Sec. 717.
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None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food and Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to those agencies, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, or a transfer of funds, that— creates new programs; eliminates a program, project, or activity; increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; relocates an office or employees; reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such transfer authority.
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food and Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to those agencies, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a reprogramming or use of the transfer authority referred to in subsection
(a)involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— augments existing programs, projects, or activities; reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such transfer authority. The Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program, project, or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program, project, or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the Food and Drug Administration or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to those agencies, shall be available for— modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less; realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request; unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.