agencies, as needed, to support decision makers that implement
economic security policy. OIA is directed to provide the
Committee, within 180 days of enactment of this act, a report
detailing the necessary resources over 5 years to expand its
current analytic capacity to meet the economic security
mission.
Price Cap on Russian Oil.--The Committee recognizes the
important efforts of TFI to identify and close loopholes in the
price cap on Russian oil that have been exploited by the
Russian Federation to fund Russia's illegal war of aggression
against Ukraine. The Committee encourages TFI to maintain
strong enforcement of the Russian oil price cap regime,
including through the issuance of sanctions and via
collaboration with other Federal agencies and international
allies.
Cryptocurrency.--The Committee appreciates the Department's
work in enforcing economic sanctions to support our foreign
policy and national security and recognizes that new
developments in financial tools like cryptocurrencies and
decentralized finance may make that work more difficult. The
Committee directs the Department to continue to report on and
monitor the usage of cryptocurrencies in evading sanctions,
laundering money, and other illicit purposes. The Committee is
also concerned about any expansion in the use of
cryptocurrencies in a fully illicit economy operating outside
of traditional currencies and directs the Department to monitor
and report on any significant changes in cryptocurrency use
patterns to facilitate illicit activity, including any
increased use of cryptocurrency by illicit actors to purchase
goods.
Financial Attaches.--The Committee recognizes the critical
work of the Department and TFI in limiting illicit finance
globally, as well as the necessity of working with
international partners who may not have the same focus.
Accordingly, the Committee encourages the Department to
strongly consider which nations and regions play a significant
role in sanctions evasion and in exporting Russian petroleum
products in contravention of the oil price cap in selecting the
assignments and locations of Treasury financial attaches and
focus attention of those attaches on limiting illicit finance.
Payment System.--No later than 180 days after the enactment
of this act, the Treasury Department shall provide a briefing
to the Committee on access to the payment system as a tool to
conduct both foreign and domestic policy. The briefing should
cover: (1) the benefits and costs of using the payment system
for policy purposes; (2) the legal authority to deny access to
the payment system; (3) the situations that would trigger
removal from access to the payment system; and (4) the actions
taken to mitigate the negative consequences when access to the
payment system is limited for policy purposes.
Hong Kong Sanction Authorities Implementation.--The
Committee is concerned by the lack of officials in Hong Kong
that have been sanctioned pursuant to the Hong Kong Autonomy
Act and Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. Not later
than 180 days after enactment of this act, the Secretary of the
Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations listing all officials
sanctioned under such acts, including the types of information
required in section 8 of the Hong Kong Human Rights and
Democracy Act, and a detailed explanation for the limited
number of individuals sanctioned pursuant to such acts.
CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $36,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 150,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Account is a dedicated
account designed to bolster the Department's cybersecurity
posture and mitigate cybersecurity threats to the U.S.
financial infrastructure.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $100,000,000.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $11,007,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 14,470,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,118,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments
Programs [DSCIP] account provides a mechanism for Treasury to
fund capital investments and projects that span several fiscal
years. Through this account, the Department has been able to
fund the continual repair and restoration of the Main Treasury
Building, which is the oldest departmental building and the
third oldest federally occupied building in Washington,
preceded only by the Capitol and the White House.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,118,000.
The Committee notes that the DSCIP account has been utilized to
fund a wide variety of multiyear information technology
initiatives and renovation projects. Given the complexity of
these initiatives, the bill includes an administrative
provision directing the Department of the Treasury to submit an
annual Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on
Appropriations no later than 30 days after the President's
budget submission.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $48,389,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 50,174,000
Committee recommendation................................ 48,878,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
As a result of the 1988 amendments to the Inspector General
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury established the Office of
Inspector General [OIG] in 1989.
The OIG conducts and supervises audits, evaluations, and
investigations designed to: (1) promote economy, efficiency,
and effectiveness and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in
departmental programs and operations; and (2) keep the
Secretary and Congress fully and currently informed of problems
and deficiencies in the administration of departmental programs
and operations. The audit function provides program audit,
contract audit, and financial statement audit services.
Contract audits provide professional advice to agency
contracting officials on accounting and financial matters
relative to negotiation, award, administration, repricing, and
settlement of contracts. Program audits review and audit all
facets of agency operations. Financial statement audits assess
whether financial statements fairly present the agency's
financial condition and results of operations, the adequacy of
accounting controls, and compliance with laws and regulations.
These audits contribute significantly to improved financial
management by helping Treasury managers identify improvements
needed in their accounting and internal control systems. The
evaluations function reviews program performance and issues
critical to the mission of the Department. The investigative
function provides for the detection and investigation of
improper and illegal activities involving programs, personnel,
and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $48,878,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
The Committee remains concerned about cyber-based threats
as Treasury's information systems are critical to the core
functions of government and the Nation's financial
infrastructure. The Committee encourages the Inspector General
to conduct oversight work on the potential vulnerability of
Treasury's networks and systems including its physical
security, continuous monitoring, and strong authentication.
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $172,508,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 179,026,000
Committee recommendation................................ 174,250,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
[TIGTA] was established by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act
of 1998 (Public Law 105-206). TIGTA was created to provide
independent audit and investigative services necessary to
improve the quality and credibility of oversight of the
Internal Revenue Service [IRS] and ensure that the IRS is held
to a high level of accountability.
TIGTA conducts audits, investigations, and inspections and
evaluations to assess the operations and programs of the IRS
and related entities, the IRS Oversight Board, and the Office
of Chief Counsel to: (1) promote the economic, efficient, and
effective administration of the Nation's tax laws and to detect
and deter fraud and abuse in IRS programs and operations; and
(2) recommend actions to resolve fraud and other serious
problems, abuses, and deficiencies in these programs and
operations, and keep the Secretary and Congress fully and
currently informed of these issues and the progress made in
resolving them.
The audit function provides program audit, limited contract
audit, and financial audit services. Program audits review and
audit all facets of the IRS and related entities in an effort
to improve IRS systems and operations while ensuring fair and
equitable treatment of taxpayers. Contract audits focus on
invoices/vouchers submitted to the IRS to determine whether
charges are valid and to identify erroneous and improper
payments. The investigative function provides for the detection
and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving
IRS programs and operations and protects the IRS and related
entities against external attempts to corrupt or threaten the
administration of the tax laws.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,250,000
for TIGTA. The Committee appreciates TIGTA's efforts to promote
the security of taxpayer data, to improve implementation of tax
law changes, to combat identity theft and impersonation fraud,
to ensure efficient and economical investments in information
technology modernization, and to address all of the management
and performance challenges confronting the IRS.
Data Loss Prevention.--No later than 240 days after
enactment of this act, TIGTA is directed to provide a report to
the Committee on the maturity of the IRS's data inventory
management, categorization, availability, access, encryption,
incidence response, and governance, including for purposes to
detect and prevent data exfiltration by insider threats.
Refundable Tax Credit Abuse Prevention.--No later than 180
days after enactment of this act, TIGTA is directed to provide
a report to the Committee on the number of individual taxpayers
that were allowed refundable tax credits who used Individual
Taxpayer Identification Numbers [ITINs] as a means of
verification for the primary and/or secondary taxpayer on tax
returns filed with the IRS during the 2024 tax filing season.
The report shall include the various types of refundable tax
credits allowed, the number of each type of refundable that was
tax credit allowed, and the average dollar amount per each
refundable tax credit for primary and/or secondary taxpayers
who filed taxes using an ITIN.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $190,193,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 215,689,000
Committee recommendation................................ 215,689,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN], is a
bureau within the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence, whose mission is to safeguard the
financial system from the abuses of financial crime, including
terrorist financing, money laundering, and other illicit
activity. FinCEN accomplishes its mission by administering the
Bank Secrecy Act, a collection of statutes that form the
Nation's anti-money laundering/counterterrorist financing
regulatory regime. As the delegated administrator of the Bank
Secrecy Act, FinCEN is responsible for the development and
implementation of regulations, rules, and guidance issued under
the Bank Secrecy Act. FinCEN also oversees the work of eight
Federal agencies with delegated responsibility to examine
various sectors of the financial industry for compliance with
the Bank Secrecy Act's requirements. FinCEN is responsible for
collecting, maintaining, and disseminating the information
reported by financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act
through a Governmentwide access service. FinCEN is the United
States' Financial Intelligence Unit [FIU] and a founding member
of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. As the
United States' FIU, FinCEN routinely shares information and
cooperates with other FIUs around the world to address the
global problems of terrorist financing, money laundering, and
other illicit activity.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $215,689,000 for FinCEN.
Anti-Money Laundering Safeguards for Investment Advisers.--
The Committee notes that illicit actors, including Russian
oligarchs and other kleptocrats as well as drug traffickers and
other criminals, have used investment advisers such as private
equity, venture capital, and hedge fund managers to clean their
ill-gotten gains. The Committee welcomes FinCEN's February 2024
proposed rule to subject investment advisers to Federal Bank
Secrecy Act rules and encourages FinCEN to finalize that
rulemaking as soon as practicable. Further, the Committee
welcomes FinCEN's stated intention to apply customer
identification and due diligence requirements to investment
advisers in the future. The Committee notes that FinCEN is
required to revise the final rule entitled ``Customer Due
Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions'' by January
1, 2025, and FinCEN is encouraged to address the issue of
customer identification and due diligence requirements for
advisers during that rulemaking.
Anti-Money Laundering Rules for the Residential Real Estate
Market.--The Committee welcomes FinCEN's 2024 notice of
proposed rulemaking on ``Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for
Residential Real Estate Transfers'' and urges FinCEN to
finalize the rule as soon as practicable.
Anti-Money Laundering Rules for the Commercial Real Estate
Market.--The Committee welcomes indications that FinCEN intends
to promulgate regulations to apply anti-money laundering [AML]
safeguards to the commercial real estate sector. FinCEN is
encouraged to propose and finalize a rule extending such AML
safeguards to commercial real estate transactions as soon as
practicable.
Illegal and Unregulated Gambling.--The Committee is
concerned about the continued spread of illegal gambling, both
online and in communities, and the risk it possesses for
illicit finance and money laundering. While the Bank Secrecy
Act [BSA] provides AML controls for legal gambling, offshore
online operators and unregulated gaming machines in the United
States have no such controls allowing for billions of dollars
to move undetected. The Committee strongly supports due
diligence and source of funds protocols that protect the
Nation's financial system and the public. The Committee is not
aware of any such protocols used by illegal or unregulated
gambling operators and agrees with the Department of the
Treasury's 2024 National Money Laundering Risk Assessment's
[NMLRA] assertion that illegal online sites utilize virtual
assets to obfuscate sources of funds. The Committee encourages
the Department to prioritize enforcement actions against
illegal gambling operators and the financial tools they employ.
Further, the Committee strongly encourages the Department to
increase its coordination with other agencies such as the
Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security with
regards to illegal and unregulated gambling.
Regulation for Legal Online Gaming.--The Committee strongly
encourages FinCEN to provide guidance to the legal online
gaming industry on their AML obligations under the BSA. Since
2013, eight States have legalized gaming (otherwise known as
Internet casinos) and 30 States plus the District of Columbia
have legalized online sports betting. However, AML regulation
of the gaming industry was established when legal gambling only
occurred in brick-and-mortar casinos. As the legal industry
evolved online, gaming operators have had to develop AML
controls without sufficient guidance from FinCEN. The Committee
notes the special section on legal online gaming included in
the Department of the Treasury's 2024 NMLRA that States, ``The
lack of uniform requirements or regulations of these services
across state, territorial, and Tribal jurisdictions, present
significant and increasing money laundering risks.'' The
Committee directs FinCEN to provide a briefing to the
authorizing and appropriations committees, within 90 days of
the enactment of this act, on its progress towards creating
regulatory certainty on AML responsibilities for legal online
gaming operators and licensees.
Redundant Reporting.--Consistent with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and Executive Order 13610, FinCEN is
encouraged to minimize, or eliminate, redundant reporting
across different AML requirements as much as possible.
Duplicate information can be burdensome and costly for both
FinCEN and the public.
Countering the Financing of Online Child Sexual
Exploitation.--The Committee is concerned with increased online
child sexual exploitation being monetized through the U.S.
financial sector. The Committee encourages FinCEN to ensure the
U.S. financial sector is adequately complying with existing
regulatory requirements mandated through the ``Anti-Money
Laundering Program Requirement'' of the USA PATRIOT Act to
prevent the facilitation of online child exploitation and sex
trafficking through the U.S. financial sector. Such efforts are
consistent with FinCEN's priorities through the Anti-Money
Laundering Act of 2020 in which Congress required FinCEN to
identify and publish its highest priorities for combating money
laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. FinCEN
published its top eight priorities in June 2021 after
consultations with law enforcement, the intelligence community,
national security agencies, and Federal and State financial
regulators. In addition to prioritizing its efforts to combat
cybercrime, proliferation and terrorist financing, and
transnational criminal organizations, FinCEN has identified
combating human trafficking and smuggling as one of its highest
priorities, consistent with the Treasury Department's National
Money Laundering Strategy.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $391,109,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 396,159,000
Committee recommendation................................ 395,020,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The mission of the Fiscal Service is to promote the
financial integrity and operational efficiency of the U.S.
Government through accounting, borrowing, collections,
payments, and shared services. The Fiscal Service provides
central payment services to Federal agencies and operates the
Federal Government's collections and deposit systems in
addition to providing governmentwide accounting and reporting
services, managing the collection of delinquent debt owed to
the Federal Government, borrowing on behalf of the Federal
Government, and providing support services for other Federal
agencies on a reimbursable basis.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $395,020,000
for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Federal Facilities.--The Committee recognizes the value
that Federal facilities across the country have on the
successful operation of the Federal Government, including all
current facilities operated by the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, as well as the communities in which they are located.
The Committee recognizes the unique challenges faced by Federal
agencies in reopening and returning to pre-pandemic operations
at these facilities as a result of the coronavirus. At the same
time, the Bureau has a responsibility to maintain continuity of
operations and minimize uncertainty among its employees and the
communities in which it operates, including the Bureau's
facilities in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Acknowledging the
Office of Management and Budget April 13, 2023 directive that
all Executive Departments and Agencies ``substantially increase
meaningful in-person work at Federal offices,'' no later than
90 days after the enactment of this act, the Bureau of the
Fiscal Service is directed to submit a report to the Committee
that includes: (1) the Bureau's action plans for return to in-
person work that were submitted to OMB in January 2024; (2) the
Bureau's progress in implementing their submitted action plans;
(3) the average number and percent of employees, including
teleworkers, present in the office, by duty station, on a given
day during any two-week pay period after the enactment of this
act; (4) the Bureau's most recent policy on telework, including
any agreement with employee unions; and (5) metrics for
measuring employee productivity levels when teleworking.
Savings Bonds.--The Bureau is directed to provide a
briefing to the Committee no later than 90 days after enactment
of this act on its progress regarding the digitization of
mature unredeemed debt.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $157,795,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 159,679,000
Committee recommendation................................ 159,679,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [TTB] is
charged with collecting revenue and protecting the public and
is responsible for enforcement of certain Federal laws and
regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco. TTB works directly
and in cooperation with others to maintain a sound revenue
management and collection system that continues to reduce the
regulatory burden, improve service, collect the revenue due,
and prevent tax evasion and other criminal conduct. TTB is also
responsible for preventing consumer deception, ensuring that
regulated products comply with Federal commodity, safety, and
distribution requirements, and providing customer service.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $159,679,000
for TTB. The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
TTB's enforcement efforts for industry trade practice
violations. Enforcement of trade practices functions, as
required under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (Public
Law 74-401), is critical to ensuring a competitive, fair, and
safe marketplace. The Committee will continue to monitor
enforcement efforts for industry trade practice violations and
the process for securing basic label and formula approvals
under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
Labeling Information.--The Committee notes that TTB is yet
to finalize a rule proposed in 2007 requiring the alcohol
content and serving facts information on all alcoholic
beverages that will enable consumers to make informed drinking
decisions. In 2022, TTB committed in writing to engage in a new
rulemaking on this issue. In 2023, TTB announced it would hold
a series of listening sessions. The Committee awaits TTB's
rulemaking on this issue. No later than 90 days after enactment
of this act, TTB shall submit a report to the Committees
delineating its roadmap for implementation of this rule,
including any additional resources necessary for its
implementation.
United States Mint
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Mint manufactures coins, sells numismatic
and investment products, and provides for security and asset
protection. Public Law 104-52 established the U.S. Mint Public
Enterprise Fund [the Fund]. The Fund encompasses the previous
Salaries and Expenses, Coinage Profit Fund, Coinage Metal Fund,
and the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. The Mint submits
annual audited business-type financial statements to the
Secretary of the Treasury and to Congress in support of the
operations of the revolving fund.
The operations of the Mint are divided into two major
activities: manufacturing and sales (including circulating
coinage and numismatic and investment products); and
protection. The Mint is credited with receipts from its
circulating coinage operations, equal to the full cost of
producing and distributing coins that are put into circulation,
including depreciation of the Mint's plant and equipment on the
basis of current replacement value. Those receipts pay for the
costs of the Mint's operations, which include the costs of
production and distribution.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a spending level of $50,000,000
for circulating coinage and protective service capital
investments for the Mint for fiscal year 2025.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $324,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 324,908,000
Committee recommendation................................ 354,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund makes
investments in the form of grants, loans, equity investments,
deposits, and technical assistance grants to new and existing
community development financial institutions [CDFIs] through
the CDFI program. CDFIs include community development banks,
credit unions, venture capital funds, revolving loan funds, and
microloan funds, among others. Recipient institutions engage in
lending and investment for affordable housing, small business,
and community development within underserved communities. The
CDFI Fund administers the Bank Enterprise Award Program, which
provides a financial incentive to insured depository
institutions that undertake community development financing
activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $354,000,000 for the CDFI Fund. Of
the amounts provided, $191,000,000 is for financial and
technical assistance grants, of which up to $10,000,000 may be
used to provide technical and financial assistance to CDFIs
that fund projects to help individuals with disabilities;
$35,000,000 is for Native American initiatives; $40,000,000 is
for the Bank Enterprise Award program; $24,000,000 is for the
Healthy Food Financing Initiative; $9,000,000 is for the Small
Dollar Loan Program; $45,000,000 is for the administrative
expenses for all programs and $10,000,000 is for the Bond
Guarantee Program.
Economic Mobility Corps.--The Committee is providing up to
$2,000,000 for the Economic Mobility Corps Program to continue
the interagency agreement with the Corporation for National and
Community Service to place national service members at
certified CDFIs. The program strengthens the capacity of CDFIs
to perform their activities relating to community and economic
development, including but not limited to the following:
financial literacy, financial planning, budgeting, saving, and
other financial counseling activities. The expectation of the
Committee is that the initiative will be funded at the level
necessary to satisfy demand from CDFIs seeking to host
AmeriCorps Members.
Bond Guarantee Program.--The Committee includes a provision
enabling the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee up to
$500,000,000 in bonds until December 31, 2026, an amount equal
to the request level. The bonds are intended to support CDFI
lending and investment activities in underserved communities by
providing a source of long-term capital, and the funds raised
through the bonds will be used to capitalize new loans or
refinance existing loans.
Persistent Poverty.--Building upon the existing investment
requirement in persistent poverty counties that has been
included in previous appropriations Acts, the Committee
supports increasing targeted investments in high-poverty areas,
defined as any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20
percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Census
Bureau. The Committee directs the CDFI Fund to develop and
implement measures to increase the share of investments in
high-poverty census tracts with a poverty rate of at least 20
percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Census
Bureau, and any other impoverished areas the CDFI Fund
determines to be appropriate areas to target. The Committee
directs the CDFI Fund to submit a report to the Committee that
includes the amount of funds that were targeted to such areas;
the percent change from fiscal year 2024 in the amount of funds
that were targeted toward such areas; and, to the extent
practicable, an assessment of the economic impact of the
program on the areas, including data on the categories of
individuals impacted by the targeting of funds to such areas
under the program, disaggregated by household income, race,
gender, age, national origin, disability status, and whether
the individuals live in an urban area, suburban area, or rural
area.
Further, the Committee directs the CDFI Fund to place a
priority on making additional funds available to CDFI's 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 fiscal years 2022, 2023, and
2024. The Committee also appreciates the CDFI Fund's efforts to
increase the overall dollar amount invested by awardees in
high-poverty areas.
Non-Metropolitan and Rural Areas.--The Committee directs
Treasury to take into consideration the unique conditions,
challenges, and scale of non-metropolitan and rural areas when
designing and administering programs to address economic
revitalization and community development and when making CDFI
award decisions. The Committee notes that the CDFI Fund is
required by 12 U.S.C. 4706(b) to seek to fund a geographically
diverse group of award recipients, including those from non-
metropolitan and rural areas. In addition, the Committee
directs funding to be used in each program for projects that
serve populations living in persistent poverty counties in
accordance with this act. The Committee directs the Secretary
to report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this
act detailing how the fiscal year 2024 CDFI Program recipients
intend to serve non-metropolitan and rural areas.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing [BEP] has been the
sole manufacturer of U.S. paper currency for almost 150 years.
The origin of the BEP is traced to an act of Congress passed on
February 25, 1862, 12 Stat. 345, authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue a new currency-United States notes. While
this law was the cornerstone authority for the operations of
the engraving and printing division of the Treasury for many
years, it was not until an act of June 20, 1874, 18 Stat. 100,
that the Congress first referred to this division as the
``Bureau of Engraving and Printing.'' The Bureau's status as a
distinct bureau within the Department of the Treasury was
solidified by section 1 of the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat.
18, which placed all of the business of the BEP under the
immediate control of a director, subject to the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury. The 1897 law is now codified in
31 U.S.C. 303.
The BEP designs, manufactures, and supplies Federal Reserve
notes and other security documents issued by the Federal
Government. The operations of the BEP are currently financed by
means of a revolving fund, which requires the BEP to be
reimbursed by customer agencies for all costs of manufacturing
products and services performed. The BEP is also authorized to
assess amounts to acquire capital equipment and provide for
working capital needs.
Internal Revenue Service
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Internal Revenue Service [IRS] collects the revenue
that funds the Government and administers the Nation's tax
laws. The IRS taxpayer service program assists millions of
taxpayers in understanding and meeting their tax obligations.
The IRS tax enforcement and compliance program deters taxpayers
inclined to evade their responsibilities while pursuing those
who violate tax laws.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $12,319,054,000 for the
Internal Revenue Service for fiscal year 2025.
The Committee directs the IRS to prioritize audits of high-
income individuals and large corporations that may have
neglected to pay their full tax obligation and not to increase
audit rates, relative to historic levels, for small businesses
and households with actual incomes below $400,000. To ensure
that audits are being conducted transparently, and in a manner
consistent with congressional intent, the Committee directs the
IRS to publicly report the total number of audits conducted on
households of less than $400,000, the percentage of individual
income tax audits accounted for by audits of households of less
than $400,000, and the percentage of these audits that result
in adjustments to tax liability. The Committee further directs
the IRS to provide the Committee with periodic briefings on its
findings regarding disparities in audit rates or outcomes based
on factors such as age, gender, geography, race and ethnicity.
Hiring Authorities.--The Committee has included limited
direct hire authority for the IRS. The Committee recognizes
that the direct hiring authority provided to the IRS in fiscal
year 2023 was used successfully to quickly bring on new
employees to address the backlog of paper returns and address
customer service issues. However, the Committee encourages the
agency to continue to improve its use of competitive hiring and
other existing hiring authorities and ensure adherence to the
merit system when filling vacancies and to not use the direct
hire authority provided in this bill as the agency's main
method of hiring. The Committee directs the IRS to submit
quarterly reports on its usage of direct hire authority,
specifically the positions filled by IRS office, state, and
salary grade. In addition, the Committee directs the agency to
ensure existing employees are provided notice of vacant
positions and opportunities to apply.
User Fees.--The IRS is authorized to charge user fees to
recover the cost of providing certain services to the public
that confer a special benefit to the recipient. The Committee
directs the IRS to submit a user fee spend plan, no later than
60 days after enactment of this act, detailing planned spending
on its appropriations accounts. Specifically, the Committee
would like to see how programs, investments, and initiatives
funded through each appropriations account are supported by
user fees.
Employee Retention Credits [ERC].--The Committee remains
concerned about continuing IRS inventory backlogs and the delay
in processing legitimate ERC claims owed to businesses. The IRS
is directed to submit a report to the Committee outlining its
work to process low-risk claims for the ERC.
Federal Contractor Tax Check System [FCTCS].--Since 2019,
the Committee appropriated significant funding to the IRS for
the development of a FCTCS, a system whereby IRS can provide
tax certificates to vendors. Vendors can then provide a copy of
the certificate to contract officers to certify that they are
not delinquent in payment of Federal taxes. The Committee
understands that the IRS has made significant progress toward
implementing the FCTCS in conjunction with the its plans to
deliver secure online digital services to business taxpayers.
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this act, the IRS is
directed to provide the Committee with a briefing on the status
of the FCTCS, number of certificates issued, the estimated
timeline for updating the Federal Acquisition Regulations to
mandate use of the FCTCS, the IRS' usage of the FCTCS for its
own compliance with section 744 of this act, and the tax
revenue attributable to the FCTCS.
Security of Taxpayer Information.--The Committee reiterates
its interest in the IRS addressing known security deficiencies
and that taxpayer data is appropriately protected, in
accordance with GAO and TIGTA recommendations. The Committee
reminds the IRS that it is overdue in submitting a report
required by House Report 118-145 outlining the steps it has
taken to align with those recommendations.
Streamlining Federal Affordable Housing Incentives.--The
Committee directs the IRS, in coordination with the Department
of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], to, within existing
authorities, take steps to streamline and better coordinate
Federal affordable housing development incentives and programs
with the goal of simplifying the work necessary for developers,
realtors, State and local housing authorities, and non-profits,
such as minimizing the need to duplicative inspections. The
Committee directs IRS, in coordination with HUD, to brief the
authorization and appropriations committees no later than 180
days after enactment of this act on steps that can be taken
within existing authorities.
W-2G Reporting Threshold.--The Committee recognizes that
the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) Public Report published in
November 2023 recommended the reporting threshold for slot
machine jackpot winnings at casinos on Form W-2G be raised from
$1,200 to $5,000 and indexed periodically. The IRSAC report
noted that IRS is authorized to modify reporting thresholds for
Form W2-G, that IRS administratively set the current threshold
in 1977, and that IRS has not modified it since that time.
Public Transportation Subsidy Program.--The Committee
encourages the IRS to study whether to modify Internal Revenue
Manual 1.32.15.6.1 (Public Transportation Subsidy Program) to
allow participation of battery electric vehicles which can
transport one driver and at least four adults.
IRS Use of Emerging Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee
notes the impact of emerging artificial intelligence [AI]
technologies that could improve customer service and other IRS
operations. The Committee supports efforts to improve customer
experience in accordance with Executive Order 13571,
``Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer
Service''. Further, the Committee encourages the Department to
study the use of AI technologies in providing entry-level
support for taxpayer services.
While AI presents opportunity, it will require significant
IRS effort to strengthen its data infrastructure to integrate
the benefits of AI into day-to-day operations; this includes
training for staff and continuous product and services
maintenance. Additionally, the IRS will need to examine the
risks of bias, privacy issues, and the need for transparency so
that taxpayers have a clear understanding of how AI may
influence tax administration decisions. This includes the right
to appeals or seek clarification on matters influenced by AI.
Within 180 days of enactment of this act, the IRS directed
to brief the Committee on its examination of the risks and
opportunities associated with AI and potential implementation
steps, policy recommendations, as well as any other
considerations.
Government Sponsored Enterprises [GSEs].--As mandated by
their Duty to Serve requirements, the GSEs are critical in
financing affordable housing in rural communities. The GSEs'
participation in multiparty Low-Income Housing Credit funds
invested in rural communities is jeopardized by uncertainty
regarding their status as tax-exempt controlled entities. The
Department of the Treasury is directed to study actions that
will clarify their tax status. The Committee directs the
Department within 60 days of enactment of this act to provide a
briefing on the findings of this study.
Paid Leave Tax Credit Outreach and Awareness.--The
Committee encourages the IRS to perform targeted outreach to
employers, entities that provide payroll services, tax
professionals, and other relevant entities regarding the
availability and requirements of the Paid Family and Medical
Leave tax credit under Section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986. This should include providing relevant information
about the credit as part of IRS' regular communications with
these entities. The Committee directs the IRS to brief the
Committee within 90 days after enactment on the progress of the
outreach and awareness campaign.
Tax Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of
this act, the IRS shall brief the Committee on the inter-agency
review process and coordination with the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs for tax regulations.
IRA Energy Tax Credits and Bonuses Implementation.--The
Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117- 169) was drafted and
signed into law to spur innovation and support a domestic
manufacturing supply chain thereby reducing our reliance on
foreign materials and processes and strengthening our energy
security. The IRA also included provisions to encourage
investment in particular communities that provided the energy
resources for our country. The Committee is concerned that
Treasury's proposed and finalized promulgated rules on the IRA
clean energy tax credits and bonuses, like 30D, 45W, and the
Domestic Content Bonus, and Offshore Wind Energy Communities
Bonus, depart from following the letter and intent of the law.
Treasury is encouraged to revisit 30D, 45W, and the Domestic
Content Bonus, and Offshore Wind Energy Communities Bonus to
ensure alignment with the IRA and its goals, and update these
rules.
45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit.--The
Committee directs the IRS to submit a report identifying the
total volume of ``45X'' credit claims in tax year 2023
submitted by taxpayers that meet the criteria of a Foreign
Entity of Concern, as defined in section 40207(a)(5) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)(5)).
Hydrogen Tax Credit.--The Committee remains concerned that
Treasury is considering imposing additional limitations or
restrictions that are not authorized by section 45V of the
Internal Revenue Code in order to qualify for the clean
hydrogen production tax credit.
Voting Related Activities.--The Committee notes that the
IRS has not yet provided the briefing required under this
heading in Senate Report 118-61. As such, within 30 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the IRS to provide
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
with a briefing regarding any strategic plans developed by the
IRS since January 20, 2021 outlining ways for the IRS to
promote voter registration and voter participation.
TAXPAYER SERVICES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $2,780,606,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 2,780,606,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,780,606,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Taxpayer Services appropriation provides for taxpayer
services, including forms and publications; processing tax
returns and related documents; filing and account services;
taxpayer advocacy services; and assisting taxpayers to
understand their tax obligations, correctly file their returns,
and pay taxes due in a timely manner.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,780,606,000 for Taxpayer
Services. Bill language is included providing not less than
$11,000,000 for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, not
less than $26,000,000 for low-income taxpayer clinic grants,
not less than $55,000,000, to be available for 2 years, for the
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] Matching
Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance and other
services, and not less than $301,000,000 for the Taxpayer
Advocate Service.
Taxpayer Services in Alaska and Hawaii.--The Committee is
concerned with a growing number of taxpayer assistance center
closures and a decline in the number of taxpayers served. The
Committee is also concerned about the lack of taxpayer
assistance centers in remote States, such as Alaska and Hawaii.
Due to Alaska and Hawaii's remote distance from the U.S.
mainland, the unique geographic challenges that make it
burdensome to travel to the State's TAC, and the difficulty
experienced by Alaska and Hawaii taxpayers in receiving needed
tax assistance by the National toll-free line, it is imperative
that the IRS improve taxpayer services in these States. The
Committee directs the IRS to include Hawaii and Alaska in any
ongoing or future studies of taxpayer needs and services. The
Committee continues to recommend that the IRS open at least one
additional TAC or to establish co-location agreements to
increase access to taxpayer services in both Hawaii and Alaska.
The Committee further encourages the IRS to take all measures
to ensure adequate staffing of TACs in both States to meet the
needs of taxpayers.
IP PIN Expansion.--In 2023, the IRS identified
$5,500,000,000 in tax fraud, including tax-related identity
theft. Tax-related identity theft is most common during tax
filing season, according to the Federal Trade Commission [FTC].
Tax-related identity theft reports have increased in recent
years. Taxpayers who have their refunds hijacked by fraudsters
often have to wait years to get the refunds to which they are
legally entitled. More than 8.1 million taxpayers are now
protecting themselves against tax-related identity theft by
participating in the IP PIN program. The Committee recognizes
that the IP PIN pilot program has been an important tool in
saving taxpayer money and commends the IRS for expanding the
pilot program to include all 50 States.
Technical Assistance for Taxpayer Services Grants.--The
Committee is concerned that areas needing taxpayer assistance
the most cannot access the grants and programs designed to
provide such help. The Secretary shall continue to conduct
outreach and consider providing technical assistance to
locations that have faced challenges staffing taxpayer
assistance centers or accessing or deploying taxpayer
assistance grants. The Committee encourages the IRS to work
with the National Taxpayer Advocate for resource planning
purposes in these efforts.
IRS Customer Service and Assistance.--The IRS shall submit
to Congress, and make public, a report of both IRS customer
service representatives [CSR] and the Taxpayer Advocate
Service's [TAS] incoming call volume, the average wait time for
taxpayers placing calls, the number of calls received by CSRs
and TAS from taxpayers that go unanswered, and any other
relevant statistics related to CSRs and the TAS' responsiveness
to taxpayers requesting assistance or account information. The
report shall also include information on steps, if any, that
the IRS has taken to improve CSR's and TAS' responsiveness.
Employer Identification Number [EIN] Trusted Filer
Program.--The Committee believes a Trusted Filer Program,
similar to what exists for companies filing large numbers of
tax returns, may enable the IRS to more efficiently process EIN
requests from service providers. This program may enhance the
efficiency of the EIN request process, benefiting both the IRS
and businesses that require EINs to comply with tax and
regulatory requirements. Therefore, the Committee encourages
the IRS to study and provide a proof of concept on a Trusted
Filer Program for the purpose of more effectively allowing
qualified service providers to request EINs.
Taxpayer Services Telework Posture.--The Committee notes
that Congressional casework activities should be prioritized by
all Federal agencies. Specifically, taxpayer services IRS
employees serve an important role for millions of taxpayers
across the country. It is important that those employees remain
accessible to taxpayers. The IRS is encouraged to support
taxpayer services employees' transition to regular in-person
work at their duty stations.
ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $5,437,622,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 5,437,622,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,437,622,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Enforcement appropriation provides for the examination
of tax returns, both domestic and international; the
administrative and judicial settlement of taxpayer appeals of
examination findings; technical rulings; monitoring employee
pension plans; determining qualifications of organizations
seeking tax-exempt status; examining tax returns of exempt
organizations; enforcing statutes relating to detection and
investigation of criminal violations of the 31 internal revenue
laws; identifying underreporting of tax obligations; securing
unfiled tax returns; and collecting unpaid accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,437,622,000 for enforcement
activities for fiscal year 2025.
Preventing Misclassification of Contractors.--The Committee
believes that the IRS SS-8 Program, the Questionable Employment
Tax Practices Program, criminal investigations, and
examinations initiated based on tax filings that are indicative
of potential misclassification are all critical to ensuring
that workers are classified correctly. The Committee emphasizes
the importance of enforcement of worker classification law to
combat the underreporting of employment taxes that contributes
significantly to the tax gap, and believes it is crucial that
the IRS maintain sufficient staffing at all SS-8 processing
locations. The Committee directs the IRS to notify the
Committee prior to making any staffing reductions or
reallocations within the SS-8 processing program.
Criminal Investigation Division.--The Committee recognizes
that tax crimes serve as predicate offenses to money laundering
given that tax and money laundering violations are closely
related. As such, the Committee urges the IRS to increase the
number of special agents in the Criminal Investigations unit
responsible for investigating money laundering, violations of
the Bank Secrecy Act, and criminal violations of the tax code,
to bolster the work of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
and the Department of Justice to combat money laundering and
ensure that offenders are prosecuted to the fullest extent.
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $4,100,826,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 4,100,826,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,100,826,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Technology and Operations Support appropriation
provides resources for overall planning, direction, operations,
and critical infrastructure activities for the IRS. These
activities include IT and cybersecurity that keep tax systems
running and protect taxpayer data, the financial management
activities that ensure effective stewardship of the Nation's
revenues, and the physical infrastructure and security that
help IRS employees serve customers in office, campus, and
Taxpayer Assistance Center sites. Telecommunications, human
resource, and communications infrastructure are also critical
components of this appropriation and are vital to maintaining
adequate levels of customer service and the post-filing
processes necessary for the tax system to function.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,100,826,000 for Technology and
Operations Support for fiscal year 2025.
Information Technology Reports.--The Committee directs the
IRS to submit quarterly reports on particular major project
activities to the Committees on Appropriations and the GAO, no
later than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter
in fiscal year 2025. The Committee expects the reports to
include detailed, plain English explanations of the cumulative
expenditures and schedule performance to date, specified by
fiscal year; the costs and schedules for the previous 3 months;
the anticipated costs and schedules for the upcoming 3 months;
and the total expected costs to complete the major information
technology project activities. In addition, the quarterly
report should clearly explain when the project was started; the
expected date of completion; the percentage of work completed
as compared to planned work; the current and expected state of
functionality; any changes in schedule; and current risks
unrelated to funding amounts and mitigation strategies. The
Committee directs the Department of the Treasury to conduct a
semi-annual review of the IRS's IT investments to ensure the
cost, schedule, and scope goals of the projects are
transparent. The Committee further directs GAO to review and
provide an annual report to the Committees evaluating the cost
and schedule of all major IRS information technology projects
for the year, with particular focus on those projects regarding
which the IRS is submitting quarterly reports to the Committee.
Administrative Provisions--Internal Revenue Service
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 101 continues a provision allowing the IRS to
transfer a certain percentage of appropriations made available
to the agency in fiscal year 2025 to any other IRS
appropriations, upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
Section 102 continues a provision maintaining a training
program in taxpayers' rights and cross-cultural relations.
Section 103 continues a provision requiring the IRS to
institute and enforce policies and procedures, which will
safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and
protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Section 104 continues a provision directing that funds
shall be available for improved facilities and increased
staffing to support sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
services for taxpayers including enhanced response time to
taxpayer communications, particularly for victims of tax-
related crimes.
Section 105 continues a provision requiring 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 continues a provision that 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 continues a provision that prohibits the use of
funds by the IRS to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based
on their ideological beliefs.
Section 108 continues a provision that requires the IRS to
comply with procedures on conference spending as recommended by
the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Section 109 continues a provision that prohibits the use of
funds to give bonuses or hire former employees without
consideration of conduct and compliance with Federal tax laws.
Section 110 continues a provision that prohibits the use of
funds to violate the confidentiality of tax returns.
Section 111 continues a provision that provides direct
hiring authorities for certain IRS positions to address backlog
issues.
Section 112 continues a provision that extends the current
home to work transportation for the IRS Commissioner for fiscal
year 2025.
Section 113 includes a new provision that provides the IRS
with certain enhanced pay authorities.
Administrative Provisions-Department of the Treasury
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 114 authorizes certain basic services within the
Treasury Department in fiscal year 2025, including purchase of
uniforms; maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; and contracting with the Department of State for
health and medical services to employees and their dependents
serving in foreign countries.
Section 115 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent of
funds among various Treasury bureaus and offices.
Section 116 authorizes transfers, up to 2 percent, between
the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration under certain circumstances.
Section 117 prohibits the Department prohibits the
Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing from redesigning the $1 Federal Reserve Note.
Section 118 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
transfer funds from Salaries and Expenses, Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the
costs of debt collection. Such amounts shall be reimbursed to
the Salaries and Expenses account from debt collections
received in the Debt Collection Fund.
Section 119 requires prior approval for the construction
and operation of a museum by the United States Mint.
Section 120 prohibits the merger of the United States Mint
and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without prior approval
of the committees of jurisdiction.
Section 121 authorizes the Department's intelligence
activities.
Section 122 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to
use not to exceed $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for
reception and representation expenses.
Section 123 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to
develop an annual Capital Investment Plan.
Section 124 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 125 continues a provision that requires a report on
the Department's Franchise Fund.
Section 126 continues a provision that requires quarterly
reports of the Office of Financial Research.
Section 127 continues a provision that provides funding for
the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Relief [SIGPR].
Section 128 continues a provision that authorizes the
transfer of funds to the Department's Working Capital Fund.
Section 129 continues a provision that authorizes certain
transfers to SIGPR subject to the approval of the Committee.
Section 130 is a new provision related to the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Fund.
Section 131 is a new provision that allows for the use of
CARES Act Funds to conduct oversight into the Emergency Rental
Assistance by the Office of Inspector General.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
The White House
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $78,904,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 77,681,000
Committee recommendation................................ 77,681,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Salaries and Expenses account of the White House
provides staff assistance and administrative services for the
direct support of the President. The White House also serves as
the President's representative before the media. In accordance
with 3 U.S.C. 105, the White House office also supports and
assists the activities of the spouse of the President.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $77,681,000
for The White House, Salaries and Expenses.
American Grown Flowers.--The Committee strongly encourages
the White House to adopt an American-grown policy for cut
flowers and greens displayed at the White House to support
American farmers, retailers, wholesalers, florists, and their
employees who bring America's natural beauty into homes and
businesses across the Nation.
Domestic Seafood.--The Committee encourages the White House
to source domestic seafood, including wild-caught Alaska
seafood, to serve at State Dinners and other White House
functions. The Committee recognizes that it has long been the
policy of the White House to serve only American-grown food and
wine at State Dinners to showcase high-quality domestic
products. As such, the White House is encouraged to also serve
the best seafood America has to offer.
Executive Residence at the White House
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $15,453,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 15,609,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,609,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
These funds provide for the care, maintenance, and
operating expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
House and the official and ceremonial functions of the
President. The Executive Residence includes the White House and
grounds, used as the home of the President and the President's
family.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,609,000
for the Executive Residence. The bill also continues certain
restrictions on reimbursable expenses for use of the Executive
Residence.
White House Repair and Restoration
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $2,475,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account funds the repair, alteration, and improvement
of the Executive Residence at the White House, including
resolution of health and safety issues, required maintenance,
and continued preventative maintenance.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,500,000 for
White House Repair and Restoration.
Council of Economic Advisers
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $4,854,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 4,903,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,903,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Council of Economic Advisers analyzes the National
economy and its various segments, advises the President on
economic developments, recommends policies for economic growth
and stability, appraises economic programs and policies of the
Federal Government, and assists in the preparation of the
annual Economic Report of the President to Congress.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,903,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers.
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $19,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 17,901,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,901,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Security Council advises the President in
integrating domestic, foreign, and military policies related to
national security, and the Homeland Security Council advises
the President in coordinating homeland security-related
policies across the Government.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,901,000
for the salaries and expenses of the National Security Council
and the Homeland Security Council.
Chief Resilience Officer.--As extreme weather patterns
occur with more frequency, causing increased risks to public
safety and significant economic harm in communities, the
Committee encourages the National Security Council to designate
a Chief Resilience Officer who will lead interagency efforts to
make communities more resilient to changing environmental
conditions like permafrost melt, extreme flooding, drought, and
wildfires.
Office of Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $114,308,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 115,463,000
Committee recommendation................................ 115,463,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Administration provides administrative
services to the Executive Office of the President [EOP]. These
services, defined by Executive Order 12028 of 1977, include
financial, personnel, library and records services, information
management systems support, and general office services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $115,463,000
for the Office of Administration for fiscal year 2025. 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 Pandemic Preparedness and Response
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024....................................................
Budget estimate, 2025................................... $6,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy
[OPPR] was established by section 2104 of the PREVENT Pandemics
Act (division FF of Public Law 117-328; 42 U.S.C. 300hh-3).
OPPR is charged with leading and coordinating policies and
actions related to preparedness for, and response to, pandemics
and biological threats to national security.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,500,000 for
OPPR. Funds were provided to OPPR out of the White House,
Salaries and Expenses account in the fiscal year 2024.
Office of Management and Budget
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $129,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 138,278,000
Committee recommendation................................ 133,290,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Management and Budget [OMB] assists the
President in the discharge of his budgetary, management, and
other executive responsibilities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $133,290,000
for OMB. The Committee expects OMB to utilize its resources to
respond in a timely and complete manner to requests from the
Committee.
Apportionment.--The Committee understands that funds
appropriated by Congress may not be obligated by individual
agencies until those agencies receive a signed apportionment
from OMB. When Congress appropriates funds, it expects OMB to
make those funds available for obligation subject to reasonable
restrictions on timing. Therefore, the Committee, in fiscal
year 2023, made permanent a government-wide general provision
directing OMB to make all signed apportionments available for
review on the agency's publicly available website within 24
hours of approval. In addition, OMB shall notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations when any program specific
restrictions are included in an apportionments or when a signed
apportionment is significantly delayed.
Government-Wide Provisions.--The bill includes a variety of
general provisions that apply to all Federal agencies that are
funded through the appropriations process. These provisions
address a number of issues, including workplace policies on
illegal drug use, limitations on use of funds for office
renovations or the purchase of passenger motor vehicles,
improper Internet use, and limitations on funding for
conferences. The Committee agrees that the responsibility to
enforce these provisions lies primarily with the individual
agencies. However, the Committee believes that OMB should be
responsible for ensuring that all agencies are aware of these
government-wide provisions, as well as any bill-wide provisions
that may be applicable, and that agencies have the necessary
policies and procedures in place to comply with these
requirements. The bill includes an administration provision
that addresses awareness of and compliance with these
provisions.
Federal Trust and Treaty Responsibilities.--OMB is directed
to remind agencies funded by this Act of their obligation to
uphold the federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribes
and federal obligations to the Native Hawaiian Community. This
includes upholding treaty and reserved rights, and any other
rights and obligations under federal law; supporting self-
determination efforts by Native communities; fulfilling
obligations under Presidential Memoranda and Executive Orders;
and conducting early and robust government-to-government
consultation with Tribes, and meaningful outreach and
engagement with Native Hawaiians.
Government-Wide Telework.--The Committee directs OMB to
consult with all Federal agencies and submit to the Committee
no later than 90 days after 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 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 space utilization is less than 60
percent, based on a benchmark of 150 useable square feet per
person; and (6) cost of total office space, average office
space utilization rate, and estimated cost of underutilized
space.
Service Contracts.--The Committee is concerned that many
Federal agencies are failing to comply with requirements
enacted in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 to
report information on the use of service contracts, including
how much is spent on service contracts and the number of
contractors employed through those contracts. OMB is directed
to ensure that agencies comply with these provisions and brief
the Committee on the result of their efforts.
Federal Resiliency Standards.--The Committee continues to
believe that a nationwide effort is necessary to ensure that
federally-supported infrastructure projects are constructed to
meet or exceed adequate resiliency and sustainability
standards. OMB is directed to brief the Committee, no later
than 90 days after enactment of this act, on progress it has
made toward the establishment of uniform minimum Federal
resiliency and sustainability standards for federally-supported
capital projects and the adoption of processes are in place to
guarantee compliance, as encouraged by the directive under this
heading contained in House Report 117-79 and adopted by Public
Law 117-103.
Made in America Office.--The Committee recognizes that the
Made in America Office [MIAO] within OMB, authorized under
Section 70923 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
plays an important role in sustaining a domestic supply base to
meet Federal procurement requirements. The health of our
manufacturing sector and the efficient completion of Federal
procurements and federally assisted infrastructure projects
depends on the timely ability of the MIAO to review proposed
waivers of domestic preference statutes. The Committee includes
$3,000,000 for the OMB above its budget request to provide the
MIAO with the funding it needs to execute its statutory duties,
including hiring full time employees.
Statistical Directives.--The Committee notes OMB's
revisions to statistical policy directives which will ensure
the collection and reporting of accurate and sufficiently
detailed data across the Federal Government. The Committee
encourages OMB to continue working with agencies to ensure the
required action plans are comprehensive and timely and that
agencies have sufficient instructions to implement them.
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.--On January 30, 2024,
the Secretary of Homeland Security designated the 2028 Olympic
and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California as a National
Special Security Event [NSSE]. The designation commits all
Federal agencies to provide full cooperation and support to
ensure the safety of all participants. Significant resources
will need to be dedicated to this effort, and as such, the
Director shall submit a report to the Committee, not later than
120 days after enactment of this act, describing the Federal
Government's commitments in support of securing the Games and
each department of agency's projected resource needs for fiscal
year 2026 through fiscal year 2029.
Agency Advertising.--The Committee is concerned that the
advertising budgets for agencies are not providing access for
publications of ethnic, rural, and community media outlets. The
Committee encourages OMB to examine how the Federal Government
can better work with ethnic, rural, and community media outlets
on advertising. OMB is direct to submit a report to the
Committee not later than 120 days after enactment of this act
that includes the advertising budget of each Federal agency for
fiscal year 2024 broken out by medium, including print,
digital, radio, television, and others as appropriate. The
report will include recommendations on how Federal agencies can
better work with ethnic, rural, and community media outlets.
FedRAMP Implementation Plans.--The Committee directs OMB to
ensure that agencies have established a FedRAMP implementation
plan, posted on a publicly available and centralized webpage,
prepared to achieve transparency of each agency's individual
FedRAMP approval process, and to provide cloud service
providers information about the agency policies and procedures.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $1,883,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 1,902,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,902,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement
Coordinator [IPEC] is focused on promoting and protecting the
Nation's innovative economy. The Office coordinates and
develops the United States' overall intellectual property
policy and strategy, to promote innovation and creativity, and
to ensure effective intellectual property protection and
enforcement domestically and abroad.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,902,000 for IPEC. The Committee
continues to strongly support the IPEC, including its important
work promoting private sector efforts to reduce online
copyright infringement.
Office of the National Cyber Director
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $21,707,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 19,126,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,126,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the National Cyber Director [ONCD] was
created in the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 116-283) to
advise the President on cybersecurity and related emerging
technology issues and to coordinate cybersecurity strategy and
policy, including Executive Branch development of an integrated
national cybersecurity.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $19,126,000 for the ONCD.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $21,785,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 30,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,803,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP],
established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and
reauthorized by Public Law 115-271, is charged with developing
policies, objectives, and priorities for the National Drug
Control Program. In addition, ONDCP administers the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, the Drug-Free
Communities Support Program, and several other related
initiatives.
This account provides funding for personnel compensation,
travel, and other basic operations of the Office, and for
general policy research to support the formulation of the
National Drug Control Strategy.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,803,000
for ONDCP's salaries and expenses.
Non-Fatal Overdose Data.--ONDCP is encouraged to continue
to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and accessibility of fatal
and non-fatal overdose data from law enforcement, emergency
medical services, and public health sources through interagency
coordination and by updating the Drug Control Data Plan on an
annual basis.
Crop Estimates.--ONDCP should continue to work with other
Federal agencies to obtain reliable United States government-
developed estimates of illicit crops used in the production of
narcotics and to update the Committee on its efforts no later
than 90 days after enactment of this act.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $298,579,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 290,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 290,200,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The HIDTA program was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690) to provide assistance to
Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities operating in
those areas most adversely affected by drug trafficking.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $290,200,000
for the HIDTA program. The Committee directs that funding shall
be provided for the existing HIDTAs at no less than the fiscal
year 2024 level.
The Committee recommendation specifies that up to
$4,000,000 may be used for auditing services and associated
activities and $2,000,000 is for the grants management system.
New Counties.--The Committee is concerned about the
devastating impact the drug epidemic is having on communities
throughout the country, particularly in the Appalachian Region.
Many of the areas that are hit hardest by this crisis, such as
the Appalachian region, lack administrative resources to
compete adequately for scarce Federal funds intended to assist
these areas. To ensure communities are equipped with the
necessary resources to coordinate law enforcement strategies
adequately, ONDCP is directed to prioritize States with the
highest overdose death rates per capita when deciding new
designations. Further, ONDCP is directed to provide enhanced
technical assistance to any applicants that have applied that
did not receive a designation at any time during the past
several award cycles.
Fentanyl Trafficking and Interdiction.--The HIDTA program's
work is critical as the fentanyl epidemic continues to ravage
communities throughout the country. Significantly, the vast
majority of Customs and Border Patrol's [CBP's] fentanyl
interdictions, and approximately half of HIDTA's fentanyl
interdictions, occur in the southwestern border region.
Accordingly, the Committee recognizes the importance of HIDTA
funding to support Federal, State, local, and Tribal law
enforcement agencies operating in areas along the southwest
border of the United States.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $136,150,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 149,093,000
Committee recommendation................................ 137,512,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account is for other drug control activities
authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended through Public Law 115-
271. The funds appropriated to the program support high-
priority drug control programs and may be transferred to drug
control agencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $137,512,000
for Other Federal Drug Control Programs. Within this amount,
the Committee provides the following funding levels:
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Amount
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Drug-Free Communities Support Program................. $109,000
National Community Anti-Drug Coalition training....... 2,500
Drug court training and technical assistance.......... 3,000
Anti-doping activities................................ 14,000
World Anti-Doping Agency Membership Dues.............. 3,843
Model Acts program.................................... 1,250
Community-based coalition enhancement [CARA] grants... 5,200
Evolving and Emerging Drug Threats.................... 1,219
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Drug-Free Communities Support Program.--The Drug-Free
Communities [DFC] Support Program provides dollar-for-dollar
matching grants of up to $125,000 to local coalitions that
mobilize their communities to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco,
illicit drug, and inhalant abuse. Such grants support
coalitions of youth; parents; media; law enforcement; school
officials; faith-based organizations; fraternal organizations;
State, local, and Tribal government agencies; healthcare
professionals; and other community representatives. The DFC
Support Program enables these coalitions to strengthen their
coordination and prevention efforts, encourage citizen
participation in substance abuse reduction efforts, and
disseminate information about effective programs. The Committee
provides $109,000,000 for the continuation of the DFC Support
Program. Of that amount, $2,500,000 shall be for training and
related purposes as authorized by section 4 of Public Law 107-
82, as amended by section 8204 of Public Law 115-271.
Fentanyl-Related Substances.--ONDCP is encouraged to
promote the efforts of community-led coalitions to raise
awareness of the rise of fentanyl contamination of illegal
drugs and to prevent drug overdose deaths caused by illicit
fentanyl in the National Drug Control Strategy on an annual
basis.
World Anti-Doping Agency [WADA] Governance.--The Committee
is deeply concerned over allegations that WADA failed to take
appropriate action in response to positive tests of a
prohibited substance (trimetazidine, also known as TMZ) among
23 Chinese swimmers in January 2021. The Committee notes that
the FBI and the Justice Department have opened a criminal
investigation into this matter. The Committee fervently
believes that WADA and other anti-doping stakeholders must take
action to vastly improve their management of such cases in the
future through internal reforms, changes to the World Anti-
Doping Code, and a deeper study of this and other contamination
cases. American athletes, and athletes around the world, need
to be confident that WADA and all national anti-doping
organizations will take a fair, consistent, and transparent
approach to positive drug tests, wherever they occur. The
Committee is pleased that ONDCP, as President of the American
Sports Council (Consejo Americano del Deporte or CADE), serves
on WADA Executive Committee and directs ONDCP to continue
pushing WADA to strengthen its disclosure requirements in
instances of positive test findings and its uniform application
of anti-doping protocol so WADA can fully be fit for purpose as
the single global regulator of doping in sports. ONDCP is
directed to brief the Committees no later than 60 days after
enactment of this act on the status of WADA's response to this
crisis of confidence in WADA and the steps WADA is taking to
strengthen key components of the organization.
The Committee expects WADA to: (1) make detailed
information about the circumstances related to WADA's handling
of the case regarding the 23 Chinese swimmers available to the
public; (2) identify and implement a process that will
significantly improve how alleged contamination cases are
handled both by WADA and by national anti-doping organizations,
such as the establishment of a WADA independent expert
committee with decision-making authority on all positive tests
that do not result in an anti-doping rule violation and public
announcement; (3) establish mechanisms to ensure that the WADA
Executive Committee receives timely notification of any alleged
contamination cases involving multiple athletes in the future;
and (4) have an outside audit performed of WADA.
The Committee includes language allowing ONDCP to provide
up to the level requested for WADA dues and directs that, no
less than 30 days prior to obligating funds to WADA, ONDCP
shall submit a spending plan and explanation of the proposed
uses of these funds to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations. The Committee will evaluate WADA's further
actions and reforms in response to its handling of this matter,
which will be taken into consideration in deciding a final
fiscal year 2025 WADA Dues funding level.
Evolving and Emerging Drug Threats.--Funding is provided to
implement evolving and emerging drug threat response plans, as
authorized by section 709 of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1988, such as the use of
xylazine, an adulterant of fentanyl.
Unanticipated Needs
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $990,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 1,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
These funds enable the President to meet unanticipated
exigencies in support of the National interest, security, or
defense.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,000,000.
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $8,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 44,531,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The goal of the Information Technology Oversight and Reform
[ITOR] program is to drive value in Federal IT investments by
making smarter investment decisions and reducing waste,
duplication, and inefficient uses of IT through data-driven
investment management, deliver digital services to 25 Federal
agencies, and protect IT assets and information by improving
oversight of Federal cybersecurity practices.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the ITOR program.
Special Assistance to the President
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $6,015,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 6,076,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,076,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for staff and expenses to
enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the
President in connection with the performance of executive
duties and responsibilities. These funds also support the
official activities of the spouse of the Vice President. The
Vice President also has a staff funded by the Senate to assist
him in the performance of his legislative duties.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,076,000 for
special assistance to the President.
Official Residence of the Vice President
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $318,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 321,000
Committee recommendation................................ 321,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account supports the care and operation of the Vice
President's residence on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
These funds specifically support equipment, furnishings, dining
facilities, and services required to perform and discharge the
Vice President's official duties, functions, and obligations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $321,000 for
the official residence of the Vice President.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 201 continues a provision that provides flexibility
in the use of funds in accounts under the EOP.
Section 202 continues a provision that requires the
Director of the OMB to include a Statement of budgetary impact
with any Executive order issued during fiscal year 2025.
Section 203 continues a provision that requires the
Director of the OMB to issue a memorandum relating to
compliance with title VII of this act.
Section 204 provides funds for initiatives related to drug
prevention, to be awarded as follows:
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Recommended
State Account Project Name Recipient ($) Requestor(s)
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RI........................... Office of Addressing Youth Coastline EAP 2,598,000 Reed
National Drug Substance Use d.b.a. Rhode
Control Policy in Rhode Island. Island Student
(ONDCP). Assistance
Services.
DE........................... Office of Center for Edgemoor 600,000 Coons
National Drug Community Community
Control Policy Engagement Center.
(ONDCP). Prevention
Corridor.
MS........................... Office of College Recovery Mississippi 500,000 Hyde-Smith
National Drug Community State
Control Policy Support. University.
(ONDCP).
MS........................... Office of Community-Based University of 4,393,000 Hyde-Smith
National Drug Coalition to Mississippi
Control Policy Prevent Medical Center.
(ONDCP). Substance Use
and Substance
Use Disorders.
NM........................... Office of Culturally Capacity 200,000 Heinrich
National Drug Relevant Builder's Inc..
Control Policy Prevention
(ONDCP). Education.
NM........................... Office of Evidence-based Unified 100,000 Heinrich
National Drug Prevention in Prevention
Control Policy Dona Ana County. Coalition-
(ONDCP). (CHI) Center
for Health
Innovation.
WV........................... Office of Marshall Marshall 746,000 Capito, Manchin
National Drug University University
Control Policy Transitional Research
(ONDCP). Housing for Corporation.
High-risk
Population.
AK........................... Office of Prevention and AK Fentanyl 400,000 Murkowski
National Drug Awareness Response
Control Policy Expansion. Project.
(ONDCP).
MN........................... Office of Rice County Community 140,000 Klobuchar,
National Drug Youth SUD Action Center. Smith
Control Policy Prevention.
(ONDCP).
NM........................... Office of Strategic San Juan County 375,000 Heinrich
National Drug Prevention Partnership.
Control Policy Framework.
(ONDCP).
WV........................... Office of West Virginia Hope in Action 400,000 Capito, Manchin
National Drug Coalition Alliance.
Control Policy Support for
(ONDCP). Substance Use
and Suicide
Prevention.
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TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Established under Article III of the Constitution, the
judicial branch of the Federal Government is a separate but
equal branch. The Federal judiciary consists of the Supreme
Court, United States Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
Bankruptcy Courts, Court of International Trade, Court of
Federal Claims, and several other entities and programs. The
organization of the judiciary, the district and circuit
boundaries, the places of holding court, and the number of
Federal judges are legislated by the Congress and signed into
law by the President.
The Committee's recommended funding levels support the
Federal judiciary's role of providing equal justice under the
law and include sufficient funds to support this critical
mission. The recommended funding level includes the salaries of
judges and support staff and the operation and security of our
Nation's courts.
The judicial branch is subject to the same funding
constraints facing the executive and legislative branches. It
is imperative that the Federal judiciary devote its resources
primarily to the retention of staff. Further, it is also
important that the judiciary contain controllable costs such as
travel, construction, and other expenses.
Supreme Court of the United States
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $129,323,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 146,337,000
Committee recommendation................................ 140,323,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Supreme Court consists of nine justices
appointed under Article III of the Constitution of the United
States, one of whom is appointed as Chief Justice of the United
States. The Supreme Court acts as the final arbiter in the
Federal court system.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $140,323,000
for the salaries and expenses of personnel, and the costs of
operating the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the building
and grounds. The increased funding is for security needs.
Supreme Court Assessment of Security Investments.--The
Supreme Court has been provided with significant investment in
recent years as a result of increased security needs. The
Committee understands the Court's desire to expand the scope of
the Supreme Court Police's capabilities to address emerging and
future security requirements. The Supreme Court is requested to
provide to the Committee, no later than 120 days after
enactment of this act, a detailed written report from an
independent party with Federal security expertise that
provides: (1) an analysis of the Court's current security
program, including a mission description reflecting the current
and future security requirements for the protection of the
Court and the Justices and the number of sworn and civilian
personnel and contractors allocated to each security and
support function currently performed and planned for the future
state. This independent analysis should also include the sworn
personnel currently onboard and the required training and
equipping required at various stages of planned expansion for
the security program; and the current and future state
technological and physical security capabilities to address the
security requirements for the protection of both the Court and
the residences of the Justices; and (2) an analysis of and
recommendations for a cohesive strategy linking the various
components of the Court's security operations. The strategy
should focus on force protection, dignitary protection,
protective intelligence, technical and physical security and
residential security operations and set out measurable Court
security benchmarks and goals.
To ensure the protection of the Court and the Justices
during the development and evaluation of the requested report,
the Court shall execute a memorandum of understanding with a
period of performance extending no later than the end of fiscal
year 2026, by which time the Supreme Court Police shall assume
full responsibility for Justice residential protection, between
the United States Marshals Service [USMS] and the Supreme
Court. The memorandum shall detail the protective services to
be provided by the USMS as proposed by the USMS Director, the
Marshal of the Court, and the Supreme Court Police.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $20,688,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 13,699,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,699,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Care of the Building and Grounds, for expenditure by the
Architect of the Capitol, provides for the structural and
mechanical care of the United States Supreme Court Building and
Grounds, including maintenance and operation of mechanical,
electrical, and electronic equipment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,699,000
for personnel and other services related to the Supreme Court
building and grounds, which is supervised by the Architect of
the Capitol.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $36,735,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 39,106,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,102,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
was established on October 1, 1982, under Article III of the
Constitution. The court was formed by the merger of the United
States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the appellate
division of the United States Court of Claims. The court
consists of 12 judges who are appointed by the President, with
the advice and consent of the Senate. Judges are appointed to
the court under Article III of the Constitution of the United
States.
The Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction in a
variety of subjects, including international trade, Government
contracts, patents, certain claims for money from the United
States Government, Federal personnel, and veterans' benefits.
Appeals to the court come from all Federal district courts, the
United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court
of International Trade, and the United States Court of Veterans
Appeals. The court also takes appeals of certain administrative
agencies' decisions, including the Merit Systems Protection
Board, the Board of Contract Appeals, the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences, and the Trademark Trial and Appeals
Board. Decisions of the United States International Trade
Commission, the Office of Compliance of the United States
Congress, and the Government Accountability Office Personnel
Appeals Board are also reviewable by the court.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $ 37,102,000.
United States Court of International Trade
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $21,260,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 22,784,000
Committee recommendation................................ 21,473,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Court of International Trade, located in
New York City, consists of nine Article III judges. The Court
has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions
brought against the United States, its agencies and officers,
and certain civil actions brought by the United States, arising
out of import transactions and the administration and
enforcement of the Federal customs and international trade
laws.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,473,000.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $5,995,055,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 6,414,038,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,100,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Salaries and Expenses is one of four accounts that provide
total funding for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
Other Judicial Services. In addition to funding the salaries of
judges and support staff, this account also funds the operating
costs of appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, the Court
of Federal Claims, and probation and pretrial services offices.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,100,000,000
for salaries and expenses.
Cybersecurity and IT Modernization.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the need to improve cybersecurity
and IT Modernization and assumes continued progress with funds
provided.
Strengthening Collaboration to Ensure Effective Treatment
Services.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
rehabilitation and successfully enabling reentry of
incarcerated people into their communities, including providing
mental health, substance misuse, and other behavioral health
support to individuals leaving the custody of the Federal
Bureau of Prisons and entering the Federal Judiciary's
Probation and Pretrial Services program for a term of court-
ordered post-release supervision. Creating a continuum of care
can help certain offenders adhere to and continue engagement
with their behavioral health treatment plans, obtain gainful
employment, and avoid committing future crimes. The Committee
is aware that there is continuum of care collaboration between
the Federal Judiciary's Probation and Pretrial Services program
and the Federal Bureau of Prisons but encourages both entities
to strengthen that collaboration to include better information
sharing, including electronic data sharing, on the treatment
needs of individuals coming out of Federal prison.
Early Termination of Supervised Release.--Supervised
release is currently imposed by a Federal district court in the
vast majority of Federal criminal sentences. The U.S. Supreme
Court explained in Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694
(2000), that supervised release was designed to be provided
``for those, and only those, who needed it.'' Unnecessary
supervision increases burdens on probation officers and may
limit their ability to supervise those who need it. The
Committee believes that better tailoring when and how
supervised release is imposed, better notifying individuals on
supervised release when appropriate about their right to seek
early termination, and granting early termination when doing so
would be consistent with public safety, can not only reduce
burdens on law enforcement and save valuable judicial
resources, but also create positive incentives for compliance
and rehabilitation consistent with the purposes of supervision.
The Committee directs the Administrative Office to provide a
report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 180
days after enactment of this act detailing any Federal statutes
or Judicial Conference policies requiring the Administrative
Office to notify individuals of their eligibility to seek early
termination, and Judicial Conference policies and practices
regarding the recommending of early termination. The report
should also include data on grants of early termination and the
imposition of supervised release, disaggregated by
jurisdiction.
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $9,975,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 11,764,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,686,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Enacted by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of
1986 (Public Law 99-660), the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program is a Federal no-fault program designed to resolve a
perceived crisis in vaccine tort liability claims that
threatened the continued availability of childhood vaccines
nationwide. The statute's primary intention is the creation of
a more efficient adjudicatory mechanism that ensures a no-fault
compensation result for those allegedly injured or killed by
certain covered vaccines. This program protects the
availability of vaccines in the United States by diverting a
substantial number of claims from the tort arena.
Not only did this act create a special fund to pay
judgments awarded under the act, but it also created the Office
of Special Masters within the United States Court of Federal
Claims to hear vaccine injury cases. The act stipulates that up
to eight special masters may be appointed for this purpose. The
special masters' expenditures are reimbursed to the judiciary
for vaccine injury cases from a special fund set up under the
act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,686,000.
DEFENDER SERVICES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $1,450,680,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 1,690,024,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,500,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Defender Services program ensures the right to counsel
guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the
Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)), and other
congressional mandates for those who cannot afford to retain
counsel and other necessary defense services. The Criminal
Justice Act provides that courts appoint counsel from Federal
public and community defender organizations or from a panel of
private attorneys established by the court. The Defender
Services program helps to maintain public confidence in the
Nation's commitment to equal justice under the law and ensures
the successful operation of the constitutionally based
adversary system of justice by which Federal criminal laws and
federally guaranteed rights are enforced.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,500,000,000.
McGirt v. Oklahoma.--No later than 120 days after enactment
of this act, the Administrative Office [AO] of the U.S. Courts
is directed to update the report previously submitted to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the impact of
McGirt v. Oklahoma workload on Criminal Justice Act
representations to reflect for 2024 actuals and 2025 estimates.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $58,239,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 48,096,000
Committee recommendation................................ 38,555,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides for the statutory fees and allowances
of grand and petit jurors and for the compensation of jury and
land commissioners. Budgetary requirements depend primarily
upon the volume and the length of jury trials demanded by
parties to both civil and criminal actions and the number of
grand juries being convened by the courts at the request of the
United States Attorneys.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,555,000.
COURT SECURITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $750,163,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 805,933,000
Committee recommendation................................ 797,510,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Court Security appropriation was established in 1983
and funds the necessary expenses incident to the provision of
protective guard services, and the procurement, installation,
and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United
States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court
operations, including building access control, inspection of
mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter
security provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other
similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the
Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-
702).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $797,510,000.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $102,673,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 108,684,000
Committee recommendation................................ 103,700,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Administrative Office [AO] of the United States Courts
was created in 1939 by Public Law 76-299. It serves the Federal
judiciary in carrying out its constitutional mission to provide
equal justice under the law. Beyond providing numerous services
to the Federal courts, the AO provides support and staff
counsel to the Judicial Conference of the United States and its
committees, and implements Judicial Conference policies as well
as applicable Federal statutes and regulations. The AO is the
focal point for communication and coordination within the
Federal judiciary and with Congress, the executive branch, and
the public on behalf of the judiciary.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $103,700,000.
Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee understands that
artificial intelligence [AI] may hold great promise for the
administration of law, perhaps allowing judges, lawyers and
litigants greater ease in litigating matters. However, the
Committee is also aware of reports of how the use of AI has led
to problems with pleadings and documents filed with courts. The
Committee also knows that automated speech recognition software
has led to mixed results, including inadequately preserved
transcripts of proceedings that have compromised parties'
capabilities to appeal adverse rulings. The administration of
justice must be founded in reason and logic, and it is far from
clear that AI would substantially aid in this process. The
Committee notes Chief Justice Roberts' comments on AI in his
most recent update on the state of U.S. courts. Consequently,
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts [AO] is
directed to study and report to the Committees on
Appropriations no later than 1 year after enactment of this act
on the current and potential future impact of AI on courts in
the U.S., including potential impacts on litigants, the
administration of justice, the ability of parties to appeal,
judicial decision-making and rulings and the legal and judicial
workforces. The Committee urges the AO to engage with experts
in relevant disciplines in studying AI and how it could affect
the law.
District of Colorado Long-Range Courthouse Space
Planning.--The Committee is aware that the AO is undertaking an
update to the long-range facilities plan for Federal courthouse
space within the District of Colorado, a process that will take
12-15 months, and will identify current and future space needs
within the district and strategies for addressing those needs.
The AO is directed to provide a briefing to the Committees on
Appropriations on the results of the long-range facilities plan
for the District of Colorado once completed.
Judicial Conduct and Disability [JC&D] Act Orders.--The AO
is directed to continue to report to the House and Senate
authorizing and appropriations committees on Judicial Conduct
and Disability [JC&D] Act orders that result in a finding of
misconduct for any judge no later than 30 days after an order
of the relevant judicial council becomes final or, for those
orders where review by the Judicial Conference's Committee on
Judicial Conduct and Disability [JC&D Committee] has been
requested, no later than 30 days after the JC&D Committee's
review has been completed. The Committee notes that a single,
centralized webpage on JC&D orders is located on uscourts.gov.
Office of Judicial Integrity.--The AO is encouraged to
ensure that there are sufficient staffing resources in the
Office of Judicial Integrity to address workplace conduct needs
in the branch and should identify additional staffing and
resource needs in the AO's budget request to Congress.
Financial Disclosure Reports.--The Committee is concerned
about delays in posting on the Judiciary's public website
annual financial disclosure reports for Federal judges as
required by the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act (Public
Law 117-125). The Administrative Office [AO] is encouraged to
evaluate staff resources for the Committee on Financial
Disclosure to ensure timely review and posting online of
financial disclosure reports, and to address any additional
resource needs in the AO's annual budget request.
Improving Compliance with Judicial Disclosures
Requirements.--The Committee notes that it has been reported
that dozens of Federal judges are not disclosing their
participation in privately-funded seminars as required by the
Ethics in Government Act and Judicial Conference policy. The
Judicial Conference is urged to redouble its efforts to ensure
100 percent compliance with seminar disclosure requirements.
Office of Employee Advocacy.--As the judiciary continues
its work to ensure that it is an exemplary workplace for all
employees, the Committee urges the Administrative Office to
create an independent office of employee advocacy to serve as
the legal counsel for employees who need advice or legal
representation regarding harassment, discrimination,
retaliation and other workplace misconduct matters.
Judiciary Workplace Practices.--In its July 2024 report,
Enhancing Efforts to Coordinate Best Workplace Practices Across
the Federal Judiciary, the FJC and NAPA presented findings and
options for consideration regarding workplace practices. No
later than May 30, 2025, the AO is directed to update the
Committee on its consideration of each option in the report.
Additional useful information, such as resources that would be
required to carry out options, is encouraged to be included.
Federal Judicial Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $34,261,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 35,456,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,604,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Judicial Center, located in Washington, DC,
improves the management of Federal judicial dockets and court
administration through education for judges and staff, and
research, evaluation, and planning assistance for the courts
and the Judicial Conference. The Center's responsibilities
include educating judges and other judicial branch personnel
about legal developments, efficient litigation management, and
court administration. Additionally, the Center analyzes the
efficacy of case and court management procedures and ensures
the Federal judiciary is aware of the methods of best practice.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $34,604,000.
United States Sentencing Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $21,641,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 23,288,000
Committee recommendation................................ 21,857,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Sentencing Commission establishes,
reviews, and revises sentencing guidelines, policies, and
practices for the Federal criminal justice system. The
Commission is also required to monitor the operation of the
guidelines and to identify and report necessary changes to the
Congress.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,857,000.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends the following administrative
provisions for the judiciary:
Section 301 allows the judiciary to expend funds for the
employment of experts and consultative services.
Section 302 allows the judiciary, subject to the
Committee's reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5
percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the
amount that may be transferred into any one appropriation.
Section 303 limits official reception and representation
expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United
States to no more than $11,000.
Section 304 grants the judicial branch the same tenant
alteration authorities as the executive branch.
Section 305 provides continued authority for a court
security pilot program.
Section 306 extends for 1 year the authorization of a
temporary judgeship in Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Arizona,
Florida, New Mexico, Texas, California, North Carolina, and
Hawaii.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FEDERAL FUNDS
The Appropriations Committees have a special relationship
with the District of Columbia that is unlike any other city in
the country. Under the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33),
the Federal Government is required to fund the court operations
of the District of Columbia, offender and defendant
supervision, and defendant representation. Title IV of this act
provides Federal payments to meet these statutory obligations.
Title IV also includes other Federal payments to fund
initiatives in areas including education and security.
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). As such, the Chief Financial Officer for
the District of Columbia shall submit an annual report to the
Committee 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.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Resident Tuition Support program was created by the
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law
106-98). The program provides grants annually for undergraduate
District students to attend eligible public 2-year and 4-year
colleges and universities nationwide. The grants are applied
toward the cost of the difference between in-State and out-of-
State tuition. Grants are also provided for students to attend
private institutions in the D.C. metropolitan area and private
Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $40,000,000
for the resident tuition support. The Committee notes that the
out-of-state tuition limit has been held at $10,000 per year
for the last 25 years, while out-of-state tuition has increased
by 200 percent.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 97,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 97,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This Federal payment provides funds for emergency planning
and security costs related to the presence of the Federal
Government in the District of Columbia and surrounding
jurisdictions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $97,000,000
for emergency planning and security costs.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $292,068,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 321,817,000
Committee recommendation................................ 305,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, title
XI], the Federal Government provides funding for the District
of Columbia Courts, the judicial branch of the District of
Columbia government. This Federal payment to the District of
Columbia Courts funds the operations of the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals, Superior Court, the Court System,
and the Capital Improvement Program. By law, the annual budget
includes estimates of the expenditures for the operations of
the Courts prepared by the Joint Committee on Judicial
Administration, the Court's policy-making body, as well as the
President's recommendation for funding the Courts' operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment to the District
of Columbia Courts of $305,000,000. This amount includes
$16,037,000 for the Court of Appeals, $148,588,000 for the
Superior Court, $88,290,000 for the Court System, and
$48,290,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $46,005,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 46,005,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,005,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The District of Columbia Courts appoint and compensate
attorneys to represent persons who are financially unable to
obtain such representation. The Defender Services programs
provide counsel for indigent persons who are charged with
criminal offenses, for family proceedings involving child
abuse, neglect, and termination of parental rights, and for
guardianship proceedings for protection of mentally
incapacitated individuals and minors whose parents are
deceased.
In addition to legal representation, these programs provide
indigent persons with services such as transcripts of court
proceedings, expert witness testimony, foreign and sign
language interpretation, and investigations and genetic
testing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $46,005,000
for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts.
The Committee also recommends a rescission of $12,000,000
in prior year unobligated balances.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $286,016,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 310,840,000
Committee recommendation................................ 300,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency [CSOSA]
for the District of Columbia is an independent Federal agency
created by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, title
XI). CSOSA acquired the operational responsibilities for the
former District agencies in charge of probation and parole, and
houses the Pretrial Services Agency within its framework. The
mission of CSOSA is to increase public safety, prevent crime,
reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of
justice in close collaboration with the community.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $300,000,000
for CSOSA. Of the amounts provided, $203,497,000 is for
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration and
$85,625,000 is for pretrial services.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $53,629,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 59,305,000
Committee recommendation................................ 59,305,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
(PDS), an independent organization established by a District of
Columbia statute (16 D.C. Code 2-1601-1608), has a distinct
mission to provide and promote quality legal representation
services within the District of Columbia justice system. PDS
provides legal representation to indigent adults and children
facing loss of liberty and provides support in the form of
training, consultation, and legal reference services to members
of the local bar appointed as counsel in criminal, juvenile,
and mental health cases involving indigent individuals.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $59,305,000
for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $2,450,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 2,450,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,450,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council [CJCC] provides a
forum for District of Columbia and Federal law enforcement to
identify criminal justice issues and solutions, and improve the
coordination of their efforts. In addition, the CJCC developed
and maintains the Justice Information System [JUSTIS], which
provides for the sharing of information with Federal and local
law enforcement.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $2,450,000 to
CJCC.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $630,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 898,000
Committee recommendation................................ 898,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Judicial Nomination Commission [JNC] recommends a panel
of three candidates to the President for each judicial vacancy
in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Superior
Court. From the panel selected by the JNC, the President
nominates a person for each vacancy and submits his or her name
for confirmation to the Senate. The Commission on Judicial
Disabilities and Tenure [CJDT] has jurisdiction over all judges
of the Court of Appeals and Superior Court and makes
determinations as to whether a judge's conduct warrants
disciplinary action and whether involuntary retirement of a
judge for health reasons is warranted. In addition, the CJDT
conducts evaluations of judges seeking reappointment and judges
who retire and wish to continue service as a senior judge.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $898,000 as a Federal payment for
the judicial commissions, of which $598,000 is designated for
the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure and $300,000
is designated for the Judicial Nomination Commission.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $52,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 52,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 52,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
As authorized by Scholarships for Opportunity and Results
Act (SOAR) and as part of a three-part comprehensive funding
strategy, the District of Columbia receives funds for District
of Columbia Public Schools [DCPS], public charter schools, and
Opportunity Scholarships. The intent of this comprehensive
funding approach was to ensure progress and improvement of DCPS
and public charter schools, while ensuring continued funding to
support the Opportunity Scholarship Program for students to
attend private schools.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $52,500,000
for school improvement. These funds are allocated as follows:
$17,500,000 for District of Columbia Public Schools,
$17,500,000 for Public Charter Schools, and $17,500,000 for
Opportunity Scholarships. The Committee notes the importance of
a rigorous evaluation of the SOAR program.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $600,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 600,000
Committee recommendation................................ 600,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of
Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program
provides tuition assistance for nonresident District of
Columbia National Guard members.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $600,000 for
the D.C. National Guard designated 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
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $4,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
There are approximately 12,000 people living with HIV in
the District of Columbia. This appropriation supports the
District's efforts to end the HIV epidemic.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes a Federal payment of
$5,000,000 to support testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $8,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 8,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Approximately one-third of the District of Columbia is
served by a combined sewer system, constructed by the Federal
Government in 1890, in which both sanitary waste and stormwater
flow through the same pipes. When the collection system or the
Blue Plains treatment plant reach capacity, typically during
periods of heavy rainfall, the system is designed to overflow
the excess water. This mixture of sewage and stormwater runoff
is discharged to the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, Rock Creek,
and tributary waters between 60 and 75 times each year. The
Clean Rivers Project includes deep underground storage tunnels,
side tunnels to reduce flooding, pump station rehabilitation,
and the elimination of over a dozen CSO outfalls along the
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and Rock Creek. When completed in
2025, this project is expected to vastly improve water quality
and significantly reduce contaminated discharges into and
debris in our Nation's capital waterways as well as improve the
health of the Chesapeake Bay.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $8,000,000.
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $3,430,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 3,523,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,465,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Administrative Conference of the United States [ACUS]
is an independent agency and advisory committee created to
study administrative processes in order to recommend
improvements to Congress and agencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,465,000 for ACUS.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $365,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 399,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 371,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] was
established as an independent agency by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1389; 7 U.S.C. 4a).
The Commission administers the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.
section 1, et seq.
The CFTC oversees our Nation's futures, options, and swaps
markets. The Commission's mission is to foster transparent,
open, competitive and financially sound derivatives markets.
Effective oversight by the CFTC protects market participants
from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices, and protects
the public and our economy from systemic risk related to
derivatives.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $371,000,000
for operating expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission. The Committee recommendation includes $6,581,000
for the Office of the Inspector General.
Data Security.--The CFTC is directed to brief the Committee
within 180 days of enactment of this act on the policies and
procedures in place regarding the accessing and collection of
algorithmic trading source code or other similar intellectual
property. This briefing shall detail the specific guidelines:
the CFTC has in place for the approval of requests by CFTC
staff for such access; and how the CFTC stores and shares this
data securely with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $150,975,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 183,050,000
Committee recommendation................................ 162,485,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Consumer Product Safety Commission [CPSC] is an
independent Federal regulatory agency, created in 1972, and is
responsible for protecting the public against unreasonable
risks of injury from consumer products; assisting consumers to
evaluate the comparative safety of consumer products;
developing uniform safety standards for consumer products and
minimizing conflicting State and local regulations; and
promoting research and investigation into the causes and
prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.
In carrying out its mandate, the CPSC establishes mandatory
product safety standards, where appropriate, to reduce the
unreasonable risk of injury to consumers from consumer
products; helps industry develop voluntary safety standards;
bans unsafe products if it finds that a safety standard is not
feasible; monitors recalls of defective products; informs and
educates consumers about product hazards; conducts research and
develops test methods; collects and publishes injury and hazard
data; and promotes uniform product regulations by governmental
units.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $162,485,000 for the Consumer
Product Safety Commission [CPSC].
Fire-safe battery enclosures for micromobility devices.--
Industry safety standards, such as UL2849, contain effective
measures to reduce the likelihood of battery fires, including
requiring a battery management system and testing battery's
ability to withstand real-world use scenarios (e.g., a
vibration test, overcharging test, and short circuit test).
However, these industry standards also require that plastic
battery enclosures meet a flame rating. To meet these
requirements, companies may select among plastics that may
contain harmful flame retardant chemicals. The Committee notes
that once a lithium-ion battery ignites, it may not be slowed
or stopped by a flame-retarded plastic enclosure but the flame
retardant chemicals may make the battery fire more dangerous
for fire victims and firefighters. In the course of its work
examining the fire hazards associated with rechargeable
lithium-ion batteries for micromobility products, the CPSC is
directed to consider the benefits and risks associated with use
of commonly used flame retardant chemicals often used to meet
such flammability requirements of plastic battery enclosures.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Section 501 continues a prohibition of funds to finalize,
implement, or enforce the proposed rule on recreational off-
highway vehicles until a study is completed by the National
Academy of Sciences.
Section 502 is a new provision preventing CPSC from
promulgating, implementing, administering, or enforcing any
CPSC regulation to ban gas stoves as a class of products.
COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024....................................................
Budget estimate, 2025................................... $8,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency [CIGIE] is an independent entity established within
the executive branch to address integrity, economy and
effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government
agencies and aid in the establishment of a professional, well-
trained and highly skilled workforce in the Offices of
Inspectors General.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for CIGIE. Within
available funds for CIGIE, $6,400,000 is provided to support
ongoing operations of the Pandemic Response Accountability
Committee's [PRAC] data analytics center and to further develop
the PRAC's data analytics capabilities.
Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence.--In 2021, Congress
appropriated funds that allowed the PRAC to build the Pandemic
Analytics Center of Excellence [PACE]. In standing up the PACE,
the PRAC's goal was to build an affordable, flexible, and
scalable analytics platform that can support the oversight and
law enforcement communities during their pandemic-related work
and beyond. Funds appropriated to CIGIE will continue
supporting the transition from the PACE into the CIGIE
environment establishing a viable and enduring long-term IG
community data analytics capability to support a broader
capacity to detect fraud, waste, and abuse across all
Government programs.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $27,720,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 38,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Election Assistance Commission [EAC] was created by the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 [HAVA] (Public Law 107-252) and
is charged with implementing provisions of that act relating to
the reform of Federal election administration. The EAC assists
State and local election officials by testing and certifying
election equipment, sharing best practices to improve the
administration of Federal elections, and providing them with
information about the voting system standards established by
HAVA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for EAC's salaries and
expenses. The bill provides for $1,250,000 of these funds to be
made available to the National Institute for Standards and
Technology [NIST] to support the Technical Guidelines
Development Committee in developing a comprehensive set of
testing guidelines for voting system hardware and software. In
addition, the EAC is responsible for distributing and auditing
the use of election reform grant funding, in accordance with
the requirements of the HAVA.
Within 30 days after funds are made available, the Director
of NIST (or designee) shall provide to the Executive Director
(or Acting) of the EAC and the Committee an expenditure plan
for the funds that includes: (1) the number and position title
and office of each staff person doing work and amount of time
each staff person spends on that work; (2) the specific tasks
accomplished including length of time needed to accomplish the
task; (3) an explanation of expenditures, including contracts
and grants, and use of the EAC funding transferred to NIST
(including enumeration of funds); and (4) an explanation of how
the work accomplished relates to mandated activities under
HAVA. Finally, the Executive Director (or Acting) of the EAC
and Director of NIST (or designee) shall work together to set
priorities for the work outlined in order to meet timelines.
Language Assistance Guidance for Election Jurisdictions.--
The Committee is aware of the cost and logistical burdens
associated with compliance with Section 203 of the Voting
Rights Act, codified at 52 USC 1503, including the critical
requirement that voting materials must not be provided only in
the English language in covered jurisdictions. Moreover, the
Committee is aware that an increasing number of jurisdictions,
while not required to do so by such statutory provision, are
opting to provide voting materials in languages in addition to
English.
In order to encourage and assist with the continued
adoption of this practice--whether or not required by such
statutory provision--the EAC is requested to report to the
Committee, no later than 180 days after enactment of this act,
regarding its work to provide guidance to State and local
jurisdictions regarding the elements of--and resources
available to assist with--a successful language assistance
election program, including, but not limited to, outreach
efforts, bilingual election personnel, and accurately-
translated and effectively-distributed materials.
Local Election Administration Funding Feedback.--The
Committee notes that it could be helpful for the EAC to
understand better how States allocate resources to the local
level and recommends that the EAC request that grantees report
how they conduct outreach to and solicit feedback from local
entities as well as how their reported and planned grant
spending reflects the needs of local communities. The EAC is
requested to report to the Committee, no later than 180 days
after enactment of this act, any challenges the agency and
grantees face in gathering funding information from local
entities and any impacts of inconsistent funding.
Barriers to Election Worker Recruitment.--The EAC is
requested to report to the Committee, no later than 180 days
after enactment of this act, the results of its review of
existing responses to on the 2022 Election Administration and
Voting Survey [EAVS] Comprehensive Report regarding election
worker recruitment to identify barriers to election worker
recruitment, such as threats or perceived threats to election
workers, including any changes to the EAVS questions.
Election Resources.--The EAC is directed to report to the
Committee no later than 90 days after enactment of this act
regarding what would be needed to produce comprehensive
information on the scope of election funding needs, as reported
by local election administrators. The report should describe
any challenges in further ascertaining the funding needs of
local election administrators.
Language Resources.--The Committee commends the work that
the EAC has done to promote non-English language resources and
encourages any additional efforts in this regard, including
efforts to promote such resources to local election
administrators.
ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $75,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 75,000,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for Election Security
Grants.
Federal Communications Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $390,192,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 448,075,000
Committee recommendation................................ 448,075,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Communications Commission [FCC] is charged with
regulating interstate and international communications by
radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. The FCC is also
charged with promoting the safety of life and property through
wire and radio communications. The mandate of the FCC under the
Communications Act is to make available to all people of the
United States a rapid, efficient, nationwide, and worldwide
wire and radio communication service. The FCC performs five
major functions to fulfill this charge: (1) spectrum
allocation; (2) creating rules to promote fair competition and
protect consumers where required by market conditions; (3)
authorization of service; (4) enhancing public safety and
homeland security; and (5) enforcement.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $448,075,000
for the salaries and expenses of the FCC for fiscal year 2025,
which will be derived from offsetting collections. The
Committee also recommends that up to $139,000,000 be retained
from spectrum auction activities to fund the administrative
expenses of conducting such auctions.
National Broadband Map.--The FCC has released versions of
the National Broadband Map, which displays where Internet
services are available by location across the U.S., and
continues to improve their accuracy with input from consumers;
State, local, and Tribal government entities; and other
stakeholders. States and territories are required to use the
National Broadband Map as the basis for awarding Broadband
Equity Access and Deployment [BEAD] program funds for broadband
deployment projects. The Committee encourages the FCC to take
into account funding under the BEAD program in determining how
best to use universal service funds in addressing service gaps.
Broadband Funding Map.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of this act, the FCC shall provide the Committee with
an update on the measures the FCC has taken since May 15, 2023,
to coordinate with relevant Federal agencies and populate the
Broadband Funding Map with the required data pursuant to
Section 60105 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117-58). In its update, the FCC shall identify the
extent to which each Federal agency is submitting the data
necessary to populate the map in a timely manner and in
coordination with state broadband offices.
Tribal Broadband Mapping.--The Committee urges the FCC as
part of its National Broadband Map to: (1) provide the number
of locations associated with individual Tribal areas and; (2)
offer an aggregated rollup of the number of Tribal locations
and Tribal broadband availability nationwide.
Spectrum.--The Committee recognizes the need to make
available more high-, mid-, and low-band spectrum for the
expansion of broadband and 5G technology and encourages the FCC
to continue their work to hold auctions of licensed spectrum
and make available unlicensed spectrum that allows small and
large providers the ability to expand broadband and 5G
technology throughout the United States.
Universal Service Fund [USF] Reform.--In recognition of the
rapidly changing communications industry landscape, the
Committee urges the FCC to: (1) seek public comment this fiscal
year on any reform proposals that have been submitted to the
commission or otherwise previously considered that would
promote the sustainability and viability of the universal
service fund and resolve inequities in the current contribution
structure (the ``Reform Objectives''); and (2) act as soon as
possible following review of that record to adopt reforms to
achieve the Reform Objectives. The FCC should also provide
specific recommendations to Congress regarding additional
authority it believes it may need to enact any reforms that are
found to be prudent, advisable, or necessary. Additionally, the
Committee remains concerned that far too many Americans living
in rural areas lack access to broadband at speeds necessary to
fully participate in the Internet age. The Committee urges the
FCC to prioritize unserved and underserved areas in all USF
programs.
Pirate Radio Operators.--The Committee commends the FCC for
implementing the PIRATE Act and taking decisive action this
year against violators of this important law. The FCC is
encouraged to continue prioritizing pirate radio enforcement
and is directed to update the Committee on additional
enforcement actions taken during the fiscal year.
Contraband Cell Phones.--The Committee remains concerned
regarding the exploitation of contraband cell phones in prisons
and jails nationwide. On July 13, 2021, the FCC adopted a
Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (GN Docket No. 13-11). The Second Report and Order
established a framework enabling designated correctional
facility officials relying on an authorized contraband
interdiction system to submit qualifying requests to wireless
providers to disable contraband wireless devices in qualifying
facilities and the FNPRM sought comment on the use and
consideration of further technological solutions to combat
contraband devices. While the FCC has been continually working
with stakeholders to implement the disabling framework
established in the Second Report and Order, it has not yet
acted on the FNPRM. The Committee urges the FCC to explore all
available options to mitigate this issue as it works to
complete its rulemaking process, including the use of
geofencing, quiet zones, network-based solutions, and beacon
technology. The FCC is encouraged to continue its work to
prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons and is directed to
provide the Committee with quarterly briefings on the status of
its implementation of the Second Report and Order and any
status updates on topics raised in the Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 21-82).
Satellite Industry.--The Committee recognizes the FCC for
supporting, through both licensing and regulatory oversight,
the growing U.S. satellite industry, which includes low Earth
orbit broadband communications networks, earth observation and
imaging satellites, and other commercial satellite
constellations. Given the growing industry, the Committee
supports additional resources for the International Bureau to
ensure it can undertake timely review of license applications
and related work of U.S. satellite systems.
Digital Divide.--Whether it is obtaining telehealth
services, applying for jobs and services or educational access,
Internet in the home is essential in today's world. The
Committee directs the FCC to report back to the Committee no
later than 180 days after enactment of this act on its recent
efforts to address the digital divide.
Robocalls.--The Committee continues to be concerned that
scammers are increasingly using robocalls to target Americans,
especially Older Americans, seeking to swindle them out of
their hard-earned life savings. The Committee commends the FCC
for demanding that the telecommunications industry adopt and
implement a robust call authentication system to combat illegal
robocalling and caller ID spoofing. The Committee directs the
FCC to brief the Committee on the progress that has been made
by industry to adopt authentication systems
Agency Coordination.--The Committee recognizes the FCC's
vital role in preserving and advancing universal communications
services. The Committee encourages the FCC to coordinate
efforts with the Rural Utility Service to optimize the use of
limited resources and promote broadband deployment in rural
America.
Tribal E-Rate.--The Committee supports increasing access to
the E-Rate programs for Tribal communities to include Tribal
Essential Community-Serving Institutions as eligible for E-Rate
funding. Because Tribal Essential Community-Serving
Institutions have not been eligible since the creation of E-
Rate in 1996, Tribes have historically missed out on being
eligible for this critical Federal program. Not later than 90
days after enactment of this act, the FCC is directed to report
to the Committee on the status of this issue.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.--The Committee is concerned
that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund [RDOF] awardees may
not follow through on their commitments to communities slated
to receive broadband deployment through the fund. The committee
reminds RDOF awardees of their obligations under the program
and directs the FCC to prepare a report within 90 days of
enactment of this act listing (1) RDOF awardees that have not
yet met their commitments under the program, and outlining (2)
available administrative action to enforce the FCC's rules.
9-8-8.--The Committee supports efforts by the FCC to
improve access to the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by
initiating the rulemaking process for proximity-based routing
of calls. The Committee encourages the FCC to also consider
regulations that would ensure each provider of commercial
mobile services transmits all calls and text messages made or
sent to 9-8-8, including a call or text message that originates
from a non-service-initiated handset, and that Multi-Line
telephone systems can directly initiate a call to 9-8-8. The
FCC will report to the Committee once the rulemaking is
resolved.
Chinese Internet of Things Modules.--The Committee is
concerned that the presence of the internet of things (IoT)
devices that are produced or controlled by the People's
Republic of China within critical U.S. infrastructure poses
significant national security risks. The Committee directs the
FCC to work with its national security counterparts, such as
the Federal Acquisitions Security Council; Departments of
Commerce, Homeland Security, and Defense; and Federal Bureau of
Investigation, to combat the threats from Chinese IoT devices
in sensitive government systems. In addition, the Committee
directs the FCC to engage with other federal agencies to raise
their awareness of and encourage them to measure their exposure
to the potential hazardous of Chinese IoT devices embedded in
their telecommunications and technological infrastructure.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Section 510 continues a provision relating to the Anti-
deficiency Act but extends the provision to cover 2 years.
Section 511 continues a provision prohibiting the FCC from
changing rules governing the USF regarding single connection or
primary line restrictions.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $47,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 52,632,000
Committee recommendation................................ 52,632,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] Office of
the Inspector General [OIG] conducts audits, investigations,
and other reviews to assist and augment the FDIC's contribution
to the stability of, and public confidence in, the Nation's
financial system. A separate appropriation more effectively
ensures the OIG's independence consistent with the Inspector
General Act of 1978 and other legislation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $52,632,000 for the FDIC OIG.
Funds are to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund.
Federal Election Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $80,857,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 93,483,000
Committee recommendation................................ 85,674,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Election Commission [FEC] was created through
the 1974 Amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (Public Law 93-443). Consistent with its duty of executing
our Nation's Federal campaign finance laws, and in pursuit of
its mission of maintaining public faith in the integrity of the
Federal campaign finance system, the FEC conducts three major
regulatory programs: (1) providing public disclosure of funds
raised and spent to influence Federal elections; (2) enforcing
compliance with restrictions on contributions and expenditures
made to influence Federal elections; and (3) administering
public financing of Presidential campaigns.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $85,674,000 for the Federal
Election Commission.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $29,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 32,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,100,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Labor Relations Authority [FLRA] is an
independent administrative Federal agency created by title VII
of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454)
with a mission to carry out five statutory responsibilities in
relation to the Federal workforce: (1) determining the
appropriateness of units for labor organization representation;
(2) resolving complaints of unfair labor practices; (3)
adjudicating exceptions to arbitrator's awards; (4)
adjudicating legal issues relating to the duty to bargain; and
(5) resolving impasses during negotiations.
The FLRA's authority is divided by law and by delegation
among a three-member authority and an Office of General
Counsel, appointed by the President and subject to Senate
confirmation; and the Federal Service Impasses Panel, which
consists of seven part-time members appointed by the President.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,100,000
for the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2024....................................................
Budget estimate, 2025................................... $9,002,000
Committee recommendation................................................
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation supports the authorized activities of
the Environmental Review Improvement Fund and the Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering Council. The Council will lead
on-going government-wide efforts to modernize the Federal
permitting and review process for major infrastructure projects
and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee
adherence to the statutory requirements set forth in the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee provides no funding for the Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering Council's [FPISC] Environmental
Review Improvement Fund. The Committee notes that Public Law
117-169 provided FPISC's Environmental Review Fund with
$350,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 2031. In
addition, Public Law 117-58 provided $650,000 for fiscal year
2025. FPISC's budget justification should include an accounting
of activities accomplished in fiscal year 2024 and planned for
fiscal year 2025 with funding from Public Law 117-169 and
Public Law 117-58.
Federal Trade Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $425,700,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 535,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 450,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] administers a variety of
Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Activities in
the antitrust area include detection and elimination of illegal
collusion, anticompetitive mergers, unlawful single-firm
conduct, and injurious vertical agreements. The FTC enforces
consumer protection laws involving advertising, marketing, and
financial practices; fights consumer fraud; and addresses
privacy and identity protection concerns.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $450,000,000 for the
salaries and expenses of the FTC for fiscal year 2025.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates $304,000,000 of
collections from Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing fees and
$15,000,000 of collections from Do-Not-Call fees will partially
offset the appropriation requirement for this account. The
total amount of direct appropriations for this account is
therefore estimated at $131,000,000.
Artificial Intelligence.--Artificial intelligence [A.I.]
promises to have a profound impact on many aspects of our
society, with vast implications for how people live, work and
communicate. The benefits of A.I., though, are accompanied by a
dark side; A.I. risks violating consumers' privacy, automating
critical decisionmaking, and turbocharging imposter schemes and
other types of scams. And, the rapid development and deployment
of A.I. risks further locking in the market dominance of large
incumbent technology firms. The Committee recognizes the
resource-intensive nature of protecting consumers and promoting
competition in an area of rapidly evolving technology and
supports the FTC's dedication to vigorously use the full range
of its authorities to protect consumers from deceptive and
unfair conduct and maintain open, fair and competitive markets.
Subscription Based Services.--The Committee commends the
FTC on its proposed ``click to cancel'' rule to combat unfair
or deceptive practices related to subscriptions, memberships,
and other recurring-payment programs, making it as easy for
consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to first enroll.
While negative option billing can be legitimate and beneficial
with proper disclosure and consent, many consumers fall victim
to deceptive tactics when marketers fail to be transparent or
make cancellation difficult.
Refunds for Consumers.--The Supreme Court's 2021 decision
in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al., v. Federal Trade
Commission that prevents the FTC from seeking monetary redress
under section 13(b) of the FTC Act has severely limited the
FTC's ability to provide refunds to consumers injured by
violations of laws it enforces. The FTC is encouraged to work
with Congress to address this critical issue. Not later than
120 days after enactment of this act, the FTC will provide a
briefing to the Committee on its work related to refunds for
consumers.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Study.--The FTC is encouraged to
expeditiously execute its 6(b) study of pharmacy benefits
managers' business practices. The study should identify acts
and practices that may be either unlawful today or contrary to
the public interest in obtaining safe and affordable medicines,
and provide recommendations to Congress and the Administration.
Interstate License Portability.--The Committee believes
that temporary licensure flexibilities enacted during the
COVID-19 pandemic offer a unique opportunity to continue past
FTC research into the effect of occupational licensure on
healthcare competition. The FTC is directed to brief the
Committee on interstate license portability and healthcare
competition. The Committee encourages the FTC to review
information from multiple States on changes in healthcare
access, patient safety, consumer satisfaction, and healthcare
costs.
Adoption Intermediaries.--The Committee is concerned by the
proliferation of unlicensed adoption intermediaries
increasingly engaging in fraudulent or deceptive practices
concerning domestic private adoption. The Committee is aware of
the growing practice of entities operating on a for-profit
basis and charging exorbitant fees (e.g., ``finder's fee'' or
``matching fee'') to hopeful adoptive parents in exchange for
matching and/or facilitating interstate adoption services. In
many cases, these brokers engage in illegal or deceptive
advertising practices potentially in violation of consumer
protection laws. The Committee encourages the FTC to
investigate and enforce laws against unfair or deceptive
business practices in this area. The FTC shall provide a
briefing to the Committee no later than 180 days after
enactment of this act on this issue.
Contact Lens.--The Committee is concerned that a prior FTC
rulemaking on contact lens meant to protect competition in the
market may have had the unintended consequence of
deprioritizing patient safety in the sale of prescription
medical devices, including contact lenses. Enforcement actions
by the FTC continue to focus on physician regulatory compliance
rather than closing loopholes in the automated prescription
verification process that can, in some circumstances, allow
sellers to fill patient prescriptions with devices that were
not prescribed by their doctor. Therefore, the Committee
supports enforcement of the amended Contact Lens Rule,
including modifications to improve the quality of automated
calls to relieve the burden on prescribers and reduce potential
health risks to patients from incomplete or incomprehensible
automated telephone messages, and directs the FTC to act on
complaints filed by eye care professionals if they receive poor
quality, incomplete, or otherwise non-compliant automated
telephone messages and to monitor whether this process
appropriately protects patient safety.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.--The Committee
supports continued implementation of the Horseracing Integrity
and Safety Act (Public Law 116-260) to promote fairness and
increase safety in the horseracing industry.
Researcher Data Access.--Billions of human interactions
occur on a small number of social media platforms, but the
public has little insight into what occurs there other than
what platforms choose to share. This has significant
implications for the FTC's ability to protect consumers of
social media platforms, including as to children's safety and
the growth in artificial intelligence. In recent years, models
have developed for independent researchers to study platform
behavior, but there is significant uncertainty about the
applicable laws and to examine best practices for researchers
and platforms to ensure research can be conducted appropriately
and consistent with privacy. The Committee believes the FTC has
a role to play on these matters to protect American consumers.
The Committee directs the FTC to work with other Federal agency
partners to convene stakeholders best practices and codes of
conduct for the sharing of data with independent researchers to
study platform behavior while protecting the privacy of user
information and the types of research and data access that
would best inform the FTC's work.
Junk Fees.--The Committee recognizes the financial burden
placed on consumers by unfair and deceptive junk fees, and as
such, encourages the FTC to finalize their proposed rule, and
other rulemakings, that protect consumers from deceptive junk
fees.
Disinformation and Misinformation.--The Committee is aware
of the proliferation of online disinformation and
misinformation. The Committee also understands that a
significant portion of disinformation and misinformation on
major online platforms violates the terms of service and
community standards under which these platforms offer service
to users. In many cases, disinformation and misinformation
poses risks to the health and well-being of users. The
Committee is concerned that platforms are not meeting their own
terms of service and community standards in policing and
removing potentially harmful disinformation and misinformation.
In a number of cases, platforms' algorithms are promoting
disinformation and misinformation. The Committee encourages the
FTC to investigate whether platforms are failing to follow
their own terms of service and community standards with respect
to disinformation and misinformation is an unfair or deceptive
business practice in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
Older Adult Scams.--The Committee is concerned about the
significant increase in consumer scams as criminals
increasingly target consumers, including older adults. The
Committee is concerned that Americans reported losing more than
$10,000,000,000 to fraud in 2023, a 14 percent increase from
2022, while older adults lost more than $1,600,000,000 to fraud
in 2022. The Committee notes that, in 2021, the FTC lost a key
authority to obtain equitable monetary relief for consumers.
The advent of artificial intelligence is likely to supercharge
fraud impacting all consumers, including older adults, leading
to even greater economic harm. The Committee commends the FTC
efforts to educate consumers about the increasing assortment of
financial schemes and frauds and its efforts to track, deter
and halt scams and frauds. The Committee encourages the FTC to
collaborate and coordinate with usa.gov and mymoney.gov to
update and include information for consumers to develop a
comprehensive online resource that will serve as a centralized
resource page for victims of financial scams and fraud, which
includes information about recovery steps and best practices
after being scammed.
Funeral Rule.--The Committee recognizes the FTC's efforts
to monitor compliance with the funeral rule. The Committee
encourages FTC to modernize the rule so that consumers have the
ability to access online price lists.
Grocery Industry Consolidation.--The Committee notes that
the consolidation of the retail grocery sector impacts food
prices, selection, and quality for American consumers. The
Committee encourages the FTC to address retail grocery
consolidation, specifically in rural areas, and analyze that
consolidation's impact to consumers as compared to non-rural
areas.
Closing the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online
Retail Marketplaces [INFORM] for Consumers Act Loophole.--The
Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail
Marketplaces for Consumers Act (Public Law 117-328) requires
online marketplaces to obtain and verify information from
certain high-volume third-party sellers, and to ensure that
contact information about those sellers is clearly disclosed.
The Committee is concerned that some online marketplaces appear
to skirt congressional intent by providing such information
only in a foreign language, which may make it difficult for
parties to contact a particular seller. Not later than 180 days
after enactment of this act, the FTC is directed to provide to
the Committee a briefing on enforcement actions the agency has
taken, stakeholder outreach to ensure compliance, and any
challenges to implementation of the law since it entered into
force.
FTC Green Guides.--House Report 118-145 directed the FTC to
engage in comprehensive review guidelines for marketers with
regard to environmental claims, including review of the FTC's
Green Guides. Considering the Green Guides were last revised in
2012 and the guidelines have not kept pace with the
marketplace, which has seen monumental changes in environmental
marketing, emerging technology, and the desire for industry and
other stakeholders to innovate, the Committee directs the FTC
to prioritize its ongoing review of the Green Guides and
encourages it to include comprehensive consumer perception
research surveys. The FTC is directed to provide a briefing to
the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this act on the
progress of the review.
Labeling for non-flushable wipes.--The Committee recognizes
the costly impact that flushing wet wipes has on local
wastewater systems. The Committee encourages the Federal Trade
Commission, in consultation with the Environmental Protection
Agency [EPA], to address deceptive flushable wipe marketing
claims.
General Services Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The General Services Administration [GSA] was established
by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(Public Law 81-152) when Congress mandated the consolidation of
the Federal Government's real property and administrative
services. GSA is organized into the Public Buildings Service,
the Federal Acquisition Service, the Office of Government-wide
Policy, and the Office of Citizen Services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Five-Year Plan.--GSA is reminded that the Committee expects
to receive an updated Five-Year Plan submitted annually with
the GSA congressional budget justification, per statute.
Dirksen Courthouse.--The Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago is
adjacent to vacant federally-owned buildings that are in
critical disrepair. Funding has been provided to GSA for the
demolition of these properties, as previous proposals for the
private redevelopment of the properties raised significant
concerns about increased security risks to the courthouse and
Federal agencies located in the courthouse complex. GSA is
commended for efforts to involve stakeholders in discussion to
address the vacant federally-owned State Street properties that
are in disrepair and pose security risks to the adjacent
Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago. GSA is expected to continue to
provide advance notice to and consult with the Committee before
taking any actions with respect to these properties.
Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry [LPOE].--The Committee
notes that the Santa Teresa Land port of entry is among GSA's
priorities and that GSA intends to initiate an Environmental
Assessment for the project and will work with CBP to prioritize
the port in the overall context of the LPOE portfolio.
The National Archives at Seattle.--The Committee recognizes
that the Federal Archives and Records Center at NARA's Sand
Point facility, which is in disrepair, houses invaluable and
significant Territorial, Native American, archival and Federal
records for Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and
outlying areas. The Federal records stored at the Sand Point
facility hold significant value to individuals and
organizations, including Indian Tribes and Alaska Native
organizations, State agencies, higher education institutions,
researchers, scientists, students, and individuals. GSA is
directed to continue to provide advance notice to and consult
with the Committee regarding the overall project schedules and
at critical milestones for repair projects at the Sand Point
facility, and before any actions requiring the movement of
records. Further, the Committee directs GSA, in consultation
with NARA, to continue consultation with impacted State and
Tribal governments on the analysis and design of a future
construction project for a long-term records storage facility
in the Seattle, Washington region.
Plum Island Closure and Sale.--The Committee expresses
support for the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] and GSA's
efforts to remediate and transfer ownership of Plum Island.
Both agencies are encouraged to work together expeditiously on
the Plum Island Closure and Sale project.
Odell Horton Federal Building.--The Committee looks forward
to receiving the feasibility study on the Odell Horton Federal
Building in the City of Memphis and encourages GSA to start the
study prior to the end of the calendar year.
Stegmaier Building Security Concerns.--GSA shall work with
the Facility Security Committee, composed of the tenant agency
representatives, to provide to the Committee with a
comprehensive and updated plan to address ongoing security
concerns at the Stegmaier Building in Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, no later than 30 days after enactment of this
act,
Implementation of Funds from Public Law 117-169.--
Specifying lower impact materials and products will reduce
harmful pollution while supporting the competitiveness of US
manufacturers. With support from Federal Government programs,
many U.S. manufacturers are improving and upgrading their
processes to reduce emissions. The Committee recognizes that
GSA has been working to specify materials with a lower
environmental impact including those identified as
substantially lower embodied carbon by the Environmental
Protection Agency. The Committee is aware that GSA has
expertise in this area and specifies low-carbon building
materials as appropriate for projects' needs, such as for
Inflation Reduction Act-funded purchases of concrete, asphalt,
steel, and glass. For any product category not covered by EPA's
Interim Determination on Low-Carbon Materials under sections
60503 and 60506 of Public Law 117-169 has not made a
determination, GSA should work with EPA and other Buy Clean
agencies to identify additional lower embodied carbon
categories that may advance the goals of the Public Law 117-
169, section 60503.
Energy Savings and Resilience.--The Committee appreciates
work by the Public Buildings Service [PBS] to support
resilience and cost savings through energy retrofits to GSA-
owned and managed buildings. The PBS is expected to evaluate
and incorporate resilience, energy efficiency, and building
systems needs for buildings it manages in order to align with
and support tenant agency mission, for example, taking into
account heightened need for operational resilience for Customs
and Border Patrol buildings. The PBS should make continued and
measurable progress on energy efficiency, water efficiency, and
renewable energy across GSA's building portfolio to protect
Federal assets and save taxpayer money by reducing operational
costs.
Addressing Child Labor Violations.--GSA shall not enter
into a contract or agreement with any business entity that was
found to be in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the
preceding 24 months, unless the awarding Federal agency has
considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has
made a determination that this further action is not necessary
to protect the interests of the Government. Entities found to
cause the death or serious injury of a child should be added to
the list of suspended and listed as debarred for a period of 3
years contractors listed at www.SAM.gov.
Good Neighbor Program.--The Committee is aware that GSA
expanded the use of its ``Good Neighbor Program'' to support
local communities, including the redevelopment of Federal
property for residential development. To better gauge the
agency's progress and address any issues with this initiative,
the Committee encourages the agency to compose a report,
tracking outcomes of the program that positively impact local
communities through enhanced economic activity, help to
identify additional opportunities for Federal real estate
activities to support local community priorities, and address
concerns and obstacles within the program, including issues
with local developers, municipalities, government agencies,
other stakeholders, timely dispositioning of property, and
redevelopment of Federal property.
Bio-Based Materials.--The Committee notes that GSA's use of
bio-based materials, including innovative wood products and
mass timber that are naturally low in embodied carbon and do
not require the same energy-intensive manufacturing process
common for other building materials, should qualify for EPA's
consideration of low embodied carbon construction materials
under the Inflation Reduction Act [IRA] sections 60503 and
60506. The Committee encourages the implementation and
utilization of bio-based materials in Federal construction and
acquisition.
Federal Facility Design.--The Committee notes that GSA's
P100 standards that govern the design of Federal facilities are
aligned with both the design principles contained in the report
published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space
entitled ``Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture'' and
dated June 1, 1962, as well as current sustainability goals for
the Agency and the Federal Government.
FedRAMP Implementation Plans.--The Committee directs GSA to
provide, within 180 days of enactment, a briefing on an
approach for obtaining cost information with cloud service
providers [CSPs] and agencies actively engaged in the process,
and aggregating that information to make it available for new
program entrants.
Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services.--The
Federal Acquisition Service is encouraged to take action to
ensure that no products from Lorex, Dahua, or Huawei Technology
are included on GSA Advantage.
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND--LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Limitation on availability, 2024........................ $9,470,022,000
Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2025....... 10,729,417,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,730,814,000
The Federal Buildings Fund [FBF] finances the activities of
the Public Buildings Service, which provides space and services
for Federal agencies in a relationship similar to that of
landlord and tenant. The FBF, established in 1975, replaces
direct appropriations by using income derived from rent
assessments, which approximate commercial rates for comparable
space and services. The Committee makes funds available through
a process of placing limitations on obligations from the FBF as
a way of allocating funds for various FBF activities.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION
Limitation on availability, 2024........................ $259,692,000
Limitation on availability, budget estimate, ...........................
Committee recommendation................................ 552,120,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The construction and acquisition fund finances the site,
design, construction, management, and inspection costs of new
Federal facilities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $552,120,000 for
construction and acquisition projects.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION
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State Description Amount
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NCR............................ Federal Bureau of 375,000,000
Investigation
headquarters
consolidation.
PR............................. Clemente Ruiz- 100,000,000
Nazario U.S.
Courthouse and
Degetau Federal
Building.
TN............................. Chattanooga U.S. 47,120,000
Courthouse.
WA............................. The National 30,000,000
Archives at
Seattle.
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Innovative Wood Products.--The Committee supports ongoing
efforts by GSA to address procurement of low embodied energy
and carbon materials in Federal procurement processes. GSA
should evaluate the use of innovative wood products as a green
building material and potential aid in carbon storage, which
can deliver a cost-effective and sustainable path to reduce
excessive hazardous fuels loads and foster long-term forest
resilience by expanding markets for low-grade and low-value
wood, providing economic diversity for forest communities and
reducing wildfire risk in the process. GSA is encouraged to
continue to partner with industry to identify opportunities to
expand utilization of these materials in Federal construction
projects in the future.
Wood-Based Technologies and Products.--GSA is directed to
work with the U.S. Forest Service's Research Stations and
Forest Products Laboratory to develop and utilize innovative
wood-based technologies and products, such as mass timber,
biochar, and nanoparticles for building materials, that will
further the Administration's mission, and to brief the
Committee on these partnering efforts no later than 180 days
after enactment of this act.
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
Limitation on availability, 2024........................ $599,848,000
Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2025....... 1,617,825,000
Committee recommendation................................ 392,572,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Under this activity, GSA executes its responsibility for
repairs and alterations of both Government-owned and -leased
facilities under the control of GSA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $ 392,572,000 for
repairs and alterations. The Committee assumes that $3,000,000
in repairs for the existing NARA facility in Seattle will be
completed within the funding provided.
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
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State Description Amount
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AL............................. Hugo L. Black U.S. $4,000,000
Courthouse.
AL............................. Dothan Federal 5,000,000
Building and U.S.
Courthouse.
MD............................. Washington 17,632,000
National Records
Center.
MD............................. Centers for 14,625,000
Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Headquarters
Campus.
WA............................. Henry M. Jackson 17,487,000
Federal Building.
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RENTAL OF SPACE
Limitation on availability, 2024........................ $5,659,298,000
Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2025....... 5,606,122,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,586,122,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The rental of space program funds the leasing of privately-
owned buildings when federally-owned space is not available,
including space occupied by Federal agencies, including in U.S.
Postal Service facilities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $5,586,122,000 for
rental of space.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Limitation on availability, 2024........................ $2,951,184,000
Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2025....... 3,272,137,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,200,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This activity provides for the operation of all Government-
owned facilities under the jurisdiction of GSA and building
services in GSA-leased space where the terms of the lease do
not require the lessor to furnish such services. Services
included in building operations are cleaning, protection,
maintenance, payments for utilities and fuel, grounds
maintenance, and elevator operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $3,200,000,000 for
building operations.
Solar Power Procurement.--The Committee directs GSA not to
enter into a power purchase agreement with a ``foreign entity
of concern'' as defined by section 9901(6) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8) consistent with 15 CFR231.104 that
manufactures solar modules as defined by 26 U.S.C. Sec. 45X
3(c)(3)(B)(v)). Additionally, GSA should preference procurement
of electricity from solar modules manufactured with domestic
content.
Renewable Energy Outleasing.--The Committee encourages the
GSA to work with DOE and its other Federal partners to launch a
program to evaluate, support, facilitate and implement the use
of renewable energy outleasing, including: (1) Conducting a
comprehensive review of Federal agency outleasing authorities
to identify where this approach is feasible, including an
explanation of regional differences in energy needs and
resources; (2) Conduct a comprehensive review of the GSA's
owned portfolio to determine which assets are conducive to
renewable energy outleasing based on the criteria developed by
the Green Building Advisory Group recommendations; (3) Research
the costs, benefits, challenges and logistics of integrating
Federal renewable outleases into GSA's outleasing program,
learning from the experience of State and local governments, as
appropriate; (4) Develop resources to support renewable energy
outleasing at GSA, including standardized processes and
documentation for identifying underutilized assets and
soliciting competitive proposals for renewable outleasing; and
(5) Test the renewable energy outleasing concept with a pilot
project for an asset that is conducive to renewable energy
outleasing at Federal buildings.
The Committee recommends that Section 111 of the National
Historic Preservation Authority apply to outleasing space on
GSA's historic buildings for photovoltaics [PVs] and EV
charging infrastructure at Federal buildings. Under this
authority, the proceeds shall be deposited in the historic
property outlease budget activity account in the Federal
Buildings Fund and may be used by GSA to defray the costs of
administration, repair and related operating expenses incurred
for the outleased property, or any other GSA-controlled
property listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Building Information Management [BIM].--The Committee is
concerned that GSA is not consistently applying its own BIM
guidelines for the construction or modification of Federal
buildings. No later than 180 days after enactment of this act,
GSA shall report to the Committee on the steps being taken to
ensure compliance with GSA's BIM requirements in new
construction, major renovation, and small project renovations
of major mechanical systems, the projects where BIM is proven
to be most beneficial. GSA is further encouraged to engage its
staff and contractors to ensure building projects include all
necessary BIM files, including 2D and 3D models and As-Built
(Record) models, which accurately reflect installed conditions.
GSA should ensure that all files and models are compliant with
the GSA BIM, Common Data Exchange [CDX], and Construction
Operations Building Information Exchange [COBie] Standard.
Lifesaving Safety Stations.--GSA is directed, in
consultation with Department of Health and Human Services, to
continue to work in coordination with relevant Federal agencies
and provide them with any necessary additional guidance that
will aid in the deployment of lifesaving Safety Stations to
implement an automated external defibrillator, opioid reversal
agents, and hemorrhagic control program.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $70,474,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 74,033,000
Committee recommendation................................ 71,186,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Government-wide Policy [OGP], working
cooperatively with other agencies, provides the leadership
needed to develop and evaluate policies associated with high-
performance green buildings and real property, acquisition
policy, personal property, travel and transportation
management, vehicles and aircraft, committee and regulations
management, and management of Federal spending data. OGP
collaborates with partner agencies and other stakeholders to
improve public access to policy information and support data,
and improve transparency in Government.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,186,000
for the Office of Government-wide Policy.
Green Building Certification.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of incorporating energy and water efficiency in
constructing, modernizing, and operating Federal facilities to
save taxpayer money and meet Federal goals. GSA is encouraged
to build on its successful track record of using green building
certification on construction projects by utilizing
certification and recertification of existing buildings to
ensure continued focus on excellence in performance operations
and as a means of achieving Guiding Principles. GSA is further
encouraged to engage its staff and contractors through
competitions and awards as appropriate.
Accessible Federal Technology.--The Committee recognizes a
need to ensure that technology at Federal departments and
agencies is accessible for people with disabilities, as
required by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Accessible Federal technology is critical for ensuring equal
access to government programs and benefits. As the Nation's
population ages, there will be more people with disabilities
who rely on accessibility tools to access government resources.
This underscores the importance of making Federal websites,
apps, kiosks, and other technology accessible in the coming
decades. The Committee supports GSA's request for $1,400,000
for its Office of Technology Policy and Initiatives, under its
Office of Government-wide Policy [OGP]. Through that office,
GSA develops tools and training, and provides technical
assistance, to help agencies with Section 508 compliance. It
also provides valuable data to Congress by conducting an
annual, Federal-wide assessment on Section 508 compliance.
Digital Content Provenance.--The OGP shall assess the
feasibility and advisability of implementing industry open
technical standards for digital content provenance for both
synthetic and non-synthetic official government digital content
including photographs and videos owned, distributed, or
otherwise published by Federal Government agencies. No later
than 180 days after enactment of this act, OGP shall submit to
the Committee a report of its findings.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $53,933,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 55,568,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,478,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Operating Expenses supports a variety of operational
activities which are not feasible or appropriate for a user fee
arrangement. Major programs include the personal property
utilization and donation activities of the Federal Acquisition
Service; the real property utilization and disposal activities
of the Public Buildings Service; and the Management and
Administration activities, including support of Government-wide
emergency response and recovery activities, and top-level
agency-wide management, administration, and communications
activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,478,000
for Operating Expenses.
CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $10,248,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 10,559,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,352,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals is responsible for
resolving contract disputes between government contractors and
Federal agencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,352,000
for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $73,837,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 77,130,000
Committee recommendation................................ 74,583,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides agency-wide audit and
investigative functions to identify and correct management and
administrative deficiencies within GSA, which create conditions
for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and
mismanagement. The audit function provides internal audit and
contract audit services. Contract audits provide professional
advice to GSA contracting officials on accounting and financial
matters relative to the negotiation, award, administration,
repricing, and settlement of contracts. Internal audits review
and evaluate all facets of GSA operations and programs, test
internal control systems, and develop information to improve
operating efficiencies and enhance customer services. The
investigative function provides for the detection and
investigation of improper and illegal activities involving GSA
programs, personnel, and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $74,583,000
for the Office of Inspector General.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $5,200,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 5,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation currently provides pensions, office
staffs, and related expenses for former Presidents Jimmy
Carter, William Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and
Donald Trump.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,500,000 for allowances and
office staff for former Presidents.
FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $75,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 97,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 90,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Citizen Services Fund provides for the salaries
and expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative
Technologies [OCSIT]. OCSIT provides the means for citizens,
businesses, other governments, and the media to obtain
information and services easily from the Government via the
Web, email, printed media, and telephone. OCSIT leads several
interagency groups to share best practices and develop
strategies for improving the way Government provides services
to the American public.
The Federal Citizen Services [FCS] Fund is financed from
annual appropriations to pay for the salaries and expenses of
OCSIT staff and Citizens Services programs. Reimbursements from
Federal agencies pay for the direct costs of information
services OCSIT provides on their behalf. The FCS Fund also
receives funding from user fees for publications ordered by the
public, payments from private entities for services rendered,
and gifts from the public. All income is available without
regard to fiscal year limitations, but is subject to an annual
aggregate expenditure limit as set forth in appropriation acts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $90,000,000 for the Federal
Citizen Services Fund.
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation, 2024.....................................................
Budget Estimates, 2025.................................. $11,202,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,424,177
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for an orderly transfer of
Executive leadership in accordance with the Presidential
Transition Act of 1963, as amended. These expenses include
costs of $1,000,000 provided for briefing personnel associated
with the incoming administration. New appropriations are
generally requested only in Presidential election years.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $19,424,177 for Presidential
Transition expenses.
Pursuant to the Presidential Transition Act, GSA will
equally allocate funding to any eligible, non-incumbent
President candidates for Incoming Transition and appointee
orientation activities in a multiple possible apparent
successful candidate scenario. Individual candidates will
receive the amount permitted under the Presidential Transition
Act. Funding available to a candidates (or candidates) that was
initially identified as a possible apparent successful
candidate will be rescinded after a sole apparent successful
candidate is determined and that candidate (or candidates) is
not determined to be the sole apparent successful candidate.
Pursuant to section 3(g) of the Presidential Transition Act, in
the case that either the Incumbent President becomes the
President-Elect or the Incumbent Vice-President becomes the
Vice-President elect, that incumbent is ineligible for incoming
transition support.
TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND
Appropriation, 2024.....................................................
Budget estimates, 2025.................................. $75,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
The Technology Modernization Fund [TMF] is designed to be a
full cost recovery fund that finances the transition of Federal
agencies from antiquated legacy IT systems to modern IT
platforms. The Fund is administered by GSA in accordance with
recommendations made by an inter-agency TMF Board established
by the Modernizing Government Technology Act. The Fund was
established to provide upfront funding for modernization
investments, which agencies are required to repay over a period
of up to 5 years.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee includes $25,000,000 for the TMF. The
Committee notes that the TMF received $1,000,000,000 in the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).
The Committee provides $25,000,000 to support the work of
the Technology Modernization Fund [TMF]. Established by the
Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA (Public Law 115-91; 49 U.S.C. 11301
note), the TMF is an innovative investment program transforming
the way agencies deliver accessible, secure, and people-first
services to the American public. It is administered by GSA in
accordance with recommendations made by the interagency TMF
board. While some larger agencies utilize Nonrecurring Expense
Funds [NEFs] and/or Working Capital Funds [WCFs] which allow
spending of expired balances on on-off capital investments,
like IT, rather than have those expired funds revert to the
Treasury, some agencies do not have this authorization. The
Committee supports GSA's work in exploring alternative funding
mechanisms for TMF, which could provide much-needed authorities
to agencies without NEFs and/or WCF. GSA, in consultation with
OMB, is directed to provide, no later than 90 days after
enactment of this act: (1) a list of agencies that do not have
NEF and/or WCF authority; and (2) statutory language options
for the Committee to pursue regarding pass-the-hat authority
for TMF that will not impact NEF and/or WCF authorities of
agencies.
ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND
Appropriation, 2024.....................................................
Budget estimates, 2025..................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
This account provides appropriations for the purposes of
carrying out actions pursuant to the recommendations of the
Public Buildings Reform Board focusing on civilian real
property.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee includes no funding for the Asset Proceeds
and Space Management Fund.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $4,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 5,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,900,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Working Capital Fund is a revolving fund that finances
GSA's administrative services. These include, but are not
limited to IT management, budget and financial management,
legal services, human resources, equal employment opportunity
services, procurement and contracting oversight, emergency
planning and response, and facilities management of GSA-
occupied space.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,900,000 for the Working Capital
Fund.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024....................................................
Budget estimate, 2025................................... $10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides funding to support electrifying
the Federal fleet by providing the mechanism for GSA to procure
zero emission and electric vehicles and the associated charging
infrastructure on behalf of Federal agencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
While the Committee recognizes the importance of the
procurement of zero-emission and electric passenger motor
vehicles, and associated charging infrastructure, the Committee
notes that Federal agencies have not prioritized this
initiative in their respective budget requests, and due to
budgetary constraints, the Committee has not provided funding
for this purpose.
Federal Fleet.--The Committee is aware of the potential
benefits associated with the use of zero-emission vehicles
[ZEVs] and the potential advantages of integrating ZEVs into
the Federal fleet. The Committee encourages GSA to work with
the Department of Energy to develop and/or adopt a Total Cost
of Ownership [TCO] model that accounts for vehicle full
lifecycle costs including acquisition, use, disposal, fuel,
charging and maintenance costs, and sale proceeds to estimate
the cost of vehicles for fleet conversion to ZEVs. The
Committee encourages executive agencies to use this TCO model
when leasing or purchasing vehicles from GSA or from a
commercial entity.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 520 authorizes GSA to use funds for the hire of
passenger motor vehicles.
Section 521 authorizes GSA to transfer funds within the
Federal buildings fund to meet program requirements.
Section 522 requires that the fiscal year 2026 budget
request and courthouse projects meet certain standards.
Section 523 provides that no funds may be used to increase
the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually
provided, to any agency which does not pay the requested rate.
Section 524 permits GSA to pay small claims less than
$250,000 made against the Government.
Section 525 provides that certain lease agreements must
conform to an approved prospectus.
Section 526 requires a GSA spending plan for each E-Gov
project funded through the Federal Citizen Services Fund.
Section 527 is a new provision clarifying the reimburseable
authority of GSA's Office of Evaluation Sciences.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $2,970,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation is an independent
agency established by Congress in 1975 (Public Law 93-642) to
encourage exceptional college students to pursue careers in
public service through the Truman Scholarship program. The
Truman Scholarship is a merit-based award available to college
juniors who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere
in public service.
The Foundation Trust Fund was established with a
$30,000,000 appropriation in 1976. The authorizing legislation
directed that this endowment be invested solely in U.S.
Treasury securities, the interest from which has funded the
Foundation's operating budget. With the decline in interest
rates, the annual yield from the trust fund has declined by
nearly 80 percent since 2002.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000 for
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Merit Systems Protection Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $51,480,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 56,075,000
Committee recommendation................................ 52,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Merit Systems Protection Board [MSPB] was established
by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. MSPB is an independent
quasi-judicial agency manifested to protect Federal merit
systems against partisan political and other prohibited
personnel practices and to ensure adequate protection for
employees against abuses by agency management.
MSPB assists Federal agencies in running a merit-based
civil service system. This is accomplished on a case-by-case
basis through hearing and deciding employee appeals and on a
systemic basis by reviewing significant actions and regulations
of the Office of Personnel Management [OPM] and conducting
studies of the civil service and other merit systems. The
intended results of MSPB's efforts are to assure that personnel
actions taken against employees are processed within the law
and that actions taken by OPM and other agencies support and
enhance Federal merit principles.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $52,000,000
for the MSPB. The recommendation includes not more than
$3,075,000 for adjudicating retirement appeals through an
appropriation from the trust fund consistent with past
practice.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $1,782,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,800,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund
supports the activities of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Foundation. The Foundation awards scholarships,
fellowships, and grants, and funds activities of the Udall
Center.
The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation also
supports training programs for professionals in healthcare
policy and public policy, such as the Native Nations Institute
[NNI]. NNI, based at the University of Arizona, provides Native
Americans with leadership and management training, and analyzes
policies relevant to Tribes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,800,000 for
the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Foundation.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $3,904,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 4,044,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,943,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution is
a Federal program established by Public Law 105-156 to assist
parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and
public lands conflicts. The Institute is part of the Morris K.
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation and serves as an
impartial, nonpartisan institution providing professional
expertise, services, and resources to all parties involved in
such disputes. The Institute helps parties determine whether
collaborative problem solving is appropriate for specific
environmental conflicts, how and when to bring all the parties
together for discussion, and whether a third-party facilitator
or mediator might be helpful in assisting the parties in their
efforts to reach consensus or to resolve the conflict. In
addition, the Institute maintains a roster of qualified
facilitators and mediators with substantial experience in
environmental conflict resolution and can help parties in
selecting an appropriate neutral professional.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,943,000 for
the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration [NARA] is
the National record keeper, managing the Government's archives
and records, and operating the Presidential libraries. NARA is
an independent agency created by statute in 1934 and tasked
with the unique mission to identify, access, protect, preserve,
and make available for use the important documents and records
of all three branches of the Federal Government. NARA
administers the Information Security Oversight Office and is
the publisher of the Federal Register. In addition, NARA is
charged with additional responsibilities including mediating
Freedom of Information Act disputes and coordinating controlled
unclassified information.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $427,250,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 456,327,000
Committee recommendation................................ 434,650,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides for basic operations dealing with
management of the Federal Government's archives and records,
operation of Presidential libraries, review for
declassification of classified security information, and other
duties.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $434,650,000 for operating
expenses of the National Archives and Records Administration
for fiscal year 2025. NARA facilitates its mission of public
access to Federal records through both physical and digital
means. This past year, NARA had over 53 million visitors access
their digital platforms, representing a significant increase in
exposure to NARA's digital records versus their physical, on-
site records. By fiscal year 2026, NARA plans to have digitized
and made available online over 500 million pages of records.
NARA no longer accepts transfers of Federal records in analog
formats and will accept records only in digital format with the
appropriate metadata. This will drive exponential growth of
NARA's digital holdings over the next 5 years and beyond.
The Committee's recommendation supports initiatives to
strengthen NARA's record management leadership role; address
archival storage needs; continue to develop, build, and expand
the IT infrastructure to conduct the business of the National
Declassification Center established in Executive Order 13526;
operate and maintain the Electronic Records Archive; and
improve research room holdings protection.
The National Archives at Seattle.--The Committee
appreciates NARA's efforts to work with GSA and consult with
impacted State and Tribal governments to ensure Federal records
at the Sand Point facility are stored at a future long-term
records storage facility in the Seattle, Washington region. The
Committee directs NARA to provide advance notice to and consult
with the Committee before taking any action with respect to the
permanent relocation of archival records from the Sand Point
facility.
Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records.--The
Committee knows that since the beginning of World War II, the
fates of roughly 80,000 uniformed and civilian personnel remain
unknown. The families of these Americans lack the closure that
comes from knowing how their loved ones paid the last full
measure defending the United States. U.S. agencies have held
records for decades that could help shed light on the ultimate
fate of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel. The
Committee directs NARA to submit a plan to the Committee on how
it plans to use the $2,000,000 provided in fiscal year 2024 to
compile and release the records of missing Armed Forces and
civilian personnel the agency has on hand. The Committee urges
the agency to establish a public, searchable database. The
Committee also urges NARA to liaise with other Federal agencies
such as the Departments of State and Defense to request that
they make all efforts to find and submit all available records
of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel to NARA so that
they may be available to the families who have waited and
wondered for decades about the ultimate fates of their loved
ones.
Alaskan Records.--NARA is commended for keeping its
commitment to digitize the Territorial and Federal records
generated in Alaska that are currently stored at the Sand Point
facility in Washington; to ensure that such records are fully
described, indexed, and posted online in an easily accessible
and searchable format, both in the NARA Catalog and on the
Alaska Digitization Project website, including those previously
digitized by Family Search; and to consult with Alaska Native
Tribes and Tribal organizations, Alaska historical societies,
the State of Alaska, university libraries and archives, and
other stakeholders concerning the most effective methods of
maintaining meaningful access to these records. No later than
180 days after enactment of this act, NARA is directed to
submit a report to the Committees that summarizes the
consultations that have occurred, the result of those
consultations, a list of records that have been digitized and
posted online to date, and a timeline for completing the
digitization within 1 year or, if complete digitization exceeds
1 year, then documentation for the reasons additional time will
be necessary.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $5,920,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 6,800,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,980,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to ensure
that NARA safeguards and preserves the records of our
Government while providing the American people with access to
the essential documentation of their rights and the actions of
their Government. The OIG accomplishes this by combating fraud,
waste, and abuse through high-quality objective audits and
investigations covering all aspects of agency operations at
facilities nationwide. The OIG also serves as an independent,
internal advocate for the economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness of NARA and its operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,980,000 for the OIG. The
Committee supports a distinct account for the OIG in order to
clearly identify the resources necessary to staff and operate
the expanding mission-critical oversight and accountability
functions performed by the OIG to ensure responsible NARA
stewardship over public records.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $25,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 13,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides for the repair, alteration, and
improvement of Archives facilities and Presidential libraries
nationwide, and provides adequate storage for holdings. Funding
made available will better enable NARA to maintain its
facilities in proper condition for public visitors,
researchers, and NARA employees, and also maintain the
structural integrity of the buildings.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the repairs and
restoration account.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission
[NHPRC] program provides for grants to preserve and publish
records that document American history.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000 for
NHPRC grants in fiscal year 2025.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Section 530 is a provision providing funds for initiatives
related to the preserving and publishing of historical records,
including the construction of exhibits, to be awarded as
follows:
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Recommended
State Account Project Name Recipient ($) Requestor(s)
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HI........................... National Uluulu: The University of 550,000 Hirono, Schatz
Archives and Henry Kuualoha Hawaii-West
Records Giugni Moving Oahu.
Administration Image Archive
(NARA). of Hawaii.
AK........................... National Arctic Digital Alaska Library 100,000 Murkowski
Archives and Library Project. Network.
Records
Administration
(NARA).
AZ........................... National Coconino County Coconino County 150,000 Sinema
Archives and Digital
Records Transformation.
Administration
(NARA).
NV........................... National Desert Research Desert Research 558,000 Cortez Masto,
Archives and Institute--Sout Institute. Rosen
Records hern Nevada
Administration Historic
(NARA). Preservation
Project.
MI........................... National Digital Michigan State 210,000 Peters,
Archives and Preservation of University. Stabenow
Records the Lansing
Administration Labor News
(NARA). Newspaper.
IL........................... National Digitization Eureka College. 200,000 Durbin
Archives and initiative.
Records
Administration
(NARA).
IL........................... National Digitization Galena-Jo 300,000 Durbin
Archives and initiative. Daviess County
Records Historical
Administration Society.
(NARA).
DE........................... National Digitization of Delaware Public 100,000 Carper, Coons
Archives and Department of Archives.
Records Education
Administration Records.
(NARA).
WV........................... National Digitization of Brooke County 102,000 Manchin
Archives and the American Library
Records Defenders of Foundation.
Administration Bataan and
(NARA). Corregidor
Project.
KS........................... National Digitizing and Robert J. Dole 2,500,000 Moran
Archives and Preserving Institute of
Records Senator Bob Politics.
Administration Dole's Archives.
(NARA).
NY........................... National Digitizing Visual AIDS for 180,000 Schumer
Archives and Educational and the Arts, Inc.
Records Historical
Administration Archival
(NARA). Collection.
PA........................... National Digitizing the Battle of 174,000 Casey,
Archives and Battle of Homestead Fetterman
Records Homestead Foundation.
Administration Foundation
(NARA). Labor History
Archives.
VA........................... National Exploring America's 158,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and America's Routes.
Records Routes.
Administration
(NARA).
NY........................... National Historic An Claidheamh 1,271,000 Schumer
Archives and Document Soluis, Inc.
Records Preservation DBA Irish Arts
Administration and Audio- Center.
(NARA). Visual Archive.
NY........................... National Japanese The Japanese 180,000 Schumer
Archives and American American
Records Historical Association of
Administration Archive Project. New York.
(NARA).
LA........................... National Los Islenos Nunez Community 883,000 Cassidy
Archives and Cultural and College.
Records Coastal Museum
Administration and Community
(NARA). Archive.
NM........................... National New Mexico New Mexico 340,000 Heinrich
Archives and Digital State
Records Preservation University
Administration Initiative. Library.
(NARA).
ME........................... National Northeast University of 750,000 Collins
Archives and Indigenous Maine.
Records Archaeology and
Administration Heritage
(NARA). Science Center
Record
Digitization.
VA........................... National Oral Histories Chesapeake and 15,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and of the C&O. Ohio
Records Historical
Administration Society.
(NARA).
PA........................... National Philadelphia City of 800,000 Casey
Archives and County Register Philadelphia--
Records of Wills Register of
Administration Preservation & Wills.
(NARA). Digitization.
WV........................... National Robert C. Byrd Congressional 306,000 Manchin
Archives and Center Archives Education
Records Request. Foundation,
Administration INC. dba
(NARA). Robert C. Byrd
Center for
Congressional
History and
Education.
PA........................... National Southwestern National Road 800,000 Casey,
Archives and Pennsylvania Heritage Fetterman
Records Legacy Corridor.
Administration Collection
(NARA). Document
Digitization
and Online
Access
Initiative.
GA........................... National Telling the City of Fort 58,000 Warnock
Archives and Story of Oglethorpe.
Records Historic Fort
Administration Oglethorpe.
(NARA).
CO........................... National UCCS Digital University of 348,000 Bennet,
Archives and Humanities Colorado Hickenlooper
Records Preservation Colorado
Administration and Education Springs (UCCS).
(NARA). Project.
MD........................... National Uncovering Our St. John's 1,700,000 Cardin, Van
Archives and Past, College. Hollen
Records Transforming
Administration Our Future.
(NARA).
NV........................... National University of University of 2,299,000 Cortez Masto,
Archives and Nevada, Reno-- Nevada, Reno. Rosen
Records Repository of
Administration Tribal Cultural
(NARA). Artifacts.
VA........................... National Virginia Central Friends of 149,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and State Hospital Virginia
Records Digital Central State
Administration Archives. Hospital.
(NARA).
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National Credit Union Administration
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $3,465,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 4,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Community Development Revolving Loan Fund [CDRLF] was
established in 1979 to assist officially designated low-income
credit unions in providing basic financial services to low-
income communities. Earnings generated from the CDRLF are
available to fund technical assistance grants in addition to
funds provided for in appropriations acts. Grants are available
for improving operations as well as addressing safety and
soundness issues.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000 for
the CDRLF in fiscal year 2025.
Office of Government Ethics
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $23,037,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 22,386,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,386,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Government Ethics [OGE], a separate agency
within the executive branch, was established by the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-521). The OGE is charged
by law to provide overall direction of executive branch
policies designed to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure
high ethical standards for executive branch employers. The OGE
carries out these responsibilities by promulgating and
maintaining enforceable standards of ethical conduct for nearly
2.7 million civilian employees in more than 130 executive
branch agencies and the White House; overseeing a financial
disclosure system that reaches 26,000 public and over 380,000
confidential financial disclosure report filers; ensuring that
executive branch ethics programs are in compliance with
applicable ethics laws and regulations; providing direct
education and training products to more than 4,500 ethics
officials executive branch-wide; conducting outreach to the
general public, the private sector, and civil society; and
providing technical assistance to, State, local, and foreign
governments, and international organizations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,386,000
for salaries and expenses of the OGE in fiscal year 2025.
Office of Personnel Management
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $219,076,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 205,237,000
Committee recommendation................................ 205,237,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Personnel Management [OPM] was established by
Public Law 95-454, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,
enacted in 1978. OPM is responsible for management of Federal
human resources policy and oversight of the merit civil service
system. Although individual agencies are largely responsible
for personnel operations, OPM provides a Government-wide
framework for human resources policy, advises and assists
agencies (often on a reimbursable basis) with workforce
planning and personnel matters, and ensures that agency
operations are consistent with requirements of law on issues
such as veterans' preference and merit system compliance. OPM
oversees examination of applicants for employment in the
competitive service; issues regulations and policies on
recruitment, hiring, classification and pay, training, and
other aspects of personnel management. OPM is also responsible
for administering the retirement, health benefits, and life
insurance programs affecting most Federal employees, retired
Federal employees, and their families and survivors.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a general fund appropriation of
$205,237,000 for the salaries and expenses of OPM. The
Committee includes funding for OPM's highest priorities, i.e.,
the new Postal Service Health Benefits program, improvements to
Retirement Services, IT modernization improvements, and hiring.
IT Modernization.--The Committee expects IT Modernization
to be a high priority and expects continual progress. The
Committee continues a prior directive for OPM to provide
quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate on its IT progress.
Retirement Services.--OPM is to be commended for the
progress made in processing the retirement backlog. OPM shall
continue to brief the Committee quarterly on OPM's efforts and
progress and expects to continue to receive monthly reports on
the pace of retirement processing.
Government-wide Federal Workforce Training on Tribal
Consultation.--The Committee notes that it is critical that
Federal employees understand that they have a responsibility to
uphold Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribes.
This includes engaging in regular, meaningful, and robust
consultation with Tribes in the development of Federal policies
that impact Tribes and requires understanding the Nation-to-
Nation relationship and Tribal sovereignty. The Committee
supports ongoing efforts by OPM and the Department of the
Interior [DOI] to develop a training module regarding Tribal
consultation for agency employees who work with Tribes or on
policies that impact Tribes and directs OPM, in consultation
with DOI, to include robust material covering Tribal treaties
and reserved rights in such training modules.
Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] Police.--Senate
Report 118-61 directed the OPM to work with the Director of the
FBI to develop cost estimates associated with making the rates
of pay, salary schedule, pay provisions and other retirement
benefits to members of the FBI Police equivalent to other
Federal law enforcement divisions that perform similar duties
and have similar scope of work as the FBI Police. As such, the
Committee directs OPM, in conjunction with the FBI, to publish
those cost estimates to the Committee no later than 120 days
after enactment, along with any additional statutory changes
needed to properly implement any elevated wage and retirement
benefits.
Federal Hiring Process.--The Committee is concerned with
the length of time it takes the Federal Government to hire
qualified employees and directs OPM to continue to find ways to
reduce barriers to Federal employment and reduce delays in the
hiring process. Rigid rules and long delays in the hiring and
interview process discourage top candidates from applying for
or accepting Federal positions. Specifically, the Committee
encourages OPM to seek input from hiring managers on the type
of challenges they face, improvements that could be made to
make the Federal hiring process more efficient and effective,
and which hiring authorities they find most beneficial.
Timely Agency Responsiveness to USAJobs.gov Applicants.--
The Committee is concerned that applicants for Federal jobs on
USAJobs.gov do not always receive timely communications
regarding their application status and recognizes that agencies
are responsible for sending notifications to applicants about
their application status. The Committee strongly encourages
agencies to take appropriate measures, including consulting
with OPM on how agencies can fully utilize the tools and
technology available to them, to ensure the delivery of timely
communications to applicants about their application status
with notifications for each applicable stage of the hiring
process--including application acceptance, determination of
qualifications, issuance of certificates to the hiring manager,
and selection or cancellation of announcement. The Committee
further encourages OPM to provide guidance to agency personnel
that use USAJOBS.gov on how to best to communicate position
status with applicants.
Locality Pay Areas.--The Committee recognizes that OPM is
responsible for overseeing the implementation and
administration of the Federal Wage System [FWS] in consultation
with other agencies, appropriate labor organizations, and the
advice of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
[FPRAC]. The Committee was encouraged by the December 2023
recommendation by FPRAC to harmonize locality pay areas for
hourly and salaried Federal workers, and it encourages OPM to
issue regulations to implement the recommendation as soon as
possible.
Pathways and Third-Party Internships.--The Committee notes
that Federal internships represent an opportunity for the
Federal Government to attract early career talent to public
service. To evaluate the effectiveness of Federal internships
and the Pathways Internship Program, OPM is directed to report
to Congress on the fiscal year 2023 Pathways data collected
from agencies pursuant to 5 CFR 362.109, no later than 180 days
after enactment of this act, and to make the report available
to the public on its website. OPM is further directed to
provide a briefing to the appropriations and authorizing
committees on how it tracks data on Pathways, non-Pathways and
third-party internships. This briefing should include
information on the data OPM receives from agencies, what data
OPM tracks and whether that data contains information on the
schools or institutions that internship participants come from,
which agencies they work for, and where they are geographically
located. If this information is not tracked, OPM should
indicate how this data could be collected.
First Responder Protective Uniforms.--The Committee is
concerned about the increasing costs of agency-mandated
protective uniforms. Agencies that require employees to wear
uniforms constructed with advanced materials integrated with
protective qualities should use their authority under 5 U.S.C.
7903 to provide protective uniforms for their employees. OPM is
urged to adjust the uniform allowance for non-protective
uniforms using the appropriate indices related to such costs.
Railroad Safety Occupational Series.--OPM, after receiving
preliminary data from the Federal Railroad Administration [FRA]
to reflect current FRA disciplines, technological advancements
and operational conditions, is urged to work with FRA to
complete the study and classification policy review in a timely
manner.
Providing Greater Awareness of Federal Job Opportunities
for Military Spouses.--The Committee is aware that eligibility
determinations for the military spouse non-competitive hiring
authority occur on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of
each individual Federal hiring authority. As a result, military
spouses may not have maximized applicable Federal hiring
authorities and exceptions available to them. The Committee
notes the challenge to recruit and retain military spouse
employees and OPM's efforts to facilitate greater military-
connected hiring across the Federal workforce and expand
opportunities for military-connected spouses, caregivers, and
survivors, including for spouses of disabled and deceased
veterans. The Committee also notes eligible spouses may not be
aware of the non-competitive appointment authority, their
eligibility, and how to leverage it when applying for Federal
jobs.
OPM is instructed to further explore ways to advance hiring
outcomes by providing eligible spouses information about the
non-competitive hiring authority and Federal job opportunities
and giving agencies greater access to and identification of
these pools of candidates.
Official Worksite for Locality Pay Purposes.--OPM is
strongly urged to issue guidance to agencies, not later than
120 days after enactment of this act, including: (1) a review
of existing regulations and guidance on determining a
teleworker's official worksite for purposes of locality pay
under 5 U.S.C. 5304; (2) supplemental guidance and examples to
assist agencies in developing detailed policies on determining
a teleworker's official worksite for purposes of locality pay
that are consistent with OPM regulations and guidance described
in (1) and developed in consultation with agency Chief Human
Capital Officers; and (3) a recommendation that agencies
provide guidance/training to supervisors and employees, conduct
surveys, and/or perform reviews to ensure that OPM's locality
pay regulations are being followed, as applicable.
LIMITATION
(TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
Limitation, 2024........................................ $192,975,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 260,563,000
Committee recommendation................................ 223,975,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
These funds will be transferred from the appropriate trust
funds of the Office of Personnel Management to cover
administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance
programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $223,975,000 for
administrative expenses.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $6,839,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 7,144,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,908,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General is charged with
establishing policies for conducting and coordinating efforts
which promote economy, efficiency, and integrity in the Office
of Personnel Management's activities which prevent and detect
fraud, waste, and mismanagement in the agency's programs.
Contract audits provide professional advice to agency
contracting officials on accounting and financial matters
regarding the negotiation, award, administration, repricing,
and settlement of contracts. Internal agency audits review and
evaluate all facets of agency operations, including financial
statements. Evaluation and inspection services provide detailed
technical evaluations of agency operations. Insurance audits
review the operations of health and life insurance carriers,
healthcare providers, and insurance subscribers. The
investigative function provides for the detection and
investigation of improper and illegal activities involving
programs, personnel, and operations. Administrative sanctions
debar from participation in the health insurance program those
healthcare providers whose conduct may pose a threat to the
financial integrity of the program itself or to the well-being
of insurance program enrollees.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,908,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
(LIMITATION ON TRANSFER FROM TRUST FUNDS)
Limitation, 2024........................................ $29,192,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 35,556,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,487,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on transfers from the
trust funds in support of the OIG activities totaling
$29,487,000.
Office of Special Counsel
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $31,585,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 33,759,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,904,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel [OSC] provides a safe
channel for Federal employees to report waste, fraud, abuse,
and threats to public health and safety.
The OSC was first established on January 1, 1979. From 1979
until 1989, it operated as an autonomous investigative and
prosecutorial arm of the Merit Systems Protection Board. In
1989, Congress enacted the Whistleblower Protection Act (Public
Law 101-12), which made OSC an independent agency within the
executive branch. In 1994, the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act (Public Law 103-353) became law. It
defined employment-related rights of persons in connection with
military service, prohibited discrimination against them
because of that service, and gave OSC new authority to pursue
remedies for violations by Federal agencies.
Enactment of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
(Public Law 112-199) in November 2012 significantly expanded
the jurisdiction of the OSC and the types of cases the OSC is
required by law to investigate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,904,000
for OSC.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $13,700,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 14,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,450,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board [PCLOB] is
an independent agency within the executive branch established
by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007 (Public Law 110-53). The Board is the successor to the
Board created within the Executive Office of the President
under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-458) as recommended in the July 22, 2004
report of the National Commission on Terrorist Acts Upon the
United States (the 9/11 Commission).
The Board's purpose is to review and analyze actions the
executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism,
ensuring the need for such actions is balanced with the need to
protect privacy and civil liberties; and to ensure that liberty
concerns are appropriately considered in the development and
implementation of laws, regulations, and policies related to
efforts to protect the Nation against terrorism.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,450,000
for the PCLOB.
Public Buildings Reform Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $3,960,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 4,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Public Buildings Reform Board was created under the
Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to identify
opportunities for the Government to significantly reduce its
inventory of civilian real property and reduce cost to the
Government.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the Public
Buildings Reform Board [PBRB].
The PBRB is directed to refrain from moving forward with a
sale of the Sand Point facility until all of its records are
digitized and available online or relocated to another facility
in the Seattle area.
Securities and Exchange Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $2,188,658,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 2,602,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,231,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] is an
independent agency responsible for administering many of the
Nation's laws regulating the areas of securities and finance.
The mission of the SEC is to administer and enforce Federal
securities laws in order to protect investors, maintain fair,
orderly, and efficient markets, and promote capital formation.
This includes ensuring full disclosure of appropriate financial
information, regulating the Nation's securities markets, and
preventing and policing fraud and malpractice in the securities
and financial markets.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total budget (obligational)
authority of $2,231,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of
the SEC, to be fully derived from fee collections.
Fee Offset Nature of Account.--Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank
Act, transaction fees receipts are treated as offsetting
collections equal to the amount of the appropriation.
Reserve Fund Notifications.--The Committee appreciates the
SEC's adherence to its obligation to notify Congress of the
date, amount, and purpose of any obligation from the Fund
within 10 days of such obligation. The Committee directs the
SEC, in its written notifications to Congress required by 15
U.S.C. 78d(i)(3) regarding amounts obligated from the SEC
Reserve Fund, to specify: (1) the balance in the fund remaining
available after the obligation is deducted; (2) the estimated
total cost of the project for which amounts are being deducted;
(3) the total amount for all projects that have withdrawn
funding from the Reserve Fund since fiscal year 2012; and (4)
the estimated amount, per project, that will be required to
complete all ongoing projects which use funding derived from
the Reserve Fund.
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses.--The Committee is concerned
about proposals that would remove shareholder rights, and make
companies less accountable to investors. The Committee
appreciates the Commission's position that some mandatory
arbitration clauses violate the anti-waiver provisions of
securities laws. By denying investors their right to sue in the
courts, some mandatory arbitration would remove a critical
remedy for harmed investors and significantly reduce the
accountability of wrongdoers who break the law. Therefore, the
Committee encourages the Commission to maintain the
Commission's position that some mandatory arbitration clauses
violate the anti-waiver provisions of the securities laws. The
Committee is aware that virtually all securities broker-dealers
require their customers to agree that disputes that may arise
between them must be resolved through arbitration rather than
through lawsuits filed in Federal or State courts.
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable [HFCA] Act.--HFCA
requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they
are not owned or controlled by a foreign government. The
Committee encourages the SEC to implement the disclosure and
submission requirements of the HFCA Act. The Committee requests
a briefing from the SEC no later than 90 days after enactment
on the status of implementing the legislation.
Investor Advisory Committee.--The Committee recognizes the
SEC has the challenging responsibility of maintaining the
integrity of our capital markets, fostering capital formation,
and ensuring that America's investors are protected. Investors
are a critical pillar of our capital markets, especially retail
investors who often invest for the long-term with a view
towards financing a child's education, purchasing a home, or
preparing for retirement. Congress created the Investor
Advocate and the Investor Advisory Committee to provide the
Commission with a direct and representative investor
perspective. The SEC should make every effort to hear from all
investors, especially retail investors, and the Investor
Advisory Committee should be selected in a fair manner with a
robust process to ensure this broad perspective. Therefore, the
Committee encourages the Chairman of the SEC to establish a
transparent process for selecting members of the Investor
Advisory Committee, such as a staff-led process for identifying
candidates that: (1) incorporates the perspectives of each
member of the Commission; (2) ensures that a wide array of
market and investor perspectives are represented; and (3)
reflects the SEC's commitment to expanding opportunity for all
Americans in our capital markets.
Data Security and the Consolidated Audit Trail.--The SEC
has access to an increasing amount of market-sensitive data and
customer information including through the data collected by
Self Regulatory Organizations [SROs] via the the Consolidated
Audit Trail [CAT]. The Committee directs the SEC to provide a
briefing 90 days after enactment explaining the safeguards in
place to protect information that is collected by SROs in CAT
(``CAT Data''--See CAT NMS Plan, supra note 3, at Section 1.1.)
and accessed by the SEC, the number of SEC employees who have
access to CAT data containing personally identifiable
information [PII], under what circumstances SEC employees can
access both CAT data containing PII and CAT transaction data
and the cost of maintaining SEC access to CAT.
Conflict Minerals.--The Committee notes that section 1502
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Public Law 111-203) relating to conflict minerals and
requiring supply chain due diligence has furthered important
U.S. policy goals in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC],
had important positive effects on the security of the people of
Eastern Congo, and gained the support and confidence of
investors in companies using minerals from the region.
Recognizing that in April 2014, a U.S. court of appeals
invalidated parts of the rule relating to ``DRC conflict free''
or ``DRC conflict undeterminable'' labeling and reporting
requirements, the Committee notes that the law and the SEC rule
otherwise broadly remain in place and in effect; thus, the
inquiry and due diligence reporting measures for companies
listed with the SEC on source and chain of custody are separate
and distinct, and they must each be enforced as required by
law.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority [FINRA].--The
Committee understands that FINRA has failed to undertake steps
to address unpaid arbitration awards by its members. The SEC
shall continue to engage with FINRA to identify ways to reduce
and eliminate the occurrence of unpaid awards.
Social Media Disclosures.--The Committee is concerned that
limited public information exists surrounding the degree to
which publicly traded technology companies may be reliant on
revenues supported by privacy concerns, disinformation, and
misinformation, and encourages the SEC to consider requirements
for public companies operating social media platforms to
disclose additional information about those operations.
Critical Supply Chains.--The Committee is concerned that
financial disclosures do not include factors relevant to the
public related to domestic capital investment, the job quality
of nonsupervisory workers in the United States, and the re-
shoring to the United States of critical supply chains. The
Committee encourages the SEC to consider such factors in future
rules
Rulemakings and the People's Republic of China.--The
Committee is concerned about the special circumstances
presented by issuers based in the People's Republic of China.
The Committee encourages the SEC to consider the People's
Republic of China's gross human rights abuses and lack of
environmental protection in future rulemakings.
Selective Service System
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $31,300,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 33,499,000
Committee recommendation................................ 33,550,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Selective Service System is an independent Federal
agency, operating with permanent authorization under the
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.).
The agency is not part of the Department of Defense, but its
basic mission is to be prepared to supply manpower to the Armed
Forces adequate to ensure the security of the United States
during a time of national emergency. Since 1973, the Armed
Forces have relied on volunteers to fill military manpower
requirements. However, the Selective Service System remains the
primary vehicle by which personnel will be brought into the
military if Congress and the President should authorize a
return to the draft.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $33,550,000
for the Selective Service System.
Small Business Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $361,235,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 396,907,000
Committee recommendation................................ 385,615,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides for the
overall operating expenses of the Small Business Administration
[SBA], including compensation and benefits for staff located at
headquarters, regional, and district offices, rent and other
agency-wide costs, and operating costs for program offices,
including the Office of Capital Access, Office of Credit Risk
Management, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Office of
Investments and Innovation, Office of Government Contracting
and Business Development, Office of International Trade, Office
of Management and Administration, and for other program and
supporting offices.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $385,615,000 for
salaries and expenses of the SBA.
The Committee recommends at least $12,000,000 for the SBA's
Office of Credit Risk Management [OCRM] for lender oversight
and risk-based reviews. Funding for the Office of General
Counsel has been provided separately from this total. In
support of its mission to analyze and manage the risk of the
SBA's loan portfolio, OCRM performs performance analytics to
identify and understand lender performance trends and assess
the quality of the overall loan portfolio. The Committee finds
that OCRM must play a key role in eliminating waste, fraud, and
abuse in the SBA lending programs and protecting taxpayer
losses on loans by ensuring lenders comply with procedures that
mitigate the risk of loss under the SBA's loan programs.
Veteran Small Business Certification Program [VetCert].--
The recommendation includes $15,500,000 to support VetCert.
VetCert verifies veteran eligibility of firms owned by veteran-
owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small
businesses. The Committee will continue to work with SBA to
ensure the agency has the resources necessary to sustain this
program.
Coordinator of Employee Ownership.--The Committee
recognizes that employee-owned businesses are uniquely
structured and provide wide-ranging benefits for businesses,
workers, and local communities. The Committee encourages the
SBA to designate a Coordinator of Employee Ownership who will
develop expertise in employee ownership structures, including
Employee Stock Ownership Plans and cooperatives, in cooperation
with Small Business Development Centers. The Committee further
encourages the Coordinator to promote the use of the SBA's
financing programs for conversions to employee-owned
structures, work with the Office of Investment and Innovation
and the Office of Capital Access to increase the number of
Small Business Investment Companies and 7(a) lenders,
respectively, providing financing for employee-ownership
conversions, and coordinate with employee ownership
stakeholders.
SBA Contracting Officers.--The Committee notes the
importance of procurement center representatives [PCRs], and
encourages the SBA to hire adequate levels of staff to carry
out this vital function.
Succession Planning Toolkit.--The Committee encourages the
SBA to develop a publicly available online toolkit that can be
used by the SBA and its resource partners, including Small
Business Development Centers, to guide small business owners
through the process of creating a business succession plan,
connect owners with relevant resources and provide information
on employee ownership options, including Employee Stock
Ownership Plans and cooperatives, as a succession planning
strategy.
USDA-SBA Memorandum of Understanding.--The Committee
supports efforts to better help rural small businesses and
encourages the SBA to continue collaborating with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture [USDA] to improve service delivery,
advice and assistance for small businesses, especially those in
rural areas, including through the activities outlined in the
memorandum of understanding signed November 20, 2023. The
Committee directs the SBA, in collaboration with USDA, to
submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of
the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives on the activities undertaken as a result of the
memorandum of understanding. The report should include an
update on the identification of synergies between business loan
programs, barriers to the SBA programs for cooperatives and
opportunities to collaborate on technical assistance,
especially with respect to exportation and procurement.
SBIC Collaboration.--The SBA is directed to continue its
collaborative effort with the SEC to ensure effective oversight
of SBICs and the protection of SBIC investors.
Nonprofit Child Care Support.--The Committee recognizes the
critical role of child care providers in supporting the economy
and workforce, and encourages the Administrator to consider
allowing qualified nonprofit child care providers access to all
SBA loan programs that for-profit child care providers may
utilize. A qualified nonprofit provider must be in compliance
with State licensing requirements, operate as a 501(c)(3)
organization, primarily engage in providing child care for
children from birth through school age including preschool or
prekindergarten or care for school-age children outside of
school hours or schedule, and comply with background checks for
each employee and regular volunteer.
District Office Staffing Levels.--The Committee recognizes
that operational resources and adequate staffing at district
offices is essential to the SBA's mission, particularly in
rural areas where small businesses may lack connectivity to the
Internet. District offices offer a critical line of
communication and source of advice for small businesses. The
SBA is encouraged to ensure each State has no fewer than seven
full-time equivalent staffers across its district offices, and
shall speedily fill vacant positions below that level.
Small Business Broadband Assistance.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of high-speed Internet and new
technologies to the growth and success of small businesses and
notes that many small businesses could benefit from additional
advice in adopting and utilizing these technologies.
Place of Business Requirement.--The Committee notes that
Native and other minority-owned businesses have concerns about
the effect and practicality of implementing the rule
promulgated by the Administrator for the SBA 8(a) Business
Development Program that proposes to clarify the place of
business requirement in 13 CFR 124.501(k). The Committee
expects the SBA to work closely with its authorizers on this
issue.
Native Hawaiian Organizations.--The Committee is concerned
that Native Hawaiian Organizations [NHOs] are not treated as
8(a) eligible entities by all Federal agencies, and expects the
SBA to work closely with Congress to provide equal
opportunities to NHOs.
Paid Leave Tax Credit Outreach and Awareness.--Of the funds
provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
used for SBA to educate small businesses about the availability
of the Paid Family and Medical Leave tax credit under Section
45S of the Internal Revenue Code [IRC] of 1986. In partnership
with district offices, the SBA shall conduct outreach which
could include targeted communications, education, training, and
technical assistance to relevant parties.
Women-Owned Small Business [WOSB] Certification Delays.--
The Committee is concerned with the existing WOSB program
certification and recertification process, which has led to
unacceptable delays for WOSBs to become certified or
recertified. The Committee encourages the SBA to hire adequate
levels of staff to carry out this vital function. No later than
90 days after enactment of this act, SBA is directed to brief
the Committee on its plan to address the backlog of WOSB
applications.
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $316,800,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 320,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 330,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs support non-
credit business assistance to entrepreneurs. The appropriation
includes funding for a vast network of resource partners
located throughout the Nation, including Small Business
Development Centers, Women's Business Centers, SCORE
(previously Service Corps of Retired Executives) chapters, and
Veterans Business Outreach Centers. This resource network and
several other SBA programs provide training, counseling, and
technical assistance to entrepreneurs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $330,000,000 for the
SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs. The Committee
recommendations are displayed in the following table:
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee
recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7(j) Technical Assistance Program.................... 4,000
Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program....... 3,000
Entrepreneurship Education........................... 3,000
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership 10,000
Program.............................................
Growth Accelerators.................................. 10,000
HUBZone Program...................................... 4,000
Microloan Technical Assistance....................... 42,000
National Women's Business Council.................... 1,500
Native American Outreach............................. 5,300
PRIME Technical Assistance........................... 8,200
Regional Innovation Clusters......................... 10,000
SCORE................................................ 18,000
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)............ 143,000
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)................. 21,000
Veterans Outreach.................................... 19,000
Women's Business Centers (WBC)....................... 28,000
Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs.......... 330,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Committee directs that the amounts provided for SBA's
Entrepreneurial Development Programs, as specified in the table
above, shall be administered in the same manner as previous
years and shall not be reduced, reallocated, or reprogrammed to
provide additional funds for other programs, initiatives, or
activities without advance approval from the Committee.
Small Business Development Centers.--The Committee
recommends $143,000,000 for the Small Business Development
Center [SBDC] Program for fiscal year 2025. SBDCs play an
integral role in the SBA resource partner network that supports
1.2 million small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs
each year. Through more than 900 service centers, SBDCs provide
management and technical assistance in key areas to small
business clients throughout the Nation. The SBDC program is the
largest grant program in the SBA's portfolio.
SBDC Minimum Funding Awards.--SBA should assess the minimum
funding levels awarded to States and U.S. territories through
the SBDC Program to ensure adequate resources are provided to
meet the demand of each State. The SBA shall provide a report
on its recommendations to the Committee within 180 days of
enactment of this act.
SCORE.--The Committee recommends $18,000,000 for the SCORE
Program (formerly known as the Service Corps of Retired
Executives). The Committee is encouraged by improvements the
SCORE program has made to address issues identified in the SBA
Inspector General's audit of SCORE's fiscal year 2017 award and
supports the program's efforts to improve operational
accountability and service.
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses.--The Committee
recommends $3,000,000 for a Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot
Program that will competitively award up to three grants to
States to provide new small businesses with access to
cybersecurity tools during their formative and most vulnerable
years.
Women's Business Centers.--The Committee recommends
$28,000,000 for Women's Business Centers [WBCs]. The WBC
program funds more than 100 nonprofit organizations that
provide quality advising and training services to women
entrepreneurs in socially or economically disadvantaged
communities in an effort to help women start their own
businesses. Participating organizations must match the Federal
funding with one non-Federal dollar for every two Federal
dollars during the first 2 years and on a one-to-one basis
thereafter. The Committee recommends that the SBA refine and
share its quarterly dashboard of performance goals with all
WBCs for transparency and coordinate services with other
business assistance programs to avoid duplication.
Veterans Outreach Programs.--The Committee supports funding
for veterans programs and provides $19,000,000 for veterans
outreach, which includes funding for Veterans Business Outreach
Centers, Boots to Business, Veteran-Women Igniting the Spirit
of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans
with Disabilities, and Boots to Business Reboot.
Growth Accelerators.--The Committee recommends $10,000,000
for growth accelerators-organizations that help entrepreneurs
start and scale their business. The Committee recognizes the
success of Growth Accelerators in spreading the growth of
start-ups in areas of the country where funding from private
capital is scarce.
Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.--The
Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the Federal and State
Technology [FAST] Partnership Program in fiscal year 2025. The
Committee supports the FAST program's efforts to reach
innovative, technology-driven small businesses and to leverage
the Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR] and Small
Business Technology Transfer [STTR] program to stimulate
economic development. The FAST program is particularly
important in States that are seeking to build high technology
industries but are underrepresented in the SBIR/STTR programs.
The Committee directs SBA to consider prioritizing awards to
States that receive below the National median average of SBIRs/
STTRs.
Native American Outreach.--The SBA's Office of Native
American Affairs works to ensure that American Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop, and
expand small businesses have full access to SBA's
entrepreneurial development, lending, and procurement programs.
The Committee recommends $5,300,000 for SBA's Native American
Outreach program. The Committee directs the Assistant
Administrator for the Office of Native American Affairs [ONAA]
to continue to manage Native American Outreach activities. The
Assistant Administrator is responsible for organizing multi-
agency workshops and Native supplier initiative events around
the country, and facilitating Native contractors' participation
in SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program, HUB Zone, Women's
Business Centers, Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned
Small Business programs, and other small business contracting
programs.
HUBZone.--The Historically Underutilized Business Zones
[HUBZone] program helps small businesses in urban and rural
communities gain preferential access to Federal procurement
opportunities. The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the
HUBZone program. The Committee is concerned by the SBA
Inspector General's findings that the SBA Program Office's
oversight did not ensure that it certified only eligible firms
into the HUBZone program due to weakness in the certification
process. The Committee encourages the SBA to update and
implement HUBZone guidance, as well as implement a plan to
mitigate information technology issues affecting the HUBZone
certification process.
Small Business Employee Ownership and Cooperatives
Promotion Program.--The Committee notes that the Main Street
Employee Ownership Act, which Congress enacted in section 862
of Public Law 115-232, requires the SBA to establish a Small
Business Employee Ownership and Cooperatives Promotion Program
to offer technical assistance and training on the transition to
employee ownership through cooperatives and qualified employee
trusts. SBA is urged to fully implement this provision and
report to the Committee on the status of implementation no
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $37,020,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 47,020,000
Committee recommendation................................ 47,020,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The SBA Office of Inspector General conducts audits to
identify wasteful expenditures and program mismanagement,
investigates fraud and other wrongdoing, and takes other
actions to deter and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and
inefficiencies in SBA programs and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $47,020,000 for the
OIG. The Committee encourages the OIG to continue routine
analysis and reporting on the SBA's oversight of the 7(a) loan
program; effective management of counseling and training
services offered by partner organizations; and the SBA's
management of the Disaster Assistance Program.
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $10,109,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 10,211,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,211,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the
SBA, solicits and represents the views, concerns, and interests
of small businesses before Congress, the White House, Federal
agencies, Federal courts, and State policymakers.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $10,211,000 for the
Office of Advocacy.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $168,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 165,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 165,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The SBA administers a variety of loan programs to expand
entrepreneurs' access to capital to start and grow small
businesses. The 7(a) loan program is the Federal Government's
primary business loan program to assist small businesses in
obtaining financing when they do not qualify for traditional
credit. Under 7(a), the SBA guarantees a portion (typically 75
to 90 percent) of loans made by private lenders. Under the 504
program, the SBA supports loans to small businesses for
financing major fixed assets such as real estate and major
equipment. The 504 program combines SBA guaranteed loans made
by nonprofit Certified Development Companies with loans from
private lenders to provide financing for small businesses.
Under the SBIC program, the SBA partners with
professionally managed investment funds, called SBICs. The
SBICs combine their own capital with funds borrowed with an SBA
guarantee to make investments in small businesses.
Under the Microloan program, the SBA provides funds to
specialized nonprofit, community-based intermediary lenders
which provide small loans for working capital, inventory, and
other operating expenses.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $165,000,000 for the
Business Loans Program Account for fiscal year 2025.
The recommendation provides $162,000,000 for administrative
expenses, which may be transferred to and merged with SBA
salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses
associated with the business loans programs.
The recommendation also provides $3,000,000 for the
Microloan direct loan program. An additional amount of
$42,000,000 is recommended under the heading ``Entrepreneurial
Development Programs'' for technical assistance grants to
Microlending intermediaries.
7(a) Criminal History Survey.--The Committee encourages the
SBA to conduct a survey of 7(a) lenders relating to their
practices on the use of criminal history when determining
whether to approve a 7(a) loan or a similarly sized commercial
loan that is not guaranteed by the Administration, and whether
these practices changed following the implementation of the
``Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs
and Surety Bond Guaranty Program'' rule when finalized. The
intent of this report is to understand market gaps as it
relates to this population. A report detailing the results of
such a survey should be submitted to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $175,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 523,674,000
Committee recommendation................................ 523,674,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans to
businesses of all sizes, homeowners, renters, and nonprofit
organizations affected by disasters. The SBA disaster loans are
the primary form of Federal assistance for the repair and
rebuilding of non-farm, private sector disaster losses. The SBA
makes two types of disaster loans. Physical disaster loans are
for permanent rebuilding and replacement of uninsured or
underinsured disaster-damaged privately owned real and/or
personal property and are available to businesses of all sizes,
nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters. Economic
Injury Disaster Loans provide necessary working capital for
small businesses and nonprofit organizations until normal
operations resume after a disaster.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $523,674,000 for the
administrative costs of the Disaster Loans program. Of the
total recommendation, $492,000,000 is designated by the
Congress as disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Low Snow.--The Committee recognizes the prominent role that
the SBA plays in providing Federal resources to small
businesses during ongoing Federal drought disaster
declarations. It also acknowledges the work and relief SBA has
provided in making the Economic Injury Disaster Loans [EIDL]
available to small businesses because of ongoing Federal
drought declarations. However, there are small businesses that
are experiencing warm winters and low to no snow but aren't
qualifying for EIDL or being declined in the drought
declaration because the declarations authorize assistance for
small business concerns affected by drought, but not for small
businesses affected by low snow accumulation. Under the Small
Business Act, warm winters and low to no snow are not included
as a definition under ``disaster.'' As such, no later than 270
days after enactment of this act the GAO is directed to brief
the Committee, with a report to follow by a mutually agreed
upon date, on: (1) work the SBA is already doing to address
concerns for small businesses experiencing low to no snow
accumulation; (2) any executive or legislative recommendations
for SBA and Congress to consider so that small businesses
impacted by low to no snow accumulation and warm winters can
seek and receive suitable Federal relief; and (3) other Federal
programs or resources available to assist small businesses that
are negatively impacted by low to no snow accumulation.
SBA Pandemic Collections.--No later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this act, the Administrator of the SBA
shall submit a report to the committees of jurisdiction on the
debt collection practices of loans issued in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, which should include-an assessment of net
impact to recoveries of taxpayer funds, broken out by program:
Paycheck Protection Program; COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster
Loan; and Economic Injury Disaster Loan; the anticipated
increase to SBA loan servicing and administrative costs
incurred for each of the three SBA programs; and a summary of
the funds recovered so far as a result of the agency's decision
to institute collections on COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster
Loan and Paycheck Protection Program loans under $100,000.
2017 Hurricane Recommendations.--The Committee recognizes
that the SBA has implemented two recommendations made by GAO in
its March 2020 Disaster Loan Processing report and looks
forward to monitoring the implementation of the remaining
recommendations.
Disaster Loan Assistance Portal.--The Committee is aware of
issues raised by disaster survivors related to difficulties
navigating the current Disaster Loan Assistance Portal. The
Committee encourages the SBA to consider developing a Disaster
Loan Mobile Application. This application would be available
for use by applicants to submit information related to their
loan and check the status of their application.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 540 continues a provision concerning transfer
authority and availability of funds.
Section 541 continues a provision concerning the SBA
Information Technology System Modernization and Working Capital
Fund.
Section 542 includes a new provision providing funds for
initiatives related to small business development and
entrepreneurship, including programmatic and construction
activities, to be awarded as follows:
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Recommended
State Account Project Name Recipient ($) Requestor(s)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MD........................... Small Business Adaptive Growth Leadership 478,000 Cardin, Van
Administration through Montgomery. Hollen
(SBA). Innovative
Leadership
Exchange.
NM........................... Small Business Addressing Rural Women's 330,000 Heinrich
Administration New Mexico's Economic Self-
(SBA). Childcare Sufficiency
Deserts. Team (WESST).
WV........................... Small Business Advanced BridgeValley 164,000 Capito
Administration Business CTC.
(SBA). Training Suites.
WA........................... Small Business Advanced Central 1,321,000 Cantwell
Administration Competitive Washington
(SBA). Technology University.
Institute.
AK........................... Small Business Advancing University of 100,000 Murkowski
Administration Manufacturing Alaska.
(SBA). in Alaska.
WV........................... Small Business Advantage Valley Advantage 525,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration FASTER WV Valley
(SBA). Program. Community
Development
Corporation.
MN........................... Small Business AEDS Minnesota African 1,000,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Small Business Economic Smith
(SBA). Development Development
Program. Solutions.
MA........................... Small Business ALX Small The Latina 1,100,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Business Circle, Inc.
(SBA). training (DBA Amplify
Program. Latinx).
AZ........................... Small Business Arizona Early LISC Phoenix... 1,000,000 Sinema
Administration Childhood
(SBA). Business
Support
Initiative.
CT........................... Small Business Arts Council of Arts Council of 102,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Greater New Greater New Murphy
(SBA). Haven for Haven.
Skillbox:
Artists as
Small Business
Initiative.
PA........................... Small Business Ben Franklin Ben Franklin 800,000 Casey
Administration Technology Technology
(SBA). Partners of Partners of
Northeastern Northeastern
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania.
Incubator
Facility
Upgrades.
CT........................... Small Business Black Business The Black 1,016,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Alliance for Business Murphy
(SBA). Statewide Alliance.
Capacity Growth
and Office
Expansions.
IL........................... Small Business Black Business The Growing 450,000 Duckworth
Administration Hub. Season.
(SBA).
WA........................... Small Business Black Tacoma Urban 750,000 Murray
Administration Empowerment League.
(SBA). Center
Expansion.
MD........................... Small Business B'More Secure- Towson 1,600,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Community Cyber University. Hollen
(SBA). Clinic.
NH........................... Small Business Bringing it Home Monadnock 600,000 Shaheen
Administration Economic
(SBA). Development
Corporation.
WA........................... Small Business Build Lake City Children's Home 510,000 Murray
Administration Together Society of
(SBA). Expansion. Washington dba
Akin.
CO........................... Small Business Building Better Good Business 885,000 Bennet,
Administration Businesses via Colorado. Hickenlooper
(SBA). Statewide
Collaboration
on Education
and Resource
Navigation
Services.
VT........................... Small Business Building Out Vermont 312,000 Sanders
Administration VEOC's Outreach Employee
(SBA). and Capacity in Ownership
Southern Center Inc..
Vermont.
GA........................... Small Business Building Greater Wealth 350,000 Warnock
Administration Resilience and Works.
(SBA). Revenue:
Diversification
Strategies for
Minority,
Disadvantaged,
and Woman Owned
Businesses.
OR........................... Small Business Built Oregon Built Oregon... 200,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Small Business
(SBA). Market Growth
and Support
Program.
DE........................... Small Business Business Emerging 500,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Incubator Enterprise
(SBA). Expansion. Center.
NM........................... Small Business Business Downtown Taos 250,000 Heinrich
Administration Resource and Inc (Taos
(SBA). Innovation MainStreet).
Center (BRIC).
MN........................... Small Business Business Support Latino Economic 500,000 Klobuchar,
Administration and Training Development Smith
(SBA). for Latino and Center (LEDC).
Immigrant
Entrepreneurs.
NM........................... Small Business Capacity HEAL Plus NM... 211,000 Lujan
Administration Building for
(SBA). Small
Businesses
Providing
Behavioral
Healthcare in
New Mexico.
MS........................... Small Business Center for Rural Mississippi 1,200,000 Hyde-Smith
Administration Veterinary State
(SBA). Practice Clinic University.
Incubator
Program.
NJ........................... Small Business Center for South Rutgers 500,000 Booker,
Administration Jersey Economic University- Menendez
(SBA). Development. Camden.
WV........................... Small Business Charleston Area Charleston Area 800,000 Capito
Administration Alliance for Alliance.
(SBA). Small Business
Incubator-
Opportunity
Zone and
HUBZone.
MS........................... Small Business Childcare as a Mississippi 2,500,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Business: State Wicker
(SBA). Growth and University.
Entrepreneurshi
p.
CT........................... Small Business CitySeed for a CitySeed....... 1,000,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Shared-Use Murphy
(SBA). Commercial
Kitchen and
Food Business
Incubator.
NH........................... Small Business Claremont Small Claremont 466,000 Shaheen
Administration Business Center. Development
(SBA). Authority.
VT........................... Small Business ClimateReadyVT: Vermont 180,000 Sanders
Administration Building Businesses for
(SBA). Climate Social
Resilient Responsibility
Businesses. Research &
Education
Foundation.
ME........................... Small Business Coastal Coastal 400,000 King
Administration Enterprises, Enterprises,
(SBA). Inc.--Childcare Inc..
Business Lab.
WA........................... Small Business Community and Refugee Artisan 1,000,000 Murray
Administration Microbusiness Initiative.
(SBA). Development
Program Phase
II Renovation.
HI........................... Small Business Community Equity City and County 404,000 Schatz
Administration Program for of Honolulu
(SBA). Small Office of
Disadvantaged Economic
and Revitalization.
Underrepresente
d Businesses.
PA........................... Small Business Community First Community First 500,000 Fetterman
Administration Fund Financial Fund.
(SBA). Center
Expansion into
Philadelphia
and Reading, PA.
OH........................... Small Business Community Community 100,000 Brown
Administration Improvement Improvement
(SBA). Corporation Corporation of
Study. Belmont County.
IL........................... Small Business Comprehensive Chicago's 550,000 Duckworth
Administration Minority Small Sunshine
(SBA). Business Enterprises,
Programming Inc..
Support.
CA........................... Small Business Contract Ready City of Los 1,000,000 Butler, Padilla
Administration LA. Angeles.
(SBA).
NH........................... Small Business Coos County Coos Economic 200,000 Shaheen
Administration Outdoor Economy Development
(SBA). Small Business Corporation.
Resiliency
Support.
NH........................... Small Business Cybersecurity New Hampshire 500,000 Shaheen
Administration Solutions for 10 Garrison
(SBA). New Hampshire Ave Small
Small Business
Businesses. Development
Center.
AK........................... Small Business Digital Literacy University of 500,000 Murkowski
Administration and AI Tools Alaska.
(SBA). for Rural
Alaska.
GA........................... Small Business Digital Media Athens Regional 136,000 Ossoff
Administration Center for Library System.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p and
Creativity.
MS........................... Small Business Digital University of 2,500,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Transformation Mississippi. Wicker
(SBA). of Rural
Community
Businesses and
Manufacturers
Program.
MD........................... Small Business Disadvantaged Minority 406,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Small Business Business Hollen
(SBA). Legal Training Enterprise
and Data Legal Defense
Collection. and Education
Fund (MBELDEF).
MD........................... Small Business Early Care and Maryland State 1,000,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Education HUBs. Department of Hollen
(SBA). Education
(MSDE).
NH........................... Small Business Early Care Community 118,000 Shaheen
Administration Resource Action
(SBA). Network. Partnership of
Strafford
County.
WI........................... Small Business Early Stage The New North.. 350,000 Baldwin
Administration Startup
(SBA). Accelerator.
DE........................... Small Business Early-Stage Delaware 2,100,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Science Startup Innovation
(SBA). Programming. Space.
WA........................... Small Business Economic Tabor 100...... 1,000,000 Murray
Administration Development
(SBA). Center HUB in
Tukwila.
MD........................... Small Business Economic Kingdom Global 1,342,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Empowerment and Community Hollen
(SBA). Innovation Development
Center. Corporation.
GA........................... Small Business Economic The 540,000 Warnock
Administration Empowerment International
(SBA). Center for Rescue
Underrepresente Committee Inc..
d Communities
in Georgia.
NM........................... Small Business Educating Women's 160,000 Heinrich
Administration Creatives in Economic Self-
(SBA). the Art of Sufficiency
Business. Team (WESST).
CO........................... Small Business Empowering Rural Startup 268,000 Bennet,
Administration Entrepreneurs. Colorado. Hickenlooper
(SBA).
GA........................... Small Business Enhancing Georgia 500,000 Warnock
Administration Financial and Hispanic
(SBA). Contracting Chamber of
Opportunities Commerce
for Georgia Business
Hispanic Development
Businesses. Center.
IL........................... Small Business Entrepreneur & Joliet Junior 800,000 Durbin
Administration Business Center College.
(SBA). Initiative.
CT........................... Small Business Entrepreneurial CT State 1,700,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Center at CT Northwestern. Murphy
(SBA). State
Northwestern
for Small
Business
Programming.
PA........................... Small Business Entrepreneurial Steel Rivers 401,000 Fetterman
Administration Excellence in Council of
(SBA). the Mon Valley. Governments.
DE........................... Small Business Entrepreneurship Delaware Law 697,000 Carper, Coons
Administration and Small School of
(SBA). Business Clinic. Widener
University.
MN........................... Small Business Entrepreneurship New American 374,000 Klobuchar,
Administration and Small Development Smith
(SBA). Business Center.
Development for
Somali-
Americans.
MA........................... Small Business Establishing a Eastie Farm.... 1,410,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Regional
(SBA). Community
Support
Agriculture
Program.
WI........................... Small Business Ethnic and The Business 200,000 Baldwin
Administration Diverse Council.
(SBA). Business
Coalition.
GA........................... Small Business Expanding Gwinnett County 316,000 Ossoff
Administration Entrepreneurshi Public Library.
(SBA). p in Gwinnett
County, Georgia.
NH........................... Small Business Expansion of the University of 1,150,000 Shaheen
Administration Entrepreneurshi New Hampshire.
(SBA). p Center Space
at the
University of
New Hampshire.
CO........................... Small Business Exponential Exponential 315,000 Bennet,
Administration Impact (XI) Impact. Hickenlooper
(SBA). Health
Accelerator.
VT........................... Small Business Farm Business Intervale 500,000 Welch
Administration Technical Center.
(SBA). Assistance.
RI........................... Small Business Farm Fresh Farm Fresh 700,000 Reed
Administration Connecting Rhode Island.
(SBA). Rhode Island
Farmers and
Eaters.
WA........................... Small Business Financial Latino Civic 800,000 Murray
Administration Literacy and Alliance.
(SBA). Technical
Assistance
Program.
MI........................... Small Business Flint Ferris Wheel 1,000,000 Stabenow
Administration Microbusiness Innovation
(SBA). Resource Center dba
Network. 100K Ideas.
NM........................... Small Business Food and New Mexico 300,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Beverage ``New Minority
(SBA). to Export'' Business
Cohort. Development
Agency (MBDA).
HI........................... Small Business Food Business Malama Kauai... 165,000 Hirono
Administration Support Program.
(SBA).
PA........................... Small Business GBA Resilient Green Building 250,000 Fetterman
Administration Small Alliance.
(SBA). Businesses
Expansion
Project.
GA........................... Small Business GCSU Bobcat Georgia College 305,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Administration Business and State
(SBA). Incubator. University.
LA........................... Small Business Grambling State Grambling State 2,000,000 Cassidy
Administration University University.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p and Economic
Development
Center.
WV........................... Small Business Growing Small Hatfield McCoy 500,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Businesses in Convention &
(SBA). Man and Logan. Visitors
Bureau.
PA........................... Small Business Growing Farm to Table 500,000 Casey
Administration Southwestern Buy Local.
(SBA). Pennsylvania's
Local Farmers
and Market
Vendors.
WI........................... Small Business Hmong Chamber Hmong Wisconsin 5,000,000 Baldwin
Administration Innovation Hub. Chamber of
(SBA). Commerce.
HI........................... Small Business Hoomana Maui.... Purple Maia 11,000 Hirono
Administration Foundation.
(SBA).
RI........................... Small Business Hope & Main West Hope & Main.... 1,077,000 Reed
Administration End Kitchens.
(SBA).
NM........................... Small Business Indian Pueblo Indian Pueblo 1,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Entrepreneur Cultural
(SBA). Complex. Center.
NY........................... Small Business KACE Small Korean American 337,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Business Civic Schumer
(SBA). Program. Empowerment
for Community.
HI........................... Small Business Kauai Creative Kauai Economic 1,000,000 Schatz
Administration Technology Development
(SBA). Center High Board, Inc..
Tech Hub.
CA........................... Small Business Korean American Koreatown Youth 1,000,000 Butler, Padilla
Administration Business and Community
(SBA). Development of Center, Inc..
Southern
California
(KABD-SC).
CO........................... Small Business Latino Latino 200,000 Bennet,
Administration Entrepreneurs Leadership Hickenlooper
(SBA). Access Program. Institute.
MD........................... Small Business Level Up Program FSC First...... 500,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Hollen
(SBA).
MA........................... Small Business Living Local 413 WMLBS.Inc dba 200,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Venture Studio. Living Local.
(SBA).
ME........................... Small Business Maine Maine 600,000 King
Administration Aquaculture Aquaculture
(SBA). Innovation Innovation
Center--Aquacul Center.
ture Training
Centers.
NM........................... Small Business Manufactured Three Sisters 300,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Food Business Kitchen.
(SBA). Training
Program.
WV........................... Small Business Marshall Marshall 3,000,000 Capito
Administration University University
(SBA). Aviation. Research
Corporation.
MD........................... Small Business Maryland Growing Maryland Family 1,000,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Opportunities Network. Hollen
(SBA). for Family
Child Care.
MD........................... Small Business Maryland Women's Rockville 777,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Business Center Economic Hollen
(SBA). (MWBC) Shop Development,
Local. Inc. (REDI)
host of the
Maryland
Women's
Business
Center (MWBC).
HI........................... Small Business Maui Food Small Maui United Way 800,000 Schatz
Administration Business
(SBA). Incubator and
Hub.
NM........................... Small Business MBDA Southern New Mexico 200,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration New Mexico Minority
(SBA). Technical Business
Assistance Development
Program. Agency (MBDA).
NM........................... Small Business Microenterprise DreamSpring.... 100,000 Heinrich
Administration Technical
(SBA). Assistance to
Improve Climate
Resiliency and
Sustainability.
MD........................... Small Business Minority Upper Shore 148,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Entrepreneurshi Community Hollen
(SBA). p Training Development
Accelerator Partners.
(META).
WV........................... Small Business Mon Forest Woodlands 300,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Business Development
(SBA). Initiative Group, Inc.
Technical
Assistance
Expansion.
MS........................... Small Business MSU Rural Master Mississippi 750,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Entrepreneurshi State Wicker
(SBA). p Volunteer University.
Program.
NH........................... Small Business Nashua Region Nashua Regional 200,000 Shaheen
Administration Online Planning
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi Commission.
p Toolbox.
OH........................... Small Business NEOHCED Northeast Ohio 500,000 Brown
Administration Entrepreneurshi Hispanic
(SBA). p Project. Center for
Economic
Development
(NEOHCED).
NV........................... Small Business Nevada Secretary Nevada 3,552,000 Cortez Masto,
Administration of State-- Secretary of Rosen
(SBA). Project Orion. State.
NM........................... Small Business New Mexico Chile New Mexico 62,000 Heinrich
Administration Industry Chile
(SBA). Business Growth Association.
Training
Program.
NM........................... Small Business New Mexico Northern Rio 500,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Heritage Grande
(SBA). Entrepreneurial National
Academy at Los Heritage Area.
Luceros and
Espanola.
NY........................... Small Business New York City Staten Island 1,500,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Small Business Chamber of Schumer
(SBA). Resource Commerce
Network (SBRN). Foundation
Inc..
OR........................... Small Business North Coast Food North Coast 610,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Web Facilities. Food Web.
(SBA).
VT........................... Small Business Northeast Vermont 956,000 Welch
Administration Resilient Food Sustainable
(SBA). System Jobs Fund.
Technical
Assistance.
OR........................... Small Business Oregon UAS City of 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Accelerator. Pendleton.
(SBA).
HI........................... Small Business PaCIM: Pacific University of 2,570,000 Hirono, Schatz
Administration Center for Hawaii.
(SBA). Innovative
Manufacturing
at University
of Hawaii.
MD........................... Small Business Pathways to The Collective 335,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Economic Empowerment Hollen
(SBA). Empowerment for Group, Inc.
Unserved and
Underserved
Communities
Initiative.
WV........................... Small Business PCDA Former Putnam County 318,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Kanawha Development
(SBA). Manufacturing Authority.
Building
Rehabilitation.
WV........................... Small Business Planning and New River Gorge 950,000 Capito
Administration Accelerating Regional
(SBA). Textile Development
Technology Authority.
Entrepreneurshi
p Regional
Network--Phase
2.
WV........................... Small Business Plant to Plate: West Virginia 621,000 Manchin
Administration Propagating Food and Farm
(SBA). West Virginia Coalition,
Value-Added Inc..
Production and
Mid-Supply
Chain.
RI........................... Small Business Preparing RI RI Commerce 380,000 Reed,
Administration Businesses for Corporation. Whitehouse
(SBA). Growing
Cybersecurity
Needs.
MS........................... Small Business Preparing Innovate 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Administration Startups to Mississippi.
(SBA). Qualify for VC
Funding.
MD........................... Small Business Princess Anne University of 2,300,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Center for Maryland Hollen
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi Eastern Shore.
p.
RI........................... Small Business Providence Providence 125,000 Reed,
Administration Revolving Fund Revolving Fund. Whitehouse
(SBA). Small Business
Assistance
Program.
OR........................... Small Business REAP Young REAP, Inc...... 750,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Entrepreneurs
(SBA). Program.
ME........................... Small Business Regional Jay, Livermore, 250,000 Collins, King
Administration Entrepreneur Livermore
(SBA). and Small Falls Chamber
Business of Commerce.
Development
Program.
WV........................... Small Business Reviving Rural West Virginia 597,000 Capito
Administration Retail through Flood and Farm
(SBA). Technical Coalition, Inc.
Assistance and
Establishing
Three New
Community-Based
Grocers.
RI........................... Small Business Rhode Island Rhode Island 200,000 Whitehouse
Administration Technology and Society of
(SBA). Innovation CPAs.
Center.
LA........................... Small Business River Parishes City of 3,000,000 Cassidy
Administration Business Gonzales.
(SBA). Incubator and
Industry
Innovation
Center..
VA........................... Small Business Roanoke City of Roanoke 1,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Administration Biotechnology
(SBA). Ecosystem
Equipment
Essentials
(Project RBE).
MN........................... Small Business Rondo Community Rondo Community 828,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Land Trust Land Trust. Smith
(SBA). Business
Technical
Assistance
Program.
KS........................... Small Business Rural Advanced Northwest 1,744,000 Moran
Administration Manufacturing Kansas
(SBA). Innovation Lab. Technical
College.
GA........................... Small Business Rural Business Greater Augusta 500,000 Ossoff
Administration Impact Black Chamber
(SBA). Initiative in of Commerce.
Greater
Augusta,
Georgia.
VA........................... Small Business Rural Prosperity The Advancement 943,000 Kaine, Warner
Administration Program at Foundation.
(SBA). Virginia
Innovation
Accelerator.
NM........................... Small Business Rural Small The Middle Rio 150,000 Heinrich
Administration Business Grande
(SBA). Marketing and Economic
Development. Development
Association.
OH........................... Small Business Rural to Urban JumpStart Inc.. 600,000 Brown
Administration Ohio
(SBA). Entrepreneur
Engagement
Project.
AK........................... Small Business Set Up Shop: Anchorage 150,000 Murkowski
Administration Empowering Community Land
(SBA). Entrepreneurs Trust.
in Underserved
Communities.
CT........................... Small Business SHEBA Small SHEBA Inc...... 800,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Business Murphy
(SBA). Accelerator and
Incubator.
RI........................... Small Business Skills RI Small Skills for 420,000 Reed,
Administration Business HUB. Rhode Island's Whitehouse
(SBA). Future.
NJ........................... Small Business Small & Diverse NJ State 630,000 Booker
Administration Business Veterans
(SBA). Training Chamber of
Platform and Commerce.
Network
Development.
OR........................... Small Business Small Business City of 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Access to Portland.
(SBA). Public
Contracting:
Regional
Procurement
Dashboard.
DE........................... Small Business Small Business Wilmington 440,000 Coons
Administration and Alliance.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p Programming.
GA........................... Small Business Small Business University of 500,000 Ossoff
Administration Development Georgia.
(SBA). Center: Federal
Contracting and
Procurement
Training for
Small
Businesses in
Georgia.
IL........................... Small Business Small Business John Wood 400,000 Durbin
Administration Development Community
(SBA). Initiative. College.
IL........................... Small Business Small business Rock Valley 800,000 Durbin
Administration educational College.
(SBA). initiative.
ME........................... Small Business SMCC Education Southern Maine 4,000,000 Collins
Administration and Training Community
(SBA). Accelerator Lab. College.
MD........................... Small Business Social Impact Health Tech 275,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Initiative for Alley. Hollen
(SBA). New Americans.
AZ........................... Small Business Southern Arizona Women's 1,000,000 Sinema
Administration Rural Small Business
(SBA). Business Center (MAC),
Service YWCA of
Delivery and Southern
Job Creation Arizona.
Plan.
NM........................... Small Business Southern New Ngage New 550,000 Heinrich
Administration Mexico Mexico.
(SBA). Childcare
Capacity
Building.
NH........................... Small Business Strafford Strafford 300,000 Shaheen
Administration Economic Economic
(SBA). Development Development
Corporation Corporation.
Technical
Assistance
Expansion
Project.
NH........................... Small Business Strengthening Early Learning 1,001,000 Shaheen
Administration New Hampshire New Hampshire.
(SBA). Childcare Small
Businesses.
OH........................... Small Business Studio Maker Butler 750,000 Brown
Administration Space Project. Institute of
(SBA). American Art.
MA........................... Small Business Supplier Black Economic 1,500,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Diversity as a Council of
(SBA). Service Program. Massachusetts.
NY........................... Small Business Support for Bridge Street 446,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Small Development Schumer
(SBA). Businesses in Corporation.
Central
Brooklyn.
MI........................... Small Business Supporting Wayne Wayne State 1,000,000 Peters,
Administration County Small University. Stabenow
(SBA). Businesses.
WA........................... Small Business SW Washington Support for 1,100,000 Murray
Administration Child Care Early Learning
(SBA). Partnership. & Families
(SELF).
DE........................... Small Business Technical True Access 219,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Assistance Capital.
(SBA). Programming.
AZ........................... Small Business The Arizona SEED SPOT...... 300,000 Sinema
Administration Capital
(SBA). Readiness
Project.
MN........................... Small Business The Ignite, Red Wing Ignite 494,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Innovate and Smith
(SBA). Invent
MakerSpace of
SE Minnesota.
NM........................... Small Business The Trades Women's 156,000 Heinrich
Administration Business Economic Self-
(SBA). Accelerator. Sufficiency
Team (WESST).
CT........................... Small Business UConn Small University of 885,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Business Connecticut Murphy
(SBA). Development Small Business
Center for Development
Digital Center.
Transformation
of Connecticut
Small
Businesses.
MD........................... Small Business United for The United Way 250,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Childcare of Central Hollen
(SBA). Shared Services Maryland, Inc..
Hub.
AL........................... Small Business University of University of 3,000,000 Britt
Administration North Alabama North Alabama.
(SBA). Center for
Innovation.
NY........................... Small Business Upstate NY Small Launch New 2,500,000 Schumer
Administration Business Scale York, Inc.
(SBA). Up Project.
VT........................... Small Business Vermont Small Vermont Law and 552,000 Sanders
Administration Business Graduate
(SBA). Climate School.
Resilience
Project at
Vermont Law and
Graduate School.
MD........................... Small Business Veteran Veteran 2,000,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Institute for Institute for Hollen
(SBA). Procurement: Procurement.
VETS to WIN.
CA........................... Small Business Veterans City of 470,000 Padilla
Administration Incubator Rosemead.
(SBA). Project.
NM........................... Small Business Vida Mejor Vida Mejor 201,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Capital Capital, Inc..
(SBA). Navigation
Services Center.
OH........................... Small Business West Side Market Cleveland 2,000,000 Brown
Administration Revitalization Public Market
(SBA). Project. Corporation.
MI........................... Small Business Westside Service City of Grand 3,290,000 Peters,
Administration Center Rapids. Stabenow
(SBA). Renovation
Initiative.
WI........................... Small Business Wisconsin Wisconsin 40,000 Baldwin
Administration Technology Technology
(SBA). Council. Council.
WV........................... Small Business WV Hive Business WV Hive........ 950,000 Manchin
Administration Support
(SBA). Services
Expansion.
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United States Postal Service
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $49,750,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 70,486,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,253,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Postal Service does not depend upon
taxpayer subsidies through discretionary appropriations for its
operations but generates nearly all of its annual gross
operating revenue by charging users of the mail for the costs
of postage, products, and services. Funds provided to the
Postal Service in the Payment to the Postal Service Fund
include appropriations for revenue forgone including providing
free mail for the blind, and for overseas absentee voting.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling
$50,253,000 for payment to the Postal Service Fund to
compensate for revenue forgone on free mail for the blind and
for overseas voters.
Postal Consolidations and Network Changes.--The Committee
is deeply concerned with the permanent changes to the
facilities and network of the United States Postal Service
being implemented on or after January 1,2023, including
consolidation and partial consolidation of facilities,
aggregation of operations, and reduction of transportation
trips. The Committee encourages the United States Postal
Service to submit a comprehensive proposal within 120 days of
enactment to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an
advisory opinion regarding all such permanent changes to the
Postal Service facilities and network. The Committee encourages
the Postal Regulatory Commission to issue an opinion on such
changes. The advisory opinion should include recommendations
and a cost impact analysis (detailing cost of operations and
cost overruns), on how reversal of such changes would impact
postal operations as well as how a continuation of such changes
would impact postal operations. Further, the Committee notes
the Postmaster General's May 14, 2024, letter to Congress in
which the Postal Service committed to pausing the movement of
processing operations associated with Mail Processing Facility
Reviews until January 1, 2025. The Committee expresses concern
about reports of ongoing United States Postal Service
activities in violation of this pause. Additionally, the
Committee notes that consolidation that occurred early in 2024
has deeply damaged postal delivery, resulting in concerns by
constituents across the country. The United States Postal
Service should strongly consider extending this pause until a
plan is developed to end the deterioration of timely delivery
of mail.
Rural Post Offices.--The Committee is concerned with the
consolidation and closure of rural and small post offices
throughout the United States.
Closing and Reopening of Post Offices.--The Committee is
concerned by continued delays in reopening closed post offices.
The Committee directs the United States Postal Service to
provide a report outlining the status update of the
recommendations made in the Office of Inspector General's audit
report 21-239-R23 within 90 days of enactment.
Post Office Hours.--The Committee is concerned with the
reduction of work hours for Postal employees. The Committee
encourages the United States Postal Service to ensure that
Postal employees do not face reduction in working hours.
Timely Delivery.--The Committee reminds the United States
Postal Service that the Postal Service Reform Act codified a 6-
day delivery. The Committee directs the Postal Service to
continue 6-day delivery standards without reductions to
operations anywhere in the United States.
First Class Mail.--The Committee encourages the United
States Postal Service to continue their standards operations
for first class mail.
Overseas voting and Mail for the Blind.--The Committee
includes provisions in the bill to ensure that mail for
overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be
free.
Zip Codes.--The Committee is concerned with cities who have
multiple zip codes in their jurisdiction. The Committee is
concerned with reports of undeliverable mail, including
absentee ballots, in Scotland, Connecticut, and numerous places
throughout the country. In Fiscal Year 2024 the Committee
directed the United States Postal Service to conduct an
internal review of why there are numerous instances,
nationwide, where assigned zip codes overlap municipal
jurisdictions resulting in multiple city listings or incorrect
listings. The Committee also directed the United States Postal
Service to provide a detailed report of their findings,
including what solutions could be utilized to ensure proper
designations in the future. The Committee has not received this
report and expects the report immediately upon enactment. The
Committee directs the Postal Service to brief the Committee on
Appropriations within 30 days of enactment on the methodology
surrounding zip codes overlapping municipal jurisdiction.
Project Safe Delivery.--The Committee encourages the Postal
Service to continue combatting mail theft and violent crimes
targeting Postal Service employees.
Service Area Definition.--The Committee encourages the
United States Postal Service to continue notifying impacted
areas if a decision is made to permanently move operations of a
three-digit ZIP code from one processing facility to another.
Rugged Terrain Service Areas.--The Committee encourages the
United States Postal Service to review the impact of rugged
terrain on service areas when considering consolidation of mail
delivery and movement of processing operations. The Committee
encourages the United States Postal Service to use the United
States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
report on Characterizing Rugged Terrain in the United States,
specifically the Road Ruggedness Scale [RRS], when defining
rugged terrain.
Air Service.--The Committee directs the United States
Postal Service to provide a briefing immediately upon enactment
regarding the end of the contracts for air service which impact
priority and express mail in Montana and other rural States.
Rural Alaskan Post Office Facilities Review.--The Committee
is concerned about reports of post offices in rural Alaska that
lack heat, adequate space for incoming mail, sufficient number
of post office boxes, have leaking roofs, and other problems
that impede the timely and efficient delivery of mail and the
safety of USPS personnel and customers. The Committee
encourages USPS to conduct a facilities review of all rural
post offices in the state, to complete such a review within 2
years, and to report to the Committee on its progress and
findings within 180 days after enactment of this act and at the
completion of the review. Such a report will list each post
office visited, each issue that needs to be addressed at each
post office, and the estimated cost to address them.
Remedying Non-Delivery and Delays of Mail Service.--The
Committee notes repeated reports of non-delivery and delays of
mail service. The Committee urges the Postmaster General to
work with Congressional Offices to review its delivery
schedule, performance rates, and responsiveness to these issues
in all parts of the country to ensure that mail is being
delivered six days a week and without any unreasonable delays.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $268,290,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 293,950,000
Committee recommendation................................ 274,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector
General is an independent organization established in 1996 and
charged with reporting to Congress on the overall efficiency,
effectiveness, and economy of Postal Service programs and
operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation, out of the
Postal Fund, of $274,000,000.
Access to the Postal Service Asset Forfeiture Fund.--The
Committee recognizes that, since 2005, the USPS OIG has been a
valuable law enforcement partner and active participant in the
Postal Service's asset forfeiture program, which is managed by
the U.S. Postal Inspection Service [USPIS]. Notably, over the
past 15 years, the OIG has contributed over $35,000,000 in
forfeited funds to the Postal Service Fund, either from cases
where it was the lead investigating agency or as a participant
in joint law enforcement investigations. However, the Committee
is concerned that the OIG no longer has access to proceeds in
the Fund, as it has had since 2005. The Committee further notes
its strong support for the OIG's ongoing efforts to investigate
narcotics trafficking and healthcare fraud involving the Postal
Service.
Mail Security.--The Office of the Inspector General [OIG]
is encouraged to make recommendations to the Postal Service as
it looks to make significant improvements in the security of
the mail. OIG recommendations should take into consideration
its findings in recent Field Operations Review Team [FORT]
audits and other relevant work.
United States Tax Court
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2024.................................... $56,727,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................... 65,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 57,300,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The U.S. Tax Court is an independent judicial body
reconstituted in 1969 under Article I of the Constitution of
the United States. The Court was created to provide a national
forum for the resolution of disputes between taxpayers and the
Internal Revenue Service, to ensure the uniform interpretation
of the Internal Revenue Code, and to provide times and places
of trial with a view to giving reasonable opportunity for
taxpayers to appear before the Court with as little
inconvenience and expense as is practicable. The Court's
mission is to resolve cases expeditiously while giving careful
consideration to the merits of each matter.
The Tax Court is one of the courts in which taxpayers can
bring suit to contest IRS determinations, and it is the primary
court in which taxpayers can do so without prepaying any
portion of the disputed taxes. The matters over which the Court
has jurisdiction are set forth in various sections of title 26
of the United States Code.
The Court is composed of 19 judges, one of whom the judges
elect as chief judge. Tax Court judges are appointed to 15-year
terms by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate. In their judicial duties, the judges are assisted by
senior judges, who participate in the adjudication of regular
cases, and by special trial judges, who hear small tax cases
and certain regular cases assigned to them by the chief judge.
The Court is headquartered in Washington, DC, and conducts
trial sessions relating to 74 designated cities throughout the
United States, including Hawaii and Alaska. Decisions by the
Court are reviewable by the U.S. courts of appeals and, if
certiorari is granted, by the Supreme Court.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $57,300,000
for the U.S. Tax Court.
STATEMENT CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Financial Services and General Government
appropriations bill includes general provisions which govern
both the activities of the agencies covered by the bill, and,
in some cases, activities of agencies, programs, and general
government activities that are not specifically covered by the
bill.
General provisions that address activities or directives
affecting agencies covered in this bill are contained in title
VI. General provisions that are Government-wide in scope are
specified in title VII of this bill. General provisions
applicable to the District of Columbia are set forth in title
VIII of this bill.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
Section 601 continues the provision prohibiting pay and
other expenses of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory
or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act.
Section 602 continues the language prohibiting obligations
beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided and
modifies the language prohibiting transfers of funds unless
expressly provided.
Section 603 continues the provision limiting expenditures
for any consulting service through procurement contracts where
such expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection.
Section 604 continues the provision prohibiting funds in
this act from being transferred without express authority.
Section 605 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
funds to engage in activities that would prohibit the
enforcement of section 307 of the 1930 Tariff Act (46 Stat.
590).
Section 606 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
funds unless the recipient agrees to comply with the Buy
American Act.
Section 607 continues the provision prohibiting funding for
any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American
Act.
Section 608 continues the provision authorizing the
reprogramming of funds and specifies the reprogramming
procedures for agencies funded by this act.
Section 609 continues the provision ensuring that 50
percent of unobligated balances may remain available for
certain purposes.
Section 610 continues a provision prohibiting funding for
the Executive Office of the President to request either a
Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation or
Internal Revenue Service determination with respect to section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except with the
express consent of the individual involved in an investigation
or in extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
Section 611 continues the provision ensuring that the cost
accounting standards shall not apply with respect to a contract
under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Section 612 continues the provision allowing use of certain
funds relating to nonforeign area cost of living allowances.
Section 613 continues the provision prohibiting the
expenditure of funds for abortions under the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program.
Section 614 continues the provision providing 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 continues the provision waiving restrictions on
the purchase of nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies
in the case of acquisition by the Federal Government of
information technology.
Section 616 continues a provision on 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 continues the provision requiring 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 continues a provision prohibiting funds for the
Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report on food
marketed to children.
Section 620 continues the provision providing authority for
Chief Information Officers over information technology
spending.
Section 621 continues the provision prohibiting funds from
being used in contravention of the Federal Records Act.
Section 622 continues the provision related to electronic
communications.
Section 623 continues the provision relating to inspectors
general.
Section 624 continues a provision relating to Universal
Service Fund payments for wireless providers.
Section 625 continues the provision relating to pornography
and computer networks.
Section 626 continues the provision to prohibit funds to
pay for award or incentive fees for contractors with below
satisfactory performance.
Section 627 continues the provision relating to conference
expenditures.
Section 628 continues the provision relating to Federal
travel.
Section 629 continues the provision relating to contracts
for public relations services.
Section 630 continue a provision relating to advertising
and educational programming.
Section 631 continues a provision relating to statements
regarding projects or programs funded by this act.
Section 632 continues a provision prohibiting the SEC from
finalizing, issuing, or implementing a 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 633 continues a provision that requires agencies
funded in this act to provide periodic reports of obligations.
Section 634 rescinds $150,000,000 from the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund.
Section 635 is a new provision rescinding funds.
Section 636 is a new provision providing an authorization
extension.
Section 637 is a technical provision regarding emergency
funding.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 701 continues the provision requiring agencies to
administer a policy designed to ensure that all of its
workplaces are free from the illegal use of controlled
substances.
Section 702 continues the provision setting 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 with an exception for
commercial vehicles that operate on emerging motor vehicle
technology.
Section 703 continues the provision allowing funds made
available to agencies for travel to also be used for quarterly
allowances and cost-of-living allowances.
Section 704 continues the provision prohibiting the
Government, with certain specified exceptions, from employing
non-U.S. citizens whose posts of duty would be in the
continental United States.
Section 705 continues the provision ensuring that agencies
will have authority to pay the General Services Administration
for space renovation and other services.
Section 706 continues the provision allowing 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 continues the provision providing that funds
for administrative expenses may be used to pay rent and other
service costs in the District of Columbia.
Section 708 continues the provision precluding interagency
financing of groups absent prior statutory approval.
Section 709 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
appropriated funds for enforcing regulations disapproved in
accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
Section 710 continues the provision limiting the amount
that can be used for redecoration of offices under certain
circumstances.
Section 711 continues the provision that permits
interagency funding of national security and emergency
preparedness telecommunications initiatives, which benefit
multiple Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
Section 712 continues the provision requiring agencies to
certify that a schedule C appointment was not created solely or
primarily to detail the employee to the White House.
Section 713 continues the provision prohibiting 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 continues the provision prohibiting Federal
training not directly related to the performance of official
duties.
Section 715 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda designed to
support or defeat legislation pending before Congress.
Section 716 continues the provision prohibiting 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 continues the provision prohibiting 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 on
Appropriations.
Section 718 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within
the United States not authorized by Congress.
Section 719 continues the provision directing agencies'
employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform
official duties.
Section 720 continues the provision authorizing the use of
current fiscal year funds to finance an appropriate share of
the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board administrative
costs.
Section 721 modifies a provision authorizing the transfer
of funds to the General Services Administration to finance an
appropriate share of various Governmentwide boards and councils
under certain conditions.
Section 722 continues the provision authorizing
breastfeeding at any location in a Federal building or on
Federal property.
Section 723 continues the provision permitting interagency
funding of the National Science and Technology Council, and
requiring an OMB report on the budget and resources of the
Council.
Section 724 continues the provision requiring
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 continues the provision prohibiting the use of
funds to monitor personal information relating to the use of
Federal Internet sites.
Section 726 continues the provision regarding contraceptive
coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
Section 727 continues the provision recognizing that the
United States is committed to ensuring the health of the
Olympic, Pan American and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
strict adherence to antidoping in sport activities.
Section 728 continues the provision allowing departments
and agencies to use official travel funds to participate in the
fractional aircraft ownership pilot programs.
Section 729 continues the provision prohibiting 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 continues the provision prohibiting the
expenditure of funds for the acquisition of certain additional
Federal law enforcement training facilities.
Section 731 continues a provision that 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 continues a provision prohibiting 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 continues a provision prohibiting 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 continues a provision requiring agencies to
remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an
amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average
unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding
fiscal year to be available to the Office of Personnel
Management for the cost of processing retirements of employees
who separate under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or who
receive Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.
Section 735 continues a provision prohibiting funds to
require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract
to disclose political contributions.
Section 736 continues a provision prohibiting 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, of the head
of an office of the legislative branch.
Section 737 continues a provision limiting the pay
increases of certain prevailing rate employees.
Section 738 continues a provision requiring reports to
Inspectors General concerning expenditures for agency
conferences.
Section 739 continues a provision prohibiting 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 continues a provision prohibiting the Office of
Personnel Management or any other agency from using funds to
implement regulations changing the competitive areas under
reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
Section 741 continues a provision that 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 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or
any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Section 742 continues a provision that ensures that
contractors are not prevented from reporting waste, fraud, or
abuse by signing confidentiality agreements that would prohibit
such disclosure.
Section 743 continues a provision prohibiting the
expenditure of funds for the implementation of agreements in
certain nondisclosure policies unless certain provisions are
included in the policies.
Section 744 continues a provision prohibiting 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 continues a provision prohibiting 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 continues a provision relating to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau. Given the need for transparency
and accountability in the Federal budgeting process, the
Committee directs the Bureau to provide a briefing at least
annually before the relevant Appropriations subcommittee on the
Bureau's finances and expenditures.
Section 747 continues a provision regarding pay levels for
the Vice President, political appointees paid under the
executive schedule, ambassadors who are not career members of
the Foreign Service, politically appointed (noncareer) Senior
Executive Service employees, and other senior political
appointee paid at or above level IV of the executive schedule.
Section 748 continues a provision related to the
impoundment of resources.
Section 749 continues a provision that requires Federal
agencies to notify the Committee if an apportionment request is
not approved in a timely manner.
Section 750 continues a provision that requires certain
recordkeeping requirements for certain recipients of Federal
funds.
Section 751 continues a provision relating to funding of
Federal research programs in DOD and NIH.
Section 752 modifies a provision authorizing 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 continues a provision addressing possible
technical scorekeeping differences between the Office of
Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office for
fiscal year 2025.
Section 754 continues a provision allowing 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 their responsibilities related to
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Section 755 is a new provision extending the availability
of funds transferred between Federal agencies through
interagency agreements for cadastral survey work.
Section 756 continues a provision declaring 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
blood borne 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
this act for agencies the CFO certifies as requiring a
reallocation to 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
2026 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 2025.
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 is new a provision that provides for an
increase of the maximum grant award under the DC Tuition
Assistance Grant Program.
Section 820 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.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.''
Items providing funding for fiscal year 2025 which lack
authorization are as follows:
Department of the Treasury
Departmental Offices
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Cybersecurity Enhancement Account
Office of the Inspector General
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Internal Revenue Service
Executive Office of the President
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Management and Budget
District of Columbia
Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support
Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions
Federal Payment for School Improvement
Federal Payment for the D.C. National Guard
Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
Federal Payment for the District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority
Independent Agencies
Administrative Conference of the United States
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Election Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Merit Systems Protection Board
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on August 1, 2024,
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.
4928) making appropriations for financial services and general
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and
for other purposes, provided, that the bill be subject to
amendment and that the bill be consistent with its budget
allocation, and provided that the Chair of the Committee or her
designee be authorized to offer the substance of the original
bill as a Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to
the House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 27-0, a
quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chair Murray
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Heinrich
Mr. Peters
Ms. Sinema
Ms. Collins
Mr. McConnell
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Moran
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Hagerty
Mrs. Britt
Mr. Rubio
Mrs. Fischer
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the Committee.''
In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Part I--Organization of Courts
Chapter 5--District Courts
Sec. 133. Appointment and number of district judges
* * * * * * *
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
* * * * * * *
Additional Judgeships
* * * * * * *
Pub. L. 101-650, title II, Sec. 203(a)-(c), Dec. 1, 1990, 104
Stat. 5099-5101, as amended by Pub. L. 104-60, Sec. 1, Nov. 28,
1995, 109 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 104-317, title III, Sec. 304, Oct.
19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3852; Pub. L. 105-53, Sec. 3, Oct. 6, 1997,
111 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title III,
Sec. 312(d)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1788; Pub. L. 109-289,
div. B, title II, Sec. 21056, as added by Pub. L. 110-5,
Sec. 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 110-161, div. D,
title III, Sec. 309, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1990; Pub. L.
111-8, div. D, title III, Sec. 309, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat.
649; Pub. L. 111-117, div. C, title III, Sec. 307, Dec. 16,
2009, 123 Stat. 3177; Pub. L. 112-10, div. B, title V,
Sec. 1530, Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 134; Pub. L. 112-74, div.
C, title III, Sec. 306, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 902; Pub. L.
113-6, div. F, title III, Sec. 1312(a), Mar. 26, 2013, 127
Stat. 418; Pub. L. 113-76, div. E, title III, Sec. 307(a), Jan.
17, 2014, 128 Stat. 203; Pub. L. 113-235, div. E, title III,
Sec. 306(a), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2351; Pub. L. 114-113,
div. E, title III, Sec. 306(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2443;
Pub. L. 115-31, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(a), May 5, 2017,
131 Stat. 347; Pub. L. 115-141, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(a),
Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 116-6, div. D, title III,
Sec. 306(a), Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 116-93, div.
C, title III, Sec. 306(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2454; Pub.
L. 116-260, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134
Stat. 1400, provided that:
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(c) Temporary Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate--
* * * * * * *
Except with respect to the district of Kansas, the western
district of Michigan, the eastern district of Pennsylvania, the
district of Hawaii, and the northern district of Ohio, the
first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the
judicial districts named in this subsection, occurring 10 years
or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill
the temporary judgeship created by this subsection, shall not
be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in
the district of Kansas occurring [33 years and 6 months] 34
years and 6 months or more after the confirmation date of the
judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created for such
district under this subsection, shall not be filled. The first
vacancy in the office of district judge in the western district
of Michigan, occurring after December 1, 1995, shall not be
filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in
the eastern district of Pennsylvania, occurring 5 years or more
after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the
temporary judgeship created for such district under this
subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the
office of district judge in the northern district of Ohio
occurring 19 years or more after the confirmation date of the
judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this
subsection shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office
of the district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring [30
years and 6 months] 31 years and 6 months or more after the
confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary
judgeship created under this subsection shall not be filled.
For districts named in this subsection for which multiple
judgeships are created by this Act, the last of those
judgeships filled shall be the judgeships created under this
section.
* * * * * * *
Additional Judgeships
Pub. L. 109-115, div. A, title IV, Sec. 406, Nov. 30, 2005, 119
Stat. 2470, as amended by Pub. L. 113-6, div. F, title III,
Sec. 1312(b), Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 113-76,
div. E, title III, Sec. 307(b), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 203;
Pub. L. 113-235, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(b), Dec. 16, 2014,
128 Stat. 2351; Pub. L. 114-113, div. E, title III,
Sec. 306(b), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2443; Pub. L. 115-31,
div. E, title III, Sec. 306(b), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 347;
Pub. L. 115-141, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(b), Mar. 23, 2018,
132 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 116-6, div. D, title III, Sec. 306(b),
Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 116-93, div. C, title
III, Sec. 306(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2454; Pub. L. 116-
260, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat.
1401, provided that: "The existing judgeship for the eastern
district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the
Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650, 104
Stat. 5089) [set out below] as amended by Public Law 105-53, as
of the effective date of this Act [Nov. 30, 2005], shall be
extended. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in
this district occurring [31 years and 6 months] 32 years and 6
months or more after the confirmation date of the judge named
to fill the temporary judgeship created by section 203(c) shall
not be filled.
* * * * * * *
Additional Judgeships
Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title III, Sec. 312(c), Nov. 2, 2002,
116 Stat. 1788, as amended by Pub. L. 113-6, div. F, title III,
Sec. 1312(c), Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 113-76,
div. E, title III, Sec. 307(c), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 203;
Pub. L. 113-235, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(c), Dec. 16, 2014,
128 Stat. 2352; Pub. L. 114-113, div. E, title III,
Sec. 306(c), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2443; Pub. L. 115-31,
div. E, title III, Sec. 306(c), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 347;
Pub. L. 115-141, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(c), Mar. 23, 2018,
132 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 116-6, div. D, title III, Sec. 306(c),
Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 116-93, div. C, title
III, Sec. 306(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2454; Pub. L. 116-
260, div. E, title III, Sec. 306(c), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat.
1401, provided that:
(c) Temporary Judgeships.--
(1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate--
* * * * * * *
(2) Vacancies not filled.--The first vacancy in the
office of district judge in each of the offices of
district judge authorized by this subsection, except in
the case of the central district of California and the
western district of North Carolina, occurring [22
years] 23 years or more after the confirmation date of
the judge named to fill the temporary district
judgeship created in the applicable district by this
subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in
the office of district judge in the central district of
California occurring [21 years and 6 months] 22 years
and 6 months or more after the confirmation date of the
judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship
created in that district by this subsection, shall not
be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district
judge in the western district of North Carolina
occurring [20 years] 21 years or more after the
confirmation date of the judge named to fill the
temporary district judgeship created in that district
by this subsection, shall not be filled.
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TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE II--PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS
Part A--General
Chapter 33--Acquisition, Construction, and Alteration
Sec. 3315. Delegation
(a) When Allowed.--The carrying out of the duties and powers
of the Administrator of General Services under this chapter, in
accordance with standards the Administrator prescribes--
(1) shall, except for the authority contained in
section 3305(b) of this title, be delegated on request
to the appropriate [executive] Federal agency when the
estimated cost of the project does not exceed $100,000;
and
(2) may be delegated to the appropriate [executive]
Federal agency when the Administrator determines that
delegation will promote efficiency and economy.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS ACT OF 1999, PUBLIC LAW 106-98
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) Grants.--
* * * * * * *
(2) Maximum student amounts.--An eligible student
shall have paid on the student's behalf under this
section--
(A) not more than [$10,000] $15,000 for any
1 award year (as defined in section 481 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088));
and
(B) a total of not more than [$50,000]
$75,000.
* * * * * * *
(b) Reduction for Insufficient Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--If the funds appropriated pursuant
to subsection (i) for any fiscal year are insufficient
to award a grant in the amount determined under
subsection (a) on behalf of each eligible student
enrolled in an eligible institution, then the Mayor
shall--
(A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the
tuition and fee payment made on behalf of each
eligible student who has not received funds
under this section for a preceding year; [and]
(B) after making reductions under
subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of
the tuition and fee payment of each eligible
sutdent who receives more than $10,000 for the
award year; and
[(B)] (C) after making reductions under
[subparagraph (A)] subparagraphs (A) and (B),
ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and
fee payment of each eligible student who
receives more than $10,000 for the award year;
and
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UNIVERSAL SERVICE ANTIDEFICIENCY TEMPORARY SUSPENSION ACT, PUBLIC LAW
108-494
TITLE III--UNIVERSAL SERVICE
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Universal Service
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act''.
SEC. 302. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN TITLE 31 PROVISIONS TO UNIVERSAL
SERVICE FUND.
(a) In General.--During the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on [December 31, 2024]
December 31, 2025, section 1341 and subchapter II of chapter 15
of title 31, United States Code, do not apply--
(1) to any amount collected or received as Federal
universal service contributions required by section 254
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254),
including any interest earned on such contributions;
nor
(2) to the expenditure or obligation of amounts
attributable to such contributions for universal
service support programs established pursuant to that
section.
(b) Post-2005 Fulfillment of Protected Obligations.--
Section 1341 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31,
United States Code, do not apply after [December 31, 2024]
December 31, 2025, to an expenditure or obligation described in
subsection (a)(2) made or authorized during the period
described in subsection (a).
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CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT, PUBLIC LAW 116-136
DIVISION B--EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS HEALTH RESPONSE
AND AGENCY OPERATIONS
TITLE V
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE
Sec. 15010. (a) In this section--
* * * * * * *
(k) The Committee shall terminate on September 30, [2025]
2027.
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO PSEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority Outlays
-------------------------------------------------------
Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2025: Subcommittee on Financial Services
and General Government:
Mandatory........................................... 22,394 22,394 22,385 \1\22,385
Discretionary....................................... 21,175 21,175 28,476 \1\28,466
Defense......................................... 48 48 NA NA
Non-defense..................................... 21,127 21,127 NA NA
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2025................................................ ............ ............ ............ \2\44,187
2026................................................ ............ ............ ............ 4,479
2027................................................ ............ ............ ............ 726
2028................................................ ............ ............ ............ 263
2029 and future years............................... ............ ............ ............ 218
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 743 NA \2\159
2025...................................................
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster relief and for emergency requirements in
accordance with subparagraphs (A)(i) and (D) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will revise the 302(a) allocation for
the Committee on Appropriations to reflect an upward adjustment of $562,000,000 in budget authority and the
associated outlays.
DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the
purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should
make the decisions on how to allocate the people's money. As
defined in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the
term ``congressionally directed spending item'' means a
provision or report language included primarily at the request
of a Senator, providing, authorizing, or recommending a
specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit
authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan,
loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure
with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality
or congressional district, other than through a statutory or
administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process.
For each item, a Member is required to provide a
certification that neither the Member nor the Member's
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such
congressionally directed spending item. Such certifications are
available to the public on the website of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/
congressionally-directed-spending-requests).
Following is a list of congressionally directed spending
items included in the Senate recommendation discussed in this
explanatory statement, along with the name of each Senator who
submitted a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each
item so identified. Neither the Committee recommendation nor
this report contains any limited tax benefits or limited tariff
benefits as defined in rule XLIV.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recommended
State Account Project Name Recipient ($) Requestor(s)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HI........................... National 'Ulu'ulu: The University of 550,000 Hirono, Schatz
Archives and Henry Ku'ualoha Hawaii-West
Records Giugni Moving Oahu.
Administration Image Archive
(NARA). of Hawai'i.
MD........................... Small Business Adaptive Growth Leadership 478,000 Cardin, Van
Administration through Montgomery. Hollen
(SBA). Innovative
Leadership
Exchange.
NM........................... Small Business Addressing Rural Women's 330,000 Heinrich
Administration New Mexico's Economic Self-
(SBA). Childcare Sufficiency
Deserts. Team (WESST).
RI........................... Office of Addressing Youth Coastline EAP 2,598,000 Reed
National Drug Substance Use d.b.a. Rhode
Control Policy in Rhode Island. Island Student
(ONDCP). Assistance
Services.
WV........................... Small Business Advanced BridgeValley 164,000 Capito
Administration Business CTC.
(SBA). Training Suites.
WA........................... Small Business Advanced Central 1,321,000 Cantwell
Administration Competitive Washington
(SBA). Technology University.
Institute.
AK........................... Small Business Advancing University of 100,000 Murkowski
Administration Manufacturing Alaska.
(SBA). in Alaska.
WV........................... Small Business Advantage Valley Advantage 525,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration FASTER WV Valley
(SBA). Program. Community
Development
Corporation.
MN........................... Small Business AEDS Minnesota African 1,000,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Small Business Economic Smith
(SBA). Development Development
Program. Solutions.
MA........................... Small Business ALX Small The Latina 1,100,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Business Circle, Inc.
(SBA). training (DBA Amplify
Program. Latinx).
AK........................... National Arctic Digital Alaska Library 100,000 Murkowski
Archives and Library Project. Network.
Records
Administration
(NARA).
AZ........................... Small Business Arizona Early LISC Phoenix... 1,000,000 Sinema
Administration Childhood
(SBA). Business
Support
Initiative.
CT........................... Small Business Arts Council of Arts Council of 102,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Greater New Greater New Murphy
(SBA). Haven for Haven.
Skillbox:
Artists as
Small Business
Initiative.
PA........................... Small Business Ben Franklin Ben Franklin 800,000 Casey
Administration Technology Technology
(SBA). Partners of Partners of
Northeastern Northeastern
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania.
Incubator
Facility
Upgrades.
CT........................... Small Business Black Business The Black 1,016,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Alliance for Business PMurphy
(SBA). Statewide Alliance.
Capacity Growth
and Office
Expansions.
IL........................... Small Business Black Business The Growing 450,000 Duckworth
Administration Hub. Season.
(SBA).
WA........................... Small Business Black Tacoma Urban 750,000 Murray
Administration Empowerment League.
(SBA). Center
Expansion.
MD........................... Small Business B'More Secure- Towson 1,600,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Community Cyber University. Hollen
(SBA). Clinic.
NH........................... Small Business Bringing it Home Monadnock 600,000 Shaheen
Administration Economic
(SBA). Development
Corporation.
WA........................... Small Business Build Lake City Children's Home 510,000 Murray
Administration Together Society of
(SBA). Expansion. Washington dba
Akin.
CO........................... Small Business Building Better Good Business 885,000 Bennet,
Administration Businesses via Colorado. Hickenlooper
(SBA). Statewide
Collaboration
on Education
and Resource
Navigation
Services.
VT........................... Small Business Building Out Vermont 312,000 Sanders
Administration VEOC's Outreach Employee
(SBA). and Capacity in Ownership
Southern Center Inc..
Vermont.
GA........................... Small Business Building Greater Wealth 350,000 Warnock
Administration Resilience and Works.
(SBA). Revenue:
Diversification
Strategies for
Minority,
Disadvantaged,
and Woman Owned
Businesses.
OR........................... Small Business Built Oregon Built Oregon... 200,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Small Business
(SBA). Market Growth
and Support
Program.
DE........................... Small Business Business Emerging 500,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Incubator Enterprise
(SBA). Expansion. Center.
NM........................... Small Business Business Downtown Taos 250,000 Heinrich
Administration Resource and Inc (Taos
(SBA). Innovation MainStreet).
Center (BRIC).
MN........................... Small Business Business Support Latino Economic 500,000 Klobuchar,
Administration and Training Development Smith
(SBA). for Latino and Center (LEDC).
Immigrant
Entrepreneurs.
NM........................... Small Business Capacity HEAL Plus NM... 211,000 Lujan
Administration Building for
(SBA). Small
Businesses
Providing
Behavioral
Healthcare in
New Mexico.
DE........................... Office of Center for Edgemoor 600,000 Coons
National Drug Community Community
Control Policy Engagement Center.
(ONDCP). Prevention
Corridor.
MS........................... Small Business Center for Rural Mississippi 1,200,000 Hyde-Smith
Administration Veterinary State
(SBA). Practice Clinic University.
Incubator
Program.
NJ........................... Small Business Center for South Rutgers 500,000 Booker,
Administration Jersey Economic University- Menendez
(SBA). Development. Camden.
WV........................... Small Business Charleston Area Charleston Area 800,000 Capito
Administration Alliance for Alliance.
(SBA). Small Business
Incubator-
Opportunity
Zone and
HUBZone.
MS........................... Small Business Childcare as a Mississippi 2,500,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Business: State Wicker
(SBA). Growth and University.
Entrepreneurshi
p.
CT........................... Small Business CitySeed for a CitySeed....... 1,000,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Shared-Use PMurphy
(SBA). Commercial
Kitchen and
Food Business
Incubator.
NH........................... Small Business Claremont Small Claremont 466,000 Shaheen
Administration Business Center. Development
(SBA). Authority.
VT........................... Small Business ClimateReadyVT: Vermont 180,000 Sanders
Administration Building Businesses for
(SBA). Climate Social
Resilient Responsibility
Businesses. Research &
Education
Foundation.
ME........................... Small Business Coastal Coastal 400,000 King
Administration Enterprises, Enterprises,
(SBA). Inc.--Childcare Inc..
Business Lab.
AZ........................... National Coconino County Coconino County 150,000 Sinema
Archives and Digital
Records Transformation.
Administration
(NARA).
MS........................... Office of College Recovery Mississippi 500,000 Hyde-Smith
National Drug Community State
Control Policy Support. University.
(ONDCP).
WA........................... Small Business Community and Refugee Artisan 1,000,000 Murray
Administration Microbusiness Initiative.
(SBA). Development
Program Phase
II Renovation.
HI........................... Small Business Community Equity City and County 404,000 Schatz
Administration Program for of Honolulu
(SBA). Small Office of
Disadvantaged Economic
and Revitalization.
Underrepresente
d Businesses.
PA........................... Small Business Community First Community First 500,000 Fetterman
Administration Fund Financial Fund.
(SBA). Center
Expansion into
Philadelphia
and Reading, PA.
OH........................... Small Business Community Community 100,000 Brown
Administration Improvement Improvement
(SBA). Corporation Corporation of
Study. Belmont County.
MS........................... Office of Community-Based University of 4,393,000 Hyde-Smith
National Drug Coalition to Mississippi
Control Policy Prevent Medical Center.
(ONDCP). Substance Use
and Substance
Use Disorders.
IL........................... Small Business Comprehensive Chicago's 550,000 Duckworth
Administration Minority Small Sunshine
(SBA). Business Enterprises,
Programming Inc..
Support.
CA........................... Small Business Contract Ready City of Los 1,000,000 Butler, Padilla
Administration LA. Angeles.
(SBA).
NH........................... Small Business Coos County Coos Economic 200,000 Shaheen
Administration Outdoor Economy Development
(SBA). Small Business Corporation.
Resiliency
Support.
NM........................... Office of Culturally Capacity 200,000 Heinrich
National Drug Relevant Builder's Inc..
Control Policy Prevention
(ONDCP). Education.
NH........................... Small Business Cybersecurity New Hampshire 500,000 Shaheen
Administration Solutions for 10 Garrison
(SBA). New Hampshire Ave Small
Small Business
Businesses. Development
Center.
NV........................... National Desert Research Desert Research 558,000 Cortez Masto,
Archives and Institute--Sout Institute. Rosen
Records hern Nevada
Administration Historic
(NARA). Preservation
Project.
AK........................... Small Business Digital Literacy University of 500,000 Murkowski
Administration and AI Tools Alaska.
(SBA). for Rural
Alaska.
GA........................... Small Business Digital Media Athens Regional 136,000 Ossoff
Administration Center for Library System.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p and
Creativity.
MI........................... National Digital Michigan State 210,000 Peters,
Archives and Preservation of University. Stabenow
Records the Lansing
Administration Labor News
(NARA). Newspaper.
MS........................... Small Business Digital University of 2,500,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Transformation Mississippi. Wicker
(SBA). of Rural
Community
Businesses and
Manufacturers
Program.
IL........................... National Digitization Eureka College. 200,000 Durbin
Archives and initiative.
Records
Administration
(NARA).
IL........................... National Digitization Galena-Jo 300,000 Durbin
Archives and initiative. Daviess County
Records Historical
Administration Society.
(NARA).
DE........................... National Digitization of Delaware Public 100,000 Carper, Coons
Archives and Department of Archives.
Records Education
Administration Records.
(NARA).
WV........................... National Digitization of Brooke County 102,000 Manchin
Archives and the American Library
Records Defenders of Foundation.
Administration Bataan and
(NARA). Corregidor
Project.
KS........................... National Digitizing and Robert J. Dole 2,500,000 Moran
Archives and Preserving Institute of
Records Senator Bob Politics.
Administration Dole's Archives.
(NARA).
NY........................... National Digitizing Visual AIDS for 180,000 Schumer
Archives and Educational and the Arts, Inc.
Records Historical
Administration Archival
(NARA). Collection.
PA........................... National Digitizing the Battle of 174,000 Casey,
Archives and Battle of Homestead Fetterman
Records Homestead Foundation.
Administration Foundation
(NARA). Labor History
Archives.
MD........................... Small Business Disadvantaged Minority 406,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Small Business Business Hollen
(SBA). Legal Training Enterprise
and Data Legal Defense
Collection. and Education
Fund (MBELDEF).
AL........................... General Services Dothan Federal General 5,000,000 Britt
Administration Building and Services
(GSA). U.S. Courthouse. Administration.
MD........................... Small Business Early Care and Maryland State 1,000,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Education HUBs. Department of Hollen
(SBA). Education
(MSDE).
NH........................... Small Business Early Care Community 118,000 Shaheen
Administration Resource Action
(SBA). Network. Partnership of
Strafford
County.
WI........................... Small Business Early Stage The New North.. 350,000 Baldwin
Administration Startup
(SBA). Accelerator.
DE........................... Small Business Early-Stage Delaware 2,100,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Science Startup Innovation
(SBA). Programming. Space.
WA........................... Small Business Economic Tabor 100...... 1,000,000 Murray
Administration Development
(SBA). Center HUB in
Tukwila.
MD........................... Small Business Economic Kingdom Global 1,342,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Empowerment and Community Hollen
(SBA). Innovation Development
Center. Corporation.
GA........................... Small Business Economic The 540,000 Warnock
Administration Empowerment International
(SBA). Center for Rescue
Underrepresente Committee Inc..
d Communities
in Georgia.
NM........................... Small Business Educating Women's 160,000 Heinrich
Administration Creatives in Economic Self-
(SBA). the Art of Sufficiency
Business. Team (WESST).
CO........................... Small Business Empowering Rural Startup 268,000 Bennet,
Administration Entrepreneurs. Colorado. Hickenlooper
(SBA).
GA........................... Small Business Enhancing Georgia 500,000 Warnock
Administration Financial and Hispanic
(SBA). Contracting Chamber of
Opportunities Commerce
for Georgia Business
Hispanic Development
Businesses. Center.
IL........................... Small Business Entrepreneur & Joliet Junior 800,000 Durbin
Administration Business Center College.
(SBA). Initiative.
CT........................... Small Business Entrepreneurial CT State 1,700,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Center at CT Northwestern. PMurphy
(SBA). State
Northwestern
for Small
Business
Programming.
PA........................... Small Business Entrepreneurial Steel Rivers 401,000 Fetterman
Administration Excellence in Council of
(SBA). the Mon Valley. Governments.
DE........................... Small Business Entrepreneurship Delaware Law 697,000 Carper, Coons
Administration and Small School of
(SBA). Business Clinic. Widener
University.
MN........................... Small Business Entrepreneurship New American 374,000 Klobuchar,
Administration and Small Development Smith
(SBA). Business Center.
Development for
Somali-
Americans.
MA........................... Small Business Establishing a Eastie Farm.... 1,410,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Regional
(SBA). Community
Support
Agriculture
Program.
WI........................... Small Business Ethnic and The Business 200,000 Baldwin
Administration Diverse Council.
(SBA). Business
Coalition.
NM........................... Office of Evidence-based Unified 100,000 Heinrich
National Drug Prevention in Prevention
Control Policy Dona Ana County. Coalition-
(ONDCP). (CHI) Center
for Health
Innovation.
GA........................... Small Business Expanding Gwinnett County 316,000 Ossoff
Administration Entrepreneurshi Public Library.
(SBA). p in Gwinnett
County, Georgia.
NH........................... Small Business Expansion of the University of 1,150,000 Shaheen
Administration Entrepreneurshi New Hampshire.
(SBA). p Center Space
at the
University of
New Hampshire.
VA........................... National Exploring America's 158,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and America's Routes.
Records Routes.
Administration
(NARA).
CO........................... Small Business Exponential Exponential 315,000 Bennet,
Administration Impact (XI) Impact. Hickenlooper
(SBA). Health
Accelerator.
VT........................... Small Business Farm Business Intervale 500,000 Welch
Administration Technical Center.
(SBA). Assistance.
RI........................... Small Business Farm Fresh Farm Fresh 700,000 Reed
Administration Connecting Rhode Island.
(SBA). Rhode Island
Farmers and
Eaters.
WA........................... Small Business Financial Latino Civic 800,000 Murray
Administration Literacy and Alliance.
(SBA). Technical
Assistance
Program.
MI........................... Small Business Flint Ferris Wheel 1,000,000 Stabenow
Administration Microbusiness Innovation
(SBA). Resource Center dba
Network. 100K Ideas.
NM........................... Small Business Food and New Mexico 300,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Beverage ``New Minority
(SBA). to Export'' Business
Cohort. Development
Agency (MBDA).
HI........................... Small Business Food Business Malama Kauai... 165,000 Hirono
Administration Support Program.
(SBA).
PA........................... Small Business GBA Resilient Green Building 250,000 Fetterman
Administration Small Alliance.
(SBA). Businesses
Expansion
Project.
GA........................... Small Business GCSU Bobcat Georgia College 305,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Administration Business and State
(SBA). Incubator. University.
LA........................... Small Business Grambling State Grambling State 2,000,000 Cassidy
Administration University University.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p and Economic
Development
Center.
WV........................... Small Business Growing Small Hatfield McCoy 500,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Businesses in Convention &
(SBA). Man and Logan. Visitors
Bureau.
PA........................... Small Business Growing Farm to Table 500,000 Casey
Administration Southwestern Buy Local.
(SBA). Pennsylvania's
Local Farmers
and Market
Vendors.
NY........................... National Historic An Claidheamh 1,271,000 Schumer
Archives and Document Soluis, Inc.
Records Preservation DBA Irish Arts
Administration and Audio- Center.
(NARA). Visual Archive.
WI........................... Small Business Hmong Chamber Hmong Wisconsin 5,000,000 Baldwin
Administration Innovation Hub. Chamber of
(SBA). Commerce.
HI........................... Small Business Hoomana Maui.... Purple Maia 11,000 Hirono
Administration Foundation.
(SBA).
RI........................... Small Business Hope & Main West Hope & Main.... 1,077,000 Reed
Administration End Kitchens.
(SBA).
AL........................... General Services Hugo L. Black General 4,000,000 Britt
Administration U.S. Courthouse. Services
(GSA). Administration.
NM........................... Small Business Indian Pueblo Indian Pueblo 1,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Entrepreneur Cultural
(SBA). Complex. Center.
NY........................... National Japanese The Japanese 180,000 Schumer
Archives and American American
Records Historical Association of
Administration Archive Project. New York.
(NARA).
NY........................... Small Business KACE Small Korean American 337,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Business Civic Schumer
(SBA). Program. Empowerment
for Community.
HI........................... Small Business Kauai Creative Kauai Economic 1,000,000 Schatz
Administration Technology Development
(SBA). Center High Board, Inc..
Tech Hub.
CA........................... Small Business Korean American Koreatown Youth 1,000,000 Butler, Padilla
Administration Business and Community
(SBA). Development of Center, Inc..
Southern
California
(KABD-SC).
CO........................... Small Business Latino Latino 200,000 Bennet,
Administration Entrepreneurs Leadership Hickenlooper
(SBA). Access Program. Institute.
MD........................... Small Business Level Up Program FSC First...... 500,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Hollen
(SBA).
MA........................... Small Business Living Local 413 WMLBS.Inc dba 200,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Venture Studio. Living Local.
(SBA).
LA........................... National Los Islenos Nunez Community 883,000 Cassidy
Archives and Cultural and College.
Records Coastal Museum
Administration and Community
(NARA). Archive.
ME........................... Small Business Maine Maine 600,000 King
Administration Aquaculture Aquaculture
(SBA). Innovation Innovation
Center--Aquacul Center.
ture Training
Centers.
NM........................... Small Business Manufactured Three Sisters 300,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Food Business Kitchen.
(SBA). Training
Program.
WV........................... Small Business Marshall Marshall 3,000,000 Capito
Administration University University
(SBA). Aviation. Research
Corporation.
WV........................... Office of Marshall Marshall 746,000 Capito, Manchin
National Drug University University
Control Policy Transitional Research
(ONDCP). Housing for Corporation.
High-risk
Population.
MD........................... Small Business Maryland Growing Maryland Family 1,000,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Opportunities Network. Hollen
(SBA). for Family
Child Care.
MD........................... Small Business Maryland Women's Rockville 777,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Business Center Economic Hollen
(SBA). (MWBC) Shop Development,
Local. Inc. (REDI)
host of the
Maryland
Women's
Business
Center (MWBC).
HI........................... Small Business Maui Food Small Maui United Way 800,000 Schatz
Administration Business
(SBA). Incubator and
Hub.
NM........................... Small Business MBDA Southern New Mexico 200,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration New Mexico Minority
(SBA). Technical Business
Assistance Development
Program. Agency (MBDA).
NM........................... Small Business Microenterprise DreamSpring.... 100,000 Heinrich
Administration Technical
(SBA). Assistance to
Improve Climate
Resiliency and
Sustainability.
MD........................... Small Business Minority Upper Shore 148,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Entrepreneurshi Community Hollen
(SBA). p Training Development
Accelerator Partners.
(META).
WV........................... Small Business Mon Forest Woodlands 300,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Business Development
(SBA). Initiative Group, Inc.
Technical
Assistance
Expansion.
MS........................... Small Business MSU Rural Master Mississippi 750,000 Hyde-Smith,
Administration Entrepreneurshi State Wicker
(SBA). p Volunteer University.
Program.
NH........................... Small Business Nashua Region Nashua Regional 200,000 Shaheen
Administration Online Planning
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi Commission.
p Toolbox.
OH........................... Small Business NEOHCED Northeast Ohio 500,000 Brown
Administration Entrepreneurshi Hispanic
(SBA). p Project. Center for
Economic
Development
(NEOHCED).
NV........................... Small Business Nevada Secretary Nevada 3,552,000 Cortez Masto,
Administration of State-- Secretary of Rosen
(SBA). Project Orion. State.
NM........................... Small Business New Mexico Chile New Mexico 62,000 Heinrich
Administration Industry Chile
(SBA). Business Growth Association.
Training
Program.
NM........................... National New Mexico New Mexico 340,000 Heinrich
Archives and Digital State
Records Preservation University
Administration Initiative. Library.
(NARA).
NM........................... Small Business New Mexico Northern Rio 500,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Heritage Grande
(SBA). Entrepreneurial National
Academy at Los Heritage Area.
Luceros and
Espanola.
NY........................... Small Business New York City Staten Island 1,500,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Small Business Chamber of PSchumer
(SBA). Resource Commerce
Network (SBRN). Foundation
Inc..
OR........................... Small Business North Coast Food North Coast 610,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Web Facilities. Food Web.
(SBA).
ME........................... National Northeast University of 750,000 Collins
Archives and Indigenous Maine.
Records Archaeology and
Administration Heritage
(NARA). Science Center
Record
Digitization.
VT........................... Small Business Northeast Vermont 956,000 Welch
Administration Resilient Food Sustainable
(SBA). System Jobs Fund.
Technical
Assistance.
VA........................... National Oral Histories Chesapeake and 15,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and of the C&O. Ohio
Records Historical
Administration Society.
(NARA).
OR........................... Small Business Oregon UAS City of 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Accelerator. Pendleton.
(SBA).
HI........................... Small Business PaCIM: Pacific University of 2,570,000 Hirono, Schatz
Administration Center for Hawaii.
(SBA). Innovative
Manufacturing
at University
of Hawaii.
MD........................... Small Business Pathways to The Collective 335,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Economic Empowerment Hollen
(SBA). Empowerment for Group, Inc.
Unserved and
Underserved
Communities
Initiative.
WV........................... Small Business PCDA Former Putnam County 318,000 Capito, Manchin
Administration Kanawha Development
(SBA). Manufacturing Authority.
Building
Rehabilitation.
PA........................... National Philadelphia City of 800,000 Casey
Archives and County Register Philadelphia--
Records of Wills Register of
Administration Preservation & Wills.
(NARA). Digitization.
WV........................... Small Business Planning and New River Gorge 950,000 Capito
Administration Accelerating Regional
(SBA). Textile Development
Technology Authority.
Entrepreneurshi
p Regional
Network--Phase
2.
WV........................... Small Business Plant to Plate: West Virginia 621,000 Manchin
Administration Propagating Food and Farm
(SBA). West Virginia Coalition,
Value-Added Inc..
Production and
Mid-Supply
Chain.
RI........................... Small Business Preparing RI RI Commerce 380,000 Reed,
Administration Businesses for Corporation. Whitehouse
(SBA). Growing
Cybersecurity
Needs.
MS........................... Small Business Preparing Innovate 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Administration Startups to Mississippi.
(SBA). Qualify for VC
Funding.
AK........................... Office of Prevention and AK Fentanyl 400,000 Murkowski
National Drug Awareness Response
Control Policy Expansion. Project.
(ONDCP).
MD........................... Small Business Princess Anne University of 2,300,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Center for Maryland Hollen
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi Eastern Shore.
p.
RI........................... Small Business Providence Providence 125,000 Reed,
Administration Revolving Fund Revolving Fund. Whitehouse
(SBA). Small Business
Assistance
Program.
OR........................... Small Business REAP Young REAP, Inc...... 750,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Entrepreneurs
(SBA). Program.
ME........................... Small Business Regional Jay, Livermore, 250,000 Collins, King
Administration Entrepreneur Livermore
(SBA). and Small Falls Chamber
Business of Commerce.
Development
Program.
WV........................... Small Business Reviving Rural West Virginia 597,000 Capito
Administration Retail through Flood and Farm
(SBA). Technical Coalition, Inc.
Assistance and
Establishing
Three New
Community-Based
Grocers.
RI........................... Small Business Rhode Island Rhode Island 200,000 Whitehouse
Administration Technology and Society of
(SBA). Innovation CPAs.
Center.
MN........................... Office of Rice County Community 140,000 Klobuchar,
National Drug Youth SUD Action Center. Smith
Control Policy Prevention.
(ONDCP).
LA........................... Small Business River Parishes City of 3,000,000 Cassidy
Administration Business Gonzales.
(SBA). Incubator and
Industry
Innovation
Center..
VA........................... Small Business Roanoke City of Roanoke 1,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Administration Biotechnology
(SBA). Ecosystem
Equipment
Essentials
(Project RBE).
WV........................... National Robert C. Byrd Congressional 306,000 Manchin
Archives and Center Archives Education
Records Request. Foundation,
Administration INC. dba
(NARA). Robert C. Byrd
Center for
Congressional
History and
Education.
MN........................... Small Business Rondo Community Rondo Community 828,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Land Trust Land Trust. Smith
(SBA). Business
Technical
Assistance
Program.
KS........................... Small Business Rural Advanced Northwest 1,744,000 Moran
Administration Manufacturing Kansas
(SBA). Innovation Lab. Technical
College.
GA........................... Small Business Rural Business Greater Augusta 500,000 Ossoff
Administration Impact Black Chamber
(SBA). Initiative in of Commerce.
Greater
Augusta,
Georgia.
VA........................... Small Business Rural Prosperity The Advancement 943,000 Kaine, Warner
Administration Program at Foundation.
(SBA). Virginia
Innovation
Accelerator.
NM........................... Small Business Rural Small The Middle Rio 150,000 Heinrich
Administration Business Grande
(SBA). Marketing and Economic
Development. Development
Association.
OH........................... Small Business Rural to Urban JumpStart Inc.. 600,000 Brown
Administration Ohio
(SBA). Entrepreneur
Engagement
Project.
AK........................... Small Business Set Up Shop: Anchorage 150,000 Murkowski
Administration Empowering Community Land
(SBA). Entrepreneurs Trust.
in Underserved
Communities.
CT........................... Small Business SHEBA Small SHEBA Inc...... 800,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Business Murphy
(SBA). Accelerator and
Incubator.
RI........................... Small Business Skills RI Small Skills for 420,000 Reed,
Administration Business HUB. Rhode Island's Whitehouse
(SBA). Future.
NJ........................... Small Business Small & Diverse NJ State 630,000 Booker
Administration Business Veterans
(SBA). Training Chamber of
Platform and Commerce.
Network
Development.
OR........................... Small Business Small Business City of 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Administration Access to Portland.
(SBA). Public
Contracting:
Regional
Procurement
Dashboard.
DE........................... Small Business Small Business Wilmington 440,000 Coons
Administration and Alliance.
(SBA). Entrepreneurshi
p Programming.
GA........................... Small Business Small Business University of 500,000 Ossoff
Administration Development Georgia.
(SBA). Center: Federal
Contracting and
Procurement
Training for
Small
Businesses in
Georgia.
IL........................... Small Business Small Business John Wood 400,000 Durbin
Administration Development Community
(SBA). Initiative. College.
IL........................... Small Business Small business Rock Valley 800,000 Durbin
Administration educational College.
(SBA). initiative.
ME........................... Small Business SMCC Education Southern Maine 4,000,000 Collins
Administration and Training Community
(SBA). Accelerator Lab. College.
MD........................... Small Business Social Impact Health Tech 275,000 Cardin, Van
Administration Initiative for Alley. Hollen
(SBA). New Americans.
AZ........................... Small Business Southern Arizona Women's 1,000,000 Sinema
Administration Rural Small Business
(SBA). Business Center (MAC),
Service YWCA of
Delivery and Southern
Job Creation Arizona.
Plan.
NM........................... Small Business Southern New Ngage New 550,000 Heinrich
Administration Mexico Mexico.
(SBA). Childcare
Capacity
Building.
PA........................... National Southwestern National Road 800,000 Casey,
Archives and Pennsylvania Heritage Fetterman
Records Legacy Corridor.
Administration Collection
(NARA). Document
Digitization
and Online
Access
Initiative.
NH........................... Small Business Strafford Strafford 300,000 Shaheen
Administration Economic Economic
(SBA). Development Development
Corporation Corporation.
Technical
Assistance
Expansion
Project.
NM........................... Office of Strategic San Juan County 375,000 Heinrich
National Drug Prevention Partnership.
Control Policy Framework.
(ONDCP).
NH........................... Small Business Strengthening Early Learning 1,001,000 Shaheen
Administration New Hampshire New Hampshire.
(SBA). Childcare Small
Businesses.
OH........................... Small Business Studio Maker Butler 750,000 Brown
Administration Space Project. Institute of
(SBA). American Art.
MA........................... Small Business Supplier Black Economic 1,500,000 Markey, Warren
Administration Diversity as a Council of
(SBA). Service Program. Massachusetts.
NY........................... Small Business Support for Bridge Street 446,000 Gillibrand,
Administration Small Development PSchumer
(SBA). Businesses in Corporation.
Central
Brooklyn.
MI........................... Small Business Supporting Wayne Wayne State 1,000,000 Peters,
Administration County Small University. Stabenow
(SBA). Businesses.
WA........................... Small Business SW Washington Support for 1,100,000 Murray
Administration Child Care Early Learning
(SBA). Partnership. & Families
(SELF).
DE........................... Small Business Technical True Access 219,000 Carper, Coons
Administration Assistance Capital.
(SBA). Programming.
GA........................... National Telling the City of Fort 58,000 Warnock
Archives and Story of Oglethorpe.
Records Historic Fort
Administration Oglethorpe.
(NARA).
AZ........................... Small Business The Arizona SEED SPOT...... 300,000 Sinema
Administration Capital
(SBA). Readiness
Project.
MN........................... Small Business The Ignite, Red Wing Ignite 494,000 Klobuchar,
Administration Innovate and Smith
(SBA). Invent
MakerSpace of
SE Minnesota.
NM........................... Small Business The Trades Women's 156,000 Heinrich
Administration Business Economic Self-
(SBA). Accelerator. Sufficiency
Team (WESST).
CO........................... National UCCS Digital University of 348,000 Bennet,
Archives and Humanities Colorado Hickenlooper
Records Preservation Colorado
Administration and Education Springs (UCCS).
(NARA). Project.
CT........................... Small Business UConn Small University of 885,000 Blumenthal,
Administration Business Connecticut PMurphy
(SBA). Development Small Business
Center for Development
Digital Center.
Transformation
of Connecticut
Small
Businesses.
MD........................... National Uncovering Our St. John's 1,700,000 Cardin, PVan
Archives and Past, College. Hollen
Records Transforming
Administration Our Future.
(NARA).
MD........................... Small Business United for The United Way 250,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Childcare of Central Hollen
(SBA). Shared Services Maryland, Inc..
Hub.
NV........................... National University of University of 2,299,000 Cortez Masto,
Archives and Nevada, Reno-- Nevada, Reno. Rosen
Records Repository of
Administration Tribal Cultural
(NARA). Artifacts.
AL........................... Small Business University of University of 3,000,000 Britt
Administration North Alabama North Alabama.
(SBA). Center for
Innovation.
NY........................... Small Business Upstate NY Small Launch New 2,500,000 Schumer
Administration Business Scale York, Inc.
(SBA). Up Project.
VT........................... Small Business Vermont Small Vermont Law and 552,000 Sanders
Administration Business Graduate
(SBA). Climate School.
Resilience
Project at
Vermont Law and
Graduate School.
MD........................... Small Business Veteran Veteran 2,000,000 Cardin, PVan
Administration Institute for Institute for Hollen
(SBA). Procurement: Procurement.
VETS to WIN.
CA........................... Small Business Veterans City of 470,000 Padilla
Administration Incubator Rosemead.
(SBA). Project.
NM........................... Small Business Vida Mejor Vida Mejor 201,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Administration Capital Capital, Inc..
(SBA). Navigation
Services Center.
VA........................... National Virginia Central Friends of 149,000 Kaine, Warner
Archives and State Hospital Virginia
Records Digital Central State
Administration Archives. Hospital.
(NARA).
OH........................... Small Business West Side Market Cleveland 2,000,000 Brown
Administration Revitalization Public Market
(SBA). Project. Corporation.
WV........................... Office of West Virginia Hope in Action 400,000 Capito, Manchin
National Drug Coalition Alliance.
Control Policy Support for
(ONDCP). Substance Use
and Suicide
Prevention.
MI........................... Small Business Westside Service City of Grand 3,290,000 Peters,
Administration Center Rapids. Stabenow
(SBA). Renovation
Initiative.
WI........................... Small Business Wisconsin Wisconsin 40,000 Baldwin
Administration Technology Technology
(SBA). Council. Council.
WV........................... Small Business WV Hive Business WV Hive........ 950,000 Manchin
Administration Support
(SBA). Services
Expansion.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2025
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2024 Budget estimate Committee -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2024
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 287,576 312,294 312,294 +24,718 ................
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Fund..... 21,000 21,000 21,000 ................ ................
CFIUS Offsetting user fees................................ -21,000 -21,000 -21,000 ................ ................
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence................ 226,862 230,533 235,333 +8,471 +4,800
Cybersecurity Enhancement Account............................. 36,500 150,000 100,000 +63,500 -50,000
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs...... 11,007 14,470 11,118 +111 -3,352
Office of Inspector General................................... 48,389 50,174 48,878 +489 -1,296
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration............. 172,508 179,026 174,250 +1,742 -4,776
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Total, Departmental Offices............................... 782,842 936,497 881,873 +99,031 -54,624
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.......................... 190,193 215,689 215,689 +25,496 ................
Bureau of the Fiscal Service.................................. 391,109 396,159 395,020 +3,911 -1,139
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau...................... 157,795 159,679 159,679 +1,884 ................
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program 324,000 324,908 354,000 +30,000 +29,092
Account......................................................
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Total, Department of the Treasury, non-IRS................ 1,845,939 2,032,932 2,006,261 +160,322 -26,671
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Internal Revenue Service
Taxpayer Services............................................. 2,780,606 2,780,606 2,780,606 ................ ................
Enforcement................................................... 5,437,622 5,437,622 5,437,622 ................ ................
Technology and Operations Support............................. 4,100,826 4,100,826 4,100,826 ................ ................
Business Systems Modernization................................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Total, Internal Revenue Service........................... 12,319,054 12,319,054 12,319,054 ................ ................
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Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (Sec 127)..... 11,880 5,327 5,327 -6,553 ................
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Total, title I, Department of the Treasury................ 14,176,873 14,357,313 14,330,642 +153,769 -26,671
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Appropriations........................................ (14,197,873) (14,378,313) (14,351,642) (+153,769) (-26,671)
Offsetting collections................................ (-21,000) (-21,000) (-21,000) ................ ................
TITLE II--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
The White House
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 78,904 77,681 77,681 -1,223 ................
Executive Residence at the White House:
Operating Expenses........................................ 15,453 15,609 15,609 +156 ................
White House Repair and Restoration........................ 2,475 2,500 2,500 +25 ................
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Subtotal.............................................. 17,928 18,109 18,109 +181 ................
Council of Economic Advisers.................................. 4,854 4,903 4,903 +49 ................
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council....... 19,000 17,901 17,901 -1,099 ................
Office of Administration...................................... 114,308 115,463 115,463 +1,155 ................
Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy........... ................ 6,200 3,500 +3,500 -2,700
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Total, The White House.................................... 234,994 240,257 237,557 +2,563 -2,700
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Office of Management and Budget............................... 129,000 138,278 133,290 +4,290 -4,988
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator................. 1,883 1,902 1,902 +19 ................
Office of the National Cyber Director......................... 21,707 19,126 19,126 -2,581 ................
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 21,785 30,300 30,803 +9,018 +503
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program................. 298,579 290,200 290,200 -8,379 ................
Other Federal Drug Control Programs........................... 136,150 149,093 137,512 +1,362 -11,581
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Total, Office of National Drug Control Policy............. 456,514 469,593 458,515 +2,001 -11,078
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Unanticipated Needs........................................... 990 1,000 1,000 +10 ................
Information Technology Oversight and Reform................... 8,000 44,531 30,000 +22,000 -14,531
Special Assistance to the President and Official Residence of
the Vice President:
Salaries and Expenses..................................... 6,015 6,076 6,076 +61 ................
Official Residence of the Vice President:
Operating Expenses........................................ 318 321 321 +3 ................
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Subtotal.............................................. 6,333 6,397 6,397 +64 ................
Administrative Provision
Salaries and Expenses (Sec 204)............................... 13,045 ................ 10,452 -2,593 +10,452
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Total, title II, Executive Office of the President and 872,466 921,084 898,239 +25,773 -22,845
Funds Appropriated to the President......................
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TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
Salaries and Expenses:
Salaries of Justices...................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 ................ ................
Other salaries and expenses............................... 129,323 146,337 140,323 +11,000 -6,014
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Subtotal.............................................. 132,323 149,337 143,323 +11,000 -6,014
Care of the Building and Grounds.............................. 20,688 13,699 13,699 -6,989 ................
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Total, Supreme Court of the United States................. 153,011 163,036 157,022 +4,011 -6,014
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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Salaries and Expenses:
Salaries of judges........................................ 3,000 3,000 3,000 ................ ................
Other salaries and expenses............................... 36,735 39,106 37,102 +367 -2,004
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Total, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 39,735 42,106 40,102 +367 -2,004
Circuit..............................................
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United States Court of International Trade
Salaries and Expenses:
Salaries of judges........................................ 2,000 2,000 2,000 ................ ................
Other salaries and expenses............................... 21,260 22,784 21,473 +213 -1,311
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Total, US Court of International Trade................ 23,260 24,784 23,473 +213 -1,311
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Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services
Salaries and Expenses:
Salaries of judges and bankruptcy judges.................. 491,000 462,000 462,000 -29,000 ................
Other salaries and expenses............................... 5,995,055 6,414,038 6,100,000 +104,945 -314,038
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Subtotal.............................................. 6,486,055 6,876,038 6,562,000 +75,945 -314,038
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund........................ 9,975 11,764 11,686 +1,711 -78
Defender Services............................................. 1,450,680 1,690,024 1,500,000 +49,320 -190,024
Fees of Jurors and Commissioners.............................. 58,239 48,096 38,555 -19,684 -9,541
Court Security................................................ 750,163 805,933 797,510 +47,347 -8,423
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Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other 8,755,112 9,431,855 8,909,751 +154,639 -522,104
Judicial Services........................................
=========================================================================================
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 102,673 108,684 103,700 +1,027 -4,984
Federal Judicial Center
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 34,261 35,456 34,604 +343 -852
United States Sentencing Commission
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 21,641 23,288 21,857 +216 -1,431
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Total, title III, the Judiciary........................... 9,129,693 9,829,209 9,290,509 +160,816 -538,700
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(Mandatory)........................................... (499,000) (470,000) (470,000) (-29,000) ................
(Discretionary)....................................... (8,630,693) (9,359,209) (8,820,509) (+189,816) (-538,700)
TITLE IV--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support.................. 40,000 40,000 40,000 ................ ................
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in 30,000 97,000 27,000 -3,000 -70,000
the District of Columbia.....................................
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs ................ ................ 70,000 +70,000 +70,000
in the District of Columbia (emergency)..................
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts............ 292,068 321,817 305,000 +12,932 -16,817
Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of Columbia 46,005 46,005 46,005 ................ ................
Courts.......................................................
Rescission................................................ -25,000 -12,000 -12,000 +13,000 ................
Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision 286,016 310,840 300,000 +13,984 -10,840
Agency for the District of Columbia..........................
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender 53,629 59,305 59,305 +5,676 ................
Service......................................................
Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.. 2,450 2,450 2,450 ................ ................
Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions...................... 630 898 898 +268 ................
Federal Payment for School Improvement........................ 52,500 52,500 52,500 ................ ................
Federal Payment for the DC National Guard..................... 600 600 600 ................ ................
Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS......... 4,000 5,000 5,000 +1,000 ................
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 8,000 8,000 8,000 ................ ................
Authority....................................................
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Total, title IV, District of Columbia..................... 790,898 932,415 904,758 +113,860 -27,657
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Appropriations........................................ 790,898 932,415 834,758 +43,860 -97,657
Emergency............................................. ................ ................ 70,000 +70,000 +70,000
TITLE V--OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States................ 3,430 3,523 3,465 +35 -58
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.......................... ................ 399,000 371,000 +371,000 -28,000
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Offsetting Collections... ................ -25,000 ................ ................ +25,000
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Total, Commodity Futures Trading Commission............... ................ 374,000 371,000 +371,000 -3,000
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Consumer Product Safety Commission............................ 150,975 183,050 162,485 +11,510 -20,565
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. ................ 8,000 8,000 +8,000 ................
Election Assistance Commission
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 27,720 38,000 30,000 +2,280 -8,000
Election Security Grants...................................... ................ ................ 75,000 +75,000 +75,000
Election Innovation Grants.................................... ................ 96,000 ................ ................ -96,000
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Total, Election Assistance Commission..................... 27,720 134,000 105,000 +77,280 -29,000
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Federal Communications Commission
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 390,192 448,075 448,075 +57,883 ................
Offsetting fee collections.................................... -390,192 -448,075 -448,075 -57,883 ................
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Total, Federal Communications Commission.................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of Inspector General (by transfer)..................... (47,500) (52,632) (52,632) (+5,132) ................
Deposit Insurance Fund (transfer)............................. (-47,500) (-52,632) (-52,632) (-5,132) ................
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Total, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Federal Election Commission................................... 80,857 93,483 85,674 +4,817 -7,809
Federal Labor Relations Authority............................. 29,500 32,100 32,100 +2,600 ................
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council............... ................ 9,002 ................ ................ -9,002
Federal Trade Commission
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 425,700 535,000 450,000 +24,300 -85,000
Offsetting fee collections (mergers).......................... -278,000 -304,000 -304,000 -26,000 ................
Offsetting fee collections (telephone)........................ -14,000 -15,000 -15,000 -1,000 ................
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Total, Federal Trade Commission............................... 133,700 216,000 131,000 -2,700 -85,000
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General Services Administration
Federal Buildings Fund
Limitations on Availability of Revenue:
Construction and acquisition of facilities................ 259,692 ................ 552,120 +292,428 +552,120
Repairs and alterations:
Major repairs and alterations......................... 211,515 584,325 58,744 -152,771 -525,581
Basic repairs and alterations......................... 376,333 500,000 304,578 -71,755 -195,422
Special emphasis programs............................. 12,000 533,500 29,250 +17,250 -504,250
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Subtotal.......................................... 599,848 1,617,825 392,572 -207,276 -1,225,253
Rental of space........................................... 5,659,298 5,606,122 5,586,122 -73,176 -20,000
Building operations....................................... 2,951,184 3,272,137 3,200,000 +248,816 -72,137
Installment Acquisition Program........................... ................ 233,333 ................ ................ -233,333
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Subtotal, Limitations on Availability of Revenue...... 9,470,022 10,729,417 9,730,814 +260,792 -998,603
Rental income to fund......................................... -10,728,410 -10,496,084 -10,496,000 +232,410 +84
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Total, Federal Buildings Fund............................. -1,258,388 233,333 -765,186 +493,202 -998,519
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Government-wide Policy........................................ 70,474 74,033 71,186 +712 -2,847
Operating Expenses............................................ 53,933 55,568 54,478 +545 -1,090
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals............................ 10,248 10,559 10,352 +104 -207
Office of Inspector General................................... 73,837 77,130 74,583 +746 -2,547
Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents............. 5,200 5,500 5,500 +300 ................
Federal Citizen Services Fund................................. 75,000 97,000 90,000 +15,000 -7,000
Pre-Election Presidential Transition.......................... 10,413 ................ ................ -10,413 ................
Expenses, Presidential Transition............................. ................ 11,202 19,424 +19,424 +8,222
Technology Modernization Fund................................. ................ 75,000 25,000 +25,000 -50,000
Working Capital Fund.......................................... 4,000 5,900 5,900 +1,900 ................
Electric Vehicles Fund........................................ ................ 10,000 ................ ................ -10,000
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Total, General Services Administration.................... -955,283 655,225 -408,763 +546,520 -1,063,988
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Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation......................... 2,970 3,000 3,000 +30 ................
Merit Systems Protection Board
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 49,135 53,000 48,925 -210 -4,075
Limitation on administrative expenses......................... 2,345 3,075 3,075 +730 ................
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Total, Merit Systems Protection Board..................... 51,480 56,075 52,000 +520 -4,075
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Morris K Udall and Stewart L Udall Foundation
Morris K Udall and Stewart L Udall Trust Fund................. 1,782 2,000 1,800 +18 -200
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund......................... 3,904 4,044 3,943 +39 -101
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Total, Morris K Udall and Stewart L Udall Foundation...... 5,686 6,044 5,743 +57 -301
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National Archives and Records Administration
Operating Expenses............................................ 427,250 456,327 434,650 +7,400 -21,677
Office of Inspector General................................... 5,920 6,800 5,980 +60 -820
Repairs and Restoration....................................... 25,500 13,000 10,000 -15,500 -3,000
National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants 10,000 5,000 5,000 -5,000 ................
Program......................................................
Administrative Provisions
Salaries and Expenses (Sec 530)............................... 38,414 ................ 15,181 -23,233 +15,181
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Total, National Archives and Records Administration....... 507,084 481,127 470,811 -36,273 -10,316
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NCUA Community Development Revolving Loan Fund................ 3,465 4,000 4,000 +535 ................
Office of Government Ethics................................... 23,037 22,386 22,386 -651 ................
Office of Personnel Management
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 219,076 205,237 205,237 -13,839 ................
Limitation on administrative expenses..................... 192,975 260,563 223,975 +31,000 -36,588
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Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses....................... 412,051 465,800 429,212 +17,161 -36,588
Office of Inspector General................................... 6,839 7,144 6,908 +69 -236
Limitation on administrative expenses..................... 29,192 35,556 29,487 +295 -6,069
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Subtotal, Office of Inspector General................. 36,031 42,700 36,395 +364 -6,305
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Total, Office of Personnel Management................. 448,082 508,500 465,607 +17,525 -42,893
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Office of Special Counsel..................................... 31,585 33,759 31,904 +319 -1,855
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board................... 13,700 14,400 14,450 +750 +50
Public Buildings Reform Board................................. 3,960 4,000 4,000 +40 ................
Securities and Exchange Commission
Salaries and Expenses......................................... 2,149,000 2,594,000 2,231,000 +82,000 -363,000
SEC Headquarters.......................................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
SEC Office Facilities..................................... 39,658 8,400 ................ -39,658 -8,400
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Subtotal, Securities and Exchange Commission.......... 2,188,658 2,602,400 2,231,000 +42,342 -371,400
SEC fees...................................................... -2,188,658 -2,602,400 -2,231,000 -42,342 +371,400
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Total, Securities and Exchange Commission................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Selective Service System...................................... 31,300 33,499 33,550 +2,250 +51
Small Business Administration
Salaries and expenses......................................... 361,235 396,907 385,615 +24,380 -11,292
Entrepreneurial Development Programs.......................... 316,800 320,000 330,000 +13,200 +10,000
Office of Inspector General................................... 37,020 47,020 47,020 +10,000 ................
Office of Advocacy............................................ 10,109 10,211 10,211 +102 ................
Business Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy...................................... 6,000 3,000 3,000 -3,000 ................
Administrative expenses................................... 162,000 162,000 162,000 ................ ................
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Total, Business loans program account................. 168,000 165,000 165,000 -3,000 ................
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Disaster Loans Program Account:
Administrative expenses................................... 32,000 32,000 31,674 -326 -326
Disaster relief category.............................. 143,000 491,674 492,000 +349,000 +326
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Total, Disaster loans program account............. 175,000 523,674 523,674 +348,674 ................
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Subtotal, Small Business Administration............... 1,068,164 1,462,812 1,461,520 +393,356 -1,292
Administrative Provisions
Salaries and Expenses (Sec 542)............................... 116,541 ................ 133,367 +16,826 +133,367
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Total, Small Business Administration...................... 1,184,705 1,462,812 1,594,887 +410,182 +132,075
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Total, excluding Disaster Relief Category................. 1,041,705 971,138 1,102,887 +61,182 +131,749
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United States Postal Service
Payment to the Postal Service Fund............................ 49,750 70,486 50,253 +503 -20,233
Office of Inspector General................................... 268,290 293,950 274,000 +5,710 -19,950
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Total, United States Postal Service....................... 318,040 364,436 324,253 +6,213 -40,183
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United States Tax Court....................................... 56,727 65,000 57,300 +573 -7,700
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Total, title V, Independent Agencies...................... 2,152,720 4,767,421 3,573,852 +1,421,132 -1,193,569
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Appropriations........................................ (15,608,980) (18,166,306) (16,575,927) (+966,947) (-1,590,379)
Disaster relief category.............................. (143,000) (491,674) (492,000) (+349,000) (+326)
Offsetting Collections................................ (-13,599,260) (-13,890,559) (-13,494,075) (+105,185) (+396,484)
(by transfer)............................................. (47,500) (52,632) (52,632) (+5,132) ................
(transfer out)............................................ (-47,500) (-52,632) (-52,632) (-5,132) ................
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS THIS ACT
Mandatory appropriations (Sec 618)............................ 21,662,000 21,989,000 21,989,000 +327,000 ................
PCA Oversight Board scholarships.............................. 2,000 3,000 3,000 +1,000 ................
Offsetting collections.................................... -2,000 -3,000 -3,000 -1,000 ................
Oversightgov Website Enhancements (Sec 629)................... 2,850 ................ ................ -2,850 ................
Treasury Forfeiture Fund (rescission) (Sec 634)............... -387,500 ................ -150,000 +237,500 -150,000
ITOR (recission) (Sec 636).................................... -10,000 ................ ................ +10,000 ................
Technology Modernization Fund (recission) (Sec 637)........... -100,000 ................ ................ +100,000 ................
Emergency Connectivity Fund (recission) (Sec638).............. -283,000 ................ ................ +283,000 ................
State Small Business Credit Initiative (recission) (Sec 639).. -1,768,000 ................ ................ +1,768,000 ................
Inflation Reduction Act (IRS recission) (Sec 640)............. -10,200,000 ................ ................ +10,200,000 ................
CHIP CHIMP (Sec 635).......................................... ................ ................ -6,640,000 -6,640,000 -6,640,000
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Total, title VI, General Provisions....................... 8,916,350 21,989,000 15,199,000 +6,282,650 -6,790,000
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TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Funds (Sec 734)....... -1,000 -1,000 -1,000 ................ ................
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Total, title VII, General Provisions...................... -1,000 -1,000 -1,000 ................ ................
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OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, 2022
(Public Law 117-58)
DIVISION J--APPROPRIATIONS
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Environmental Review Improvement Fund......................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Appropriations available from prior year advances (650) (650) (650) ................ ................
(emergency)..............................................
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Total, Other Appropriations........................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Grand total................................................... 36,038,000 52,795,442 44,196,000 +8,158,000 -8,599,442
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Appropriations............................................ (62,290,760) (66,230,327) (63,954,075) (+1,663,315) (-2,276,252)
Rescissions............................................... (-12,773,500) (-12,000) (-6,802,000) (+5,971,500) (-6,790,000)
Emergency appropriations.................................. ................ ................ (70,000) (+70,000) (+70,000)
Emergency advance appropriations.......................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Offsetting collections.................................... (-13,622,260) (-13,914,559) (-13,518,075) (+104,185) (+396,484)
Disaster relief category.................................. (143,000) (491,674) (492,000) (+349,000) (+326)
(by transfer)................................................. (47,500) (52,632) (52,632) (+5,132) ................
(transfer out)................................................ (-47,500) (-52,632) (-52,632) (-5,132) ................
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Discretionary total........................................... 13,877,650 30,336,442 21,737,000 +7,859,350 -8,599,442
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Grand total without Other Appropriations...................... 36,038,000 52,795,442 44,196,000 +8,158,000 -8,599,442
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