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Calendar No. 211
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2524
[Report No. 116–111]
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Mr. KENNEDY, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar
A BILL
Making appropriations for financial services and general gov-
ernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
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money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fi-
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nancial services and general government for the fiscal year
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ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes,
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namely:
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TITLE I
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices
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including operation and maintenance of the Treasury
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Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas-
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senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve-
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ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies
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for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec-
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essary for the performance of official business; executive
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direction program activities; international affairs and eco-
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nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac-
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tivities, including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and
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Treasury-wide management policies and programs activi-
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ties, $223,373,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
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priated under this heading—
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(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep-
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tion and representation expenses;
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(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen
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emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated
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and expended under the direction of the Secretary of
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the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the
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Secretary’s certificate; and
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(3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain
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available until September 30, 2021, for—
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(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement
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Audit and Internal Control Program;
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(B) information technology modernization
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requirements;
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(C) the audit, oversight, and administra-
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tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
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(D) the development and implementation
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of programs within the Office of Critical Infra-
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structure Protection and Compliance Policy, in-
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cluding entering into cooperative agreements;
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(E) operations and maintenance of facili-
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ties; and
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(F) international operations.
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED
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STATES FUND
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For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign
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Investment in the United States, $20,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That the chairperson
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of the Committee may transfer funds provided under this
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heading to any department or agency represented on the
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Committee (including the Department of the Treasury)
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upon the advance notification of the Committees on Ap-
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propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
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ate: Provided further, That amounts so transferred shall
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remain available until expended for expenses of imple-
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menting section 721 of the Defense Production Act of
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1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available
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in addition to any other funds available to any department
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or agency: Provided further, That fees authorized by sec-
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tion 721(p) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
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amended, shall be credited to this appropriation as offset-
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ting collections: Provided further, That the total amount
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appropriated under this heading from the general fund
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shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
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during fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a total appro-
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priation from the general fund estimated at not more than
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$10,000,000.
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OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism
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and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys-
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tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter-
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rorist
facilitators,
weapons
of
mass
destruction
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proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other
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national security threats, $167,712,000, of which not less
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than $1,000,000 shall be available for addressing human
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rights violations and corruption, including activities au-
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thorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Account-
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ability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note): Provided, That of the
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amounts appropriated under this heading, up to
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$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2021.
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CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT
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For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity
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for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury,
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$18,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2022: Provided, That amounts made available under this
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heading shall be in addition to other amounts available
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to Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity.
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DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL
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INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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For development and acquisition of automatic data
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processing equipment, software, and services and for re-
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pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart-
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ment of the Treasury, $6,118,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2022: Provided, That these funds
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shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec-
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essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of-
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fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further,
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That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any
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other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur-
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ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head-
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ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev-
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enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue
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Service, Business Systems Modernization’’.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
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General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
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General Act of 1978, $38,000,000, including hire of pas-
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senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000
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shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con-
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fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the
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direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of
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which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2021, shall be for audits and investigations
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conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and
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Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re-
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vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33
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U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000
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shall be available for official reception and representation
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expenses.
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TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX
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ADMINISTRATION
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector
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General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In-
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spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur-
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chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
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1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at
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such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General
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for
Tax
Administration;
$166,000,000,
of
which
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$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2021; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available
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for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
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$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of
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a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under
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the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
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tion; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available
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for official reception and representation expenses.
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SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED
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ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special
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Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public
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Law 110–343), $15,000,000.
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FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
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forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and
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foreign government personnel to attend meetings and
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training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in-
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telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
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tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed
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$12,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
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and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies,
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with or without reimbursement, $126,700,000, of which
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not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until
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September 30, 2022.
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TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND
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(RESCISSION)
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Of the unobligated balances available under this
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heading, $60,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded
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not later than September 30, 2020.
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BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau
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of the Fiscal Service, $340,337,000; of which not to ex-
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ceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2022, is for information systems modernization initiatives;
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and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception
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and representation expenses.
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In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil
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Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative
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and personnel expenses for financial management of the
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Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–
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380.
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ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111
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of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of
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passenger motor vehicles, $115,427,000; of which not to
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exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex-
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penses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be avail-
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able for cooperative research and development programs
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for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assist-
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ance to State and local agencies with or without reim-
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bursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated
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under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of
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accelerating the processing of formula and label applica-
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tions: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
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under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2021, shall be for the costs associated with
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enforcement of the trade practice provisions of the Federal
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Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
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UNITED STATES MINT
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UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
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Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States
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Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through
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the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs
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associated with the production of circulating coins, numis-
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matic coins, and protective services, including both oper-
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ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That
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the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in-
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curred during fiscal year 2020 under such section 5136
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for circulating coinage and protective service capital in-
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vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed
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$30,000,000.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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To carry out the Riegle Community Development and
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Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title
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I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized
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by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates
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for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent
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to the rate for EX–III, $251,000,000. Of the amount ap-
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propriated under this heading—
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(1) not less than $161,000,000, notwith-
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standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12
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U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg-
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ing Community Development Financial Institutions
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Assistance awards, is available until September 30,
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2021, for financial assistance and technical assist-
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ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
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108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12
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U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to
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$1,600,000 may be available for training and out-
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reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12
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U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $2,397,500 may be
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used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to
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$3,000,000 may be available to provide financial as-
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sistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach
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to community development financial institutions to
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expand investments that benefit individuals with dis-
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abilities, and of which not less than $1,000,000 shall
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be for the Economic Mobility Corps to be operated
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in conjunction with the Corporation for National
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and Community Service, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
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12571: Provided, That the cost of direct and guar-
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anteed loans, including the cost of modifying such
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loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
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gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
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That these funds are available to subsidize gross ob-
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ligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
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to exceed $25,000,000;
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(2) not less than $16,000,000, notwithstanding
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section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C.
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4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2021, for
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financial assistance, technical assistance, training,
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and outreach programs designed to benefit Native
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American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com-
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munities and provided primarily through qualified
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community development lender organizations with
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experience and expertise in community development
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banking and lending in Indian country, Native
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American organizations, tribes and tribal organiza-
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tions, and other suitable providers;
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(3) not less than $25,000,000 is available until
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September 30, 2021, for the Bank Enterprise Award
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program;
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(4) not less than $22,000,000 is available until
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September 30, 2021, for a Healthy Food Financing
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Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical
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assistance, training, and outreach to community de-
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velopment financial institutions for the purpose of
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offering affordable financing and technical assist-
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ance to expand the availability of healthy food op-
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tions in distressed communities;
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(5) up to $27,000,000 is available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2020, for administrative expenses, in-
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cluding adm
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