That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:
Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropriation in this Act made available to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committee: That, no funds may be transferred to “Enforcement”.
The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 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.
The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall 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.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled (Reference Number 2013–10–037). Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). section 6103
The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information.
Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place of employment.
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to develop or provide taxpayers a free, public electronic return-filing service option, without the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee.
None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase firearms or ammunition for the Internal Revenue Service above the levels in the possession of the Internal Revenue Service on December 22, 2022.
Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by . 5 U.S.C. 5901; 5 U.S.C. 3109
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings , , , , and may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. Departmental Offices—Salaries and ExpensesOffice of Inspector GeneralFinancial Crimes Enforcement NetworkBureau of the Fiscal ServiceAlcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund. Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 () during fiscal year 2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 50 U.S.C. 414
Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.
none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)); and section 501(c)(4)
the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organizations created on, before, or after such date.
Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.
Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on the activities of the Office to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
The reports required under subsection (a) shall include—
the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity;
the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter;
the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office.
At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, travel-related or other transactions incident to non-educational exchanges described in section 515.565(b) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a joint report not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act regarding travel pursuant to sections 515.565(b), 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), and 515.561 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury to advise or participate in the design, build, or development of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency or participate in any decision to discontinue circulation or use of paper currency as legal tender in the United States.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to implement or enforce beneficial ownership reporting rules pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5336 that have been found by a Federal court to be unconstitutional or do not reflect Congressional intent, including reporting rules for small businesses and homeowners associations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act describing the status and use of existing beneficial ownership information submitted by domestic entities after January 1, 2024 and currently held by the Department of the Treasury.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the rule relating to “Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds” (88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023)) or any substantially similar rule.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Federal Insurance Office to implement, administer, or enforce subsection (e)(6) of section 313 of title 31, United States Code. Additionally, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Office of Financial Research to implement, administer, or enforce section 5343(f) of title 12, United States Code.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to establish within the Department of the Treasury an advisory committee with respect to any environmental, social, or governance matter.
Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act () shall be available for any necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with respect to section 501 of that Act, subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out amendments published on May 29, 2024, with respect to sections 515.340, 515.570, 515.582, and 515.584 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue a report to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the practicability of establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, including a description of any potential barriers, the projected impact the reserve and/or stockpile would have on the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, existing transfer authorities under which an agency would contribute to the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, a description of how Bitcoin and digital assets would appear on the federal government’s balance sheet, and all third party contractors responsible for the custody of the assets.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, outlining the Secretary of the Treasury’s plan for the secure and efficient custody of the digital assets acquired by the Federal government, including assets held under the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. The report shall describe the custody architecture, legal authorities, cybersecurity protocols, and interagency procedures for transferring and holding digital assets.
The Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the National Security Agency shall produce a classified report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 90 days after the enactment of this Act outlining coordination between the two agencies.
From funds made available in this Act under the headings , , , , , , , and , the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: That no amount shall be transferred from or without the approval of the Vice President. The White HouseExecutive Residence at the White HouseWhite House Repair and RestorationCouncil of Economic AdvisersNational Security Council and Homeland Security CouncilOffice of AdministrationSpecial Assistance to the PresidentOfficial Residence of the Vice President
During fiscal year 2026, any Executive order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
Any such statement shall include—
a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2026; and
the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2026.
If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued during fiscal year 2026 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or memorandum is issued.
The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act.
Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by . 5 U.S.C. 3109
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except and , shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender ServicesCourts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
In accordance with , and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in . For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 28 U.S.C. 561–569; 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)
During fiscal year 2026, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after—
the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine—
the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as ) rollovers in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements; ROV
the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and
the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; and
a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to—
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class of products.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries or Table Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on May 12, 2017 (82 FR 22190).
During fiscal year 2026, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetration Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including recreational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section as “ROVs”) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this section as “UTVs”), published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after—
The National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine—
the technical validity of the debris penetration resistance requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements;
the number of ROV/UTV debris penetrations that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted;
the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the United States if the proposed requirements were adopted; and
a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to—
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2026.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission or the Universal Service Administrative Company to update the currently applicable minimum service standards for fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.408 without further consideration through notice and comment rulemaking procedures of the impact these minimum standards have on affordability and consumer choice and to reduce the support level pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.403(a)(2): That, the FCC shall consider through notice and comment rulemaking procedures the impact that the support level for voice service as set forth in 47 C.F.R. §54.403(a)(2) has on low-income consumers’ access to public safety.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination,” (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or any substantially similar rule.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to establish within the Federal Communications Commission an advisory committee with respect to any environmental, social or governance matter.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule entitled (89 Fed. Reg. 590 (January 4, 2024)). Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize or enforce the “Trade Regulation on the Use of Earnings Claims” or the “Review of the Business Opportunity Rule” rulemakings without a clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking and improvements in self-regulation and consumer protection of industries that would be impacted is considered.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by employees of the Federal Trade Commission to conduct any activity with the European Union’s European Commission, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority, or the People’s Republic of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for any merger review, investigation, or enforcement action.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition for purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act (). 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement administer, or enforce amendments to part 803 of the premerger notification rules that implement section 7A of the Clayton Act () and to the premerger notification and report form and instructions made after June 14, 2021. 15 U.S.C. 18a
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the October 25, 2021, Statement of the Commission on Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the November 10, 2022, . Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Commission File No. P221202
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to file a complaint unless all Commissioners certify that they have had access to review all relevant materials at least 10 business days prior to a Commission Meeting or vote on the matter.
Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2026 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (). Public Law 92–313
From funds made available under the heading , claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue
In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under , the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution. 40 U.S.C. 3307
With respect to projects funded under the heading , the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Federal Citizen Services Fund
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for the purchase of real property by the General Services Administration, unless as needed for a project authorized pursuant to . 40 U.S.C. 3307
The General Services Administration shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, a report on federal agency office space utilization and proposals for increasing efficient use of federal office space and monitoring space utilization no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to compel a private company to make a public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 by amending the “held of record” definition under section 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement any program that requires a national securities exchange, a national securities association, or a member of such an exchange or association to collect and provide personally identifiable information with respect to a retail market participant to meet the requirements relating to an order or a reportable event under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations thereof.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to review or approve the budget for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as described in , until the FASB withdraws the Accounting Standards Update on Income Tax Disclosures issued in December 2023 (No. 2023-09). 15 U.S.C. 7219
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, promulgate, finalize, implement, or enforce rulemaking that would, directly or indirectly, create new disclosure requirements under Regulation D or lower the amount of money an issuer can raise through Regulation D.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule entitled “Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure” (88 Fed. Reg. 51896 (August 4, 2023)).
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the headings and may be transferred to the Administration's information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2029. Salaries and ExpensesBusiness Loans Program Account
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to create, implement, administer, expand, or enforce a direct lending program by the Small Business Administration not in effect on January 1, 2024.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to hire staff at the District of Columbia office until the Small Business Administration senior area manager position at the Coachella Valley, California, satellite office is staffed by at least one individual.
None of the funds made available by the Act may be used to compel a small business to comply with section–704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (). 15 U.S.C. 1691c–2
None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless expressly so provided herein.
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 5 U.S.C. 3109
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (). 19 U.S.C. 1307
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with of title 41, United States Code. chapter 83
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating of title 41, United States Code. chapter 83
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: That prior to any significant reorganization, restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request—
any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. section 501(c)
Subsection (a) shall not apply—
in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or
if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
The cost accounting standards promulgated under of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under of title 5, United States Code. chapter 15; chapter 89
For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial product (as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). chapter 83
Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. section 501(c)(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor.
Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
For purposes of this section, the term Executive agency covered by this Act means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.
There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:
Compensation of the President (). 3 U.S.C. 102
Payments to—
the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (); 28 U.S.C. 377(o)
the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (); and 28 U.S.C. 376(c)
the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund (). 28 U.S.C. 178(l)
Payment of Government contributions—
with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and chapter 89
with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).
Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (). 5 U.S.C. 8348
Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or of title 5, United States Code. chapter 84
Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563. Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts
The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.
Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under of title 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the of title 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement. chapter 4; chapter 4
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: That this section shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms such as the 5G Fund for Rural America: That any such other mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers until support under such mechanism commences.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board, or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov and to further develop the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, and to prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending, $5,450,000, to remain available until expended, of which $450,000 is for enhancements to www.oversight.gov, shall be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of of title 5, United States Code: That these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any authority available to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 5, United States Code: That within 270 days, the PRAC is directed to issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs describing additional savings to be achieved through the creation of an early warning fraud detection program to support federal and state agencies and Offices of Inspectors General in their efforts to detect and mitigate waste, fraud, abuse, and other improper payments and awards. The report should also describe the PRAC’s ability to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models and network analysis to identify anomalies or issues not otherwise detected or identified in the early warning fraud detection program. chapter 4
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency.
When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state—
the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;
the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and
percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the rule entitled (89 Fed. Reg. 21334 (April 12, 2024) or any substantially similar rule. The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.
Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure electric vehicles, electric vehicle batteries, electric vehicle charging stations or infrastructure: That nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the procurement of hybrid vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that utilize both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, provided such vehicles are not classified as battery electric vehicles.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out any office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training or implementation.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be made available to support, directly or indirectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the governments of the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolás Maduro Moros, or any other country determined by the Secretary of State to be a foreign adversary.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 () that the solicitation of contributions from member corporations stockholders and executive or administrative personnel, and the families of such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must be separately and specifically approved by the member corporation involved prior to such solicitation, and that such member corporation does not approve any such solicitation by more than one such trade association in any calendar year. 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)
Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
(b) Discriminatory action defined
As used in subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government to—
alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to in subsection (a); section 501(a)
disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any charitable contribution made to or by such person;
withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or other similar position or status from or to such person; or
withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or to such person.
(c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection (a).
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled “Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).
The Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service shall notify in writing any Member of Congress at least 30 days before the Postal Service releases any stamp (including special stamps, semipostal stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, a significant event or commemoration of an event that occurred in, or an individual from, in the case of a Member of the House of Representatives, the district or State the Member represents or, in the case of a Senator, the State the Senator represents. In this section, the term has the meaning given that term in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include the Vice President.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fly or display a flag over or within a facility of the Federal Government other than the flag of the United States, a flag bearing an official U.S. Government seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the United States Postal Service by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility owned or leased by the United States Postal Service used for the delivery of letters, printed materials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto, or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification:
A Member of Congress.
An employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes of this section.
Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight.
None of the funds made available by this Act or in any prior Act may be used to facilitate the registration of an individual who is not a United States citizen to vote in any local, state, or Federal election.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to make new rules that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, consumer choice, or the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to plan, support, or implement any sister city activities or exchanges between the District of Columbia and any city located within the People’s Republic of China.
Not later than one year after enactment of this Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office shall issue a report on agencies' use of exemptions and exceptions to the Buy American Act and the Trade Agreements Act on vehicle procurement for the federal government.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease, procure, or otherwise acquire a vehicle if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror of such vehicle is directly or indirectly an entity that—
is owned by, controlled by, or organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, including BYD Auto Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof; or
has a contract or licensing agreement with an entity included on the list maintained by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( note), including Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. 10 U.S.C. 113
No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2026 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act ()) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. 21 U.S.C. 802
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance vehicles, and police type), is hereby fixed at $40,000 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $41,140: That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Public Law 101–549
Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with . 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924
Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in ; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is authorized to be employed in the United States pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as set forth in the Department of Homeland Security’s August 24, 2022 final rule entitled : That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country. 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)
Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes:
Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057 (December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.
Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.
Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with ; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. chapter 91; 5 U.S.C. 3109
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. office
Notwithstanding , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012). 31 U.S.C. 1346
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ()). 50 U.S.C. 3003(4)
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—
prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1);
unjustifiably refuses to comply with a duly issued and valid congressional subpoena.
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—
does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;
contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or new age
is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
means an Executive agency, as defined under ; 5 U.S.C. 105
includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title and includes the United States Postal Service.
Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under , has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties. 5 U.S.C. 6301(2)
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by , and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2027: That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 31 U.S.C. 1120
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
Notwithstanding , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 31 U.S.C. 1346
Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.
(a) Prohibition of federal agency monitoring of individuals' internet use
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—
to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
(b) Exceptions
The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to—
any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;
any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;
any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions
For the purposes of this section:
The term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret, or enforce authorities provided in law.
The term supervisory means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—
any of the following religious plans:
Personal Care's HMO; and
OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
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 sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.
Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 () or any subsidiary of such an entity. 6 U.S.C. 395(b)
(b) Waivers
(1) In general
Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
(2) Report to congress
Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) Exception
This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or
retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer:
Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.
Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).
In this section, each of the terms , , , , , , and has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (). contributionexpenditureindependent expenditure ``electioneering communicationcandidateFederal office 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2026, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code—
during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2026, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and
during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2026, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2026 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2026 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2025, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2025, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.
This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2025.
For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect.
The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2026 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period—
a description of its purpose;
the number of participants attending;
a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—
the cost of any food or beverages;
the cost of any audio-visual services;
the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and
a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and
a description of the contracting procedures used including—
whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and
a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference.
Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2026 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000.
A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act.
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). Competitive Area
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: : That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.
A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into.
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a).
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2026 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of . Public Law 118–47
Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 2026 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of . Such an employee may not receive a rate increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i). Public Law 118–47
Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 () or any other provision of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. Public Law 96–465
(d)
This subsection applies to—
a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if of title 5, United States Code, applied to them. chapter 51
Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election is in effect.
This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 () for such time as that election is in effect. Public Law 96–465
In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the Congress.
Each department or agency of the executive branch of the United States Government shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if—
an apportionment is not made in the required time period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code;
an approved apportionment received by the department or agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on further action; or
an approved apportionment received by the department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such department or agency.
Any notification submitted to a congressional committee pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account.
Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for 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.
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: That these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other activities, including services authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies to take advantage of information technology in sharing information: That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes: That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2027: That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. General Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund
Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller General.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be provided to States, cities, or localities that allow non-citizens to vote in Federal elections.
None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, may be used to make investments under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be available to—
classify or facilitate the classification of any communications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or mal-information; or
partner with or fund nonprofit or other organizations that pressure or recommend private companies to censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of United States persons, including recommending the censoring or removal of content on social media platforms.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to recruit, hire, promote, or retain any person who either has been convicted of a Federal or State child pornography charge, has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual assault charge or has been formally disciplined for using Federal resources to access, use, or sell child pornography.
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14019 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order.
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to contract with, grant awards to, or otherwise obligate or expend funds to NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing business as “NewsGuard”); Disinformation Index, Inc., Disinformation Index, Ltd., or Global Disinformation Index gUG (collectively doing business as “Global Disinformation Index”); or any other entity, including a nonprofit organization (as described by of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), that engages in operations or activities, or produces products, the function of which is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a domestic entity (including news and information outlets) based on lawful speech of such domestic entity under the stated function of ‘‘fact-checking’’, or otherwise exposing or correcting mis-information, dis-information, or mal-information. section 501(c)(3)
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. this Act
Each department or agency of the executive branch of the United States Government shall comply with the provisions otherwise known as the set out in Executive Order No. 14240 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 13671), Executive Order No. 14274 of April 15, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 16445), Executive Order No. 14247 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14011), Executive Order No. 14249 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14001), Executive Order No. 14208 of February 10, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 9585), Executive Order No. 14331 of August 7, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 38925), Executive Order No. 14333 of August 11, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 39301), Executive Order No. 14339 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 42121), and Executive Order No. 14342 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 42129). Making America Great Again provisions
None of the funds made available by this Act, or in any previous appropriation, may be provided for in insurance plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program to cover the cost of surgical procedures or puberty blockers or hormone therapy for the purpose of gender affirming care.
During fiscal year 2026, on the date on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of , the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request. Public Law 111–203
Any notification required by this section shall be made available on the Bureau’s public website.
There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which—
creates new programs;
eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;
increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;
re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;
augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2026.
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senators or United States Representatives under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).
Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case of— official duties
an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. conscience clause
No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2026 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools’ budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42).
Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2025 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.
During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act.
The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2027 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code).
Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available—
during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2027 is in effect; or
upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2027.
An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act.
An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2027 for which this section applies to such project or activity.
This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2027 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—
makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or
specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.
Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
In this section, the term Long Bridge Project means the project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River.
Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of the appropriation.
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to carry out the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or regulation promulgated to carry out such Act.
No later than 60 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act the District of Columbia shall submit a report to the Committees regarding the District of Columbia’s enforcement of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
The report submitted shall include:
how health care providers within the District of Columbia are alerted to their responsibility to comply with the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act;
how the District of Columbia responds to potential violations;
how many potential violations have been investigated in the District of Columbia in the past five years;
whether the District of Columbia preserved each child’s remains for appropriate examination during the investigation;
whether the District of Columbia conducted a thorough investigation of the death of each child and what each investigation showed;
whether the Chief Medical Examiner was directed to perform an autopsy on each child to determine the method and cause of death in accordance with section 2906 of the Establishment of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Act of 2000 (sec. 5–1405, D.C. Official Code);
whether the District of Columbia directed a subsequent autopsy to be completed by an independent, licensed pathologist to confirm the findings of the Chief Medical Examiner; and
whether the District of Columbia ensured the proper and respectful burial of each child.
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to enforce the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s December 29, 2023, final rule relating to “Adoption of California Vehicle Emission Standards”.
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used by the District of Columbia to enact or carry out any law which prohibits motorists from making right turns on red, including the Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214).
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to carry out title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996 (sec. 50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).
Section 5 of the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–344) is repealed, and the provision of law amended by such section (section 16–5505, D.C. Official Code) is restored as if such section had not been enacted into law.
Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022.
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to implement the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D. C. Law 24-344) or any activities related to enrolling or registering noncitizens into voter rolls for local elections.
An individual who has a valid weapons carry permit from any United States state or territory may possess and carry a concealed handgun, magazine, and ammunition in the area governed by the District of Columbia and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
None of the funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to carry out the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345).
Sections 102(a)(3) and 102(c)(1)(B) of the Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22–197) are hereby repealed, and any provision of law amended by these sections is hereby restored as if such sections had not been enacted into law.
None of the funds made available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia under any authority may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandate.
No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act () or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
None of the funds provided by this Act or available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be used in whole or in part to implement the provisions of D.C. Law 25-304, the Insurance Regulation Amendment Act of 2024 or to implement any rule or regulation promulgated to carry out such Act.
None of the funds provided by this Act or available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be used in whole or in part to implement or enforce provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (§28–3901–28–3913) against oil and gas companies for environmental claims.
The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code), is amended—
in section 3—
in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking striking0,000and inserting inserting5,000;
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking $50,000and inserting $75,000; and
in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
after making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives more than $10,000 for the award year; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph (A)and inserting subparagraph (B); and
in section 5—
in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ,500and inserting $3,750;
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking striking2,500and inserting inserting8,750; and
in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
after making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives more than $2,500 for the award year; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph (A)and inserting subparagraph (B).
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. this Act
No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia under any authority may be used to carry out title I or title II of the Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022 (sec. 2–1461.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).
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The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2026 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be—
not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: , That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and Rest of United States
effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2025.
Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position held immediately before the movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of . Public Law 118–47
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of . Public Law 118–47
If an employee affected by this section is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2026 but ends in calendar year 2027, the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
For the purpose of this section, the term covered position means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under this section.
This section takes effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
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