(a)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Agency— The term agency means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States.
(2)
Privacy-enhancing service— The term privacy-enhancing service means any software or hardware solution, technical process, technique, or other technological means that mitigates privacy risks arising from data processing, including by eliminating, reducing, or suppressing personal information, including restricted personal information, as defined in section 119(b) of title 18, United States Code.
(b)
Reimbursements— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated by any Act for fiscal year 2026, or any fiscal year thereafter, for salaries and expenses of an agency may be used by that agency to reimburse an employee employed by that agency (or to make a payment to a contractor of the agency to reimburse an employee of the contractor who provides support to that agency) for not more than 100 percent of the costs incurred by the applicable individual for privacy-enhancing services.
(c)
Documentation— Any reimbursement or payment that is authorized under subsection (b) shall be contingent upon the submission by the employee or contractor, as applicable, of such information or documentation as the applicable agency may reasonably require.