U.S. Congress - Text of S.1573 as Placed on Calendar Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012
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An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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S 1573 PCSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Calendar No. 171CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
S. 1573CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
[Report No. 112-79]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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 15, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 15, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. DURBIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendarCommentsClose 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 financial services and general government 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
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 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, $306,388,000, including for terrorism and financial intelligence activities; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, is for information technology modernization requirements; not to exceed $200,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; $200,000 is to support international representation commitments of the Secretary; and 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: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $6,787,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, is for the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred to accounts of the Department’s offices and bureaus to conduct audits: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other provided in this Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, is for secure space requirements: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $3,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, is to develop and implement programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $1,000,000, may be contributed to the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, a Part II Program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, to cover the cost assessed by that organization for Treasury’s participation therein: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be used for training, recruitment, retention, and hiring additional members of the acquisition workforce as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (
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, $29,641,000, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; and of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.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 $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal services contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $750,000,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Financial Management Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, $217,805,000, of which not to exceed $4,210,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013, 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, $99,878,000; 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: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for the costs of special law enforcement agents to target tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities.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, $173,635,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014, for the Do Not Pay portal initiative: 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 $165,635,000. 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 Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by
enforcement
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase (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; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (
business systems modernization
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service’s business systems modernization program, $330,210,000, 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, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by
(1) meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget, including Circular A-11;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) complies with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise architecture, including the modernization blueprint;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) conforms with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise life cycle methodology;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) is approved by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
health insurance tax credit administration
For expenses necessary to implement the health insurance tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002 (
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. 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. 102. 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. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make 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. 105. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to enter into, renew, extend, administer, implement, enforce, or provide oversight of any qualified tax collection contract (as defined in section 6306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 106. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
Sec. 107. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Departmental Offices--Salaries and Expenses, Office of Inspector General, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, 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. 108. 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. 109. 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. 110. 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. 111. 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. 112. Section 122(g)(1) of
Sec. 113. 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. 114. 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; the House Committee on Appropriations; and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 115. 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. 116. 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. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget for the Administration submitted by the President: Provided, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, the Working Capital Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This title may be cited as the ‘Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by
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, $13,536,000, 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, $990,000, 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
Government-wide Management Councils
(including transfer of funds)
Notwithstanding
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 (‘the Director’), of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities (including up to $500,000 to ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the Performance Management System): 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 (
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by
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 transfers of funds)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings ‘The White House’, ‘Executive Residence at the White House’, ‘White House Repair and Restoration’, ‘Council of Economic Advisers’, ‘National Security Council and Homeland Security Council’, ‘Office of Administration’, ‘Special Assistance to the President’, and ‘Official Residence of the Vice President’, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, 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. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading ‘Office of National Drug Control Policy’, a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program, project, and activity: Provided, That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further, That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 204. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 205. From the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center, $11,328,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This title may be cited as the ‘Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2012’.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, $31,913,000.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, $20,968,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
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, and necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services office staff, as authorized by law, $4,970,646,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects.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
Judicial Retirement Funds
payment to judiciary trust funds
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, 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, $16,500,000, 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)
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. Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive financial plan for the Judiciary allocating all sources of available funds including appropriations, fee collections, and carryover balances, to include a separate and detailed plan for the Judiciary Information Technology Fund, which will establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 305.
Sec. 306. In accordance with
Sec. 307. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
(1) in the third sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking ‘20 years’ and inserting ‘21 years’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in the seventh sentence (related to the District of Hawaii), by striking ‘17 years’ and inserting ‘18 years’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This title may be cited as the ‘Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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, $230,319,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $12,830,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, $111,687,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $66,712,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $39,090,000, 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, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the General Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate: 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), $55,000,000, 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, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the General Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate: 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 Colombia 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 $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014 for relocation of the Pretrial Services Agency drug testing laboratory; 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 public defender service for the district of columbia
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 district of columbia water and sewer authority
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,800,000, 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, $295,000, 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 be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public Schools, $20,000,000 to improve public school education in the District of Columbia, to remain available until expended; for the State Education Office, $20,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools in the District of Columbia, to remain available until expended; and for the Secretary of the Department of Education, $20,000,000 to provide opportunity scholarships for students in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (
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, section 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 $10,911,966,000 (of which $6,208,646,000 shall be from local funds, (including $526,594,000 from dedicated taxes), $1,015,449,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, $1,499,115,000 from Medicaid payments, $2,040,504,000 shall be from other funds, and $25,677,000 shall be from private funds, and $122,575,000 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 of 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
This title may be cited as the ‘District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2012’.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
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, established by section 423 of
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (
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
administrative provisions--consumer product safety commission
Sec. 501. Section 4(g) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (
‘(5) The Chairman may provide to officers and employees of the Commission who are appointed or assigned by the Commission to serve abroad (as defined in section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
22 U.S.C. 3902 )) travel benefits similar to those authorized for members of the Foreign Service of the United Service under chapter 9 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 502. (a) The Consumer Product Safety Act (
‘SEC. 17A. SERVICE OF PROCESS.
‘(a) Designating Agents-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- The Commission may require a manufacturer, or class of manufacturers, offering a consumer product for import to designate an agent in the United States on whom service of notices and process in administrative and judicial proceedings may be made.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) FILING- The designation shall be in writing and filed with the Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) MODIFICATION- The designation may be changed in the same way originally made.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Service-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) PLACE OF SERVICE- An agent may be served at the agent’s office or usual place of residence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) SERVICE ON AGENT IS SERVICE ON MANUFACTURER- Service on the agent is deemed to be service on the manufacturer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) NO DESIGNATED AGENT- If a manufacturer does not designate an agent, service may be made by posting the notice or process in the office of the Commission.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 17 the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘17A. Service of process.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 503. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, as a final consumer product safety standard under section 7(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (
15 U.S.C. 2056(a) )--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) a standard requiring button cell battery compartments of battery-operated or assisted consumer products to be secured, to the greatest extent practicable, in a manner that reduces access to button cell batteries by children that are 3 years of age or younger; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) standards requiring warning labels--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) to be included in any literature that accompanies a battery-operated or assisted consumer product, such as a user manual;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) to be included on packaging for button cell batteries sold to consumers; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) to be included, as practicable, directly on a battery-operated or assisted consumer product in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon installation or replacement of the button cell battery.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Warning labels required under subsection (a) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) clearly identify the hazard of ingestion; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) instruct consumers, as practicable, to keep new and used batteries out of the reach of children and to seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c)(1) The standards required by subsection (a) shall be promulgated in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, United States Code .CommentsClose CommentsPermalink(2) The requirements of subsections (a) through (f) and (g)(1) of section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (
15 U.S.C. 2058 ) shall not apply to the promulgation of the standards required by subsection (a) of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink(d) Each final consumer product safety standard required by subsection (a) shall apply to battery-operated or assisted consumer products manufactured on or after the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Commission promulgates the standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 504. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an analysis of the potential safety risks associated with new and emerging consumer products, including chemicals and other materials used in their manufacture, taking into account the ability and authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) to identify, assess, and address such risks in a timely manner; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) to keep abreast of the effects of new and emerging consumer products on public health and safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 505. Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an analysis of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the extent to which manufacturers comply with voluntary industry standards for consumer products, particularly with respect to inexpensive, imported products;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) whether there are consequences for such manufacturers for failing to comply with such standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority and the ability to require compliance with such standards; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) whether there are patterns of non-compliance with such standards among certain types of products or certain types of manufacturers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 505. Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) in consultation with representatives of consumer groups, window blind manufacturers, and independent engineers and experts, examine and assess the effectiveness of the ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2010 safety standard, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) if the Commission determines that a more stringent standard for window coverings, or revised version of the standard described in paragraph (1), would eliminate the strangulation risk posed by corded window coverings, promulgate, in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, United States Code , a window covering safety standard that is more stringent than the standard described in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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
administrative provisions--federal communications commission
Sec. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘December 31, 2011’, each place it appears and inserting ‘December 31, 2013’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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 $8,144,967,000, of which: (1) $65,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services): Provided, That the General Services Administration shall submit a detailed plan, by project, regarding the use of funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 30 days of enactment of this section and will provide notification to the Committees within 15 days prior to any changes regarding the use of these funds; (2) $280,000,000, including $20,000,000 for a Judicial Capital Security program, to remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, which includes associated design and construction services: Provided further, 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) $5,285,198,000 for rental of space which shall remain available until expended; and (5) $2,387,968,000 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; 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
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, 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. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 521. 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 by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2013 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in compliance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (
Sec. 524. From funds made available under the heading ‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue’, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under
Sec. 526. Section 1703 of title 41 U.S.C. is amended in paragraph (i)(6) by:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) deleting ‘for training’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) deleting ‘paragraph (2)’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘subparagraphs (A) and (C) to (J) of section 1122(a)(5) of this title’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 527. (a) The Administrator of General Services (Administrator), through a deed of release or other appropriate instrument, may release to the city of Tracy, California (the City) the reversionary interests retained by the United States, and all other terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions imposed, in connection with the conveyance of the 200 acres conveyed pursuant to
(b) As consideration for such release authorized under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Administrator an amount not less than the property’s appraised Fair Market Value as determined by the Administrator. The determination of the Administrator is final. The Administrator shall determine the property’s Fair Market Value through an appraisal conducted by a licensed, independent appraiser. The appraisal shall be based on the property’s highest and best use.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) As soon as practicable, but not more than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the City shall enter into a binding agreement with the Administrator for the conveyance described in subsection (a) of this section. The net proceeds from sale shall be deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40 of the United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) The City shall be responsible for reimbursing the Administrator for the costs associated with implementing this section, including the costs of appraisal and survey. The Administrator may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the release under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 528. 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, New York and the Lorton Correctional Facility in Lorton, Virginia in prior years whether approporated 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 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 529. 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
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
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (
environmental dispute resolution fund
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,792,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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, $9,659,000, 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
central liquidity facility
During fiscal year 2012, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit unions, as authorized by
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 [OPM] 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
government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), such sums as may be necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance
For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may be necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
payment to civil service retirement and disability fund
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, 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 (
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (
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, $16,267,400.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 transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $3,678,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act and section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, $206,862,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2012 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2012 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $17,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2012 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed $3,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2012, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $147,958,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
disaster loan program account
For an additional amount for the ‘Disaster Loans Program Account’ for the administrative costs of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act and resulting from a major disaster designation pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 530. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.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, $241,468,000, 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
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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) creates a new program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) 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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) 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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) 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. 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. 614. Notwithstanding
Sec. 615. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (
Sec. 616. From the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, $998,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 618.
Sec. 619. Section 7 of the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to further the work of the Commission’ and inserting ‘Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation for the purposes of commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, and fostering and promoting the awareness and study of the life of Abraham Lincoln’ and in subsection (c) by striking ‘Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission’ and inserting ‘Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 620. During fiscal year 2012, for purposes of section 908(b)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (
Sec. 621. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
(1) inserting in section 255(b)(
(2) inserting in section 253(d)(
(3) inserting in section 254(a)(11)(
(4) inserting in section 254(a)(11)(C)(
Sec. 622. Section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (
(1) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘The filing fees’ and inserting ‘Subject to subsection (c), the filing fees’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘$45,000’ and inserting ‘$60,000’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘$125,000’ and inserting ‘$160,000’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) by striking ‘$280,000’ and inserting ‘$360,000’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘but less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) $500,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (
15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) ) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) For fiscal year 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register and increase the amount of each filing fee under subsection (b) in the same manner and on the same dates as provided under section 8(a)(5) of the Clayton Act (
15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5) ) to reflect the percentage change in the gross national product for the fiscal year as compared to the gross national product for fiscal year 2011, except that the Federal Trade Commission--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) shall round any increase in a filing fee under this subsection to the nearest $5,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) shall not increase filing fees under this subsection if the increase in the gross national product is less than 1 percent; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) shall not decrease filing fees under this subsection.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 623. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be available for the purpose of conveying the headquarters building of the Federal Trade Commission (located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, in the District of Columbia) to any entity unless the Administrator of the General Services Administration determines that such transaction is made in the best interest of the taxpayer. In making a final determination, the Administrator shall consider if the Federal Government would be compensated at least the Fair Market Value of such building as determined by the Administrator of the General Services. The Administrator shall determine the property’s Fair Market Value through an appraisal conducted by a licensed, independent appraiser. The appraisal shall be based on the property’s highest and best use. The Administrator shall also consider cost to the taxpayer for acquiring replacement space for the headquarters building of the Federal Trade Commission and for moving staff and operations to such replacement space. The determination of the Administrator shall be final.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 624. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not restrict direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a United States financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2012, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2012, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by more than the sum of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2012 under
(B) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2012 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2011, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2011, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this section not in effect.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 711. 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. 712. Notwithstanding section
Sec. 713. (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, and Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, and 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. 714. 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. 715. (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. 716. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: ‘These 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;
(b) Effective 180 days after enactment of this Act, subsection (a) is amended by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) striking ‘Executive Order No. 12958’ and inserting ‘Executive Order No. 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707), or any successor thereto’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) after ‘the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (
(c) A nondisclosure agreement entered into before the effective date of the amendment in subsection (b) may continue to be implemented and enforced after that effective date if it complies with the requirements of subsection (a) that were in effect prior to the effective date of the amendment in subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 717. 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. 718. 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. 719. 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. 720. 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. 721. (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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) shall not include the Government Accountability Office.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. 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 Congress of the United States recognizes the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic sport in the United States.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 the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.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. Notwithstanding
Sec. 734. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 735. 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. 736. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of
Sec. 737. 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. 738. (a) Definitions- For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) GREAT LAKES- The terms ‘Great Lakes’ and ‘Great Lakes State’ have the same meanings as such terms have in section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (
(2) GREAT LAKES RESTORATION ACTIVITIES- The term ‘Great Lakes restoration activities’ means any Federal or State activity primarily or entirely within the Great Lakes watershed that seeks to improve the overall health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Report- Not later than 45 days after submission of the budget of the President to Congress, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Governor of each Great Lakes State and the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a financial report, certified by the Secretary of each agency that has budget authority for Great Lakes restoration activities, containing--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) displays the budget proposed, including any planned interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the Federal agencies that carries out Great Lakes restoration activities in the upcoming fiscal year, separately reporting the amount of funding to be provided under existing laws pertaining to the Great Lakes ecosystem; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) identifies all expenditures since fiscal year 2004 by the Federal Government and State governments for Great Lakes restoration activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received and obligated by all Federal agencies and, to the extent available, State agencies using Federal funds, for Great Lakes restoration activities during the current and previous fiscal years;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) a budget for the proposed projects (including a description of the project, authorization level, and project status) to be carried out in the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for activities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken in the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 739. (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. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘Competitive Area’ published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 741. Section 743 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting after ‘exercise of an option’ the following: ‘, and task orders issued under any such contract,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (a)(3)(G), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘, using direct labor hours and associated cost data collected from contractors’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking the text and inserting the following: ‘the contracts exclude to the maximum extent practicable functions that are closely associated with inherently governmental functions;’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(h) Submission of Report on Actions Taken Before Public-private Competition May Occur- An executive agency may not begin, plan for, 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 or directive until after that agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a report, pursuant to subsection (f), that includes actions taken to convert from contractor to Federal employee performance functions that are not inherently governmental, closely associated with governmental functions, critical, or should not otherwise be reserved for performance by Federal employees. This subsection shall take effect beginning with the report required under subsection (f) that is included as an attachment to the annual inventory due by December 31, 2011.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 742. The Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance, consistent with section 735 of division D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009,
(1) activities or functions performed by an executive agency and are reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded, expanded, or changed to become more efficient, but still essentially providing the same service, shall not be contacted out without first conducting a public-private conpetition;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) activities or functions performed by Federal employees for an executive agency may not be modified, reorganized, divided, or in any way changed for the purpose of exempting the conversion of the activities or functions from the prohibition against the use of direct conversions; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) activities or functions performed by Federal employees for an executive agency who have retired or been reassigned to perform other activities may not be converted to contractor performance without first conducting a public-private competition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 743. During fiscal year 2012, for each employee who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under
Sec. 744. (a) Definitions- In this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the term ‘agency’--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) means an Executive agency as defined under
(B) does not apply to the Department of Defense; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) the term ‘Federal employee’ means an employee as defined under
(b) Prohibition of Certain Personnel Management Limitations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- Federal employees in each agency shall be managed each fiscal year solely on the basis of, and consistent with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the workload required to carry out the functions and activities of that agency; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) the funds made available to that agency for that fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) PROHIBITION ON LIMITATIONS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) the management of Federal employees in any fiscal year shall not be subject to any limitation in terms of work years, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of Federal employees; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) an agency may not be required to make a reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions, unless that reduction is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) necessary due to a reduction in funds available to the agency; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) required under a statute that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(I) is enacted after the date of enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(II) specifically refers to this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Employee Numbers, Skills, and Qualifications- In each fiscal year, the head of each agency shall ensure that there are employed during that fiscal year Federal employees in the number and with the combination of skills and qualifications that are necessary to carry out the functions within the applicable budget activity for which funds are provided for that fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Reports-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than February 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the management of the Federal workforce.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) CONTENTS- Each report submitted under this subsection shall include a statement by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with respect to the preceding fiscal year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) on the compliance of agencies (including the Office of Management and Budget) with subsections (b) and (c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) that identifies any agency that was not in compliance with subsections (b) and (c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Effective Date- This section shall apply to fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 745. 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
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 801. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified within an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount that may be expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 802. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor, or, in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization of the Chairman of the Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 803. 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. 804. (a) 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
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided in this title to carry out lobbying activities on any matter.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 805. (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 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. 806. Consistent with the provisions of
Sec. 807. 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. 808. 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. 809. (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. 810. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 811. 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. 812. Hereafter, as part of the submission of the annual budget justification, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report addressing--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of community policing, and the number of police officers on local beats;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the number of people served, the number of people on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment programs, the retention rates in treatment programs, and the recidivism/re-arrest rates for treatment participants;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) education, including access to special education services and student achievement to be provided in consultation with the District of Columbia Public Schools, repeated grade rates, high school graduation rates, and post-secondary education attendance rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) improvement in basic District services, including rat control and abatement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) application for and management of Federal grants, including the number and type of grants for which the District was eligible but failed to apply and the number and type of grants awarded to the District but for which the District failed to spend the amounts received.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 813. 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. 814. None of the Federal 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. 815. (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. 816. 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. 817. 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. 818. Notwithstanding any other laws, for this and succeeding fiscal years, the Director of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall, to the extent the Director considers appropriate, provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any person who is an employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational services or management services or related services while acting within the scope of that person’s office or employment, including, but not limited to such claims, proceedings, or cases at law involving employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, or personal injury, or death arising from malpractice or negligence of any such officer or employee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 819. Section 346 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (
(1) in the title, by striking ‘Biennial’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘Biennial management’ and inserting ‘Management’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘States.’ and inserting ‘States every five years.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘2’ and inserting ‘5’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 820. 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
This Act may be cited as the ‘Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Calendar No. 171CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
S. 1573CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
[Report No. 112-79]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
September 15, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 15, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Read twice and placed on the calendarCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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