Sec. 526.

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With respect to each project funded under the heading Major Repairs and Alterations or Judiciary Capital Security Program , and with respect to E–Government projects funded under the heading Federal Citizen Services Fund , 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.

For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 , $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $44,490,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,875,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act:

(1)up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–289 ); and

(2)up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 ( 20 U.S.C. 5604(7) ): , That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Provided For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,200,000, to remain available until expended. For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $375,105,000. For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409 , 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,801,000. For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 , $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812 , 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions. For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $16,439,000. For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management

(OPM)pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $132,172,000: , That of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $14,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, for information technology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System migration or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided , That of the total amount made available under this heading, $639,018 may be made available for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended ( Provided further 41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $133,483,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: , That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further , That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2019, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided further , That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. Provided further For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,265,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: , That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Provided For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 ( Public Law 95–454 ), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–12 ) as amended by Public Law 107–304 , the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–199 ), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–353 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $26,535,000. For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ), $15,200,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act. For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee ), $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,658,302,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $15,206,269 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including:

(1)incidental expenses such as meals;

(2)travel and transportation; and

(3)related lodging or subsistence; and of which not less than $75,081,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the Commission’s New York regional office facilities, not to exceed $37,188,942, to remain available until expended: , That for purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( Provided 15 U.S.C. 78ee(j) ) for fiscal year 2019, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2019: , That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: , That not to exceed $1,658,302,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account and not to exceed $37,188,942 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for costs under this heading associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the Commission’s New York regional office facilities: Provided further , That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2019 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2019 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided further , That if any amount of the appropriation for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the Commission’s New York regional office facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the Commission, such amount that was derived from the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, and such amounts that were derived from fees or assessments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each national securities exchange and national securities association, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by such national securities exchange or national securities association under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) in fiscal year 2019. For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $26,000,000: , That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of Provided 31 U.S.C. 1341 , whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States. Provided further For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $267,500,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: , That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Provided Small Business Act : , That, notwithstanding Provided further 31 U.S.C. 3302 , revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Provided further, Public Law 108–447 , during fiscal year 2019: That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2020: Provided further, , That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 657d ). For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $241,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: , That $130,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided , That $31,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4) ) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: , That $18,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 649(l) ). For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $21,900,000. For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 ( 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended. For the cost of direct loans, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided , That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2019 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2019 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2019 commitments for loans authorized under subparagraph

(C)of section 502(7) of The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( Provided further 15 U.S.C. 696(7) ) shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: , That during fiscal year 2019 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2019, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $155,150,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. Provided further

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