Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities.
Specifically, the act includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2024 appropriations bills:
(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to this Act included in any division of this act refer only to the provisions of that division unless the act expressly provides otherwise.
(Sec. 4) This section provides that the explanatory statement regarding this act that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee.
(Sec. 5) This section specifies that the sums in this act are appropriated for FY2024.
(Sec. 6) This section specifies that funds designated by this act as emergency spending are only available if the President subsequently designates all of the funds as emergency spending and transmits the designations to Congress.
(Sec. 7) This section prohibits a cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress during FY2024.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.
TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL
This title provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the
It also provides appropriations for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force.
TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
This title provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the
It also provides appropriations for
TITLE III--PROCUREMENT
This title provides appropriations for procurement, including for
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
This title provides appropriations for the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) by the
It also provides appropriations for Operational Test and Evaluation.
TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
This title provides appropriations for the Defense Working Capital Funds.
TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
This title provides appropriations for other DOD programs, including
TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES
This title provides appropriations for (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 8001) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress.
(Sec. 8002) This section exempts DOD from laws prohibiting the compensation or employment of foreign nationals and specifies conditions that must be met for the exemption.
(Sec. 8003) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless this division expressly provides otherwise.
(Sec. 8004) This section limits the obligation of certain funds provided by this division during the last two months of the fiscal year. It includes exceptions for obligations for the support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(Sec. 8005) This section specifies authorities and restrictions for transferring or reprogramming specified funds provided by this division for other military functions.
(Sec. 8006) This section requires tables included in the explanatory statement accompanying this division to be treated as if they were included in the text of this division. The section also specifies authorities and restrictions for transferring funds between accounts.
(Sec. 8007) This section requires DOD to submit a report to Congress to establish the baseline for the application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for FY2024. Funds provided by this division may not be reprogrammed or transferred until the report is provided or DOD certifies to Congress that the reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. The section includes exceptions for (1) the Environmental Restoration accounts, and (2) Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug activities.
(Sec. 8008) This section prohibits cash balances in DOD Working Capital Funds from exceeding the level necessary for cash disbursements to be made from the funds. It also sets forth requirements and limitations for transfers of balances in the funds to specified accounts and obligations to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory.
(Sec. 8009) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to initiate a special access program without notifying Congress in advance.
(Sec. 8010) This section establishes authorities, restrictions, and requirements for using funds provided by this division to initiate or terminate certain multiyear procurement contracts.
(Sec. 8011) This section appropriates O&M funds for the costs of humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with military operations. This section also allows the Army to authorize medical services at Army medical facilities in Hawaii, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam if the action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at the facilities.
(Sec. 8012) This section requires DOD to submit a report to Congress on excessive contractor payments that exceed certain thresholds.
(Sec. 8013) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to directly or indirectly influence congressional action on legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress.
(Sec. 8014) This section restricts the use of funds to reduce or prepare to reduce deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below levels set forth in a specified report provided to Congress pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
(Sec. 8015) This section permits funds appropriated in Title III of this division for the DOD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program to be transferred to any other account contained in this division to implement a developmental assistance agreement under the program.
(Sec. 8016) This section prohibits DOD from purchasing certain anchor and mooring chains unless they are manufactured in the United States. It permits a waiver if adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet DOD requirements on a timely basis, and DOD certifies to Congress that the acquisition must be made for national security purposes.
(Sec. 8017) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to support the procurement of malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale on a military installation located in the United States, unless the beverages are procured within the state in which the installation is located and specified conditions are met.
(Sec. 8018) This section prohibits DOD funds from being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain surplus firearms and small arms ammunition or ammunition components. The section includes an exception for certain items that are unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
(Sec. 8019) This section limits funding for a single relocation of any DOD entity into or within the National Capital Region. It permits DOD to waive the limitation by certifying to Congress that a relocation is required in the best interest of the government.
(Sec. 8020) This section provides specified funds for incentive payments for federal contracts involving contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers that are Native American organizations or Native American-owned economic enterprises.
(Sec. 8021) This section permits the Air Force to convey to Indian tribes located in Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units currently located at Grand Forks, Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth, and Minot Air Force Bases that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. It also requires the Operation Walking Shield Program to resolve any housing unit conflicts arising among requests of Indian tribes for these conveyances.
(Sec. 8022) This section requires specified Defense-Wide O&M funds to be used for activities and assistance related to the mitigation of environmental impacts on Native American lands resulting from DOD activities.
(Sec. 8023) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for the Defense Media Activity from being used for national or international political or psychological activities.
(Sec. 8024) This section requires specified appropriations for the Army's Working Capital Fund account to be used to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
(Sec. 8025) This section provides appropriations from Air Force accounts to the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, including from
It also specifies that the Air Force should waive reimbursement for funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of federal, state, and local government agencies.
(Sec. 8026) This section sets forth funding levels and restrictions regarding DOD federally funded research and development centers.
(Sec. 8027) This section specifies the committees that are included as congressional defense committees for the purposes of this division.
(Sec. 8028) This section specifies the committees that are included as congressional intelligence committees for the purposes of this division.
(Sec. 8029) This section permits DOD to acquire the modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels; and production of components and other defense-related articles through competition between DOD depot maintenance activities and private firms.
(Sec. 8030) This section requires DOD to comply with the Buy American Act.
(Sec. 8031) This section prohibits DOD from using funds provided by this division to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plating not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada. It permits DOD to waive the prohibition if adequate domestic supplies are not available and an acquisition is necessary for national security purposes.
(Sec. 8032) This section revokes blanket waivers of the Buy American Act if DOD determines that a country has violated the terms of a specified reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding by discriminating against products that are produced in the United States and covered by the agreement.
(Sec. 8033) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to procure ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin. It also permits DOD to waive the prohibition if adequate domestic supplies are not available and an acquisition is necessary for national security. It includes an exception for the purchase of commercial products and specifies that the restriction applies to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.
(Sec. 8034) This section provides appropriations for the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for activities pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
(Sec. 8035) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to purchase any supercomputer not manufactured in the United States unless it is unavailable from U.S. manufacturers and is necessary for national security.
(Sec. 8036) This section permits DOD to waive limitations on the procurement of defense items from a foreign country if (1) the limitations would invalidate cooperative programs or reciprocal trade agreements, and (2) the country does not discriminate against the same or similar items produced in the United States for that country. This section also includes certain exceptions.
(Sec. 8037) This section prohibits funds from being used for the purchase or manufacture of U.S. flags unless they are treated as covered items under Buy American requirements.
(Sec. 8038) This section permits funds in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account to remain available until expended.
(Sec. 8039) This section permits O&M appropriations to be used to purchase items with an investment unit cost of not more than $350,000. If DOD determines that a purchase is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in a named contingency operation overseas, the funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
(Sec. 8040) This section permits specified Navy O&M funds to be used for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for enabling the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to execute theater security cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and the payment of the costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces.
(Sec. 8041) This section requires DOD to issue regulations to (1) prohibit the sale of tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories, and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community; and (2) require the prices in overseas military retail outlets to be within the range of prices established for military retail systems stores in the United States.
(Sec. 8042) This section prohibits the use of DOD Working Capital Funds to purchase specified investment items. It also specifies requirements for the FY2025 DOD budget request.
(Sec. 8043) This section prohibits funds provided for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) programs from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year. It also specifies exceptions for funds provided for
(Sec. 8044) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) establish a field operating agency, or (2) pay a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of headquarters. The section also specifies exceptions and permits waivers that will reduce personnel or financial requirements of the department.
(Sec. 8045) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to convert a function performed by DOD civilian employees to performance by a contractor unless specified requirements are met.
(Sec. 8046) This section rescinds specified funds provided by prior appropriations acts for several DOD accounts.
(Sec. 8047) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reduce authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless the reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
(Sec. 8048) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for assistance to North Korea unless the funds are specifically appropriated for that purpose. The restriction does not apply to activities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of U.S. Armed Forces personnel from North Korea.
(Sec. 8049) This section permits O&M funds provided by this division to be used to reimburse the National Guard and Reserve for providing intelligence or counterintelligence support to the combatant commands, defense agencies, and joint intelligence activities.
(Sec. 8050) This section prohibits the transfer of DOD or CIA drug interdiction or counter-drug activity funds to any other department or agency except as specifically provided in an appropriations act.
(Sec. 8051) This section appropriates funds to DOD for grants to the United Service Organizations and the Red Cross.
(Sec. 8052) This section requires the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides to be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities that contribute to the extramural budget.
(Sec. 8053) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for contractor bonuses that are part of the restructuring costs associated with a business combination.
(Sec. 8054) This section permits the transfer of specified O&M funds to pay military personnel for support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside DOD.
(Sec. 8055) This section permits the National Guard to allow the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis.
(Sec. 8056) This section restricts the use of funds for the retirement of C-40 aircraft.
(Sec. 8057) This section prohibits the use of funds provided in Title IV of this division to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements. The section also includes exceptions, specifies reporting requirements, and permits a waiver for national security purposes.
(Sec. 8058) This section prohibits funds provided by this division or other DOD appropriations acts from being used for repairs or maintenance for military family housing units.
(Sec. 8059) This section requires DOD to submit a report to Congress before obligating defense-wide RDT&E funds appropriated by this division for any new start defense innovation acceleration or rapid prototyping program demonstration project with a value of more than $5 million. DOD may waive the restriction by certifying to Congress that it is in the national interest.
(Sec. 8060) This section requires DOD to continue to provide a classified quarterly report to Congress on matters specified in the classified annex accompanying this division.
(Sec. 8061) This section permits a servicemember who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time duty to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
(Sec. 8062) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to transfer specified armor-piercing ammunition to any nongovernmental entity, except for demilitarization purposes.
(Sec. 8063) This section permits the National Guard to waive payment for leases of personal property for not more than a year to certain youth, social, charitable, or fraternal nonprofit organizations.
(Sec. 8064) This section provides for the transfer of specified Army O&M funds to other activities of the federal government for classified purposes. It permits DOD to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section.
(Sec. 8065) This section prohibits funds from being used to make specified modifications to the budget and appropriations process for the National Intelligence Program.
(Sec. 8066) This section provides appropriations for efforts by the U.S. Africa Command or the U.S. Southern Command to expand cooperation, share operational information, advance interoperability, or improve the capabilities of U.S. allies and partners in their areas of operation.
(Sec. 8067) This section permits specified O&M funds provided in Title II of this division to be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites.
(Sec. 8068) This section provides appropriations to remain available until expended for grants for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
(Sec. 8069) This section permits the transfer of specified Navy O&M funds to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Trust Fund.
(Sec. 8070) This section prohibits DOD funds from being used to modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet.
It also provides that command and control relationships that existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in effect until a written modification has been proposed to congressional appropriations committees.
The proposed modification (1) may be implemented 30 days after the committees are notified unless an objection is received from the committees, and (2) may not preclude the ability of the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to meet operational requirements.
(Sec. 8071) This section specifies that certain congressional notifications regarding rapid acquisition and deployment procedures must be submitted concurrently to the congressional defense appropriations subcommittees, in addition to the congressional armed services and appropriations committees.
(Sec. 8072) This section provides specified Procurement and RDT&E funds for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. It also specifies funding for the Iron Dome defense system for countering short-range rocket threats, the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense program, and related programs.
(Sec. 8073) This section permits specified Shipbuilding and Conversion--Navy funds to remain available through FY2024 to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for specified programs.
(Sec. 8074) This section deems funds that are provided by this division for intelligence and intelligence-related activities and are not otherwise authorized by the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2024 to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of the National Security Act of 1947.
(Sec. 8075) This section prohibits funds appropriated by this division from being used for a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless it must be undertaken immediately for national security and Congress is notified in advance.
(Sec. 8076) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
(Sec. 8077) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to decommission any Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Germantown, or the USS Tortuga.
(Sec. 8078) This section sets forth transfer authorities and restrictions for funds provided to the Navy for ship construction.
(Sec. 8079) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve if the action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this division. It also permits the squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
(Sec. 8080) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for integrating foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during authorized foreign intelligence activities.
It also requires information pertaining to U.S. persons to be handled in accordance with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333 (United States Intelligence Activities).
(Sec. 8081) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year. The section includes an exception for research and technology funds, which remain available through FY2025.
(Sec. 8082) This section specifies a limit for the Navy's Shipbuilding and Conversion appropriation.
(Sec. 8083) This section requires the ODNI to submit a report to Congress establishing the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for FY2024. It also prohibits funds provided by this division for the National Intelligence Program from being transferred or reprogrammed until the report is submitted unless the action is necessary for an emergency.
(Sec. 8084) This section requires transfers of funds from the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund to a military department or defense agency to be covered by and subject to Section 8005 of this division, which specifies procedures and requirements for transferring funds.
(Sec. 8085) This section specifies restrictions and requirements for reprogramming or transferring funds provided to the National Intelligence Program.
(Sec. 8086) This section requires agencies receiving funds in this division to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on the public website of the agency if it serves the national interest, subject to exceptions for national security or proprietary information.
(Sec. 8087) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for federal contracts in excess of $1 million unless the contractor meets specific requirements regarding the resolution of claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin). DOD may waive the requirements to avoid harm to national security.
(Sec. 8088) This section makes specified funds provided by this division for the Defense Health Program available to be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and supporting facilities.
(Sec. 8089) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) provide certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation, subject to an exception for information regarding ballistic missile early warning; or (2) integrate a missile defense system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the People's Republic of China into any missile defense system of the United States.
(Sec. 8090) This section permits DOD to use funds appropriated by this division to purchase (1) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes, and (2) passenger motor vehicles for use by military and civilian DOD employees in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. It also limits the cost of each passenger and armored vehicle.
(Sec. 8091) This section permits the ODNI to transfer specified funds provided by this division for the National Intelligence Program with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, subject to certain requirements and restrictions.
(Sec. 8092) The section permits specified funds from the Navy's Shipbuilding and Conversion account to be used to purchase two used sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
(Sec. 8093) This section requires DOD to post grant awards on a public website in a searchable format.
(Sec. 8094) This section prohibits the National Security Agency from using funds provided by this division for certain activities that target a U.S. person under specified authorities granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), including authorities to acquire, monitor, or store the contents of an electronic communication of a U.S. person.
(Sec. 8095) This section prohibits the transfer of administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this division to another federal agency not financed by this division without the express authorization of Congress. It includes an exception for transfers of funds expressly provided for in defense appropriations acts.
(Sec. 8096) This section permits specified Navy O&M funds to be used for the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The funds must be available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force--Maritime Administration account of the Department of Transportation for expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
(Sec. 8097) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for the T-AO Fleet Oiler program or the FFG(X) Frigate program from being used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of certain components unless the components are manufactured in the United States.
The section also requires the Navy to incorporate U.S. manufactured propulsion engines and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate program beginning not later than with the 11th ship of the program.
(Sec. 8098) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for new contracts for the development and design of certain naval ships unless the contracts specify that all auxiliary equipment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manufactured in the United States.
(Sec. 8099) This section prohibits funds from being transferred from the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Account to the Rapid Prototyping Fund or credited to a military department-specific fund established to carry out an acquisition program under the rapid prototyping pathway.
(Sec. 8100) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses for gaming or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants.
(Sec. 8101) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for any computer network that does not block access to pornography websites, with exceptions for criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities; or for any activity necessary for the national defense, including intelligence activities.
(Sec. 8102) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to provide certain military equipment for purposes such as a military parade if DOD determines that providing the equipment will undermine readiness.
(Sec. 8103) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for specified transactions with any corporation with certain unpaid federal tax liabilities, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.
(Sec. 8104) This section permits specified funds to be used for the agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and operation and maintenance for specified software and digital technology pilot programs.
(Sec. 8105) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to transfer the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force.
(Sec. 8106) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of specified laws or regulations implementing the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
(Sec. 8107) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.
(Sec. 8108) This section permits DOD to incur obligations of up to $350 million for military compensation, construction projects, and supplies and services in anticipation of contributions from the government of Kuwait.
(Sec. 8109) This section requires specified Defense Security Cooperation Agency funds to be used for International Security Cooperation Programs and other programs to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner capacity programs.
(Sec. 8110) This section permits specified Defense Security Cooperation Agency funds to be used to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman for enhanced border security.
(Sec. 8111) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for activities in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
(Sec. 8112) This section prohibits certain funds provided by this division from being used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers unless the assistance is permitted by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
(Sec. 8113) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being made available for any member of the Taliban.
(Sec. 8114) This section requires any transfer of funds for support to friendly countries in connection with the conduct of operations in which the United States is not participating to be made in accordance with Section 8005 of this division, which specifies procedures and requirements for transferring funds.
(Sec. 8115) This section prohibits funds from being used to enter into specified agreements and transactions with Russian arms supplier Rosoboronexport. It also permits DOD to waive the restriction if specific conditions are met.
(Sec. 8116) This section permits specified equipment to be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals who are authorized to receive assistance from the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund.
(Sec. 8117) This section requires specified funds to be used to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to U.S. military and stability operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
(Sec. 8118) This section requires DOD to notify Congress within 30 days of receiving any contribution of funds from the government of a foreign country for any purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the U.S. Armed Forces.
(Sec. 8119) This section requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to report to Congress on the use of O&M funds for unplanned activities for FY2024.
(Sec. 8120) This section specifies requirements for allocating funds from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for FY2024.
(Sec. 8121) This section requires DOD to notify Congress if a foreign base that involves the stationing or operations of the U.S. Armed Forces is opened or closed.
(Sec. 8122) This section prohibits the use of funds with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
(Sec. 8123) This section prohibits the use of funds with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
(Sec. 8124) This section prohibits funds from being used to (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of Armed Forces in Iraq, or (2) exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq or Syria.
(Sec. 8125) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund from being used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems.
(Sec. 8126) This section permits specified funds provided by this division to be used to provide assistance to the government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders.
(Sec. 8127) This section reduces O&M funding by specified amounts to limit excessive growth in the procurement of advisory and assistance services.
(Sec. 8128) This section reduces O&M funding by specified amounts to reflect savings attributable to efficiencies and management improvements in the funding of miscellaneous or other contracts in the military departments,
(Sec. 8129) This section reduces O&M funding for the Army and Navy by specified amount to reflect excess cash balances in the DOD Working Capital Funds.
(Sec. 8130) This section reduces the total amount appropriated by this division to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates.
(Sec. 8131) This section requires specified O&M funds to be used for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program.
(Sec. 8132) This section requires certain DOD programs that provide assisted reproductive services for seriously ill or injured active duty service members to be carried out without time limits on the duration of embryo cryopreservation and storage.
(Sec. 8133) This section requires the Navy to continue to provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis until the Navy makes a determination with respect to the separation of Lieutenant Alkonis from the Navy.
(Sec. 8134) This section permits DOD grants for communities impacted by military aviation noise to install noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities to also be used to install air conditioning that complements noise mitigating insulation at the facilities.
(Sec. 8135) This section permits specified funds provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 to be used for contract closeout costs, notwithstanding a provision under current law that limits that total amount of such costs that are charged to an account to 1% of the total appropriations for the account.
(Sec. 8136) This section permits DOD to use funds provided by this division for procurement or for research, development, test and evaluation for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F-35 aircraft, including up to two F-35 aircraft of each variant, to a test configuration
(Sec. 8137) This section prohibits funds from being used to integrate an alternative engine on any F-35 aircraft
(Sec. 8138) This section allows funds provided by Title III of this division be used to enter into a contract or contracts for the procurement of airframes and engines for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program.
(Sec. 8139) This section permits DOD to use specified funds provided by this division for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support services.
(Sec. 8140) This section provides appropriations for the DOD Credit Program Account for the cost of loans and loan guarantees for a pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in the industrial base.
(Sec. 8141) The section permits certain Defense Innovation Unit Fielding funds to be used for expenses related to agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, production modification, and operation and maintenance requirements, including initial acquisition of end-items for operational use.
(Sec. 8142) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to support any activity conducted by, or associated with, the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
(Sec. 8143) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to fund work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported by China's government unless DOD determines and notifies Congress that a waiver of this prohibition is in the national security interest of the United States.
(Sec. 8144) This section prohibits funds from being used to transfer or release (or assist in the transfer or release) certain individuals who are detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo) to or within the United States or its territories or possessions.
(Sec. 8145) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo to a country of origin or other foreign country or entity unless DOD makes certain certifications.
(Sec. 8146) This section prohibits funds from being used to construct, acquire, or modify any U.S. facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house certain individuals detained at Guantanamo who are not U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces.
(Sec. 8147) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to carry out the closure or realignment of Guantanamo.
(Sec. 8148) This section requires specified funds to be used for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
(Sec. 8149) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to remove a Chinese military company from the list required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, with some exceptions.
(Sec. 8150) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of a provision of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 that rescinded the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces.
DIVISION B--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations to agencies responsible for
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including
The title also provides appropriations to Treasury for
The title provides appropriations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for
(Sec. 101) This section permits the IRS to transfer certain IRS appropriations provided by this division to other IRS accounts with the advance approval of Congress. The section also specifies that no funds may be transferred to the Enforcement account.
(Sec. 102) This section requires the IRS to maintain an employee training program that includes taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
(Sec. 103) This section requires the IRS to institute and enforce policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
(Sec. 104) This section makes funds available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The IRS must continue to make improvements to the help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes.
(Sec. 105) This section requires the IRS to (1) issue a notice of confirmation of any address changes relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and (2) give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.
(Sec. 106) This section prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this division to target U.S. citizens for exercising any rights guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
(Sec. 107) This section prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this division to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
(Sec. 108) This section requires the IRS to comply with certain procedures and policies for conference spending that were recommended by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
(Sec. 109) This section prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this division for providing employee bonuses or rehiring former employees without considering conduct and federal tax compliance.
(Sec. 110) This section prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this division to violate the confidentiality of tax returns and return information.
(Sec. 111) This section permits the IRS to use direct hiring authority for filling positions to process backlogged tax returns and return information.
(Sec. 112) This section permits IRS funds to be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's residence and place of employment.
(Sec. 113) This section permits Treasury to use funds provided by this division for
(Sec. 114) This section permits certain transfers between Treasury accounts, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.
(Sec. 115) This section permits the IRS to transfer certain funds to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.
(Sec. 116) This section bars Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from using funds to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
(Sec. 117) This section permits Treasury to transfer funds from the Bureau of Fiscal Services--Salaries and Expenses account to the Debt Collection Fund to cover the costs of debt collection. It also requires the transferred amounts to be reimbursed from debt collections received in the fund.
(Sec. 118) This section prohibits the U.S. Mint from using funds to construct or operate any museum without congressional approval.
(Sec. 119) This section prohibits funds from being used to consolidate any or all functions the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without congressional approval.
(Sec. 120) This section deems funds provided for Treasury's intelligence or intelligence-related activities as authorized for FY2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2024.
(Sec. 121) This section permits up to $5,000 to be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for official reception and representation expenses.
(Sec. 122) This section requires Treasury to submit a capital investment plan to Congress.
(Sec. 123) This section prohibits Treasury from using funds for certain regulations, revenue rulings, or other guidance related to the standard used to determine the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization.
(Sec. 124) This section requires Treasury to report to Congress on the Franchise Fund.
(Sec. 125) This section requires the Office of Financial Research to report quarterly to Congress on its activities.
(Sec. 126) This section provides appropriations to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.
(Sec. 127) This section permits specified fund provided by this division for Treasury to be transferred to Treasury’s Information Technology Systems Modernization and Working Capital Fund.
(Sec. 128) This section permits certain funds that were provided for local governments through the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund and were returned to Treasury to be transferred to Treasury’s Cybersecurity Enhancement Account.
TITLE II--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides FY2024 appropriations to the Executive Office of the President and designated accounts, including
(Sec. 201) This section permits certain transfers of funds between accounts within the Executive Office of the President, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.
(Sec. 202) This section requires the OMB to include a statement of budgetary impact with certain executive orders or Presidential memoranda issued or revoked by the President during FY2024.
(Sec. 203) This section requires the OMB to issue a memorandum to all federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with Title VII of this division, which includes government-wide general provisions.
(Sec. 204) This section provides appropriations to the Office of National Drug Control Policy for specified initiatives and projects related to drug and substance abuse prevention.
TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides FY2024 appropriations to the judiciary for
(Sec. 301) This section permits funds provided by this title for salaries and expenses to be used for the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants.
(Sec. 302) This section permits certain transfers of funds between judiciary accounts if Congress is notified and other specified requirements are met.
(Sec. 303) This section permits up to $11,000 of appropriations provided for salaries and expenses for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services to be used for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
(Sec. 304) This section permits the delegation of authority to the judiciary for contracts for repairs that are under $100,000.
(Sec. 305) This section continues a pilot program for the U.S. Marshals Service to provide perimeter security services at selected courthouses.
(Sec. 306) This section extends several temporary judgeships.
(Sec. 307) This section modifies certain requirements regarding the payment rates for attorneys who are appointed to represent defendants who are unable to afford adequate representation to specify that the requirements also apply to the attorney’s law firm.
TITLE IV--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides FY2024 appropriations to the District of Columbia, including federal payments for
The title also provides local funds for the operation of the District out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
TITLE V--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
This title provides appropriations for independent agencies, including
(Sec. 501) This section prohibits the CPSC from using funds provided by this division to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles until the National Academy of Sciences completes a specified study and the results are submitted to Congress.
(Sec. 502) This section prohibits the CPSC from using funds provided by this division for any regulation to ban gas stoves as a class of products.
(Sec. 510) This section extends the exemption from the Antideficiency Act for the Universal Service Fund.
(Sec. 511) This section prohibits the FCC from using funds provided by this division to change the rules for universal service support payments to implement recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions.
(Sec. 520) This section permits the GSA to use funds to hire passenger motor vehicles.
(Sec. 521) This section permits funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for FY2024 to be transferred between activities if necessary to meet program requirements, subject to congressional approval.
(Sec. 522) This section requires the FY2025 budget request for U.S. Courthouse construction to (1) meet specified design guide standards for construction; (2) reflect the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) include a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
(Sec. 523) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to increase square footage, provide cleaning services or security enhancements, or provide any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund for any agency that does not pay the assessed rent.
(Sec. 524) This section permits the GSA to use specified funds to pay claims against the federal government that are under $250,000 and arise from direct construction projects and building acquisitions if Congress is notified in advance.
(Sec. 525) This section requires the GSA, if specified congressional committees adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the GSA, to ensure that the delineated area of procurement matches the prospectus unless an explanatory statement is provided to the congressional committees prior to exercising the authority.
(Sec. 526) This section requires the GSA to submit a spending plan and explanation to Congress for each project funded with the Federal Citizen Services Fund.
(Sec. 530) This section provides appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program for specified initiatives related to preserving and publishing historical records.
(Sec. 540) This section specifies authorities and restrictions for transferring specified funds provided by this division for the SBA.
(Sec. 541) This section allows the SBA to transfer specified funds to the SBA Information Technology System Modernization and Working Capital Fund authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
(Sec. 542) This section provides appropriations to the SBA for specified initiatives related to small business development and entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and acquisition activities.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(Sec. 601) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pay the expenses of or otherwise compensate nonfederal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this division.
(Sec. 602) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year or transferred to other appropriations unless authority is expressly provided by this division. This section includes an exception for certain transfers that are made pursuant to existing authority that allows the General Services Administration to transfer and use certain funds for major equipment acquisitions and development activity.
(Sec. 603) This section limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where expenditures are a matter of public record, except where otherwise permitted under existing law or an executive order.
(Sec. 604) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. government, except pursuant to transfer authority provided by an appropriations act.
(Sec. 605) This section requires enforcement of a Tariff Act of 1930 provision barring the importation of goods manufactured using convict labor.
(Sec. 606) This section requires entities receiving funds provided by this division to comply with the Buy American Act.
(Sec. 607) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by this division by any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
(Sec. 608) This section provides authority, restrictions, and requirements for reprogramming. It also requires agencies funded in this division to submit to Congress a report establishing a baseline for the application of reprogramming and transfer authorities.
(Sec. 609) This section permits up to 50% of unobligated balances remaining at the end of FY2024 for salaries and expenses to remain available through FY2025, subject to reprogramming guidelines and congressional approval.
(Sec. 610) This section prohibits the Executive Office of the President from using funds provided by this division to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation or an IRS determination of tax-exempt status under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except with the consent of the individual involved in an investigation or in extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
(Sec. 611) This section makes certain cost accounting standards inapplicable to contracts under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
(Sec. 612) This section permits the OPM to accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations act) funds provided to resolve litigation and implement any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program.
(Sec. 613) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program that provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
(Sec. 614) This section provides exceptions to the prohibition in Section 613 if the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
(Sec. 615) This section waives Buy American Act restrictions for commercial information technology acquired by the federal government.
(Sec. 616) This section prohibits an officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this division from accepting payments or reimbursements for travel, subsistence, or related expenses from a person or entity regulated by the agency or commission, subject to an exception for nonprofit tax-exempt organizations.
(Sec. 617) This section requires agencies covered by this division to consult with the GSA before seeking new office space or making alterations to existing office space. It also permits any agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease to do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority.
(Sec. 618) This section provides funds required under current law for
(Sec. 619) This section prohibits the FTC from using funds provided by this division to complete the draft report titled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the working group complies with Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review).
(Sec. 620) This section requires agencies funded by this division to ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in budgeting decisions related to information technology. It also requires funding for information technology to be allocated consistent with guidance provided by appropriations acts, OMB, and the agency's Chief Information Officer.
(Sec. 621) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of the Federal Records Act.
(Sec. 622) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to require providers of electronic communication or remote computing services to the public to disclose electronic communications information in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
(Sec. 623) This section requires departments and agencies funded by this division to provide an Inspector General (IG) funded by this division with timely access to records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which the IG has responsibility. It also requires each IG to comply with specified statutory limitations on disclosure of the information provided.
(Sec. 624) This section prohibits the FCC from making certain modifications to the rules or regulations for Universal Service Fund payments.
(Sec. 625) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to maintain or establish a computer network unless the network blocks pornography. It includes an exception for a law enforcement agency or other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
(Sec. 626) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance is below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract unless specified requirements are met.
(Sec. 627) This section specifies restrictions and congressional notification requirements for spending on conferences.
(Sec. 628) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for first-class or business-class travel by employees of executive branch agencies, in contravention of specified regulations.
(Sec. 629) This section provides additional appropriations for the Inspectors General Council Fund for expenses related to http://www.oversight.gov and to further develop the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
(Sec. 630) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for contracts for public relations that exceed $5,000 unless Congress is notified in advance.
(Sec. 631) This section requires agencies funding by this division to clearly state within certain advertising and educational materials that the communication was printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.
(Sec. 632) This section specifies requirements for documents issued by grantees regarding projects or programs that are federally funded. Specifically, the documents must clearly state (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with federal funds; (2) the dollar amount of federal funds for the project or program; and (3) the percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.
(Sec. 633) This section prohibits the SEC from using funds provided by this division for any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.
(Sec. 634) This section requires agencies funded by this division to submit to Congress quarterly budget reports regarding obligations.
(Sec. 635) This section rescinds specified unobligated balances from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
(Sec. 636) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for the U.S. Digital Service by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(Sec. 637) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for the Technology Modernization Fund by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(Sec. 638) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for the State Small Business Credit Initiative by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(Sec. 639) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for the Emergency Connectivity Fund by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(Sec. 640) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for IRS enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
(Sec. 701) This section requires U.S. departments, agencies, or instrumentalities to administer a written policy designed to ensure that workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances by officers and employees.
(Sec. 702) This section establishes price limitations on vehicles purchased by the federal government and specifies exceptions.
(Sec. 703) This section permits appropriations for the current fiscal year to be used for quarters and cost-of-living allowances.
(Sec. 704) This section prohibits the employment of noncitizens whose posts of duty would be in the continental United States, subject to specified exceptions (e.g., lawful permanent residents or refugees who are seeking or intend to seek citizenship when eligible).
(Sec. 705) This section permits appropriations provided to any department or agency for necessary expenses such as maintenance and operating expenses to be used for payments to the GSA for space renovation and other services.
(Sec. 706) This section permits agencies to use receipts from the sale of certain materials through recycling or waste prevent programs for (1) acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs; (2) other federal agency environmental management programs; and (3) other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the agency.
(Sec. 707) This section permits funds provided to certain government corporations and agencies for administrative expenses to be used to pay rent and other service costs in the District of Columbia.
(Sec. 708) This section prohibits interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups absent prior statutory approval.
(Sec. 709) This section prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution.
(Sec. 710) This section prohibits spending more than $5,000 to redecorate or furnish the office of the head of a department or agency during the period in which the official holds office unless Congress is notified in advance.
(Sec. 711) This section permits interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives that benefit multiple federal departments, agencies, or entities.
(Sec. 712) This section requires agencies to certify that certain appointments were not created solely or primarily to detail an individual to the White House. It includes an exception for federal employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community.
(Sec. 713) This section prohibits the use of funds to prevent federal employees from communicating with Congress or to take disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for communicating with Congress.
(Sec. 714) This section prohibits funds from being used for certain types of employee training, such as training that is not directly related to the performance of official duties.
(Sec. 715) This section prohibits an agency of the executive branch from using funds for publicity or propaganda purposes and for the preparation or distribution of materials designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. An exception is included for materials that are presented to Congress itself.
(Sec. 716) This section prohibits an agency from providing a federal employee's home address to any labor organization absent employee authorization or a court order.
(Sec. 717) This section prohibits funds from being used to provide any nonpublic information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists, to any person or organization outside the federal government without the approval of Congress.
(Sec. 718) This section prohibits funds from being used for propaganda and publicity purposes within the United States not authorized by Congress.
(Sec. 719) This section directs agency employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. It also specifies that employees not under a leave system are obligated to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of their time to perform official duties.
(Sec. 720) This section permits agencies that are members of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) to use funds provided for the current fiscal year to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
(Sec. 721) This section permits agencies to transfer funds to the GSA to support specified government-wide and multiagency activities that meet certain requirements and are approved by the OMB.
(Sec. 722) This section permits a woman to breastfeed her child at any location in a federal building or on federal property if the woman and child are authorized to be there.
(Sec. 723) This section permits interagency funding of the National Science and Technology Council and requires the OMB to provide a report describing the budget and resources connected with the council.
(Sec. 724) This section requires any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of federal funds to comply with any relevant requirements included in specified OMB guidance regarding administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards to nonfederal entities. The section specifies that this requirement applies to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a state receiving federal funds.
(Sec. 725) This section restricts the use of funds to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of a federal or nongovernmental website. The section also includes various exceptions.
(Sec. 726) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by this division for health plans with prescription drug coverage unless contraceptive coverage is included. It also (1) includes exemptions for certain religious plans, and (2) prohibits plans from discriminating against individuals who refuse to provide contraceptives due to religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(Sec. 727) This section specifies that the United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sports through testing, adjudication, education, and research.
(Sec. 728) This section permits federal agencies and departments to use funds appropriated for official travel to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program, if consistent with OMB Circular A-126 regarding official travel for government personnel.
(Sec. 729) This section prohibits funds from being used to implement certain OPM regulations limiting executive branch detailees to the legislative branch or to implement limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program.
(Sec. 730) This section prohibits agencies from using funds for additional federal law enforcement training facilities that are not within or contiguous to existing locations without the approval of Congress. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center may obtain the temporary use of additional facilities for training which cannot be accommodated in existing facilities.
(Sec. 731) This section prohibits agencies from using funds to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a notification that it was prepared or funded by the agency.
(Sec. 732) This section prohibits the use of funds in contravention of the Privacy Act or associated regulations.
(Sec. 733) This section prohibits the use of funds for contracts with any foreign incorporated entity that is an inverted domestic corporation. It also (1) requires a waiver if necessary for national security, and (2) includes an exemption for contracts entered into prior to enactment of this division and task orders issued pursuant to the contracts.
(Sec. 734) This section requires agencies to pay a fee to the OPM for processing retirements of employees who separate under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or receive Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.
(Sec. 735) This section bars the use of funds to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a federal contract to disclose specified political contributions as a condition of submitting the offer.
(Sec. 736) This section bars the use of funds for the painting of portraits of a federal officer or employee, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, or the head of an executive branch agency or legislative branch office.
(Sec. 737) This section limits pay increases for certain categories of prevailing rate employees.
(Sec. 738) This section requires agencies to submit annual reports to Inspectors General or senior ethics officials regarding the costs and contracting procedures for conferences that cost more than $100,000.
(Sec. 739) This section prohibits the use of funds to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity, unless the changes have been enacted into law or are made using transfer or reprogramming authority provided in an appropriations act.
(Sec. 740) This section prohibits funds from being used for an OPM rule revising the definition of competitive area used in reductions-in-force for federal employees.
(Sec. 741) This section prohibits funds from being used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion of functions performed by federal employees to contractor performance.
(Sec. 742) This section prohibits funds from being used to require contractors or employees to sign confidentiality agreements or statements restricting or prohibiting the lawful reporting of waste, fraud, or abuse to investigative or law enforcement representatives.
(Sec. 743) This section prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce a nondisclosure agreement unless it meets specified criteria.
(Sec. 744) This section prohibits the use of funds for specified transactions with any corporation with certain unpaid federal tax liabilities, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.
(Sec. 745) This section prohibits the use of funds for specified transactions with any corporation that was convicted of a felony under any federal law within the preceding 24 months, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.
(Sec. 746) This section requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify Congress of any request for a transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve Board.
(Sec. 747) This section limits pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees.
(Sec. 748) This section requires violations of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to be reported to Congress.
(Sec. 749) This section requires executive branch departments and agencies to notify Congress if (1) an apportionment is not made in the required time period; (2) an approved apportionment conditions the availability of an appropriation on further action; or (3) an approved apportionment may hinder the prudent obligation of an appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity.
(Sec. 750) This section requires nonfederal entities that receive certain federal funds to comply with specified requirements for (1) retaining records, and (2) allowing the Government Accountability Office to access certain records.
(Sec. 751) This section permits interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
(Sec. 752) This section allows federal agencies to transfer certain funds to GSA to support certain government-wide financial, information technology, and procurement activities, including the Federal Citizen Services Fund.
(Sec. 753) This section requires the Office of Management and Budget to make specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits to account for estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office.
(Sec. 754) This section permits agencies that received funds under the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to transfer funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out certain consultation responsibilities under the Endangered Specifies Act of 1973 with respect to projects and activities funded by the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act.
(Sec. 755) This section specifies that a reference to this Act does not apply to Titles IV (District of Columbia) or VIII (General Provisions--District of Columbia) unless it is included in those titles or expressly provided for in this division.
TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
This title sets forth permitted and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this division for the District of Columbia.
(Sec. 801) This section appropriates District of Columbia funds for making refunds and paying legal settlements or judgments against the District government.
(Sec. 802) This section prohibits federal funds provided by this division from being 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.
(Sec. 803) This section establishes reprogramming procedures for federal and local funds.
(Sec. 804) This section prohibits the use of federal funds for the salaries and expenses of shadow U.S. Representatives or Senators.
(Sec. 805) This section requires official vehicles provided to any District officer or employee to be used only for official duties.
(Sec. 806) This section prohibits the use of federal funds for a petition drive or civil action seeking voting representation in Congress for the District.
(Sec. 807) This section prohibits the use of federal funds provided by this division to distribute needles or syringes for preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that local public health or law enforcement authorities have determined to be inappropriate for distribution.
(Sec. 808) This section specifies that nothing in this division prevents the District Council or Mayor from addressing contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. It also expresses the intent of Congress that legislation enacted on the issue should include a conscience clause providing exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
(Sec. 809) This section prohibits the use of federal funds provided by this division to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties for the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana).
The section also prohibits funds available to the District government under any authority from being used to legalize or reduce penalties for possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) for recreational purposes.
(Sec. 810) This section prohibits funds available to the District government under any authority from being used 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 rape or incest.
(Sec. 811) This section requires the District Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to submit to Congress, the Mayor, and the Council a revised operating budget for agencies requiring a reallocation to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.
(Sec. 812) This section requires the CFO to submit to Congress, the Mayor, and the Council a revised operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns the school budget to actual enrollment.
(Sec. 813) This section permits the District to reprogram or transfer local funds between operating funds and capital and enterprise funds. The District may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
(Sec. 814) This section prohibits federal funds from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year or transferred unless expressly permitted in this division.
(Sec. 815) This section permits up to 50% of unobligated balances available at the end of FY2024 from federal appropriations for salaries and expenses to remain available through FY2025, subject to congressional approval and reprogramming guidelines.
(Sec. 816) This section appropriates local funds to the District for FY2025 if no continuing resolution or regular appropriation for the District is in effect. It provides the funds under the same authorities, conditions, and manner as provided for FY2024.
(Sec. 817) This section exempts railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project from a District of Columbia law that prohibits further street railroads from being laid down in the District without congressional authorization. (The Long Bridge Project is a project being carried out by the District and Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River.)
(Sec. 818) This section requires each federal and District of Columbia agency that is funded by this division to submit to Congress quarterly budget reports regarding obligations.
(Sec. 819) This section provides that references to this Act in this title or title IV (District of Columbia) refer only to those titles, unless this act expressly provides otherwise.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT
This title provides appropriations to DHS for
(Sec. 101) This section requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) listing all grants and contracts awarded during FY2023 and FY2024 without a full and open competition. The OIG must review the report for compliance with laws and regulations and submit the results to Congress.
(Sec. 102) This section requires the DHS Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and staffing reports to Congress.
(Sec. 103) This section requires DHS to notify Congress of proposed transfers from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any DHS agency and prohibits obligation of the funds until Congress approves the transfer.
(Sec. 104) This section requires all official costs for the use of government aircraft by DHS to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary to be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.
(Sec. 105) This section requires the Under Secretary for Management to (1) provide quarterly briefings to Congress on specified acquisition programs, and (2) submit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for the programs to Congress within five business days of approval.
(Sec. 106) This section prohibits funding from being used for certain new pilot or demonstration programs unless DHS provides specified information to Congress regarding the objectives, assessment methodology, and implementation plan for the program.
TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
This title provides appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
The title provides appropriations to U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
The title provides appropriations to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for
The title provides appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for
The title provides appropriations to the Secret Service for
(Sec. 201) This section limits overtime compensation for employees of CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service except in individual cases that DHS determines to be necessary for national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or for immigration emergencies.
(Sec. 202) This section permits specified CBP funds to be used for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(Sec. 203) This section provides that specified fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island shall be available until expended.
(Sec. 204) This section permits the CBP to access certain reimbursements for preclearance activities.
(Sec. 205) This section prohibits the CBP from using funds provided by this division to prevent individuals from importing personal-use quantities of certain prescription drugs from Canada.
(Sec. 206) This section prohibits funds from being used to waive certain navigation and vessel- inspection laws for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until DHS takes adequate measures to ensure the use of U.S. flag vessels.
(Sec. 207) This section prohibits DHS from collecting new border crossing fees or conducting a study related to the imposition of a border crossing fee.
(Sec. 208) This section requires CBP to submit to Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided for the CBP Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account. The funds may not be obligated until the plan is submitted.
(Sec. 209) This section prohibits funds from being used to construct fencing
(Sec. 210) This section permits funds provided by this division to be used to alter operations within the CBP's National Targeting Center. It also prohibits funds from being used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting operations at existing locations unless the reduction is specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the enactment of this act.
(Sec. 211) This section allocates funds from the CBP Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account for
(Sec. 212) This section prohibits funds provided for the ICE Operations and Support account from being used to continue a delegation of law enforcement authority under the 287(g) program if the DHS Inspector General determines that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated. (Under the 287(g) program, certain immigration enforcement functions may be delegated to state and local law enforcement agencies.)
(Sec. 213) This section prohibits ICE Operations and Support funds from being used to continue any contract for the provision of detention services if the two most recent overall performance evaluations received by the facility are less than adequate or the equivalent median score in any subsequent performance evaluation system. This section also requires the performance evaluations to be conducted by the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility.
(Sec. 214) This section permits DHS to reprogram within and transfer funds to the ICE Operations and Support account as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.
(Sec. 215) This section requires ICE to make available to the public reports that include specified statistics regarding individuals who have been detained by ICE.
(Sec. 216) This section prohibits DHS from using funds to place in detention or remove sponsors, potential sponsors, or members of the household of a sponsor or potential sponsor of an unaccompanied alien child based on information shared by the Department of Health and Human Services except when a background check reveals specified information (e.g., certain felony convictions or pending felony charges).
The section also requires ICE to submit to Congress a report regarding agreements entered into under the 287(g) program, which allows ICE to delegate certain immigration enforcement functions to state and local law enforcement agencies. The report must also be made available on a public website.
(Sec. 217) This section requires the Chief Financial Officer of ICE to submit to Congress an obligation plan for funds provided to ICE by this division.
(Sec. 218) This section prohibits the TSA from exempting Members of Congress and specified federal officials from federal passenger and baggage screening. It also prohibits funds from being used to carry out legislation that alters the applicability of the screening requirements.
(Sec. 219) This section permits the TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital Fund for the procurement and installation of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements to fund certain airport security improvement projects authorized under current law.
(Sec. 220) This section requires the TSA to submit to Congress a report regarding a Capital Investment Plan, a five-year technology investment plan, and Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies.
(Sec. 221) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for Coast Guard Operations and Support from being used for recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to the account.
(Sec. 222) This section requires the Coast Guard to submit to Congress a future-years capital investment plan.
(Sec. 223) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reduce the Coast Guard's legacy Operating Systems Center's mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.
(Sec. 224) This section prohibits funding provided by this division from being used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
(Sec. 225) This section permits funds provided by this division to be used to alter operations within the Coast Guard's Civil Engineering Program, except that no funds may be used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted after this division is enacted.
(Sec. 226) This section permits amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund in FY2024 to remain available until expended for the purposes of the fund (i.e., carrying out activities related to military family housing and military unaccompanied housing).
(Sec. 227) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to charge a fee for an inspection of a towing vessel that uses the Towing Safety Management System option for a Certificate of Inspection until the Coast Guard complies with requirements under current law to (1) review and compare the costs of towing vessel inspections performed by the Coast Guard and such inspections performed by a third party, and (2) make any revisions that are necessary to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the government's costs for inspections.
(Sec. 228) This section permits the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive agencies for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year may not exceed budgetary resources available for the Operations and Support account.
(Sec. 229) This section prohibits Secret Service funds from being used for the protection of the head of a federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis.
(Sec. 230) This section permits the Secret Service to reprogram specified funds within the Operations and Support account.
(Sec. 231) This section permits funds provided to the Secret Service for Operations and Support to be used for travel of employees on protective missions without regard to limitations on the expenditures if Congress is notified in advance.
TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
This title provides appropriations to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for
The title also provides appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
(Sec. 301) This section requires specified CISA funds to be used for procuring and providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds to specified entities, including federal agencies and state, local, and tribal entities.
(Sec. 302) This section limits expenses for the administration of FEMA grants.
(Sec. 303) This section specifies time frames for FEMA grant applications and awards.
(Sec. 304) This section requires FEMA to brief Congress in advance of announcing the intention to award certain grants. It also rescinds specified funds if the requirements are not met.
(Sec. 305) This section specifies that, for the purpose of certain FEMA grants, the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.
(Sec. 306) This section extends and modifies reporting requirements for expenditures from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.
(Sec. 307) This section allows FEMA to waive specified program requirements for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants.
(Sec. 308) This section sets forth requirements for assessing, collecting, and spending fees for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.
(Sec. 309) This section permits DHS to waive certain matching and maintenance of expenditure requirements when making Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
(Sec. 310) This section provides authorities for transferring unobligated funds that were provided to FEMA for the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.
(Sec. 311) This section provides authorities for transferring unobligated funds that were provided to FEMA for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.
TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES
This title provides appropriations for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for (1) Operations and Support, and (2) Federal Assistance.
The title provides appropriations to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETCs) for (1) Operations and Support; and (2) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements.
The title provides appropriations for the Science and Technology Directorate for
The title provides appropriations for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office for
(Sec. 401) This section permits the USCIS to (1) acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the General Services Administration does not provide vehicles for lease; and (2) authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use the vehicles to travel between their residences and places of employment.
(Sec. 402) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a competition for services provided by USCIS employees known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.
(Sec. 403) This section permits USCIS to use federal funds for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a USCIS Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by USCIS personnel using appropriate technology.
(Sec. 404) This section permits FLETCs to distribute funds to federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.
(Sec. 405) This section directs the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board to lead the federal law enforcement training accreditation process to measure and assess federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.
(Sec. 406) This section allows the FLETCs to accept certain transfers of funds from government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities. The FLETCs must maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion of the facilities.
(Sec. 407) This section classifies the functions of the FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental (rather than commercial, which would require source competition) for the purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 501) This section prohibits appropriations provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless the authority is expressly provided by this division.
(Sec. 502) This section permits unexpended balances of prior appropriations to be transferred and merged to new accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.
(Sec. 503) This section sets forth authorities and restrictions for the reprogramming and transfer of funds provided by this division.
(Sec. 504) This section extends the authority for the DHS Working Capital Fund.
(Sec. 505) This section permits up to 50% of the unobligated balances from each Operations and Support appropriation to remain available through FY2025, subject to the congressional notification requirements included in Section 503.
(Sec. 506) This section deems funds provided by this division for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during FY2024 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for FY2024. After an authorization bill is enacted, funds provided by this division for the Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness--Operations and Support account that exceed the authorized amounts for the account must be transferred to the Management Directorate--Operations and Support account.
(Sec. 507) This section requires DHS to notify Congress prior to executing or announcing certain grant allocations, grant awards, contract awards, task or delivery orders, other transaction agreements, or letters of intent. A waiver is permitted if compliance would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety and DHS notifies Congress after the award is made.
(Sec. 508) This section prohibits agencies from purchasing, constructing, or leasing additional facilities for federal law enforcement training without notifying Congress in advance. The section includes exceptions for (1) facilities that are within or contiguous to existing locations, and (2) certain temporary facilities obtained by Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for training that cannot be accommodated in existing facilities.
(Sec. 509) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a required prospectus has not been approved.
(Sec. 510) This section applies provisions of the Department Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 related to disclosure of sensitive security information and the minimum federal fleet requirements for alternative fuel vehicles to funds provided by this division.
(Sec. 511) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act.
(Sec. 512) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to amend the oath of allegiance required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(Sec. 513) This section prohibits DHS from using funds provided by this division to carry out a reorganization unless it is explicitly authorized by Congress.
(Sec. 514) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a national identification card.
(Sec. 515) This section prohibits officials from delegating this division's requirements to report or certify to Congress unless it is specifically authorized by this division.
(Sec. 516) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by the division.
(Sec. 517) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by this division to employ workers who are illegal workers under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(Sec. 518) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that is below satisfactory or fails to meet the basic requirements of a contract.
(Sec. 519) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a computer network unless pornography is blocked, with exceptions for law enforcement, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
(Sec. 520) This section prohibits a federal law enforcement officer from using funds provided by this division to transfer a firearm to an agent of a drug cartel unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm.
(Sec. 521) This section sets forth restrictions and congressional notification requirements for the use of funds provided by this division to attend international conferences.
(Sec. 522) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reimburse any federal department or agency for participation in a National Special Security Event.
(Sec. 523) This section requires DHS to notify Congress prior to implementing a structural pay reform or introducing any new position classification that will affect more than 100 full-time employee positions or cost more than $5 million in a single year. This requirement does not apply if (1) the change was included in the President's budget proposal for the fiscal year funded by this division, and (2) funds for the change have not been explicitly denied or restricted in this division.
(Sec. 524) This section requires agencies receiving funds in this division to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on the public website of the agency if it serves the national interest, subject to exceptions for homeland security, national security, or proprietary information.
(Sec. 525) This section permits funds provided by this division for Operations and Support to be used for minor procurement, construction, and improvements (end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property and $2 million or less for real property).
(Sec. 526) This section permits DHS to use funds for the primary and secondary schooling (including transportation) of dependents of certain DHS personnel who are stationed outside of the continental United States in certain areas where the available schools are unable to provide adequately for the education of the dependents.
(Sec. 527) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) prevent a Member of Congress or certain congressional employees from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any DHS facility used to detain or otherwise house aliens; or (2) make any temporary modification to such a facility that alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or congressional employee, compared to what would be observed without the modification.
(Sec. 528) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to place restraints on a woman who is in DHS custody and is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation, except in specified circumstances.
(Sec. 529) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to destroy any records pertaining to (1) the death, sexual assault, or abuse of any individual held in DHS custody; or (2) an allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by an individual in DHS custody.
(Sec. 530) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for any position designated as a Principal Federal Official during a Stafford Act declared disaster or emergency unless certain requirements are met.
(Sec. 531) This section requires DHS to report to Congress on unfunded priorities for which appropriations would be classified as budget function 050 (national defense).
(Sec. 532) This section establishes congressional notification and reporting requirements regarding determinations to evaluate and initiate, extend, or terminate protection for a former or retired government official or employee.
(Sec. 533) This section establishes congressional notification and reporting requirements regarding the submission of initial project proposals to the Technology Modernization Fund.
(Sec. 534) This section provides that, within 60 days of submitting a budget proposal for FY2024 that assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget, DHS must submit to Congress proposed spending reductions to offset revenues assumed in the proposals if they are not enacted.
(Sec. 535) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international trade in conventional arms until it is ratified by the Senate.
(Sec. 536) This section prohibits DHS funds from being used to provide assistance to or enter into certain agreements with an entity that the Department of Defense has identified as a Chinese military company operating in the United States or any subsidiary of such an entity.
(Sec. 537) This section prohibits funds from being used to transfer or release certain individuals detained at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States, its territories, or its possessions.
(Sec. 538) This section requires DHS to provide bimonthly estimates of the number of noncitizens anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the United States. This section also suspends certain authorities to transfer and reprogram funds if the estimates are not provided.
(Sec. 539) This section prohibits DHS from allotting or apportioning balances from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund before an act providing full-year appropriations for DHS has been enacted for the applicable fiscal year.
(Sec. 540) This section requires DHS to conduct an alternatives analysis and a cost-benefit analysis prior to requesting assistance from the Department of Defense for border security operations. The section also establishes related reporting requirements.
(Sec. 541) This section permits Operations and Support funds to be used for the necessary expenses of providing an employee emergency back-up care program.
(Sec. 542) This section requires specified ICE Operations and Support funds to be transferred to support and conduct necessary operations of the Blue Campaign for FY2024.
(Sec. 543) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds from various DHS accounts.
(Sec. 544) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for various DHS accounts by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023.
(Sec. 545) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.
(Sec. 546) This section rescinds specified unobligated balances from various accounts.
(Sec. 547) This section rescinds specified unobligated Department of Education funds that were provided for Rehabilitation Services.
(Sec. 548) This section reduces the funding that was provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund for competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of national, state, and local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
(Sec. 549) This section reallocates certain funds that were provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. Specifically, the section (1) rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Community Development Fund for grants for the Economic Development Initiative, and (2) increases the funding that was provided to the Transit Infrastructure Grants account for ferry boat grants.
(Sec. 550) This section makes technical corrections to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
(Sec. 551) This section makes a technical correction to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
DIVISION D--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Labor, most of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and several related agencies.
The division includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The majority of the funding in the division is mandatory funding for entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income that are funded in annual appropriations bills. These programs, known as appropriated entitlements, are included in annual appropriations bills, though the amounts provided for the programs are generally determined by authorizing statutes that control details of the programs such as eligibility rules and benefit levels.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides FY2024 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor.
The title provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for
The title also provides appropriations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
The title provides appropriations to Labor for
The title provides appropriations to the Office of Worker's Compensation Programs for
The title provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including
(Sec. 101) This section prohibits Job Corps funds provided by this division from being used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate that exceeds Executive Level II.
(Sec. 102) This section permits specified Labor funds to be transferred between accounts and sets forth restrictions and congressional notification requirements for the transfers.
(Sec. 103) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for the procurement of goods and services utilizing forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries identified by Labor prior to enactment of this act.
(Sec. 104) This section prohibits certain funds available for job training grants under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 from being used for any purpose other than competitive grants to train individuals who are over the age of 16 and are not enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support the training.
(Sec. 105) This section prohibits a recipient of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funds from using the funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate in excess of Executive Level II, with an exception for vendors providing goods and services. States may establish lower limits for salaries and bonuses.
(Sec. 106) This section allows Labor to transfer specified ETA funds to Program Administration for technical assistance and program integrity activities.
(Sec. 107) This section allows a specified portion of the funds provided by this division to be reserved for evaluation of programs and activities. It also requires the Chief Evaluation Officer to submit a plan to Congress in advance of transferring funds to be used for evaluations.
(Sec. 108) This section exempts certain personnel employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to a major disaster from the maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for two years after a state or federal declaration of a disaster or catastrophe.
(Sec. 109) This section provides employers in the seafood industry with flexibility with respect to bringing H-2B nonimmigrant workers into the United States. (The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.)
(Sec. 110) This section sets forth requirements for determining the prevailing wage for the H-2B program.
(Sec. 111) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by this division to enforce the definition of corresponding employment or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in specified regulations for the H-2B program. It also specifies the definition of temporary need that applies for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H-2B program.
(Sec. 112) This section permits Labor to furnish a limited amount of excess personal property to apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices in the programs.
(Sec. 113) This section specifies requirements and authorities for the law enforcement officers or special agents employed as a part of the Secretary of Labor's security detail.
(Sec. 114) This section authorizes Labor to dispose of or divest all or a portion of the real property on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center and the Gary Job Corps Center are located. It also exempts the sale or disposition from federal laws and regulations relating to the disposition of federal property and federal procurement. The net proceeds of such a sale must be transferred to Labor and remain available until expended for a project to carry out the Job Corps Program on Treasure Island and the Job Corps Program in and around San Marcos, Texas.
(Sec. 115) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between Labor and the Department of Agriculture; (2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Centers, except if such closure is necessary to prevent the endangerment of the health and safety of the students, the capacity of the program is retained, and specified requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act are met.
(Sec. 116) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds available from H-1B visa fees.
(Sec. 117) This section rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Employment and Training Administration for Training and Employment Services.
(Sec. 118) This section makes a technical correction to the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending table included in the explanatory statement for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
(Sec. 119) This section extends the availability of certain Employment Training Administration funds that were provided for the construction of the Atlanta Job Corps Center in Georgia.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides FY2024 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The title provides appropriations to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for
The title provides appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for
The title provides appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for
The title provides appropriations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for
The title provides appropriations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The title provides appropriations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for
The title provides appropriations to the Administration for Children and Families for
The title provides appropriations to the Administration for Community Living for Aging and Disability Services Programs.
The title provides appropriations to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response for (1) Research, Development, and Procurement; and (2) Operations, Preparedness, and Emergency Response.
The title provides appropriations to the Office of the Secretary for
(Sec. 201) This section limits the funds provided by this title that may be used for official reception and representation expenses.
(Sec. 202) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, in excess of Executive Level II.
(Sec. 203) This section restricts HHS's use of funds for program evaluation activities unless a report is submitted to Congress regarding the proposed use of the funds or the funds are specifically provided in this division.
(Sec. 204) This section permits up to 2.5% of the funds provided for programs authorized under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) to be made available for the evaluation and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title.
(Sec. 205) This section sets forth authorities and restrictions for the transfer of HHS funds between appropriations accounts.
(Sec. 206) This section permits National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program contracts to be cancelled up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in FY2024, or at any time if the individual who has been awarded the contract has not received funds due under the contract.
(Sec. 207) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being made available to any entity under Title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies that it (1) encourages family participation in the decisions of minors to seek family planning services, and (2) provides counseling to minors on resisting attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.
(Sec. 208) This section specifies that no provider of services under Title X of the PHS Act may be exempt from any state law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
(Sec. 209) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for the Medicare Advantage program if HHS denies participation to an otherwise eligible entity because it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions.
(Sec. 210) This section prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to advocate or promote gun control.
(Sec. 211) This section limits the number of Public Health Service employees that may be assigned to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization.
(Sec. 212) This section permits HHS to exercise specified spending authorities to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during FY2024.
(Sec. 213) This section permits the NIH, jointly with the Office of AIDS Research, to transfer specified HIV research funds among NIH institutes and centers if Congress is notified in advance.
(Sec. 214) This section makes NIH funds for HIV research available to the Office of AIDS Research.
(Sec. 215) This section permits the NIH to use specified funds authorized under the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) for research on matters that have not received significant funding relative to other matters, to respond to new issues and scientific emergencies, and to act on high priority research opportunities.
It also (1) permits the NIH to utilize the peer review procedures that it determines are appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit, and (2) specifies that the procedures apply to the transactions in lieu of certain peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under the PHS Act.
(Sec. 216) This section limits the funds that the NIH may use for the alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities.
(Sec. 217) This section transfers specified funds provided to the NIH for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) to (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care, and (2) to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.
(Sec. 218) This section permits the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to enter into multiyear contracts of up to 10 years for the purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, subject to specified requirements.
(Sec. 219) This section requires the HHS budget justifications to include specified details regarding federal employees and contractors involved in activities related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
(Sec. 220) This section requires HHS to include in the FY2025 budget specified details regarding (1) the uses of funds by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for health insurance exchanges for each year since the enactment of PPACA, and (2) the proposed uses of the funds for FY2025.
(Sec. 221) This section prohibits specified funds provided by this division from being used for payments relating to the risk corridors program established by PPACA.
(Sec. 222) This section transfers mandatory funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by PPACA to the accounts and for the activities specified under the heading Prevention and Public Health Fund in the explanatory statement accompanying this division. It also prohibits HHS from further transferring the funds and specifies that the funds shall be made available without reference to certain existing authorizations of appropriations.
(Sec. 223) This section requires HHS to use the recommendations last issued before 2009 to administer any law referring to the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention. It also specifies that the requirement applies for the period beginning on November 1, 2015, and ending January 1, 2026.
(Sec. 224) This section requires the NIH, in making federal financial assistance, to continue to apply the provisions relating to indirect costs in specified regulations, including with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated rates, as the NIH applied the provisions in the third quarter of FY2017.
It also prohibits the NIH from using funds provided by this division to develop or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval of the deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect of the approvals in the quarter.
(Sec. 225) This section permits the NIH to transfer funds specifically appropriated for opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, stimulant misuse and addiction, pain management, and addiction treatment to other institutes and centers of the NIH to be used for the same purpose after Congress is notified.
(Sec. 226) This section requires HHS to report to Congress on (1) monthly enrollment figures from exchanges established under PPACA, and (2) any new or competitive grant awards authorized under Section 330 of the PHS Act. (Section 330 authorizes grants for projects to plan and develop health centers which will serve medically underserved populations.)
(Sec. 227) This section permits HHS to transfer specified funds from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to support program management activity related to Medicare. It also prohibits the funds from being used to support any provision of PPACA.
(Sec. 228) This section requires HHS to submit a report to Congress regarding staffing.
(Sec. 229) This section permits appropriations for HHS salaries and expenses to be used for travel and related expenses of an employee or a family member to obtain medical care if (1) the employee is assigned to duty in the United States or in a U.S. territory at a location where there is a public health emergency, and (2) the medical condition cannot be adequately addressed in that location at that time.
(Sec. 230) This section permits HHS to accept donations from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups independent of the federal government for the care of unaccompanied alien children in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families.
(Sec. 231) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being obligated to a grantee or a contractor to house unaccompanied alien children in any facility that is not state-licensed for the care of unaccompanied alien children unless (1) housing unaccompanied alien children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency; and (2) specified requirements, including monitoring requirements, are met.
(Sec. 232) This section establishes congressional notification requirements regarding the use of unlicensed facilities to house unaccompanied alien children.
(Sec. 233) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to prevent a Member of Congress from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any U.S. facility used for maintaining custody of or otherwise housing unaccompanied alien children.
(Sec. 234) This section requires HHS to submit to Congress, and make publicly available online, monthly reports regarding children who were separated from their parents or legal guardians by the Department of Homeland Security, subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, and transferred to the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement during the previous month.
(Sec. 235) This section permits funds provided for the salaries and expenses of CDC employees to be used for the primary and secondary schooling of eligible dependents of certain personnel stationed in a U.S. territory. The costs may not exceed those paid or reimbursed by the Department of Defense.
(Sec. 236) This section modifies congressional notification and reporting requirements regarding transfers or obligations of funds from the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund.
(Sec. 237) This section eliminates a reporting requirement related to the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund.
(Sec. 238) This section allows Indian tribes that operate American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs to make certain modification to the eligibility criteria.
(Sec. 239) This section allows public agencies that operate a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program to make certain modification to the eligibility criteria.
(Sec. 240) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds from the HHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.
(Sec. 241) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Administration for Children and Families for grants to states under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payment Program.
TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2024
This title provides appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Education (ED).
The title provides appropriations to ED for
The title provides appropriations for Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities, including
The title provides appropriations to ED for
The title provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including
(Sec. 301) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools.
(Sec. 302) This section permits ED to transfer certain funds between accounts, subject to specified restrictions and requirements.
(Sec. 303) This section permits funds provided by this division and consolidated for evaluation purposes under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to be obligated from July 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
(Sec. 304) This section permits certain institutions of higher education to continue to use endowment income for student scholarships, subject to specified limits and requirements. This section applies until Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) are reauthorized.
(Sec. 305) This section extends through FY2024 the authorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity.
(Sec. 306) This section extends through FY2024 ED's authority to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies for federal student loans.
(Sec. 307) This section permits funds provided by this division for Student Aid Administration to be used for payments for student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans.
(Sec. 308) This section requires ED to use certain funds provided for Student Aid Administration to conduct specified outreach to borrowers who may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to ensure that borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of the loan cancellation.
(Sec. 309) This section allows up 0.5% of the funds provided by this division for programs authorized under the HEA (except for the Pell Grant program) to be used to carry out independent evaluations and to collect and analyze outcome data for any program authorized by the HEA.
(Sec. 310) This section provides additional appropriations for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending specified in a table included in the explanatory statement accompanying this division.
(Sec. 311) This section makes specified funds available for ED to provide support services to the Institute of Education Sciences.
(Sec. 312) This section rescinds specified unobligated balances that were provided for the Department of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.
TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES
This title provides appropriations for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
The title also provides appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for
(Sec. 401) This section requires the CNCS to make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery, or policy through public notice and comment rulemaking.
It also prohibits CNCS employees from disclosing specified information during a grant selection process to any person other than an officer or employee of the CNCS that is authorized by the CNCS to receive the information.
(Sec. 402) This section sets forth minimum share requirements for AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program.
(Sec. 403) This section requires certain donations made to the CNCS to be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.
(Sec. 404) This section requires certain education awards at GI bill-eligible institutions to be limited to veterans.
(Sec. 405) This section allows State Commissions on National and Community Service to receive criminal history record information and conduct required background checks for applicants under the terms of the National Child Protection Act of 1993.
(Sec. 406) This section permits the CNCS to provide a specified national service education award to an individual who successfully completes a term of service of at least 1,200 hours in a year.
(Sec. 407) This section modifies the eligibility requirements for transferring national service education awards to allow additional types of awards to be transferred under specified conditions.
The title provides appropriations for other related agencies, including
(Sec. 408) This section prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from using funds to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of using electronic voting to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining.
The title provides appropriations to the Railroad Retirement Board for
The title provides appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 501) This section permits Labor, HHS, and ED to transfer certain unexpended balances to accounts to be used for the same purposes as the original appropriation.
(Sec. 502) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless this division expressly provides otherwise.
(Sec. 503) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for lobbying and related activities.
(Sec. 504) This section limits the official reception and representation expenses for specified departments and agencies.
(Sec. 505) This section requires grantees receiving federal funds provided by this division to clearly state specified details regarding the federal funding and nongovernmental funding sources in documents related to federally funded projects or programs.
(Sec. 506) This section prohibits funds provided by this division or in any trust fund which received funds in this division from being used for (1) abortions, or (2) health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
(Sec. 507) This section provides an exception to the prohibition on funding for abortions if (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
This section also prohibits funds provided by this division from being made available to a federal agency or program, or to a state or local government, if the agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.
(Sec. 508) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for certain research involving human embryos.
(Sec. 509) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by this division for promoting the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I the Controlled Substances Act.
The section includes an exception if there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of the drug or federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.
(Sec. 510) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to promulgate or adopt any final standard providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted that specifically approves the standard.
(Sec. 511) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to enter into or renew a contract with a contractor that has not submitted to Labor a required annual report concerning employment of certain veterans.
(Sec. 512) This section prohibits the transfer of funds provided by this division to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to an appropriations act.
(Sec. 513) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for libraries unless they are in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act.
(Sec. 514) This section sets forth requirements, procedures, and restrictions for the reprogramming of funds.
(Sec. 515) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to (1) request that candidates for federal scientific advisory committees disclose their political affiliation, voting history, or positions on political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committees; or (2) disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.
(Sec. 516) This section requires departments and agencies funded in this division to submit operating plans that detail any FY2024 funding allocations that are different than those specified in this division, the table included in the joint explanatory statement, or the FY2024 budget request.
(Sec. 517) This section requires Labor, HHS, and ED to report to Congress on the number and amounts of certain contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements awarded on a noncompetitive basis.
(Sec. 518) This section prohibits the SSA from processing earnings for work performed under a fraudulent Social Security number if the performance of the work has formed the basis of a conviction for violating specified provisions of the Social Security Act.
(Sec. 519) This section prohibits the SSA from using funds provided by this division to establish totalization arrangements between the U.S. Social Security system and the social security system of Mexico. (A totalization agreement coordinates the payment of Social Security taxes and benefits for workers who divide their careers between two countries.)
(Sec. 520) This section requires the computer networks of agencies funded by this division to block pornography, subject to an exception for law enforcement agencies or any other entities carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
(Sec. 521) This section sets forth reporting requirements for spending on conferences.
(Sec. 522) This section requires agencies funded by this division to clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.
(Sec. 523) This section permits funds provided by this division to be used to (1) carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots that are designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and (2) participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are carried out pursuant to the authority provided by several specified acts.
(Sec. 524) This section requires Labor, HHS, ED, and SSA to submit specified reports to Congress on the status of balances of appropriations.
(Sec. 525) This section requires Labor, HHS, and ED to submit to Congress a list of any new or competitive grant award notifications issued at the discretion of such departments at least three full business days before the recipient of the grant is announced. The section includes exceptions for (1) emergency response grants at any time of the year, and (2) grant awards made during the last 10 business days of the fiscal year or program year.
(Sec. 526) This section restricts the use of funds provided by this division to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
(Sec. 527) This section requires departments and agencies funded by this division to provide answers to questions submitted for the record by members of the congressional appropriations committees within 45 business days of receiving the questions.
(Sec. 528) This section prohibits specified amounts deposited in the CHIP Child Enrollment Contingency Fund and income derived from the investment of the funds from being obligated during the current fiscal year.
(Sec. 529) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to various accounts by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(Sec. 530) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act.
(Sec. 531) This section allows specified funds that are provided by this division for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes to remain available for obligation through FY2028.
DIVISION E--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations for Congress and the agencies that serve Congress.
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
This title provides appropriations to the Senate for
(Sec. 101) This section requires amounts remaining in the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account to be used for deficit or debt reduction.
(Sec. 102) This section increases the number of individual consultants that the Senate majority leader and the Senate minority leader are permitted to hire on a temporary or intermittent basis.
(Sec. 103) This section permits the Senate to use certain appropriated funds to provide childcare to employees, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
(Sec. 104) This section excludes office space used for certain security or safety enhancements from the limit on the aggregate square footage of space that is provided to each Senator. It also excludes rental costs that are attributable to building security and safety measures from the limit on the annual rental rate for a Senate office.
This title provides appropriations to the House of Representatives for
(Sec. 110) This section requires amounts remaining in Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for FY2024 to be used for deficit or debt reduction.
(Sec. 111) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to make payments from any Members' Representational Allowance to lease a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.
(Sec. 112) This section requires any federal entity that provides cybersecurity assistance to the House of Representatives to take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information.
The title provides appropriations for Joint Items, including
The title provides appropriations for
The title provides appropriations to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for
(Sec. 120) This section prohibits funds provided by this division for the AOC from being used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work that is behind schedule or over budget, unless the deviations are due to (1) unforeseeable events or government-driven scope changes, or (2) are insignificant within the overall scope of the project or program.
The title provides appropriations to the Library of Congress (LOC) for
(Sec. 130) This section limits the FY2024 obligational authority of the LOC for reimbursable and revolving fund activities funded from sources other than appropriations acts for the legislative branch.
The title provides appropriations to the Government Publishing Office for
The title provides appropriations to
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 201) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning, as provided under regulations for the House and Senate parking facilities.
(Sec. 202) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond FY2024 unless the authority is expressly provided in this division.
(Sec. 203) This section provides that (1) rates of compensation or designations of offices or positions included in this division that are either not established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 or are contrary to that act are considered permanent law, and (2) provisions in this division for official congressional expenses and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives are permanent law.
(Sec. 204) This section limits contracts for certain consulting services to those where expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law or under an executive order issued under existing law.
(Sec. 205) This section permits legislative branch entities participating in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council to use funds provided for administrative expenses to pay a share of the cost of the council if the total cost shared among all participating entities does not exceed $2,000.
(Sec. 206) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. government unless the transfer is pursuant to authority provided by an appropriations act.
(Sec. 207) This section prohibits the AOC from using funds provided by this division to eliminate or restrict guided Capitol tours led by congressional employees and interns other than through regulations authorized by the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008, subject to an exception permitting tours to be suspended for security or related reasons.
(Sec. 208) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high-impact or moderate-impact information system unless the agency, office, or entity acquiring the system meets certain requirements for reviews, assessments, reports, and mitigation strategies for risks.
(Sec. 209) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a computer network unless pornography is blocked, with the exception of law enforcement, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
(Sec. 210) This section requires agencies and offices funded by this division to confer and coordinate with their food service providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities.
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
This division provides FY2024 appropriations for diplomatic and international assistance programs, including the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and related agencies and programs.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
This title provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including
The title provides appropriations for International Organizations for (1) Contributions to International Organizations, and (2) Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.
The title provides appropriations for International Commissions, including
The title provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for Global Media for (1) International Broadcasting Operations, and (2) Broadcasting Capital Improvements.
The title provides appropriations for Related Programs, including
The title provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including
TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This title provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for
TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
This title provides appropriations to the President for
The title provides appropriations to the State Department for (1) Migration and Refugee Assistance, and (2) the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
The title provides appropriations to Independent Agencies, including
The title provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
This title provides appropriations to the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance.
The title provides appropriations to the State Department for
The title provides appropriations to the President for (1) International Military Education and Training, and (2) the Foreign Military Financing Program.
TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
This title provides appropriations to the President for International Organizations and Programs.
It also provides appropriations for International Financial Institutions, including payments to
TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
This title provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 7001) This section permits funds provided by Title I of this division to be used for allowances and differentials, the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants, and for hire of passenger transportation.
(Sec. 7002) This section requires agencies funded by this division to submit reports on unobligated balances to Congress.
(Sec. 7003) This section limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where the expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under an existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
(Sec. 7004) This section sets forth various requirements, authorities, and restrictions regarding funds provided for construction, security, and maintenance for diplomatic facilities.
(Sec. 7005) This section requires costs incurred by departments or agencies funded in Title I of this division due to personnel actions in response to funding reductions included in this division to be absorbed within the resources available under Title I. It also permits the transfer of funds between accounts to comply with this section, subject to reprogramming procedures.
(Sec. 7006) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this act. It also permits USAID to use specified funds to provide assistance to private and voluntary organizations engaged in facilitating public discussion of world hunger and other related issues.
(Sec. 7007) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria. The prohibition includes direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
(Sec. 7008) This section prohibits the use of funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division to finance directly any assistance to the government of a country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military or military-supported coup or decree. It includes exceptions if a democratically elected government has taken office and for assistance to promote democratic elections.
(Sec. 7009) This section sets forth limitations, conditions, and reporting requirements for the transfer of funds between appropriations accounts and agencies.
(Sec. 7010) This section restricts the use of funds provided by this division for
(Sec. 7011) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless the authority is expressly provided in this division, subject to specified exceptions.
(Sec. 7012) This section prohibits funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division from being used for assistance to the government of any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan unless the President determines the assistance is in the U.S. national interest.
(Sec. 7013) This section prohibits funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division from being used to provide assistance to a country under a new bilateral agreement unless the assistance is exempt from taxation, or is reimbursed, by the foreign government unless the State Department makes certain determinations regarding U.S. foreign policy interests. The section includes an exception for de minimis taxes.
The section requires funds that are withheld pursuant to this section to be reprogrammed for assistance for countries that (1) do not assess taxes on U.S. assistance or that have an arrangement to provide substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and (2) can reasonably accommodate the assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
(Sec. 7014) This section permits specifically designated appropriations provided by Titles III through VI of this division to be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account if compliance with the designation is made impossible due to a provision in this or any other act.
It also extends the availability of program-specific appropriations for one fiscal year if the State Department or the USAID reports to Congress that the termination of assistance to a country or a change in circumstances makes it unlikely that funds can be used during the original period of availability.
The section provides that (1) ceilings and specific funding levels included in this division are not applicable to funds provided by subsequent acts, and (2) specific funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in other acts are not applicable to funds provided by this division.
(Sec. 7015) This section sets forth congressional notification requirements and procedures regarding the use, reprogramming, transfer, or withholding of funds provided by this division.
(Sec. 7016) This section prohibits funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division from being made available to a nongovernmental organization, including a contractor, who fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the State Department or USAID.
This section also establishes requirements regarding the public posting of reports, federal records management, and cybersecurity protections.
(Sec. 7017) This section requires the head of the relevant agency to notify Congress if the President decides not to comply with any provision of this division based on constitutional grounds. The notification must include (1) the basis for the determination, and (2) any resulting program and policy changes.
(Sec. 7018) This section prohibits funds provided to carry out Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being used for abortions and involuntary sterilization.
(Sec. 7019) This section requires specified funds provided by this division to be made available for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the tables in the explanatory statement regarding this division. The section permits certain deviations from the amounts and specifies requirements and restrictions for the deviations.
(Sec. 7020) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to make any pledge for future year funding for multilateral or bilateral programs funded in Titles III through VI unless the pledge was justified in a congressional budget justification, the pledge was included in an appropriations act, and congressional notification or consultation requirements have been met.
(Sec. 7021) This section prohibits specified funds from being used for assistance to governments that support international terrorism.
(Sec. 7022) This section permits funds provided by this division for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to be spent, notwithstanding specified provisions that prohibit the obligation of funds for certain foreign assistance, intelligence, and broadcasting activities without a specific authorization of appropriations.
(Sec. 7023) This section defines the terms program, project, and activity for the purposes of this division.
(Sec. 7024) This section provides authority for activities of the Peace Corps, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation that are authorized by or conducted under specified statutes.
(Sec. 7025) This section prohibits specified funds provided by this division from being used for activities related to establishing or expanding the production of any commodity for export by foreign countries if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, subject to specified exceptions.
Specified funds provided by this division may not be used for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States. Several specified activities, such as activities related to increasing food security or research, are exempt from this restriction.
Treasury must instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
(Sec. 7026) This section directs the USAID to require countries that receive foreign assistance that results in the generation of local currencies or cash transfers to maintain the funds in separate accounts used to finance foreign assistance activities. It also sets forth conditions and restrictions for the use of the funds.
(Sec. 7027) This section specifies that restrictions on assistance for a country included in this or any other act should not be construed to restrict assistance (1) in support of certain programs of nongovernmental organizations, and (2) under the Food for Peace Act.
It also provides that this provision does not alter prohibitions against funding for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, and countries that support international terrorism or violate human rights.
(Sec. 7028) This section requires the State Department to prioritize the allocation of Diplomatic Programs funds for support of Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial relations and safeguard U.S. economic and business interests in the country in which each Chief of Mission serves.
It also requires the State Department to (1) annually assess training needs across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas, and (2) direct each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of U.S. business interests in the development and execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiving bilateral assistance.
(Sec. 7029) This section requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of certain international financial institutions to seek to require the institutions to meet specified requirements regarding
Treasury must direct the U.S. executive directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if the institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to the loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than specified World Bank safeguards.
Treasury must instruct the U.S. executive directors of financial institutions to vote against loans or financing for projects unless the projects
Funds provided under Title V of this division may not be used for international financial institutions while the U.S. executive director is compensated above specified levels.
Funds provided by this division may not be used to support a new capital increase for an international financial institution unless the President submits a budget request for the increase and reports to Congress that (1) the institution has completed a thorough analysis of the development challenges facing the relevant geographical region, the role of the institution in addressing the challenges, its role relative to other financing partners, and the steps to be taken to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution; and (2) the governors of the institution have approved the capital increase.
Treasury must report to Congress regarding any funding provided in the prior calendar year by a financial intermediary fund overseen by Treasury to China or any country or region subject to comprehensive sanctions by the United States.
(Sec. 7030) This section makes specified funds available for the Economic Resilience Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of the United States and partner countries, including through efforts to counter economic coercion.
It also (1) allows funds to be used for USAID loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and Ukraine; (2) specifies requirements for allocating funds from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America International Technology Security and Innovation Fund; and (3) establishes related reporting requirements.
(Sec. 7031) This section requires direct government-to-government assistance to be limited to recipient agencies and ministries that meet specified requirements regarding financial management, budget transparency, corruption, foreign terrorist organizations, and human rights violations.
The section also sets forth congressional reporting, notification, consultation requirements regarding government-to-government assistance.
The State Department or USAID must suspend direct government-to-government assistance if there is credible information of the material misuse of the assistance, unless it is in the national interest to continue the assistance or the misuse has been appropriately addressed.
None of the funds provided by this division may be used by foreign countries for debt service payments to any international financial institution or to China.
The State Department must continue to update and strengthen the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for each government receiving assistance provided by this division.
Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members who have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights are ineligible for entry into the United States, subject to specified exceptions and waivers.
Specified funds provided by this division shall be made available to
Treasury must instruct the executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose assistance to countries for the extraction and export of natural resources unless certain requirements regarding public disclosures, accounting, and auditing are met.
(Sec. 7032) This section provides specified funds for democracy programs and specifies requirements for the allocation of the funds.
(Sec. 7033) This section provides appropriations for specified programs related to promoting international religious freedom.
(Sec. 7034) Specified funds provided by this division may be used for
Specified funds provided by this division may not be used for modifying the Exchange Visitor Program except through a formal rulemaking process.
Specified funds provided by this division shall be used for
The State Department must withhold specified funds for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions.
The State Department must (1) consult with Congress prior to initiating a partner vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program; and (2) provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this division, unless the State Department or USAID informs Congress on a case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for the program.
The State Department may transfer specified unobligated funds provided for Diplomatic Programs to the Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials account.
The section extends requirements for implementing provisions of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 that require the State Department to suspend the issuance of A-3 and G-5 visas to applicants seeking to work for diplomatic missions or international organizations that have not met certain requirements for resolving human trafficking claims against the employer or a family member assigned to the mission or organization.
The section extends restrictions on providing incentives or assistance for activities that have certain negative impacts on jobs in the United States or contribute to violations of internationally recognized workers' rights.
This section also extends or provides authorities related to
Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund may be used for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products.
Specified funds provided by this division for private sector partnerships, including partnerships with philanthropic foundations, may remain available through FY2026, subject to congressional notification and consultation requirements.
This section allows the State Department, in consultation with the Office of the Director National Intelligence, to waive provisions that prohibit federal agencies from procuring certain telecommunications equipment or services (e.g., equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation).
(Sec. 7035) Funds provided by Titles III and IV of this division may be used to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, and strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance.
Specified funds provided by this division shall be made available for
Specified funds may be made available for programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations.
In providing assistance with funds provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability includes support for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability.
Financing may be provided to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for commercial leasing of certain defense articles from U.S. commercial suppliers, if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for providing the articles by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale.
Specified funds may be obligated for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund, including the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations.
This section extends the war reserves stockpile authority.
This section specifies disclosure and reporting requirements related to security assistance and foreign military training.
Funds provided by this division may not be used for
Demining equipment available to the State Department or the USAID and used for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries.
No military assistance may be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology may be sold or transferred, unless specified conditions are met.
(Sec. 7036) This section requires specified funds to be used for certain programs to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the United States.
(Sec. 7037) This section establishes limitations on the use of funds provided under Titles III through VI of this division to support a Palestinian state.
(Sec. 7038) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
(Sec. 7039) This section sets forth restrictions and requirements for assistance provided for the West Bank and Gaza.
(Sec. 7040) This section restricts the use of specified funds provided by this division for assistance to the Palestinian Authority or Hamas.
(Sec. 7041) This section sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa, including
(Sec. 7042) This section sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in Africa, including
(Sec. 7043) This section sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in East Asia and the Pacific, including
(Sec. 7044) This section sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and Central Asia, including
(Sec. 7045) This section sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, including
(Sec. 7046) The section specifies exceptions to restrictions on providing assistance to the government of Azerbaijan.
Funds provided by this division may not be made available for a government of an independent state of the former Soviet Union that directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other independent state of the former Soviet Union, subject to a waiver for national security.
Funds provided by this division may not be used to facilitate or support the sale of certain defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPDD) under the Arms Export Control Act unless specified requirements are met.
This section also establishes reporting, cost-matching, and oversight requirement for assistance provided to Ukraine.
(Sec. 7047) None of the funds provided by this division may be made available for assistance for the central government of (1) the Russian Federation, or (2) a country that has taken affirmative steps intended to support the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine. The State Department may waive the restriction if the waiver is in the national interest.
None of the funds provided by this division may be made available for
The Department of the Treasury must instruct the U.S. executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The requirements and limitations described above shall cease to be in effect if the government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russia or Russian-backed forces.
None of the funds provided by this division may be made available for (1) assistance for the central government of a country that has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia; or (2) support for the Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
Treasury must instruct the U.S. executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution for any program that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
Specified funds provided by this division shall be made available for
(Sec. 7048) This section sets forth requirements and restrictions regarding funding for the U.N. activities and other international organizations, including
The section prohibits funds provided by this division from being made available for the U.N. International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
This section also requires the State Department to withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the unit has engaged in acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a U.N. peacekeeping operation, until the government of the country takes effective steps to bring the responsible members of the security forces to justice and to prevent future incidents.
The section also includes provisions that
(Sec. 7049) This section permits the President to draw down specified funds to support the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the U.N. Security Council, or such other tribunals or commissions that the council may establish to address charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law.
(Sec. 7050) This section provides specified funds to be used for programs to promote internet freedom globally, subject to specified requirements.
(Sec. 7051) This section prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to support or justify the use of torture and other cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government. It also makes specified funds available for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign police, military, or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds provided by this division.
(Sec. 7052) This section permits the transfer of certain aircraft between programs and specifies requirements for aircraft coordination. It also requires, to the maximum extent possible, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this division to be borne by the recipient country.
(Sec. 7053) This section withholds specified assistance from foreign countries with unpaid property taxes or parking fines and penalties in the District of Columbia or New York City.
(Sec. 7054) This section extends certain terms and conditions regarding International Monetary Fund (IMF) transparency, accountability, and lending to this division. It also directs Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors.
(Sec. 7055) This section prohibits the use of certain funds provided by this division to assist the governments of certain countries that have refused to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for (1) a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or (2) killing a law enforcement officer. The State Department may waive this restriction based on the national interest.
(Sec. 7056) This section prohibits funds provided by Titles III through VI of this division from being used for Enterprise Funds unless Congress is notified in advance. It also establishes reporting requirements related to Enterprise Funds.
(Sec. 7057) This section provides appropriations for the U.N. Population Fund and specifies requirements and restrictions for the funds.
(Sec. 7058) Funds provided by this division for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading Global Health Programs and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.
The section also
(Sec. 7059) This section makes specified funds available for programs and activities related to
(Sec. 7060) This section allocates specified funds for
(Sec. 7061) This section establishes authorities, requirements, and restrictions regarding the use of funds provided by this division to support environment programs.
(Sec. 7062) This section sets forth requirements for operating plans, spending plans, spending reports, and congressional budget justifications for agencies funded by this division.
(Sec. 7063) This section establishes consultation and notification requirements regarding a reorganization, a redesign, and other specified plans for agencies funded by this division.
(Sec. 7064) This section specifies that funds from the Working Capital Fund that are made available for new service centers are subject to congressional notification procedures.
The section requires the State Department to certify that certain bureaus and offices are in compliance with department and federal financial and grants management policies, procedures, and regulations. If the State Department is unable to make a required certification, it must also submit a plan and time line for bringing the bureau or office into compliance.
The section also makes specified funds for Diplomatic Programs available from (1) fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and (2) reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.
The section makes specified funds available for:
Finally, this section modifies and establishes various congressional reporting and notification requirements.
(Sec. 7065) This section permits the USAID to use specified funds provided by this division for
The section also
(Sec. 7066) This section provides appropriations for program and activities related to stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and conflict, including (1) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund; and (2) programs to promote accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
(Sec. 7067) This section permits nongovernmental organizations that are USAID grantees or contractors to place local currencies that accrue to the organization as a result of economic assistance provided by Title III of this division in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance the organization's participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
(Sec. 7068) This section extends certain passport surcharges and the authority for the State Department to use passport and immigration visa surcharges for the costs of providing consular services.
The section also permits the State Department to (1) transfer certain funds provided by this division for the Administration of Foreign Affairs to the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the transfer is necessary to sustain consular operations, and (2) use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of providing consular services.
(Sec. 7069) This section establishes the USAID Buying Power Maintenance Account and allow specified funds to be transferred to the account for the purposes of offsetting adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or overseas wage and price changes to maintain overseas operations.
It also establishes the Enduring Welcome Administrative Expenses Account to strengthen oversight, efficiency, and accountability of the relocation activities and related support of individuals at risk as a result of the situation in Afghanistan, including travel and related expenditures, security and vetting, sustainment and other needs, fees, examinations, and administrative expenses. It also permits specified funds to be transferred to the account.
(Sec. 7070) This section authorizes specified U.S. contributions to the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
(Sec. 7071) This section imposes restrictions on certain transactions involving Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for countries that have committed genocide or repeatedly supported international terrorism. (The SDR is an international reserve asset maintained by the IMF based on contributions from IMF member countries. SDRs may be exchanged between member countries and may also be exchanged for currencies.)
In addition, the section authorizes the Department of the Treasury to make specified direct loans to the IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust if funds provided in prior appropriations acts are available to cover the cost of loan. The funds may not be used to provide loans to the IMF Resilience and Sustainability Trust.
The section prohibits the U.S. Executive Director at the IMF from supporting any proposal to change IMF criteria for providing exceptional access lending if the change would allow a previously ineligible country to receive such funding unless Treasury first submits to Congress a report on the justification for the proposal and the effects of the proposed alteration on moral hazard and repayment risk at the IMF.
Finally, the section extends the authority for U.S. participation in the IMF New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB). (The NAB is a set of credit arrangements between the IMF and member countries and institutions that is used when the IMF needs to supplement its quota resources for lending purposes.) It also requires Treasury to submit to Congress a strategy regarding the NAB, including any recommendations to reduce the resources of the NAB beyond reductions proposed under the 16th General Review of Quotas, that maintains U.S. support for the International Monetary Fund as a quota-based institution.
(Sec. 7072) This section extends various requirements and authorities for programs regarding global efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS, including various oversight and reporting requirements.
For example, the section extends (1) requirements and restrictions related to participation in the Global Funds to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and (2) allocations of certain funds under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (e.g., funds for orphans and other children affected by HIV/AIDS).
(Sec. 7073) This section establishes oversight and reporting requirements for assistance provided by this division for the West Bank and Gaza.
(Sec. 7074) This section specifies that funds provided by this division for programs to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, and for related purposes, may only be made available for the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad, including through programs of the Global Engagement Center.
The section also prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to fly or display a flag over a U.S. facility of the State Department other than flags on a list included in this section (e.g., the U.S. flag and the POW/ MIA flag).
The section permits specified funds to be transferred to the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to study, design, construct, operate, and maintain treatment and flood control works and related structures.
This section increases a cap that applies to the special authority that the President has under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide certain security assistance in FY2024 without regard to certain requirements under current law in situations where the assistance is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
This section also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for
(Sec. 7075) This section rescinds specified unobligated funds for various State Department accounts and the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
DIVISION G--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS
(Sec. 101) This section reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through FY2024.
(Sec. 102) This section extends through FY2024 the authority under the Conrad State Program (also known as the Conrad 30 Program) to waive the two-year home country physical presence requirement for foreign medical graduates who have expiring J-1 visas, apply to remain in the United States, and commit to working in medically underserved areas for at least three years.
(Sec. 103) This section extends through FY2024 the authorization for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program. (E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.)
(Sec. 104) This section extends through FY2024 the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers. (The program allows non-ministers in religious vocations and occupations to immigrate to or adjust status in the United States for the purpose of performing religious work in a full-time compensated position.)
(Sec. 105) This section extends through FY2024 the authority of DHS to increase the numerical limitation on the number of aliens that that are permitted to enter the United States under the H-2B visa program for temporary nonagricultural labor. It also specifies that the limit may not exceed the highest number of H-2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H-2B returning worker program in any year in which returning workers were exempt from the numerical limitation.
(Sec. 106) This section extends the authority for DHS’s National Cybersecurity Protection System through FY2024.
(Sec. 107) This section extends through 2065 the Price-Anderson Act’s indemnification policy that establishes accident liability limits for the nuclear power industry. In addition, the section increases from $500 million to $2 billion the liability limit and coverage provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) to DOE contractors for nuclear incidents occurring outside of the United States. It also modifies the definition of nuclear incident.
(Sec. 108) This section reduces the amount of revenue from the Transportation Security Administration Passenger Security Fee that is required to be deposited into the Treasury for FY2024. (Under current law, a portion of the fees is required to be deposited into the Treasury for deficit reduction.)
(Sec. 109) This section extends the sequestration (i.e., automatic spending cuts) for non-Medicare direct spending through FY2032. It also specifies that (1) the percentage reduction for defense spending is 4%, and (2) the percentage reduction for nondefense spending is 2.8%.
TITLE II--UDALL FOUNDATION REAUTHORIZATION
Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024
(Sec. 202) This section makes interest earned from investments made from any new appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation’s trust fund subject to the appropriations process. The section goes into effect on October 1, 2023.
(Sec. 203) This section reauthorizes through FY2029 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's trust fund, its Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund, and the foundation's support for training of health care and public policy professionals through the Native Nations Institute. The mission of the foundation, an independent executive branch agency, is to provide programs to promote leadership, education, collaboration, and conflict resolution in the areas of environment, public lands, and natural resources in order to strengthen Native nations, assist federal agencies and others to resolve environmental conflicts, and to encourage the continued use and appreciation of our nation's resources.
(Sec. 204) This section directs the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to complete an audit of the foundation within four years.
TITLE III--FUNDING LIMITATION FOR UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
(Sec. 301) This section prohibits certain funds provided for the State Department, foreign operations, and related programs from being used for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency. This section applies to (1) funds provided in prior fiscal years or in FY2024; or (2) funds provided in FY2025, until March 25, 2025.
TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
(Sec. 401) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 235.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4367.
Motion by Senator Lankford to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with an amendment (SA 1713) made in Senate. (CR S2582)
Motion by Senator Lankford to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with an amendment (SA 1713) was not agreed to by Voice Vote.
Motion by Senator Lankford to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with an amendment (SA 1718) made in Senate. (CR S2583)
Motion by Senator Lankford to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with an amendment (SA 1718) was not agreed to by Voice Vote.
Motion by Senator Blackburn to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back rejected in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S2583)
Motion to table amendment SA 1794 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 111.
Roll Call #111 (Senate)Motion to table amendment SA 1793 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 112.
Roll Call #112 (Senate)Motion to table amendment SA 1792 (the instructions of the motion to refer) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 113.
Roll Call #113 (Senate)Enacted as Public Law 118-47
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 5894 would be postponed.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 226.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 4664 would be postponed.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 130.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with an amendment (SA 1790) withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany H.R. 2882 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1792) withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed, under the order of 3/22/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number: 114.
Roll Call #114 (Senate)Senate agreed, under the order of 3/22/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number: 114.
Roll Call #114 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 118-47.
Became Public Law No: 118-47.