House Appropriations Committee Issues Report on Financial Services, General Government Appropriations Bill, 2018 (Part 7 of 7)
Continues from Part 6 of 7
Title V--Independent Agencies
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Section 501. Language is included prohibiting funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule on recreational off-highway vehicles until a study is completed by the
Section 502. Language is included prohibiting funds to finalize any rule by the
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Section 510. Language is included providing authority for the use of funds for the hire of motor vehicles.
Section 511. Language is included providing that funds made available for activities of the
Section 512. Language is included requiring funds proposed for developing courthouse construction requests to meet appropriate standards and the priorities of the
Section 513. Language is included providing that no funds may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided, to any agency which does not pay the assessed rent.
Section 514. Language is included permitting GSA to pay small claims (up to
Section 515. Language is included requiring the Administrator to ensure that the delineated area of procurement for all lease agreements is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus unless prior notice is given to the Committees.
Section 516. Language is included requiring a spend plan for certain accounts and programs.
Section 517. Language is included establishing the
Section 518. Language is included rescinding prior year unobligated balances from the
Section 519. Language is included requiring GSA to post certain draft environmental impact assessments on the GSA website.
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Language is included for the Merit Systems Protection Board, "Salaries and Expenses", that provides funds for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, official reception and representation expenses, specifies the period of availability for certain funds, provides for administration expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals, and provides for the transfer of some funds.
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Language is included for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, "Salaries and Expenses", that provides funds authorized by section 1061 of 42 U.S.C. 2000ee.
Language is included for the Public Buildings Reform Board, "Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (P.L. 114- 287).
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Section 520 allows for the transfer of funds between
Section 521 rescinds prior year unobligated balances.
Section 522 amends requirements for the Microloan program.
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Language is included for the United States Tax Court, "Salaries and Expenses", that provides funds for contract reporting and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and that travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this title:
Section 601. Language is included prohibiting pay and other expenses for non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Section 602. Language is included prohibiting obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so provided herein.
Section 603. Language is included limiting procurement contracts for consulting service expenditures to contracts that are matters of public record and available for public inspection.
Section 604. Language is included prohibiting transfer of funds in this Act without express authority.
Section 605. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds to engage in activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the 1930 Tariff Act.
Section 606. Language is included concerning compliance with the Buy American Act.
Section 607. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds by any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
Section 608. Language is included specifying reprogramming procedures. The provision requires that agencies or entities funded by the Act notify the Committee and obtain prior approval from the Committee for any 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
Section 609. Language is included providing that fifty percent of unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes.
Section 610. Language is included prohibiting funding for the Executive Office of the President to request either a
Section 611. Language is included regarding cost accounting standards for contracts under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
Section 612. Language is included regarding non-foreign area cost of living allowances.
Section 613. Language is included prohibiting the expenditure of funds for abortion under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
Section 614. Language is included making exceptions to the preceding provision where the life of the mother is in danger or the pregnancy is a result of an act of rape or incest.
Section 615. Language is included waiving restrictions on the purchase of non-domestic articles, materials, and supplies in the case of acquisition of information technology by the Federal government.
Section 616. Language is included prohibiting officers or employees of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act from accepting travel payments or reimbursements from a person or entity regulated by such agency or commission.
Section 617. Language is included permitting the
Section 618. Language is included requiring certain agencies in this Act to consult with the
Section 619. Language is included providing for several appropriated mandatory accounts. These are accounts where authorizing language requires the payment of funds. The
Section 620. Language is included prohibiting funds for the
Section 621. Language is included preventing conflicts of interest by prohibiting contractor security clearance related background investigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of their own work.
Section 622. Language is included requiring that the head of any executive branch agency ensure that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has authority to participate in the budget planning process and approval of the information technology (IT) budget.
Section 623. Language is included prohibiting funds in contravention of the Federal Records Act.
Section 624. Language is included prohibiting agencies from requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disclose electronic communications information in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment.
Section 625. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used to deny inspectors general access to records.
Section 626. Language is included prohibiting any funds made available in this Act from being used to establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
Section 627. Language is included to clarify the period of time offered to the victims of the OPM security breaches that occurred in 2015.
Section 628. Language is included permanently rescinding the unobligated balance in the
Section 629. Language is included prohibiting funds for the
Section 630. Language is included repealing the
Section 631. Language is included prohibiting funds to pay for an abortion or the administrative expenses in connection with a multi-State qualified health plan offered under a contract under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions, except for endangerment of the life of the mother, rape or incest.
Section 632. Language is included prohibiting funds to require public electronic communications providers or remote computing services to disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication unless required by a court warrant.
Section 633. The Committee includes a new provision which defines a pyramid promotional scheme, and limits funds to enforcement actions under the definition.
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-Wide
In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this title:
Section 701. Language is included requiring agencies to administer a policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use of controlled substances.
Section 702. Language is included establishing price limitations on vehicles to be purchased by the Federal Government with certain exceptions.
Section 703. Language is included allowing funds made available to agencies for travel to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances.
Section 704. Language is included prohibiting the employment of noncitizens with certain exceptions.
Section 705. Language is included giving agencies the authority to pay
Section 706. Language is included allowing agencies to finance the costs of recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the sale of materials recovered through such programs.
Section 707. Language is included providing that funds made available to corporations and agencies subject to 31 U.S.C. 91 may pay rent and other service costs in the
Section 708. Language is included prohibiting interagency financing of groups absent prior statutory approval.
Section 709. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds for enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the applicable law of the
Section 710. Language is included limiting the amount of funds that can be used for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
Section 711. Language is included allowing for interagency funding of national security and emergency telecommunications initiatives.
Section 712. Language is included requiring agencies to certify that a Schedule C appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the employee to the
Section 713. Language is included prohibiting the payment of any employee who prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from communicating with
Section 714. Language is included prohibiting Federal training not directly related to the performance of official duties.
Section 715. Language is included prohibiting, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, propaganda, publicity and lobbying by executive agency personnel in support or defeat of legislative initiatives.
Section 716. Language is included prohibiting any Federal agency from disclosing an employee's home address to any labor organization, absent employee authorization or court order.
Section 717. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used to provide non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or organization outside the government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Section 718. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by
Section 719. Language is included directing agency employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties.
Section 720. Language is included allowing the use of funds to finance an appropriate share of the
Section 721. Language is included allowing the transfer of funds to the
Section 722. Language is included permitting breast feeding in a Federal building or on Federal property if the woman and child are authorized to be there.
Section 723. Language is included permitting interagency funding of the
Section 724. Language is included requiring documents involving the distribution of Federal funds to indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount provided.
Section 725. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds to monitor personal access or use of
Section 726. Language is included requiring health plans participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to provide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain religious plans.
Section 727. Language is included supporting strict adherence to anti-doping activities.
Section 728. Language is included allowing funds for official travel to be used by departments and agencies, if consistent with OMB Circular A-126, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
Section 729. Language is included restricting the use of funds for Federal law enforcement training facilities.
Section 730. Language is included prohibiting Executive Branch agencies from creating prepackaged news stories that are broadcast or distributed in
Section 731. Language is included prohibiting use of funds in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (the Privacy Act) and regulations implementing that section.
Section 732. Language is included prohibiting funds from being used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation.
Section 733. Language is included requiring agencies to pay a fee to the
Section 734. Language is included prohibiting funds to require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract or participating in an acquisition to disclose political contributions.
Section 735. Language is included prohibiting funds for the painting of a portrait of an employee of the Federal government including the President, the Vice President, a Member of
Section 736. Language is included limiting the pay increases of certain prevailing rate employees.
Section 737. Language is included requiring agencies to submit reports to Inspectors General concerning expenditures for agency conferences
Section 738. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program or project unless such change is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions.
Section 739. Language is included prohibiting agencies from using funds to implement regulations changing the competitive areas under reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
Section 740. Language is included ensuring contractors are not prevented from reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality agreements that would prohibit such disclosure.
Section 741. Language is included prohibiting the expenditure of funds for the implementation of certain nondisclosure agreements unless certain provisions are included in the agreements.
Section 742. Language is included prohibiting funds to any corporation with certain unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Section 743. Language is included prohibiting funds to any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation within the preceding 24 months unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Section 744. Language is included requiring the
Section 745. Language is included prohibiting funds from implementing, administering, carrying out, modifying, revising, or enforcing Executive Order 13690.
Section 746. Language is included allowing those individuals authorized to be employed under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to be eligible for employment by the federal government.
Section 747. Language is included concerning the non- application of these general provisions to title IV and to title VIII.
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia
In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this title:
Section 801. Language is included that appropriates funds for refunding overpayments of taxes collected and for paying settlements and judgments against the
Section 802. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes.
Section 803. Language is included establishing reprogramming procedures for Federal and local funds.
Section 804. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal funds to provide salaries or other costs associated with the offices of
Section 806. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal funds for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require
Section 807. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs.
Section 808. Language is included providing for a "conscience clause" on legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans.
Section 809. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal funds to legalize or reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution on any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
Language is also included prohibiting local and Federal funds to legalize or reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational use.
Section 810. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds for abortion except in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary to save the life of the mother.
Section 811. Language is included requiring the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to submit a revised operating budget for all agencies in the D.C. government, no later than 30 calendar days after the enactment of this Act that realigns budgeted data with anticipated actual expenditures.
Section 812. Language is included requiring the CFO to submit a revised operating budget for
Section 813. Language is included allowing the transfer of local funds and capital and enterprise funds.
Section 814. Language is included prohibiting the obligation of Federal funds beyond the current fiscal year and transfers of funds unless expressly provided herein.
Section 815. Language is included providing that not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for salaries and expenses may remain available for certain purposes.
Section 816. Language is included appropriating local funds during fiscal year 2019 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution or regular appropriation for the
Section 817. Language is included repealing the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012.
Section 818. Language is included prohibiting funds to enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation, guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry out any activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed with respect to any activity to which subsection (a) of section 3 of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 applies, and repeals with Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
Section 819. Language is included limiting references to "this Act" as referring to only this title and title IV.
Title IX--Other Matters
Language is included from H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, as passed by the
Title X--Financial Institution Bankruptcy
Language is included from H.R. 1667, the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017, as passed by the
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Comparison With the Budget Resolution
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Five-Year Outlay Projections
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Assistance to State and Local Governments
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Program Duplication
No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the Government Accountability Office to
Directed Rule Making
The bill does not direct any rule making.
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Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
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JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1990
DISSENTING VIEWS OF REP.
The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bill funds critical programs that impact the lives of every American in their capacity as consumers, as investors, and as taxpayers. The bill's jurisdiction covers a diverse range of agencies including those that provide oversight and regulation of the financial and telecommunications industries, manage government buildings and infrastructure projects, and oversee the federal workforce. In addition, funding in this bill supports the operations of the
We appreciate Chairman Graves' efforts in assembling the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 FSGG bill. We were pleased to cooperate with the Chairman to identify areas of common ground. However, the overwhelming share of funding decisions and policy provisions in this bill reflect an unprecedented degree of focus on partisan priorities from the Majority's side of the aisle.
The bill's FY 2018 allocation is
Despite the unrealistically insufficient allocation, the bill rejects at least a few of the
The best example of the inadequacy of this bill is the 23 percent cut to the
Another particularly irresponsible cut targets the GSA, which functions as the Federal Government's developer and landlord. The bill decimates funding for the
In addition, zero funding for the new construction account at GSA means forgoing three critical Land Ports of Entry projects which would negatively impact the lawful trade, travel and the security of this country.
The bill even inexplicably rescinds previously appropriated GSA funding for a much-needed consolidation and modernization for the headquarters of the Federal Bureau Investigations (
The bill contains numerous funding levels and legislative text to make it easier for large financial institutions to return to the practices that led to the collapse of the
The Committee adopted an outrageous amendment that would significantly weaken consumer protections against Pyramid Schemes and make it easier for predatory businesses to target vulnerable populations, particularly immigrant communities.
Most troubling is the inclusion of an eighty-eight page authorization bill that significantly rolls back enhanced consumer protections implemented through the landmark Dodd- Frank Act. The distilled version of the majority's Financial Choice Act would repeal mechanisms put in place to ensure that American taxpayers are never again forced to bail out
The bill continues the Republican tradition of interfering in the local affairs of the
In an attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act, this bill blocks the
Unfortunately, that was the only case of success in our attempts to oppose the long list of ideological riders in the bill. Two common-sense amendments were not adopted that would have prevented
All across the bill, similarly unwise cuts will reduce the ability of the government to effectively protect consumers and investors and investigate tax cheats and collect revenues. The bill will also necessitate the furlough of many hundreds of federal and private workers, increase unemployment, and reduce vital services to the public. Overall, the proposed spending reductions are not fiscally responsible since they will actually increase costs in the future through reduced revenue and diminished enforcement. As a consequence, we are gravely concerned that the bill fails to make the necessary investments to confront the challenges facing this nation. Of equal concern are the reckless and ill-advised policy riders that do not belong on an appropriations bill. Many of these provisions threaten to impose even greater damage to the nation's democratic principles and core financial infrastructure.
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