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Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
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HR 2434 RHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Union Calendar No. 86CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 2434CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
[Report No. 112-136]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
July 7, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
July 7, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mrs. EMERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, namely:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices, except for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business, $185,749,000; of which up to $1,000,000 may be contributed to the Global Tax Forum; of which not to exceed $7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, is available for information technology modernization requirements, and the Office of Critical Infrasture Protection and Compliance Policy; of which $6,787,000 is for the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program; of which not to exceed $300,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $100,000,000, of which $1,000,000 is available until expended including $500,000 for secure space requirements: Provided, That the unobligated prior year balances associated with these activities under the heading ‘Departmental Offices - Salaries and Expenses’ shall be transferred to and merged with this account.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
bureau of consumer financial protection
administrative provisions
Sec. 101. (a) During fiscal year 2012, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve may not transfer more than $200,000,000 to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for activities authorized to be carried out by the Bureau under title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
(b) During fiscal year 2012, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may not obligate more than $200,000,000 for such activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 102. Effective October 1, 2012, notwithstanding section 1017 of
(1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall not transfer amounts specified under such section to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) there are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection such sums as may be necessary to carry out the authorities of the Bureau under Federal consumer financial law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $29,641,000, of which not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, including purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (
special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses, including for course development, of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $110,788,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $630,000,000 are permanently rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Financial Management Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, $216,617,000, of which not to exceed $4,120,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014, for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $96,899,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Pursuant to
Bureau of the Public Debt
administering the public debt
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the United States, $171,979,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein from the general fund for fiscal year 2012 shall be reduced by not more than $8,000,000 as definitive security issue fees and Legacy Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $163,979,000. In addition, $165,000 to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
To carry out the Riegle Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, and taxpayer advocacy services, $2,165,756,000, of which not less than $5,100,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $9,500,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not less than $200,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service, and of which not more than $15,481,000 shall be for expenses necessary to implement the tax credit in title II of Division A of the Trade Act of 2002 (
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, and to purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire passenger motor vehicles (
operations support
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; and the hire of passenger motor vehicles (
business systems modernization
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service’s business systems modernization program, $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, and related Internal Revenue Service labor costs: Provided, That, with the exception of labor costs, none of these funds may be obligated until the Internal Revenue Service submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget, including Circular A-11; (2) complies with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise architecture, including the modernization blueprint; (3) conforms with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is approved by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget; (5) has been received by the Government Accountability Office; and (6) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service or not to exceed 3 percent of appropriations under the heading ‘Enforcement’ may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 104. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in dealing courteously with taxpayers, and in cross-cultural relations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 106. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to implement or enforce section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 6055 of such Code, section 1502(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
Sec. 108. None of the funds made available in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
Sec. 109. The Secretary shall report to the House and the Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance every 30 days after enactment of this Act on the implementation, enforcement, administration, or finalization of regulations based on or pursuant to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on Friday, January 7, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 1105; REG-146097-09), by the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 110. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for services authorized by
Sec. 111. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Departmental Offices--Salaries and Expenses, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Office of Inspector General, Financial Management Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 113. Of the funds available for the purchase of law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with departmental vehicle management principles: Provided, That the Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from Financial Management Service, Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 116. Section 122(g)(1) of
Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 118. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 119. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
Sec. 120. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 121.
Sec. 122. In the current fiscal year and and each fiscal year hereafter, any person who forwards to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing a mutilated paper currency claim equal to or exceeding $10,000 for redemption will be required to provide the Bureau their taxpayer identification number.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 123.
Sec. 124.
(1) by striking ‘and’ at the end of clause (i);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘; and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) no other person that the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, who has knowledge that such report was made, may disclose to any person involved in the transaction that the transaction has been reported.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 125.
Sec. 126. During fiscal year 2012, the Financial Research Fund may not obligate more than $72,000,000 for activities authorized by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
Sec. 127. During fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of Treasury may not obligate more than $200,000,000 for the administrative expenses of the Office of Financial Stability for carrying out the Troubled Assets Relief Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 128.
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1)(A) who is engaged in a trade or business, and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding ‘or’ at the end; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) who is required to file a report under section 6050I(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 129. Section 120 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (
‘(c) Termination of Authority to Provide New Assistance Under the Home Affordable Modification Program-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided under paragraph (2), after the date of the enactment of this subsection the Secretary may not provide any assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program under the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary, authorized under this Act, on behalf of any homeowner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING OBLIGATIONS ON BEHALF OF HOMEOWNERS ALREADY EXTENDED AN OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM- Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to assistance provided on behalf of a homeowner who, before the date of the enactment of this subsection, was extended an offer to participate in the Home Affordable Modification Program on a trial or permanent basis.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
The White House
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official entertainment expenses of the President, $12,989,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under
White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
federal drug control programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $238,522,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘HIDTAs’), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of
other federal drug control programs
(including transfers of funds)
For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
Integrated, Efficient and Effective Uses of Information Technology
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit monthly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate identifying the savings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget’s government-wide information technology reform efforts: Provided further, That such report shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency and appropriation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by
Official Residence of the Vice President
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $307,000: Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
(including transfer of funds and rescission)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings ‘The White House’, ‘Executive Residence at the White House’, ‘White House Repair and Restoration’, ‘Council of Economic Advisers’, ‘National Security Council and Homeland Security Council’, ‘Office of Administration’, ‘Special Assistance to the President’, and ‘Official Residence of the Vice President’, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, 15 days after giving notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, That no amount shall be transferred from ‘Special Assistance to the President’ or ‘Official Residence of the Vice President’ without the approval of the Vice President.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 202. From the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center, $11,328,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President to prepare, sign, or approve statements abrogating legislation passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 204. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate a quarterly report on the implementation of Executive Order 13563 (76 Fed. Reg. 3821; relating to Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review). Each such report shall include information on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) increasing public participation in the rulemaking process and reducing uncertainty;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) improving coordination across Federal agencies to eliminate redundant, inconsistent, and overlapping regulations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) identifying existing regulations that have been reviewed and determined to be outmoded, ineffective, or excessively burdensome.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submited on January 2, 2012, April 2, 2012, July 2, 2012, and October 1, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 205. Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
(1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2016, by Federal agency and by fiscal year, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2016 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
care of the building and grounds
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $31,472,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries of the officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $20,628,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,790,855,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and costs related to new space alteration and construction projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (
defender services
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under
fees of jurors and commissioners
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by
court security
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $16,215,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(including transfer of funds and rescission)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except ‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services’ and ‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’ shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 304.
Sec. 305. In accordance with
Sec. 306. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
Sec. 307. From the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for the United States Sentencing Commission, $100,000 is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 308.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $14,900,000, to remain available until expended and in addition any funds that remain available from prior year appropriations under this heading for the District of Columbia Government, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the national capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service Division in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $224,394,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $11,998,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, $109,307,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $64,984,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $38,105,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and building evaluation report: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $3,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading but no such allocation shall be increased by more than 10 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
(including transfer of funds)
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $54,890,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds provided in this account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’ for District of Columbia courthouse facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $212,983,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $153,548,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons; of which $59,435,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That not less than $1,500,000 shall be available for re-entrant housing in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational training services to educate and train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $37,241,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,796,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment for judicial commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2013, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $294,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $205,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment for school improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $375,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
District of Columbia Funds
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia (‘General Fund’), except as otherwise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code 1-204.50a), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2012 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or $10,807,191,000 (of which $6,126,435,000 shall be from local funds (including $524,954,000 from dedicated taxes), $1,015,449,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, $1,499,115,000 from Medicaid payments, $2,032,945,000 shall be from other funds, and $25,677,000 shall be from private funds, and $107,570,000 shall be from funds previously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the local funds, such amounts as may be necessary may be derived from the District’s General Fund balance: Provided further, That of these funds the District’s intra-District authority shall be $619,632,000: in addition, for capital construction projects, an increase of $4,024,828,000, of which $2,934,012,000 shall be from local funds, $223,858,000 from the District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund, $50,466,000 from the Local Transportation Fund, $816,492,000 from Federal grant funds and a rescission of $2,835,689,000 of which $1,796,345,000 shall be from local funds, $749,426,000 from Federal grant funds, $252,694,000 from the District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund, and $37,224,000 from the Local Transportation Fund appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $1,189,139,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are to be available, allocated, and expended as proposed under Title III of the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request Act of 2011, at the rate set forth under ‘District of Columbia Funds Division of Expenses’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2012 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia: Provided further, That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2012; except, that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by
Election Assistance Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $45,261,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $66,367,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
General Services Administration
real property activities
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $7,223,801,000, of which: (1) $0 is available for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses and associated design and construction services); (2) $280,000,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, which includes associated design and construction services:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Special Emphasis Programs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Fire Prevention Program, $15,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Courthouse Capital Security Program, $20,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Basic Repairs and Alterations, $245,000,000:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ‘Repairs and Alterations’ may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘Repairs and Alterations’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2013 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading ‘Repairs and Alterations’ or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3) $126,801,000 for installment acquisition payments including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain available until expended; (4) $4,700,000,000 for rental of space which shall remain available until expended; and (5) $2,117,000,000 for building operations which shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That funds available to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by
general activities
government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by
operating expenses
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by
information and engagement for citizens
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services, including services authorized by
allowances and office staff for former presidents
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (
Administrative Provisions--General Services Administration
(including transfers of funds and rescission)
Sec. 501. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 502. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2012 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 503. Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is the sense of Congress that projects to be included in the fiscal year 2013 request for United States Courthouse construction will: (1) meet the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflect the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) include a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 504. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (
Sec. 505. From funds made available under the heading ‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue’, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 506. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under
Sec. 507. Within 120 days of enactment, the General Services Administration shall submit a detailed report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that describes each program, project, or activity that is funded by appropriations to General Services Administration but is not under the control or direction, in statute or in practice, of the Administrator of General Services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 508. Of the amounts made available under the heading ‘Policy and Operations’ for the maintenance, protection, and disposal of the U.S. Coast Guard Service Center at Governor’s Island, NY and the Lorton Correctional Facility in Lorton, VA in prior years whether appropriated directly to the General Services Administration (GSA) or to any other agency of the Government and received by GSA for such purpose, $4,600,000 is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
For payments to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation to carry out tribal leadership and management training activities authorized by
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration (including the Information Security Oversight Office) and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents and the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, and for necessary expenses in connection with the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives to include all direct project costs associated with research, program management, and corrective and adaptive software maintenance, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008,
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $8,693,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That from amounts made available for the Military Personnel Records Center requirement study under this heading in
national historical publications and records commission
grants program
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by
National Credit Union Administration
community development revolving loan fund
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including services as authorized by
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (
Postal Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration as authorized by
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $16,267,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
office of advocacy
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of Title II of
business loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $3,765,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (
disaster loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $167,300,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $157,300,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 509. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 510. Section 7(d)(5)(D) of the Small Business Act (
Sec. 511. Beginning in fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the budget request for the Small Business Administration shall provided a detailed justification of any proposed changes from the enacted level by individual appropriation. The detailed justification shall include at a minimum a description of each credit and non-credit program including amount of funding and costs by appropriation account and fiscal year. For activities funded in multiple appropriations, the budget justification shall specify the amount included in each enacted appropriation, the amount proposed in the budget year and a justification for any proposed changes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
United States Postal Service
payment to the postal service fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $237,810,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(rescission)
Sec. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to
Sec. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (
Sec. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (
Sec. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (
Sec. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2012 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2012 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2013, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 610. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on any individual, except when--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) such individual has given his or her express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding
Sec. 617. From the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, $998,000 is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 618. During fiscal year 2012, for purposes of section 908(b)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (
Sec. 619. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 620. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement the Report and Order of the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10-201, adopted by the Commission on December 21, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any of the activities described in section 6A of the Consumer Product Safety Act (
Sec. 623. During fiscal year 2012, no funds shall be obligated from the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
Sec. 624. Within 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an analysis of the benefits and costs of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (
Sec. 625. Sections 73.1910, 76.209, 76.1612, and 76.1613 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force or effect after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the Federal Communications Commission shall, by notice in the Federal Register, take such action as is necessary to remove such sections from the Code of Federal Regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 626. The Department of Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Small Business Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that were received by such agency during any previous fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 627. (a) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the agencies specified in subsection (b) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) increasing public participation in the rulemaking process and reducing uncertainty;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) improving coordination with other Federal agencies to eliminate redundant, inconsistent, and overlapping regulations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) identifying existing regulations that have been reviewed and determined to be outmoded, ineffective, or excessively burdensome.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Agencies required to submit the report specified in subsection (a) shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the Consumer Product Safety Commission;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the Federal Communications Commission;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the Federal Trade Commission; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 628. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Compensation of the President (
(2) Payments to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund (
(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (
(3) Payment of Government contributions--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 629. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the current fiscal year and any fiscal year thereafter, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘Executive agency covered by this Act’ means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Office of Financial Research, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 630. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 101(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 with respect to off-highway vehicles or to implement or enforce section 101(a)(2)(C) of such Act with respect to bicycles. For purposes of this section the term ‘off-highway vehicles’ means motorized vehicle designed to travel on 2, 3, or 4 wheels, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control, and such term includes snowmobiles, and the term ‘bicycle’ has the meaning given such term in section 1512.2(a) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 15, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 631. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled ‘Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts’ unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 13563.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 632. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) White House Director of the Office of Health Reform, or any substantially similar position.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, or any substantially similar position.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, or any substantially similar position.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) White House Director of Urban Affairs, or any substantially similar position.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 633. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to remove the conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted by the Commission on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of potential widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial operations to commercially available Global Positioning System devices.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2012 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (
Sec. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with
Sec. 704. Unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘office’ shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding section
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character excepted from the competitive service pursuant to
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the National Security Agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) the offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through reconnaissance programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of Energy performing intelligence functions; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) the Director of National Intelligence or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘new age’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 715. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: ‘These restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive Order No. 12958;
Sec. 716. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 717. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee’s home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 718. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 719. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 720. (a) In this section, the term ‘agency’--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under
(2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 724. Notwithstanding
Sec. 725. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided: Provided, That this provision shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 726. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals’ Internet Use- None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Exceptions- The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Definitions- For the purposes of this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) The term ‘regulatory’ means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The term ‘supervisory’ means examinations of the agency’s supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 727. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) any of the following religious plans:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 728. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to antidoping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel by Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 731. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 732. (a) For fiscal year 2012, no funds shall be available for transfers or reimbursements to the E-Government initiatives sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget prior to 15 days following submission of a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and receipt of approval to transfer funds by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The report in subsection (a) and other required justification materials shall include at a minimum--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) a description of each initiative including but not limited to its objectives, benefits, development status, risks, cost effectiveness (including estimated net costs or savings to the government), and the estimated date of full operational capability;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the total development cost of each initiative by fiscal year including costs to date, the estimated costs to complete its development to full operational capability, and estimated annual operations and maintenance costs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) the sources and distribution of funding by fiscal year and by agency and bureau for each initiative including agency contributions to date and estimated future contributions by agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) No funds shall be available for obligation or expenditure for new E-Government initiatives without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 733. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 734. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 735. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of
Sec. 736. Each executive department and agency shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual a government travel charge card. Such evaluations for individually billed travel charge cards shall include an assessment of the individual’s consumer report from a consumer reporting agency as those terms are defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (
Sec. 737. (a) In General- None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
(b) Waivers-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Exception- This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 738. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract or otherwise participating in acquisition (as defined in
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) In this section, each of the terms ‘contribution’, ‘expenditure’, ‘independent expenditure’, ‘electioneering communication’, ‘candidate’, ‘election’, and ‘Federal office’ has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
Sec. 739. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation with an unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 741. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 742. None of the funds made available by this Act may be expended for any new hire by any Federal agency funded in this Act that is not verified through the E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates new programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the President are notified in writing 15 days in advance of the reprogramming.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 1, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. For purposes of this section, the term ‘official duties’ does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence and workplace, except in the case of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or a District of Columbia government employee as may otherwise be designated by the Chief of the Department;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire Chief;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Director;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a ‘conscience clause’ which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 809. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (
Sec. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2012 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec.1-204.42).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 813. Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 814. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
spending reduction account
Sec. 901. Any amendments made after January 19, 2009, to the regulations set forth in sections 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), 515.561, and 515.570 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, are hereby repealed, and such regulations are restored and shall be carried out as in effect on such date, notwithstanding any guidelines, opinions, letters, Presidential directives, or agency practices relating to such regulations issued or carried out after such date: Provided, That any references in such section 515.561 to the regulations set forth in section 515.560(c) of such Code shall be considered to be references to such regulations as in effect on January 19, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 902. The amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This Act may be cited as the ‘Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Union Calendar No. 86CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
H. R. 2434CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
[Report No. 112-136]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
July 7, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
July 7, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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