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This bill, titled the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014, outlines the appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and includes several provisions to govern the use of these funds. Key provisions include allowing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to transfer up to 5% of its appropriations or 3% of enforcement appropriations to other IRS accounts with congressional committee approval, mandating an IRS employee training program covering taxpayer rights, cross-cultural relations, and ethics, and requiring the IRS to report on all training activities. The bill also emphasizes the need for the IRS to safeguard taxpayer information and protect against identity theft, and to improve its 1-800 taxpayer help line service. Furthermore, it restricts the use of funds for certain activities related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), prohibits the redesign of the $1 Federal Reserve note, and sets limitations on the transfer of funds between certain Treasury Department accounts. The bill also details appropriations for the Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, and the District of Columbia, and includes provisions regarding the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the General Services Administration (GSA), and other independent agencies, often with reporting requirements and limitations on fund usage. Notably, it includes provisions that restrict the IRS from targeting groups based on ideological beliefs and from issuing new regulations on the primary purpose standard for tax-exempt organizations, and it prohibits the use of funds for certain travel, conferences, and employee awards programs that do not comply with Federal law or Executive Orders.