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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
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Calendar No. 9
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 264
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 9, 2019
Received; read the first time
JANUARY 10, 2019
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
Making appropriations for financial services and general gov-
ernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019,
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, 2019, 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, $208,751,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
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priated under this heading—
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(1) not to exceed $700,000 is for official recep-
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tion and representation expenses, of which necessary
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amounts shall be available for expenses to support
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activities of the Financial Action Task Force, and
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not to exceed $350,000 shall be for other official re-
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ception 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, 2020, 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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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, $159,000,000: Provided, That of
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the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) up to
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$33,500,000 may be transferred to the Departmental Of-
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fices Salaries and Expenses appropriation and shall be
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available for administrative support to the Office of Ter-
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rorism and Financial Intelligence; and (2) up to
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$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2020: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
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under this heading, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used
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to support and augment new and ongoing investigations
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into the illicit trade of synthetic opioids, particularly
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fentanyl and its analogues, originating from the People’s
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Republic of China: Provided further, That not later than
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180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
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Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and
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the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall
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submit a comprehensive report (which shall be submitted
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in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex)
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summarizing efforts by actors in the People’s Republic of
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China to subvert United States laws and to supply illicit
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synthetic opioids to persons in the United States, includ-
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ing up-to-date estimates of the scale of illicit synthetic
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opioids flows from the People’s Republic of China, to the
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Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Home-
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land Security, and the Committee on Financial Services
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
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Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security and
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Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Banking,
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Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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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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$25,208,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2021: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not
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supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas-
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ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Chief Information Officer of the individual
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offices and bureaus shall submit a spend plan for each
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investment to the Treasury Chief Information Officer for
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approval: Provided further, That the submitted spend plan
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shall be reviewed and approved by the Treasury Chief In-
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formation Officer prior to the obligation of funds under
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this heading: Provided further, That of the total amount
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made available under this heading $1,000,000 shall be
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available for administrative expenses for the Treasury
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Chief Information Officer to provide oversight of the in-
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vestments made under this heading: Provided further,
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That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any
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other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief Infor-
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mation Officer.
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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, $4,000,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2021: 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, $37,044,000, 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, 2020, 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;
$169,634,000,
of
which
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$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2020; 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), $17,500,000.
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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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$10,000 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, $117,800,000, of which
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not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until
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September 30, 2021.
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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, $338,280,000; of which not to ex-
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ceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2021, 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, $111,439,000; of which not to
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exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex-
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penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and
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development programs for laboratory services; and provi-
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sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies
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with or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the
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amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall
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be for the costs of accelerating the processing of formula
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and label applications: Provided further, That of the
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amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to
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remain available until September 30, 2020.
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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 2019 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 Improvements 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–3, $250,000,000. Of the amount ap-
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propriated under this heading—
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(1) not less than $182,000,000, 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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2020, 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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$2,680,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans:
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Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed
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loans, including the cost of modifying such loans,
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shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
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sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
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these funds are available to subsidize gross obliga-
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tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to
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