[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 8495 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 540
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8495
[Report No. 119-623]
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2026
Mr. Joyce of Ohio, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank
Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for,
real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the
performance of official business; executive direction program
activities; international affairs and economic policy activities;
domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical
assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities, $240,774,000: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
(1) not to exceed $1,350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses of which $1,000,000 is available until
January 30, 2028, for hosting the G7 Financial Summit;
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2028, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization
requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
(D) the development and implementation of programs
within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical
Infrastructure Protection, including entering into
cooperative agreements;
(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
(F) international operations.
committee on foreign investment in the united states fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such
amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee
(including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the Department
shall submit a report with the notification describing the amount of
the transfer, the purpose of the transfer, and the receiving agency:
Provided further, That amounts so transferred shall remain available
until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be
available in addition to any other funds available to any department or
agency: Provided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of
such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2027, so as to
result in a total appropriation from the general fund estimated at not
more than $0.
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass
destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug
kingpins, and other national security threats, $237,662,000, of which
not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note):
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
$500,000 shall be used to test the deployment of artificial
intelligence and machine learning, enhanced open-source analysis
technology to strengthen enforcement of sanctions and to detect foreign
malign economic influence by China, Russia, and other adversaries:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading,
$1,900,000 shall be to strengthen activities related to econometrics
within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis: Provided further,
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2028.
cybersecurity enhancement account
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems
operated by the Department of the Treasury, $59,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That such funds shall
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the
Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That
of the total amount made available under this heading $6,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under
this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supplement and
not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief
Information Officer.
department-wide systems and capital investments programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $9,400,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That these funds
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue
Service--Technology and Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue
Service--Business Systems Modernization''.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $47,887,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2028, shall be for audits and
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of
which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses.
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax
Administration; $165,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2028; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training
expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation;
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to
Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$185,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2029.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, $355,061,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2029, is for information systems
modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101-380.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$157,795,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to
exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and
development programs for laboratory services; and provision of
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the
processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028, shall be for the costs associated
with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of
circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including
both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
fiscal year 2027 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall
not exceed $50,000,000.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325),
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for EX-III, $276,600,000. Of the amount
appropriated under this heading--
(1) not less than $170,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to
Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial
Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September
30, 2028, for financial assistance and technical assistance
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1),
respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)
and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for
training and outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103-325
(12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the
cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000,
notwithstanding subsection (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public
Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), may be available to
provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training,
and outreach to community development financial institutions to
expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities:
Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds
provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to
community development financial institutions to expand
investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and
those made to community development financial institutions that
serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the
CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to
organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas:
Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term
``high-poverty area'' means any census tract with a poverty
rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year
data series available from the American Community Survey of the
Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a
poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2020
Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or
possession of the United States;
(2) not less than $35,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available
until September 30, 2028, for financial assistance, technical
assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities
and provided primarily through qualified community development
lender organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native
American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and
other suitable providers;
(3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until September
30, 2028, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
(4) not less than $3,000,000 is available until September
30, 2028, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to
provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs
under section 122 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719):
Provided, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law
shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical
assistance;
(5) not less than $33,600,000 is available for
administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund
programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not
less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better
assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program
impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct loan program; and
(6) during fiscal year 2027, none of the funds available
under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to
guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not
exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 114A
shall remain in effect until December 31, 2028: Provided
further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, not less
than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support
investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty
counties: Provided further, That for the purposes of this
paragraph and paragraph (1), the term ``persistent poverty
counties'' means any county, including county equivalent areas
in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its
population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016-
2020 5-year data series available from the American Community
Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any other territory or
possession of the United States that has had 20 percent or more
of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
measured by the 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 Island Areas
Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the
Census.
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education,
filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $3,036,606,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $186,000,000 of the amounts provided under this heading shall
remain availa