U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

98–369 WASHINGTON :

" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

114TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

2016

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2016

C O M M I T T E E P R I N T 

of the 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

on

H.R. 2029 / Public Law 114–113 

[Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement] 

Book 2 of 2 

Divisions G–L 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman

RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey 

ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama 

KAY GRANGER, Texas 

MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho 

JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas 

ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida 

JOHN R. CARTER, Texas 

KEN CALVERT, California 

TOM COLE, Oklahoma 

MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida 

CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania 

TOM GRAVES, Georgia 

KEVIN YODER, Kansas 

STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas 

JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska 

THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida 

CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee 

JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington 

DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio 

DAVID G. VALADAO, California 

ANDY HARRIS, Maryland 

MARTHA ROBY, Alabama 

MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada 

CHRIS STEWART, Utah 

E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia 

DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida 

DAVID YOUNG, Iowa 

EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia 

STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi 

NITA M. LOWEY, New York 

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio 

PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut 

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina 

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California 

SAM FARR, California 

CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania 

SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia 

BARBARA LEE, California 

MICHAEL M. HONDA, California 

BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota 

STEVE ISRAEL, New York 

TIM RYAN, Ohio 

C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland 

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida 

HENRY CUELLAR, Texas 

CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine 

MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois 

DEREK KILMER, Washington 

WILLIAM E. SMITH, Clerk and Staff Director 

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Provisions Applying to All Divisions of the Consolidated Act .............................. 1 

BOOK 1

DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 

ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Agricultural Programs ............................................................................... 11 

Title II—Conservation Programs ........................................................................... 23 

Title III—Rural Development Programs ............................................................... 24 

Title IV—Domestic Food Programs ........................................................................ 32 

Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs ............................................. 34 

Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration ......................... 35 

Title VII—General Provisions ................................................................................. 38 

DIVISION A—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 55 

DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Department of Commerce ......................................................................... 117 

Title II—Department of Justice .............................................................................. 127 

Title III—Science ..................................................................................................... 146 

Title IV—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 151 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 154 

DIVISION B—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 167 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Military Personnel ..................................................................................... 219 

Title II—Operation and Maintenance .................................................................... 221 

Title III—Procurement ............................................................................................ 226 

Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ...................................... 232 

Title V—Revolving and Management Funds ......................................................... 233 

Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs ............................................... 234 

Title VII—Related Agencies .................................................................................... 235 

Title VIII—General Provisions ............................................................................... 235 

Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism .............. 268 

DIVISION C—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 287 

DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil ......................................................................... 609 

Title II—Department of the Interior ...................................................................... 615 

Title III—Department of Energy ............................................................................ 619 

Title IV—Independent Agencies ............................................................................. 631 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 634 

DIVISION D—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 637 

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DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 Page

Title I—Department of the Treasury ..................................................................... 743 

Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the 

President ............................................................................................................... 753 

Title III—The Judiciary .......................................................................................... 759 

Title IV—District of Columbia ................................................................................ 764 

Title V—Independent Agencies .............................................................................. 768 

Title VI—General Provisions—This Act ................................................................ 785 

Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide ............................................... 794 

Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia ......................................... 809 

DIVISION E—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 817 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

Title I—Departmental Management and Operations ........................................... 867 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ............................................ 869 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ............................. 878 

Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services .................................. 883 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 885 

DIVISION F—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 903 

BOOK 2

DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Department of the Interior ....................................................................... 989 

Title II—Environmental Protection Agency .......................................................... 1015 

Title III—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 1022 

Title IV—General Provisions .................................................................................. 1038 

DIVISION G—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 1049 

DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 

AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Department of Labor ................................................................................. 1153 

Title II—Department of Health and Human Services .......................................... 1170 

Title III—Department of Education ....................................................................... 1197 

Title IV—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 1210 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 1219 

DIVISION H—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 1227 

DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Legislative Branch ..................................................................................... 1345 

Title II—General Provisions ................................................................................... 1362 

DIVISION I—Explanatory Statement ................................................................... 1367 

DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Department of Defense .............................................................................. 1391 

Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs .............................................................. 1401 

Title III—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 1418 

Title IV—General Provisions .................................................................................. 1420 

DIVISION J—Explanatory Statement ................................................................... 1423 
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DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 

RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 Page

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency ............................................... 1485 

Title II—United States Agency for International Development .......................... 1496 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance ............................................................... 1497 

Title IV—International Security Assistance ......................................................... 1505 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance ............................................................................ 1509 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance ........................................................ 1511 

Title VII—General Provisions ................................................................................. 1513 

Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism ........... 1608 

Title IX—Other Matters .......................................................................................... 1613 

DIVISION K—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 1619 

DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

Title I—Department of Transportation .................................................................. 1683 

Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development ................................. 1716 

Title III—Related Agencies ..................................................................................... 1752 

Title IV—General Provisions—This Act ................................................................ 1755 

DIVISION L—Explanatory Statement .................................................................. 1761 
1 The House agreed to the amendment by a vote of 316 yeas–113 nays (Roll no. 705). The 

Senate agreed to the amendment by a vote of 65 yeas–33 nays (Record Vote No. 339). 2 The Explanatory Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 in Books II and III of the December 17, 2015 Congressional Record.

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CLERK’S NOTE

This committee print provides a compilation of the enacted text 

and applicable explanatory material for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113). 

This Act consists of 12 divisions related to appropriations matters (divisions A through L). The Act also includes five additional 

divisions unrelated to appropriations (divisions M through Q). This 

compilation includes only the divisions related to appropriations 

matters. It also includes the front section of the Act, which contains provisions applicable to the entire Act. 

The legislative text for this Act was submitted by Chairman Harold Rogers of the House Committee on Appropriations as a House 

amendment to the Senate amendment on H.R. 2029, the Military 

Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. Both the House and the Senate agreed to the 

measure on December 18, 2015.1 The President signed the legislation on December 18, and it became Public Law 114–113. 

Because an ‘‘amendments-between-the-House’’ process was used 

instead of a conference committee, there is no conference report 

and no ‘‘joint explanatory statement of the managers’’ for H.R. 

2029. An Explanatory Statement relating to the House amendment 

to H.R. 2029 was filed by Chairman Rogers in the Congressional

Record of December 17, 2015.2 Section 4 of the Act provides that 

this Explanatory Statement ‘‘shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A 

through L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement 

of a committee of conference.’’ 

For the convenience of users of this Committee Print, the legislative text of each appropriations division is paired with the applicable section of the Explanatory Statement. 
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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of 

easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other 

functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, 

in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of 

public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 (16 

U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,072,675,000, to remain available until expended, including all such amounts as are collected from permit 

processing fees, as authorized but made subject to future appropriation by section 35(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

U.S.C. 191), except that amounts from permit processing fees may 

be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related 

use of authorizations; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2016 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by 

the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects 

supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be 

advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard 

to when expenses are incurred. 

In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining 

claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees 

that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2016, so as to result in 

a final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,072,675,000, 

and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of 

administering communication site activities. 

LAND ACQUISITION

For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) 

of Public Law 94–579, including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $38,630,000, to be 
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derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance 

of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent 

to such grant lands; $107,734,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts 

during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the 

Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to 

the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second 

paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 

(43 U.S.C. 1181f). 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to 

section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal 

to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year 

under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 

315m) and the amount designated for range improvements from 

grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones 

lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to 

law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available 

for administrative expenses. 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing 

application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of 

official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 

as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

185), to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public 

Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will 

be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 

pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be 

available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by 

the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands 

administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have 

been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, 
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permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether 

all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact 

lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further, That any 

such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used 

to repair other damaged public lands. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing 

laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), 

and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, 

surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted 

lands under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations 

funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public 

and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the 

Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of 

necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United 

States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of 

the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of 

laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, 

not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public Law 

90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative costsharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure 

printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of 

printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines 

the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 

Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 

commitment by a State government to provide an identified 

amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by 

the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made 

shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, 

wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors 

or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,238,771,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not to ex-
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ceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), 

(b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and 

issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps 

to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), 

or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for 

any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant 

to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed 

pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2014; of which not 

to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), 

(c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1533) for species that are not indigenous to the United 

States.

CONSTRUCTION

For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, 

investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; 

$23,687,000, to remain available until expended. 

LAND ACQUISITION

For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 

United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with 

statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $68,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 

Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of 

which, notwithstanding section 200306 of title 54, United States 

Code, not more than $10,000,000 shall be for land conservation 

partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 

2004, including not to exceed $320,000 for administrative expenses: 

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. 

COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $53,495,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the 

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which 

$30,800,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 

(16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
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NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North 

American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), 

$35,145,000, to remain available until expended. 

NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory 

Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $3,910,000, to remain available until expended. 

MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and 

Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great 

Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), 

$11,061,000, to remain available until expended. 

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 

the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes 

under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, 

including species that are not hunted or fished, $60,571,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro- vided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That $5,487,000 is for a competitive 

grant program to implement approved plans for States, territories, 

and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the 

regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to 

the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further,

That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half 

of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United 

States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 

1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third 

of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State 

bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds 

of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State 

bears to the total population of all such States: Provided further,

That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which 

is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment 

under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of 
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such amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of planning 

grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects 

and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 

65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further, That 

the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from 

Federal grant programs: Provided further, That any amount apportioned in 2016 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2017, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2018, in the manner 

provided herein. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the 

operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 

grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with 

public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to 

the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for 

repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 

areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase 

of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to 

such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, 

and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided,

That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by 

law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with 

jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at 

least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the 

Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 

quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may accept 

donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for 

non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the 

heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management’’ and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such nontoxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as 

necessary, and shall remain available until expended. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 

maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National 

Park Service and for the general administration of the National 

Park Service, $2,369,596,000, of which $10,001,000 for planning 

and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration 

and $99,461,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects 

for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 

2017: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this 
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Act are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95– 

348 and section 204 of Public Law 93–486, as amended by section 

1(3) of Public Law 100–355. 

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural 

programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and 

grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $62,632,000. 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic 

Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 

Code), $65,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 

Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which 

$500,000 is for competitive grants for the survey and nomination 

of properties to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with communities currently 

underrepresented, as determined by the Secretary, and of which 

$8,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement: Provided, That such competitive 

grants shall be made without imposing the matching requirements 

in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code to States and 

Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including Certified Local 

Governments, and nonprofit organizations. 

CONSTRUCTION

For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of 

the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 

1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8), $192,937,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2016 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line 

Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which 

includes the full scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds 

found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That National Park 

Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and 

changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by 

the National Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided

further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized 

by this section. 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

(RESCISSION)

The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2016 by section 

200308 of title 54, United States Code, is rescinded. 
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LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

For expenses necessary to carry out chapter 2003 of title 54, 

United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with 

the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, 

$173,670,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund and to remain available until expended, of which 

$110,000,000 is for the State assistance program and of which 

$10,000,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by chapter 3081 of title 54, United 

States Code. 

CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 

101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost 

share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That 

not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program 

shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 

cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable 

letter of credit. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of title 

54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub-account 

shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further 

appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System 

to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold 

surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose 

to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount 

of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the 

benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract 

at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 

For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of 

Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts 

which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. 

National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, 

for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. 

In fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, any amounts 

deposited into the National Park Service trust fund accounts (31 

U.S.C. 1321(a)(l7)–(18)) shall be invested by the Secretary of the 

Treasury in interest bearing obligations of the United States to the 

extent such amounts are not, in his judgment, required to meet 
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current withdrawals: Provided, That interest earned by such investments shall be available for obligation without further appropriation, to the benefit of the project. 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey 

to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and 

other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify 

lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 

U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, 

and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by 

law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing 

activities; $1,062,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017; of which $57,637,189 shall remain available until expended 

for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be available 

until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement 

projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the 

funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to 

conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided further, That 

no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than onehalf the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and 

municipalities.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United 

States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for 

the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is 

administratively determined that such procedures are in the public 

interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and 

appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and 

observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and 

expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of 

interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 

of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 

States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative 

agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions 

or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for 

the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chap-
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ters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-ofway and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 

and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and 

approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other 

laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 

$170,857,000, of which $74,235,000, is to remain available until 

September 30, 2017 and of which $96,622,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation shall 

be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to 

this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from 

cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 

Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum 

herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 

2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $74,235,000: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine 

cleanup activities. 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to 

leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and 

gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the 

Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and 

implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the 

extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for 

matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,772,000, of which 

$67,565,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2017 and of 

which $57,207,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided,

That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected 

by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions 

to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect 

on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 

reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so 
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as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at 

not more than $67,565,000. 

For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and 

credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2016, as provided 

in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized 

from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized 

in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 

remain available until expended: Provided further, That for fiscal 

year 2016, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended 

by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be 

used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 

safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the 

review of applications for permits to drill. 

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, 

sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the 

Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from 

the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, 

$123,253,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem 

expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 

In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 

issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 

(30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to 

such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary 

offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided

further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund 

shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, 

so as to result in a fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not 

more than $123,253,000. 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, 

$27,303,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine 

Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the 

Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
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the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay 

for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds 

made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for 

any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by 

the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 

abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must be 

consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem 

expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. In addition, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

grants to States for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other 

related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such 

additional amount shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) of the 

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 

1233(a)): Provided further, That such additional amount shall be 

distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian States with the 

greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities described 

in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section: Provided further, That 

such additional amount shall be allocated to States within 60 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as 

authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 

(25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled 

Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,267,924,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 

$74,791,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided,

That, in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may 

exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for 

disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided

further, That not to exceed $628,351,000 for school operations costs 

of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2016, and shall remain available until 

September 30, 2017: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$43,813,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, 
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land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 

Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 

$73,276,000 within and only from such amounts made available for 

school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants 

associated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2016: Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized 

tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2017, may be 

transferred during fiscal year 2018 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds 

within the holder’s trust fund account: Provided further, That any 

such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2018: Provided further, That, in order to enhance the 

safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 

fiscal year 2016, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 

available for obligation through September 30, 2017: Provided,

That amounts obligated but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs otherwise 

due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts 

made available under this heading shall be available for transfer 

to another budget account. 

CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, 

including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for 

farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation 

Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483, $193,973,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be 

available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation 

Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided

further, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 

to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust 

Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of 

the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for the 

Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made 

available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That for 

fiscal year 2016, in implementing new construction, replacement 

facilities construction, or facilities improvement and repair project 
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grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools 

under Public Law 100–297, the Secretary of the Interior shall use 

the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for 

Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory 

requirements: Provided further, That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall 

negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be 

performed: Provided further, That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be 

deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State 

health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with 

respect to organizational and financial management capabilities: 

Provided further, That if the Secretary declines a grant application, 

the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 

2504(f): Provided further, That any disputes between the Secretary 

and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes 

provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e): Provided further, That in order to 

ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary 

may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, 

if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any 

grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 

Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the 

project and commenced construction: Provided further, That this 

appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special 

Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate 

share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. 

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to 

Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and 

for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, 

$49,475,000, to remain available until expended. 

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,748,000, 

of which $1,062,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized 

by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided, 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 further,

That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 

part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed 

$113,804,510.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with 

States and other organizations. 
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Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 

contract for services in support of the management, operation, and 

maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation 

Project.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 

to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) 

shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative 

agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions 

of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance 

Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413). 

In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by 

this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, 

or the government-to-government relationship between the United 

States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 

to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 

et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska. 

No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be 

used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of 

the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education 

school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of 

the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up 

to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver 

is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau 

of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any 

prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in 

accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools 

in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any 

school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. 

Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish 

a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined 

in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 

2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date 

of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureaufunded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate 

during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use 

of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the 

funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for 

charter school programs of the State in which the school is located 

if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 

functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of 

a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 

113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113, if in fiscal year 

2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs 

pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public 

Law 101–301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect 

and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 

distribution formula. 

Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural 

immersion educational programs for non-public schools located 

within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 

currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an 

educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 

applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, 

and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended 

distances: Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be 

used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction 

or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned 

by the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite school’’ 

means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 

the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, 

fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $721,769,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017; of which not to exceed $15,000 

may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of 

which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 

payments and unemployment compensation payments associated 

with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and 

of which $12,618,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be 

derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue 

management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for 

refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases 

in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to 

pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior 

unrecoverable erroneous payments. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

For fiscal year 2016, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized 

by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901–6907) may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of 

Taxes Program: Provided, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the 

computed amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided further, That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 

U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county: Provided

further, That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any reductions 

for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary to 

cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and 

shall be paid to individual counties: Provided further, That of the 

total amount made available by this title for ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Departmental Operations’’, $452,000,000 shall be available 

to the Secretary of the Interior for an additional amount for fiscal 

year 2016 for payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 

31, United States Code. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions 

identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188, $86,976,000, of 

which: (1) $77,528,000 shall remain available until expended for 

territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government of 

American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the 

Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law 

(Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be 

available until September 30, 2017, for salaries and expenses of the 

Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions 

of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 

chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That 

Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special 

Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for 

the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: 

Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations and 

maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastruc-
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ture with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s commitment to 

timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any 

appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act 

or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 

of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and 

section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 

States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–188. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may 

transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under 

section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134, that 

are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan 

administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair 

projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: Provided, 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 further, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, 

credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary 

of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. 

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 

$50,047,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, 

$139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 

exceed $22,120,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for 

historical accounting: Provided, That funds for trust management 

improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau 

of Indian Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ account; the 

Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ account: Provided

further, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2016, as authorized by the Indian SelfDetermination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain 

available until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of 

performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity 

for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided

further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit 

the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express 

written request of the account holder: Provided further, That not 

to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments 

to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous payments that 

are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant.

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by 

the Department of the Interior, $816,745,000, to remain available 

until expended, of which not to exceed $6,427,000 shall be for the 

renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such 

funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 

such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

$170,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided $18,970,000 is for burned 
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area rehabilitation: Provided further, That persons hired pursuant 

to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a 

bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection 

rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United 

States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which 

funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available 

without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That using the 

amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of 

the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and resilient 

landscapes activities, and for training and monitoring associated 

with such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes 

activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between 

the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be 

shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in 

Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels 

management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or 

cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public 

Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with 

State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance 

to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of 

the authorities provided herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities 

under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in 

connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including 

but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other 

initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated 

with the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 

and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of 

funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 

amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when 

such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further, That funds provided 

for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal 

emergency response actions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or 
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through the Department of State in connection with forest and 

rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, 

and related natural resource activities outside the United States 

and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 

education and training, and cooperation with United States and 

international organizations. 

FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of 

the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $177,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are 

only available for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with 

section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and 

any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, 

including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until 

expended.

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of 

the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 

U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and Public Law 101–337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et 

seq.), $7,767,000, to remain available until expended. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial 

and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, and the consolidation 

of facilities and operations throughout the Department, 

$67,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may 

be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account 

other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment 

without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and 

tribal government employees for training services provided by the 
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National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the Secretary 

may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program 

Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or 

persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United 

States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, 

equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That all funds received 

pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the 

Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program 

Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may enter 

into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of 

Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by 

law.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be 

obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus 

property: Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be 

sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU

SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 

expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 

equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available 

under this authority until funds specifically made available to the 

Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 

must be requested as promptly as possible. 

EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE

SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the 

amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, 

for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or 

threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 

Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands 

under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or 

actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable 
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causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for 

response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into 

the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on 

lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); 

for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 

95–87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds 

as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority 

in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, That appropriations 

made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for 

the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal 

year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 

their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be 

credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt 

thereof: Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, no 

funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’ shall be 

exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds used 

pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds 

were transferred. 

AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior 

in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 

3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 

hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for 

telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment 

of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership 

in societies or associations which issue publications to members 

only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are 

not members. 

AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT

SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the 

same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for his-
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torical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 

designated in this Act for such purpose. 

REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, 

unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in 

fiscal year 2016. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 

percent limitation does not apply. 

ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS

SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, 

or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the 

support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 

Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including 

franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; 

and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, 

subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of 

such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

determine reasonable. 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES

SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall collect a 

nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement’’ account, from the 

designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 

U.S.C. 1348(c). 

(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the 

waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of 

the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2016 shall be: 

(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing 

equipment or gathering lines; 

(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 

(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any 

combination of active or inactive wells. 

(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2016. Fees for fiscal year 2016 shall be: 

(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 

of 500 feet or more; and 

(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths 

of less than 500 feet. 

(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days 
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of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND

ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION

SEC. 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a 

reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between 

the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization 

only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described 

in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING

FACILITIES

SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 

Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative 

agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with 

the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 

apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free 

roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. 

MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS

SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in 

carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of 

salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked 

fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by 

commercial and recreational fishers. 

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

SEC. 111. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public 

Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking ‘‘through 

2016,’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 2018,’’. 

WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION

SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this Act or any 

other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided, That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary’s authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 

and 1712). 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS

SEC. 113. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (25 

U.S.C. 2000 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2027’’.

VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS

SEC. 114. Section 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’. 

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS

SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2016, in carrying out work involving cooperation with 

State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision 

thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the 

end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 

available at the end of the fiscal year. 

HERITAGE AREAS

SEC. 116. (a) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 

(16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,000,000’’. 

(b) Division II of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is 

amended—

(1) in sections 409(a), 508(a), and 812(a) by striking 

‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000’’; and 

(2) in sections 208, 310, and 607 by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

SAGE-GROUSE

SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this or any other 

Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue 

pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1533)— 

(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus

urophasianus);

(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse. 

ONSHORE PAY AUTHORITY EXTENSION

SEC. 118. For fiscal year 2016, funds made available in this title 

for the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees of the Department of 

the Interior carrying out the inspection and regulation of onshore 

oil and gas operations on public lands in the Petroleum Engineer 

(GS–0881) and Petroleum Engineering Technician (GS–0802) job 

series at grades 5 through 14 at rates no greater than 25 percent 

above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and 

such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) through 

(h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code. 
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REPUBLIC OF PALAU

SEC. 119. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the United 

States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2016 grants in 

amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), 

(c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the 

Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 

(b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to subsection (c), the 

United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2016 in amounts equal to the amounts 

provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 

(c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and programmatic assistance 

provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the 

same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. 

(2) TRUST FUND.—If the Government of Palau withdraws 

more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under 

section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under 

subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government 

of Palau. 

WILDLIFE RESTORATION EXTENSION OF INVESTMENT OF UNEXPENDED

AMOUNTS

SEC. 120. Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 

Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 

‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 121. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California 

Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not 

proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. 

(b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal 

to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval 

of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National 

Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. 

TITLE II 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For science and technology, including research and development 

activities, which shall include research and development activities 

under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equip-
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ment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the funds included under 

this heading, $14,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities 

as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 

library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to 

subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the 

brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and 

Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $9,000 for 

official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the 

funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That of the 

funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement described 

in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act).

HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid 

Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, 

operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste 

electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2018. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 

purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

(CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 
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U.S.C. 9611) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, 

consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2015, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to 

$1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 

517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance 

with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the 

‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain available 

until September 30, 2017, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the 

‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available until 

September 30, 2017. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 

tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until expended, of 

which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground 

storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the 

other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 

9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under 

this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian 

tribes for the development and implementation of programs to 

manage underground storage tanks. 

INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

$18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, 

to remain available until expended. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,518,161,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which— 

(1) $1,393,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 

for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 

$863,233,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the 

Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of 

the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 

2016, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and projects are consistent with State Intended Use 

Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available 

under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving 

Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for 

projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy effi-
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ciency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, funds made 

available under this title to each State for Drinking Water 

State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other 

environmentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State 

water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a 

State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 

2016 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of 

administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or 

were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for 

separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible 

purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding the limitation 

on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of the 

Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 

appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State 

Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) 

of such Acts: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the 

aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 

under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 

1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the 

funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving 

Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 

1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That 

10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each 

State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 

grants and 20 percent of the funds made available under this 

title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 

capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness 

of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where 

such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations 

of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or 

after the date of enactment of this Act; 
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(2) $10,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection 

with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after 

consultation with the appropriate border commission; Provided, That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address 

the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs 

of the colonias in the United States along the United StatesMexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal 

government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents 

in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing 

colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other 

structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;

(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to 

address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of 

rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That of these 

funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for 

administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of 

Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska 

that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall 

allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for 

projects in regional hub communities; (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 

agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to 

carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; 

(5) $50,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle 

G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 

(6) $20,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 

(7) $1,060,041,000 shall be for grants, including associated 

program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, 

interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 

agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 

control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in 

Public Law 104–134, and for making grants under section 103 

of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and 

data collection activities subject to terms and conditions speci-
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fied by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for 

carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for 

Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for 

grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 

Fund Program’’ to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under 

section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be 

for State participation in national- and State-level statistical 

surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs: Provided, That for the period of fiscal years 

2016 through 2020, notwithstanding other applicable provisions of law, the funds appropriated for the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program shall be available to federally recognized tribes for solid waste and recovered materials 

collection, transportation, backhaul, and disposal services; and (8) $21,000,000 shall be for grants to States and federally 

recognized Indian tribes for implementation of environmental 

programs and projects that complement existing environmental 

program grants, including interagency agreements, as specified 

in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 

6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the 

absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative 

agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian 

tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State 

financial assistance agreements. 

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in 

accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. 

Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess 

fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 

2016.

The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 

of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initia-
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tive under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the 

concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support 

the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water 

Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into 

an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants 

to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and 

individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the 

cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. 

For fiscal year 2016, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any 

fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally 

recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of 

that Act. 

The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ for 

fiscal year 2016 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern 

New England Watershed Restoration Program. 

In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in this Act 

for the Environmental Protection Agency, $27,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2017, to be used solely to meet Federal 

requirements for cybersecurity implementation, including enhancing response capabilities and upgrading incident management 

tools: Provided, That such funds shall supplement, not supplant, 

any other amounts made available to the Environmental Protection 

Agency for such purpose: Provided further, That solely for the purposes provided herein, such funds may be transferred to and 

merged with any other appropriation in this Title. 

Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ account, $40,000,000 are permanently rescinded: 

Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $291,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That of the funds provided, $75,000,000 is for the forest 

inventory and analysis program. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, 

and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for 

restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive 

plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation 

activities and conducting an international program as authorized, 

$237,023,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by 

law; of which $62,347,000 is to be derived from the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund. 

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,509,364,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, 

$40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the funds 

provided, $359,805,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 

and Region 4: Provided further, That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the 

Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding 

proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may 

transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles 

Caldera National Preserve. 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $364,164,000, to remain available until expended, for 

construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of 
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buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer 

needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the 

transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails 

by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 

U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail 

repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of 

fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 

roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams 

and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: Provided further, That 

funds becoming available in fiscal year 2016 under the Act of 

March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General 

Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: 

Provided further, That of the funds provided for decommissioning 

of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘National 

Forest System’’ to support the Integrated Resource Restoration 

pilot program. 

LAND ACQUISITION

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 

2003 of title 54, United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 

in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest 

Service, $63,435,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the 

Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe 

National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by 

law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school 

districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant 

to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 

4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 

U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public Law 76–589, 

76–591; and Public Law 78–310). 

RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and 

improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior 

fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 

401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to remain available until expended, 
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of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 

protection, and improvements. 

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND

RESEARCH

For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain 

available until expended, to be derived from the fund established 

pursuant to the above Act. 

MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal 

lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487), 

$2,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on 

National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or 

adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, 

emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 

lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, 

$2,386,329,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are 

available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and 

other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements 

by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by 

the responsible emergency management agency: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of 

funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for 

the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by 

the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research 

joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided

further, That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use 

of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also 

available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: 

Provided further, That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management 

activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of 

the funds provided, $375,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities and to make 

competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), 

$78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for vol-
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unteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry 

Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, That 

amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the ‘‘National 

Forest System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ accounts to 

fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 

parties: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter 

into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue 

grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training 

or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management 

activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary 

determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall 

be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and 

Private Forestry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between 

the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 

wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further,

That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to 

exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives 

for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: 

Provided further, That funds designated for wildfire suppression, 

including funds transferred from the ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression 

Reserve Fund’’, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis 

as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs: 

Provided further, That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $24,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest 

System’’ to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.

FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of 

the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $823,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are 

only available for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with 

section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a). 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 

shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire 

of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest 

Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 

notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used 

to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 

(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 

U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 

the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) 

for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 

Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may 

be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for 

forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness 

due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary’s notification 

of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 

fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Wildland 

Fire Management’’ and ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 

Fund’’ will be obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds 

used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 

assistance to or through the Agency for International Development 

in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available 

to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside 

the United States and its territories and possessions, including 

technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 

U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, 

acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding 

agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as 

other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions 

and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 

expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, 

and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the 

boundaries of such lands. 
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None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this 

Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject 

to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department 

of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of 

Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 

Law 107–107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 

None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described 

in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act).

Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department 

of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly 

referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by 

the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department 

of Agriculture’s National Information Technology Center and the 

Department of Agriculture’s International Technology Service. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 

shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by 

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public 

Law 109–154. 

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available 

to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. 

Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593, 

of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may 

be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to 

aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands 

or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than 

$300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided

further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period 

of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at 

least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: 

Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds 

to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same 

rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 

funds.

Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to 

$3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump 

sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when 

expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System 

lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such 
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funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foundation 

may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient 

for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the 

non-Federal matching funds. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 

interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable 

rural development purposes. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 

payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National 

Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 

16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663. 

Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to 

meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the 

Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 

Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $65,000,000, 

shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative 

and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same 

basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may 

be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred 

as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, 

land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and 

the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. 

An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded 

under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 

et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered 

to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 

United States Code. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 

Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III 

of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health 

Service, $3,566,387,000, together with payments received during 

the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services 

furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made 

available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant 

agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by 

the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 

1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time 
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of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That, $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred 

Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health 

Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: Provided

further, That, of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment 

program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 

Act: Provided further, That, of the funds provided, $2,000,000 shall 

be used to supplement funds available for operational costs at tribal clinics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act compact or contract where health care is delivered in space acquired through a full service lease, which is not 

eligible for maintenance and improvement and equipment funds 

from the Indian Health Service, and $2,000,000 shall be for accreditation emergencies: Provided further, That the amounts collected 

by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 

of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 

1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall 

be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act (25 

U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain available until expended and, 

notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), 

funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of the 

Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available 

within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative, for the domestic violence prevention 

initiative, to improve collections from public and private insurance 

at Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the 

Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available 

until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act 

may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the 

funds are appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 

authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 

shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving 

compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 

1613) shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV 

of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and 

accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and 

tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public 

Law 93–638, such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of 

carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities 
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Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.): Provided further, That the 

Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to 

carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal 

year 2016, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 

amounts obligated but not expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs for such agreements for the current 

fiscal year shall be applied to contract support costs otherwise due 

for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years: Provided further,

That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts 

made available under this heading shall be available for transfer 

to another budget account. 

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters 

for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; 

acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, 

and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 

of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 

and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and 

III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 

health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, 

$523,232,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for 

the planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of 

health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be 

used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the 

Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none of the funds 

appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the 

housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and 

Urban Development: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$2,700,000 from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health Services’’ account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian 

Health Service and the General Services Administration: Provided

further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition 

Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal buildings. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service 

shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at 

rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum 

rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of 

passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 

modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments 

for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or 

allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for 

expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or 

activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement 

Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally 

administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, 

and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 

Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited 

to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be 

available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian 

Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, the 

Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638: Provided

further, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in 

this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further, That 

none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in 

this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the 

budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available 

to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may be 

deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under 

title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and 

thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization 

without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That none of the 

funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall 

be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and 

Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service 

has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian 

Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health 

Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities 
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on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, 

along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the 

Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 

will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical 

assistance: Provided further, That the appropriation structure for 

the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That the Indian Health Service shall develop a 

strategic plan for the Urban Indian Health program in consultation 

with urban Indians and the National Academy of Public Administration, and shall publish such plan not later than one year after 

the date of enactment of this Act. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 

126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 

1986, $77,349,000. 

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and 

section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which 

up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended 

for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided, That notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of 

ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, 

or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 

healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing any 

such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the 

Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in 

section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the 

funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 

ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 

section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2016, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
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OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 

Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 

Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and 

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, 

and duties of the Council. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

5901–5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at 

rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the 

maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 

5376, $11,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career 

Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the 

position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 

position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General 

of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of 

the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided in 

this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopipartitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard 

housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the 

preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo 
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and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo 

family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on 

the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided further, That 

no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any 

certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d–10: Provided further, That $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 Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 

Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.). 

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND

ARTS DEVELOPMENT

PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of 

Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $11,619,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017. 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and 

history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, 

lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services 

as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and 

cleaning of uniforms for employees, $696,045,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except as otherwise provided herein; 

of which not to exceed $48,233,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National 

Museum of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support 

American overseas research centers: Provided, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent 

contractors performing research services or participating in official 

Smithsonian presentations. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of 

facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by con-
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tract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 

22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary 

personnel, $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of 

which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 3109. 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the 

protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative 

expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 

1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 

1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, 

museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or 

services are available to members only, or to members at a price 

lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of 

uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 

employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); purchase or 

rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents 

thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of 

buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for 

restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of 

Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 

or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and 

conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $124,988,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed 

$3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 

REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of 

buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National 

Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals 

beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 

$22,564,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, 

and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 

$21,660,000.
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CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the 

existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy 

Center for the Performing Arts, $14,740,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including 

hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $147,949,000 shall be 

available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support 

of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education 

and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations 

and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain 

available until expended. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $147,942,000 to remain 

available until expended, of which $137,042,000 shall be available 

for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) 

of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and 

$10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants 

program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including 

$8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts 

of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by 

the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the 

Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 

11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which 

equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 

the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or 

contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 

1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for 
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official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: Provided

further, That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the 

amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of 

an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National 

Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,653,000: Provided, That the 

Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of 

its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as 

an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without 

further appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 

authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of 

Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or education. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 (20 

U.S.C. 956a), $2,000,000. 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Pres- ervation (Public Law 89–665), $6,080,000. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including 

services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,348,000: Provided, That 

one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading 

may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals. 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized 

by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310), $54,000,000, of 

which $1,215,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 

for the Museum’s equipment replacement program; and of which 
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$2,500,000 for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 

$1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended. 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution 

of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action 

is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress 

as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 

OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, 

deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund 

and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central 

operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and 

subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for 

approval.

MINING APPLICATIONS

SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be 

obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent 

for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining 

laws.

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 

of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent 

application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 

1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 

2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
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claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes 

(30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the 

Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case 

may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 

(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104– 

208).

(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a 

patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the 

Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral 

examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land 

Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay 

the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION

SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated 

and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 

235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2016. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION

SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2016 

under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services, 

Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs’’ and ‘‘Department 

of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs’’ are the only amounts available for 

contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements 

for fiscal year 2016 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian 

Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act 

are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs 

for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 

judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. 

FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS

SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to 

be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 

1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. 

Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That 

if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within 
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the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National 

Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 

and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan 

on an accelerated basis. 

PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS

SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the 

Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of 

June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on 

January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 

the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. 

LIMITATION ON TAKINGS

SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands 

may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 

funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to 

acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. 

TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 410. No timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and 

provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service’s appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is 

surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be 

made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United 

States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red 

cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold 

at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. 

PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS

SEC. 411. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to 

enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into 

in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, 

United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, 

and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 

(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or 
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(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638, 25 

U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in 

section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 

(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

POSTING OF REPORTS

SEC. 412. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this 

Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 

website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the 

Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the 

head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

(1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or 

(2) the report contains proprietary information. 

(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only 

after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES

SEC. 413. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for 

the Arts— 

(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American 

Jazz Masters Fellowship. 

(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 

that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 

to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used 

to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing 

in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange 

for goods and services. 

(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 

unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, 

including identified programs or projects. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES

SEC. 414. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the 

Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure 

that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that 

serve underserved populations. 

(b) In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a population of 

individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically 

been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due 
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to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty 

line or to geographic isolation. 

(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 

Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 

family of the size involved. 

(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under 

the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 

with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 

to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, 

productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 

knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. 

(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of 

the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— 

(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 

projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; 

(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); 

(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 

and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 

grant category under section 5 of such Act; and 

(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and 

education.

STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 415. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and 

unobligated funds in each program and activity. 

REPORT ON USE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS

SEC. 416. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the 

President’s fiscal year 2017 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and 

activities in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, including an accounting of 

funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as 

presented in the President’s Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is 

driving funding within each climate change program, project, and 

activity listed in the report. 
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PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 417. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used 

to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance 

of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et 

seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane 

emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. 

GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RESTRICTIONS

SEC. 418. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to 

implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. 

MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES

SEC. 419. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense 

Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79) 

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

(b) For fiscal year 2016, the authority provided by the provisos 

under the heading ‘‘Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission— 

Capital Construction’’ in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not 

be in effect. 

FUNDING PROHIBITION

SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this or any other 

Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law. 

CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES

SEC. 421. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 112–74 is 

amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2017,’’.

CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE

SEC. 422. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 

1998 (Public Law 105–312; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS

SEC. 423. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law 

108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the 

Forest Service on any lands not subject to administration under 

section 402 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (43 

U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2016. 
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USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL

SEC. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State 

water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 

1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be 

used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or 

repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the 

iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the 

United States. 

(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products means the 

following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined 

pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, 

hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases 

in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 

(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 

public interest; 

(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 

States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of 

a satisfactory quality; or 

(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 

United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 

more than 25 percent. 

(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this 

section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an 

informal basis a copy of the request and information available to 

the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 

a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the 

request and accompanying information available by electronic 

means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 

United States obligations under international agreements. 

(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 

appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State 

Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of 

this section. 

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 425. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

(2) AFFECTED STATE.—The term ‘‘affected State’’ means any 

of the Great Lakes States (as defined in section 118(a)(3) of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3))). 

(3) DISCHARGE.—The term ‘‘discharge’’ means a discharge as 

defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
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(4) GREAT LAKES.—The term ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means any of the 

waters as defined in section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)). 

(5) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment works’’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292). 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall work with affected 

States having publicly owned treatment works that discharge 

to the Great Lakes to create public notice requirements for a 

combined sewer overflow discharge to the Great Lakes. 

(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—The notice requirements referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide for— 

(i) the method of the notice; 

(ii) the contents of the notice, in accordance with paragraph (3); and 

(iii) requirements for public availability of the notice. 

(3) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The contents of the notice under paragraph (1) shall include— 

(i) the dates and times of the applicable discharge; 

(ii) the volume of the discharge; and 

(iii) a description of any public access areas impacted by the discharge. 

(B) CONSISTENCY.—The minimum requirements under 

this paragraph shall be consistent for all affected States. 

(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall 

work with the affected States to include— 

(A) follow-up notice requirements that provide a description of— 

(i) each applicable discharge; 

(ii) the cause of the discharge; and 

(iii) plans to prevent a reoccurrence of a combined 

sewer overflow discharge to the Great Lakes consistent with section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) or an administrative 

order or consent decree under such Act; and 

(B) annual publication requirements that list each treatment works from which the Administrator or the affected 

State receive a follow-up notice. 

(5) TIMING.—

(A) The notice and publication requirements described in 

this subsection shall be implemented by not later than 2 

years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(B) The Administrator of the EPA may extend the implementation deadline for individual communities if the Administrator determines the community needs additional 

time to comply in order to avoid undue economic hardship. 

(6) STATE ACTION.—Nothing in this subsection prohibits an 

affected State from establishing a State notice requirement in 

the event of a discharge that is more stringent than the requirements described in this subsection. 
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GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE

SEC. 426. Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(7) GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE.—

‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Agency a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (referred to in this 

paragraph as the ‘Initiative’) to carry out programs and 

projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration. 

‘‘(B) FOCUS AREAS.—The Initiative shall prioritize programs and projects carried out in coordination with nonFederal partners and programs and projects that address 

priority areas each fiscal year, including— 

‘‘(i) the remediation of toxic substances and areas of 

concern;

‘‘(ii) the prevention and control of invasive species 

and the impacts of invasive species; 

‘‘(iii) the protection and restoration of nearshore 

health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint 

source pollution; 

‘‘(iv) habitat and wildlife protection and restoration, 

including wetlands restoration and preservation; and 

‘‘(v) accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and partnership activities. 

‘‘(C) PROJECTS.—Under the Initiative, the Agency shall 

collaborate with Federal partners, including the Great 

Lakes Interagency Task Force, to select the best combination of programs and projects for Great Lakes protection 

and restoration using appropriate principles and criteria, 

including whether a program or project provides— 

‘‘(i) the ability to achieve strategic and measurable 

environmental outcomes that implement the Great 

Lakes Action Plan and the Great Lakes Water Quality 

Agreement;

‘‘(ii) the feasibility of— 

‘‘(I) prompt implementation; 

‘‘(II) timely achievement of results; and 

‘‘(III) resource leveraging; and 

‘‘(iii) the opportunity to improve interagency and 

inter-organizational coordination and collaboration to 

reduce duplication and streamline efforts. 

‘‘(D) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS.—

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (G)(ii), 

funds made available to carry out the Initiative shall 

be used to strategically implement— 

‘‘(I) Federal projects; and 

‘‘(II) projects carried out in coordination with 

States, Indian tribes, municipalities, institutions 

of higher education, and other organizations. 

‘‘(ii) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—With amounts made 

available for the Initiative each fiscal year, the Administrator may— 
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‘‘(I) transfer not more than the total amount appropriated under subparagraph (G)(i) for the fiscal 

year to the head of any Federal department or 

agency, with the concurrence of the department or 

agency head, to carry out activities to support the 

Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality 

Agreement; and 

‘‘(II) enter into an interagency agreement with 

the head of any Federal department or agency to 

carry out activities described in subclause (I). 

‘‘(E) SCOPE.—

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Projects shall be carried out under 

the Initiative on multiple levels, including— 

‘‘(I) Great Lakes-wide; and 

‘‘(II) Great Lakes basin-wide. 

‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—No funds made available to carry 

out the Initiative may be used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure 

project that improves habitat and other ecosystem 

functions in the Great Lakes) for which amounts are 

made available from— 

‘‘(I) a State water pollution control revolving 

fund established under title VI; or 

‘‘(II) a State drinking water revolving loan fund 

established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12). 

‘‘(F) ACTIVITIES BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each relevant Federal department or agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 

‘‘(i) maintain the base level of funding for the Great 

Lakes activities of that department or agency without 

regard to funding under the Initiative; and 

‘‘(ii) identify new activities and projects to support 

the environmental goals of the Initiative. 

‘‘(G) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out this paragraph for fiscal year 2016, 

$300,000,000.’’.

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION

SEC. 427. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 

U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECURITY.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), 

$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 

‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 

4(a)(1), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior, 

Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division G contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

The following statement is an explanation of the effects of Division G, which makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and related agencies for fiscal year 

2016. Report language contained in House Report 114–170 and 

Senate Report 114–70 providing specific guidance to agencies regarding the administration of appropriated funds and any corresponding reporting requirements carries the same emphasis as 

the language included in this explanatory statement and should be 

complied with unless specifically addressed to the contrary herein. 

This explanatory statement, while repeating some language for emphasis, is not intended to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. 

In cases where the House report, Senate report, or this explanatory statement directs the submission of a report, such report is to 

be submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Where this explanatory statement refers to the Committees or the Committees on Appropriations, unless otherwise noted, 

this reference is to the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. 

The Committees direct each department and agency funded in 

this Act to follow the directions set forth in this Act and the accompanying statement, and not reallocate resources or reorganize activities except as provided herein or otherwise approved by the 

Committees through the reprogramming process as described in 

this explanatory statement. This explanatory statement addresses 

only those agencies and accounts for which there is a need for 

greater explanation than provided in the Act itself. Funding levels 

for appropriations by account, program, and activity, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level and the fiscal year 2016 

budget request, can be found in the table at the end of this division.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ or 

‘‘at the end of this statement’’ shall be treated as referring only to 

the provisions of this division. 
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Drought, Forests and Wildfires.—Severe and prolonged drought 

can increase the rate at which trees die and devastating wildfires 

occur. In light of the number of dead and downed trees on public 

lands in the West, the Forest Service, National Park Service and 

Bureau of Land Management are directed to work with State and 

local governments in drought-stricken regions to facilitate the 

prompt removal of dead and downed trees on these lands and to 

prioritize funding to reduce the threat of devastating wildfire 

threats to communities, drinking water supplies, utilities, and 

groves of ancient trees. 

Making Litigation Costs Transparent.—The Department of the 

Interior, EPA, and the Forest Service are directed to provide to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and to make 

publicly available no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 

detailed Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fee information as 

specified in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. 

State Wildlife Data.—The Department of the Interior and the 

Forest Service are expected to prioritize continued coordination 

with other Federal agencies and State fish and wildlife agencies to 

recognize and fully utilize State fish and wildlife data and analyses 

as a primary source to inform land use, planning, and related natural resource decisions. Federal agencies should not unnecessarily 

duplicate raw data, and when appropriate, should evaluate existing 

analysis of data prepared by the States, and reciprocally share data 

with State wildlife managers, to ensure that the most complete 

data set is available for decision support systems. 

Land Grants, Acequias and Community Ditches.—The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture are urged to recognize the 

traditional use of State-recognized community land grants, 

acequias, and community ditches in the American Southwest during the land use planning process. 

Multi-Agency Transparency.—In order to increase transparency, 

the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and Environmental 

Protection Agency are encouraged to disclose costs associated with 

analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act. 

Greater Sage-Grouse.—The agreement provides a total of 

$63,250,000 for sage-grouse conservation, including $60,000,000 for 

the Bureau of Land Management and $3,250,000 for the Fish and 

Wildlife Service. The agencies are directed to focus this funding toward on-the-ground conservation measures to improve and preserve sage-grouse habitat and the sagebrush ecosystem. The Bureau is reminded of the concerns outlined in the House and Senate 

reports as Congress continues to hear complaints about the effect 

of the sage-grouse land use plan amendments, which are not limited to activities within Bureau controlled sage-grouse habitat. In 

order for the sage-grouse, communities, and States to thrive, all 

partners must work in good faith. As such, the Bureau and the 

Forest Service are directed to closely work with each of the 11 

States and the affected communities to address the issues unique 

to each State and seek to collaboratively resolve all issues. The Bureau is directed to provide guidance to its State offices and partners on how it will update sage-grouse habitat maps, adopt new 
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scientific information, as appropriate, and engage State, local, nongovernmental, and private partners. 

Land and Water Conservation Fund.—The agreement includes $450,000,000 derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

for programs consistent with chapter 2003 of title 54 of the United 

States Code, as identified in the table below. This one-time increase of $143,859,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level is 

intended for worthy projects at the local, State, and Federal levels. 

The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service are directed 

to include a table in future budget requests, separating State and 

local programs from Federal land acquisition, as displayed below. 

FY 2015 Enacted Budget Request 

(Discretionary) This Bill 

Land and Water Conservation Fund ........... $306,141,000 $400,000,000 $450,000,000 

State and Local Programs ................. 87,503,000 112,147,000 160,800,000 

National Park Service State Assistance ................................ 48,117,000 53,161,000 110,000,000 

Coop. Endangered Species Conservation Fund ...................... 27,400,000 50,000,000 30,800,000 

American Battlefield Protection 

Act ........................................ 8,986,000 8,986,000 10,000,000 

Highlands Conservation Act ..... 3,000,000 0 10,000,000 

Forest Legacy Program ...................... 53,000,000 61,000,000 62,347,000 

Federal Land Acquisition ................... 165,638,000 226,853,000 226,853,000 

Forest Service ............................ 47,500,000 63,000,000 63,435,000 

Fish and Wildlife Service .......... 44,535,000 58,500,000 58,500,000 

National Park Service ............... 41,857,000 55,353,000 53,670,000 

Bureau of Land Management ... 19,746,000 38,000,000 38,630,000 

Department of the Interior 

Valuation Services ................ 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,618,000 

Federal projects are funded in priority order by agency according 

to the budget request, with amounts adjusted downward as necessary due to updated project information and support. Many of the 

requested projects lacked sufficient information for the Committees 

to determine with a high degree of confidence that funds appropriated could be obligated in this fiscal year. Ideally, requested 

projects should have: identified properties, willing sellers, updated 

appraisals or market information, and the support of Federal, 

State, and local officials. Agencies should include the feasibility of 

phasing projects as well as a description of which parcels are being 

considered for conservation easements or fee simple acquisition in 

any supplemental information sent to the Committees. The agencies are also urged to increase the transparency of the project selection and prioritization processes in annual budget requests, particularly in regard to collaborative landscape projects. 

The Department of the Interior did not consult the Committees on a decision to reprogram $995,000 from one project to acquire a 

property in another project identified in the fiscal year 2016 budget 

request. Therefore, the agreement includes a new reprogramming 

limitation of not to exceed $1,000,000 or 10 percent from any 

project, whichever amount is less, as detailed under the Reprogramming Guidelines heading later in this statement. 

The Committees believe increasing access to public lands for 

hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities is important. 
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This agreement includes new funding for these activities for the 

National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service while increasing funds for the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. 

The Committees expect the agencies to report within 30 days of enactment of this Act on how this funding will be spent, and the 

agencies should include a description and explanation of the use of 

funds in future budget requests. The agencies are also directed to 

include in future budget requests a description and explanation on 

the use of funds within their inholdings line items. 

Paper Reduction Efforts.—The Committees urge each agency 

funded by this Act to work with the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to reduce printing and reproduction costs and direct 

each agency to report to the Committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act on what steps have been taken to achieve this 

goal. The report should specifically identify how much money each 

agency expects to save by implementing these measures. 

Public Access.—The Department of the Interior and the Forest 

Service are directed to notify the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations in advance of any proposed project specifically intending to close an area to recreational shooting, hunting, or fishing on a non-emergency basis of more than 30 days. 

National Ocean Policy.—The President’s budget submission for 

fiscal year 2017 shall identify by agency and account all funding 

and associated actions proposed for the implementation of the 

coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 

The following are the procedures governing reprogramming actions for programs and activities funded in the Department of the 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 

The Committees remind the agencies funded in this Act that these 

reprogramming guidelines are in effect, and must be complied with, 

until such time as the Committees modify them through bill or report language. 

Definitions.—‘‘Reprogramming,’’ as defined in these procedures, 

includes the reallocation of funds from one budget activity, budget 

line-item, or program area, to another within any appropriation 

funded in this Act. In cases where either the House or Senate Committee report displays an allocation of an appropriation below that 

level, that more detailed level shall be the basis for reprogramming.

For construction, land acquisition, and forest legacy accounts, a 

reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of funds, including unobligated balances, from one construction, land acquisition, or forest legacy project to another such project. 

A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant departure 

from the program described in the agency’s budget justifications. 

This includes proposed reorganizations, especially those of significant national or regional importance, even without a change in 

funding. Any change to the organization table presented in the 

budget justification shall be subject to this requirement. 

General Guidelines for Reprogramming.—
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(a) A reprogramming should be made only when an unforeseen 

situation arises, and then only if postponement of the project or the 

activity until the next appropriation year would result in actual 

loss or damage. 

(b) Any project or activity, which may be deferred through reprogramming, shall not later be accomplished by means of further 

reprogramming, but instead, funds should again be sought for the 

deferred project or activity through the regular appropriations process.

(c) Except under the most urgent situations, reprogramming 

should not be employed to initiate new programs or increase allocations specifically denied or limited by Congress, or to decrease allocations specifically increased by the Congress. 

(d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations for approval shall be considered approved 30 calendar days after receipt if the Committees have posed 

no objection. However, agencies will be expected to extend the approval deadline if specifically requested by either Committee. 

Criteria and Exceptions.—A reprogramming must be submitted 

to the Committees in writing prior to implementation if it exceeds 

$1,000,000 annually or results in an increase or decrease of more 

than 10 percent annually in affected programs or projects, whichever amount is less, with the following exceptions: 

(a) With regard to the tribal priority allocations of the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, there is no restriction on reprogrammings among these programs. However, the Bureaus shall report on all reprogrammings made during a given fiscal year no later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. 

(b) With regard to the EPA, the Committees do not require reprogramming requests associated with the States and Tribes Partnership Grants, or up to a cumulative total of $30,000,000 from 

carryover balances among the individual program areas delineated 

in the Environmental Programs and Management account. No 

funds, however, shall be reallocated from individual Geographic 

Programs.

Assessments.—‘‘Assessment’’ as defined in these procedures shall 

refer to any charges, reserves, or holdbacks applied to a budget activity or budget line item for costs associated with general agency 

administrative costs, overhead costs, working capital expenses, or 

contingencies.

(a) No assessment shall be levied against any program, budget 

activity, subactivity, budget line item, or project funded by the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act unless such assessment and the basis therefor are presented to the 

Committees on Appropriations in the budget justifications and are 

subsequently approved by the Committees. The explanation for any 

assessment in the budget justification shall show the amount of the 

assessment, the activities assessed, and the purpose of the funds. 

(b) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, as such estimates were presented in annual budget justifications, shall be submitted through the reprogramming process and shall be subject to 

the same dollar and reporting criteria as any other reprogramming. 

(c) The Committees direct that each agency or bureau which utilizes assessments shall submit an annual report to the Committees 
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which provides details on the use of all funds assessed from any 

other budget activity, line item, subactivity, or project. 

(d) In no case shall contingency funds or assessments be used to 

finance projects and activities disapproved or limited by Congress, 

or to finance programs or activities that could be foreseen and included in the normal budget review process. 

(e) New programs requested in the budget should not be initiated 

before enactment of the bill without notification to, and the approval of, the Committees on Appropriations. This restriction applies to all such actions regardless of whether a formal reprogramming of funds is required to begin the program. 

Quarterly Reports.—All reprogrammings between budget activities, budget line-items, program areas, or the more detailed activity 

levels shown in this agreement, including those below the monetary thresholds established above, shall be reported to the Committees within 60 days of the end of each quarter and shall include 

cumulative totals for each budget activity, budget line item, or construction, land acquisition, or forest legacy project. 

Land Acquisitions, Easements, and Forest Legacy.—Lands shall 

not be acquired for more than the approved appraised value (as addressed in section 301(3) of Public Law 91–646), unless such acquisitions are submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for approval in compliance with these procedures. 

Land Exchanges.—Land exchanges, wherein the estimated value 

of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than $1,000,000, 

shall not be consummated until the Committees have had a 30-day 

period in which to examine the proposed exchange. In addition, the 

Committees shall be provided advance notification of exchanges 

valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000. 

Budget Structure.—The budget activity or line item structure for 

any agency appropriation account shall not be altered without advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

The agreement provides $1,072,675,000 for Management of 

Lands and Resources. In addition to the funding allocation table at 

the end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the 

following instructions: 

Wild Horses and Burros.—The Bureau is encouraged to continue 

to implement the reforms recommended by the 2013 National 

Academy of Sciences’ report, reduce the number of horses and burros in long-term holding, appropriately manage herds affected by 

drought, and address the effects of herds on rangeland, riparian 

areas, and sage-grouse habitat. 

Rangeland Management.—The Bureau is directed, to the greatest 

extent practicable, to make vacant grazing allotments available to 

a holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the 

holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought or 
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wildfire. The Bureau also is directed to follow the directive herein 

for the Forest Service regarding bighorn sheep conservation. 

Recreation Management.—The Bureau is encouraged to continue 

its collaborative efforts with non-Federal partners to teach outdoor 

ethics and stewardship to staff and visitors. 

Law Enforcement.—The Bureau is encouraged to focus on visitor 

safety and archaeological resource protection and work with the 

Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security 

on other matters of Federal law not unique to Bureau lands or 

property. Within the funds provided, the Bureau is expected to increase its efforts regarding illegal marijuana cultivation on public 

lands.

Cooperative Efforts in Alaska.—The Bureau, as the largest Federal landowner in the State of Alaska’s Arctic region, is directed to 

work cooperatively with local stakeholders to enhance economic opportunities for the people who live and work in the region. The Bureau also is reminded of the directions contained in the Senate report regarding Placer Mining Reclamation Activities, contaminated 

Alaska Native lands in need of remediation, and cooperation with 

the Alaska State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and other 

stakeholders on measurement of production in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. 

LAND ACQUISITION

The bill provides $38,630,000 for Land Acquisition. The amounts 

recommended by this bill compared with the budget estimates by 

activity and project are shown in the table below, listed in priority 

order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 2016. Further 

instructions are contained under the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund heading in the front of this explanatory statement. 

State Project—Unit Budget Request This Bill 

CO ............................... Upper Rio Grande—Blanca Wetlands ACEC/ 

SRMA.

$6,346,000 $6,346,000 

NM .............................. Upper Rio Grande—Rio Grande del Norte 

National Monument.

2,900,000 2,900,000 

WY .............................. North Platte River SRMA ............................... 1,310,000 1,310,000 

OR ............................... Sandy River ACEC/Oregon National Historic 

Trail.

750,000 750,000 

ID ................................ High Divide—Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.740,000 740,000 

ID ................................ High Divide—Sands Desert Habitat Management Area/Teton River.3,500,000 3,500,000 

ID ................................ High Divide—Thousand Springs ACEC ......... 250,000 250,000 

ID ................................ High Divide—Oregon NHT/Craters of the 

Moon NP.

1,315,000 1,315,000 

CA ............................... Panoche-Coalinga ACEC ................................ 900,000 900,000 

CA ............................... Carrizo Plain National Monument ................. 300,000 300,000 

VA ............................... Rivers of the Chesapeake—Meadowood 

SRMA.

2,400,000 2,400,000 

MD .............................. Rivers of the Chesapeake—Nanjemoy NRMA 191,000 191,000 

OR ............................... Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument .......... 2,600,000 230,000 

NM .............................. National Trails System—Continental Divide 

National Scenic Trail.

2,300,000 2,300,000 

CA ............................... California Wilderness ..................................... 482,000 482,000 

OR ............................... North Umpqua National Wild and Scenic 

River.

2,000,000 2,000,000 
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State Project—Unit Budget Request This Bill 

UT ............................... Colorado Riverway SRMA ............................... 1,100,000 1,100,000 

Additional Project Requests .......................... 1,000,000 0 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects .......................... 30,384,000 27,014,000 

Recreational Access ....................................... 4,000,000 8,000,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inholdings ...... 1,616,000 1,616,000 

Acquisition Management ............................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Total, BLM Land Acquisition ......................... 38,000,000 38,630,000 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

The agreement provides $107,734,000 for Oregon and California 

Grant Lands, to be distributed as displayed in the funding allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement. 

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

The agreement provides $10,000,000 to be derived from public 

lands receipts and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing 

receipts.

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

The agreement provides an indefinite appropriation estimated to 

be $31,050,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

The agreement provides an indefinite appropriation estimated to 

be $24,000,000 for Miscellaneous Trust Funds. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The bill provides $1,238,771,000 for Resource Management. In 

addition to the funding allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following instructions 

and changes to the fiscal year 2015 enacted levels: 

Reprogrammings.—The agreement does not include exceptions to 

the reprogramming guidelines contained in the House report. The 

Service is directed to comply with the reprogramming guidelines 

contained in the front of this explanatory statement. 

Ecological Services.—The agreement includes the proposed new 

budget structure as modified in the House report. The Committees 

will monitor the budget structure and make changes in future 

years, if necessary, to ensure a continued high level of transparency. The Service must improve its ability to account for budget 

estimates and expenditures to implement specific laws by more 

closely aligning the presentation of authorizing statutes and budget 

subactivities in annual budget submissions, and by including crosscut tables where necessary, such as for implementation of the Endangered Species Act. The Service is further directed to display in 

annual budget submissions an estimate of requested appropriations 

and prior year expenditures for listings versus delistings. 
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Listing.—The agreement includes legislative caps on processing 

petitions, listing international species, and designating critical 

habitat, as requested. 

The agreement does not contain the directive in Senate Report 

114–70 requiring advance notice when endangered species settlement agreements are finalized. In its place, the Service is directed 

to provide the Committees a report detailing: (1) the feasibility of 

providing notice to the Governor of each State where a species exists when the Service enters into multi-species settlement negotiations; (2) the feasibility of providing notice to the Governor of each 

state where a species exists at least 30 days prior to finalizing a 

settlement agreement; and (3) the feasibility of providing public notice when the Service enters into multi-species settlement negotiations so that other impacted stakeholders may take part in those 

negotiations.

Planning and Consultation.—The agreement includes $81,094,000 for General Program Activities. The request to handle 

the Service’s increased permitting workload in the Gulf as a result 

of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is funded at $1,000,000. 

Conservation and Restoration.—The agreement includes $3,250,000 for the sagebrush steppe ecosystem, which shall be used 

for working with States and private landowners to implement 

science-based, flexible approaches to conserve the sage-grouse. 

Recovery.—The agreement includes $1,373,000 for Cooperative Recovery; $1,659,000 as requested for ecosystem restoration of the 

Bay Delta; $1,000,000 to continue the wolf-livestock demonstration 

program as authorized by Public Law 111–11; $2,000,000 to reduce 

the backlog of delistings and downlistings; and $500,000 for multipartner recovery actions. The Service is directed to prioritize the 

recovery of the California condor and northern aplomado falcon and 

provide the necessary funding to enable the longstanding publicprivate partnerships to continue to support the wild populations 

through captive propagation, releases, and management, as the 

Service and the States work to address the continued environmental threats to these species. 

Within available resources, the Service is urged to develop recovery plans for all listed species as required by law; to include in 

each recovery plan measurable goals that the Service, the States, 

and their partners can strive for; and to report to the Congress on 

any species for which the Secretary finds that a recovery plan will 

not promote the conservation of the species, including the justification for such finding. The Service is urged to complete all status 

reviews within the five-year period required by law, and, for any 

determination on the basis of such review whether a species should 

be delisted, downlisted, or uplisted, promulgate an associated regulation prior to initiating the next status review for such species. 

The Service is directed to submit annually with its budget request 

a complete list of all species with completed 5-year reviews recommending a change in listing status upon which the Service has not 

acted.

National Wildlife Refuge System.—The agreement includes 

$2,500,000 for urban wildlife conservation. It also includes 

$2,092,000 for volunteer partnerships, an increase of $500,000 over 

the fiscal year 2015 enacted level, for costs related to ensuring that 
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volunteers maintain a robust presence at wildlife refuges. No funds 

are provided for land protection planning. The agreement includes 

the requested increases for maintenance support and deferred 

maintenance.

The Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service are expected to enter into a long-term memorandum of understanding, as 

contemplated in the Senate report, within 90 days of enactment of 

this Act, to continue the research activities conducted by the Forest 

Service on the Sharkey Restoration Research and Demonstration 

Site. The Committees understand the agencies are working toward 

that goal and the agencies are expected to ensure that not less 

than 950 acres of the total parcel acreage is available for research 

and not considered appropriate for future land swaps or exchanges. 

Migratory Bird Management.—The agreement includes $1,000,000 for aviation management in order to address critical 

safety issues, and $250,000 to address bird-livestock conflicts. 

Law Enforcement.—The agreement includes program increases of $4,000,000 as requested to combat wildlife trafficking, and 

$4,000,000 as requested for direct interdiction of illegal commercial 

exploitation by organized criminal elements, as authorized by the 

Lacey Act and other statutes. 

The Fish and Wildlife Service is directed to conduct an analysis 

to determine whether it is appropriate to include Echinoderms in 

the exemption to clearance requirements for import and export of 

fishery products. The Service should provide the analysis to the 

Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of the 

Act. Additionally, the Service should provide reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a semiannual basis during fiscal 

years 2016 and 2017 that detail for each processor of echinoderms, 

the time and date an inspection request is made and the corresponding time and date that the Service conducts the inspection. 

The Service is expected to complete the inspections promptly so 

that product spoilage does not occur. 

International Affairs.—As the Service works to finalize the rule 

published on July 29, 2015, the Service is encouraged to consider 

all feedback received during the public comment period, and to consider a final rule that includes a de minimis exemption, consideration for antiques and museums, and allowances for sport hunters. 

Fish and Aquatic Conservation.—The agreement provides $53,418,000 for National Fish Hatchery System Operations, including not less than $400,000 for the Aquatic Animal Drug Approval 

Partnership, as requested. None of the funds may be used to terminate operations or to close any facility of the National Fish Hatchery System. None of the production programs listed in the March, 

2013, National Fish Hatchery System Strategic Hatchery and 

Workforce Planning Report may be reduced or terminated without 

advance, informal consultation with affected States and Indian 

tribes.

The agreement includes the directive in the Senate report related 

to the continued operation of mitigation hatcheries. The agreement 

requires that future budget requests ensure Federal partners have 

committed to sufficiently reimbursing the Service for mitigation 

hatcheries before the Service proposes to eliminate funding for 

mitigation hatcheries. 
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The agreement includes $19,920,000 as requested for maintenance. The Service is encouraged to re-evaluate its allocation methodology so that increases are fairly directed to facilities with the 

most severe health and safety deficiencies across the National Fish 

Hatchery System as a whole, rather than by region. The agreement includes $13,248,000 for the National Fish Passage Program. The Service is directed to determine whether unintentional barriers to fish passage are being installed faster than 

this program is removing them, and to determine whether program 

funding is more effective if focused on prevention instead of restoration.

The agreement includes $3,000,000 for work related to implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and related settlement agreements, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted 

level; and $7,900,000 to control invasive Asian carp, as requested. 

An additional $1,000,000 is provided above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level for the implementation of State and inter-State invasive 

species plans. 

Cooperative Landscape Conservation.—The agreement includes $700,000 for Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration, as requested. 

Science Support.—The agreement includes $2,500,000 for whitenose syndrome research. 

General Operations.—The agreement includes the proposed reductions for Service-wide bill paying; the proposed transfer of the 

tribal liaison office, which is funded at $1,803,000; and a partial increase for annual maintenance of the National Conservation Training Center. 

CONSTRUCTION

The bill provides $23,687,000 for Construction. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at the end of 

this statement. The Service is expected to follow the construction 

project priority list included in the President’s fiscal year 2016 

budget request, and as shown in the table below. 

State Refuge, Hatchery, or Other Unit Budget Request This Bill 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

IL ................................ Crab Orchard NWR ........................................ $962,000 $962,000 

CA ............................... San Pablo Bay NWR ...................................... 1,125,000 1,125,000 

NM .............................. Valle de Oro NWR .......................................... 3,458,000 3,458,000 

OR ............................... Julia Butler Hansen Refuge ........................... 842,000 842,000 

Other previously authorized refuge projects 0 3,000,000 

National Fish Hatchery System 

OR ............................... Warm Springs NFH ........................................ 736,000 736,000 

GA ............................... Warm Springs NFH ........................................ 1,800,000 1,800,000 

KY ............................... Wolf Creek NFH .............................................. 1,168,000 1,168,000 

SD ............................... Gavins Point NFH ........................................... 600,000 600,000 

OK ............................... Tishomingo NFH ............................................. 60,000 60,000 

AZ ............................... Williams Creek NFH ....................................... 138,000 138,000 

Other

OR ............................... Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife 

Forensics Lab.

450,000 450,000 

N/A .............................. Service Wide Seismic Safety ......................... 215,000 215,000 

Total, Line Item Construction ........................ 11,554,000 14,554,000 
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LAND ACQUISITION

The bill provides $68,500,000 for Land Acquisition. The amounts 

recommended by this bill compared with the budget estimates by 

activity are shown in the table below, listed in priority order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 2016. Further instructions 

are contained under the Land and Water Conservation Fund heading in the front of this explanatory statement. 

State Project—Unit Budget Request This Bill 

HI ................................ Island Forests at Risk—Hakalau Forest 

NWR.

$8,589,000 $8,589,000 

ND/SD ......................... Dakota Grassland Conservation Area ............ 6,500,000 6,500,000 

CO/NM ........................ Upper Rio Grande—Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area.1,000,000 1,000,000 

ND/SD ......................... Dakota Tallgrass Prairie WMA ....................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

ID ................................ High Divide—Camas National Wildlife Refuge.280,000 280,000 

MT ............................... High Divide—Red Rocks Lake National 

Wildlife Refuge.

1,000,000 1,000,000 

FL ................................ Everglades Headwaters Conservation Area ... 2,091,000 2,091,000 

VA ............................... Rivers of the Chesapeake—Rappahannock 

NWR.

1,600,000 1,600,000 

MD .............................. Rivers of the Chesapeake—Blackwater NWR 1,511,000 1,511,000 

FL ................................ Everglades Headwaters Conservation Area ... 2,500,000 2,500,000 

ID ................................ National Trails System—Gray’s Lake NWR ... 2,500,000 2,500,000 

MN/IA .......................... Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR ..................... 500,000 500,000 

Multi ........................... Silvio O. Conte NFWR .................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Multi ........................... Bear River Watershed Conservation Area ..... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

KS ............................... Flint Hills Conservation Area ......................... 840,000 840,000 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects .......................... 35,911,000 35,911,000 

Recreational Access ....................................... 2,500,000 2,500,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, and Inholdings ...... 5,351,000 5,351,000 

Exchanges ...................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000 

Acquisition Management ............................... 12,773,000 12,773,000 

Land Protection Planning .............................. 465,000 465,000 

Highlands Conservation Act Grants .............. 0 10,000,000 

Total, FWS Land Acquisition .......................... 58,500,000 68,500,000 

COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

The bill provides $53,495,000 for the Cooperative Endangered 

Species Conservation Fund, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived 

from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and 

$30,800,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included 

in the table at the end of this statement. 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

The bill provides $13,228,000 for payments to counties authorized by the National Wildlife Refuge Fund. 

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

The bill provides $35,145,000 for the North American Wetlands 

Conservation Fund. 
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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND

The bill provides $3,910,000 for the Neotropical Migratory Bird 

Conservation Fund. 

MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

The bill provides $11,061,000 for the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at the end of this statement. 

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

The bill provides $60,571,000 for State and Tribal Wildlife 

Grants. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in 

the table at the end of this statement. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

The agreement provides $2,369,596,000 for the Operation of the 

National Park System. The detailed allocation of funding by program area and activity is included in the table at the end of this 

division.

Operation of the National Park System.—The agreement provides $93,823,000 in new discretionary funding within the Operation of 

the National Park System (ONPS) account to support the Centennial Initiative and related efforts. Specifically, the agreement includes $16,000,000 in new funds within the Park Support line item 

to support the Centennial, which fully funds the budget request to 

support new areas and critical responsibilities across the System 

including, but not limited to, operations at sites associated with the 

Civil Rights Movement; Flight 93 National Memorial; and the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Funds are also provided to 

support new park units including the Pullman and Honouliuli 

units as well as critical operating needs as described in further detail below. An additional $1,500,000 is provided to complete landscape restoration projects at newly established park units. The 

agreement also includes $8,000,000 as requested to restore seasonal ranger staff and enhance education and interpretive services; 

$6,000,000 as requested to support the Service’s Civil Rights initiative; and $2,000,000 as requested to support increased volunteer 

capacity through partner organizations. Lastly, the agreement provides new discretionary funding to address deferred maintenance 

needs including a $17,500,000 increase for repair and rehabilitation 

projects and a $17,500,000 increase to address cyclic maintenance 

needs. These funds are supplemented by $15,000,000 provided 

within the Centennial Challenge matching grant program account 

dedicated to funding joint public-private investments in parks. The 

final allocation of funds supporting the Centennial Initiative, including the detailed allocation of new areas and critical responsibilities funding described above, shall be provided to the Committees 

as part of the Service’s annual operating plan for the ONPS account not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. Such plan 

shall be subject to the reprogramming guidelines contained in this 

explanatory statement. 
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Marijuana Eradication.—Within the amounts provided, the Committees expect the Service to continue its marijuana eradication 

programs at no less than the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. 

Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control.—The Committees remain 

concerned about the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in the 

West and, consistent with fiscal year 2015, have provided 

$2,000,000 for continued containment, prevention, and enforcement 

efforts. Further, the Committees direct the Service to provide, not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, a progress report 

on steps taken in recent years to address this pervasive threat to 

western watersheds. 

National Capital Area Performing Arts Program.—Within the 

amounts provided, the Service is directed to maintain funding for 

the National Capital Area Performing Arts Program, including the 

summer concert series staged on the U.S. Capitol grounds, at the 

fiscal year 2015 enacted level. 

White-Nose Syndrome in Bats.—The Committees provide funds 

as requested to support monitoring and surveillance activities associated with white-nose syndrome in bats. 

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.—The Service is 

directed to undertake a study for the development of a permanent 

headquarters and visitor use facility at the Mississippi National 

River and Recreation Area in close proximity to the existing temporary headquarters and the river. 

Eastern Legacy Study (Lewis and Clark Trail Study).—The Eastern Legacy Study, authorized to determine the feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, is now two years 

overdue. The Committees direct the Service to complete the study 

expeditiously.

Ste. Genevieve Special Resource Study.—The Committees urge 

the Service to complete in a timely fashion the Ste. Genevieve Special Resource Study which has been ongoing since 2010. 

Ozark National Scenic Riverways.—The Service is directed to 

work collaboratively with affected parties to ensure that implementation of the General Management Plan for the Ozark National 

Scenic Riverways addresses the concerns of affected stakeholders 

including, but not limited, to local communities and businesses. 

National Mall and Memorial Parks Concessions.—The Committees reiterate their direction from the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, that the Service provide the 

report on National Mall and Memorial Parks Concessions to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 

days after enactment of this Act. 

Sewall-Belmont House and Museum.—Within funds provided for 

new areas and critical responsibilities, the Service is directed to implement the recommendations of the Service’s reconnaissance study 

on the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum. The Committees are 

pleased that the study affirmed the House is suitable for inclusion 

in the national park system, and expects the Service to use funds 

provided to assume additional management responsibilities until a 

long-term management solution for the House is reached. 

Valles Caldera National Preserve.—The recommendation supports the requested transfer of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the Service to reflect its status as a new park unit. The 
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Committees direct the Service to use funds for new areas and critical responsibilities to maintain funding for the Preserve at no less 

than the fiscal year 2015 program operating level. 

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.—The recommendation also supports funding for the Blackstone River Valley 

National Historical Park as requested with the expectation that the 

Service will continue to make funds available to the local coordinating entity to maintain staffing and capacity to assist in management of the park, as authorized in Public Law 113–291. The Committees expect future budget requests to provide funding for operating and partnership needs. 

Yosemite National Park.—The Committees direct the Service to 

work with its concessioners at Yosemite National Park to ensure 

there is no interruption to visitor and recreational services as the 

park implements the Merced River Plan. 

Park Partnerships.—In recent years, the Committees have expressed support for ongoing public-private partnerships and strongly encouraged the Service to expand their use. The Committees encourage the Service to find ways to further engage partners to facilitate the accomplishment of park projects consistent with the applicable laws and regulations that govern use of Federal appropriations.

Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Commission.—Funding

for Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Commission (The 

Commission) on the Maine-Canada border is jointly and equally 

supported by the U.S. and Canadian governments pursuant to the 

1964 Agreement between the two nations, which was recognized 

and codified by Congress in 1964 (Public Law 88–363). While the 

Administration has a responsibility to consider priorities within 

overall budget constraints and submit an annual budget request to 

Congress, the Committees are concerned with recent requests for 

the Park from the Service. Congress observed in 1986 the following: ‘‘The managers agree that hereafter the Service should use 

its internal reprogramming authority so that there will be no diminution of the amount provided for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, unless reduced by the House or Senate 

in a report accompanying the appropriations bill.’’ (CR–H10497, 

October 15, 1986). Therefore, the Committees direct that the budget request prepared by the Roosevelt Campobello International 

Park Commission shall be submitted by the Administration directly 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations without 

any changes. The Administration, in its National Park Service 

budget justification, may comment on the Commission’s budget request and make such additions and subtractions that it may propose. However, the amounts requested by the National Park Service shall be consistent with its obligations under international 

agreements. The Committees will consider the proposal from the 

Commission and the Administration will allocate the overall appropriation as specified in the report accompanying the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 

Sales of Bottled Water at Park Units.—The Committees are 

aware of concerns raised about Director’s Policy Memorandum 11– 

03 relating to disposable plastic water bottle recycling and reduction, which provided park units the option to eliminate the sale of 
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bottled water on a park-by-park basis. The Committees understand 

that 19 parks have eliminated the sale of disposable water bottles 

as a result of this policy and direct the Service to provide, not later 

than 60 days after enactment of this Act, a report that details the 

data the Service reviewed and the justification for making the determination to ban bottled water at each affected park unit. 

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

The agreement provides $62,632,000 for National Recreation and 

Preservation with the following specific directives: 

Chesapeake Gateways and Trails Program.—As requested, the agreement includes $2,014,000 for the Chesapeake Gateways and 

Trails Program. 

Heritage Partnership Program.—The agreement provides $19,821,000 for the Heritage Partnership Program. In order to provide stable funding sources for all areas, the agreement provides 

funding for longstanding areas at fiscal year 2015 funding levels; 

provides a total of $300,000 to national heritage areas with recently approved management plans, known as tier 2 areas; and 

provides $150,000 to each tier 1 area that has been authorized and 

is still in the process of having its management plan approved. The 

Committees direct the Service to submit a plan that provides alternatives to implement proposed funding allocation changes in future 

fiscal years that minimize impacts on existing heritage areas. 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

The agreement provides $65,410,000 for the Historic Preserva- tion Fund. Within this amount, $46,925,000 is provided for grants 

to States and $9,985,000 is provided to tribes, consistent with the 

request. The recommendation also includes $8,500,000 for competitive grants of which $500,000 is for grants to underserved communities and $8,000,000 is for competitive grants to document, interpret, and preserve historical sites associated with the Civil Rights 

Movement. Prior to execution of these funds, the Service shall submit a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House and Senate. 

CONSTRUCTION

The agreement provides $192,937,000 for Construction with the 

following specific directive: 

Line Item Construction.—The agreement provides $116,276,000 

for line item construction projects in the fiscal year 2016 budget request and as shown in the table below. Requests for reprogramming will be considered pursuant to the guidelines in the front of 

this explanatory statement. 

State Park Unit Budget Request This Bill 

FL ........................ Dry Tortugas National Park ................................... $6,618,000 $6,618,000 

NY ....................... Gateway National Recreation Area ........................ 5,594,000 5,594,000 

OH ....................... Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial 8,561,000 8,561,000 

NY ....................... Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site ............ 5,275,000 5,275,000 

WY ....................... Yellowstone National Park ..................................... 8,668,000 8,668,000 

PR ....................... San Juan National Historic Site ............................ 1,947,000 1,947,000 

DC ....................... Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical 

Park.

4,235,000 4,235,000 
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State Park Unit Budget Request This Bill 

MT ....................... Glacier National Park ............................................ 7,156,000 7,156,000 

CA ....................... Golden Gate National Recreation Area ................. 9,954,000 9,954,000 

CA ....................... Yosemite National Park ......................................... 4,886,000 4,886,000 

AK ....................... Katmai National Park and Preserve ...................... 2,235,000 2,235,000 

WY ....................... Grand Teton National Park .................................... 13,948,000 13,948,000 

DC ....................... National Mall and Memorial Parks ....................... 11,183,000 11,183,000 

CA ....................... Yosemite National Park ......................................... 1,720,000 1,720,000 

MS ....................... Vicksburg National Military Park .......................... 1,502,000 1,502,000 

CO ....................... Mesa Verde National Park ..................................... 2,456,000 2,456,000 

NM ...................... Bandelier National Monument ............................... 5,138,000 5,138,000 

NC ....................... Cape Hatteras National Seashore ......................... 6,824,000 6,824,000 

AR ....................... Buffalo National River ........................................... 1,697,000 1,697,000 

CO ....................... Curecanti National Recreation Area ...................... 1,958,000 1,958,000 

AL ........................ Horseshoe Bend National Military Park ................ 1,105,000 1,105,000 

AK ....................... Denali National Park and Preserve ....................... 3,616,000 3,616,000 

Additional Project Requests .................................. 37,068,000 0 

Total, Line Item Construction ................................ 153,344,000 116,276,000 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

(RESCISSION)

The agreement includes a rescission of $28,000,000 in annual 

contract authority. This authority has not been used in recent 

years and there are no plans to use this authority in fiscal year 

2016.

LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $173,670,000 for Land Acquisition and State 

Assistance. The amounts recommended by this bill compared with 

the budget estimates by activity are shown in the table below, listed in priority order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 

2016. Further instructions are contained under the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund heading in the front of this explanatory 

statement.

The Committees understand that P.L. 91–660, as amended, contains authority that would allow for the exchange of National Park 

Service lands for State owned uplands at Cat Island within the 

Gulf Islands National Seashore, and encourage the Service and 

State to continue this exchange effort. 

State Project—Unit Budget Request This Bill 

HI ........................ Island Forests at Risk—Hawaii Volcanoes NP ..... $6,000,000 $6,000,000 

TN ....................... Obed Wild and Scenic River ................................. 1,204,000 1,204,000 

NY ....................... Saratoga National Historical Park ........................ 740,000 740,000 

AL ........................ Little River Canyon National Preserve .................. 625,000 625,000 

CO ....................... Upper Rio Grande—Great Sand Dunes NP .......... 6,852,000 6,852,000 

WA ....................... Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve ......... 1,450,000 1,450,000 

AK ....................... Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ................ 943,000 943,000 

FL ........................ Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve .......... 110,000 110,000 

MT ....................... High Divide—Big Hole National Battlefield ......... 300,000 300,000 

GA ....................... Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area .... 2,123,000 2,123,000 

FL ........................ Fort Caroline National Monument ......................... 324,000 324,000 

WI ........................ Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway ................... 223,000 223,000 

Multi ................... Rivers of the Chesapeake—Captain John Smith 

NHT.

2,237,000 2,237,000 

NM ...................... Pecos National Historical Park .............................. 386,000 386,000 

AZ ....................... Saguaro National Park .......................................... 1,348,000 1,348,000 
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State Project—Unit Budget Request This Bill 

MD ...................... Piscataway Park .................................................... 571,000 571,000 

PA ....................... Gettysburg National Military Park ......................... 285,000 285,000 

WA ....................... Olympic National Park ........................................... 1,581,000 1,581,000 

WV ....................... Gauley River National Recreation Area ................. 2,617,000 2,617,000 

NY ....................... Saratoga National Historical Park ........................ 749,000 749,000 

ME ....................... Acadia National Park ............................................ 2,467,000 2,467,000 

Additional Project Requests .................................. 1,685,000 0 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects .................................. 34,818,000 33,135,000 

American Battlefield Protection Program .............. 8,986,000 10,000,000 

Emergencies, Hardships, Relocations and Deficiencies.3,928,000 3,928,000 

Acquisition Management ....................................... 9,679,000 9,679,000 

Inholdings, Donations and Exchanges .................. 4,928,000 4,928,000 

Recreational Access .............................................. 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Total, NPS Land Acquisition .................................. 64,339,000 63,670,000 

Assistance to 

States:

State conservation grants (formula) ..................... 45,000,000 94,839,000 

State conservation grants (competitive) ............... 5,000,000 12,000,000 

Administrative expenses ........................................ 3,161,000 3,161,000 

Total, Assistance to States ................................... 53,161,000 110,000,000 

Total, NPS Land Acquisition and State Assistance.117,500,000 173,670,000 

CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

The agreement provides $15,000,000 for the Centennial Challenge matching grant program, a key component of the Service’s 

Centennial Initiative. The program provides dedicated Federal 

funding to leverage partnerships for signature projects and programs for the national park system, including critical infrastructure investments. The amount provided for the Centennial Challenge is intended to complement funding for core operations provided in the Operation of the National Park System account to enhance the visitor experience and to protect cultural and natural resources at national park system units in anticipation of the Service’s Centennial celebration. A one-to-one matching requirement is 

required for projects to qualify for these funds. The Service is urged 

to give preference to projects that demonstrate additional 

leveraging capacity from its partners. 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $1,062,000,000 for Surveys, Investigations, and Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In addition to the funding allocation table at the end of this explanatory 

statement, the agreement includes the following instructions: 

Ecosystems.—The bill provides $158,041,000, which includes an increase of $500,000 to address white-nose syndrome in bats and 

$500,000 for new and emerging species research. The Committees 

want to ensure that the Survey is taking a balanced approach towards its program areas and direct the Survey to report to the 

Committees within 180 days of enactment of this Act on what new 
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studies and projects over $1,000,000 have been initiated within the 

last three fiscal years under the various program areas. The Committees also encourage the Survey to work with the Department to 

include a cross cut for high priority species and critical landscapes 

under the ecosystem mission in future budget submissions. 

Climate and Land Use Change.—The bill provides $139,975,000, 

which includes an increase of $4,300,000 for Landsat science activities for Landsat 9 and no funding for the free flying thermal infrared instrument. The Survey is expected to focus on drought impacts 

and adaptive management with the funding provided within this 

activity.

Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health.—The bill provides 

$94,511,000, which includes the requested increase of $2,440,000 

for the critical minerals program. The proposed decrease of 

$2,000,000 for mapping activities is rejected and the Committees 

expect the Survey to continue with geologic mapping activities in 

areas of the country where high quality mineral and energy resources remain unmapped at a useable scale. 

Natural Hazards.—Funding for the Natural Hazards program includes $60,503,000 for earthquake hazards, of which $8,200,000 is 

provided to transition the earthquake early warning demonstration 

project into an operational capability for the West Coast. The Survey is directed to conduct a cost-benefit analysis and spending plan 

for the adoption of any remaining seismic stations, including any 

stations in final deployment, if included as part of the Survey’s Advanced National Seismic System for research. The bill also provides 

$26,121,000 for volcano hazards, including an additional 

$1,000,000, for repairing and upgrading current systems with a 

focus on high-threat volcanoes. The Volcano Hazard Program is expected to continue to work on the deferred network maintenance of 

volcano hazard monitoring stations that are currently inoperable. 

Water Resources.—The bill provides $213,052,000 for Water Resources under a new requested budget structure. From within this 

new structure, the activities associated with the Cooperative Water 

Program will receive $57,710,000, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Further, the bill provides $42,226,000 for Water Availability and Use Science programs, including an increase of 

$301,000 for drought forecasting activities and $2,000,000 for 

groundwater resource studies to assess transboundary aquifers as 

authorized by Public Law 109–488 and regions within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain which are experiencing variability in 

groundwater systems; $71,535,000 for Groundwater and 

Streamflow Information programs including increases of $1,000,000 

for the groundwater network and $928,000 for streamgages; 

$92,791,000 for National Water Quality Programs; and $6,500,000 

for the Water Resources Research Institutes. 

Core Science Systems.—The bill provides $111,550,000, which includes a $3,000,000 increase for 3D Elevation: National Enhancement, and the requested increase of $1,322,000 to fund the Alaska 

mapping program. 
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

The bill provides $170,857,000 for Ocean Energy Management to 

be partially offset with the collection of rental receipts and cost recovery fees totaling $96,622,000, for a net discretionary appropriation of $74,235,000. The request did not include any funds for 

coastal marine spatial planning and accordingly the bill provides 

no funds for such activities. The agreement includes the following 

additional guidance: 

Renewable Energy.—The Bureau should continue to work with 

the Department of Energy to identify and permit a national offshore wind test site that incorporates new technology related to the 

structural material of transitional depth and floating wind turbines. The Bureau is also expected to continue working with coastal States and other stakeholders to study new wind energy areas, 

including those in shallow, transitional, and deep (over 200 feet) 

waters.

Bill language.—The agreement does not continue the provision 

authorizing minimum rates of basic pay that was included in both 

the Senate and House bills. The Office of Personnel Management 

has approved special salary rate tables covering employees eligible 

under the provision and therefore it is no longer necessary. 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

The bill provides $189,772,000 for Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement to be partially offset with the collection of 

rental receipts, cost recovery fees and inspection fees totaling 

$116,207,000 for a net discretionary appropriation of $73,565,000. 

While the Committees realigned general support service costs consistent with the budget request, concerns remain with respect to 

further budget consolidations. The Bureau should continue to provide greater clarity in its Congressional Justification for mission 

specific program areas within the budget line for Operations, Safety, and Regulation. 

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

The bill provides $14,899,000 for Oil Spill Research. 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

The bill provides $123,253,000 for Regulation and Technology. 

Within this amount, the bill funds regulatory grants at 

$68,590,000, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The Committees find that the budget proposal to reduce regulatory grants 

would undermine the State-based regulatory system. It is imperative that States continue to operate protective regulatory programs 

as delegation of authority to the States is the cornerstone of the 

surface mining regulatory program. Further, the agreement does 

not provide funds to expand and enhance Federal oversight activities of State programs. 
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Stream Buffer Zone Rule.—The Committees are concerned about 

the work at OSMRE on the Stream Buffer Zone rule and note that 

more than half of the States who agreed to work as participating 

agencies have withdrawn from the process. The Committees are 

concerned that OSMRE is not working with important State partners in an effective manner and believe that OSMRE should reengage State partners in a meaningful manner before finalizing the 

Stream Buffer Zone rule. To achieve the best outcome possible, 

OSMRE is directed to provide the States with all technical reports, 

data, analyses, comments received, and drafts relative to the environmental reviews, draft and final environmental impact statements, and meet with any State with primacy during such process 

at the request of the State. 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

The bill provides $117,303,000 for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. Of the funds provided, $27,303,000 shall be derived 

from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and $90,000,000 shall 

be derived from the General Fund. The agreement provides 

$90,000,000 for grants to States for the reclamation of abandoned 

mine lands in conjunction with economic and community development and reuse goals. Such grants shall be distributed to States in 

accordance with the goals, intent and direction provided under this 

heading in House Report 114–170. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $2,267,924,000 for Operation of Indian Programs. Fixed costs and transfers are included along with additional 

details in the funding allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement. The agreement includes the following instructions 

and program changes to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level: 

Contract Support.—The agreement moves Contract Support and 

the Indian Self-Determination Fund to a new account, as described 

in further detail below. 

Social Services.—The agreement includes a $4,000,000 program 

increase in Social Services for implementation of the Tiwahe initiative.

Trust.—Natural Resources Management.—The agreement provides $191,846,000 for Trust—Natural Resources Management. 

Program increases include $2,000,000 for rights protection implementation; and $4,000,000 for forestry projects, of which $2,000,000 

is for forest thinning, and $2,000,000 is for fire recovery. 

Bureau of Indian Education.—The agreement provides $852,367,000 for the Bureau of Indian Education. Program increases include $10,881,000 to fully fund estimated tribal grant 

support costs; $7,000,000 for facilities operations; $7,000,000 for facilities maintenance; $500,000 to restore juvenile detention education program grants; $2,550,000 for education program management; and $2,000,000 for information technology. Tribal Education 

Departments (TEDs) are fully funded at $2,000,000 as requested. 
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Johnson O’Malley assistance grants are funded at $14,778,000. 

The Committees remain concerned about the accuracy of student 

counts. The Bureau is directed to consult with tribes and Congress 

before proposing any changes in the distribution of future funds or 

in the frequency or method of future counts. 

Education program enhancements are funded at the fiscal year 

2015 enacted level. The Bureau should consider transferring this 

line item to education program management in the fiscal year 2017 

budget request to more accurately account for personnel. 

Within the funding provided for the Early Child and Family Development Program, the Bureau shall not reduce funding for currently operating Family and Child Education programs. The Bureau is directed to publish its report on the 2013–14 school year internal review of early child and family development programs in 

order to improve program direction and transparency. 

The agreement continues bill language providing the Secretary 

with the authority to approve satellite locations of existing BIE 

schools consistent with the guidance contained in the explanatory 

statement accompanying the Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2015. 

Post-Secondary Program forward funding is increased by $5,100,000 to forward fund tribal technical colleges. This one-time 

increase provides a transition to forward funding, consistent with 

funding practices for most other tribal colleges. The Bureau is encouraged to include a proposal in the fiscal year 2017 budget request to transition the remaining tribal colleges and universities to 

forward funding. 

The Committees remain concerned about recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports detailing problems within the K– 

12 Indian education system at the Department of the Interior, in 

particular as they pertain to organizational structure, accountability, finance, health and safety, and ultimately student performance. As the Department takes steps to reform the system, the Secretary is reminded that future support from Congress will continue 

to be based in large part upon successful implementation of GAO 

report recommendations. In particular, consistent with GAO report 

13–774, the Secretary is urged to reorganize Indian Affairs so that 

control and accountability of the BIE system is consolidated within 

the BIE, to present such reorganization proposal in the fiscal year 

2017 budget request, and to submit to the Committees a corresponding updated workforce plan. Consistent with GAO testimonies 15–389T, 15–539T, 15–597T, and any subsequent reports, 

the Secretary is urged to personally oversee immediate actions necessary to ensure the continued health and safety of students and 

employees at BIE schools and facilities. 

Public Safety and Justice.—The agreement provides 

$377,423,000 for public safety and justice. Program increases include $3,000,000 for criminal investigations and police services. 

The Committees encourage BIA to continue to look for opportunities to improve public safety resources, especially child foster care 

services, on Spirit Lake Reservation. Other program increases include $3,000,000 in law enforcement special initiatives and 

$5,000,000 for tribal courts for the Tiwahe initiative; $11,000,000 

for the Office of Tribal Justice Support, of which $1,000,000 is to 
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help implement the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 

of 2013, and of which $10,000,000 is to work with Indian tribes and 

tribal organizations to assess needs, consider options, and design, 

develop, and pilot tribal court systems for tribal communities including those communities subject to full or partial State jurisdiction under Public Law 83–280. 

Community and Economic Development.—The agreement includes $4,500,000 for the Indian Energy Service Center, as requested. Energy development holds much promise for Indian communities and it is the Committees’ expectation that the new center 

will reduce much of the bureaucracy so that tribes may begin energy development without delay. 

Tribal Recognition.—The Committees acknowledge concerns expressed by certain tribes, States, and bipartisan members of Congress regarding effects of recent changes in tribal recognition policy 

on standards that have been applied to new applicants since 1978. 

Federal acknowledgement of a tribe impacts the Federal budget, 

other tribes, State and local jurisdictions, and individual rights. 

The Committees expect the Administration to maintain rigorous 

recognition standards while implementing a more transparent, efficient, and workable process. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

The agreement includes new language establishing an indefinite 

appropriation for contract support costs estimated to be 

$277,000,000, which is an increase of $26,000,000 above the fiscal 

year 2015 level. The budget request proposed to fund these costs 

within the ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ account through Contract Support and the Indian Self-Determination Fund budget 

lines. Under the new budget structure, the full amount tribes are 

entitled to will be paid and other programs will not be reduced in 

cases where the agency may have underestimated these payments 

when submitting its budget. Additional funds may be provided by 

the agency if its budget estimate proves to be lower than necessary 

to meet the legal obligation to pay the full amount due to tribes, 

but this account is solely for the purposes of paying contract support costs and no transfers from this account are permitted for 

other purposes. Similar to the President’s request for calculating 

contract support costs, this provision also applies to new and expanded Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

agreements funded through the Indian Self-Determination Fund 

activity.

CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $193,973,000 for Construction. In addition to 

the funding allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following instructions: 

Education.—This appropriation completes the 2004 replacement 

school construction list and provides $8,000,000 towards planning 

and design of schools on the next list, as requested. The Committees encourage the Administration to continue to work with tribal 
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leaders in a transparent manner to complete the next list in time 

for fiscal year 2017 budget consideration. 

This appropriation also restores the replacement facilities construction line item, as requested. Serious health and safety hazards 

exist at BIE facilities across the country, including the Bug-O-NayGe-Shig School of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The Secretary 

is directed to develop a comprehensive plan to work with tribes to 

repair and replace all substandard educational facilities, especially 

facilities being used for purposes other than those for which they 

were built. 

Combined, these appropriations begin to restore the education 

construction budget which has declined significantly in recent 

years. Regardless of whether tribes choose to exercise their self-determination rights to run schools in the BIE system, the Federal 

government retains ownership of the schools and the responsibility 

to ensure that the schools are properly maintained, repaired, improved, and ultimately replaced at the end of their lifespan, according to best practices across education systems nationwide. That is 

why the Committees are concerned about the current approach to 

construction, which focuses on a subset of schools in the worst condition and requires those schools to submit applications and compete for the funding. Going forward, the Committees believe that 

the Bureau should conduct comprehensive, long-term facilities 

planning and expect the Bureau to model its efforts on the process 

used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to produce its 2009 report to Congress on modernizing and improving all DOD schools. 

The Committees strongly support efforts to identify innovative 

alternative financing options to accelerate the pace of repair and 

replacement for the Bureau of Indian Education schools, including 

the use of bonding authority. The Committees urge the Department 

to explore, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, 

the best available approach to meet repayment obligations and to 

fund the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of Bureau of Indian Education schools. 

The agreement includes a one-time funding amount of $5,000,000 

above the President’s request for BIE facilities and improvement 

repair projects that can be completed promptly and to address the 

backlog of critical deferred maintenance projects. 

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

The bill provides $49,475,000 for Indian Land and Water Claims 

Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians. The Committees appreciate the importance of settling the numerous land and 

water settlements, and direct the Department to submit a spending 

plan to the Committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act for 

how it plans to allocate the funds provided by this bill for the specific settlements. 

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill provides $7,748,000 for the Indian Guaranteed Loan 

Program Account. 
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

The agreement provides $721,769,000 for Departmental Offices, 

Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations. The detailed allocation of funding by program area and activity is included in the 

table at the end of the statement. The agreement provides 

$12,618,000 for the Office of Valuation Services. 

Increases above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level include 

$1,288,000 to support the Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

(ONRR) Onshore Production Verification pilot and $2,600,000 as 

requested for ONRR to help with certain Trust responsibilities for 

the Osage Nation consistent with the services ONRR already provides to every other tribe. The agreement also includes 

$452,000,000 to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) 

program for fiscal year 2016. The agreement does not provide requested funds for the Coastal Resilience Fund. 

The Secretary is reminded that Congress supports the use of 

Federal land for energy corridors where appropriate, and that nothing in P.L. 113–135 limits or otherwise alters the Secretary’s authority to issue and administer right-of-way grants or right-of-use 

authorizations for transmission lines within the Section 368 WestWide Energy Corridor 39–231 on the Federal land described in P.L. 

113–135.

Experienced Services Program.—The agreement does not include 

language authorizing the establishment of the Department of the 

Interior Experienced Services Program as proposed by the Senate. 

While the Committees support the Department’s goal of utilizing 

the skills of older workers to help it accomplish its mission, the 

Committees urge the Department to work closely with the authorizing committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate to achieve 

this goal within the context of reauthorizing the Older Americans 

Act.

National Monument Designations.—The Department is directed 

to collaboratively work with interested parties, including Congress, 

States, local communities, tribal governments, and others, before 

making national monument designations. 

Royalty Rate Study.—The Committees request a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the relationship between increasing royalty rates on oil, gas, and coal production on Federal 

lands and the relative competitiveness of Federal lands for exploration and production versus State and private lands, as well as 

any resulting effect on the Federal treasury. GAO shall report the 

results to the Committees no later than one year after enactment 

of this Act. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

The agreement provides $86,976,000 for Assistance to Territories. In addition to the funding allocation table at the end of this 
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explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following instructions:

The agreement recognizes that the Office of Insular Affairs’ most 

impactful spending is through the Technical Assistance Program to 

fund projects to improve drinking water, sanitation, health, safety, 

and economic opportunity and sustainability. The agreement directs these funds to be awarded accordingly and does not provide 

funding for new initiatives proposed in the budget request. Additionally, the Office of Insular Affairs is directed to continue to 

award non-competitive technical assistance funds to support investments in civic education programs for Insular Area students. 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

The agreement provides $3,318,000 for Compact of Free Association. The detailed allocation of funding is included in the table at 

the end of this explanatory statement. 

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $65,800,000 for the Office of the Solicitor. The detailed allocation of funding is included in the table at 

the end of this explanatory statement. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $50,047,000 for the Office of Inspector 

General. The detailed allocation of funding is included in the table 

at the end of this explanatory statement. 

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $139,029,000 for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the table at the end of this explanatory statement. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $816,745,000 for Department of the Interior Wildland Fire Management, which is $11,966,000 above the 

fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Of the funds provided, $291,673,000 

is for suppression operations, which combined with $177,000,000 in 

the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, provides a total of 

$468,673,000 for Department of the Interior fire suppression activities. This amount exceeds the ten-year average for suppression by 

$85,000,000 to provide additional resources, as requested, based 

upon up-to-date forecasting models. The detailed allocation of fund-
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ing for these accounts is included in the table at the end of this 

explanatory statement. 

Hazardous Fuels Management.—The agreement provides 

$170,000,000 for hazardous fuels management activities, which is 

$6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. 

FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $177,000,000 for the FLAME Wildfire 

Suppression Reserve Fund. 

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

The agreement provides $10,010,000 for the Central Hazardous 

Materials Fund. 

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

The agreement provides $7,767,000 for the Natural Resource 

Damage Assessment Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by 

activity is included in the table at the end of this explanatory statement.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The agreement provides $67,100,000 for the Department of the 

Interior, Working Capital Fund. The increase above the fiscal year 

2015 enacted level is to improve cybersecurity throughout the Department and its bureaus. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes various legislative provisions affecting 

the Department in Title I of the bill, ‘‘General Provisions, Department of the Interior.’’ The provisions are: 

Section 101 provides Secretarial authority for the intra-bureau 

transfer of program funds for expenditures in cases of emergencies 

when all other emergency funds are exhausted. 

Section 102 provides for the Department-wide expenditure or 

transfer of funds by the Secretary in the event of actual or potential emergencies including forest fires, range fires, earthquakes, 

floods, volcanic eruptions, storms, oil spills, grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks, and surface mine reclamation emergencies. 

Section 103 provides for the use of appropriated funds by the 

Secretary for contracts, rental cars and aircraft, telephone expenses, and other certain services. 

Section 104 provides for the transfer of funds from the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the 

Special Trustee for American Indians. 

Section 105 permits the redistribution of tribal priority allocation 

and tribal base funds to alleviate funding inequities. 
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Section 106 authorizes the acquisition of lands for the purpose of 

operating and maintaining facilities that support visitors to Ellis, 

Governors, and Liberty Islands. 

Section 107 continues Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees to 

be collected by the Secretary of the Interior. 

Section 108 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to continue 

the reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement in conformance with Committee reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 109 provides the Secretary of the Interior with authority 

to enter into multi-year cooperative agreements with non-profit organizations for long-term care of wild horses and burros. 

Section 110 addresses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid stocks. 

Section 111 modifies a provision addressing Bureau of Land 

Management actions regarding grazing on public lands. 

Section 112 continues a provision prohibiting funds to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order 3310 issued by the 

Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010. 

Section 113 extends a provision allowing the Bureau of Indian 

Education authority to rent or lease land and facilities and retain 

the receipts. 

Section 114 addresses the National Park Service’s ability to implement the Volunteers in Parks program in anticipation of increased volunteer activity related to the Service’s Centennial in 

2016.

Section 115 allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 

Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively perform reimbursable work. 

Section 116 addresses National Heritage Areas. 

Section 117 addresses the issuance of rules for sage-grouse. 

Section 118 continues a provision providing the Secretary of the 

Interior certain onshore pay authority. 

Section 119 extends authorization for certain payments to the 

Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2016. 

Section 120 allows certain funds to be used for waterfowl conservation.

Section 121 continues a provision which directs the Secretary of 

the Interior to make certain certifications with respect to existing 

rights of way. The section also retains a provision limiting funding 

for a proposal to approve specified rights-of-way on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

The bill provides $8,139,887,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

Congressional Budget Justification.—The Agency is directed to 

continue to include the information requested in House Report 

112–331 and any proposals to change State allocation formulas 

that affect the distribution of appropriated funds in future budget 

justifications.

Reprogramming.—The Agency is held to the reprogramming limitation of $1,000,000 and should continue to follow the reprogram-
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ming directives as provided in the front of this explanatory statement. Further, the Agency may not use any amount of deobligated 

funds to initiate a new program, office, or initiative, without the 

prior approval of the Committees. 

Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Agency is directed 

to submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

its annual operating plan for fiscal year 2016, which shall detail 

how the Agency plans to allocate funds at the program project 

level.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The bill provides $734,648,000 for Science and Technology pro- grams and transfers $18,850,000 from the Hazardous Substance 

Superfund account to this account. The bill provides the following 

specific funding levels and direction: 

Homeland Security.—The agreement includes $37,122,000 and 

the Agency shall allocate funds to programs under this heading 

consistent with fiscal year 2015 levels. 

Indoor Air and Radiation.—The agreement includes $5,997,000 

and the proposed elimination of radon activities has been rejected. 

Research: National Priorities.—The bill provides $4,100,000 

which shall be used for extramural research grants, independent of 

the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant program, to fund 

high-priority water quality and availability research by not-forprofit organizations who often partner with the Agency. Because 

these grants are independent of the STAR grant program, the 

Agency should strive to award grants in as large an amount as is 

possible to achieve the most scientifically significant research. 

Funds shall be awarded competitively with priority given to partners proposing research of national scope and who provide a 25 

percent match. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to grantees 

within 180 days of enactment of this Act. Further, the bill provides 

$3,000,000 as directed in House Report 114–170. In addition, the 

bill provides $7,000,000 for certification and compliance activities 

related to vehicle and engine emissions, of which the Agency is directed to provide at least $5,000,000 in extramural resources. 

Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.—The agree- ment includes $107,434,000 and the Agency shall follow the direction under this heading in Senate Report 114–70. 

Additional Guidance.—The agreement includes the following additional guidance: 

Validation of Scientifically Significant Studies.—The Agency 

shall follow the direction under this heading in Senate Report 114– 

70.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

The bill provides $2,613,679,000 for Environmental Programs 

and Management and includes the following specific funding levels 

and direction: 

Clean Air and Climate.—The Agency shall allocate funds consistent with fiscal year 2015. 

Environmental Protection: National Priorities.—The bill provides 

$12,700,000 for a competitive grant program to provide technical 

assistance for improved water quality or safe drinking water to 
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rural and urban communities or individual private well owners. 

The Agency is directed to provide $11,000,000 for grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations, on a national or multi-State regional basis, for the sole purpose of providing on-site training and 

technical assistance for water systems in rural or urban communities. The Agency is also directed to provide $1,700,000 for grants 

to qualified not-for-profit organizations for technical assistance for 

individual private well owners, with priority given to organizations 

that currently provide technical and educational assistance to individual private well owners. The Agency shall require each grantee 

to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including in-kind contributions. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to grantees 

within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Geographic Programs.—The bill provides $427,737,000, as distributed in the table at the end of this division, and includes the 

following direction: 

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).—The bill provides 

$300,000,000 and the Agency shall continue to follow the direction 

as provided in House Report 112–589. 

Chesapeake Bay.—The bill provides $73,000,000 and the Agency 

shall allocate funds consistent with the direction under this heading in Senate Report 114–70. 

Indoor Air and Radiation.—The agreement includes $27,637,000. 

The Agency shall follow the rulemaking direction under this heading in Senate Report 114–70. The proposed elimination of the 

radon program has been rejected and the Agency shall allocate 

funds consistent with fiscal year 2015. 

Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.—The agreement includes 

$92,521,000 and the Agency shall maintain funding for the Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and for the endocrine disruptor 

program at not less than the fiscal year 2015 level. 

Water: Ecosystems.—The agreement includes $47,788,000 and the 

Agency shall allocate funds consistent with fiscal year 2015. In addition, the Committees direct EPA to use the funds provided to accelerate the processing of mining permits with the Corps of Engineers. Further, the Committees direct EPA, in consultation with 

the Corps of Engineers, to continue to report monthly on the number of Section 404 permits under EPA’s review, consistent with the 

direction under this heading in House Report 114–170. Additionally, the Agency is directed to provide $600,000 to each National 

Estuary Program (NEP) funded under Section 320 of the Clean 

Water Act. 

Water: Human Health Protection.—The agreement includes 

$98,507,000. The proposed elimination of the beach program has 

been rejected and funding is maintained at the fiscal year 2015 

level.

Water Quality Protection.—The agreement includes $210,417,000 

and the Agency shall allocate funds consistent with fiscal year 

2015.

Additional Guidance.—The agreement includes the following additional guidance: 

Combined Sewer Overflows.—The agreement includes bill language related to sewage discharges into the Great Lakes and no 
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further directives. The Committees urge the Agency to expeditiously complete the study required by P.L. 113–235. 

Conflicts of Interest.—The Agency has not yet resolved longstanding questions regarding conflicts of interest that have 

spanned multiple Administrations. For fiscal year 2016, the Administrator shall develop a policy statement on science quality and integrity that shall be adhered to by the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) and all Board members. Such policy statement shall be consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Ethics in 

Government Act, and all other applicable Federal laws and regulations. EPA’s policy statement should include goals on increasing 

membership from States and tribes who are often underrepresented, as noted in the May 2014 National Academy of Sciences 

review of EPA’s IRIS program. Should the Administrator decide 

that financial-related metrics are appropriate to identify conflictsof-interest or bias, then EPA’s policy shall also include an evaluation of potential bias based on a variety of factors including receipt 

of former and current Federal grants or public statements or positions as well as other appropriate safeguards to ensure balance 

amongst SAB and other advisory board experts. In addition, the 

policy statement shall include direction on the treatment of public 

comments and responses to such comments. 

When complete, the Committees direct EPA to submit the draft 

policy statement to the U.S. Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) for review of the updated conflict of interest policy, policy for 

committee composition and balance, and eligibility requirements 

for service on the SAB that will ensure fairness and objectivity. 

GAO shall determine if the updated policies meet the intent of the 

directives above and, if so, shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that EPA’s conflict of interest policies offer a balanced 

framework. The Agency is directed to submit these required documents to GAO for review no later than 90 days from the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

Gold King Mine.—The Committees are concerned about the impacts following the Gold King Mine Spill on August 5, 2015 and believe long-term monitoring efforts are an important need following 

this event. Further, the Committees are concerned that EPA’s monitoring plan does not have the full support from impacted States 

and tribes. Therefore, EPA is directed to coordinate with impacted 

States and tribes on development of a robust, long-term plan for 

independent monitoring. With existing funds, the Agency is directed to continue to seek ways to provide States and tribes with 

support for their contribution to monitoring efforts. 

HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND

The bill provides $3,674,000 for the Hazardous Waste Electronic 

Manifest System Fund. The Committees continue to support the 

expeditious development of a system that would allow for the electronic tracking of hazardous waste shipments pursuant to P.L. 

112–195. As anticipated costs continue to exceed authorized levels, 

the Committees direct EPA to work with appropriate Committees 

to extend the authorization for appropriations beyond fiscal year 

2015 and provide estimates of costs to operate the system once 

built.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $41,489,000 for the Office of Inspector General. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The bill provides $42,317,000 for Buildings and Facilities. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $1,088,769,000 for the Hazardous Substance 

Superfund account and includes bill language to transfer 

$9,939,000 to the Office of Inspector General account and 

$18,850,000 to the Science and Technology account. The bill provides the following additional direction: 

Superfund Cleanup.—The Committees understand the funding is 

insufficient to eliminate the backlog of unfunded new starts but the 

Committees expect the Agency will use funds provided to initiate 

remediation at highly contaminated, orphan sites and support remedial pipeline activities that are critical prior to construction. 

Financial Assurance.—Prior to proposing any rule pursuant to 

section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9608(b)), the 

Administrator is directed to collect and analyze information from 

the commercial insurance and financial industries regarding the 

use and availability of necessary instruments (including surety 

bonds, letters of credit and insurance) for meeting any new financial responsibility requirements and to make that analysis available to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 

to the general public on the Agency website 90 days prior to a proposed rulemaking. In addition, the analysis shall include the Agency’s plan to avoid requiring financial assurances that are duplicative of those already required by other Federal agencies. 

Lead at Superfund Sites.—The agreement includes the directive 

in the House and Senate Reports that the Agency contract with the 

National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of lead at Superfund sites. The agreement narrows the scope of the study to Superfund sites within, adjacent or proximal to the nation’s largest lead 

mining districts. The Agency’s authority shall not be impacted during the pendency of the study. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM

The bill provides $91,941,000 for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program. 

INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS

The bill provides $18,209,000 for Inland Oil Spill Programs. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The bill provides $3,518,161,000 for the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) program and includes the following specific 

funding levels and direction: 

Diesel Emissions Reductions Grants (DERA).—The bill provides 

$50,000,000 for DERA grants. The Agency shall continue to make 
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at least 70 percent of DERA grants available to improve air quality 

in non-attainment areas. The Committees encourage EPA to provide a third report to Congress prior to January 1, 2016, that includes the analysis requested in Public Law 111–364. 

Targeted Airshed Grants.—The bill provides $20,000,000 for targeted airshed grants to reduce air pollution in non-attainment 

areas. These grants shall be distributed on a competitive basis to 

non-attainment areas that EPA determines are ranked as the top 

five most polluted areas relative to annual ozone or particulate 

matter 2.5 standards as well as the top five areas based on the 24- 

hour particulate matter 2.5 standard where the design values exceed the 35 μg/m3 standard. To determine these areas, the Agency 

shall use the most recent design values calculated from validated 

air quality data. The Committees note that these funds are available for emission reduction activities deemed necessary for compliance with national ambient air quality standards and included in 

a State Implementation Plan submitted to EPA. Not later than the 

end of fiscal year 2016, EPA should provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations that includes a table showing how fiscal 

year 2015 and 2016 funds were allocated. The table should also include grant recipients and metrics for anticipated or actual results. 

Categorical Grants.—The bill provides $1,081,041,000 for Categorical Grants and funding levels are specified in the table at the 

end of this division. The Agency shall allocate radon grants in fiscal year 2016 following the direction in House Report 114–170. The 

amount also includes $228,219,000 for the State and Local Air 

Quality Management grant program, and the Agency is directed to 

allocate funds following the direction for this program in Senate 

Report 114–70. 

Multipurpose Grants to States and Tribes.—The bill provides 

$21,000,000 for grants to States and tribes to assist with the implementation of environmental programs. Funds allow States and 

tribes to have the flexibility to direct resources for the implementation of high priority activities, including the processing of permits, 

which complement programs under established environmental statutes. EPA is directed to allocate these funds by formula to States 

and tribes no later than 180 days from the date of enactment of 

this Act. 

Use of Iron and Steel.—The bill includes language in Title IV 

General Provisions that stipulates requirements for the use of iron 

and steel in State Revolving Fund projects. The agreement includes 

only the following guidance. The Committees acknowledge that 

EPA may issue a waiver of said requirements for de minimis 

amounts of iron and steel building materials. The Committees emphasize that any coating processes that are applied to the external 

surface of iron and steel components that otherwise qualify under 

the procurement preference shall not render such products ineligible for the procurement preference regardless of where the coating processes occur, provided that final assembly of the products 

occurs in the United States. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The bill includes language that addresses the collection and expenditure of pesticide fees, allows cooperative agreements to tribes, 

allows transfer of funds for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, 

and authorizes amounts for one-time facility repairs. 

Cybersecurity.—The bill provides $27,000,000 to be used to meet 

Federal requirements for cybersecurity implementation. 

Rescission.—The bill rescinds $40,000,000 of unobligated balances from the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account. The 

Agency is directed to rescind $8,000,000 in unobligated balances 

from prior year administrative set asides and $32,000,000 shall be 

derived from new obligational authority provided in the State and 

Tribal Assistance Grants appropriation account. The Agency shall 

calculate the requisite percent reduction necessary to rescind 

$32,000,000 of new obligational authority and apply it across program areas by formula. Thirty days prior to executing the rescission, the Agency shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of rescission by program project. 

Restrictions on Certain Communications.—The agreement does 

not include revised language contained in Section 401 of the Senate 

bill regarding the use of appropriations by agencies for publicity or 

propaganda in support or opposition to proposed regulations or administrative actions. On December 14, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in association with its Waters of the United 

States rulemaking, violated existing prohibitions against publicity 

or propaganda and grassroots lobbying contained in prior appropriations acts. Because EPA expended funds in violation of these 

prohibitions, the GAO further concluded that EPA violated the 

Antideficiency Act. In addition to the reporting requirements that 

are required as a result of this Antideficiency Act violation, EPA 

is directed to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that GAO’s findings are disseminated to communications offices throughout the government. 

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

Forest Service Directives.—The Forest Service is reminded of the 

importance of the directives included in House Report 114–170 and 

Senate Report 114–70 not addressed herein, as well as the new directives in this statement, including the Front Matter. 

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $291,000,000 for Forest and Rangeland 

Research. This includes $75,000,000 for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), which is sufficient to expand FIA to interior Alaska. 

The Service is directed to continue to prioritize research on 

white-nose syndrome in bats. The Service also is directed to provide a report, such as is prepared each year by the Agricultural Re-
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search Service, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in conjunction with the transmission of the fiscal year 2017 

budget request, that describes its research program in detail. The 

report should include information on each research laboratory, including their relationship to the research stations, their goals and 

purpose, the funding provided for each of the previous five fiscal 

years, the funding proposed to be provided in fiscal year 2017, the 

allocation of funding between research and administrative costs, 

the allocation of funding and projects between in-house and extramural research, the number of scientists and support staff, and 

major accomplishments. The report also should include similar information for each research station. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

The agreement provides $237,023,000 for State and Private Forestry. The following directions are also provided: 

Forest Legacy.—The bill provides $62,347,000 for the Forest Legacy program. This includes $6,400,000 for program administration 

and $55,947,000 for projects. The Service should fund projects in 

priority order according to the competitively selected national priority list submitted by the Forest Service as part of its fiscal year 

2016 budget request. 

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $1,509,364,000 for the National Forest 

System. The following directions are also provided: 

Integrated Resource Restoration (IRR).—The agreement continues 

the IRR pilot in Regions 1, 3, and 4. As previously noted in the 

House and Senate reports, there remains concern about the lack of 

tangible accomplishments produced by IRR projects to date, and as 

such, the agreement rejects the proposal to expand IRR to the entire Forest Service. Absent tangible accomplishments, an expansion 

of the IRR program is unlikely to be accepted in the future. 

Rangeland Management.—The Service is directed, to the greatest 

extent practicable, to make vacant grazing allotments available to 

a holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the 

holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought or 

wildfire.

Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.—The agreement provides 

$261,719,000 for recreation, heritage and wilderness. 

Vegetation and Watershed Management.—The agreement provides $184,716,000 for vegetation and watershed management activities, of which no less than $5,400,000 is to implement authorities granted by section 8204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014. 

Law Enforcement Operations.—The Service is expected to increase its efforts regarding illegal marijuana cultivation on public 

lands within the funds provided. 

Bighorn Sheep Conservation.—In order to ensure the Nation does 

not lose its domestic sheep industry or bighorn sheep conservation 

legacy, the Service and the Bureau of Land Management shall implement a variety of solutions, including the following directives: 

The agencies are directed to complete risk of contact analyses using 
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appropriate data sources, such as from the Western Association of 

Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and to share the findings with the public. The Service is expected to engage the Agricultural Research 

Service to ensure the best scientific understanding of where disease 

transmission occurs and the degree of that risk and to assist the 

Forest Service with identifying all allotments that are suitable for 

sheep grazing. The Service and Bureau of Land Management also 

are directed to identify and implement actions to resolve issues on 

allotments with a high risk of disease transmission, including, if 

agreeable to the directly affected stakeholders, the relocation of domestic sheep to allotments with a low risk, pending any site-specific environmental analysis. Together, the agencies are encouraged 

to convene a meeting of stakeholders interested in collaborating on 

strategies and solutions to address the risk of disease transmission 

and to report to the Committees on implementation of these directives within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Service is reminded of the guidance provided in Senate Report 114–70 regarding the Mark Twain National Forest, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund, and the Tongass 

National Forest young growth inventory and other Region 10 activities.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $364,164,000 for Capital Improvement and Maintenance programs offset by a $16,000,000 scoring credit 

related to the road and trail fund. 

LAND ACQUISITION

The agreement provides $63,435,000 for Land Acquisition. The 

amounts recommended by this bill compared with the budget estimates by activity are shown in the table below, listed in priority 

order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 2016. Prior to 

proceeding with any Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail acquisitions, the Service is directed to submit to the Committees a list of 

specific parcels for Committee approval. The Service is expected to 

use the Critical Inholdings/Wilderness account to acquire high priority lands, such as wilderness and lands of significant value in 

designated conservation units, to consolidate Federal ownership. 

Further instructions are contained under the Land and Water Conservation Fund heading in the front of this explanatory statement. 

State Project Forest Units Budget Request This Bill 

CO ........................................ Upper Rio Grande ............... Rio Grande .......................... $5,000,000 $5,000,000

CA ........................................ Hurdygurdy .......................... Six Rivers ............................ 700,000 700,000

UT ........................................ Wasatch Watersheds—Bonneville Shoreline Trail.Uinta-Wasatch-Cache ......... 2,320,000 2,320,000 

NC ........................................ North Carolina’s Threatened 

Treasures.

Pisgah ................................. 1,250,000 1,250,000 

NC ........................................ North Carolina’s Threatened 

Treasures.

Uwharrie ............................. 450,000 440,000 

MT ........................................ High Divide ......................... Beaverhead-Deerlodge ........ 1,525,000 1,525,000 

ID ......................................... High Divide ......................... Caribou-Targhee ................. 1,625,000 1,625,000

ID ......................................... High Divide ......................... Frank Church River of No 

Return Wilderness.

425,000 425,000 
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State Project Forest Units Budget Request This Bill 

ID ......................................... High Divide ......................... Sawtooth ............................. 2,500,000 2,500,000

CA ........................................ Sierra Nevada Checkerboard.Eldorado .............................. 1,400,000 1,100,000 

CO ........................................ Toll Properties ..................... Roosevelt ............................ 800,000 800,000

TN ........................................ Tennessee Mountains ......... Cherokee ............................. 1,635,000 1,635,000 

MO ....................................... Current River ...................... Mark Twain ......................... 2,070,000 2,070,000

VA/WV .................................. Rivers of the Chesapeake .. George Washington and 

Jefferson.

1,990,000 1,990,000 

AZ ........................................ Fossil Creek ........................ Coconino ............................. 1,000,000 1,000,000

MN ....................................... Minnesota Northwoods ....... Chippewa ............................ 2,175,000 2,175,000 

MN ....................................... Minnesota Northwoods ....... Superior .............................. 515,000 515,000 

FL ......................................... Florida Longleaf Initiative .. Osceola ............................... 3,900,000 3,900,000

WA ........................................ National Trails .................... Pacific Crest NST ............... 3,000,000 3,000,000

CA ........................................ National Trails .................... Pacific Crest NST ............... 200,000 200,000 

WY ........................................ Upper Gros Ventre .............. Bridger-Teton ...................... 1,000,000 1,000,000

OR ........................................ Pacific Northwest Streams Umatilla .............................. 840,000 840,000 

OR ........................................ Pacific Northwest Streams Wallowa-Whitman ............... 550,000 550,000 

WY ........................................ Greater Yellowstone Area ... Bridger-Teton ...................... 1,025,000 1,025,000 

CA ........................................ Castle Crags ....................... Shasta-Trinity ..................... 2,800,000 2,800,000

ID ......................................... High Divide ......................... Sawtooth ............................. 2,300,000 2,300,000

MT ........................................ High Divide ......................... Beaverhead-Deerlodge ........ 200,000 200,000 

MI ......................................... Great Lakes—Northwoods .. Ottawa ................................ 1,800,000 1,800,000 

Additional Project Requests ............................................. 2,255,000 0 

Subtotal, Acquisitions ............................................. ............................................. 47,250,000 44,685,000

Acquisition Management .... ............................................. 8,500,000 8,500,000 

Cash Equalization .............. ............................................. 250,000 250,000 

Recreational Access ........... ............................................. 5,000,000 8,000,000 

Critical Inholdings/Wilderness.............................................. 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Total, FS Land Acquisition.............................................. ............................................. 63,000,000 63,435,000 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

The agreement provides $950,000 for the Acquisition of Lands for 

National Forests Special Acts. 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

The agreement provides $216,000 for the Acquisition of Lands to 

Complete Land Exchanges. 

RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

The agreement provides $2,320,000 for the Range Betterment 

Fund.

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND

RESEARCH

The agreement provides $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research. 

MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

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WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $2,386,329,000 for Forest Service Wildland Fire Management, which is $53,031,000 above the fiscal 

year 2015 enacted level. Of the funds provided, $811,000,000 is for 

suppression operations, which combined with $823,000,000 in the 

FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund provides a total of 

$1,634,000,000 for Forest Service fire suppression activities. This 

amount exceeds the ten-year average by $508,000,000 to provide 

additional resources, as requested, based on up-to-date forecasting 

models.

Hazardous Fuels Management.—The agreement provides $375,000,000 for hazardous fuels management activities, which is 

$13,251,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Within this 

amount, $15,000,000 is for biomass utilization grants, which the 

Service is expected to use for the development of products that will 

expand commercial markets for low-value wood to facilitate increased removal of biomass beyond traditional fuel treatments. 

Fire Suppression Aviation.—The Service is directed to evaluate 

and provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

evidence of the cost savings expected to result from the acquisition 

of Federal aircraft. The evaluation should include costs charged to 

the Forest Service as well as those charged to other Federal agencies so that the Committees have an accurate accounting of the actual cost of Federal ownership compared with the utilization of private contractors. 

FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $823,000,000 for the FLAME Wildfire 

Suppression Reserve Fund. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

The agreement provides $3,566,387,000 for Indian Health Services. In addition to the table at the end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following instructions: The agreement includes a $12,916,000 increase for the staffing of 

newly opened health facilities. This includes full funding of the 

Southern California Youth Treatment Center and the Choctaw Alternative Rural Healthcare Center (JV) as requested. Funds for the 

staffing of new facilities are limited to facilities funded through the 

Health Care Facilities Construction Priority System or the Joint 

Venture Construction Program that have opened in fiscal year 2015 

or will open in fiscal year 2016. None of these funds may be allocated to a facility until such facility has achieved beneficial occupancy status. 

The agreement includes requested pay costs along with a $10,000,000 program increase for the alcohol and substance abuse 

program to focus on tribal youth, a $1,400,000 program increase for 
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Dental Health, and $2,000,000 for operating shortfalls at community health clinics. 

The agreement includes a $1,137,000 program increase for Urban 

Indian Health. The agency is directed to include current services 

estimates for Urban Indian Health in future budget requests. The 

Committees note the agency’s failure to report the results of the 

needs assessment directed by House Report 111–180. Therefore, 

the recommendation includes bill language requiring a program 

strategic plan developed in consultation with urban Indians and 

the National Academy of Public Administration. 

The Committees are concerned about loss and potential loss of 

CMS accreditation status at multiple IHS-operated facilities. These 

facilities are all located within the same Service Area, suggesting 

that the problems are systemic. Whatever the causes, the Committees consider the loss of accreditation to be an emergency. The 

agreement therefore includes $2,000,000 in new, flexible funding so 

that the Director may take actions necessary to ensure that CMS 

accreditation status is reinstated and retained, and, once accreditation has been reinstated, to restore third-party insurance reimbursement shortfalls. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

The agreement provides an indefinite appropriation for contract 

support costs estimated to be $717,970,000, which is an increase of 

$55,000,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The budget 

request proposed to fund this program within the ‘‘Indian Health 

Services’’ account. Under this heading the Committees have provided the full amount of the request for contract support costs. By 

virtue of the indefinite appropriation, additional funds may be provided by the agency if its budget estimate proves to be lower than 

necessary to meet the legal obligation to pay the full amount due 

to tribes. This account is solely for the purposes of paying contract 

support costs and no transfers from this account are permitted for 

other purposes. 

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

The agreement provides $523,232,000 for Indian Health Facilities. In addition to the table at the end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following instructions: 

The agreement includes a $1,241,000 increase for the staffing of 

the newly opened health facilities noted under the previous heading. The stipulations included in the ‘‘Indian Health Services’’ account regarding the allocation of funds pertain to this account as 

well.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

The agreement provides $77,349,000 for the National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences. 
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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

The agreement provides $74,691,000 for the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

The agreement provides $3,000,000 for the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $11,000,000 for the Chemical Safety and 

Hazard Investigation Board. 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $15,000,000 for the Office of Navajo and 

Hopi Indian Relocation. The increase above the budget request is 

to reduce the backlog of certified applicants awaiting relocation 

benefits.

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND

ARTS DEVELOPMENT

PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

The agreement provides $11,619,000 for the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as 

requested.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides a total of $840,243,000 for all Smithso- nian Institution accounts, of which $696,045,000 is provided for 

salaries and expenses. The recommendation provides sufficient 

funds for staffing and maintenance needs to ensure the timely completion and opening of the National Museum of African American 

History and Culture in 2016. The Committees understand the importance of collaboration and encourage the National Zoological 

Park to form partnerships with external sources to augment research and training needs. The Committees maintain their longstanding commitment to the preservation of priceless, irreplaceable 

Smithsonian collections and have provided funds, as requested, for 

collections care and preservation. The Committees provide funds as 

requested for the Institution’s Latino initiatives and support the 

Smithsonian Latino Center’s goal of promoting the inclusion of 
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Latino contributions in Smithsonian Institution programs, exhibitions, collections, and public outreach. The Committees continue to 

urge collaboration between the Smithsonian Latino Center and appropriate Federal and local organizations in order to advance these 

goals and expand the American Latino presence at the Institution. 

Further, the Committees provide funds as requested for the Institution’s Asian Pacific American initiatives and continue to support 

the Institution’s efforts of developing programs and expanding outreach to promote a better understanding of the Asian Pacific American experience. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

The agreement provides $144,198,000 for the Facilities Capital 

account. The Committees continue to encourage the Institution to 

invest in innovative energy saving technologies and design features 

for new construction, renovation, and maintenance plans. The Institution is directed to submit to the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a detailed list and description of projects funded within the Facilities 

Capital account. 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $124,988,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account of the National Gallery of Art, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 is for the special exhibition program. This funding 

will allow the entire National Gallery to be open to the public for 

its 75th anniversary. 

REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

The agreement provides $22,564,000 for the Repair, Restoration, 

and Renovation of Buildings account, which will allow critical fire 

protection and life safety improvements to continue. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

The agreement provides $21,660,000 for the Operations and 

Maintenance account. 

CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

The agreement provides $14,740,000 for the Capital Repair and 

Restoration account. 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $10,500,000 for the Woodrow Wilson 

International Center for Scholars. 
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

The agreement provides $147,949,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Within funds provided, the Committees 

urge the NEA to support programs presently funded including arts 

therapy and engagement treatment programs for service members. 

The Committees commend the NEA for its work through its Healing Arts Partnership program with Walter Reed National Military 

Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital to incorporate arts therapy into the treatment of active-duty military patients and their families. The Committees urge State arts agencies, 

which have a longstanding collaborative relationship with the 

NEA, to explore providing arts therapy programs to service members and their families at the local level. The Committees direct 

that priority be given to providing services and grant funding for 

projects, productions, or programs that encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. The 

Committees maintain support for the 40 percent allocation for 

State arts agencies as proposed in the NEA’s budget. Any reduction 

in support to the States for arts education should be no more than 

proportional to other funding decreases taken in other NEA programs.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

The agreement provides $147,942,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Committees commend the 

NEH for its support of grant programs to benefit Wounded Warriors and to ensure educational opportunities for American heroes 

transitioning to civilian life. The Committees commend the NEH 

Federal/State partnership for its ongoing, successful collaboration 

with State humanities councils in each of the 50 States as well as 

Washington, DC, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The Committees urge the NEH to provide program funding to support the critical work of State humanities councils consistent with guidance provided in the Consolidated 

and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113–235). 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $2,653,000 for the Commission of Fine 

Arts.

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

The agreement provides $2,000,000 for the National Capital Arts 

and Cultural Affairs program. 
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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $6,080,000 for the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $8,348,000 for the National Capital 

Planning Commission. 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The agreement provides $54,000,000 for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $1,000,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account, with only the following guidance: The Committees 

strongly support the construction of a permanent memorial to 

Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Committees recognize the memorial 

has obtained the required approvals for the design and construction; however, concerns raised by Congress and the Eisenhower 

family regarding the memorial design still remain. The Committees 

believe expeditious resolution of these issues between interested 

stakeholders to achieve consensus on the memorial design is critical. No funds have been appropriated to the Capital Construction 

account for fiscal year 2016. The agreement includes in Section 419 

of Title IV General Provisions bill language contained in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114–53). This language extends the memorial’s site authority and prevents commencement of 

memorial construction until all necessary construction funds have 

been appropriated. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes various legislative provisions in Title IV 

of the bill. The provisions are: 

Section 401 continues a provision providing that appropriations 

available in the bill shall not be used to produce literature or otherwise promote public support of a legislative proposal on which legislative action is not complete. 

Section 402 continues a provision providing for annual appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act. 

Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on departmental assessments unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations.

Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and processing 

applications for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands. 
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Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of contract support costs. 

Section 406 addresses the payment of contract support costs for 

fiscal year 2016. 

Section 407 continues a provision providing that the Secretary of 

Agriculture shall not be considered in violation of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

Act solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the Secretary is working in good 

faith to complete the plan revision. 

Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing, leasing, 

and related activities within the boundaries of National Monuments.

Section 409 restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of land 

or interests in land from being used for declarations of taking or 

complaints in condemnation. 

Section 410 continues a provision addressing timber sales involving Alaska western red and yellow cedar. 

Section 411 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid contracts.

Section 412 continues a provision which requires public disclosure of certain reports. 

Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the grant 

guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Section 414 continues a provision which delineates the program 

priorities for the programs managed by the National Endowment 

for the Arts. 

Section 415 requires the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports 

on the status of balances of appropriations. 

Section 416 requires the President to submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations no later than 120 days after submission of the fiscal year 2017 budget request describing Federal agency obligations and expenditures for climate change programs in fiscal years 2015 and 2016. 

Section 417 continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds to 

promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of 

permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions. 

Section 418 continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds to 

implement any provision in a rule if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. 

Section 419 continues a provision modifying authorities relating 

to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. 

Section 420 prohibits the use of funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing tackle. 

Section 421 continues a provision through fiscal year 2017 authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding contracts for 

certain activities on public lands. 

Section 422 extends the authorization for the Chesapeake Bay 

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Section 423 extends certain authorities through fiscal year 2016 

allowing the Forest Service to renew grazing permits. 

Section 424 sets requirements for the use of American iron and 

steel for certain loans and grants. 

Section 425 establishes notification requirements for the Great 

Lakes.

Section 426 reauthorizes for one year the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 

Section 427 reauthorizes funding for one year for the John F. 

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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’), the Second Chance 

Act of 2007, the National Apprenticeship Act, and the Women in 

Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act of 1992 

(‘‘WANTO Act’’), $3,335,425,000, plus reimbursements, shall be 

available. Of the amounts provided: 

(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 

activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, $2,709,832,000 as follows: (A) $815,556,000 for adult employment and training ac- tivities, of which $103,556,000 shall be available for the 

period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, and of which 

$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 

2016 through June 30, 2017; 

(B) $873,416,000 for youth activities, which shall be 

available for the period April 1, 2016 through June 30, 

2017; and 

(C) $1,020,860,000 for dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, of which $160,860,000 shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 

2017, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 

period October 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017: 

Provided, That pursuant to section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the 

amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount 

allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the 

preceding subparagraphs: Provided further, That the funds 

available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle 

B of title I of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act; and 

(2) for national programs, $625,593,000 as follows: (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 

national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available 

for the period July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, 

and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period 

October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the 
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WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for 

statewide or local use in order to address cases where 

there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; 

and train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 

169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance 

and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 

workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title 

as ‘‘Secretary’’) may reserve not more than 10 percent of 

such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out 

additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA: 

Provided further, That, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, $19,000,000 shall be made available for applications submitted in accordance with section 170 of the 

WIOA for training and employment assistance for workers 

dislocated from coal mines and coal-fired power plants; (B) $50,000,000 for Native American programs under 

section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 

period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 

programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including 

$75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 

percent shall be for employment and training services), 

$5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not 

less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and 

$494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 

2017: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 

of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall 

take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible 

participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services; (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which 

shall be available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 

30, 2017; 

(E) $84,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in 

section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 

period April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; 

(F) $3,232,000 for technical assistance activities under 

section 168 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 

period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; 

(G) $88,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the 

Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for 

the period April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017: Provided,

That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive 

grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts 
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for employment, with a priority for projects serving highcrime, high-poverty areas; (H) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, 

under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which 

shall be available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 

30, 2017; and 

(I) $90,000,000 to expand opportunities relating to apprenticeship programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretary to carry 

out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other arrangements, with States and other appropriate entities, which shall be available for the period 

April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 

JOB CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal 

administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor 

vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and 

other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,689,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: 

(1) $1,581,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; 

(2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 

of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up to 

15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such 

centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding 

proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 

2017: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which 

shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2015 

through September 30, 2016: 

Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used 

to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred 

to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $434,371,000, which shall be available for 

the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

For payments during fiscal year 2016 of trade adjustment benefit 

payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 

2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; 
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and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title 

II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and 

related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) of 

the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 

405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

$861,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary to 

be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any 

period subsequent to September 15, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this division, any part of the appropriation 

provided under this heading may remain available for obligation 

beyond the current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 

245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS

For authorized administrative expenses, $89,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,480,812,000 which may be expended from the 

Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 

(1) $2,725,550,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 

States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 

laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $95,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment 

services and referrals to training as appropriate, for claimants 

of unemployment insurance for ex-service members under 5 

U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. and for the claimants of regular unemployment compensation who are profiled as most likely to exhaust 

their benefits in each State, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 

5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, 

and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade 

Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the 

Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2016, 

except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be 

available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2016, 

and for State obligation through September 30, 2018, or, if the 

automation acquisition is being carried out through consortia 

of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2021, and 

for expenditure through September 30, 2022, and funds for 

competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations 

and to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and provide 

reemployment services and referrals shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2016, and for obligation 

by the States through September 30, 2018, and funds for the 
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Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence shall 

be available for obligation by the State through September 30, 

2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads 

experienced by the States through September 30, 2016 shall be 

available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2016; (2) $14,547,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities 

necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State 

unemployment insurance system; (3) $658,587,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 

grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the WagnerPeyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the 

period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities 

of the Employment Service, including administration of the 

work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 

the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of 

which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for 

grants to States for the administration of such activities; and (6) $67,653,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2016 through 

June 30, 2017: 

Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2016 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,680,000, an additional $28,600,000 

from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 

100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 

Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title 

III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist 

other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the 

other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title 

III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States 

for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 

453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 

funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social 

Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: Provided

further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used 

to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, 

may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States 
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and non-State entities: Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social 

Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities 

of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award 

subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the 

Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by 

States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation 

principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request 

of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may 

reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in order 

to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting 

services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, 

for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting 

needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation 

and shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for such purposes.

In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and 

unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide 

reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, 

which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 

31, 2016, and for State obligation through September 30, 2018. 

ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and 

to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 

9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 

of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such sums as may be necessary, 

which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2017. 

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000. 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance 

authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 

to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2016, for the Corporation: 

Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for 

fiscal year 2016 shall be available for obligations for administrative 

expenses in excess of $431,799,000: Provided further, That to the 

extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2016, an 

amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available 

through September 30, 2017, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided 

in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer 

program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their 

employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000. 

OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 

Standards, $40,593,000. 

OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $105,476,000. 
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OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, $113,324,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be 

expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 

44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except 

administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior 

fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits as 

provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 5(f) of the 

War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2004); obligations incurred under 

the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by 

section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 

Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the 

payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees’ Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, 

for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: 

Provided further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on 

September 30, 2015, shall remain available until expended for the 

payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further,

That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 

from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its 

fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 

determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such 

fair share entities through September 30, 2016: Provided further,

That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share 

entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ 

Compensation Act, $62,170,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows: 

(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 

processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $21,140,000; 

(2) For automated workload processing operations, including 

document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill 

processing, $22,968,000; 

(3) For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,668,000; 

(4) For program integrity, $1,394,000; and 
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(5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as 

miscellaneous receipts: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 

filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81, 

or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, provide 

as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may 

prescribe.

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $69,302,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred 

in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter 

of fiscal year 2017, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL

ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $58,552,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 

require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act 

provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. 

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability 

Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available until expended, for 

payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), 

and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, 

and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 

9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 

expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2016 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as 

authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $35,244,000 for 

transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $30,279,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 

$327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 

miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 

Treasury.
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 

which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 

under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the 

‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 

of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of 

the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to 

$499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and 

fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize 

such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the 

workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 

issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or 

order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary 

labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further,

That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 

or fewer employees who is included within a category having a 

Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (‘‘DART’’) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification 

code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance 

with section 24 of the Act, except— 

(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 

(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to 

an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found 

during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations 

which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period 

and for any willful violations found; 

(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to 

imminent dangers; 

(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to 

health hazards; 

(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to 

a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or 

more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or 
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more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and 

(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to 

complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising 

rights under the Act: 

Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any 

person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: 

Provided further, That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan 

Harwood training grants. 

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Adminis- tration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid 

work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to 

$2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less 

than $8,441,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, 

board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and 

health education and training activities: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 

from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, 

materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such 

sums for such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in 

cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is 

authorized to promote health and safety education and training in 

the mining community through cooperative programs with States, 

industry, and safety associations: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and 

Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in 

the national organization: Provided further, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval 

of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. 

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 

agencies and their employees for services rendered, $544,000,000, 

together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended 
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from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment 

Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and 

award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the 

training and employment of people with disabilities, $38,203,000. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including 

the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $334,065,000, together 

with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment 

Trust Fund: Provided, That $59,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2016: Provided further, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or 

operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral 

technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through 

contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided further, That not more than $53,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than 

$6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries 

with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade 

preference programs: Provided further, That $8,040,000 shall be 

used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation 

through September 30, 2017: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for 

the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants made for 

the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open 

competition: Provided further, That funds available for program 

evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in 

the Department for such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the Women’s Bureau 

may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of 

women in the workforce. 

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Not to exceed $233,001,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 

Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 

38, United States Code, of which: 
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(1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 

38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans’ outreach 

program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local 

veterans’ employment representatives under section 4104(b) of 

such title, and for the expenses described in section 

4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the 

States through December 31, 2016, and not to exceed 3 percent 

for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and 

contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and 

performance information: Provided, That, in addition, such 

funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of 

the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment 

facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or 

other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;

(2) $14,100,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance 

Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144; 

(3) $40,487,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 

42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and 

(4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: 

Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount 

not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made. 

In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 

is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain 

institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, 

United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections 

(c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants 

through September 30, 2016, to provide services under such section: Provided further, That services provided under section 2023 

may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in 

subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released 

from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. 

IT MODERNIZATION

For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support 

systems and modernization, $29,778,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$80,640,000, together with not to exceed $5,660,000 which may be 

expended from the Employment Security Administration account in 

the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job 

Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, 

either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate 

in excess of Executive Level II. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for 

the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between 

a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this section 

shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project 

or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided

further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the 

funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this 

Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods 

mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, 

in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of 

the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants 

under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for 

any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals 

who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled 

in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and 

industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign 

workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided, That up to $13,000,000 of such funds shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2017 to process permanent foreign labor certifications under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)): Provided

further, That the funding limitation under this section shall not 

apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications issued before January 15, 2014. 

SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’ shall be used 

by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and 

bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at 

a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 

apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office 

of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the 

relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for com-
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parable State or local government employees, and the size of the 

organizations that administer Federal programs involved including 

Employment and Training Administration programs. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 106. Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ 

when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently 

performed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section shall 

not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified 

in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds 

reserved under this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental 

Management’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer 

within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2017: Provided, That such funds shall 

only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department 

of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: ‘‘Training and 

Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and 

Employment Service Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, ‘‘Wage 

and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding 

made available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ and 

‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans Employment and Training’’.

SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

(29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following text is part of 

such section: 

‘‘(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period 

of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—

‘‘(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or 

relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, 

directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or 

marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or 

contracts;

‘‘(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 

compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever 
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is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged 

in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and 

‘‘(C) whose duties include any of the following: 

‘‘(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 

suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or 

relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; 

‘‘(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates; 

‘‘(iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding 

coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims; 

‘‘(iv) negotiating settlements; or 

‘‘(v) making recommendations regarding litigation. 

‘‘(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). 

‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 

‘‘(A) the term ‘major disaster’ means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency 

or department; 

‘‘(B) the term ‘employee employed to adjust or evaluate 

claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster’ means 

an individual who timely secured or secures a license required 

by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating 

to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that 

maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll 

taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and 

‘‘(C) the term ‘affiliate’ means a company that, by reason of 

ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding 

shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under 

common control with, another company.’’. 

(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this 

Act.

SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning 

October 1, 2015, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Agriculture may select an entity to operate a Civilian 

Conservation Center on a competitive basis in accordance with section 147 of the WIOA, if the Secretary of Labor determines such 

Center has had consistently low performance under the performance accountability system in effect for the Job Corps program 

prior to July 1, 2016, or with respect to expected levels of performance established under section 159(c) of such Act beginning July 1, 

2016.

SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to implement, administer, or enforce the Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors regulation published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on October 7, 2014 (79 Fed. 

Reg. 66602 et seq.), with respect to Federal contracts, permits, or 

other contract-like instruments entered into with the Federal Government in connection with Federal property or lands, specifically 
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related to offering seasonal recreational services or seasonal recreation equipment rental for the general public: Provided, That this 

section shall not apply to lodging and food services associated with 

seasonal recreation services. 

SEC. 111. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE CROSSING OF H–

2B NONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for 

H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 

described in the petition into the United States at any time 

during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 

which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH DAY.—An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 

days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the 

services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— 

(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market by— 

(i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and 

(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 

Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at 

the employer’s place of employment; and 

(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United 

States worker who— 

(i) applies for the job; and 

(ii) will be available at the time and place of need. 

(3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT TO STAGGERING.—

The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the 

seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the 

United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph 

(1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 

655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other 

applicable provision of law. 

(b) H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘H–2B nonimmigrants’’ means aliens admitted to the United States 

pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)). 

SEC. 112. The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes 

of the H–2B program shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage 

level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in the same location; or (2) 

the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification of the 

position in the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant 

will be employed, based on the best information available at the 

time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing wage 

for the purposes of the H–2B program, the Secretary shall accept 

private wage surveys even in instances where Occupational Employment Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary 

determines that the methodology and data in the provided survey 

are not statistically supported. 
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SEC. 113. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to enforce 

the definition of corresponding employment found in 20 CFR 655.5 

or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in 20 CFR 

655.20, or any references thereto. Further, for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H–2B program, 

the definition of temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B).

SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement 20 CFR 655.70 and 20 CFR 655.71. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 

(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to primary 

health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, 

$1,491,522,000 (in addition to the $3,600,000,000 previously appropriated to the Community Health Center Fund for fiscal year 

2016): Provided, That no more than $100,000 shall be available 

until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of 

the PHS Act: Provided further, That no more than $99,893,000 

shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of 

Public Law 104–73 and for expenses incurred by the Department 

of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) 

pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: Provided

further, That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as 

defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act 

for fiscal year 2016, not less than $200,000,000 shall be obligated 

in fiscal year 2016 to support new access points, grants to expand 

medical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, or vision services, and not less than $150,000,000 shall be obligated in 

fiscal year 2016 for construction and capital improvement costs: 

Provided further, That the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of 

the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2016. 

HEALTH WORKFORCE

For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security 

Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, 

$786,895,000: Provided, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), 

and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through 

(4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 

available under this heading: Provided further, That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may hereafter waive any 

of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 

751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under 
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such section: Provided further, That no funds shall be available for 

section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the 

Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 

1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient 

to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by 

such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further, That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part 

D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such sections. 

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with 

respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security 

Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, 

$845,117,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) 

and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 

shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and 

national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and 

$10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the 

Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,322,781,000, of which 

$1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through 

September 30, 2018, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS 

Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 

2616 or 311(c) of such Act. 

HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect 

to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long 

Hansen’s Disease Center. 

RURAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect 

to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and 

Safety Act of 1969, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $149,571,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, 

notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be 

available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility 

grants program: Provided, That of the funds made available under 

this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, 

$14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of 

health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to 

carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds 
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provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots 

and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS 

Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health. 

FAMILY PLANNING

For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to 

provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: Provided, That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall 

not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall 

be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for 

any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) 

that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to 

any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided, That funds made available 

under this heading may be used to supplement program support 

funding provided under the headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, 

‘‘Health Workforce’’, ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White 

HIV/AIDS Program’’, ‘‘Health Care Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 

Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as may be necessary for 

claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect 

to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to 

subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 

to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the 

Secretary.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 

of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with 

respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $459,055,000. 

HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND

TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act 

with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,122,278,000. 
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EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the 

PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $527,885,000. 

CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS 

Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $838,146,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 

this account may be available for making grants under section 

1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal 

organizations: Provided further, That of the funds available under 

this heading, $10,000,000 shall be available to continue and expand 

community specific extension and outreach programs to combat 

obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: Provided further, That the proportional funding requirements under section 

1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available 

under this heading. 

BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DISABILITIES AND

HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with 

respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and 

health, $135,610,000. 

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and 

workforce development, $491,597,000. 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $165,303,000. 

INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $236,059,000: Provided,

That of the funds provided under this heading, $70,000,000 shall 

be available for an evidence-based opioid drug overdose prevention 

program.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 

101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and 

New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational 

safety and health, $339,121,000. 
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ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION

PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall be 

available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106– 

554.

GLOBAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $427,121,000, of which $128,421,000 for 

international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 

30, 2017: Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries. 

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses 

necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,405,000,000, of which $575,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided,

That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency 

Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff 

without reimbursement for up to 90 days to support the work of 

the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director 

provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this 

authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken 

down by the originating center and number of days detailed: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 

used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an 

aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure 

the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, demolition, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain 

available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn 

Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility: Provided further, That in 

addition, the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts assigned to former employees in accounts of CDC made available for 

Individual Learning Accounts shall be credited to and merged with 

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CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of 

the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support 

for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 

2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under 

this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, 

or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS 

Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal 

employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included 

within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or 

HHS during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further,

That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to 

CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses 

when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged 

with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with respect to the 

previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation 

Program and the Respirator Certification Program shall be available through September 30, 2017. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $5,214,701,000, of which up to $16,000,000 may be 

used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer 

Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development 

Center in Frederick, Maryland. 

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and 

blood products, $3,115,538,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $415,582,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,818,357,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,696,139,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,629,928,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $2,512,073,000, of which 

$780,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the 

PHS Act: Provided, That not less than $320,840,000 is provided for 

the Institutional Development Awards program. 

EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH

AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,339,802,000. 

NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $715,903,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $693,702,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $1,600,191,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, 

$542,141,000.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION

DISORDERS

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $423,031,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $146,485,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $467,700,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,077,488,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $1,548,390,000. 

NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $518,956,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, 

$346,795,000.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $130,789,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, 

$279,718,000.

JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the 

PHS Act), $70,447,000. 

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $394,664,000: Provided, That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 

2017: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2016, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the 

provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed 

under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred 

to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $685,417,000: Provided, That up to 

$25,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS 

Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided further,

That at least $500,000,000 is provided to the Clinical and 

Translational Sciences Awards program. 
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, 

NIH, $1,558,600,000, of which up to $30,000,000 may be used to 

carry out section 215 of this Act: Provided, That funding shall be 

available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided further, That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one 

fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further, That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study Follow-on: Provided further, That NIH shall submit a 

spend plan on the next phase of the study in the previous proviso 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That $663,039,000 shall be 

available for the Common Fund established under section 

402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office 

of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make 

grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in 

section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That up to 

$130,000,000 of the funds provided to the Common Fund are available to support the trans-NIH Precision Medicine Initiative: Provided further, That of the amount provided to the NIH, the Director of the NIH shall enter into an agreement with the National 

Academy of Sciences, as part of the studies conducted under section 

489 of the PHS Act, to conduct a comprehensive study on policies 

affecting the next generation of researchers in the United States: 

Provided further, That, of the funds from Institute, Center, and Office of the Director accounts within ‘‘Department of Health and 

Human Services, National Institutes of Health,’’ in order to 

strengthen privacy protections for human research participants, 

NIH shall require investigators receiving NIH funding for new and 

competing research projects designed to generate and analyze large 

volumes of data derived from human research participants to obtain a certificate of confidentiality. 

In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United 

States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 

of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the 

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition 

of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through 

September 30, 2020. 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

MENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,133,948,000: Provided, That 

notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying 

out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition 

to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under 

section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title 

XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, 

national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further 

that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities 

shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart 

I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) 

of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act 

for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $46,887,000 shall be for the National 

Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the 

PHS Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) 

of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a public 

entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community mental health services to children with a serious emotional 

disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives 

a grant under section 561(a) of such Act: Provided further, That 

States shall expend at least 10 percent of the amount each receives 

for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidencebased programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the 

age of the individual at onset: Provided further, That none of the 

funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to 

section 241 of such Act: Provided further, That of the funds made 

available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public 

Law 113–93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 note). 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS 

Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,114,224,000: 

Provided, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS 

Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX 

of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further 

that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities 

shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart 

II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance 

abuse treatment programs: Provided further, That none of the 

funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to 

section 241 of such Act. 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to 

substance abuse prevention, $211,219,000. 

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement 

activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance 

Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying 

out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and 

Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance 

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $174,878,000: 

Provided, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 

shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement 

funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and 

mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct 

public awareness and technical assistance activities: Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under 

title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity 

upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and 

shall remain available until expended for such purposes: Provided

further, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out 

section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided further, That funds made available 

under this heading may be used to supplement program support 

funding provided under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Substance 

Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Prevention’’. 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A of title 

XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, 

$334,000,000: Provided, That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall 

not apply in fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That in addition, 

amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be 

credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2017. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX 

of the Social Security Act, $243,545,410,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

For making, after May 31, 2016, payments to States under title 

XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title 

XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 

2016 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, 

such sums as may be necessary. 
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For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on 

behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the 

first quarter of fiscal year 2017, $115,582,502,000, to remain available until expended. 

Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with 

respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such 

quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in 

that or any subsequent quarter. 

PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and 

the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the 

Social Security Act, $283,171,800,000. 

In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 

and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums 

as may be necessary. 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, 

XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of 

the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 

1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by 

section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with all funds 

collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 

1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized 

user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided,

That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be 

credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2016 from Medicare Advantage organizations 

pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from 

eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 

1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act. 

HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity 

and program management, $681,000,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2017, to be transferred from the Federal 

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 

Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of 

the Social Security Act, of which $486,120,000 shall be for the 
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Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight 

activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act 

and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which 

$67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human 

Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse 

activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which 

$67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (‘‘CHIP’’) program integrity activities, and of which 

$60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out 

fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such 

Act: Provided, That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the 

Social Security Act for fiscal year 2016 shall include measures of 

the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in 

the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided 

by this appropriation: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the 

terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $370,000,000 

is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 

251(b)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

support the full cost of the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care fraud and abuse from the funds provided to this account.

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, 

XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 

1960, $2,944,906,000, to remain available until expended; and for 

such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, 

$1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 

as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the 

Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 

months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred 

for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 

2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, 

$3,390,304,000: Provided, That all but $491,000,000 of this amount 

shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2016 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided

further, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such 

amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, 

training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with 

internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition to 

the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds 
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through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations. 

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 

1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), section 203 of the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture 

Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,674,691,000, of which $1,645,201,000 

shall remain available through September 30, 2018 for carrying out 

such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided, That amounts 

available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the 

TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities: Provided further, That 

the limitation in section 205 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations 

under this heading by substituting ‘‘10 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’. 

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

BLOCK GRANT

For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant 

Act of 2014 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), $2,761,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided, That, in addition to the 

amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G 

of the CCDBG Act, $127,206,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further, That 

technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be 

provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements: Provided further, That 

all funds made available to carry out section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618), including funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the reservation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) 

of section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act. 

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 

subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable 

percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out 

State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Vio-
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lence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B– 

1 of title IV and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 

of the Social Security Act; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’), and the Assets for 

Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry 

out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security 

Act, the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; 

and for the administration of prior year obligations made by the 

Administration for Children and Families under the Developmental 

Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002, $10,984,268,000, of which $37,943,000, to remain 

available through September 30, 2017, shall be for grants to States 

for adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments, as defined 

by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for 

adoptions completed before September 30, 2016: Provided, That 

$9,168,095,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start 

Act: Provided further, That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,214,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 

of the Head Start Act, of which $141,000,000 shall be available for 

a cost of living adjustment notwithstanding section 640(a)(3)(A) of 

such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding such section 640, of the amount in the second preceding proviso, $294,000,000 (of 

which up to one percent may be reserved for research and evaluation) shall be available through December 31, 2016 for award by 

the Secretary to grantees that apply for supplemental funding to 

increase their hours of program operations and for training and 

technical assistance for such activities: Provided further, That of 

the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start 

Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary 

to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of 

section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System, 

established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) 

and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

such section 640, of the amount provided for making payments 

under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under such section 640 for such purposes, $635,000,000 shall 

be available through March 31, 2017 for Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of 

Head Start services to Early Head Start services as described in 

section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, for discretionary grants for high 

quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child 

Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible under section 

645A(d) of such Act, for training and technical assistance for such 

activities, and for up to $14,000,000 in Federal costs of administration and evaluation, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of 

such Act, these funds are available to serve children under age 4: 

Provided further, That funds described in the preceding two provisos shall not be included in the calculation of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of 

such Act: Provided further, That $751,383,000 shall be for making 
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payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, That $36,733,000 

shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which 

not less than $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less 

than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant 

funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity 

as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by 

such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into 

the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with 

program purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets 

and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and 

program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 

680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees 

after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant 

period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the 

CSBG Act: Provided further, That intangible assets in the form of 

loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program 

income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent 

with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That 

these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available 

after November 29, 1999: Provided further, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for 

financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments 

in private business enterprises owned by community development 

corporations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue performance standards for nonprofit organizations receiving funds 

from State and territorial grantees under the CSBG Act, and such 

States and territories shall assure the implementation of such 

standards prior to September 30, 2016, and include information on 

such implementation in the report required by section 678E(2) of 

such Act: Provided further, That, to the extent funds for the Assets 

for Independence (AFI) Act provided in this Act are distributed as 

grant funds to a qualified entity and have not been expended by 

such entity within 3 years after the date of the award, such funds 

may be recaptured and, during the fiscal year of such recapture, reallocated among other qualified entities, to remain available to 

such entities for 5 years: Provided further, That $1,864,000 shall be 

for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the 

Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants 

to States to support data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness.

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the 

Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as 

otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000. 
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PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the 

Social Security Act, $5,298,000,000. 

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the 

Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, 

$2,300,000,000.

For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except 

as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as 

may be necessary. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Older 

Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, 

sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare 

Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B 

of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II 

of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive Technology Act 

of 1998, titles II and VII (and section 14 with respect to such titles) 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with 

disabilities, $1,912,735,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 

Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out 

section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: 

Provided, That amounts appropriated under this heading may be 

used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities 

which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be 

evidence-based and effective: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available 

under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be 

transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such 

section: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 

grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for 

the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest 

loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a 

loan guarantee; or an insurance program: Provided further, That 

applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program 

will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: Provided

further, That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with 

disabilities shall be eligible to compete: Provided further, That in 

addition, the unobligated balance of amounts previously made 

available for the Health Resources and Services Administration to 

carry out functions under sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act 
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shall be transferred to this account, except for such sums as may 

be necessary to provide for an orderly transition of such functions 

to the Administration for Community Living: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be 

used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 

U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue any legal action in a Federal 

or State court on behalf of an individual or group of individuals 

with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of 

the Developmental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights 

Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to a mental 

impairment (or a combination of mental and physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, unless reasonable public notice of the action has been provided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental incapacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically 

awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are affected by 

such action, within 90 days of instituting such legal action, which 

informs such individuals (or such legal guardians) of their legal 

rights and how to exercise such rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Provided further, That the limitations in the immediately preceding proviso shall not apply in the 

case of an individual who is neither competent to consent nor has 

a legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to public guardianship. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 

of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $456,009,000, together with $64,828,000 from the 

amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out 

national health or human services research and evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, $53,900,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided further,

That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 

shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and 

private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, 

of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be 

for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 

75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven 

effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, 

behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research 

and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test ad-
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ditional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage 

pregnancy: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under 

this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS 

Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants 

which exclusively implement education in sexual risk avoidance 

(defined as voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual activity): 

Provided further, That funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, 

governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidencebased approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the 

intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, 

and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit 

drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity: Provided further, That no more than 10 percent of the funding for such competitive grants for sexual risk avoidance shall be available for technical 

assistance and administrative costs of such programs: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities 

may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through 

grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services 

deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further, That such 

services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). 

OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and 

Appeals, $107,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from 

the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and 

cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of 

interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$75,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall 

be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and 

investigating non-payment of child support cases for which nonpayment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. 
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OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 

$38,798,000.

RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service 

Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under 

the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel 

under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 

required during the current fiscal year. 

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering 

potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health 

emergencies, $950,958,000, of which $511,700,000 shall remain 

available through September 30, 2017, for expenses necessary to 

support advanced research and development pursuant to section 

319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: Provided,

That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other 

funds available for such purpose: Provided further, That products 

purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National 

Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support 

emergency operations shall remain available through September 

30, 2018. 

For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures 

(as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), 

$510,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for 

or respond to an influenza pandemic, $72,000,000; of which 

$40,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary 

medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds 

may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned 

facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and 

other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for 

not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be 

used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other 

extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 

SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except for funds 

specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation 

and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 

SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, such 

portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 

percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized 

under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, 

or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness 

of programs funded in this title. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for 

HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no 

such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by 

any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 

this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund 

any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: 

Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 

days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) 

of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur 

up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal 

year 2016 under section 338B of such Act. 

SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 

made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless 

the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family 

planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how 

to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.

SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from 

any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, 

child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 

SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including 

funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the 

Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation 

in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of 

the expected costs of providing the service to such entity’s enroll-
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ees): Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program’s coverage for such services 

and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section 

shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. 

SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 

SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to 

assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs 

through and with funds provided by the Agency for International 

Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 

SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic 

and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2016: 

(1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that 

available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State 

Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary shall 

consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered 

by the Department of State. 

(2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be 

necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United 

States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in 

participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or 

renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct 

programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious 

diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health 

activities abroad. 

(3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 

of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 

through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the 

Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up 

to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 

(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such 

personnel’s official duty station were in the District of Colum-
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bia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall 

be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of 

chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the 

Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of 

the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among 

institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these 

two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the 

amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, 

as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of 

the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office 

of AIDS Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry 

out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 

SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) may use funds available 

under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into 

transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or 

grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 

402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). 

(b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures 

(including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the 

Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such 

transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 

procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 

301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the 

PHS Act. 

SEC. 216. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by 

this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of 

Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of 

the amount made available for National Research Service Awards 

(‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available to the Administrator of the 

Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA 

awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 
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made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director 

of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA 

awards for health service research. 

SEC. 218. In addition to amounts provided herein, payments 

made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the 

appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH 

making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). 

Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be 

available for obligation through September 30, 2017. 

SEC. 219. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into a contract, for more 

than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– 

6b(c)(1)(B)), if— 

(1) funds are available and obligated— 

(A) for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and 

(B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary 

termination of the contract; and 

(2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will 

serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA’s programs.

(b) A contract entered into under this section— 

(1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; and 

(2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement 

stated in subsection (d) of such section. 

SEC. 220. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible 

Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made 

available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (‘‘ACA’’). 

(b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the 

ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under 

subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: 

(1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 

4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer 

the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not 

later than the day after the transfer is made. 

(2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each 

funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or 

other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded 

using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the 

announcement or solicitation is issued. 

(3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or 

contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such 

funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of 

the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the 

award is made. 
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(4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under 

section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later 

than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. 

(c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 

2016, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established 

under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds 

with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), 

to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month 

period.

(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— 

(1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on 

a single webpage or on a single database; 

(2) ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and 

(3) ensure that all information required in this section is 

able to be organized by program or State. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 221. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the 

ACA to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the 

activities specified under the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public 

Health Fund’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

(b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary 

may not further transfer these amounts. 

(c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 

of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 

2821(b) of such Act. 

SEC. 222. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2017 

budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information 

concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, 

enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and 

the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and 

each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 

(b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all 

funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the 

amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a 

minimum, the following information: 

(1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under 

which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating 

the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, 

and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. 

(2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with 

paragraph (1). 
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(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from 

the report employees or contractors who— 

(1) are supported through appropriations enacted in laws 

other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior 

to the passage of the ACA; 

(2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities 

funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; or 

(3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 

SEC. 223. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 

2017 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of 

title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses of 

all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 

specifically for Health Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year 

since the enactment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such 

funds for fiscal year 2017. Such information shall include, for each 

such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance Exchange Transparency’’ 

in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

SEC. 224. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 

(1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from the Exchanges 

established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act of 2010 pertaining to enrollments during the open enrollment period; and 

(2) Notification of any new or competitive grant awards, including supplements, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 

(b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 

must be notified at least 2 business days in advance of any public 

release of enrollment information or the award of such grants. 

SEC. 225. None of the funds made available by this Act from the 

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other 

accounts funded by this Act to the ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management’’ account, may be used for 

payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating 

to risk corridors). 

SEC. 226. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for 

‘‘Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management’’, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer 

up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related 

to the Medicare Program: Provided, That except for the foregoing 

purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of 

Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any amendment 

made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts 

within such account. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 227. The following unobligated balances of amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2007 for ‘‘Department of Health and 
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Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration’’ 

are hereby permanently rescinded: (1) $281,003 appropriated to carry out section 1610(b) of the 

PHS Act; (2) $3,611 appropriated to carry out section 1602(c) of the 

PHS Act; (3) $105,576 appropriated in section 167 of division H of Public Law 108–199; and (4) $55,793 appropriated to carry out the National Cord 

Blood Stem Cell Bank Program. 

SEC. 228. The Secretary shall include in the fiscal year 2017 

budget justification an analysis of how section 2713 of the PHS Act 

will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS programs. 

SEC. 229. Effective during the period beginning on November 1, 

2015 and ending January 1, 2018, any provision of law that refers 

(including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to 

the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if— 

(1) such reference to such current recommendations were a 

reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention last issued before 2009; and 

(2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to 

any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of 

the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 230. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding provisions 

of this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and 

section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through 

September 30, 2016, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2015, 

and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as 

may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be 

made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 2016 at 

the level provided for such activities for fiscal year 2015, except as 

provided in subsection (b). 

(b) CONTINGENCY FUND.—In the case of the Contingency Fund 

for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the 

Social Security Act— 

(1) the amount appropriated for such section 403(b) shall be 

$608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, notwithstanding section 228(b)(1) of the Department of Health and 

Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015; 

(2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 

403(b)(2) of the Social Security Act shall not apply during fiscal 

years 2016 and 2017; and 

(3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund 

for fiscal year 2016 after the application of subsection (c). 

(c) CENSUS RESEARCH AND WELFARE RESEARCH.—Of the amount 

made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2016— 
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(1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred to the Children’s Research and Technical Assistance account in the Administration 

for Children and Families at the Department of Health and 

Human Services and made available to carry out section 413(h) 

of the Social Security Act; and (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to 

the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain information 

to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the 

amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and 

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

SEC. 231. Section 1886(m)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395ww(m)(6)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) and (E)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) TEMPORARY EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SEVERE WOUND

DISCHARGES FROM CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a discharge occurring prior to January 1, 2017, subparagraph (A)(i) 

shall not apply (and payment shall be made to a longterm care hospital without regard to this paragraph) 

if such discharge— 

‘‘(I) is from a long-term care hospital that is— 

‘‘(aa) identified by the amendment made by 

section 4417(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 

1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note, Public Law 

105–33); and 

‘‘(bb) located in a rural area (as defined in 

subsection (d)(2)(D)) or treated as being so located pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E); and 

‘‘(II) the individual discharged has a severe 

wound.

‘‘(ii) SEVERE WOUND DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘severe wound’ means a stage 3 

wound, stage 4 wound, unstageable wound, non-healing surgical wound, infected wound, fistula, osteomyelitis, or wound with morbid obesity, as identified in 

the claim from the long-term care hospital.’’. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health and Human 

Services Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

TITLE III 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 

418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act 

as ‘‘HEA’’), $16,016,790,000, of which $5,127,006,000 shall become 

available on July 1, 2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available through Sep-
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tember 30, 2017, for academic year 2016–2017: Provided, That 

$6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the 

ESEA: Provided further, That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall 

be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title 

as ‘‘Secretary’’) on October 1, 2015, to obtain annually updated local 

educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of 

the Census: Provided further, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That $3,544,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 

1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That $3,544,050,000 shall be 

for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the 

ESEA: Provided further, That funds available under sections 1124, 

1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to 

other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act: Provided further, That

$450,000,000 shall be available for school improvement grants 

under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the 

Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and 

shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g), 

except that State and local educational agencies may use such 

funds to serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part 

A of title I that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 

2 years or is in the State’s lowest quintile of performance based on 

proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority 

shall be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 percent: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) 

of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State educational agency 

to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each participating 

local educational agency: Provided further, That funds available for 

school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may 

be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school 

reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that 

ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a 

strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is 

based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program 

will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study: Provided further, That funds 

available for school improvement grants may be used by a local 

educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined 

school improvement strategy that has been established by a State 

educational agency with the approval of the Secretary: Provided

further, That a local educational agency that is determined to be 

eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of 

the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant model: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish 

a maximum subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each 

participating school applicable to such funds: Provided further, 

That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build 
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State and local educational agency capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program: Provided further, That $190,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the 

ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the 

Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved 

for grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent 

may be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be 

used to award competitive grants to State educational agencies for 

such a program, of which a State educational agency may reserve 

up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, including technical 

assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood 

education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the early literacy development of children from birth 

through kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged 

children: Provided further, That the State educational agency shall 

ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds are used 

to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to 

serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are 

used to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and high schools: Provided further, That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State 

educational agencies shall use such funds for services and activities 

that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction 

through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and 

other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction 

and practice: Provided further, That $44,623,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 

IMPACT AID

For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA, $1,305,603,000, 

of which $1,168,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under 

section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with 

disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(a), $66,813,000 shall be for Federal 

property payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under 

section 8008: Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount 

of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 

8003(a) for school year 2015–2016, children enrolled in a school of 

such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under 

section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both 
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parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having 

sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 

reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), 

are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain 

in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility 

status.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by 

parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title 

VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association 

Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

$4,433,629,000, of which $2,611,619,000 shall become available on 

July 1, 2016, and remain available through September 30, 2017, 

and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 

2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017, for 

academic year 2016–2017: Provided, That funds made available to 

carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of 

Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student 

body: Provided further, That funds made available to carry out part 

C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive basis, 

and also may be used for construction: Provided further, That 

$51,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall 

make such arrangements as determined to be necessary to ensure 

that the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services provided under this section: Provided further, That $16,699,000 shall 

be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

the Marshall Islands: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these 

grants: Provided further, That up to 4.0 percent of the funds for 

subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by the 

Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including 

for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive 

awards carried out under this proviso: Provided further, That

$152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA: 

Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

shall be used to allow 21st Century Community Learning Centers 

initiative funding for expanded learning time unless these activities provide enrichment and engaging academic activities for students at least 300 additional program hours before, during, or after 
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the traditional school day and supplements but does not supplant 

school day requirements. 

INDIAN EDUCATION

For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise 

provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA, $143,939,000. 

INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 

5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title 

V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,181,226,000: 

Provided, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2016 for section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111– 

5, and up to 5 percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section: Provided further, That the education facilities clearinghouse 

established through a competitive process in fiscal year 2013 may 

collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research on the planning, design, financing, 

construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, 

healthy, high-performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education: Provided further, That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part 

D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local 

educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in highneed schools: Provided further, That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic 

achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple 

times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and 

leadership roles: Provided further, That recipients of such grants 

shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders 

in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the 

grant: Provided further, That recipients of such grants may use 

such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be 

developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only 

for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality 

and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality 

teacher evaluations and tools to measure growth in student 

achievement: Provided further, That applications for such grants 

shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted 

and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has 

expired: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for 

competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation 

activities: Provided further, That $250,000,000 of the funds for part 

D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 
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2016 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development 

grants program: Provided further, That the Secretary, jointly with 

the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States for 

activities that build the capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty 

line: Provided further, That each State may subgrant a portion of 

such grant funds to local educational agencies and other early 

learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for 

the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children 

from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: 

Provided further, That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers 

and that subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form 

strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to 

carry out the requirements of the subgrant: Provided further, That 

up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants 

shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other 

national activities related to such grants: Provided further, That 

$10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA 

shall be for the Full-Service Community Schools program: Provided

further, That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to $10,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than 

$16,000,000 for subpart 2: Provided further, That of the funds 

available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to 

$100,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter school 

models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out the 

activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality 

and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance 

and grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools: Provided

further, That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may 

be used for grants that support preschool education in charter 

schools: Provided further, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of authorized 

public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies 

in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter 

schools: Provided further, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter 

school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public 

chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of 
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the school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of the school’s financial statements that 

are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and 

demonstrate improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all groups of students described in section 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important factors 

when determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter. 

SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and 

subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, 

$244,815,000: Provided, That $75,000,000 shall be available for 

subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency 

Response to Violence (‘‘Project SERV’’) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning environment has 

been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further, That $73,254,000 shall be available through December 31, 

2016 for Promise Neighborhoods. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, $737,400,000, 

which shall become available on July 1, 2016, and shall remain 

available through September 30, 2017, except that 6.5 percent of 

such amount shall be available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017, to carry out activities 

under section 3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary shall use 

estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the 

most recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under 

such part. 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 

2004, $12,976,858,000, of which $3,456,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017, for academic year 2016–2017: Provided, That the 

amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2015, 

increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 

619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the 

amount for that activity during fiscal year 2015: Provided further,

That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the 

IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which 

a State’s allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated 

under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States’ relative 
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populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age 

as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 

15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ relative populations 

of those children who are living in poverty: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate such 

funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational 

agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Provided further, That 

the amount by which a State’s allocation under section 611(d) of 

the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts 

distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 

2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 

the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 

provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which 

a State’s allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to 

comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary 

may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a 

period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire 

reduction is applied: Provided further, That the Secretary may, in 

any fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under section 611 is 

reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the 

amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount 

that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in 

that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears 

to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal 

year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided

further, That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 

funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year 

for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 

612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 

under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the 

data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the 

IDEA: Provided further, That the level of effort a local educational 

agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in 

the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that 

would have been required in the absence of that failure and not the 

LEA’s reduced level of expenditures: Provided further, That the 

Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel 

Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to 

evaluate program performance under such subpart. 

REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller National Center Act, 

$3,529,605,000, of which $3,391,770,000 shall be for grants for vo-
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cational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation 

Act: Provided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in 

this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of 

funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act 

for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the education 

and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income (‘‘SSI’’) and their families that may result in long-term 

improvement in the SSI child recipient’s economic status and selfsufficiency: Provided further, That States may award subgrants for 

a portion of the funds to other public and private, nonprofit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent 

to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until 

September 30, 2017. 

SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $25,431,000. 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I 

and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $70,016,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at 

its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 

under section 207 of such Act. 

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 

Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet 

University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 

of 1986, $121,275,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 

CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl 

D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the 

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 

$1,720,686,000, of which $929,686,000 shall become available on 

July 1, 2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 

2017, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 

1, 2016, and shall remain available through September 30, 2017: 

Provided, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, 

$13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 

242.
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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of 

title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available 

through September 30, 2017. 

The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 

during award year 2016–2017 shall be $4,860. 

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title 

I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and 

E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of 

the Public Health Service Act, $1,551,854,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary shall, no 

later than March 1, 2016, allocate new student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan servicers on the basis of their performance compared to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to 

process new and existing accounts. 

HIGHER EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, 

III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and 

Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,982,185,000: 

Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 

Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign 

countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign 

language training and international studies in areas that are vital 

to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: Provided

further, That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up 

to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: Provided further,

That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 

2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for 

evaluation.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which 

not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant 

pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended. 

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA, 

$435,000.
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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL

FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided, 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 further, 

That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 

part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $302,099,000: Provided further, That these funds may be used to support loans to 

public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences 

Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational 

Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act, $618,015,000, which shall remain 

available through September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary 

data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce 

data systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further,

That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 

208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for 

awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, 

State, and national levels: Provided further, That $157,235,000 

shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $432,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to 

remain available until expended, may be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization 

Act, $107,000,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $59,256,000. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the 

transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance 

in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students 

or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 

school or school system. 

SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used 

to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student 

to a school other than the school which is nearest the student’s 

home, except for a student requiring special education, to the 

school offering such special education, in order to comply with title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 

an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the 

transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or 

the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, 

pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does 

not include the establishment of magnet schools. 

SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and 

meditation in the public schools. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 

no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 

by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to 

fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 

Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 

15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received 

under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, under part A of title 

V of the ESEA. 

SEC. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘2016’’ for ‘‘2009’’. 

SEC. 307. The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 

Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 

9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and 

(c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect 

to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the 
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source of funds for those activities: Provided, That high-quality 

evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using 

funds for any other evaluation activities: Provided further, That 

any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 

1, 2016 through September 30, 2017: Provided further, That not 

later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved 

under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, 

shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds reserved 

under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are 

withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how 

ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from 

evaluations completed under this section will be widely disseminated.

SEC. 308. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains 

an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III 

or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2016 may use the income from that 

fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in 

section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such 

purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to 

have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.

(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the 

HEA are reauthorized. 

SEC. 309. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 310. Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is 

amended in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 311. Section 428(c)(1) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘95 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’. 

SEC. 312. Notwithstanding section 5(b) of the Every Student Succeeds Act, funds provided in this Act for non-competitive formula 

grant programs authorized by the ESEA for use during academic 

year 2016–2017 shall be administered in accordance with the 

ESEA as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 

Every Student Succeeds Act. 

SEC. 313. CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAMS.—

(1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended by 

replacing (d)(2) with the following: 

‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible career pathway program’ means a 

program that combines rigorous and high-quality education, 

training, and other services that— 

‘‘(A) aligns with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the State or regional economy involved; 

‘‘(B) prepares an individual to be successful in any of a 

full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, 

including apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 

seq.) (referred to individually in this Act as an ‘apprenticeship’, except in section 171); 
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‘‘(C) includes counseling to support an individual in 

achieving the individual’s education and career goals; 

‘‘(D) includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 

‘‘(E) organizes education, training, and other services to 

meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner 

that accelerates the educational and career advancement 

of the individual to the extent practicable; 

‘‘(F) enables an individual to attain a secondary school 

diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary credential; and 

‘‘(G) helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.’’. 

(2) Subsection (b) of section 401 of the HEA is amended by 

striking the addition to (b)(2)(A)(ii) made by subsection 309(b) 

of division G of Public Law 113–235. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

TITLE IV 

RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, $6,191,000: Provided,

That in order to authorize any central nonprofit agency designated 

pursuant to section 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform contract requirements of the Committee as prescribed under 

section 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Committee shall within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act 

enter into a written agreement with any such central nonprofit 

agency: Provided further, That such agreement entered into under 

the preceding proviso shall contain such auditing, oversight, and 

reporting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 of title 

41, United States Code: Provided further, That such agreement 

shall include the elements listed under the heading ‘‘Committee 

For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled— 

Written Agreement Elements’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That after 180 days from the date 

of enactment of this Act a fee may not be charged under section 

51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, unless such fee is 

under the terms of the written agreement between the Committee 

and any such central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That no 

less than $750,000 shall be available for the Office of Inspector 

General.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. (a) Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the Committee for 

Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled,’’ after ‘‘the Board for International Broadcasting,’’; 

and

(B) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) 

as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; and 

(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 

new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) with respect to the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, such term 

means the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled;’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘board or commission’’, the first place it 

appears, and inserting ‘‘board, chairman of a committee, or 

commission’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘board or commission’’, the second place 

it appears, and inserting ‘‘board, committee, or commission’’.

(b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Chairman of the Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall appoint an Inspector 

General for the Committee. 

(c) This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall 

take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 402. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year 

quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the 

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled shall submit to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the Workforce of the House of 

Representatives, the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate, the reports described under the 

heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 

Severely Disabled—Requested Reports’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act). 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (referred to in this title as ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry 

out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this 

title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the National and Community Service Act 

of 1990 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $787,929,000, not-
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withstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 

501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant 

funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $50,000,000 shall be 

available for expenses to carry out section 198K of the 1990 Act; 

(3) $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State 

commissions on national and community service, under section 

126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of 

the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, 

which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be 

awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: Provided further, That 

for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of 

need by the local community: Provided further, That not to exceed 

20 percent of funds made available under section 198K of the 1990 

Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related 

performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall 

remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided further,

That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for 

such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further, That 

any funds deobligated from projects under section 198K of the 1990 

Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 

section 198K of such Act. 

PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For payment to the National Service Trust established under 

subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $220,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional 

funds from the amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the 

National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is 

necessary to support the activities of national service participants 

and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 

Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 

without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 

U.S.C. 1513(b). 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 

Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants au-
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thorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official 

reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in car- rying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 403. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program 

requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice 

and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2016, during any grant 

selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding 

such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an 

officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive 

such information. 

SEC. 404. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share 

requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive 

AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, 

Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 

match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject 

to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 405. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 

1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations 

under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of 

title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 

SEC. 406. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 

1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in 

section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans 

as defined under section 101 of the Act. 

SEC. 407. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 

1990 Act— 

(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall 

be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); and 

(2) individuals described in such section shall be considered 

‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of NCPA; and 

(3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 

established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with Public Law 92–544. 

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (‘‘CPB’’), 

as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount 

which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, 

for the fiscal year 2018, $445,000,000: Provided, That none of the 

funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for 
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receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the 

funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used 

to aid or support any program or activity from which any person 

is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on 

the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided

further, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act 

shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, 

appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with 

respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB: Provided further,

That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 

used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. 

In addition, for the costs associated with replacing and upgrading 

the public broadcasting interconnection system, $40,000,000. 

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the functions vested in it by the 

Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for 

the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $48,748,000, including up to $400,000 to remain 

available through September 30, 2017, for activities authorized by 

the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: Provided, That 

notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign 

governments and international organizations, and for arbitration 

services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and 

shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees 

for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and 

real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission, $17,085,000. 

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 

and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $230,000,000. 
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MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,765,000. 

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act, $11,925,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from 

the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as 

authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $3,250,000. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 

to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 

Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided, That 

no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist 

in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 

units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 

2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 

Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 

nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 408. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts 

making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may 

be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation 

that would provide employees any means of voting through any 

electronic means in an election to determine a representative for 

the purposes of collective bargaining. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway 

Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, 

$13,230,000.
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission, $12,639,000. 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized 

under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 

$29,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in 

fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98– 

76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the 

amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 

amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit 

received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 

benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be 

credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of 

each month in the fiscal year. 

FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the 

payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest 

earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2017, which shall be the maximum amount 

available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 

76.

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 

(‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and 

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad 

unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this 

limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted 

service: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not 

change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney 

hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. 

LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for 

audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account. 
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as 

provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social 

Security Act, $11,400,000. 

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93–66, 

as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses 

incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

$46,305,733,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current 

fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 

returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That not more than 

$101,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations 

under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and 

remain available through September 30, 2018. 

For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for 

unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 

as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, $14,500,000,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and 

representation expenses, not more than $10,598,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 

Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Provided, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social 

Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That, $116,000,000 may 

be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 

and conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the 

Social Security Act: Provided further, That the Commissioner may 

allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level 

specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities 

and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of 

any such reallocation: Provided further, That the acquisition of 

services to conduct and manage representative payee reviews shall 

be made using full and open competition procedures: Provided further, That, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be for necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of 

the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building: Provided further, That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end 
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of fiscal year 2016 not needed for fiscal year 2016 shall remain 

available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware 

and software infrastructure, including related equipment and nonpayroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided

further, That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under 

the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures 

for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services for 

labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures 

referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general 

fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. 

In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the 

cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility 

under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,426,000,000 may be 

expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 

Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the 

terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 

$1,153,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That the 

Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of 

the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these 

funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) 

of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. In addition, $136,000,000 to be derived from administration fees 

in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant 

to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of 

Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. To 

the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in 

fiscal year 2016 exceed $136,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2017 only to the extent provided in advance in 

appropriations Acts. In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected 

pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, 

which shall remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$29,787,000, together with not to exceed $75,713,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 

Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 
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In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration, 

to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and 

purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice 

of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of 

prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be 

used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for 

which they were originally appropriated. 

SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 

shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the 

preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation 

before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative 

body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local 

legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or 

pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the 

executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government 

itself.

(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be 

used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, 

regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or 

pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal 

and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation 

by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive 

branch of that government. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any 

activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future 

Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or 

future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, 
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including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control. 

SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized 

to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, 

from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and 

III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; 

the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for 

‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation 

expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National 

Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for 

proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects 

or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all 

grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but 

not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— 

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project 

which will be financed with Federal money; 

(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and 

(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 

project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 

sources.

SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 

none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. 

(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the 

funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this 

Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes 

coverage of abortion. 

(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package of 

services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 

SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section 

shall not apply to an abortion— 

(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; 

or

(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the 

pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place 

the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 

(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person 

of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or locality’s 

contribution of Medicaid matching funds). 

(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering 

abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract 

separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds 
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(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 

funds).

(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made 

available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the 

basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide 

coverage of, or refer for abortions. 

(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ includes an 

individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, 

a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 

SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for— 

(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 

purposes; or 

(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or 

death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in 

utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 

(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human subject 

under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that 

is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other 

means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. 

SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug 

or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled 

Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. 

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is 

significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use 

of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical 

trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 

SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 

1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the 

assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except 

in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.

SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— 

(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 

States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 

regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of 

Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 

(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 

that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 
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SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, 

or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry 

out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of 

such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 

unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 

SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 

this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 

(1) creates new programs; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 

project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;

(4) relocates an office or employees; 

(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 

(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 

(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 

presently performed by Federal employees; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of 

such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to 

such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in 

writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 

(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under 

previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 

that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 

2016, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 

States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 

funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

(1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; 

(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 

project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as 

approved by Congress; or 

(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 

activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of 

such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to 

such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in 

writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 
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SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal 

scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds 

with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary 

for the work of the committee involved. 

(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to 

disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 

SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an 

operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity 

level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2016 that are different 

than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or the fiscal year 

2016 budget request. 

SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the 

Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2016, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis 

or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees 

within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report 

is submitted. 

SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for 

purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under 

title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit 

for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social 

security account number that is not the claimant’s number and the 

performance of such work under such number has formed the basis 

for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) 

or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security 

Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social 

Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the 

social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 

SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 

funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile 

needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: 

Provided, That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds 

for elements of a program other than making such purchases if the 

relevant State or local health department, in consultation with the 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that the 
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State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at 

risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is operating in 

accordance with State and local law. 

SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such 

network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

SEC. 522. None of the funds made available under this or any 

other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the 

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now 

(ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, 

or successors. 

SEC. 523. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, 

Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated 

May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: 

(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and 

(2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall 

be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals. 

SEC. 524. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 

state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 

communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 

at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to 

carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 

available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 

SEC. 525. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 

funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall— 

(1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth; 

(2) include communities that have recently experienced civil 

unrest; and 

(3) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, 

or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or 

work, that provide education, training, employment, and other 

related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the 

provisions of section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, 

except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2016’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR

2014’’ in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it appears.

(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 

funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the 

authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 

76, and section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235: Provided,
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That new pilots that are being carried out with discretionary funds 

made available in division G of Public Law 113–235 shall include 

communities that have recently experienced civil unrest. 

SEC. 526. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 

quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the 

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 

and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 

a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, 

committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports 

shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 

year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the 

extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived.

SEC. 527. Section 2812(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. 300hh–11(d)(2)) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating the three sentences as subparagraphs 

(A), (B), and (C), respectively, and indenting accordingly; 

(2) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘An’’ 

and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—An’’;

(3) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION TO TRAINING PROGRAMS.—

With’’;

(4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘In’’ 

and inserting ‘‘RESPONSIBILITY OF LABOR SECRETARY.—In’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(D) COMPUTATION OF PAY.—In the event of an injury to 

such an intermittent disaster response appointee, the position of the employee shall be deemed to be ‘one which 

would have afforded employment for substantially a whole 

year’, for purposes of section 8114(d)(2) of such title. 

‘‘(E) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—The weekly pay of such an 

employee shall be deemed to be the hourly pay in effect on 

the date of the injury multiplied by 40, for purposes of 

computing benefits under section 8118 of such title.’’. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 528. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2016 under 

section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, $15,000,000 are rescinded. 

SEC. 529. Amounts deposited or available in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from appropriations to the Fund under 

section 2104(n)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act and the income 

derived from investment of those funds pursuant to 2104(n)(2)(C) 

of that Act, shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal year. 

(RESCISSION)

SEC. 530. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 

108 of Public Law 111–3, as amended, $4,678,500,000 are hereby 

rescinded.

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 

and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division H contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

In implementing this agreement, the Departments and agencies 

should be guided by the language and instructions set forth in 

House Report 114–195 accompanying the House bill, H.R. 3020, 

and Senate Report 114–74 accompanying the Senate bill, S. 1695. 

Where the explanatory statement speaks to an issue that was addressed in the House or Senate reports, the explanatory statement 

should supersede the language in the House or Senate reports. In 

cases where the House Report and the Senate Report address a 

particular issue not specifically cited in the explanatory statement, 

the House Report and the Senate Report should be complied with 

and carry the same emphasis as the language included in the explanatory statement. 

Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow the 

directions set forth in this Act and the accompanying statement, 

and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize activities except as 

provided herein. Funds for individual programs and activities are 

displayed in the detailed table at the end of the explanatory statement for this division. Funding levels that are not displayed in the 

detailed table are identified within this explanatory statement. Any 

action to eliminate or consolidate programs, projects, and activities 

should be pursued through a proposal in the President’s Budget so 

it can be considered by the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Congressional Reports.—Each Department and agency is directed 

to provide the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, within 30 days of enactment of this 

Act and quarterly thereafter, a summary describing each requested 

report to the Committees on Appropriations along with its status. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

State Grants.—Governors are expected to utilize the reserve for 

innovative, cost-effective programs consistent with the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to meet unique or pressing 
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workforce needs in their states, to foster constructive partnerships 

to the benefit of job-seekers and employers, to effectively respond 

to unforeseen dislocations or local shortfalls, and to improve overall 

program performance as measured by the new uniform performance measurement system established by WIOA. 

Dislocated Worker National Reserve.—The funding provided may 

be used for National Dislocated Worker Grants, technical assistance, demonstrations, and other activities as authorized by WIOA. 

The agreement provides $19,000,000 requested in the fiscal year 

2016 budget for grants under the authority of WIOA to provide job 

training and services for workers dislocated from the coal industry. 

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders.—Within funds to provide services 

for young ex-offenders and school dropouts in high-poverty communities with high crime rates, the Department is also directed to 

consider the needs of communities that have recently experienced 

significant unrest. 

Apprenticeship.—The agreement includes $90,000,000 for Registered Apprenticeship grants and capacity building as requested in 

the fiscal year 2016 budget. 

JOB CORPS

In light of recent events, significant concerns remain regarding 

the safety of students on Job Corps campuses. Efforts on the part 

of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to review 

and address these concerns are appreciated. ETA is directed to 

work with center operators and other appropriate entities to identify and implement improvements across the Job Corps system to 

improve the safety of students and maintain safe and effective 

learning environments. 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS

The agreement includes $67,653,000 for the One-Stop Career 

Centers and Labor Market Information activity, including 

$7,500,000 for the new occupational licensing State consortium initiative as described in Senate Report 114–74. 

OFFICE OF LABOR MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

The agreement does not provide funding for the proposed Electronic Labor Organization Reporting System Modernization project. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Significant concerns remain about the Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration’s (OSHA) use of guidance documents to 

change longstanding OSHA policy. In June and July of 2015, 

OSHA issued three guidance documents related to Executive Order 

13650, ‘‘Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security.’’ They 

are Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals 

and Covered Concentrations of Listed Appendix A Chemicals, 

RAGAGEP in Safety Process Management Enforcement, and PSM 

Retail Exemption Interim Enforcement Policy. These along with 

other OSHA ‘‘letters of interpretation’’ attempt to change prevailing 
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agency policies without proposing regulatory changes under the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et. 

seq.). OSHA has issued letters of interpretation on substantive policy matters that leave the agency open to liability that can be 

avoided by going through the proper rulemaking process, including 

notice and period of public comment. OSHA is expected to implement agency policy changes through the formal regulatory process. 

As such, the agreement directs that the revised enforcement policy 

relating to the exemption of retail facilities from coverage of the 

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CFR 191 0.119(a)(2)(i)) issued by the Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration on July 22, 2015, shall not be enforced 

nor deemed by the Department of Labor to be in effect in fiscal 

year 2016 until: the Bureau of the Census establishes a new North 

American Industry Classification System code under Sector 44–45 

Retail Trade for Farm Supply Retailers, and the Secretary of 

Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, has carried out all notice and comment 

rulemaking procedures and invited meaningful public participation 

in the rulemaking. 

OSHA is directed to continue to provide notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate 10 days prior to the announcement of any new National, 

Regional or Local Emphasis Program including the circumstances 

and data used to determine the need for the launch of a new Program.

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is directed 

to provide assistance and data necessary for the National Academy 

of Sciences study provided in the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 

account. MSHA is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and authorizing committees of jurisdiction within 72 hours of determining 

that compliance rates under the new sampling protocols taking effect in 2016 fall below 95 percent, and to provide such committees 

with quarterly reports on actual compliance rates under the new 

coal dust rule. 

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall submit a report to Congress 

within one year of enactment of this Act on the Bureau’s efforts to 

account for and report on all forms of employment in the current 

economy, including those working in small businesses, part-time or 

temporary workers, those with fluctuating schedules, and the selfemployed.

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

The agreement does not incorporate the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) into its partner agency, the Employment 

and Training Administration. The Department is directed to evaluate and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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of Representatives and the Senate within 150 days of enactment of 

this Act on the capacity of ETA to continue providing leadership, 

effective policy development and grant programs, and subject matter expertise in carrying out the mission of ODEP as proposed in 

the Senate bill. The report should also consider the potential 

synergies, efficiencies, and other benefits of unifying ODEP into the 

direct leadership of ETA along with the broader workforce training 

system it oversees. Any potential organizational challenges, programmatic concerns, or other issues such an integration might create should also be discussed. Finally, the report should discuss the 

Department’s current utilization of the specialized policy development and analysis resources available from the National Council 

on Disability. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

For the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer, the agreement includes a direct appropriation of $8,040,000. The agreement contains language, as proposed by the Administration, allowing the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer to administer grants for the 

purposes of conducting evaluations. The authority will allow preeminent research institutions to qualify and apply for contracts to 

conduct rigorous and scientific evaluations of the Department’s programs, projects, and activities. It is hoped that these evaluations 

will inform decision-making and lead to improved program performance and taxpayer value. Language is also included ensuring 

that grant competitions for evaluation contracts are fair and open. 

Finally, the transfer authority for the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer is increased from 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent. The administration requested $2,620,000 and 15 full time staff to 

initiate an Office of Labor Compliance. This request is denied by 

the agreement; no funds in the bill have been provided for this purpose.

IT MODERNIZATION

The agreement includes significant new resources for information 

technology (IT) modernization, including a total of $24,880,000 for 

IT infrastructure modernization and $4,898,000 for Departmental 

Support Systems. The new Digital Government Integration Platform Initiative is not funded. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Funds requested for a temporary surge capacity to clear the 

backlog of permanent labor certification program applications are 

available through authority to utilize H–1B fees as proposed by the 

Senate. Although funds are available through September 30, 2017, 

to accommodate a potential contract performance period extending 

beyond the end of fiscal year 2016, ETA is directed to obligate the 

funds as expeditiously as practicable to resolve the backlog. 

The bill includes a new provision related to the competitive 

award of contracts to operate a Jobs Corps Civilian Conservation 

Center.

The agreement includes a new provision related to seasonal employees offering recreational services on federal lands. 
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The agreement includes new provisions related to the H–2B program.

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES

The Department is directed to include in its fiscal year 2017 congressional budget justification the amount of expired unobligated 

balances available for transfer to the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund 

(NEF) and the amount of any such balances transferred to the 

NEF. This should include actual or estimated amounts for the 

prior, current, and budget years. The description should include 

specific projects, costs, project total cost, and years expected to complete as well as the specific projects supported in the current year. 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH WORKFORCE

Oral Health Training.—The agreement includes not less than 

$10,000,000 for General Dentistry programs and not less than 

$10,000,000 for Pediatric Dentistry programs. The agreement provides $875,000 for section 748 authority for the Dental Faculty 

Loan Repayment Program. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is directed to publish a new funding opportunity and then award grants in fiscal year 2016 from the funding 

provided.

Geriatric Education.—The agreement provides $38,737,000 for 

Geriatric Education programs. In fiscal year 2015, HRSA combined 

the Geriatrics Education Centers program, Geriatric Training for 

Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals 

program, and the Geriatric Academic Career Awards programs authorized under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act section 753 

with the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program authorized 

under PHS Act section 865 into one competition, the Geriatric 

Workforce Enhancement Program. HRSA stated the combined competition would, ‘‘improve health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care, maximizing patient and family engagement, and transforming the healthcare system.’’ Therefore, the agreement has consolidated the PHS Act Title VII Geriatric Program with the PHS Act Title VIII Comprehensive Geriatric Education program. 

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.—The agreement includes language setting aside $77,093,000 for Special Projects of 

Regional and National Significance (SPRANS). The agreement provides the following amounts within SPRANS: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Set-aside for oral health ................................................................................................................................ $5,000,000 

Set-aside for epilepsy .................................................................................................................................... 3,642,000 

Set-aside for sickle cell disease .................................................................................................................... 2,961,000 

Set-aside for fetal alcohol syndrome demo ................................................................................................... 477,000 
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Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.—The agreement 

provides $47,099,000 for the Autism and Other Developmental Disorders program and directs that HRSA provide no less than 

$28,990,000 for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental 

and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. The increased funding 

should be used to initiate LEND programs in States that do not 

currently have an established program, yet have a high incidence 

rate of Autism spectrum disorders. 

Traumatic Brain Injury.—The agreement includes bill language 

transferring the Traumatic Brain Injury program from HRSA to 

the Administration for Community Living (ACL). 

Heritable Disorders Program.—The agreement provides 

$13,883,000 for the Heritable Disorders Program, of which 

$2,000,000 is provided for newborn screening for Severe Combined 

Immune Deficiency and related disorders. 

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

Children, Youth, Women, and Families.—The agreement does not 

consolidate this program with the Early Intervention Services program.

HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

340B Drug Program.—HRSA is requested to provide a briefing to 

update the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the status of 340B guidance, the secure website, and covered entities in the 340B drug program. 

RURAL HEALTH

Rural Health Outreach.—The agreement provides $63,500,000 

for the Rural Health Outreach program, an increase of $4,500,000 

above the fiscal year 2015 level. This program supports projects 

that demonstrate new and innovative modes of outreach in rural 

areas, such as integration and coordination of health services. The 

agreement provides not more than $12,514,000 for Outreach Service Grants; not more than $19,412,000 for Rural Network Development Grants; not less than $10,000,000 for Delta States Network 

Grant Program; not more than $2,400,000 for Network Planning 

Grants; and not less than $4,148,000 for Small Healthcare Provider 

Quality Improvement Grants. 

Rural Access to Emergency Devices.—As requested by the Administration, the agreement does not provide funding for the Rural Access to Emergency Devices program. 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

The agreement includes a program level of $7,233,403,000, which 

includes $6,326,103,000 in appropriated funds for the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, it provides 

$892,300,000 in transfers from the Prevention and Public Health 

(PPH) Fund and $15,000,000 in Public Health and Social Services 

Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) unobligated balances from pandemic 

influenza supplemental appropriations. 
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IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

The agreement includes a total of $798,405,000 for Immunization 

and Respiratory Diseases, which includes $459,055,000 in discretionary appropriations, $324,350,000 in transfers from the PPH 

Fund and $15,000,000 in transfers from PHSSEF unobligated balances. Within this total, the agreement includes the following 

amounts:

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Section 317 Immunization Program ............................................................................................................... $610,847,000 

Influenza Planning and Response ................................................................................................................. 187,558,000 

Immunizations.—The agreement reiterates the requests for an 

updated Section 317 Immunization Program report in the fiscal 

year 2017 budget request as noted by the House Report 114–195 

and Senate Report 114–74. The agreement includes the requested 

$8,000,000 to support the capacity of public health departments to 

bill health insurers for immunization services. Further, the increase above the request is intended to continue providing a comprehensive program to educate and inform the public, monitor vaccine effectiveness, account for the use of Federal and State dollars, 

decrease ethnic and racial disparities, build strong outbreak investigation capacity, improve tracking systems, provide the necessary 

support to providers, and support an appropriate level of vaccine 

purchases.

Influenza.—The agreement directs the Department to use 

$15,000,000 in pandemic influenza supplemental balances to support CDC’s global influenza activity. CDC and the Department are 

expected to clearly identify in budget documents when and how 

prior year supplemental appropriations are used. 

HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND

TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

The agreement includes $1,122,278,000 for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis Prevention. 

Within this total, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research ................................................................................................ $788,712,000 

HIV Prevention by Health Departments ................................................................................................. 397,161,000 

HIV Surveillance .................................................................................................................................... 119,861,000 

Activities to Improve Program Effectiveness ........................................................................................ 103,208,000 

National, Regional, Local, Community and Other Organizations ......................................................... 135,401,000

School Health ........................................................................................................................................ 33,081,000 

Viral Hepatitis ................................................................................................................................................ 34,000,000 

Sexually Transmitted Infections ..................................................................................................................... 157,310,000 

Tuberculosis .................................................................................................................................................... 142,256,000 

EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The agreement includes $579,885,000 for Emerging and Zoonotic 

Infectious Diseases, which includes $527,885,000 in discretionary 

appropriations and $52,000,000 made available from amounts in 
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the PPH Fund. Within this total, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Antibiotic Resistance Initiative ...................................................................................................................... $160,000,000 

Lab Safety and Quality .................................................................................................................................. 8,000,000 

Emerging and Zoonotic Core Activities .......................................................................................................... 29,840,000 

Vector-borne Diseases .................................................................................................................................... 26,410,000 

Lyme Disease .................................................................................................................................................. 10,663,000 

Prion Disease .................................................................................................................................................. 6,000,000 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ............................................................................................................................. 5,400,000 

Emerging Infectious Diseases ........................................................................................................................ 147,000,000 

Food Safety ..................................................................................................................................................... 52,000,000 

National Healthcare Safety Network .............................................................................................................. 21,000,000 

Quarantine ...................................................................................................................................................... 31,572,000 

Advanced Molecular Detection ....................................................................................................................... 30,000,000 

Epidemiology and Lab Capacity program ...................................................................................................... 40,000,000 

Healthcare-Associated Infections ................................................................................................................... 12,000,000 

Antimicrobial Resistance.—The agreement expects a significant 

level of support for State and regional lab capacity and intends for 

the funds provided to support programs with measurable goals and 

objectives which should be reported annually in the budget request 

for this program. Further, CDC is directed to support States in the 

use of evidence-based approaches to stop the spread of drug-resistant bacteria and preserve existing antibiotics. The agreement directs CDC to coordinate with the Biomedical Advanced Research 

and Development Authority (BARDA), the National Institute for 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and other government 

agencies and support collaborations between entities such as academic medical centers, veterinary schools, schools of public health, 

State public health departments, and other academic institutions 

whose activities are in line with the Federal strategy for addressing antibiotic resistant bacteria. CDC shall provide a detailed 

spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate within 60 days after enactment of 

this Act. 

CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

The agreement includes $1,177,096,000 for Chronic Disease Pre- vention and Health Promotion, which includes $838,146,000 in discretionary appropriations, and $338,950,000 made available from 

amounts in the PPH Fund. Within this total, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Tobacco ........................................................................................................................................................... $210,000,000 

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity ........................................................................................................ 49,920,000 

High Obesity Rate Counties .................................................................................................................. 10,000,000 

School Health ................................................................................................................................................. 15,400,000 

Health Promotion ............................................................................................................................................ 14,025,000 

Glaucoma ............................................................................................................................................... 3,300,000 

Visual Screening Education .................................................................................................................. 525,000 

Alzheimer’s Disease ............................................................................................................................... 3,500,000 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ................................................................................................................. 750,000 

Interstitial Cystitis ................................................................................................................................. 850,000 

Excessive Alcohol Use ........................................................................................................................... 3,000,000 

Chronic Kidney Disease ......................................................................................................................... 2,100,000 
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Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Prevention Research Centers ......................................................................................................................... 25,461,000 

Heart Disease and Stroke .............................................................................................................................. 160,037,000 

Diabetes .......................................................................................................................................................... 170,129,000 

National Diabetes Prevention Program .......................................................................................................... 20,000,000 

Cancer Prevention and Control ...................................................................................................................... 356,174,000 

Breast and Cervical Cancer .................................................................................................................. 210,000,000 

WISEWOMAN .................................................................................................................................. 21,120,000 

Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women ........................................................................................ 4,960,000

Cancer Registries .................................................................................................................................. 49,440,000 

Colorectal Cancer .................................................................................................................................. 43,294,000 

Comprehensive Cancer .......................................................................................................................... 19,675,000 

Johanna’s Law ....................................................................................................................................... 5,500,000 

Ovarian Cancer ...................................................................................................................................... 7,500,000 

Prostate Cancer ..................................................................................................................................... 13,205,000 

Skin Cancer ........................................................................................................................................... 2,125,000 

Cancer Survivorship Resource Center ................................................................................................... 475,000 

Oral Health ..................................................................................................................................................... 18,000,000 

Safe Motherhood/Infant Health ...................................................................................................................... 46,000,000 

Preterm Birth ......................................................................................................................................... 2,000,000 

Arthritis ........................................................................................................................................................... 11,000,000 

Epilepsy .......................................................................................................................................................... 8,000,000 

National Lupus Patient Registry .................................................................................................................... 6,000,000 

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) .................................................................... 50,950,000

Million Hearts ................................................................................................................................................. 4,000,000 

National Early Child Care Collaboratives ...................................................................................................... 4,000,000 

Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding ................................................................................................................ 8,000,000 

Burden of Disease.—The agreement directs the CDC Director to 

implement a population-adjusted burden of disease criteria as a 

significant factor for new competitive awards within the Chronic 

Disease portfolio for Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes. 

Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke.—The agreement provides a 

significant increase to support Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke 

prevention. The agreement expects funding to support communities 

with the highest burden of disease, as adjusted for population, and 

to use risk factor reduction measures. The agreement requests a report in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on how funds will be 

provided to address the highest burden. 

Glaucoma.—The agreement continues to support telemedicine efforts to identify, detect, treat, and manage people with glaucoma in 

order to build on successful research, screening, and treatment for 

populations at greatest risk for diseases such as glaucoma. 

Interstitial Cystitis.—The agreement directs the increase in funding for Interstitial Cystitis to be allocated to support education, 

outreach, and public awareness activities. 

Obesity.—The agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 

2017 budget request on the evidence-based practices CDC is undertaking to reduce obesity, which should include education and outreach related to the role of fruit and vegetable consumption in reducing obesity in at-risk populations, including both adult and pediatric populations. 

Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH).—To lessen 

the disruption during PICH close out, the agreement directs CDC 

to shift fiscal year 2016 continuation costs to specific chronic disease budget lines for current activities of grantees, such as cities, 

counties, tribal grantees, and nongovernmental organizations. 
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Tobacco Prevention.—The agreement provides support for CDC’s 

comprehensive efforts to reduce tobacco use. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request identifying 

all CDC programs that provide support for tobacco control or prevention activities and requests that CDC explore ways to reduce 

duplication with tobacco prevention programs and activities not 

funded in the specific tobacco-funding line. The CDC is urged to coordinate with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to identify 

meritorious tobacco research opportunities for NIH to consider 

through its peer-reviewed process and its existing portfolio funding 

level.

BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

The agreement includes $135,610,000 for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Within the total for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the agreement includes the following 

amounts:

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Child Health and Development ...................................................................................................................... $65,800,000 

Birth Defects ......................................................................................................................................... 19,000,000 

Fetal Death ............................................................................................................................................ 900,000 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ......................................................................................................................... 11,000,000 

Folic Acid ............................................................................................................................................... 3,150,000 

Infant Health ......................................................................................................................................... 8,650,000 

Autism ................................................................................................................................................... 23,100,000 

Health and Development for People with Disabilities ................................................................................... 54,710,000 

Disability & Health ................................................................................................................................ 22,050,000 

Tourette Syndrome ................................................................................................................................. 2,000,000 

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention ............................................................................................. 10,760,000 

Muscular Dystrophy ............................................................................................................................... 6,000,000 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ................................................................................................ 1,900,000 

Fragile X ................................................................................................................................................ 2,000,000 

Spina Bifida .......................................................................................................................................... 6,000,000 

Congenital Heart Failure ....................................................................................................................... 4,000,000 

Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders ................................................................................................... 4,500,000 

Hemophilia CDC Activities ............................................................................................................................. 3,500,000 

Hemophilia Treatment Centers ....................................................................................................................... 5,000,000 

Thalassemia ................................................................................................................................................... 2,100,000 

Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities.— 

The CDC Healthy Athletes Initiative was established in 2002 to 

support efforts to address the unmet health care needs of people 

with intellectual disabilities. The agreement includes an additional 

$2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2015 level to maintain and expand 

support for this important initiative. 

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

The agreement includes a total of $491,597,000 for Public Health 

Scientific Services in discretionary appropriations. Within the total 

for Public Health Scientific Services, the agreement includes the 

following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Health Statistics ............................................................................................................................................. $160,397,000 

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Informatics ................................................................................................. 279,000,000 

Lab Training .......................................................................................................................................... 5,000,000 
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Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Public Health Workforce ................................................................................................................................. 52,200,000 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The agreement includes $182,303,000 for Environmental Health 

programs, which includes $165,303,000 in discretionary appropriations, and $17,000,000 that is made available from amounts in the 

PPH Fund. The agreement provides support for CDC’s environmental health research, evaluation, and surveillance activities. 

These activities are intended to be complementary to the biomedical research conducted at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Within this total, the agreement includes 

the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Environmental Health Laboratory ................................................................................................................... $56,000,000 

Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program ................................................................................... 8,300,000

Newborn Screening/Severe Combined Immuno-deficiency Diseases .................................................... 1,200,000 

Environmental Health Activities ..................................................................................................................... 46,303,000 

Environmental Health Activities ............................................................................................................ 17,703,000 

Safe Water ............................................................................................................................................. 8,600,000 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry ................................................................................................. 10,000,000 

Climate Change ..................................................................................................................................... 10,000,000 

Environmental and Health Outcome Tracking Network ................................................................................. 34,000,000 

Asthma ........................................................................................................................................................... 29,000,000 

Childhood Lead Poisoning .............................................................................................................................. 17,000,000 

INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

The agreement includes $236,059,000 for Injury Prevention and 

Control activities. Within this total, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Intentional Injury ............................................................................................................................................ $97,730,000 

Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence ................................................................................................ 32,700,000 

Child Maltreatment ............................................................................................................................... 7,250,000 

Youth Violence Prevention ..................................................................................................................... 15,100,000 

Domestic Violence Community Projects ................................................................................................ 5,500,000 

Rape Prevention .................................................................................................................................... 44,430,000 

National Violent Death Reporting System ...................................................................................................... 16,000,000 

Unintentional Injury ........................................................................................................................................ 8,800,000 

Traumatic Brain Injury .......................................................................................................................... 6,750,000 

Elderly Falls ........................................................................................................................................... 2,050,000 

Injury Prevention Activities ............................................................................................................................. 28,950,000 

Opioid Prescription Drug Overdose ................................................................................................................ 70,000,000 

Illicit Opioid Use Risk Factors ....................................................................................................................... 5,579,000 

Injury Control Research Centers .................................................................................................................... 9,000,000 

Opioid Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) Prevention Activity.—

The agreement commends CDC for its leadership in expanding efforts combatting prescription and opioid drug overdoses. The agreement directs the CDC Director to implement these activities based 

on population-adjusted burden of disease criteria, including mortality data (age adjusted rate), as significant criteria when distributing funds for the State PDO Prevention activities. The CDC is 
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expected to adhere to the conditions identified in the fiscal year 

2015 Appropriations Act and explanatory statement as CDC expands beyond prescription drugs and into the broader category of 

opioids. The agreement assumes these funds will be distributed via 

a competitive mechanism and not merely a mathematical formula 

or standard allocation to each State. 

Surveillance of Heroin.—The agreement directs CDC to expand 

surveillance of heroin-related deaths beyond CDC’s current work in 

HHS’s Region 1 and to require applicants for the PDO Prevention 

for States Programs to collaborate with the State’s substance abuse 

agency or agency managing the State’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. 

Violence Data Collection.—The agreement notes that CDC should 

continue its current National Vital Statistics System and National 

Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data collections activities and ensure the activities continue to comply with funding restrictions. The agreement provides an increase for NVDRS to support States not previously funded. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The agreement includes a total of $339,121,000 for the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in discretionary appropriations. Within the total for NIOSH, the agreement 

includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

National Occupational Research Agenda ....................................................................................................... $115,500,000 

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing ................................................................................................................ 25,000,000 

Education and Research Centers ................................................................................................................... 28,500,000 

Personal Protective Technology ...................................................................................................................... 20,000,000 

Mining Research ............................................................................................................................................. 61,300,000 

Other Occupational Safety and Health Research .......................................................................................... 112,721,000 

National Mesothelioma Registry and Tissue Bank ........................................................................................ 1,100,000 

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Review.—The agreement provides $1,800,000 within the Mining Research funding line and 

directs the NIOSH Director to charter a NAS review within 90 

days of enactment of this Act. Specifically the NAS effort should 

examine and describe: current monitoring and sampling protocols 

and requirements to understand miners’ occupational exposure to 

respirable coal mine dust in the United States and other industrialized countries; coal mine dust composition and application procedures, including the impact of new rock dust mixtures and regulatory requirements; monitoring and sampling technologies, and 

sampling protocols and frequency; and the efficacy of those technologies and protocols in aiding decisions regarding the control of 

respirable coal mine dust and mine worker exposure. The NAS 

study will develop science-based conclusions regarding optimal 

monitoring and sampling strategies that support mine operational 

decision making as it relates to reducing miner respirable coal 

mine dust exposure. It is expected the report will be completed 

within 12 months after enactment of this Act. 

Total Worker Health.—The agreement provides funding in the 

Other Occupational Safety and Health Research line to continue to 
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support the Total Worker Health program at no less than the fiscal 

year 2015 level. 

ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION

PROGRAM

The agreement includes $55,358,000 in mandatory funding for 

CDC’s responsibilities with respect to the Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 

GLOBAL HEALTH

The agreement includes $427,121,000 for Global Health activities. Within this total, the agreement includes the following 

amounts:

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Global AIDS Program ...................................................................................................................................... $128,421,000 

Global Immunization Program ........................................................................................................................ 219,000,000 

Polio Eradication ................................................................................................................................... 169,000,000 

Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable Diseases ............................................................................... 50,000,000

Parasitic Diseases/Malaria ............................................................................................................................. 24,500,000 

Global Public Health Protection ..................................................................................................................... 55,200,000 

Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response ............................................................................ 45,400,000

Global Public Health Capacity .............................................................................................................. 9,800,000 

Global Public Health Capacity.—The agreement understands the 

importance of CDC’s global work to protect Americans at home and 

abroad, including collaborating with other nations to identify, prepare for, investigate and respond to public health threats. The 

agreement requests a report, within 90 days after enactment of 

this Act, for all international activities funded through this CDC 

activity to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

The agreement includes $1,405,000,000 for public health preparedness and response activities. Within the total for Public 

Health Preparedness and Response, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreements ................................................................. $660,000,000

Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness ....................................................................................... 8,200,000 

CDC Preparedness and Response .................................................................................................................. 161,800,000 

BioSense ................................................................................................................................................ 23,000,000 

All Other CDC Preparedness ................................................................................................................. 138,800,000 

Strategic National Stockpile ........................................................................................................................... 575,000,000 

Technical Assistance.—Within the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) activity, the agreement provides no less than 

the fiscal year 2015 level for technical assistance and directs CDC 

to use the balance of the increase for the PHEP cooperative agreements.

Select Agent Program.—The agreement provides a $5,000,000 increase for CDC’s Select Agent Program and expects a report within 
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120 days after enactment of this Act providing an update on these 

efforts.

Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Replenishment of Medical 

Countermeasures.—The agreement notes certain assets in the SNS 

will begin to expire soon. The agreement directs the CDC Director 

to conduct a review of the current SNS antivirals supply. The review should include: the current stockpile; product expiration and/ 

or extension of dating; cost of replenishment; contract requirements; manufacturing capability (including capacity and lead production time), and distribution methods. The CDC is to provide the 

report within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate. Further, the agreement requests the inclusion of 

additional detail pertaining to SNS data in its annual budget request beginning in fiscal year 2017, including the total projected 

costs of expired or expiring SNS assets. Specifically, the request 

should identify the projected percentage allocation of the current 

and budget request resources expected to support expiring asset replacement, new asset purchases, and other operational costs. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The agreement includes $10,000,000 for Buildings and Facilities. 

In addition, the agreement directs unobligated funds in the Individual Learning Accounts from prior employees’ closed accounts to 

be used to support the replacement of the underground and surface 

coal mine safety and health research capacity facility. 

Demolition.—The agreement provides demolition authority for 

fiscal year 2016 to allow CDC to eliminate structures that are no 

longer used and have gone beyond their intended lifespan, such as 

small modular trailers and storage facilities. Due to the age and 

condition of some of the structures, they pose a significant danger 

if left in their current state. By eliminating these structures, the 

Federal government will save almost $90,000 per year in maintenance costs. If this authority is necessary beyond fiscal year 2016, 

CDC shall request such authority as part of their annual congressional justification. 

CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES

The agreement includes $273,570,000 for CDC-wide activities, 

which includes $113,570,000 in discretionary appropriations and 

$160,000,000 made available through the PPH Fund. Within this 

total, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant .................................................................................. $160,000,000 

Public Health Leadership and Support .......................................................................................................... 113,570,000 

Burden of Disease Review.—The agreement urges CDC and Center Directors to explore ways to review its programs and public 

health activities, where population adjusted burden of disease is 

not already being used as a significant factor to award funds, in 

order to determine how the programs can use or increase the use 
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of burden of disease as significant criteria for awarding, tracking, 

and evaluating CDC supported activities. 

CDC Budget Policy.—The agreement expects that, unless provided for differently through this agreement, CDC will provide advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate if it does not follow the 

policy, funding source, and levels described in its budget request. 

CDC Director’s Discretionary Fund.—The CDC Director shall 

provide timely semi-annual reports on all obligations made with 

the CDC Director’s Discretionary Fund to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 

post the end of the year report online within 30 days after it is submitted to such Committees. 

CDC Laboratory Safety and Training.—The agreement notes 

that CDC established a Laboratory Safety Review Board (LSRB) to 

conduct safety reviews of laboratory protocols for work in biosafety 

level 3 (BSL–3) and biosafety level 4 (BSL–4) laboratories. CDC is 

directed to provide an annual report beginning in April 2016 that 

identifies the total number of CDC laboratories operated or maintained by CDC with a breakout for all labs, BSL–3 labs, and BSL– 

4 labs. For each category, it should identify the number of employees in each category of laboratory, the number of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the number of employees who attended 

the new biological risk assessments training in the past year, and 

the number of SOPs reviewed annually by the LSRB. In addition, 

the fiscal year 2017 budget request shall provide a detailed update 

on activities that enhance and support CDC laboratory safety and 

training.

Cross-cutting Coordination with NIH.—CDC is expected to provide an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on how 

CDC’s programs coordinate with NIH Institutes and Centers to 

share scientific gaps related to activities supported in NIH research 

portfolios, reduce duplication of effort, and prevent overlapping core 

mission focus area. 

Individual Learning Accounts (ILA).—The agreement directs 

CDC to allow current employees to continue to expend the remainder of their ILA balances for employee training. In addition, the 

agreement directs each program to use available resources to provide employee training for all employees, in lieu of the previously 

congressionally directed ILA program. The CDC Director shall provide an annual report, no later than 60 days after the end of the 

fiscal year, on the cumulative dollar amount spent on CDC employee training activities for the recently closed fiscal year and 

prior three fiscal years. 

Laboratories.—The CDC is directed to provide a specific CDCwide consolidated laboratory funding table in the fiscal year 2017 

budget and future budget requests. The single consolidated table 

shall (at a minimum) identify for each Center and its specific program activities that fund laboratory activity, funding levels provided to State, Regional, and other laboratory activity requested, 

for the current, and prior three budget years. It should include a 

narrative section describing CDC’s process to coordinate the various laboratory funding activities across the Centers to support laboratory capabilities, upgrades, and other related initiatives that are 
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linked to measurable laboratory goals and objectives across CDC. 

The agreement urges CDC to work with its State and Regional laboratory partners to explore ways to consolidate, streamline, and improve the ability for laboratories to most effectively utilize CDC 

provided funds. 

Respirator Certification Program.—CDC has been operating the 

Respirator Certification Program since 1972. Under Federal law, 

this program must be self-sustaining, and CDC must recover the 

entire costs of services provided for the examination, inspection, 

and testing of respirators. The agreement includes language allowing CDC to have an additional fiscal year to spend user fees collected late in the year through the Respirator Certification program.

Reoccurring Reports.—The agreement notes the scope of the reoccurring reports language in Senate Report 114–74 is limited to free 

standing reports requested prior to fiscal year 2012 but not information requested for inclusion in the annual budget request. 

Sodium Consumption.—The agreement notes that a growing 

body of evidence suggests low sodium consumption can lead to 

health problems in healthy individuals. The U.S. and Canadian 

governments each established Federal Dietary Reference Intake 

(DRI) Committees that work to identify DRI needs and coordinate 

government sponsorship of DRI reviews. The DRI’s reflect nutrient 

reference values, and are based on significant, new, and relevant 

data. In August 2014, four nutrient areas for updated DRIs were 

selected, including sodium. The agreement requests an update in 

the fiscal year 2017 budget request on the timeline and plan for the 

update of the DRI for sodium. 

Public Health Leadership and Supporting Details.—The agreement reiterates the request from last year and directs the CDC Director to include in the fiscal year 2017 and future budget requests 

specific details of each budget activity supported with these funds, 

including functions, mission, full time employees, bonus, travel 

costs, and other typical object class data and information for each 

separate activity supported through the Public Health Leadership 

and Support funding line. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

The agreement provides $32,084,000,000 for NIH activities with- in the jurisdiction of this bill, an increase of $2,000,000,000. The 

agreement also includes the budget request of $200,000,000 for the 

new Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI); an increase of 

$350,000,000 for Alzheimer’s disease research; an increase of 

$85,000,000 for the Brain Research through Application of Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative; an increase of 

$100,000,000 for research to combat Antimicrobial Resistance; and 

an increase to every Institute and Center (IC) to continue investments in innovative research that will advance fundamental knowledge and speed the development of new therapies, diagnostics, and 

preventive measures to improve the health of all Americans. 

The agreement expects NIH to support the number of Ruth L. 

Kirschstein National Research Service Awards and other training 

grants in proportion to at least the general IC level funding increase. The agreement expects NIH to provide a stipend level and 
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inflationary increases to grantees that is at least consistent with 

any fiscal year 2016 Federal employee pay raise. 

The agreement continues to support the Clinical and 

Translational Science Awards program, the Institutional Development Award program, and the follow-on to the National Children’s 

Study in bill language. 

The Common Fund is supported as a set-aside within the Office 

of the Director at $675,639,000, which includes $130,000,000 for 

PMI and $12,600,000 to support pediatric research as authorized 

by the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)

Kidney Cancer.—The agreement encourages support of meritorious scientific research on kidney cancer, specifically early detection of the disease. The agreement encourages the NCI to support 

a Specialized Program of Research Excellence in kidney cancer and 

other research programs for subtypes of kidney cancer, such as 

papillary and chromophobe. NCI should provide an update on these 

efforts in the fiscal year 2017 budget request. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

(NINDS)

Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC).—The agreement 

notes AHC is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by 

repeated episodes of weakness or paralysis that may affect one side 

of the body or the other. It is one of several diseases caused by 

mutations in the gene ATP1A3. Recently NIH participated in the 

4th Symposium on ATP1A3 in Disease. The agreement encourages 

NINDS to support promising research on AHC and the gene mutation ATP1A3 and to provide a summary of the recent symposium 

and associated recommendations in the fiscal year 2017 budget request.

Hydrocephalus Research.—In June 2014, NINDS held a conference ‘‘Hydrocephalus: Myths, New Facts, Clear Directions’’ that 

in part updated the 2005 state of the science on hydrocephalus research. The agreement requests NINDS provide a summary of the 

conference workshop and associated recommendations in the fiscal 

year 2017 budget request. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).—The agreement provides the 

requested increase of $100,000,000 for AMR research. The NIAID 

is directed to work with the Biomedical Advanced Research and 

Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a joint plan to address 

the serious threat of antimicrobial resistance. NIAID is also directed to work with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response on the five-year spending plan for the medical countermeasure (MCM) enterprise, which should provide additional detail 

on NIAID’s biodefense activities, including priorities for MCM candidates in its portfolio and efforts to transition these projects to advanced research at BARDA. The agreement also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work with the Departments 

of Defense, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and the Food and Drug 
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Administration to both track and store AMR genes and the mobile 

genetic elements from AMR bacteria. The Secretary is directed to 

include an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on the Administration’s progress in implementing the National Strategy for 

Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIGMS)

Institutional Development Award (IDeA).—The agreement provides a significant increase to the IDeA program in recognition of 

its success. The agreement anticipates NIH will maintain at least 

this percentage in subsequent budget requests. It also reflects the 

disappointment of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate that NIH ignored Congressional 

language in last year’s explanatory statement to provide a legislative plan to update eligibility criteria for the IDeA program. The 

agreement restates the direction in last year’s explanatory statement to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate within 60 days after enactment 

of this Act legislative language to update eligibility criteria that 

specifically incorporates the Experimental Program to Stimulate 

Competitive Research qualifying States into IDeA’s criteria. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA)

Alzheimer’s Disease.—The agreement includes $936,000,000, an increase of $350,000,000 above fiscal year 2015, for high quality research on Alzheimer’s disease, subject to the scientific opportunity 

presented in the peer review process. In 2012, the National Plan 

to Address Alzheimer’s Disease was released to address the major 

challenges Alzheimer’s disease will pose by 2025. Since then, although Alzheimer’s research has received annual increases for federally funded research, it is still funded significantly below the annual level needed to accomplish the goal of the National Plan. NIA 

is encouraged to continue addressing the research goals set forth 

in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as the 

recommendations from the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 

in 2015. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

(NIMHD)

Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs).—The agreement continues to support RCMIs and expects the RCMIs to receive no less than $56,758,601, which is the fiscal year 2015 level 

plus the proportional share of the general increase provided to 

NIMHD.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES (NCATS)

Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA).—The agreement provides $500,000,000 for the CTSA program, an increase of 

$25,254,000 above fiscal year 2015, to implement the recommendations from the 2013 Institute of Medicine report on CTSA. In particular, the agreement supports the goal of using CTSA to build 

networking capacity and support for innovative collaborative 

projects. Additional funding is included to allow the program to re-
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tain its merit-based CTSA funding to institutions while expanding 

the network capacity to conduct multi-site clinical studies and collaborative projects. 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (OD)

The agreement provides, to the extent practicable, to all the offices and functions within the OD an increase equal to the general 

increase provided to the ICs of approximately 4 percent. The agreement maintains the NIH Director’s Discretionary Fund, Challenge 

Fund and NIH Foundation level at the fiscal year 2015 levels. 

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.—The agreement continues bill language for specific funds authorized by the Gabriella 

Miller Kids First Research Act within the Common Fund to support the second year of the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative. 

The agreement encourages NIH to prioritize research relating to 

childhood cancer within the program and requests an update in the 

fiscal year 2017 budget request on the 10-year program, planned 

activities, and on-going research. 

Capstone Awards.—NIH is exploring the establishment of new 

grants, called Capstone Awards that could promote partnership between a senior and junior investigator or provide opportunities for 

acquiring skills needed for transitioning to a new role. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on 

these efforts, including NIH’s consultations with internal and external constituencies with a stake in this potential endeavor. 

Common Fund.—The agreement notes continued support for the 

Common Fund High Risk High Reward (HRHR) programs, such as 

the Pioneer, New Innovator, and the Transformative R01 awards. 

The HRHR awards have shown great success over the years. The 

agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on how HRHR awards are supported through the Common 

Fund and across the NIH ICs. 

Director’s Discretionary Fund (DDF).—The NIH Director shall 

provide timely semi-annual reports on all obligations made with 

the NIH DDF to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate and post the end of the year report online within 30 days after it is submitted to such Committees.

Multi-institute Research Issues 

Anhydramnios.—To augment knowledge about anhydramnios 

and related conditions, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is planning a science workshop on the biology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects of amniotic fluid abnormalities. It is expected to focus 

on mechanisms of production and regulation of amniotic fluid, possible causes of anhydramnios, neonatal outcomes, and early diagnostic and treatment approaches, identifying knowledge gaps for 

future research. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal 

year 2017 budget request on the timeline for the workshop and its 

relationship to Human Placenta Project. 

BRAIN Initiative.—The agreement continues to strongly support 

the BRAIN Initiative. The bill provides $150,000,000, an increase 
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of $85,000,000 above fiscal year 2015, to be pooled from various 

ICs.

Coordination with CDC.—NIH is expected to provide an update 

in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on how NIH’s ICs and programs coordinate with the CDC Centers and programs on crosscutting initiatives, ensuring they avoid duplication of effort. 

Basic Biomedical Research.—The agreement urges the NIH Director to continue the traditional focus on basic biomedical research. The purpose of NIH basic research is to discover the nature 

and mechanics of disease, and identify potential therapeutic avenues likely to lead to its prevention and treatment. Without this 

early scientific investigation, future development of treatments and 

cures would be impossible. Basic biomedical research must remain 

a key component of both the intramural and extramural research 

portfolio at the NIH. The agreement requests NIH provide an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on steps NIH plans to 

take to ensure the traditional focus on basic science is preserved. 

Child Abuse and Neglect.—The agreement commends the NIH 

and NICHD Pediatric Trauma and Critical Illness Branch’s new 

initiative to form CAPSTONE Centers for Multidisciplinary Research and Training in Child Abuse and Neglect. The agreement 

encourages all relevant ICs to ensure reviewers with knowledge 

and expertise of the subject are included on appropriate peer review committees. 

Enhanced NIH Reporting on Research Spending by Disease and 

Affected Populations.—The agreement reiterates the direction identified in the fiscal year 2015 explanatory statement for NIH to 

make public, on an annual basis, enhanced Research, Condition, 

and Disease Categorization (RCDC) spending data with the number of Americans affected by each category of disease according to 

CDC or other federally-sourced data. The agreement directs NIH to 

include this data as a column for each category row on the RCDC 

table page that is available online and not in a separate file linked 

to the web page. The agreement expects available data to be 

uploaded within 60 days after enactment of this Act. In the rare 

circumstance, if data is not readily available, NIH shall provide a 

plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 60 days of enactment of this 

Act to populate the category before the end of fiscal year 2016. Further, the agreement encourages NIH to add pediatric cardiomyopathy as a RCDC category. 

Grant Review.—The fiscal year 2017 budget request shall provide 

an update on NIH policies and procedures to ensure appropriate review and approval for grants awarded through the ICs. 

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).—The

agreement includes funding directly to the National Library of 

Medicine (NLM) for NCBI to meet the challenge of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating the increasing amounts of 

data related to research in molecular biology and genomics and to 

support the deposit of manuscripts in PubMed Central under the 

NIH Public Access Policy. Providing the increase specifically to 

NLM, as opposed to previous years where NLM received funding 

from individual ICs for these activities, should improve funding 

transparency and enhance NCBI’s ability to provide an integrated, 
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genomic resource for biomedical researchers at NIH and around 

the globe. 

National Children’s Study Follow-on.—The agreement commends 

the efforts of NIH to work with the community to begin to address 

concerns related to the follow-on to the National Children’s Study. 

The agreement provides funding in the OD and expects NIH to continue to move forward based on the directions provided by the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate. 

New Initiatives.—The agreement requests NIH provide a table in 

the fiscal year 2017 and future budget requests reflecting the current year plus five-year planned funding levels for each of the following initiatives: Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity, 

BRAIN, Big Data, PMI, CTSA, AMR, Accelerating Medicines Partnership, Human Microbiome, HRHR, Cures Acceleration Network, 

Biomedical Workforce, and new initiatives proposed in fiscal year 

2017. For each initiative, the table should identify, at a minimum, 

the planned budget level; a list of participating ICs; linkage to the 

NIH-wide strategic plan, and percentage of the funds focused on 

basic science. 

Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).—The agreement supports the new PMI and provides $70,000,000 to NCI and $130,000,000 in 

the Common Fund to fund activities in fiscal year 2016. 

Prioritization of Funding.—The agreement expects NIH to consider burden of disease when setting priorities and developing strategic plans across its ICs to address conditions (such as Alzheimer’s 

disease, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer) with significant opportunity to improve the current or future health of the American population by targeting funding toward cures and better treatments. 

Further, the agreement expects NIH to prioritize funds on medical 

research discovery over outreach and education. The agreement expects NIH to continue policies to distribute funding based on the 

merit of researchers’ ideas and productivity, and to ensure consistent application of scientific policies between extramural and intramural researchers. The agreement requests NIH provide an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on how it plans to use 

the NIH 5-year scientific strategic plan as part of its resource allocation process to improve the health of the American population. 

Reproducibility of Scientific Methods.—The agreement notes that 

the gold standard of science is the ability to reproduce a method 

and finding. There continues to be concern with reports that some 

published biomedical research cannot be easily reproduced. The 

agreement expects NIH to continue to stress the importance of experimental rigor and transparency of reporting of research findings 

to enhance the ability of others to replicate them. To the extent 

practicable, the agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 

2017 budget request on how NIH is measuring the effectiveness of 

each step NIH has taken to develop and implement best practice 

guidelines to better facilitate the conduct of replicable research and 

research transparency in the reporting of methods and findings. 

Science Education.—The Science Education Partnership Awards 

(SEPA) fosters important connections between biomedical researchers and K–12 teachers and their students. These connections establish an education pipeline to careers in biomedical sciences, which 
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is one of the most important areas of workforce development for 

the U.S. economy. Therefore, NIH is directed to continue funding 

the SEPA program at no less than last year’s level. 

Trisomy.—The agreement encourages the NIH to explore the molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms that predestine individuals born with a third copy of human chromosome 21 (trisomy 

21) to either live with—or be protected from—a range of diseases 

that cause nearly 60 percent of deaths today in the U.S. The agreement requests that NIH submit a report within one year of enactment of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate on the feasibility of a multi-year 

study of children and adults with trisomy 21. 

Undiagnosed Disease Program (UDP).—The agreement continues 

support for the Undiagnosed Disease Network within the UDP, and 

requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on steps 

NIH has taken to accelerate discovery and innovation in the way 

we diagnose and treat patients with previously undiagnosed diseases, including its efforts to support data collection and sharing 

within the research community. Further, NIH is encouraged to explore public/private partnership opportunities and other ways to 

expand the impact of the program. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

The agreement continues bill language directing the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to exempt the Mental Health Block Grant and 

the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block 

Grant from being used as a source for the PHS evaluation set-aside 

in fiscal year 2016, as was done prior to fiscal year 2012. 

MENTAL HEALTH

Within the total provided for Mental Health Programs of Regional and National Significance (PRNS), the agreement includes 

the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Capacity:

Seclusion & Restraint ........................................................................................................................... $1,147,000 

Youth Violence Prevention ..................................................................................................................... 23,099,000 

Project Aware State Grants ................................................................................................................... 49,902,000 

Mental Health First Aid ......................................................................................................................... 14,963,000 

Healthy Transitions ................................................................................................................................ 19,951,000 

National Traumatic Stress Network ...................................................................................................... 46,887,000 

Children and Family Programs ............................................................................................................. 6,458,000 

Consumer and Family Network Grants ................................................................................................. 4,954,000 

Mental Health System Transformation and Health Reform .................................................................. 3,779,000

Project LAUNCH ..................................................................................................................................... 34,555,000 

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration ................................................................................. 49,877,000

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention .............................................................................................. 2,000,000 

Suicide Lifeline ...................................................................................................................................... 7,198,000 

Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide Prevention—States ....................................................................... 35,427,000

Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide Prevention—Campus .................................................................... 6,488,000 

American Indian and Alaskan Native Suicide Prevention Initiative ..................................................... 2,931,000 

Homelessness Prevention Programs ...................................................................................................... 30,696,000 

Tribal Behavioral Grants ....................................................................................................................... 15,000,000 

Minority AIDS ......................................................................................................................................... 9,224,000 

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Programs ............................................................................................... 4,269,000 
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Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Assisted Outpatient Treatment ............................................................................................................. 15,000,000 

Science and Service: 

Garrett Lee Smith—Suicide Prevention Resource Center .................................................................... 5,988,000

Practice Improvement and Training ...................................................................................................... 7,828,000 

Primary/Behavioral Health Integration T.A. ........................................................................................... 1,991,000 

Consumer & Consumer Support T.A. Centers ....................................................................................... 1,918,000

Minority Fellowship Program ................................................................................................................. 8,059,000 

Disaster Response ................................................................................................................................. 1,953,000 

Homelessness ........................................................................................................................................ 2,296,000 

HIV/AIDS Education ............................................................................................................................... 771,000 

Mental Health Programs.—SAMHSA is directed to work with the 

Government Accountability Office (GAO) in implementing the recommendations provided in GAO report GAO–15–113 and GAO–15– 

405 issued in February and May of 2015, respectively. The agreement directs SAMHSA to provide a detailed update and timeline 

on the progress of these recommendations 90 days after enactment 

of this Act. Furthermore, the agreement directs SAMHSA to develop a grants compliance plan that will ensure that SAMHSA’s 

grants process is in accordance with the Department’s grants manual. The compliance plan shall include periodic, and random, internal audits of grant files to confirm all the necessary documentation 

is accounted for and that the compliance plan is meeting its objectives. SAMHSA shall provide any additional grants training necessary to prevent these issues from arising in the future. 

Mental Health Block Grants.—The agreement includes a $50,000,000 increase over fiscal year 2015 for the Mental Health 

Block Grant program and increases the set-aside to 10 percent for 

evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with 

early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders. The increase to the set-aside for serious mental illness is fully offset by 

the additional funds provided to the Mental Health Block Grant 

program. Furthermore, after taking into account the offset funds 

for serious mental illness activities, the balance of the increase to 

the block grants will provide over $20,000,000 in additional funds 

to States and territories through their traditional formula grants. 

The agreement directs SAMHSA to continue its collaboration with 

NIMH to ensure that funds from the set-aside are only used for 

programs showing strong evidence of effectiveness and targets the 

first episode of psychosis. SAMHSA shall not expand the use of the 

set-aside to programs outside of those that address first episode 

psychosis. Within six months after enactment of this Act, the 

agreement directs SAMHSA to provide a detailed table showing at 

a minimum each State’s allotment, name of the program being implemented, and a short description of the program. 

Project AWARE.—The agreement supports the continuation of 

Project AWARE which increases awareness of mental health issues 

and connects young people with behavioral health issues and their 

families with needed services. Of the amount provided for Project 

AWARE, the agreement provides an additional $10,000,000 for discretionary grants to communities that have recently faced civil unrest. These grants should focus on high risk youth and family populations in these communities and surrounding areas that have experienced significant exposure to trauma and can benefit from ad-
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ditional evidence-based violence prevention and community youth 

engagement programs as well as linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services. SAMHSA should prioritize funding grants 

from communities that have formed partnerships between key 

stakeholders including State and local governments (including multiple cities and counties if impacted); public or private universities 

and colleges; and non-profit community- and faith-based organizations. The agreement includes related funding in the Department 

of Education. The Department of Education and SAMHSA should 

coordinate extensively in the administration of these resources. 

Childhood Trauma.—The agreement appreciates SAMHSA’s ongoing support of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A 

recent report, Childhood Adversity Narratives, makes clear that 

childhood trauma is an all-encompassing and costly national public 

health problem contributing directly to serious mental and medical 

conditions. The agreement encourages SAMHSA to more broadly 

disseminate information regarding evidence-based interventions for 

the prevention and treatment of childhood trauma so more children 

can benefit from proven practices. 

Assisted Outpatient Treatment.—The agreement includes $15,000,000 to implement section 224 of the Protecting Access to 

Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93), the Assisted Outpatient 

Treatment Grant Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness (AOT). The agreement recognizes that nearly half of individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder do not recognize they 

have a mental illness, making it exceedingly difficult for them to 

follow through on a treatment regimen. The AOT program will 

work with families and courts to allow these individuals to obtain 

treatment while continuing to live in their communities and homes. 

AOT has been proven to reduce the imprisonment, homelessness 

and emergency room visit rate among this population by 70 percent. The agreement requests a report in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on the planned uses of this $15,000,000. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Capacity:

Opioid Treatment Programs/Regulatory Activities ................................................................................ $8,724,000

Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment ........................................................................ 44,889,000

PHS Evaluation Funds .................................................................................................................. 2,000,000

Targeted Capacity Expansion—General ............................................................................................... 36,303,000 

Pregnant and Postpartum Women ........................................................................................................ 15,931,000 

Recovery Community Services Program ................................................................................................ 2,434,000 

Children and Families ........................................................................................................................... 29,605,000 

Treatment Systems for Homeless .......................................................................................................... 41,304,000 

Minority AIDS ......................................................................................................................................... 65,570,000 

Criminal Justice Activities ..................................................................................................................... 78,000,000 

Science and Service: 

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers ................................................................................................. 9,046,000 

Minority Fellowship Program ................................................................................................................. 3,539,000 
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Targeted Capacity Expansion.—The agreement provides $36,303,000 for Targeted Capacity Expansion activities. The agreement provides $25,000,000, an increase of $13,000,000, to expand 

services that address prescription drug abuse and heroin use in 

high-risk communities. The funding provided will increase the 

number of States that receive funding from 11 to 22, and SAMHSA 

should target States with the highest rates of admissions and that 

have demonstrated a dramatic increase in admissions for the treatment of opioid use disorders. The United States has seen a 500 percent increase in admissions for treatment for prescription drug 

abuse since 2000. Moreover, according to a recent study, 28 States 

saw an increase in admissions for treatment for heroin dependence 

during the past two years. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is directed to include as an allowable use medication-assisted 

treatment and other clinically appropriate services to achieve and 

maintain abstinence from all opioids and heroin and prioritize 

treatment regimens that are less susceptible to diversion for illicit 

purposes.

Since the passage of the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, 

SAMHSA has led the nation in educating physicians, patients and 

treatment systems on the use of medication-assisted treatment. To 

keep pace with advancements in science and research, the agreement directs SAMHSA to update all of its public-facing information 

and treatment locators such that all evidence-based innovations in 

counseling, recovery support, and abstinence-based relapse prevention medication-assisted treatments are fully incorporated. 

Criminal Justice Activities.—The agreement provides $78,000,000 for Criminal Justice Activities and directs that no less 

than $60,000,000 will be used exclusively for Drug Court activities. 

SAMHSA is directed to ensure that all Drug Treatment Court 

funding is allocated to serve people diagnosed with a substance use 

disorder as their primary condition. SAMHSA is further directed to 

ensure that all drug treatment court grant recipients work directly 

with the corresponding State substance abuse agency in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the grant. SAMHSA is further directed to expand training and technical assistance to drug 

treatment court grant recipients to ensure evidence-based practices 

are fully implemented. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Prevention Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Capacity:

Strategic Prevention Framework/Partnerships for Success .................................................................. $109,484,000

Strategic Prevention Framework Rx ...................................................................................................... 10,000,000 

Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose .......................................................................... 12,000,000

Mandatory Drug Testing ........................................................................................................................ 4,894,000 

Minority AIDS ......................................................................................................................................... 41,205,000 

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) ................................................................... 7,000,000

National Adult-Oriented Media Public Service Campaign ........................................................... 1,000,000

Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants ...................................................................... 5,000,000

Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking ............... 1,000,000
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Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Tribal Behavioral Health Grants ........................................................................................................... 15,000,000 

Science and Service: 

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies ........................................................................ 7,493,000

Science and Service Program Coordination .......................................................................................... 4,072,000 

Minority Fellowship Program ................................................................................................................. 71,000 

The agreement directs that all of the funding appropriated explicitly for substance abuse prevention purposes both in the Center 

for Substance Abuse Prevention’s PRNS lines as well as the funding from the 20 percent prevention set-aside in the SAPT Block 

Grant be used only for bona fide substance abuse prevention programs and not for any other purpose. 

Combating Opioid Abuse.—The agreement provides $12,000,000 

for discretionary grants to States to prevent opioid overdose-related 

deaths. This program will help States equip and train first responders with the use of devices that rapidly reverse the effects of 

opioids. SAMHSA is directed to ensure applicants outline how proposed activities in the grant would work with treatment and recovery communities in addition to first responders. Furthermore, the 

agreement provides $10,000,000 for the Strategic Prevention 

Framework Rx program to increase awareness of opioid abuse and 

misuse in communities. SAMHSA shall collaborate with CDC to 

implement the most effective outreach strategy and to reduce duplication of activities. 

Overdose Fatality Prevention.—The agreement reflects strong 

concerns about the increasing number of unintentional overdose 

deaths attributable to prescription and nonprescription opioids. 

SAMHSA is urged to take steps to encourage and support the use 

of Substance Abuse and Prevention Block Grant funds for opioid 

safety education and training, including initiatives that improve access for licensed healthcare professionals, including paramedics, to 

emergency devices used to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid 

overdoses. Such initiatives should incorporate robust evidencebased intervention training, and facilitate linkage to treatment and 

recovery services. 

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

Within the total provided for health surveillance and program 

support, the agreement includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Health Surveillance ........................................................................................................................................ $16,830,000 

PHS Evaluation Fund ............................................................................................................................. 30,428,000

Program Management .................................................................................................................................... 79,559,000 

Performance and Quality Info. Systems ......................................................................................................... 12,918,000 

Public Awareness and Support ...................................................................................................................... 15,571,000 

Behavioral Health Workforce .......................................................................................................................... 50,000,000 

Behavioral Health Workforce Data ................................................................................................................. 0 

PHS Evaluation Fund ............................................................................................................................. 1,000,000

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training.—Eligible

entities for this program shall include accredited programs that 

train Master’s level social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychology doctoral interns, as well as 
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behavioral health paraprofessionals. The agreement directs 

SAMHSA to share information concerning pending grant opportunity announcements with State licensing organizations and all 

the relevant professional associations. Furthermore, SAMHSA is 

directed to ensure that funding is distributed relatively equally 

among the participating health professions and to consider strategies such as issuing separate funding opportunity announcements 

for each participating health profession. In addition, the agreement 

directs SAMHSA to include doctoral psychology schools in the funding opportunities to support doctoral level students completing 

their practicums, which are necessary to move on to internships. 

Awards shall be given to meritorious applications for doctoral psychology interns first, before doctoral psychology schools applying to 

support practicums. 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

The agreement provides $334,000,000 for the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Within the total for 

Health Costs, Quality, and Outcomes, the agreement includes the 

following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Patient-Centered Health Research ................................................................................................................. $0 

Prevention/Care Management ........................................................................................................................ 11,649,000 

Health Information Technology (IT) ................................................................................................................ 21,500,000 

Health IT to Improve Quality ................................................................................................................. 19,000,000

Patient Safety Research ................................................................................................................................. 74,253,000 

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention ............................................................................... 37,253,000

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria ............................................................................................. 10,000,000

Healthcare Delivery Systems ................................................................................................................. 10,000,000

Crosscutting Activities Related to Quality, Effectiveness and Efficiency Research ..................................... 89,398,000

Health Services Contract/IAA Research ................................................................................................ 14,000,000

Health Services Research Grants (Non Investigator-Initiated) ............................................................. 6,000,000

Investigator-Initiated Research Grants ................................................................................................. 47,398,000

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ................................................................................................................. 66,000,000 

Program Management .................................................................................................................................... 71,200,000 

The agreement expects AHRQ to focus its research on its traditional mission, such as improving patient safety and preventing 

healthcare associated infections. 

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB).—The agreement recognizes the importance of developing scientific based approaches related to CARB. The AHRQ is directed to work closely 

with BARDA, CDC, and NIAID and coordinate with other government-wide agencies like the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, 

and Veterans Affairs, to leverage resources toward this end. These 

activities should have coordinated goals and measurable objectives 

to best leverage the funds provided. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on the planned activity. 

Investigator-Initiated Research.—The agreement provides increased support for investigator-initiated research. Investigator-initiated research should not be targeted to any specific area of health 

services research so as to generate the best unsolicited ideas from 

the research community about a wide variety of topics. 
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Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).—The agreement requests 

an update in the fiscal year 2017 budget request on activity AHRQ 

supports related to MAT. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

The agreement includes $3,669,744,000 for the Program Management account to support a broad range of activities including 

claims processing and program safeguard activities performed by 

Medicare contractors. 

Critical Access Hospitals (CAH).—The agreement continues to 

note concerns about the proposal to eliminate CAH status from facilities located less than 10 miles from another hospital and reducing the reimbursement rate from 101 to 100 percent on the hospitals to properly provide care to local residents. The agreement directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to engage with CAH facilities to assess the impact of the proposed reimbursement reduction and provide a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act to the appropriate Committees of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate on the impact of the proposed rate 

reduction from the perspective of the CAH ability to fully operate 

if the reduction is implemented. 

Health Insurance Exchange Transparency.—The agreement continues to include bill language in section 223 that requires CMS to 

provide cost information for the following categories: Federal Payroll and Other Administrative Costs; Exchange-related Information 

Technology (IT); Non-IT Program Costs, including Health Plan 

Benefit and Rate Review, Exchange Oversight, Payment and Financial Management, Eligibility and Enrollment; Consumer Information and Outreach, including the Call Center, Navigator Grants 

and Consumer Education and Outreach; Exchange Quality Review; 

Small Business Health Options Program and Employer Activities; 

and Other Exchange Activities. Cost information should be provided for each fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148). CMS is also required to include the estimated costs for fiscal year 2017. 

Medicare Advantage in the Territories.—The agreement is concerned with the lack of availability of data to accurately calculate 

Medicare Advantage payments in the territories. The Secretary is 

directed to examine the unique costs associated with delivering 

care in the territories and submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

within 120 days on availability of data for determining Medicare 

Advantage payments in the territories. 

Prescription Drug Report.—The agreement directs the Secretary 

of HHS in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, using 

data only available under current law that is not proprietary, not 

later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to 

which this explanatory statement pertains regarding the following 

topics, as described further below: price changes of prescription 

drugs (net of rebates) since 2003; access to prescription drugs by 
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patients in the four programs listed below; health outcomes and patient satisfaction with care in the four programs listed below; and 

an analysis of the current cost and length of time necessary to 

bring new drugs to market. 

The report should include prescription drug prices (net of rebates) paid by Federal programs for the 10 most frequently prescribed drugs and the 10 highest-cost drugs under the following 

programs:

1. The Medicare program under part B of title XVIII of the Social 

Security Act. 

2. The Medicare prescription drug program under part D of title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act. 

3. The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security 

Act.

4. The Department of Veterans Affairs. 

In addition, the report should include total annual prescription 

drug costs (net of rebates) to the Medicare program under part B 

of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicare prescription 

drug program under part D of title XVIII of such Act, the Medicaid 

program under title XIX of such Act, and the Department of Veterans Affairs as a percentage of total health care program expenditures. The report shall make note that the total annual prescription drugs costs do not adjust for biomedical inflation. The Secretary of HHS shall review how the Federal Government has 

achieved cost reductions for drugs since 2001. 

The report should also include an evaluation of access to prescription drugs by the four programs listed above, measured consistently across each program using one or more metrics that are 

generally accepted by healthcare professionals and health policy experts as reliable and appropriate measures of patient access to prescription drugs. The evaluation of patient access shall take into account the extent to which each program uses: formularies (including the breadth and adequacy of such formularies); utilization management techniques; and the average interval between the time a 

patient attempts to fill a prescription and receipt of the prescription drug, as applicable. 

The report should also include an evaluation of patient satisfaction with care (based on a survey with statistically significant results) and of patient outcomes in the four programs listed above, 

measured consistently across these programs using one or more 

metrics that are generally accepted by healthcare professionals and 

health policy experts as reliable and appropriate measures of patient health outcomes and patient satisfaction with care, respectively.

Finally, the report should include an analysis of the current cost 

and length of time necessary to bring new drugs to market including the impact of biomedical inflation. 

Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs).—The agreement reiterates 

the fiscal year 2015 explanatory statement language directing HHS 

to take steps to improve consistency, transparency, and processing 

of appeals. CMS is encouraged, within the existing authorities, to 

use offsetting collections it maintains from the RAC program to 

further educate health care providers on how to reduce errors and 

take other actions aimed at reducing the backlog of appeals at the 
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Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals. The agreement expects 

audits to be conducted in a manner that is valid and statistically 

sound and requests CMS to continue to monitor the return on investment for compensating auditors on a contingency fee basis, review contractor audit practices, and provide an update on actions 

related to these items in the fiscal year 2017 budget request. The 

agreement reiterates its request for CMS’s actuarial data to be included in the annual budget request as noted in the fiscal year 

2015 explanatory statement. Finally, CMS is expected to provide 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate a quarterly update from the inter-agency working 

group actions taken or planned to address the various issues related to the RAC process. 

Risk Corridor Program.—The agreement continues bill language 

to prevent the CMS Program Management appropriation account 

from being used to support risk corridor payments. The agreement 

directs CMS to provide a report starting with plan year 2014 and 

continuing through the duration of the program to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

detailing the receipts and transfer of payments for the Risk Corridor Program. 

State-Based Exchanges (SBEs).—CMS shall ensure that SBEs 

are not using section 1311 funds for operational expenses which is 

specifically prohibited by law. SBEs were expected to be self-sustaining by 2015 and were specifically prohibited from using these 

funds for operational costs after January 1, 2015. The agreement 

directs CMS to implement the recommendations put forth by the 

HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) in their Early Alert Memorandum (A–01–14–02509) issued on April 27, 2015, and expects a 

detailed report providing an update on these efforts 120 days after 

enactment of this Act. CMS and the OIG shall immediately notify 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate of any unauthorized use of section 1311 funds along 

with a detailed report, which shall include how CMS plans to recoup those funds from the State. 

Third Party Premium Assistance.—The agreement is concerned 

about the CMS Interim Final Rule: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Third Party Payment of Qualified Health Plan Premiums, which allows marketplace insurance plans to prohibit the 

acceptance of health insurance premium assistance from non-profit 

organizations. CMS is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate within 90 days explaining the rationale for excluding nonprofit organizations. 

HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

The agreement includes $681,000,000, to be transferred from the 

Medicare trust funds, for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control activities. This includes a base amount of $311,000,000 and an additional $370,000,000 through a budget cap adjustment authorized by 

section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

Senior Medicare Patrol Program.—The bill includes language to 

fully fund the Senior Medicare Patrol Program administered 
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through the Administration for Community Living from the level 

provided in this account. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

Victims of Trafficking.—The agreement includes $13,000,000 for 

services for foreign national victims, and $5,755,000 to improve 

services available for U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents. 

Within the total for Victims of Trafficking, the Department is directed to increase funding for the national human trafficking hotline to help respond to increased call volume and overall need for 

services.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

Head Start.—The agreement includes an increase of 

$294,000,000 in quality improvement funds to support grantees in 

expanding to full-school-day and full-school-year services. While 

early childhood research shows that expanded services are associated with better cognitive outcomes, the agreement notes that communities will face logistical and financial challenges moving toward 

this model. Since the recommendation is less than the amount requested to move all programs to full day/full year services, the Department is expected to prioritize grantees that volunteer for this 

expansion and can do so in a way that limits disruption to existing 

programs and services. The Department is directed to provide technical assistance to grantees and carefully monitor issues that arise 

as grantees implement the expanded service model. 

Early Head Start Expansion/Child Care Partnerships.—The

agreement includes a $135,000,000 increase for expanding Early 

Head Start (EHS), including through EHS-Child Care Partnerships. The agreement reflects support for EHS-Child Care Partnerships, which is a promising model that significantly expands on 

what many high-quality providers were already doing in their communities. However, EHS-Child Care Partnerships will not be viable 

in every community. Prioritizing this one model will limit the pool 

of competitive applicants, particularly in rural communities, and 

discourage the expansion of Early Head Start programs designed 

to meet the needs of their local communities. This new fiscal year 

2016 funding, whether for expansion, conversion, or partnerships, 

should give equal priority to each model and be awarded based on 

how effectively the model design fits the needs of the local community.

Runaway and Homeless Youth Program.—The agreement does 

not include funding for the ‘‘Prevalence, Needs and Characteristics 

of Homeless Youth’’ study. 

Child Abuse and Neglect.—The agreement is aware of the recommendations contained within the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 

New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research report as well 

as other federally supported research. The agreement encourages 

the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in conjunction 

with other relevant agencies in HHS, such as NIH or SAMHSA, to 

synthesize research done by IOM and other federal partners to 
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identify gaps in this area and to develop a peer reviewed approach 

to address research gaps related to child abuse and neglect. 

Child Welfare Research, Training and Demonstration.—The

agreement includes funding within this program to continue the 

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. 

Social Services and Income Maintenance Research.—The agree- ment includes $750,000 for the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide an evidence-based, non-partisan analysis of the macroeconomic, health, 

and crime/social costs of child poverty, to study current efforts 

aimed at reducing poverty, and to propose recommendations with 

the goal of reducing the number of children living in poverty in the 

United States by half in 10 years. 

Native American Programs.—The agreement includes $3,000,000 

for the Generation Indigenous initiative focused on improving Native American language instruction across the education continuum.

Domestic Violence Hotline.—The agreement includes an increase of $3,750,000 for the Hotline. These funds shall be used to develop 

a tribal hotline, provide additional phone advocates to ensure the 

Hotline can answer all contacts, and help make the Love Is Respect 

website a complete resource for teens and youth seeking to prevent 

and end abusive relationships. 

Faith-Based Center.—The agreement transfers the Center for 

Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to the General Departmental Management account under the Office of the Secretary. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

Aging Network Support Activities.—The agreement provides $9,961,000 for Aging Network Support Activities. The agreement 

includes $2,500,000 to help provide supportive services for aging 

Holocaust survivors living in the United States. 

Senior Medicare Patrol Program.—The agreement includes bill 

language fully funding the Senior Medicare Patrol Program from 

the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account in the Centers 

for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

Elder Rights Support Activities.—The agreement includes $11,874,000 for Elder Rights Support Activities, of which 

$8,000,000 is included for the Elder Justice and Adult Protective 

Services program to provide competitive grants to States to test 

and evaluate innovative approaches to preventing and responding 

to elder abuse. 

Traumatic Brain Injury.—The agreement includes bill language 

transferring the Traumatic Brain Injury program from HRSA to 

ACL.

Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance.—

The agreement includes $643,000 for technical assistance and 

training for the State Councils on Developmental Disabilities and 

$1,000,000 to fund transportation assistance activities for older 

adults and persons with disabilities. The transportation activities 

should focus on the most cost-effective and sustainable strategies 

that can be replicated to other communities. 
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University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.—

Within the amount appropriated for the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the agreement 

provides no less than the fiscal year 2015 level for technical assistance for the UCEDD network. 

Medicaid-Licensed Intermediate Care Facilities.—There is a nationwide trend towards deinstitutionalization of patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities in favor of community-based 

settings. The Department is strongly urged to continue to factor 

the needs and desire of patients, their families, caregivers, and 

other stakeholders, as well as the need to provide proper settings 

for care, into its enforcement of the Developmental Disabilities Act. 

The agreement includes bill language requiring notification of affected individuals of their legal rights in this regard. 

Independent Living.—The agreement provides $101,183,000 for 

the Independent Living program, of which $22,878,000 is for the 

Independent Living State Grants program and $78,305,000 is for 

the Centers for Independent Living program. 

Assistive Technology.—The agreement includes $2,000,000 for 

competitive grants as specified in House Report 114–195 to accompany H.R. 3020. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Breast Cancer Patient Education Campaign.—The agreement directs the Secretary to plan and implement the breast cancer patient education campaign and the annual update in the congressional justification as described in the Senate fiscal year 2016 report (114–74) accompanying S. 1695. 

Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.—To complete the realignment of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships from ACF to the Secretary’s Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, the agreement transfers the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships’ budget of 

$1,299,000 from ACF to the General Departmental Management 

account as requested in the Administration’s budget. 

Healthcare and Education Costs of Illegal Immigration.—The

agreement directs the Department of Health and Human Services 

to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate on available information 

regarding the costs borne by State and local governments for providing services to individuals without legal immigration status, including the federal resources from the Department of Health and 

Human Services that are being used to assist States in fiscal year 

2016 to cover these expenses. 

Seafood Sustainability.—The agreement prohibits the Department from using or recommending third party, nongovernmental 

certification for seafood sustainability. 

Severe Wounds.—The agreement directs the Secretary to conduct 

the study on the treatment needs of individuals requiring specialized wound care as described in the Senate fiscal year 2016 report 

(114–74) accompanying S. 1695. 
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Lupus Initiative.—The agreement continues to provide 

$2,000,000 for Lupus activities at the Office of Minority Health 

(OMH). Within this funding, the agreement includes $1,000,000 to 

complete the implementation of the health education program in 

fiscal year 2016 to transition to another priority in the Lupus community. Clinical trial education and successful recruitment of minorities into trials is a significant challenge in the drug development for Lupus. Therefore, OMH shall initiate a program to develop a clinical trial education action plan for Lupus and begin preliminary steps towards implementation of the action plan. OMH 

shall work with the relevant Lupus stakeholders in this effort. The 

agreement includes the remaining $1,000,000 for this new initiative, and it should focus on developing public-private and community partnerships, evaluate current minority clinical trial education 

and participation programs, and development of a research plan for 

creating new clinical trial education models in lupus. OMH shall 

provide an update to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate on the progress of this 

new initiative 120 days after enactment of this Act. 

Office of Women’s Health.—The agreement includes $3,100,000 to 

continue the State partnership initiative to reduce violence against 

women, which provides funding to State-level public and private 

health programs to improve healthcare providers’ ability to help 

victims of violence and improve prevention programs. 

Idea lab and Digital Services.—The agreement does not include 

funding for either the proposed ‘‘Idea lab’’ or the Digital Services 

team.

Overhead costs.—The agreement continues to direct the Department to include the amount and percentage of administrative and 

overhead costs spent by the Department for every program, project 

and activity in the fiscal year 2017 justification and each year 

thereafter.

Health Reform Oversight.—The agreement directs GAO to conduct a comprehensive review of the process and coordination between HHS and the Department of the Treasury functions with respect to health care subsidies and to make recommendations to 

prevent improper payments, as outlined in House Report 114–195 

to accompany H.R. 3020. 

Quick Health Data.—The agreement directs the Secretary to continue the operation of the Quick Health Data Online system. The 

Secretary is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 

feasibility of moving the online system to another HHS agency. 

Children with Disabilities.—The agreement recognizes the importance of accurate, complete, confidential, and transportable health 

records, especially for those children most in need of care, such as 

children with disabilities. The agreement urges the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Health to support a demonstration project 

to test new and improved methods of providing a patient-centered 

electronic medical record that is complete and interoperable, secure, and cost effective for children with disabilities. 
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OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Appeals Backlog.—The substantial backlog in the number of 

cases pending before the administrative law judges at the Office of 

Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) is a serious concern. Specifically, the number of appeals related to RACs has risen dramatically in the past years. The agreement directs OMHA to use the 

additional funds provided to address the current backlog and requests a spend plan within 45 days after enactment of this Act. 

OMHA should focus on reducing the backlog of appeals without undermining the accuracy and quality of their decisions. Furthermore, in collaboration with the intra-agency working group focusing on RACs, OMHA shall provide semi-annual updates to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate reflecting the total number of appeals filed, appeals 

pending, and appeals disposed of for all four levels of the appeal 

process.

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Precision Medicine.—The agreement encourages the coordination 

and development of data standards necessary to advance the Precision Medicine Initiative. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The agreement includes $75,000,000 for the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) account. The agreement expects the OIG to 

continue to improve its annual budget request with more details 

and performance measures related to discretionary oversight. 

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

The agreement provides $1,532,958,000 for the Public Health 

and Social Services Emergency Fund to support a comprehensive 

program to prepare for and respond to the health and medical consequences of all public health emergencies, including bioterrorism, 

and support the cybersecurity efforts of HHS. 

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 

(BARDA).—The agreement increases funding for BARDA to support its work on combatting antibiotic resistance (CARB) and other 

priorities that address chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. BARDA is directed to work closely with CDC, AHRQ, 

and NIAID on CARB and coordinate with other government agencies such as the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Veterans 

Affairs, to leverage resources to develop therapeutics. The agreement provides increased support to NIAID and CDC and directs 

these organizations to jointly work with BARDA on coordinated 

goals, measurable objectives, and funding plans that will spur research and development on CARB and build laboratory capacity in 

States. The agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2017 

budget request on the joint BARDA, NIAID, and CDC goals and 

measurable objectives to ensure the best leveraging of the funds 

provided.

Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (ADM).—The agreement notes BARDA has partnered with 
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private sector entities in recent years to develop centers to improve 

access to ADM capabilities. To further enhance the Nation’s preparedness and response capabilities, BARDA is encouraged to review the ADM network’s current access to advanced technological 

platforms. The review should determine if the existing network includes the necessary mix of technological capabilities to address potential gaps in the medical countermeasure enterprise and to ensure rapid deployment of medical countermeasures. 

Drug Delivery Devices.—The agreement commends the Department’s efforts to develop and procure additional medical countermeasures (MCM) on top of the twelve MCMs procured since 2004. 

However, these MCM’s require readily available drug delivery devices. The Department is urged, as practicable, to secure enough 

injection devices necessary to ensure that these MCMs that require 

such devices can be delivered to patients in real time. 

Pandemic Influenza Response Activities.—The agreement directs 

the Department to use available no-year carry over funding along 

with the resources provided to support the fiscal year 2016 budget 

request level of requirements to support pandemic influenza activity.

Treatment Capacity.—There is concern about the sustainability 

of the highly-pathogenic infectious disease treatment capacity supported by the FY 2015 Ebola emergency appropriations. Without 

affecting funding set aside for Project BioShield, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response should allocate a portion of 

the unobligated emergency funds to partially reimburse facilities 

for renovation and alteration undertaken in preparation for, or in 

response to, the need to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level—as authorized by the FY 2015 

Ebola emergency appropriations—to help ensure that such treatment capacity is maintained. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH TRANSFER TABLE

The agreement includes a provision that directs the transfer of 

the Prevention and Public Health (PPH) Fund. In fiscal year 2016, 

the level appropriated for the fund is $932,000,000 after accounting 

for sequestration. The agreement includes bill language in section 

221 of this Act that requires that funds be transferred within 45 

days of enactment of this Act to the following accounts, for the following activities, and in the following amounts: 

Agency Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

ACL ........................................ Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Education and Outreach ......................... $14,700,000

ACL ........................................ Chronic Disease Self-Management ............................................................ 8,000,000 

ACL ........................................ Falls Prevention .......................................................................................... 5,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Breast Feeding Grants (Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding) ................... 8,000,000

CDC ....................................... Diabetes ..................................................................................................... 73,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grants .......................................... 40,000,000

CDC ....................................... Healthcare Associated Infections ............................................................... 12,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program ............................................. 73,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Million Hearts Program .............................................................................. 4,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Office of Smoking and Health ................................................................... 126,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grants ............................ 160,000,000

CDC ....................................... REACH ........................................................................................................ 50,950,000 
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Agency Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

CDC ....................................... Section 317 Immunization Grants ............................................................. 324,350,000 

CDC ....................................... Lead Poisoning Prevention ......................................................................... 17,000,000 

CDC ....................................... Early Care Collaboratives ........................................................................... 4,000,000 

SAMHSA ................................. Suicide Prevention (Garrett Lee Smith) ..................................................... 12,000,000 

The agreement modifies a provision requiring advanced Congressional notification of certain public reports. 

The agreement includes a new provision related to expiring 

HRSA balances. 

The agreement restates a requirement for HHS to conduct an 

analysis of the ACA’s impact on eligibility for certain discretionary 

programs.

The agreement includes a new provision related to breast cancer 

screening recommendations. 

The agreement modifies a provision extending the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 

The agreement includes a new provision related to rural longterm care hospitals. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

Striving Readers.—Not later than 30 days prior to the announcement or publication of any notice of proposed priorities or inviting 

applications for the Comprehensive Striving Readers Literacy program, the Department shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Committee 

on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 

and Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 

Senate on its plans for this grant competition and related evaluation and technical assistance. 

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grants.—The

agreement includes funding within the SEED set-aside for competitive grants to non-profit organizations with demonstrated effectiveness in the development and implementation of civic learning programs. Priority should be given to applicants that demonstrate innovation, scalability, and a focus on underserved populations, including rural schools and students. The agreement also includes 

funding within the SEED set-aside for non-profit organizations 

with effective programs to enhance primary source utilization in 

the classroom. 

Expanded Learning Time.—The agreement prohibits funds made 

available for 21st Century Community Learning Centers from 

being used to support expanded learning time unless those activities are consistent with the requirements in section 4204(a)(2) of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended 

by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

Alaska Native Educational Equity.—In awarding funds under the 

Alaska Native Educational Equity program, the Department shall: 

ensure the maximum participation of Alaska Native organizations 
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and other required Alaska Native partners, guarantee that all 

grantees have meaningful plans for consultation with Alaska Native leaders, and make every effort to ensure that Alaska Natives 

and Alaskans represent a significant proportion of peer reviewers 

for grant applications. 

Comprehensive Centers.—The agreement includes $1,500,000 to 

establish a new comprehensive center on students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, in accordance with 

section 2244 of the ESEA, as reauthorized by the ESSA. 

INDIAN EDUCATION

Native Youth Community Projects.—Within the total for Special 

Programs for Indian Children, the agreement includes $22,890,000 

for Native Youth Community Projects. This program makes competitive awards to support culturally-relevant coordinated strategies to improve the college- and career-readiness of Native American youth. 

INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

Javits Gifted and Talented.—Within the funds provided for the 

Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education program, the Department is directed to continue supporting a National Research 

Center on the Gifted and Talented. 

Arts in Education.—The agreement includes an increase in the 

Arts in Education program to support new competitive awards to 

national non-profit organizations engaged in arts education, professional development activities and model arts education programs 

that address the arts access gap. 

Innovative Approaches to Literacy.—The agreement includes 

$27,000,000 for Innovative Approaches to Literacy competitive 

awards to national non-profit organizations or school libraries for 

providing books and childhood literacy activities to children and 

families living in high-need communities. 

Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE).—Within FIE, the 

agreement includes funding for the following activities in the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Arts in Education ........................................................................................................................................... $27,000,000 

Non-Cognitive Skills Initiative ........................................................................................................................ 3,000,000 

Full Service Community Schools .................................................................................................................... 10,000,000 

Preschool Development Grants ....................................................................................................................... 250,000,000 

Innovative Approaches to Literacy ................................................................................................................. 27,000,000 

Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program ............................................................................. 12,000,000 

Presidential and Congressional History Teaching Academies ....................................................................... 1,815,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 330,815,000 

SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Activities.—The agreement includes $5,000,000 for competitive grants to 

eligible entities, including community-based organizations, Local 

Educational Agencies, and partnerships thereof, in communities 
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that have experienced significant episodes of civil unrest. This 

funding is to support establishing school-based programs in such 

communities to address, including through counseling services, the 

comprehensive educational, behavioral, and mental health needs of 

youth who have experienced significant trauma related to recent 

events in their communities. The agreement includes related funding in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Department of Education and SAMHSA 

should coordinate extensively in the administration of these resources.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program.—The

agreement includes $49,561,000 for the Elementary and Secondary 

School Counseling program. School counselors help to create a safe 

school environment. However, too few students have access to these 

benefits. This program recognizes the importance of addressing student mental health issues and the critical role that school counselors play in this area. 

Carol M. White Physical Education Program.—The agreement includes $47,000,000 for the Carol M. White Physical Education program to pay the Federal share of the costs of initiating, expanding 

and improving school-based physical education programs. According to the CDC, the prevalence of unhealthy body weights among 

children has more than doubled over the past 30 years. This program underscores the importance of supporting students’ access to 

physical education. 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

The Department should consider ways to support paperwork reduction and administrative streamlining under the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act. 

Within Technical Assistance and Dissemination, the agreement includes $10,083,000 for education activities authorized under Public Law 108–406. 

Education Technology, Media, and Materials Program.—Progress

has been made with tools and services provided under the Education Technology, Media and Materials program that have allowed 

more than 320,000 students free access to more than 280,000 books 

in multiple digitally accessible formats. Understanding the obligation to serve all K–12 students, the agreement includes an additional $2,000,000 for the purpose of expanding the program’s reach 

to 120,000 K–12 students with a focus in underserved areas. 

SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

American Printing House for the Blind (APH).—The agreement 

continues to recognize that students who are blind or have a vision 

loss must have equal access to the same education content and 

should receive that information at the same time as their sighted 

peers if they are to achieve academically. Accordingly, the agreement continues to support implementation of APH’s Resources with 

Enhanced Accessibility for Learning (REAL) plan, and includes no 

less than $475,000 for such activities. The REAL plan supports 

new advances in software and hardware technology to ensure that 

students with vision loss receive high-quality educational material 
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in a timely manner and in the appropriate formats required to 

meet individual student learning needs. 

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).—The agreement includes $2,000,000 to establish a formal regional partnership, via subcontract, with at least one organization to expand the 

geographic reach of activities and services supported by NTID, consistent with its mission and strategic plan. The partnership activities should include a focus on promoting training and postsecondary participation in STEM fields; working with NTID faculty to 

develop postsecondary preparation for students; providing professional development for teachers and developing partnerships with 

business and industry to promote employment opportunities. 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Work Colleges.—The agreement includes $8,390,000 for the Work 

Colleges program authorized under section 448 of the Higher Education Act from the Federal Work Study appropriation. 

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

Federal Student Loan Servicing.—The first goal of the Federal 

student loan servicing process should be ensuring high-quality 

servicing to borrowers and safeguarding taxpayer dollars. The Department recently established a common set of performance metrics 

by which to measure all student loan servicers to ensure consistency and accountability toward that goal. However, in allocating 

new student loan volume, the Department does not apply these 

metrics among all servicers but only within defined subsets of 

servicers, contradicting the intention of common metrics. The 

agreement includes new bill language requiring the Department to 

allocate new student loan accounts based on performance compared 

against all servicers. The Department shall adjust allocations 

based on the capacity of servicers to handle all new and current 

volume, provided that information about servicer capacity is made 

publicly available. Further, in developing the framework for a new 

student loan servicing process, with contracts expected to be 

awarded in 2016, the Department should ensure the participation 

of a sufficient number of servicers, including in servicing consolidated student loans, to help promote high quality customer service 

for student loan borrowers. The agreement does not intend in any 

way to constrain the Department from pursuing efforts to improve 

the servicing process to best serve the interests of student loan borrowers and taxpayers. 

The Department shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate, Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate 

within 30 days of enactment of this Act on how it plans to carry 

out these directives. Further, the Secretary shall, no later than 

March 1, 2016, publish a common policies and procedures manual 

for servicing that applies to all Direct Loan servicers. 
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HIGHER EDUCATION

TRIO.—The agreement provides funding for a new competition 

for the Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers programs as well as an increase in funding for existing grantees. The 

Department is strongly encouraged to publish the notice inviting 

applications as soon as possible and issue award notices for these 

programs no later than July 31, 2016. The agreement does not include funding requested in the budget for a new TRIO Demonstration Initiative. 

There is concern that the draft competitive preference priorities 

proposed by the Department for the Talent Search competition 

could exclude proven successful grantees, particularly those at 

under-resourced institutions and small community agencies, by 

awarding additional points for certain activities with varying levels 

of methodological rigor. 

The agreement strongly urges the Secretary to give fair consideration to prior experience when making awards under the Talent 

Search and Educational Opportunity Center competitions. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

Teachers-in-Training.—The National Center for Education Statistics shall submit a report by December 31, 2016 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate, Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 

of Representatives, and Committee on Health, Education, Labor 

and Pensions of the Senate, using and reporting data from the 

most recent school year by State and each local educational agency, 

regarding the extent at the school-level to which students in the 

following categories are taught by teachers who have not yet obtained full State certification: students with disabilities, English 

Learners, students in rural areas, students from low-income families, and minority students. ‘‘Full State certification’’ means that a 

teacher has met all teacher preparation requirements applicable to 

their years of experience; that the teacher is not authorized to 

teach on an emergency, temporary, provisional or waiver basis; 

that certification may be obtained through traditional or alternative routes; and, except that when used with respect to any 

teacher teaching in a public charter school, the term means that 

the teacher meets the requirements set forth in the State’s public 

charter school law. 

Applied Research on Infant and Toddler Education.—The foundation for success begins early in a child’s life. Research shows that 

the achievement gap begins to emerge among children as young as 

nine months of age. However, there are few funding sources available to support applied research related to infant and toddler care 

and education. Given the demand for high-quality and enriching infant and toddler care by families at all income levels, expanded research would help inform best practices and improve the quality of 

care and education for infants and toddlers. The Institute is encouraged to make grant funding available for research on typicallydeveloping infants and toddlers, as well as infants and toddlers 

with special needs, to help fill the existing gaps in the literature 

and answer the questions posed by program developers and policy 
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makers. The Institute should collaborate with the Department of 

Health and Human Services in identifying research gaps and the 

needs of program developers and practitioners as it develops future 

funding opportunities in this area. 

Geographic Disparities in Education Research.—The Department 

is encouraged to evaluate the geographic distribution of Institute of 

Education Sciences-funded research, and pursue efforts to expand, 

in particular, research on early learning programs and policies in 

rural and other parts of the country facing unique challenges 

where there is a shortage of current research. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

College Ratings System.—There is concern about the Department’s proposal to develop a College Ratings System, as described 

in the framework published for public comment on December 19, 

2014. The Department has since significantly changed its plan for 

a College Rating System and the agreement supports the Department moving away from its originally proposed plan. 

Education Costs of Illegal Immigration.—The agreement directs 

the Department to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on available information regarding the costs borne by State and local governments for providing services to individuals without legal immigration status, including the Federal resources from the Department that are being used to assist States in fiscal year 2016 to 

cover these expenses. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The agreement includes bill language extending authorization of 

the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity through 2016. 

The agreement includes a new general provision extending authority through 2016 to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies for Federal student loans. 

The agreement includes a new general provision requiring the 

Department to provide reinsurance at 100 percent of the defaulted 

loan claim amount for guaranty agencies. 

The agreement directs the Department to submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate, Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 

House of Representatives, and Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor and Pensions of the Senate, within 180 days of enactment 

of this Act on a plan to assist guaranty agencies, lenders and borrowers in the wind down of the Federal Family Education Loan 

(FFEL) program as the outstanding loan portfolio continues to decline. That plan shall specifically address guaranty agencies and 

their subsidies, the current status of the wind down, the financial 

stability of guaranty agencies, and an assessment of any authority 

necessary for purposes of the wind down. The agreement also directs the Department to conduct outreach to current FFEL borrowers who may be eligible for income-driven repayment plans and 

other repayment options. 
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The agreement includes a general provision clarifying that funds 

provided in this Act for ESEA formula grant programs for academic 

year 2016–2017 are to be administered under the provisions of the 

ESEA in effect prior to the reauthorization of the ESEA by the 

ESSA. The transition provisions in ESSA generally call for implementation of the new law starting with the 2017—2018 school 

year. The general provision and the funding levels and directives 

included in this agreement are consistent with that intent. 

The agreement includes a new general provision modifying the 

changes made in division G of Public Law 113–235 concerning career pathways programs. 

TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled—Written Agreement Elements.—The agreement directs 

the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (‘‘the Commission,’’ also known as the AbilityOne 

Commission) to enter into a written agreement with its central 

nonprofit agencies (CNA). The agreement shall establish key expectations for each CNA and mechanisms for the Commission to oversee their implementation. The agreement shall include the following:

1. Roles and responsibilities on the part of the Commission and 

the CNA in project assignment procedures, including decision-making processes, 

2. Expenditures of funds, including policy governing reserve levels,

3. Performance goals and targets, 

4. Governance standards and other internal controls to prevent 

fraud, waste, and abuse, including conflict of interest disclosures 

(such as the names of CNA board members who have an affiliation 

with nonprofits receiving contracts) and reports of alleged misconduct,

5. Access to data and records, 

6. Consequences for not meeting expectations, 

7. Periodic evaluations and audits on affiliates, 

8. Periodic review and updates on pricing information, and 

9. Provisions for updating the agreement. 

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled–Requested Reports.—The Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled shall submit in an electronic format quarterly reports, due at the end of each calendar 

month after the end of the fiscal year quarter, to the Committees 

on Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the 

Workforce of the House of Representatives, Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The first report (Report 1) will include information on CNA Fees. The report 

shall include the following: 
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1. Each fee charged pursuant to section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code 

of Federal Regulations 

2. Each organization charged a fee pursuant to section 51–3.5 of 

title 41, Code of Federal Regulations 

3. For each fee charged, for each Government order, please include the following information: 

a. name of the nonprofit agency, 

b. description of product or service ordered, 

c. ordering government agency, 

d. order price (total), and 

e. contract award ID associated with any order, where applicable. 

The second report (Report 2) will include information on CNA 

Expenditures. Each CNA designated pursuant to section 8503(c) of 

title 41, United States Code shall submit, in an electronic format, 

a report on expenditures, due at the end of each calendar month 

after the end of the fiscal year quarter, to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the Workforce of 

the House of Representatives, Committees on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. The report shall include 

the total amount obligated by the CNA in the previous quarter for 

each of the following: 

1. Employee salaries (total), including executive salaries, 

2. Employee benefits, including executive benefits, 

3. Executive salaries, 

4. Executive benefits, 

5. Total travel expenses, 

6. Executive travel, 

7. Lobbying, 

8. Advertising and promotion, 

9. CNA reserve level, and 

10. Funds spent to support the efforts of the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, including 

a description of the activities, services, and products supplied to 

the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. 

Office of Inspector General.—The agreement also establishes an 

Office of Inspector General to improve oversight and transparency 

in the program. The agreement includes no less than $750,000 for 

the establishment and associated administrative costs for the Office 

of Inspector General. 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

AmeriCorps Grants.—The agreement includes an increase in 

funding for both AmeriCorps formula and competitive grant programs, to be allocated consistent with the National and Community 

Service Act of 1990, as amended. 

Training and Technical Assistance.—The agreement modifies bill 

language to allow the Corporation for National and Community 

Service (Corporation) to use existing set-asides in statute to provide 

training and technical assistance to AmeriCorps and other national 

and community service programs. The Corporation is expected to 

use this authority to provide additional resources directly to State 
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local AmeriCorps programs in their States. 

Communities Experiencing Civil Unrest.—AmeriCorps programs 

are uniquely situated to respond to sudden crises and episodes of 

civil unrest in communities, and address the longer-term challenges underlying them. The Corporation is expected to continue to 

support AmeriCorps program in such communities. 

Professional Corps Operating Expenses.—The Corporation is directed to provide guidance on what specifically Professional Corps 

programs must demonstrate to receive operating funds as part of 

their AmeriCorps grant. The Corporation should provide programs 

flexibility in demonstrating this need to ensure the viability of such 

programs in all communities. 

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

The agreement includes an additional $40,000,000 in fiscal year 

2016 funds for the replacement of the public broadcasting interconnection system. The satellite leases for the current public television interconnection system expire in 2016, and the public radio 

interconnection satellite leases expire in 2018. Improved technology 

may enable the public television and radio stations to share certain 

elements of the planned interconnection system, leading to greater 

efficiencies.

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

The agreement provides $48,748,000 for the Federal Mediation 

and Conciliation Service. The increase of $3,082,000 is intended to 

be a one-time provision for necessary relocation costs to be incurred 

in fiscal year 2016. 

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

Within the total for IMLS, the bill includes funds for the following activities in the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2016 

Agreement

Library Services Technology Act: 

Grants to States .................................................................................................................................... $155,789,000 

Native American Library Services ......................................................................................................... 4,063,000 

National Leadership: Libraries .............................................................................................................. 13,092,000 

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ...................................................................................................... 10,000,000 

Museum Services Act: 

Museums for America ........................................................................................................................... 21,149,000 

Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services ....................................................................................... 972,000

National Leadership: Museums ............................................................................................................. 7,741,000 

African American History and Culture Act: 

Museum Grants for African American History & Culture ..................................................................... 1,481,000

Program Administration ................................................................................................................................. 15,713,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 230,000,000 
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Functional Assessment Battery.—The agreement directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate, Committee on Finance of the Senate, and Committee on 

Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on how the SSA 

might use the National Institutes of Health’s Functional Assessment Battery (FAB) as part of the disability determination process; 

how it would ensure the validity and accuracy of the FAB before 

using it for this purpose; and how it would obtain public comment 

and ensure transparency if the FAB is incorporated into the determination process. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Continuing Disability Reviews and Supplemental Security Income 

Redeterminations of Eligibility.—The agreement includes a total of 

$1,542,000,000 for SSA to conduct Continuing Disability Reviews 

(CDRs) under the Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) programs, and redeterminations of eligibility under 

the SSI program. This includes $1,426,000,000 specified for the 

base and cap adjustment amounts included in the Budget Control 

Act of 2011, and $116,000,000 in additional funding provided under 

SSA’s Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) account. The 

Commissioner may allocate more or less than $116,000,000 from 

SSA’s regular LAE account for CDRs and redeterminations but 

only for reconciling estimated and actual unit costs for conducting 

such activities, and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 

days prior to any such reallocation. If less funding is allocated for 

such activities, the funding will be available for regular activities 

within the LAE account. 

Representative Payee Reviews.—The agreement includes funding 

for SSA to continue efforts to improve oversight of the representative payee process. In the acquisition of services to conduct and 

manage representative payee reviews, an eligible entity shall include, but not be limited to, any national organization with significant and demonstrable experience monitoring representative payees, identifying and preventing fraud and abuse, and addressing 

problems found among individuals with different types of disabilities and among different types of service providers. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The agreement includes a provision requiring agencies to disclose 

on advertising materials that such communication is produced at 

U.S. taxpayer expense. 

The agreement includes a provision relating to computation of 

pay for certain employees activated by HHS for an emergency. 

The agreement modifies a provision relating to needle exchange 

programs.

The agreement modifies a provision relating to performance partnerships.
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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

SENATE

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the Presi- dent Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the 

Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority 

Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; 

Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, 

$4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, 

$174,840.

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 

Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, 

$28,140.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 

by law, including agency contributions, $179,185,311, which shall 

be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of 

each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, 

$3,316,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 

and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402.

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 

Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, 

$3,385,810.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000.

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 

for the Minority, $1,762,000.

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 

law, and related expenses, $48,797,499. 

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 

of the Senate, $5,408,500.

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 

$1,120,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; 

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary 

for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority 

of the Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440. 
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate 

Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 

$133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2018. 

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter- national Narcotics Control, $508,000. 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 

$8,750,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020 and of which $2,500,000 shall remain available 

until expended. 

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door- keeper of the Senate, $130,000,000, which shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $21,390,270 which shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 

$390,000,000 of which $19,121,212 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2018. 

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 

$300,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL

AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT

SEC. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts 

appropriated under this Act under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ under 

the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under the 

heading ‘‘SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year 

or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any un-
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expended balances under such allowances remaining after the end 

of the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used for 

deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all 

such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in 

such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS

SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

1991 (2 U.S.C. 6153) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 

and (e), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

‘‘(c)(1) The Chaplain of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, 

at the election of the Chaplain of the Senate, transfer funds from 

the appropriation account for salaries for the Office of the Chaplain 

of the Senate to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for the Office of the Chaplain.

‘‘(2) The Chaplain of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at 

the election of the Chaplain of the Senate, transfer funds from the 

appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of 

the Senate, for the Office of the Chaplain to the account from 

which salaries are payable for the Office of the Chaplain of the 

Senate.’’;

(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the Office of the 

Chaplain of the Senate, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘such 

committee’’ each place it appears; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the Chaplain of the 

Senate, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘the Chairman’’; and 

(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘or the 

Chaplain of the Senate, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘The Chairman of a committee’’. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 

$1,180,736,000, as follows: 

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 

$2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 

Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including 

$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 

Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 

$1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
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Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of 

the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic 

Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such amount for salaries and 

expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2016 until January 2, 2017. 

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF

MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732. 

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and se- lect, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173: Provided, That 

such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses 

until December 31, 2016. 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 

2016.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $178,531,768, including: for salaries and expenses 

of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain 

and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official 

representation and reception expenses, of which not more than 

$20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for 

the Office of the Chaplain, $24,980,898; for salaries and expenses 

of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, 

and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and 

reception expenses, $14,827,120 of which $4,784,229 shall remain 

available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for 

official representation and reception expenses, $117,165,000, of 

which $1,350,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 

$4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,413,450; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the 

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tion and reception expenses, $1,974,606; for salaries and expenses 

of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,119,766; 

for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 

of the House, $8,352,975; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 

Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $1,142,075. 

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 

or law, $278,433,432, including: supplies, materials, administrative 

costs and Federal tort claims, $3,625,236; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 

$190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 

Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $251,629,425, to 

remain available until March 31, 2017; Business Continuity and 

Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended; transition activities for new members and 

staff, $2,084,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 

Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; 

Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items 

including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of 

House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities 

to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL

ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE

THE FEDERAL DEBT

SEC. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2016. 

Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2016 shall be deposited in the Treasury 

and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration of 

the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 

(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of 

the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 

DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy. 
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DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional 

Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 

(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 

LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES

SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational 

Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle 

in any month. 

LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO HOUSE

SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the 

House of Representatives. 

DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS

SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the 

operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the 

House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House 

of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 

to the Congress). 

DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR

SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 

JOINT ITEMS 

For Joint Committees, as follows: 

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 

$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF

2017

For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United 

States, January 20, 2017, in accordance with such program as may 

be adopted by the joint congressional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2017, $1,250,000 to be disbursed 

by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds made available under this 

heading shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable 

basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2016: Provided further, That the compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been 

designated to perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2017 shall continue to be paid by the Committee on 

Rules and Administration, but the account from which such staff 

member is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the staff 

member out of funds made available under this heading: Provided

further, That there are authorized to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the 

Senate such sums as may be necessary, without fiscal year limitation, for agency contributions related to the compensation of employees of the joint congressional committee. 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 

$10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of 

the House of Representatives. 

For other joint items, as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 

emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: 

(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;

(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 

Officer;

(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 

(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 

per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and 

(5) $2,692,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 

Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned 

to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 

thereof, $3,784,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
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OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,400,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 

Senate.

CAPITOL POLICE 

SALARIES

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for 

health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, 

and other applicable employee benefits, $309,000,000 of which 

overtime shall not exceed $30,928,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed 

by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 

GENERAL EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 

and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 

medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 

and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 

awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 

relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 

Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 

$66,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or 

his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2016 shall be 

paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available 

to the Department of Homeland Security. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2802(a)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905(a)(1)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘District of Columbia)’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘District of Columbia), and from any other source in the case of assistance provided in connection with an activity that was not sponsored by Congress’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2802(a)(2) of such Act (2 

U.S.C. 1905(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘law enforcement assistance to any Federal, State, or local government agency (including 

any agency of the District of Columbia)’’ and inserting ‘‘any law enforcement assistance for which reimbursement described in paragraph (1) is made’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall only apply with respect to any reimbursement received before, 

on, or after the date of the enactment of the Act. 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 

(2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not more than $500 

may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of 

the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation 

and reception expenses. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 

Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $46,500,000. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 

services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses 

for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and 

administrative support in connection with facilities and activities 

under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic 

Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; 

including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may 

approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of 

a passenger motor vehicle, $91,589,000. 

CAPITOL BUILDING

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $46,737,000, of which $22,737,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 

surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 

and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,880,000, of which $2,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 
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SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 

expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 

Capitol, $84,221,000, of which $26,283,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $174,962,000, of which 

$48,885,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and 

of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 

restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 

In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 

for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, 

Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 

plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and 

chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, 

the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for 

which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 

the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $94,722,499, of 

which $17,581,499 shall remain available until September 30, 

2020: Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided 

shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2016. 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 

grounds, $40,689,000, of which $15,746,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the 

United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $25,434,000, of which 

$7,901,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 
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BOTANIC GARDEN

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 

and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 

and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 

of the Joint Committee on the Library, $12,113,000, of which 

$2,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, the 

Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as 

may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the 

National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative 

Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 

approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor 

Center, $20,557,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET

SEC. 1101. None of the funds made available in this Act for the 

Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award 

payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for 

which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the 

Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines 

that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall 

scope of the project and/or program. 

SCRIMS

SEC. 1102. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during 

restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of 

the Capitol. 

ACQUISITION OF PARCEL AT FORT MEADE

SEC. 1103. (a) ACQUISITION.—The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to acquire from the Maryland State Highway Administration, at no cost to the United States, a parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 7.34 

acres located within the portion of Fort George G. Meade in Anne 

Arundel County, Maryland, that was transferred to the Architect 

of the Capitol by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to section 122 

of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 141 

note).

(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and conditions applicable under subsections (b) and (d) of section 122 of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) to the property acquired by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to such sec-
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tion shall apply to the real property acquired by the Architect pursuant to the authority of this section. 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the 

Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; 

preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other 

publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 

motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 

Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held 

by the Board, $425,971,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 

shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2016, and shall remain available until expended, 

under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 

U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2016 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international 

legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds 

derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess 

of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available 

for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 

are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That, of the total 

amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on 

the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 

Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided further, That, 

of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain available 

until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial 

Management System. 

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $58,875,000, of which not more than $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2016 under section 708(d) of title 17, United 

States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 

or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in 

excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 

appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 

$5,777,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2016 

under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such 

title: Provided further, That the total amount available for obliga-
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tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 

than $35,777,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 

of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 

‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the 

Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided

further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 

and seminars: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts 

made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant 

to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for 

the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty 

Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 

benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 

802(e).

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) 

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 

States of America, $106,945,000: Provided, That no part of such 

amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except 

the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of 

Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

Senate.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 

(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000: Provided,

That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available 

to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1201. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2016, the 

obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 

described in subsection (b) may not exceed $186,015,000. 

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 

reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 
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sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations 

Acts for the legislative branch. 

LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS EMERITUS

SEC. 1202. (a) DESIGNATION OF JAMES BILLINGTON AS LIBRARIAN

OF CONGRESS EMERITUS.—As an honorary designation, James H. 

Billington, upon leaving service as the Librarian of Congress, may 

be known as the Librarian of Congress Emeritus. 

(b) NO APPOINTMENT TO GOVERNMENT SERVICE; AVAILABILITY OF

INCIDENTAL SUPPORT.—The honorary designation under this section does not constitute an appointment to a position in the Federal 

Government under title 5, United States Code. Notwithstanding 

the previous sentence, in connection with his activities as Librarian 

of Congress Emeritus, James H. Billington may receive incidental 

administrative and clerical support through the Library of Congress.

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 

distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses 

necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the 

Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, 

United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by 

law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000: 

Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper 

copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided

further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment 

of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United 

States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, 

United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, 

or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 

such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to 

be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account 

or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be 

transferred to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United 
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States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to 

the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. 

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of 

Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $30,500,000: Provided, That amounts of 

not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets 

and other related publications for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 

unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for 

similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 

the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving 

Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 

approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS

REVOLVING FUND

For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Op- erations Revolving Fund, $6,832,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby 

authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 

available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 

and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be 

necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in 

the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be 

available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger 

motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 

with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the 

Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry 

out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, 

That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for 

temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the 

daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the 

Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the business operations re-
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volving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund and the funds 

provided under the heading ‘‘Public Information Programs of the 

Superintendent of Documents’’ may not be used for contracted security services at GPO’s passport facility in the District of Columbia.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, 

including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification 

of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with 

official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger 

motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 

with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the 

Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and 

under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the 

United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, 

$531,000,000: Provided, That, in addition, $25,450,000 of payments 

received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United 

States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is 

a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance 

an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the 

respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to 

the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS

SEC. 1301. (a) PERMITTING DETAILS FROM OTHER FEDERAL OFFICES.—Section 731 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(k) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS.—The activities of the Government Accountability Office may, in the reasonable discretion of 

the Comptroller General, be carried out by receiving details of personnel from other offices of the Federal Government on a reimbursable, partially-reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund 

for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under 

section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 

U.S.C. 1151), $5,600,000: Provided, That funds made available to 

support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging 

in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 

AND DEVELOPMENT 

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 

Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 

C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act 

(2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 

TITLE II 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 

used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for 

emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the 

Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2016 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 

RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et 

seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation 

of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 

designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect 

thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various 

items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of 

the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 

permanent law with respect thereto. 

CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act 

for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 

contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record 
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and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 

under existing law. 

COSTS OF LBFMC

SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any 

legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative 

Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate 

share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that 

the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the 

entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

SEC. 206. For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 

Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, 

excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. 

LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS

SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, 

or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL

SEC. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 

funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act 

may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United 

States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of 

Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol 

Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are 

led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be 

suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 

United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. 

BATTERY RECHARGING STATIONS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES IN

PARKING AREAS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF

CONGRESS AT NO NET COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

SEC. 209. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means— 

(1) an employee of the Library of Congress; or 

(2) any other individual who is authorized to park in any 

parking area under the jurisdiction of the Library of Congress 

on the Library of Congress buildings and grounds. 

(b) AUTHORITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol under the heading ‘‘Capitol Power Plant’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE 

CAPITOL’’ in any fiscal year are available to construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery recharging 

stations in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Library 

of Congress on Library of Congress buildings and grounds for 

use by privately owned vehicles used by covered employees. 

(2) VENDORS AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 

the Architect of the Capitol may use one or more vendors on 

a commission basis. 

(3) APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Architect of the Capitol may construct or direct the construction of battery recharging stations described under paragraph (1) after— 

(A) submission of written notice detailing the numbers 

and locations of the battery recharging stations to the 

Joint Committee on the Library; and 

(B) approval by that Committee. 

(c) FEES AND CHARGES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Architect of 

the Capitol shall charge fees or charges for electricity provided 

to covered employees sufficient to cover the costs to the Architect of the Capitol to carry out this section, including costs to 

any vendors or other costs associated with maintaining the 

battery charging stations. 

(2) APPROVAL OF FEES OR CHARGES.—The Architect of the 

Capitol may establish and adjust fees or charges under paragraph (1) after— 

(A) submission of written notice detailing the amount of 

the fee or charge to be established or adjusted to the Joint 

Committee on the Library; and 

(B) approval by that Committee. 

(d) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES, CHARGES, AND COMMIS- SIONS.—Any fees, charges, or commissions collected by the Architect of the Capitol under this section shall be— 

(1) deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations account described under subsection (b); and 

(2) available for obligation without further appropriation 

during the fiscal year collected. 

(e) REPORTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the end of 

each fiscal year, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a report on the financial administration and cost recovery of activities under this section with respect to that fiscal year to the 

Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

(2) AVOIDING SUBSIDY.—

(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, 

the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a report to the 

Joint Committee on the Library determining whether covered employees using battery charging stations as authorized by this section are receiving a subsidy from the taxpayers.
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(B) MODIFICATION OF RATES AND FEES.—If a determination is made under subparagraph (A) that a subsidy is 

being received, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a 

plan to the Joint Committee on the Library on how to update the program to ensure no subsidy is being received. 

If the Joint Committee does not act on the plan within 60 

days, the Architect of the Capitol shall take appropriate 

steps to increase rates or fees to ensure reimbursement for 

the cost of the program consistent with an appropriate 

schedule for amortization, to be charged to those using the 

charging stations. 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

SELF-CERTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS FOR

SENIOR-LEVEL EMPLOYEES

SEC. 210. (a) SELF-CERTIFICATION BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS,

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE.—Section 5307(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘this title or section 

332(f), 603, or 604 of title 28’’ and inserting ‘‘this title, section 

332(f), 603, or 604 of title 28, or section 108 of the Legislative 

Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (3), any 

regulations, certifications, or other measures necessary to carry 

out this subsection— 

‘‘(i) with respect to employees of the Library of Congress 

shall be the responsibility of the Librarian of Congress; 

‘‘(ii) with respect to employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be the responsibility of the Architect of the Capitol; and 

‘‘(iii) with respect to employees of the Government Publishing Office shall be the responsibility of the Director of 

the Government Publishing Office. 

‘‘(B) The regulations under this paragraph shall be consistent with those promulgated under paragraph (3).’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division I contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

The following is an explanation of the effects of Division I, which 

makes appropriations for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 

2016. Unless otherwise noted, reference to the House and Senate 

reports are to House Report 114–110 and Senate Report 114–64. 

The language included in these reports should be complied with 

and carry the same emphasis as the language included in the explanatory statement, unless specifically addressed to the contrary 

in this explanatory statement. While repeating some report language for emphasis, this explanatory statement does not intend to 

negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided 

herein.

Reprogramming Guidelines.—It is expected that all agencies notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 

of any significant departures from budget plans presented to the 

Committees in any agency’s budget justifications. In particular, 

agencies funded through this bill are required to notify the Committees prior to each reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent or $750,000 between programs, projects or activities, or in excess of $750,000 between object classifications (except 

for shifts within the pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13 or 

as further specified in each agency’s respective section). This includes cumulative reprogrammings that together total at least 

$750,000 from or to a particular program, activity, or object classification as well as reprogramming FTEs or funds to create new organizational entities within the Agency or to restructure entities 

which already exist. The Committees desire to be notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than the above-mentioned 

amounts if such actions would have the effect of changing an agency’s funding requirements in future years or if programs or projects 

specifically cited in the Committee’s reports are affected. 

TITLE I 

SENATE

The agreement includes $870,158,501 for Senate operations. This 

item relates solely to the Senate, and is in accordance with long 

practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping 

requirements and the other concurs without intervention. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account to be used for 

deficit or debt reduction and a technical correction regarding funding for the Office of the Chaplain. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The agreement includes $1,180,736,000 for House operations. 

This item relates solely to the House, and is in accordance with 

long practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without intervention. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances account to be used for deficit or 

debt reduction, prohibits the delivery of bills and resolutions, prohibits the delivery of printed copies of the Congressional record, 

places a limitation on amount available to lease vehicles, places a 

limitation on print copies of the U.S. Code, prohibits delivery of reports of disbursements, daily calendars, and printed copies of the 

Congressional Pictorial Directory. 

JOINT ITEMS

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

The agreement includes $4,203,000 for salaries and expenses. 

JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF

2017

The agreement includes $1,250,000 for salaries and expenses. 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

The agreement includes $10,095,000 for salaries and expenses. 

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

The agreement includes $3,784,000. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $1,400,000. 

CAPITOL POLICE

Threat Vulnerabilities.—The Congress finds that it is critical to 

ensure that the Capitol Police is taking every step to protect the 

Capitol now and also to prepare to implement emerging technology 

and operational capabilities that will decrease our potential vulnerability to threats in the future. The Capitol Police is directed to 

keep the Congress immediately and fully apprised of resource and 

operational needs as emerging threats to the Capitol complex 

evolve and to robustly engage with leaders in Federal and commer-
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cial research and development on technology to counter potential 

emerging threats. 

SALARIES

The agreement includes $309,000,000 for salaries of the Capitol 

Police.

Of the funds provided, $4,000,000 shall not be made available 

until the Capitol Police Board has provided a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for its use in enhancing security within the Capitol campus. 

GENERAL EXPENSES

The agreement includes $66,000,000 for general expenses of the 

Capitol Police. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

The agreement provides for deposit of reimbursements for law 

enforcement assistance in connection with an activity that was not 

sponsored by Congress. 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $3,959,000. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $46,500,000 for salaries and expenses. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

The Architect of the Capitol is currently engaged in rather large 

construction projects on the Capitol campus. Those projects include 

the Restoration and Renovation Cannon House Office Building and 

the Capitol Power Plant West Refrigeration Plant Chiller System 

Replacement. In order to ensure these projects remain on track, 

stay within the approved scope, and on budget the Congress directs 

the Architect of the Capitol to not obligate any funding provided in 

the Act until the Architect submits to the Architect of the Capitol’s 

Office of the Inspector General a plan confirming each project was 

developed and prioritized according to established project management process using industry best practices to include scope, budget, 

schedule, and cost schedule risk assessments to ensure that the 

project will be carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner; 

and the Architect of the Capitol’s Inspector General provides notification of such plan to the Committees on Appropriations. 

The Architect of the Capitol’s Inspector General shall provide 

quarterly status updates on Cannon House Office Building to the 

House Committee on Appropriations. 

The Architect of the Capitol’s Inspector General shall provide 

quarterly status updates on the Capitol Power Plant to the Committees on Appropriations. 
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CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

The agreement includes $91,589,000 for Capital Construction 

and Operations. 

CAPITOL BUILDING

The agreement includes $46,737,000, for maintenance, care, and 

operation of the Capitol, of which $22,737,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following is agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $24,000,000 

Project Budget: 

1. FY 2017 Presidential Inaugural Stands ........................................................................................... 4,950,000 

2. Exterior Stone & Metal Preservation, South Extension, Phase IIB ................................................... 14,287,000

3. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 3,500,000 

22,737,000

Total, Capitol Building ................................................................................................................. $46,737,000 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

The agreement includes $11,880,000 for the care and improvements of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate 

office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, of which $2,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following was agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $9,880,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 2,000,000 

Total, Capitol Grounds ................................................................................................................. $11,880,000 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

The agreement includes $84,221,000 for the maintenance, care 

and operation of the Senate office buildings, of which $26,283,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2020. 

This item relates solely to the Senate and is in accordance with 

long practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements, and the other concurs without intervention. 

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $57,938,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Senate Underground Garage Renovations & Landscape Restoration, Phase IB ............................. 8,200,000 

2. Exterior Envelope Repair & Restoration, Phase III West Facade, RSOB .......................................... 10,182,000 

3. Kitchen Exhaust System Upgrade, Phase III, DSOB, RSOB .............................................................. 1,732,000

4. Exterior Envelope Rehabilitation, HSOB ............................................................................................ 1,169,000 

5. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 5,000,000 

26,283,000

Total, Senate Office Buildings ..................................................................................................... $84,221,000 
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HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

The agreement includes $174,962,000 for the basic and recurring 

needs of the House within the House Office Buildings account, of 

which $48,885,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020 

and $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $64,077,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Garage Rehabilitation, Phase I, RHOB ............................................................................................. 17,825,000 

2. House Office Building Security Improvements, Phase I ................................................................... 20,400,000

3. House CAO Projects .......................................................................................................................... 3,660,000 

4. Restoration & Renovation, CHOB ..................................................................................................... 62,000,000 

5. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 7,000,000 

110,885,000

Total, House Office Buildings (base program) ............................................................................ $174,962,000

House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.—In addition 

to funding for core facility needs, the agreement includes 

$10,000,000 for the Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, 

to remain available until expended. 

As these funds relate solely to the House, and is in accordance 

with long practice under which each body determines its own 

housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without intervention.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

In addition to the $9,000,000 made available from receipts credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, the agreement includes $94,722,499 for maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant, of which $17,581,499 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following is agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ............................................................................................................................................. $86,141,000 

Project Budget: 

1. WRP Chiller System Replacement, RPR, Phase IIIS, CPP .................................................................. 11,956,499

2. Cogeneration Management Program .................................................................................................. 1,625,000 

3. Minor Construction .............................................................................................................................. 4,000,000 

17,581,499

Subtotal, Capitol Power Plant ........................................................................................................ $103,722,499 

Offsetting Collections ....................................................................................................................................... (9,000,000) 

Total, Capitol Power Plant ............................................................................................................. $94,722,499 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

The agreement includes $40,689,000 for Library of Congress buildings and grounds, of which $15,746,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following is agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $24,943,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Emergency Lightning System Upgrade, JAB ..................................................................................... 3,331,000

2. Collection Storage Modules Design Modules 6 & 7, Ft. Meade ...................................................... 1,994,000 
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3. Direct Digital Controls Upgrade, Phase III, JMMB ........................................................................... 4,321,000

4. East and West Pavilion Roof Replacement, TJB .............................................................................. 4,100,000

5. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 2,000,000 

15,746,000

Total, Library Buildings and Grounds .......................................................................................... $40,689,000

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

The agreement includes $25,434,000 for Capitol Police Buildings, 

Grounds, and Security, of which $7,901,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following is agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $17,533,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Power Switchgear Replacement, USCP HQ ....................................................................................... 3,525,000

2. Critical Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade, ACF ................................................................................ 3,376,000 

3. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 1,000,000 

7,901,000

Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security ............................................................... $25,434,000

BOTANIC GARDEN

The agreement includes $12,113,000 for salaries and expenses for 

the Botanic Garden, of which $2,100,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

With respect to operations and projects, the following is agreed 

to:

Operating Budget ........................................................................................................................................... $10,013,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Minor Construction ............................................................................................................................ 2,100,000 

Total, Botanic Garden .................................................................................................................. $12,113,000 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

The agreement includes $20,557,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement prohibits payments of bonuses to contractors behind schedule or over budget, prohibits expenditure of funds for 

scrims for projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol, and 

authorizes acquisition of certain acreage at Fort George Meade 

from the Maryland State Highway Administration. 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $419,621,000 in direct appropriations 

and authority to spend receipts of $6,350,000. The amount includes 

$1,300,000 to begin the financial management system software upgrade, $500,000 financial system study, $4,800,000 for the national 
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collection stewardship program, and $8,231,000 for the digital collections and education curricula program. 

Library Procurement.—In the fiscal year 2013 House Report 112– 

511 the Committee expressed its concern with the findings in a recently issued Office of Inspector General (OIG) report concerning 

the Library Wide Acquisition Function. The OIG report contained 

many findings, some that were reported either in previous OIG audits or memoranda, as far back as ten years, that needed immediate Library management attention. There are concerns about 

continued weaknesses within the Library’s procurement process, as 

demonstrated when the Committee received a reprogramming request on the next to the last day of fiscal year 2015. These weaknesses threaten the ability of the Library to make timely purchases 

of necessary goods and services, provide the best value for the taxpayer, and preserve funds for other mission-critical activities. 

The Library is directed to follow the recommendations of the Library’s OIG and federal agency best practices related to procurement, tracking and prioritizing unobligated balances throughout 

the fiscal year. Furthermore, the Library is directed to develop and 

submit any reprogramming requests of such unobligated balances 

no later than August 1st of each fiscal year. 

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $23,098,000 in direct appropriations to 

the Copyright Office. An additional $35,777,000 is made available 

from receipts for salaries and expenses. 

The resources provided are in recognition that the current Copyright system is not serving creators and industry to the standard 

necessary to promote creative and commercial exchange. With the 

limited resources available in the Legislative Branch, it is imperative that these additional resources provided in this agreement and 

in fiscal year 2015 are used in a manner that achieves the universal goal of improving the Nation’s Copyright system. In fiscal 

year 2015, the Committee required an expenditure plan for the use 

of funds and received two plans for use of funds within two 

months. The multiple submissions have raised concerns that there 

is not a comprehensive plan in which to bring the Copyright system into the modern age. House Report 114–110 requires the Register of Copyrights to submit a detailed plan on necessary IT upgrades, a cost estimate for the full modernization effort, and a 

funding strategy with a time frame for completion. The expectation 

is that the requirements set forth in House Report 114–110 will 

formalize a plan that all stakeholders can work from to ensure that 

funds are being used effectively. 

In addition, the appropriated dollars above fiscal year 2015, 

$2,300,000, is not available for obligation until the Committees receive the IT plans and cost estimates required in House Report 

114–110. After submission of the IT plan and cost estimate, the 

Register is directed to provide quarterly reports on its expenditure 

of funds and milestones achieved to implement the IT upgrades to 

modernize the Copyright system. 
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $106,945,000 for salaries and expenses. 

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $50,248,000 for salaries and expenses. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The agreement authorizes obligational authority for reimbursable 

and revolving funds, and designates Dr. James H. Billington as Librarian of Congress Emeritus. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes $79,736,000 for authorized publishing, 

printing and binding for the Congress. 

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes $30,500,000. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING

FUND

The agreement includes $6,832,000. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $531,000,000 in direct appropriations for 

salaries and expenses of the Government Accountability Office. In 

addition, $25,450,000 is available from offsetting collections. 

Funding for GAO is provided at a level that will maintain staffing levels achievable with the fiscal year 2015 funding level. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

The agreement authorizes details of personnel to the Government Accountability Office. 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

The agreement includes $5,600,000 for payment to the Open 

World Leadership Center Trust Fund. 

The Congress appreciates the role that the Open World Leadership Center has played in linking Members of the House and Sen-
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ate to rising legislative and civic leaders in countries critical to 

American interest. However, the Congress believes that the Centers’ mission and role should be directly relevant to the role of the 

legislative branch of Congress. As such, the Center’s board of trustees is directed to provide the relevant authorization and appropriations committees with a report on how the Center can serve the 

Congress in a more effective and relevant manner. 

This report shall: (1) provide a strategic plan for the Center’s efforts to enhance engagement and cooperation between the Congress 

and legislatures abroad; (2) provide an analysis on how the Center 

could support and collaborate with other legislative branch agencies such as the House Office of Inter-parliamentary Affairs and 

the House Democracy Partnership; and (3) propose any statutory 

changes required for the Center to focus its mission on supporting 

Congressional engagement with legislatures in emerging democracies abroad. The report is to be provided to the relevant committees no later than March 31, 2016. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT

The agreement includes $430,000. 

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The agreement continues provisions related to maintenance and 

care of private vehicles, fiscal year limitations, rates of compensation and designation, consulting services, costs of the LBFMC, 

landscape maintenance, limitation on transfers, guided tours of the 

Capitol, battery recharging stations, and self-certification of performance appraisal systems for senior-level employees. 
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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND 

VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 

AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, 

and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and 

for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $663,245,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 

exceed $109,245,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 

the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

the determination and the reasons therefor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, 

and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the 

purposes of this appropriation, $1,669,239,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 

exceed $91,649,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 

the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations 

are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of the funds 

made available under this heading may be obligated for the Townsend Bombing Range Expansion, Phase 2, until the Secretary of 

the Navy enters into an agreement with local stakeholders that addresses the disposition and management of the timber and forest 

resources in the proposed areas of expansion. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, 
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and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, 

$1,389,185,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $89,164,000 shall be 

available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 

services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real 

property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 

(other than the military departments), as currently authorized by 

law, $2,242,867,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 

Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 

appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military 

construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to 

be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for 

the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not to 

exceed $175,404,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 

the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are 

necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the funds made available by this title to construct fiscal year 2016 Special Operations 

Command military construction projects, not to exceed 75 percent 

shall be available until the Commander of the Special Operations 

Command has complied with the certification and reporting requirements in the last proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Defense—Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ in title I of H.R. 

2029, as passed by the House of Representatives on April 30, 2015. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 

National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction 

Authorization Acts, $197,237,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not 

to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

determination and the reasons therefor. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 

National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction 

Authorization Acts, $138,738,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not 

to exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 

the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional 

obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 

Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States 

Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $113,595,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of 

the amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,318,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve 

determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by 

chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $36,078,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,208,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

and the reasons therefor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 

Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 

$65,021,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $13,400,000 

shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary 

for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
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both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

therefor.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses 

for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $135,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, 

and alteration, as authorized by law, $108,695,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and 

maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, 

principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $375,611,000. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 

for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

$16,541,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND

MARINE CORPS

For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 

for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 

premiums, as authorized by law, $353,036,000. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction, 

including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, 

and alteration, as authorized by law, $160,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation 

and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 

authorized by law, $331,232,000. 
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of 

the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) 

for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as 

authorized by law, $58,668,000. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 

and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $266,334,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall be 

expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 

construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed 

within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 

SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction 

shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction may 

be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as 

authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 

projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 

SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for 

which specific appropriations have not been made. 

SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall be 

used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers 

or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where 

there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases 

negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) 

as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the 

public interest. 

SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall be 

used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which 

funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction. 

SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for minor 

construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from 

one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such 

steel procurement. 
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SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current 

fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign 

nation.

SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the 

Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in 

Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, 

or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts 

are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint 

venture with host nation firms. 

SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions 

in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the 

Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the 

Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided,

That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 

which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States 

contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 

foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further,

That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military 

construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive 

and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 

committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees 

on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 

permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 

construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations 

enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 

SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing projects 

that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for 

obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of 

associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 

SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 

made available to a military department or defense agency for the 

construction of military projects may be obligated for a military 

construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project 

or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year 

after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 

available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated 

from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do 

not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any 

amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to 

law.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a 

notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 

480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees 

on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional 

amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing 

Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in 

‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available 

for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 

appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 

Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from 

amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied 

housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be merged with and 

to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of 

time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That 

appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to 

cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the 

Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV 

of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, 

military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available to 

the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the 

Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred 

shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and 

for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family 

housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer 

quarters: Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 

spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or 

flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days 

for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an 

after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the 

budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer 

quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
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SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 

Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, 

United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until 

expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations available 

in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction 

and family housing operation and maintenance and construction 

have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or 

for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available for the 

same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation 

to which transferred. 

SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 

funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of 

the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— 

(1) performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and 

(2) is located at a military installation at which the total 

number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army 

and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of 

the total number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of 

the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in 

proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, 

and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 

SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction 

and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, 

Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of 

projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 

Construction, Army’’ and ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’, 

from prior appropriation Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related 
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to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

$86,420,000 are hereby rescinded. 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 

Construction, Air Force’’, from prior appropriation Acts (other than 

appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an 

emergency requirement), $46,400,000 are hereby rescinded. 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 

Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appropriation Acts (other 

than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an 

emergency requirement), $134,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $34,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 

Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Congress: 

Provided further, That such funding is for projects as authorized in 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 

funds provided under this section. 

SEC. 129. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $34,500,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of the Navy’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016: 

Provided further, That such funding is for projects as authorized in 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 

funds provided under this section. 

SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, $51,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated 

to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of 

the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted 

to Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for projects as 

authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

SEC. 131. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

Army Reserve’’, $34,200,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 

out construction projects identified in the Department of the 

Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to 
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Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for projects as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 124, for an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in this title, $30,000,000 is provided for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code. 

SEC. 133. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 

construction projects identified in the Department of the Air 

Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to 

Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for projects as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2016: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

SEC. 134. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, $6,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated 

to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of 

the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for 

projects as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.

SEC. 135. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 

defense committees’’ means the Committees on Armed Services of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on 

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 136. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the 

Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 

(42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than appropriations designated by law as 

being for contingency operations directly related to the global war 

on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $105,000,000 are 

hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 137. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

Air Force Reserve’’, $10,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated 

to carry out construction projects identified in the Department of 
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the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for 

projects as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.

SEC. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

other Act may be used to consolidate or relocate any element of a 

United States Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of the 

United States until the Secretary of the Air Force (1) completes an 

analysis and comparison of the cost and infrastructure investment 

required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron outside 

of the United States versus within the United States; (2) provides 

to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

(‘‘the Committees’’) a report detailing the findings of the cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees that the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation yields the greatest 

savings for the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ 

in this section does not include any territory or possession of the 

United States. 

SEC. 139. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to carry out the closure or transfer of the United States Naval 

Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized 

by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 

38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 

as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 

States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, 

adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due 

on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 

App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 

107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 

title 38, United States Code, $162,948,673,000, to remain available 

until expended, of which $86,083,128,000 shall become available on 

October 1, 2016: Provided, That not to exceed $15,562,000 of the 

amount made available for fiscal year 2016 and $16,021,000 of the 

amount made available for fiscal year 2017 under this heading 

shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
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Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source 

for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may be 

earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed 

to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to 

or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 

34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

$30,654,185,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

$16,340,828,000 shall become available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection 

(a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than under 

paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be 

charged to this account. 

VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 

servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 

veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 

21, title 38, United States Code, $169,080,000, to remain available 

until expended, of which $91,920,000 shall become available on October 1, 2016. 

VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may 

be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: 

Provided, 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 further, That, during fiscal year 2016, 

within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

and guaranteed loan programs, $164,558,000. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct loans, $31,000, as authorized by chapter 31 

of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 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 further, That 

funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize 

gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,952,000. 

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

the direct loan program, $367,000, which may be paid to the appro-
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priation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’.

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 

authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States 

Code, $1,134,000. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL SERVICES

For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 

1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and 

including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 

hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, assistance 

and support services for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G 

of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services 

Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 

note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by section 

1787 of title 38, United States Code; $2,369,158,000, which shall be 

in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 

that became available on October 1, 2015; and, in addition, 

$51,673,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on 

October 1, 2016, and shall remain available until September 30, 

2017: Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 

2016, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or 

have special needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give 

priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further,

That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 

drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled 

veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall 

incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 

2016, under this heading, not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be 

available for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) clinical treatments, including 

clinical treatments with modern medications that have significantly higher cure rates than older medications, are easier to prescribe, and have fewer and milder side effects: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
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amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and 

equipment are available for the acquisition of gender appropriate 

prosthetics.

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research 

activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support 

of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses 

of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the 

Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United 

States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 

2651 et seq.), $6,524,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

October 1, 2016, under this heading, $100,000,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2018. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 

hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary 

facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative 

expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 

property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation 

of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 

charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by 

contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of 

materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

$105,132,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 

2015; and, in addition, $5,074,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 

until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the amount made 

available on October 1, 2016, under this heading, $250,000,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and 

prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 

of title 38, United States Code, $630,735,000, plus reimbursements, 

shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

amounts appropriated under this heading are available for gender 

appropriate prosthetic research and toxic exposure research. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration 

for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in 
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cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, 

alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the 

National Cemetery Administration, $271,220,000, of which not to 

exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2017.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to 

exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, 

$336,659,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided 

under this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Ap- peals, $109,884,000, of which not to exceed $10,788,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

ADMINISTRATION

For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the 

Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

$2,707,734,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance 

authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 

3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 

(1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to 

obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under 

this heading, not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2017. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for information technology systems and 

telecommunications support, including developmental information 

systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual 
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costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated 

with operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

Code, $4,133,363,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That

$1,115,757,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not 

to exceed $34,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2017: Provided further, That $2,512,863,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That

$504,743,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 

until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That amounts made 

available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended 

until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification 

of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended 

for each development project: Provided further, That amounts made 

available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 

and information technology systems development, modernization, 

and enhancement may be transferred among the three subaccounts 

after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 

That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account for development, modernization, and enhancement 

may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: 

Provided further, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make 

the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That funds under 

this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office 

through the Department of Veterans Affairs to define data standards, code sets, and value sets used to enable interoperability: Provided further, That, of the funds made available for information 

technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement 

for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or 

expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 

such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of 

and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan dated March 24, 

2014 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), the VistA 4 product 

roadmap dated February 26, 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), and the VistA 4 Incremental Life Cycle Cost Estimate, dated October 26, 2014; (2) 

any changes to the scope or functionality of projects within the 

VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; (3) actual program costs incurred to date; (4) progress in meeting the schedule 

milestones that have been established in the Plan; (5) a Project 

Management Accountability System (PMAS) Dashboard Progress 

report that identifies each VistA Evolution project being tracked 

through PMAS, what functionality it is intended to provide, and 

what evaluation scores it has received throughout development; (6) 

the definition being used for interoperability between the electronic 
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health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the metrics to measure the extent of 

interoperability, the milestones and timeline associated with 

achieving interoperability, and the baseline measurements associated with interoperability; (7) progress toward developing and implementing all components and levels of interoperability, including 

semantic interoperability; (8) the change management tools in 

place to facilitate the implementation of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and (9) any changes to the governance structure for the 

VistA Evolution program and its chain of decisionmaking authority: Provided further, That the funds made available under this 

heading for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the 

amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act). 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the 

Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $136,766,000, of 

which not to exceed $12,676,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 

facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for 

the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the 

purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of 

title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including 

planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs 

associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 

services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated 

cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in section 

8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a 

project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $1,243,800,000, of which $1,163,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That except for advance 

planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may 

not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through 

the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities 

funded through the design fund, including needs assessments 

which may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries 

and associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those 

capital investments funded through this account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds 

made available under this heading shall be used for any project 

which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary 
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process: Provided further, That funds made available under this 

heading for fiscal year 2016, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by 

September 30, 2016; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2017: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any 

approved major construction project for which obligations are not 

incurred within the time limitations established above: Provided

further, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 

$649,000,000 for Veterans Health Administration major construction projects shall not be available until the Department of Veterans Affairs— 

(1) enters into an agreement with an appropriate non-Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the design and/or construction agent for any Veterans Health Administration major construction project with a Total Estimated 

Cost of $100,000,000 or above by providing full project management services, including management of the project design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes, consistent with 

section 502 of Public Law 114–58; and 

(2) certifies in writing that such an agreement is executed 

and intended to minimize or prevent subsequent major construction project cost overruns and provides a copy of the 

agreement entered into and any required supplementary information to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress.

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 

facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for 

the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning 

and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, 

architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee 

period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 

and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 

or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and 

chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided 

for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than 

the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 

States Code, $406,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2020, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Construction, 

Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby made available for 

any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the 

amount set forth in such section: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 

any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures 

necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. 
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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 

home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State 

homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 

8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $120,000,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized 

by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any 

other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That, before a 

transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 

elapsed.

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this or any other Act, under 

the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 

or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or 

any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: 

Provided further, That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 

1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, 

may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further,

That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may 

take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees 

on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and 

expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 

of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances 
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therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, Minor 

Projects’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 

SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available for 

hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries 

entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States 

Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the 

cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the ‘‘Medical 

Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs. 

SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensation 

and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insurance 

and Indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

2015.

SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be available 

to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of 

title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are 

from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, 

United States Code, the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund 

under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 

38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That 

reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2016 that 

are available for dividends in that program after claims have been 

paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated 

in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 

of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2016 which is 

properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program 

and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program. 

SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to 

reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during 
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a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may 

be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and 

other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse 

the Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under section 319 of title 38, United States 

Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

costs but not to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Resolution 

Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may 

be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be credited to 

the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 211. Of the amounts made available to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of Rural Health 

under the heading ‘‘Medical Services’’, including any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2016 provided in prior appropriation 

Acts, up to $20,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Grants for Construction of 

State Extended Care Facilities’’. 

SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall 

be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United 

States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may 

require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information 

for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the 

United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services 

from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: 

Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds 

or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including 

disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ 

and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or 

for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as 

realized are in addition to the amount provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’. 
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SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical Services’’ are 

available—

(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and 

(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses 

incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving 

care in the Department. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care 

Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 

States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical Services’’, to remain 

available until expended for the purposes of that account. 

SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 

agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are 

party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health 

Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural 

Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health 

Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 

facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as 

established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean 

those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1606), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified 

in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within the 

boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North 

Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska 

Susitna Borough. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of 

title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, 

to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.

SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this title may be 

used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or 

marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks. 

SEC. 219. Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 

quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on 

the financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 

preceding quarter: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall 

include the direction contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quarterly Report’’, under 

the heading ‘‘General Administration’’. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, 

‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General 

Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General 

Administration’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts 

for fiscal year 2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such transfers may 

not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total 

amount made available by this Act for the ‘‘Information Technology 

Systems’’ account: Provided further, That, before a transfer may 

take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: 

(1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 

Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 

Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

115; 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United 

States Code. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 

Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, 

Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to 

$267,521,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the 

Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of 

the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 

described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be transferred 

from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department 

of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

of Congress: Provided further, That section 223 of Title II of Division I of Public Law 113–235 is repealed. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2016, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $265,675,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 

Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical fa-
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cilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 

417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care 

Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 

States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: 

(1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established 

by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 225. Of the amounts available in this title for ‘‘Medical 

Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD– 

VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 

8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until 

expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, 

United States Code. 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division I 

of Public Law 113–235, the following amounts which became available on October 1, 2015, are hereby rescinded from the following 

accounts in the amounts specified: 

(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, 

$1,400,000,000.

(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 

Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities’’, 

$250,000,000.

(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the 

amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2017: 

(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, 

$1,400,000,000.

(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 

Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
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(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities’’, 

$250,000,000.

SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid 

savings in a major construction project that total at least 

$5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, 

whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use 

of such savings. 

SEC. 228. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Construction, 

Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in excess of the scope 

specified for that project in the original justification data provided 

to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time 

to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of 

claims pending more than 125 days, disaggregated by initial and 

supplemental claims; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) 

the number and results of Quality Review Team audits: Provided,

That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 

days after the end of the respective quarter. 

SEC. 230. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical 

Support and Compliance’’, a maximum of $5,000,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account and a maximum of 

$154,596,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Support and 

Compliance’’ account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health 

record interoperability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to 

these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written 

notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in 

the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a 

quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and 

awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed 

$2,000,000.

SEC. 233. None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the 
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current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 

select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination 

that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans 

Health Administration, may transfer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal 

year 2016 in this title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General 

Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ account) or 

any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2016, 

that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided,

That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office 

of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That no amounts 

may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such authority to 

transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 

emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally 

appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, That, upon 

determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred 

back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, That before a 

transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval 

of that request. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 235. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, under the ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

Administration’’ accounts may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

the transfer and receive approval from such Committees for such 

request.

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 236. Of the unobligated balances available within the 

‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, $30,000,000 are 

hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 237. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram 

funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $5,000,000, unless such re-
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programming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of 

both Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 238. Section 2302(a)(2)(A)(viii) of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or under title 38’’ after ‘‘of this 

title’’.

SEC. 239. Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c)(1) Whenever the Inspector General, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under the Inspector General 

Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), issues a work product that makes a 

recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective action, the Inspector General shall— 

‘‘(A) submit the work product to— 

‘‘(i) the Secretary; 

‘‘(ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate;

‘‘(iii) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the 

Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

‘‘(iv) if the work product was initiated upon request 

by an individual or entity other than the Inspector 

General, that individual or entity; and 

‘‘(v) any Member of Congress upon request; and 

‘‘(B) the Inspector General shall submit all final work 

products to— 

‘‘(i) if the work product was initiated upon request 

by an individual or entity other than the Inspector 

General, that individual or entity; and 

‘‘(ii) any Member of Congress upon request; and 

‘‘(C) not later than 3 days after the work product is submitted in final form to the Secretary, post the work product on the Internet website of the Inspector General. 

‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law.’’. 

SEC. 240. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 

pay the salary of any individual who (a) was the Executive Director 

of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, and (b) who 

retired from Federal service in the midst of an investigation, initiated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, into delays and cost 

overruns associated with the design and construction of the new 

medical center in Aurora, Colorado. 

SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the 

Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account 

within the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

SEC. 242. None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

available by title II may be used to carry out the Home Marketing 

Incentive Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or to 

carry out the Appraisal Value Offer Program of the Department 
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with respect to an employee of the Department in a senior executive position (as defined in section 713(g) of title 38, United States 

Code): Provided, That the Secretary may waive this prohibition 

with respect to the use of the Home Marketing Incentive Program 

and Appraisal Value Offer Program to recruit for a position for 

which recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is likely to be 

difficult in the absence of the use of these incentives: Provided further, That within 15 days of a determination by the Secretary to 

waive this prohibition, the Secretary shall submit written notification thereof to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

of Congress containing the reasons and identifying the position 

title for which the waiver has been issued. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 243. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 

United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Recurring Expenses 

Transformational Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated 

balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any 

succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to 

the Department of Veterans Affairs by this or any other Act may 

be transferred (at the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal 

year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 

appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for 

facilities infrastructure improvements, including nonrecurring 

maintenance, at existing hospitals and clinics of the Veterans 

Health Administration, and information technology systems improvements and sustainment, subject to approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget: Provided further, That prior to obligation 

of any amounts in the Fund, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress the authority to make such obligation and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 

has elapsed. 

TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of 

land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair 

of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments 

outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; 

rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (onefor-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation 

expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $105,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
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FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized 

by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 

7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $32,141,000: 

Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the 

process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in 

Public Law 102–229. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s 

Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, 

and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 

expenses, $79,516,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018. In addition, such sums 

as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of Defense Real 

Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

TRUST FUND

For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available 

in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of 

which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 

Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 

the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading from 

funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 

$20,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury to 

the Trust Fund. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, may be 
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provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the 

federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for ground burials. 

SEC. 302. Amounts deposited into the special account established 

under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall be available until 

expended to support activities at the Army National Military 

Cemeteries.

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known 

to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with 

any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under this Act 

are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies 

and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. 

SEC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 

required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 

of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 

Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate. 

SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, 

or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations 

Act.

SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used for a project or program named for an individual serving as 

a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United 

States House of Representatives. 

SEC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this 

Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web 

site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head 

of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

(1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or 

(2) the report contains confidential or proprietary information.

(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only 

after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
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SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such 

network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

SEC. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class 

travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 

301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive 

Order No. 12989. 

SEC. 411. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance 

with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated 

May 24, 2011. 

SEC. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated or 

otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act 

may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the 

United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 

detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, 

for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

under the control of the Department of Defense. 

(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo

Bay, Cuba. 

(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 

who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 

Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the 

Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(2) is— 

(A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 

Department of Defense; or 

(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 

Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division J contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 

AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

The following is an explanation of the effects of Division J, which 

makes appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 

and Related Agencies for fiscal year 2016. Unless otherwise noted, 

reference to the House and Senate reports are to House Report 

114–92 and Senate Report 114–57. The language set forth in House 

Report 114–92 and Senate Report 114–57 should be complied with 

and carry the same emphasis as the language included in the explanatory statement, unless specifically addressed to the contrary 

in this explanatory statement. While repeating some report language for emphasis, this explanatory statement does not intend to 

negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided 

herein. In cases in which the House or the Senate has directed the 

submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to both 

Houses of Congress. House or Senate reporting requirements with 

deadlines prior to, or within 15 days after, enactment of this Act 

shall be submitted not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

Act. All other reporting deadlines not specifically directed by this 

explanatory statement are to be met. 

Construction Contracting Outreach.—Department of Defense 

(DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction 

projects funded in this Act are, in general, executed by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Command, and the 

VA Office of Construction. Effective communication between Federal procurement officials and the construction industry is essential 

to improve opportunities for local contractors to compete for local 

DOD and VA construction projects. But despite the efforts of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy to increase communication between procurement officers and industry, local contractors continue 

to report that they often do not know about nor have the opportunity to compete for contracts for federally funded construction 

projects. Therefore, the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy, and 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that their 

respective regional/district offices responsible for construction 

projects inform and engage local construction industry contractors, 

especially small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and 

women-owned businesses, about Federal procurement opportunities 

and the bidding process. Each Secretary is further directed to pro-
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vide to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) not later than 90 days after enactment of 

this Act a comprehensive outreach plan for regional and district offices that includes targeted outreach, Web-based technologies, social media and other proactive strategies to reach a broader group 

of local contractors. 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Bid Savings.—It has been ascertained from cost variation notices 

required by 10 U.S.C. 2853 that the Department of Defense continues to have bid savings on previously appropriated military construction projects. Therefore, the agreement includes rescissions to 

the Army, Air Force, and Defense-Wide construction accounts. The 

Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to submit 1002 reports 

on military construction bid savings at the end of each fiscal quarter to the Committees. 

The Secretary of Defense is further directed to assess the backlog 

of projects identified by the services and the defense agencies and 

report the expected costs and timeline for completion of the backlog 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act. 

Pacific Realignment.—U.S. economic and security interests are 

inextricably linked to developments in the arc extending from the 

Western Pacific and East Asia into the Indian Ocean and South 

Asia, creating a mix of evolving challenges and opportunities. The 

Department of Defense has stated that it would tailor its global 

presence and posture by rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific region, emphasizing existing alliances and expanding networks of cooperation with emerging partners throughout the region to ensure 

collective capability and capacity for securing common interests. As 

part of this rebalance, the U.S. Pacific Command currently has programmed $775,000,000 over the next five years for military construction in the region. 

Approximately 39,000 U.S. military personnel, 43,000 dependents, and 5,000 DOD civilian employees are currently stationed on 

Japan, and the majority of this presence resides in Okinawa. Okinawa hosts over 25 percent of the U.S. bases in Japan, and Okinawa’s bases house approximately 8,000 Air Force personnel and up 

to 19,000 Marine Corps personnel on any given day. Attempts to 

realign, consolidate, and increase the sustainability of this presence 

have been ongoing for nearly two decades. Early plans were to 

move approximately 8,000 Marines and 9,000 dependents from 

Okinawa to Guam; however, in 2012 representatives from the U.S. 

and Japanese governments announced a revised plan that would 

relocate over 9,000 Marines from Okinawa and realign Marine 

forces throughout the Pacific: 4,800 to Guam, 2,700 to Hawaii, and 

2,500 rotational troops to Australia. 

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been reporting on Asia Posture plans and costs since 2011. Based on 

GAO’s reports, it is not clear if sufficient existing military infrastructure is available in any of the receiving locations to support 

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infrastructure development that will be needed to ensure mission 

capability. In addition, the U.S. Government is still negotiating certain Host Nation and land use agreements that are key to executing the construction plan. 

As a result, The Comptroller General of the United States is directed to conduct a study and report the results of the study to the 

congressional defense committees by February 1, 2017. At a minimum, The Comptroller General’s study should address the status 

of progress being made on the various realignment initiatives, the 

costs associated with these plans, whether any alternatives to this 

plan are being considered, and should answer the following questions:

(1) What is the status of the realignment initiatives, have alternatives been considered, and to what extent has DOD identified a 

plan that lays out the appropriate sequencing of projects supporting the realignment of Marines and the interdependent projects 

on Okinawa, including associated time frames and costs for the 

projects?

(2) Can the Okinawa realignment timeframe be accelerated? 

(3) What is the status of development of DOD’s master plan to 

support the relocation of Marines to Guam? 

(4) To what extent does sufficient, usable excess capacity exist 

on bases in Hawaii to support the Marines’ relocation there? 

(5) To what extent do sufficient facilities in Australia exist to 

support the planned force rotations there? 

(6) What estimated costs has DOD identified it will need to develop new, or redevelop existing, infrastructure in Guam, Hawaii, 

Australia, or other locations it may be considering for the realignment?

(7) What is the status of relevant Host Nation and land use 

agreements required to execute the plan? Which agreements are 

most likely to be challenged in court and result in further delays 

to the plan? 

(8) Are there any suitable locations other than the Futenma Relocation Facility on or near the island of Okinawa to host Marine 

Corps aviation assets? If so, would there be any efficiencies or cost 

savings associated with a different location? 

Missile Defense.—Rapid implementation of the European Phased 

Adaptive Approach remains a high priority. The first Aegis Ashore 

missile defense site in Deveselu, Romania, is expected to be fully 

operational by the end of 2015. Construction in Romania has not 

been without difficulty, including delays and additional costs associated with the high-altitude electromagnetic pulse shields. This 

agreement fully funds the request to build the second Aegis Ashore 

site in Redzikowo, Poland, and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 

is expected to apply the lessons learned from construction in Romania to expedite the project in Poland. As Iranian ballistic missiles 

become increasingly advanced, the activation of the Aegis Ashore 

sites is essential to the protection of U.S. and allied interests in 

Eastern and Central Europe. The European Reassurance Initiative 

has increased the number of U.S. and NATO rotational forces in 

Europe, and the MDA is directed to accelerate activation of the 

Aegis Ashore systems wherever possible. 
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Expansion of U.S. Africa Command Operations in Africa.—Increased activity by violent extremist groups in Africa, including the 

November 20, 2015, terrorist attack in Mali which claimed the lives 

of 20 victims, including one American, underscores the growing importance of the anti-terrorism mission of the U.S. Africa Command 

(AFRICOM) on the continent. As a result, AFRICOM has steadily 

increased its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations and its network of contingency and Cooperative Security Locations (CSLs) for the temporary staging of crisis response forces. 

These contingency locations include an airbase in Niger, for which 

$50,000,000 is provided in this Act for infrastructure and airfield 

improvements, and an expeditionary post in Cameroon to accommodate the recently announced deployment of up to 300 U.S. military personnel to aid in the fight against Boko Haram and other 

terrorist organizations in West Africa. U.S. forces generally rely on 

existing Host Nation infrastructure to support their operations, but 

as with the Niger base, Department of Defense funding may be required for infrastructure improvements to accommodate U.S. personnel and operations. CSLs and expeditionary bases represent an 

expedient and cost-effective means for U.S. forces to support African national efforts to combat terrorism and to protect U.S. security interests, but it is important for the Department to ensure that 

any required infrastructure improvements at these locations are 

undertaken within appropriate congressional funding authorities. 

The Department is therefore directed to provide to the Committees 

quarterly reports, beginning after the first quarter of fiscal year 

2016, on any infrastructure investment required to support U.S. 

forces and operations at CSLs or other expeditionary bases in Africa, the funding source for these investments, and the justification 

for using Operation and Maintenance or other DOD funding 

sources versus Military Construction authorities to fund these investments. These reports shall be provided in the appropriate classified and unclassified formats. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 

The agreement provides $663,245,000 for Military Construction, 

Army. Within this amount, the agreement provides $109,245,000 

for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and 

host nation support. 

Instruction Building.—The agreement does not include funding 

for the Instruction Building located at Joint Base Myer-Henderson 

Hall. There is concern that the initial design of this facility failed 

to incorporate the Fife and Drum Corps needs. As a result, formal 

design on this project did not start due to concerns regarding the 

scope of this project. While concerns remain, the replacement facility is necessary due to the current condition of the existing facility. 

Therefore, the Secretary of the Army is directed to take the necessary steps to create a concept plan that meets the needs of both 

the Army Band and the Fife and Drum Corps at one site. This plan 

shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees not 

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

The agreement provides $1,669,239,000 for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. Within this amount, the agreement 

provides $91,649,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services. 

Live-Fire Training Range Complex (NW Field).—The agreement 

fully supports the efforts of the Marine Corps to establish the appropriate training ranges on Guam in support of the movement of 

Marines from Okinawa. However, there is concern that the projected cost of the supporting facilities for the live-fire training 

ranges, in general, tend to be considerably higher in cost than the 

range itself. Therefore, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 

90 days after enactment of this Act detailing how support facilities 

are determined for each range. 

Townsend Bombing Range.—The agreement includes full funding 

for the construction of the Townsend Bombing Range Expansion, 

Phase 2. However, there are concerns that the Navy has failed to 

consider the impact that the range expansion would have on the 

local timber economy and therefore funding of this project is fenced 

until an agreement between all stakeholders can be met. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 

The agreement provides $1,389,185,000 for Military Construction, Air Force. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$89,164,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

services.

Lajes Field, Azores.—The agreement does not contain House section 130 due to the inclusion of Section 2310 of P.L. 114–92, the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 which addresses potential operations at Lajes Field as well as the Joint Intelligence Analysis Center. Section 2310 requires the Secretary of 

Defense to submit a determination of the operational viability of 

use for Lajes Field by March 1, 2016. Additionally, Section 2310 

prohibits obligation of the fiscal year 2016 funds for the Joint Intelligence Analysis Center, phase II pending a certification by the Secretary of Defense of the optimal location for the Joint Intelligence 

Analysis Center to the congressional defense committees. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $2,242,867,000 for Military Construction, Defense-Wide. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$175,404,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

services. Within this amount, an additional $15,000,000 is provided 

for the Missile Defense Agency planning and design account. The 

additional funding is to expedite the construction and deployment 

of urgently needed missile defense assets in various locations within the Continental United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

The agreement provides $197,237,000 for Military Construction, 

Army National Guard. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$20,337,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

services.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

The agreement provides $138,738,000 for Military Construction, 

Air National Guard. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$5,104,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 

The agreement provides $113,595,000 for Military Construction, 

Army Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$9,318,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 

The agreement provides $36,078,000 for Military Construction, 

Navy Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$2,208,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 

The agreement provides $65,021,000 for Military Construction, 

Air Force Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement provides 

$13,400,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

services.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 

INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

The agreement provides $135,000,000 for the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program which is 

$15,000,000 above the budget request. The additional funding will 

support responses to the challenges posed by Russia and to the 

risks and threats emanating from the Middle East and North Africa.

FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW

Homeowners Assistance Program—Delayed Expression or Delayed 

Identification of Injured Beneficiaries.—As the Executive Agent for 

the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) across the Department 

of Defense, the Army mistakenly administered approximately 76 

applicants whose injuries were incurred during a military deployment, while they owned a home, and experienced delayed expression or delayed identification of the injury. The applicants were 

paid in good faith and in accordance with guidance from Congress 

and the Department of Defense to err in favor of wounded, ill, and 

injured HAP applicants. If these beneficiaries had suffered from an 

obvious physical injury—which the HAP statute envisioned—their 
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injury would have been clearly documented at the time they owned 

their home, and they would have qualified for HAP benefits. Therefore, no funds from this Act shall be used to collect overpayments 

for any wounded, ill, or injured HAP beneficiary with delayed expression or delayed identification, or send notice letters, while the 

Department further develops permanent legislative solutions with 

Congress.

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 

The agreement provides $108,695,000 for Family Housing Construction, Army. This is an increase of $9,000,000 above the budget 

request.

Army Family Housing Construction Increase.—The agreement includes a $9,000,000 increase to the family housing construction 

project located at Rock Island Arsenal, at the request of the Army. 

The increase is required because bids the Army received for a corresponding fiscal year 2015 project were 139 percent of the programmed amount, and the Army subsequently revised its cost estimate for the fiscal year 2016 project to reflect this bid climate. The 

source of the additional funding is from a rebalancing of the Army 

Family Housing, Operation and Maintenance account to reflect updated estimates. Both the construction project cost increase, and 

the corresponding rebalancing of the Army Family Housing, Operation and Maintenance account are consistent with the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

The agreement provides $375,611,000 for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army. This is a decrease of $17,900,000 

below the budget request and reflects the Army’s updated estimates for this account. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 

CORPS

The agreement provides $16,541,000 for Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

AND MARINE CORPS 

The agreement provides $353,036,000 for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps. 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 

The agreement provides $160,498,000 for Family Housing Construction, Air Force. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE

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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

DEFENSE-WIDE

The agreement provides $58,668,000 for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 

The agreement provides $266,334,000 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, which is $15,000,000 above the request. The additional funding is for the Army and the Navy to accelerate environmental remediation at installations closed under 

previous Base Closure and Realignment rounds. 

Infrastructure Inventory and Assessment of Infrastructure Necessary to Support Ongoing Defense Activities.—Language in House 

Report 114–92 requiring the Secretary of Defense to conduct an inventory and assessment of infrastructure necessary to support ongoing Defense activities is modified to conform to a similar requirement in Sec. 2815 of P.L. 114–92, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes section 101 limiting the use of funds 

under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract. 

The agreement includes section 102 allowing the use of construction funds in this title for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

The agreement includes section 103 allowing the use of construction funds in this title for advances to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of access roads. 

The agreement includes section 104 prohibiting construction of 

new bases in the United States without a specific appropriation. 

The agreement includes section 105 limiting the use of funds for 

the purchase of land or land easements that exceed 100 percent of 

the value. 

The agreement includes section 106 prohibiting the use of funds, 

except funds appropriated in this title for that purpose, for family 

housing.

The agreement includes section 107 limiting the use of minor 

construction funds to transfer or relocate activities. 

The agreement includes section 108 prohibiting the procurement 

of steel unless American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers 

have been allowed to compete. 

The agreement includes section 109 prohibiting the use of construction or family housing funds to pay real property taxes in any 

foreign nation. 

The agreement includes section 110 prohibiting the use of funds 

to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification. 

The agreement includes section 111 establishing a preference for 

American architectural and engineering services for overseas 

projects.

The agreement includes section 112 establishing a preference for 

American contractors in United States territories and possessions 
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in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll and in countries bordering 

the Arabian Gulf. 

The agreement includes section 113 requiring congressional notification of military exercises when construction costs exceed 

$100,000.

The agreement includes section 114 allowing funds appropriated 

in prior years for new projects authorized during the current session of Congress. 

The agreement includes section 115 allowing the use of expired 

or lapsed funds to pay the cost of supervision for any project being 

completed with lapsed funds. 

The agreement includes section 116 allowing military construction funds to be available for five years. 

The agreement includes section 117 allowing the transfer of 

funds from Family Housing Construction accounts to the Family 

Housing Improvement Fund. 

The agreement includes section 118 allowing transfers to the 

Homeowners Assistance Fund. 

The agreement includes section 119 limiting the source of operation and maintenance funds for flag and general officer quarters 

and allowing for notification by electronic medium. 

The agreement includes section 120 extending the availability of 

funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account. 

The agreement includes section 121 allowing the transfer of expired funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, 

Defense account. 

The agreement includes section 122 restricting the obligation of 

funds for relocating an Army unit that performs a testing mission. 

The agreement includes section 123 allowing for the reprogramming of construction funds among projects and activities subject to 

certain criteria. 

The agreement includes section 124 prohibiting the obligation or 

expenditure of funds provided to the Department of Defense for 

military construction for projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 

The agreement includes section 125 rescinding unobligated balances from the Military Construction, Army and Family Housing 

Construction, Army accounts. 

The agreement includes section 126 rescinding unobligated balances from the Military Construction, Air Force account. 

The agreement includes section 127 rescinding unobligated balances from the Military Construction, Defense-Wide account. 

The agreement includes section 128 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Army. 

The agreement includes section 129 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. 

The agreement includes section 130 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Army National Guard. 

The agreement includes section 131 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Army Reserve. 

The agreement includes section 132 providing additional funds 

for Defense Access Roads. 

The agreement includes section 133 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Air Force. 
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The agreement includes section 134 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Air National Guard. 

The agreement includes section 135 defining the congressional 

defense committees. 

The agreement includes section 136 rescinding unobligated balances from the fund established by Sec. 1013(d) of 42 U.S.C. 3374. 

The agreement includes section 137 providing additional funds 

for Military Construction, Air Force Reserve. 

The agreement includes section 138 restricting funds in the Act 

to be used to consolidate or relocate any element of Air Force Rapid 

Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer 

until certain conditions are met. 

The agreement includes section 139 (House section 515) prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to close or realign Naval Station 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The provision is intended to prevent the 

closure or transfer of the installation out of the possession of the 

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TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $76,865,545,000 for Compensation and 

Pensions for fiscal year 2016, reflecting new estimates provided in 

the Administration’s mid-session review. Of the amount provided, 

not more than $15,562,000 is to be transferred to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Information Technology Systems for reimbursement of necessary expenses in implementing provisions of title 38. The agreement also 

provides in advance $86,083,128,000 for Compensation and Pensions for fiscal year 2017, of which not to exceed $16,021,000 shall 

be transferred to the two accounts listed above. This is the first 

year advance appropriations have been authorized and provided for 

this account. 

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 

The agreement provides $14,313,357,000 for Readjustment Benefits, reflecting new estimates provided in the Administration’s midsession review. In addition, $16,340,828,000 is provided in advance 

for Readjustment Benefits in fiscal year 2017. This is the first year 

advance appropriations have been authorized and provided for this 

account.

VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 

The agreement provides $77,160,000 for Veterans Insurance and 

Indemnities for fiscal year 2016, as well as advance appropriations 

for fiscal year 2017 totaling $91,920,000. This is the first year advance appropriations have been authorized and provided for this 

account.

VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 

The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for costs 

associated with direct and guaranteed loans for the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund. The agreement limits obligations for direct loans to not more than $500,000 and provides that 

$164,558,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 

The agreement provides $31,000 for the cost of direct loans from 

the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account, plus 

$367,000 to be paid to the appropriation for General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. The agreement provides 

for a direct loan limitation of $2,952,000. 
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NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 

ACCOUNT

The agreement provides $1,134,000 for administrative expenses 

of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account. 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 

MEDICAL SERVICES 

The agreement provides $51,673,000,000 in advance for fiscal 

year 2017 for Medical Services and makes $1,400,000,000 of the advance available through fiscal year 2018. The agreement also provides $2,369,158,000 for fiscal year 2016 in addition to the advance 

appropriation provided last year. 

Choice Program.—The Choice program, created in the Veterans 

Access, Choice, and Accountability Act (VACAA) of 2014, was designed to provide needed care outside the VA system for veterans 

who lived far from VA medical facilities or who were unable to receive an appointment within a reasonable time period at a VA clinic or hospital. VACAA included $15,000,000,000 in emergency, 

mandatory funding to finance the new program as well as investments in building VA capacity. The first year of the program was 

fraught with uncertainty. Usage of the Choice program was well 

below expectations. Yet, the information about the existence of the 

program generated demand for the existing VA program that was 

well beyond projections or capacity. The resulting strain on care 

provided through VA appropriated funds reached a crisis level last 

August when Congress was forced to transfer Choice program funding to the discretionary accounts to keep VA hospitals operating. 

That crisis generated the requirement from Congress that VA develop a comprehensive plan to restructure the Choice program and 

consolidate it with the myriad other non-VA care programs operated by the Department. As this new plan is developed and implemented by Congress, great uncertainty still exists about the demand for traditional VA care versus care provided by outside entities but funded by VA. The funding provided through VACAA will 

be exhausted sometime in fiscal year 2016 or 2017, creating unprecedented demands on the discretionary account. The Department is directed to provide to the Committees its cost projections 

for Medical Care for fiscal year 2016 and 2017 not later than 60 

days after enactment of this Act and every subsequent quarter 

thereafter. In the absence of reasonable projections of usage of VA 

care, the agreement provides a total of nearly $2,500,000,000 for 

fiscal year 2016 Medical Care in addition to the $58,662,202,000 

provided in advance last year. The bill provides the original advance funding request for fiscal year 2017 of $63,271,000,000, with 

the expectation that the Department will submit a request for additional funding in the 2017 budget. 

Given that there may be significant unfunded liabilities created 

by VACAA, the agreement includes bill language permitting the 

transfer of funding from multiple VA appropriations accounts to 

Medical Services to address unfunded needs. 

Expansions of the Choice Program.—Subsequent eligibility expansions of the Choice program by VA and by legislation have been 
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welcome developments. These expansions, particularly those regarding environmental factors, have opened the aperture for the 

Choice program and will allow more veterans to utilize non-VA 

care options. The Department is encouraged to implement these eligibility changes to the Choice program in an expedited manner and 

to consider including travel time and total distance to a VA medical 

facility, which can address the veteran’s specific healthcare needs, 

when determining eligibility for the Choice program. 

Evaluation of the Implementation of the Choice Act.—GAO is directed to submit to the Committees a report evaluating the implementation by the Department of section 101 of VACAA, as described in Senate bill section 250. 

Interim Results Regarding Changes to Access to Care for Veterans.—VA is directed to submit a report to the Committees not 

later than February 1, 2016, detailing the changes in the delivery 

of care to Alaskan veterans subsequent to passage of the Choice 

Act, as described in the Senate bill section 251. 

Impact of the Choice Program on Rural Areas.—The Department 

is instructed to submit a report to the Committees not later than 

180 days after enactment of this Act on the implementation of the 

Choice Act in rural areas, as described in Senate bill section 254. 

Oversight of VA Patient Access to Care.—To ensure that the Veterans Health Administration’s Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) are complying with all legal and policy standards 

with respect to veterans’ timely access to medical care, the agreement directs GAO to conduct a random audit of at least three 

VISNs, and, to the extent practical, three individual medical facilities within those VISNs. The audit should assess whether the 

VISNs and facilities have assurance programs in place to confirm 

compliance with all standards imposed under law or any policy 

guidance issued by the Department regarding access to hospital 

care, or other healthcare provided by the Veterans Health Administration, or provided through a contractual agreement with a nonVA provider. 

Despite the Department’s efforts to decrease patient wait times, 

progress is uneven, and distressing reports abound from certain 

areas of the country about veterans’ inability to get timely care. To 

better understand why these geographic services gaps exist, the 

Department is directed to submit a report to the Committees not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, with respect to the 

South Texas Veterans Health Care System, the Central Alabama 

Veterans Health Care System, the North Florida/South Georgia 

Veterans Health System, the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, and the VA Montana Health Care System, including: (1) a description of the current baseline and the nature and scope of any 

foreseeable increase in wait times for medical appointments; (2) an 

assessment of whether a shortage of healthcare providers is the 

primary cause of any such increase in wait times; (3) an identification of any other causes of an increase in wait times; (4) a description of any action taken by the Department to correct any such increase in wait times; (5) an assessment of any issues relating to access to care; and (6) a plan for how the Secretary will remedy any 

such increase in wait times, including a detailed description of 

steps to be taken and a timeline for completion. 
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Curing Hepatitis C within the Veteran Population.—The Department is to be commended for robustly treating veterans with Hepatitis C (HCV), which is a particular concern because the veteran 

population is twice as likely to have the virus as the general population. VA has developed a Hepatitis C projection model, which is 

able to project both the prevalence of HCV infections within the enrolled veteran population and the number of treatments needed 

from 2014 through 2023. Available HCV drugs have a cure rate of 

96 percent, and early, preventative treatments avoid tens of thousands of dollars in future spending on transplants and chemotherapy. To that end, the agreement includes bill language funding 

the treatment of Hepatitis C within the VA system at no less than 

$1,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2016, which is $810,000,000 above the 

President’s request. 

To assist in congressional oversight, VA is directed to report to 

the Committees in quarterly briefings the number of veterans 

treated to date, the number of veterans treated each week, the 

number of veterans pronounced cured to date, the projected number of new cases, and the estimate of veterans likely to be cured 

during the next quarter. In addition, VA should indicate in a report 

sent to the Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of 

this Act the Department’s volume capacity for treatment and the 

Department’s strategic plan for addressing the veteran Hepatitis C 

caseload over the next five years. VA is also directed to report 

quarterly to the Committees obligations for funding Hepatitis C 

treatments as part of the larger crosscutting VA quarterly financial 

report required in section 219. 

Caregivers.—The agreement provides $605,000,000 for the Care- giver Program, which is $50,000,000 above the budget request. The 

funding will support stipends paid directly to family caregivers of 

post-9/11 veterans seriously injured in the line of duty, as well as 

the national caregiver support line and increased support for caregiver support coordinators. 

Vet Centers.—The agreement provides $258,000,000 for readjust- ment counseling at Vet Centers, which is $15,000,000 above the 

budget request. The increased funds are to be used for Vet Centers, 

including mobile Vet Centers, to address the unmet mental health 

needs of veterans in rural and highly rural areas. 

Rural Healthcare.—The agreement includes $270,000,000 for the 

Office of Rural Health. This funding continues the Rural Health 

Initiative established by Congress in fiscal year 2009 to ensure that 

VA dedicates sufficient resources to reach veterans residing in 

rural and highly rural areas who do not have immediate access to 

a veterans medical center or community-based outpatient clinic. VA 

is strongly encouraged to continue to improve the accessibility, efficiency, and effectiveness of care for rural veterans. Section 211 of 

the bill permits the transfer of up to $20,000,000 from the Office 

of Rural Health to the Grants to States for Construction of Extended Care Facilities in order to ensure the needs of rural and 

highly rural areas are taken into account in the allocation of these 

construction funds. 

Ending Veteran Homelessness.—The most recent ‘‘Point in Time 

Count’’ prepared by the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates the overall national number of homeless veterans 
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in January 2015 was 47,725, down 35 percent since 2009. It is expected that this reduction will continue and will be reflected in 

next year’s ‘‘Point in Time Count’’. Congress has provided more 

than $7,200,000,000 for homeless program activities during this 

time period to support the Department’s efforts. The Department 

is to be commended for the continued reduction in homelessness 

among veterans, but there is concern that its Agency Priority Goal 

of ending homelessness in 2015 may not be realized. The goal is 

important, and the Department is directed to continue prioritizing 

resources and efforts to end veterans homelessness. Therefore, the 

agreement provides the full fiscal year 2016 and 2017 budget requests for VA homelessness assistance programs and homeless veteran treatment costs. The agreement directs the Department to 

fund the Supportive Services for Veteran Families and the Grant 

and Per Diem Program at the fully authorized level. 

Concern remains about the Department’s efforts to combat homelessness among female veterans and female veterans with minor 

children. The agreement directs VA to report the actions it is taking to reduce homelessness among this population, as directed in 

the House report. 

The Secretary is directed to assess the feasibility and advisability 

of conducting a pilot program to award grants to veterans service 

agencies, Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), and nongovernmental organizations to provide furniture, household items, and 

other assistance to formerly homeless veterans who have 

transitioned to permanent housing. 

Mental Health.—The agreement provides the full budget request 

for all VA mental health services and programs, which totals 

$7,455,017,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $7,715,357,000 in fiscal year 

2017. Within these amounts, the agreement emphasizes the importance of investing in programs addressing post-traumatic stress, 

traumatic brain injury, and suicide prevention. 

The Department is encouraged to seek out public-private partnerships, particularly with research universities, those with and 

without medical schools, to expand its efforts related to suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and 

substance abuse disorders. 

The Department is urged to implement a program that would 

designate a VA liaison to work with local law enforcement to ensure that the subsequent needs of veterans who are considered an 

immediate threat to themselves and others are addressed. 

The Department is urged to strengthen its relationships with the 

VSOs that are working closely with veterans suffering mental 

health issues. 

VA must be better poised to identify veterans suffering from combat-related mental health issues and pinpoint those at risk of committing suicide. In an effort to assist this effort, the Department is 

encouraged, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to 

enter into a contract with an independent third party to carry out 

a study on the impact combat service has had on suicide rates and 

serious mental health issues among veterans. To the extent practical, the study should compare the rate and method of suicides 

among those veterans who have sought and received care from the 

Veterans Health Administration, and those who have not. The Sec-
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retary should report to the Committees not later than 30 days after 

enactment of this Act regarding the feasibility of such a study. 

There is concern that the Department is reluctant to permit the 

hiring of mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists who meet all educational, licensing, and examination requirements to practice in their States, but whose degree is from an institution not accredited by the particular organizations VA recognizes. 

The Department is urged to pilot the hiring of therapists who meet 

all the requirements to practice in their States and report to the 

Committees not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act 

about its hiring plans for this group of practitioners. The agreement includes $19,000,000 for the National Centers for 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as outlined in the budget request. 

Women Veterans.—VA must make better progress in addressing 

the needs of women veterans. Toward this end, the agreement fully 

funds gender-specific healthcare for both fiscal year 2016 and fiscal 

year 2017. Access to, and utilization of, VA benefits and services 

by women veterans remain low, with women often encountering 

cultural roadblocks in a system that was largely designed to meet 

the needs of male veterans. Therefore, the Department is directed 

to ensure that providers within VA who interact with women veterans in a clinical setting are trained to treat and address the 

unique health issues facing women veterans. Moreover, the agreement directs the Secretary to conduct an internal analysis to ensure that each VISN is integrating the unique needs of female veterans into each component of the healthcare system. VA is directed 

to submit this analysis to the Committees not later than 180 days 

after enactment of this Act. 

In an effort to leverage VA’s existing local community partnerships, VA should establish support networks for women veterans to 

assist in accessing healthcare, employment services, financial counseling, and housing. Furthermore, the Department is directed to 

maximize the availability of mental health services available to 

veterans who were victims of military sexual trauma and shall report to the Committees semi-annually on these efforts. The agreement also directs VA to continue the Women Veterans Call Center. 

Opioid Safety.—To respond to the urgency of the opioid overdose 

epidemic, the Department is directed to follow the guidance from 

the Senate report in the following areas: (1) adoption of the safe 

opioid prescribing practices for chronic, non-cancer pain in outpatient settings developed by the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention; (2) development of mechanisms for including real-time 

patient information on existing opioid prescriptions within VA as 

well as information in the State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; (3) establishment, in consultation with DOD, within the 

DOD–VA Joint Executive Council of a working group focused on 

patient pain management and opioid therapy; and (4) provision of 

the necessary equipment and supplies to make certain that all VA 

medical facilities are equipped with approved opioid receptor antagonists. Additionally, the Department is directed to report to the 

Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on 

alternative treatments to prescribing opioids, which may include an 

evidence-based analysis as to which complementary and integrative 

health therapies may be effective for the treatment of pain, as well 
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as how VA can better facilitate the use of safe and effective complementary and integrative health therapies for pain management. 

VA is also instructed to comply with the Executive Memorandum 

issued by the President on October 21, 2015, requiring Federal 

agencies to provide training on prescribing opioids to Federal 

healthcare professionals who prescribe controlled substances as 

part of their Federal responsibilities. The Department should report to the Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of 

this Act the type of training it intends to provide, the number and 

position of recipients of the training, and the time frame for providing the training. Lastly, GAO, as directed in the Senate report, 

should report to the Committees on the effectiveness of the VA 

Opioid Safety Initiative. 

Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy.—VA Consolidated Mail 

Order Pharmacy (CMOP) ranked highest among mail order pharmacies for customer satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates 2014 

National Pharmacy Study. This marked the fifth consecutive year 

CMOP scored highest in this survey. Notwithstanding past success, 

the program, which has been recompeted, is now the subject of an 

Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit. OIG is directed to keep the 

Committees apprised of the ongoing and final results of the audit. 

The Department is directed to submit a report to the Committees 

not later than 30 days after the OIG audit results are published 

detailing a timeline for implementation of any recommendations 

which may arise as a result of the OIG audit. 

Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Providers.—GAO is directed to submit to the Committees a report on the recruitment 

and retention of healthcare providers by the Department, as described in Senate bill section 253. 

Locum Tenens Physicians.—The Committees had expressed concern earlier this year about Drug Enforcement Administration 

(DEA) regulations that denied VA locum tenens physicians prescribing privileges unless they had a license in the State of practice, even though VA policy permits them to practice in any VA facility as long as they have a license in at least one State. It is understood that the DEA has modified its policies and has granted 

waivers to VA locum tenens physicians, alleviating a problem that 

would have created physician shortages in some VA facilities. 

Medical Residency Positions.—VACAA directed the Department 

to increase the number of graduate medical education residency positions by 1,500 over a five year period. On September 17, 2014, 

VA’s Office of Academic Affiliations issued a Request for Proposals 

to VA healthcare facilities and received significant interest in the 

residency positions. As a result, the Interim Under Secretary for 

Health approved the allocation of 200 residency positions. By July 

2015, 163 of the allocated positions had been filled. VA’s residency 

program depends on close coordination with program sponsors and 

coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services 

(HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To better understand limitations within the program and to better leverage 

VA’s graduate medical education residency program, the agreement 

directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of HHS, 

to provide a report to the Committees not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this Act, which details current coordination with the 
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Direct Graduate Medical Education Program, limitations that may 

restrict VA’s program and ability to expand to underserved areas, 

and a plan to more effectively carry out VA’s graduate medical education program within constraints that exist in the Direct Graduate 

Medical Education program. 

Antimicrobial Resistance.—The Department is directed to carry 

out antimicrobial stewardship programs in accordance with VHA 

Directive 1031, as described in the House and Senate reports. 

Pain Management Boards.—The Department is directed to report 

on the feasibility of establishing Pain Management Boards within 

each VISN, as described in the Senate report. 

Transportation Pilot Program.—To take advantage of innovations 

in on-demand transportation made possible through mobile application technology, the Department is encouraged to conduct a pilot 

program of this method as a means for transporting veterans to VA 

facilities and private providers. The pilot program would use transportation network companies to transport veterans for medical care 

in at least three metropolitan areas in three different VISNs. The 

pilot would take advantage of existing flexibility in current Federal 

procurement law, including 41 U.S.C. 1902, to enable transportation network companies to fully participate in the pilot program 

in a manner consistent with their standard business model. Each 

trip would be considered a unique transaction for the purposes of 

compliance with micro-purchase procedures. The Secretary shall 

evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot and determine: (1) how transportation network companies can meet gaps in transportation services; (2) the extent to which veterans’ transportation needs are 

being met in a cost-effective manner; and (3) satisfaction from veterans with the quality of the transportation service and ease of use. 

Nurse Call Center.—The Secretary is directed to assess the feasibility and advisability of implementing a nurse advice line, including in rural areas and highly rural areas with a large percentage 

of veterans, to furnish to veterans medical advice, appointment and 

cancellation services, and information on the availability of benefits 

from VA. The pilot should be based on and improve upon the nurse 

advice line implemented by DOD for beneficiaries under the 

TRICARE program. 

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 

The agreement provides $6,524,000,000 in advance for fiscal year 

2017 for Medical Support and Compliance and makes $100,000,000 

of the advance funding available through fiscal year 2018. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES 

The agreement provides $5,074,000,000 in advance for fiscal year 

2017 for Medical Facilities, as well as $105,132,000 in fiscal year 

2016 funding, which is in addition to the advance funding provided 

last year. Of the advance funding, $250,000,000 is made available 

through fiscal year 2018. 

Joint Healthcare Facilities.—The Department and DOD have developed an innovative approach to delivering healthcare by developing a combined VA/DOD clinic, from the ground-up with compatibility and integration by design. The agreement encourages the 
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further development and utilization of innovative ideas that combine duplicative efforts and restrain redundant costs while also better serving active duty personnel, their families, retirees, and the 

veteran community. The agreement recognizes the need for such 

integrated facilities and supports the underlying mission of these 

joint ventures. As noted, both Departments consider these collaborations to be the future in providing medical services for both communities. Understanding the subsequent complications that may 

arise during integration efforts between these Departments, the 

agreement encourages both VA and DOD to provide innovative solutions to overcome these challenges. The agreement further recognizes that in the instance of clinics currently under construction, 

there are possible cost and schedule overruns due to interagency 

funding disputes. Therefore, the Department and DOD are directed 

to resolve these issues to preserve the existing delivery timeline of 

these clinics and report to the Committees any outstanding issues 

related to joint VA/DOD clinics not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. 

Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Site Selection and Construction.—Concerns continue to be raised about the Department’s oversight and management of the community-based outpatient clinic 

(CBOC) site selection and construction process. The current VA 

process does not always provide due consideration of the interests 

of the patients who are to be served by these facilities, as evidenced 

by sites which are selected that are located outside areas where the 

majority of local veterans live or sites without proximity to public 

transportation. Additionally, there is concern regarding VA’s use of 

multi-phase construction, which can result in unnecessary delays 

and added construction costs, in addition to separate facilities for 

services that could be delivered more effectively at one site. Several 

planned CBOCs, such as facilities in Lorain, Ohio; Columbus, Georgia; and Rochester, New York, face these problems. VA must dramatically improve its long term planning for CBOC site selection 

and construction to avoid costly mistakes and ensure veterans’ 

needs are fully considered and are made a priority in the overall 

process. The Department is directed to review the current CBOC 

planning process, particularly project design, site selection, and 

cost effectiveness evaluations, and to develop a plan to improve veteran access. VA should report on the status of each planned CBOC 

nationwide not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. 

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 

The agreement provides $630,735,000 for Medical and Prosthetic 

Research, available until September 30, 2017. Bill language is included to ensure that the Secretary allocates adequate funding for 

research on gender appropriate prosthetics and toxic exposures. 

Colorectal Cancer.—Given that colorectal cancer is the second 

leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and VA will incur substantial costs associated with its treatment, the Department is encouraged to support research and development in diagnostic tests, 

including a less costly blood test and stool-based screening tests. 
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NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 

The agreement provides $271,220,000 for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). Of the amount provided, $26,600,000 is 

available until September 30, 2017. 

NCA Oversight Data.—NCA is instructed to provide the following 

performance data to the Committees on a quarterly basis: the percentage of graves marked within 60 days; the percentage of veterans served within 75 miles of residence; and the percentage of 

headstone and marker applications processed within 20 days of request. The report should also include the following workload measures, comparing planned versus actual for each: the number of interments; the number of graves maintained; and the applications 

processed.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $336,659,000 for General Administration. Of the amount provided, $10,000,000 is available for obligation until September 30, 2017. The agreement continues to include 

language permitting the transfer of funds from this account to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. 

The agreement includes the following funding levels: 

(In thousands of dollars) 

Office 2015 Agreement 

Office of the Secretary ............................................................................ 10,022 10,498 

Office of General Counsel ....................................................................... 80,243 92,178 

Office of Management ............................................................................. 44,052 44,535 

Office of Human Resources and Administration .................................... 61,939 63,555 

Office of Policy and Planning ................................................................. 24,990 24,743 

Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness ................................... 17,884 18,907 

Office of Public Affairs ............................................................................ 20,253 21,026 

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ......................................................... 2,011 1,927 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs ..................................... 5,962 5,962 

Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction .................................. 53,789 53,328 

Total ................................................................................................ $321,145 $336,659 

The agreement recognizes the particular importance of the mission of the Office of Accountability Review, the security and safety 

activities of the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness to 

protect VA facilities, and the National Veterans Sports Programs, 

and supports these programs at the budget request level. 

Whistleblower Protection.—It is unacceptable that retaliation continues against whistleblowers within the Department. While VA 

continues to assert it is doing all within its power to protect whistleblowers and encourage VA employees to report cases of wrongdoing, there continue to be reports that in multiple cases when 

whistleblowers do bring problems to light, the whistleblowers 

themselves are attacked in official and unofficial ways. Such actions are reprehensible, and the Department is directed to send a 

clear and unequivocal message throughout the VA system that retaliation against whistleblowers will not stand, and that those in 
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leadership who condone or ignore such retaliation will be held accountable. The Department is directed to ensure that all VA employees understand the rights and protections afforded to them 

under the law. Further direction on this topic is included in the 

Senate report. 

Third Party Fee Collection.—The Committees have urged VA for 

several years to improve its systems for collection of third party 

payments that are owed to VA for non-service-connected care for 

veterans at both VA and non-VA facilities. With exponential increases in non-VA care, it is all the more important for VA to increase collections of payments it is rightfully owed. The Department is instructed to conduct a pilot similar to the one described 

in the Senate report. Emphasis should be placed on automated solutions, as recommended in the September Independent Assessment, but also on the use of private sector revenue cycle management techniques and small balance recovery and appeals processes. 

The pilot should test these approaches with claims resulting from 

both VA and non-VA facility care. 

Financial Management Systems.—The Department has had an 

abysmal record over the past decade attempting to install a modern 

financial management system. After investing hundreds of millions 

of dollars, VA has pulled the plug on two different systems development efforts. Rather than trying to move forward with another 

modernization plan, VA has hobbled along with an antiquated system dating back to the 1980s. The consequences of this misjudgment became clear earlier this year when VA was unaware that 

medical care obligations were outstripping resources so fast that 

hospitals were in danger of closing in August. The Department has 

asserted that acquiring a modern financial system does not compete well against other IT requirements, and therefore, continues 

to fall low on the Department’s priority list. After the accounting 

crisis the Department experienced this summer that explanation is 

inexcusable. VA is directed to make the development of a financial 

management system, whether acquired or created, a top priority for 

2016.

Equitable Relief.—It is understood that VA is working to implement new systems and protocols to eliminate instances of administrative error. However, as VA enacts system-wide reforms, ending 

equitable relief for veterans who were deemed eligible for benefits 

in error would place an unfair burden on veterans and their families. The Secretary is directed to continue to grant or extend equitable relief to eligible veterans initially deemed eligible in instances 

of administrative error. Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary 

shall submit to the Committees a report containing a statement as 

to the disposition of each case recommended to the Secretary for 

equitable relief under 38 U.S.C. 503 during the preceding calendar 

year.

Reduction in VA Use of Social Security Numbers.—There has 

long been concern about the overuse of Social Security numbers by 

VA as primary identifiers for veterans. To better understand the 

steps being taken by VA to reduce the use of Social Security numbers as the Department’s primary identifier, the agreement directs 

the Secretary to submit not later than 120 days after enactment of 
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this Act a comprehensive strategic plan to reduce the unnecessary 

use of Social Security numbers and VA’s reliance on them. 

Department Unresponsiveness.—The Department’s lack of timely 

responses to congressionally directed reporting requirements is extremely frustrating and directly affects the ability of the Committees to conduct oversight. All too often the Department fails to 

meet the deadlines set forth by the Committees. As one example 

of this intransigence, a report requested in Title II of the fiscal 

year 2015 House Report 113–416 titled ‘‘Alternative Financing’’, 

which was due on September 30, 2014, has yet to be received by 

the Committees. In addition, there are currently 25 outstanding 

Committee reports the Department has failed to submit on time. 

Furthermore, even if the deadlines are met, the material provided 

by the Department often lacks substance and is of little use to the 

Committees. This frequently forces the Committees to act on incomplete information and to request the report again in subsequent 

Committee reports. The Secretary is urged to address this issue, 

extending the priority given to providing prompt and accurate services for veterans to other important partners in this effort. 

Tribal Officer Certification.—The Department is urged to revise 

its current regulations to permit the certification of Tribal Veterans 

Service Officers in the same manner as State and Regional Veterans Officers. 

VA Response to Oversight Reports.—The Department is directed, 

as indicated in the Senate report, to provide quarterly progress reports on VA’s actions to address outstanding GAO findings and recommendations, with each report to be submitted not later than 30 

days after the end of the quarter. 

Quarterly Report.—In section 219 of the agreement, VA is directed to provide on a quarterly basis, not later than 30 days after 

the end of each quarter, a quarterly financial status report to include, at a minimum, the information identified in this paragraph. 

Such information shall include: 

1. VHA obligations and collections for the three Medical Care accounts, Nonrecurring Maintenance [as a non-add], Medical Research, the VA-DOD Facility Demonstration Fund, and MCCF collections—actual to date versus plan; 

2. Updated ‘VA Medical Care Obligations by Program’ chart displayed in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification; 

3. Choice Act obligations for sections 801 and 802—actual to 

date versus plan; 

4. Hepatitis C obligations, amounts funded through appropriations versus Choice Act, both sources actual to date versus plan; 

5. Cumulative tracking of each transfer within the Medical Care 

appropriations accounts and between all VA appropriations accounts;

6. General Administration obligations—personal services versus 

all other—actual to date versus plan; 

7. Board of Veterans Appeals obligations—personal services 

versus all other—actual to date versus plan; 

8. VBA, GOE obligations—personal services versus all other—actual to date versus plan; 
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9. Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities—obligations year-to-date versus 

plan;

10. NCA obligations—personal services versus all other—actual 

to date versus plan; 

11. Information Technology Systems obligations—personal services versus all other—actual to date versus plan; 

12. Major and Minor Construction obligations—actual to date 

versus plan; 

13. Obligations to date for each Major Construction project, broken into design versus construction; and 

14. Status of VA full-time equivalent employment—by Administration/IT and revolving funds—by quarter, actual versus plan. 

Response to Security Threats.—Given the increasing threats of violence in the U.S., as well as worldwide, the VA Office of Security 

and Law Enforcement is directed to provide to the Committees not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a report assessing 

the physical security at VA hospitals nationwide, with its recommendations to improve the safety of patients and staff who use 

these facilities. Among other issues, the report should assess how 

intelligent policing solutions could enhance the security of the hospital facilities. 

Travel Restrictions.—While it is understood that VA is working 

to reduce costs associated with travel in an effort to perform more 

efficiently, the Secretary is directed to ensure that any reduction 

in travel does not impact clinical training or training in the field 

necessary to provide veterans with access to healthcare and benefits.

Gender-specific Data.—Last year, the Department was directed 

through the Women’s Health Service and the Center for Women 

Veterans to begin to collect and analyze gender-specific data and 

to develop programs and funding recommendations based on this 

data. VA was also encouraged, in consultation with the DOD, to establish a women’s working group within the VA/DOD Joint Executive Committee. The Department is directed to report to the Committees not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on the 

status of these efforts. 

BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 

The agreement provides $109,884,000 for the Board of Veterans 

Appeals, of which not to exceed $10,788,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2017. Bill language is included in section 235 

permitting VA to transfer funding between this account and the 

General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration account if needed to align funding with the appropriate account to 

hire staff to address the appeals backlog. 

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 

ADMINISTRATION

The agreement provides $2,707,734,000 for General Operating 

Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration and makes available 

not to exceed $160,000,000 of this funding until the end of fiscal 

year 2017. The agreement provides funding to support the 770 ad-
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ditional full-time equivalent staff requested in the budget—200 

new appeals processors, 320 non-rating claims processors, 85 fiduciary field examiners, and 165 support personnel. The full request 

for the Veterans Benefits Management System is provided in the 

agreement, which includes $36,800,000 from this account and 

$253,000,000 from the Information Technology Systems account. 

The agreement also includes the full budget request of $26,300,000 

for the centralized mail initiative and $140,800,000 for the Veteran 

Claim Intake Program (VCIP). 

Disability Claims Processing.—Members of Congress have been 

deeply concerned over the years as the backlog of veterans compensation claims for service-connected disabilities reached a peak, 

and hundreds of thousands of veterans waited months or years to 

receive their benefits. Using the resources Congress has provided, 

VA has chipped away at the backlog and is now on a course within 

months to clear the backlog. While encouraged by this progress, 

Congress will remain vigilant to ensure that VA has put the necessary processes and manpower in place to avoid slipping back into 

a backlog. In addition, the resolution of increasing numbers of 

claims has produced a significant increase in appeals of claims, 

which creates increased workload at both the regional offices and 

at the Board of Veterans Appeals. In expectation of this second 

wave of an appeals backlog, the agreement provides funding above 

the budget request for both the Veterans Benefits Administration 

and the Board of Veterans Appeals. The Department is instructed 

not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act to provide an 

integrated master plan for the appeals process modernization, including plans to ensure interoperability with the Veterans Benefits 

Management System. 

To continue the oversight instituted by the Committees in response to the backlog, the agreement: 

—Continues the requirement to provide rigorous, publicly available Web-based monthly reports to the Committees on performance 

measures for each regional office, including the number of backlogged claims, the average number of days to complete a claim, and 

error rates. 

—Continues the requirement to submit quarterly reports that include the number of claims personnel in each regional office, corrective action taken to remedy any problems at poorly performing 

offices, training programs undertaken by regional offices, and quality review team audits performed during the quarter. 

—Requires VA to submit a report not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this Act on current and future staffing levels for each 

regional office. 

Military OneSource.—The Military OneSource program provides 

important services during service members’ careers, offering information, referrals, non-medical counseling, specialty consultations, 

educational materials, and many other services and support worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at no cost to the user. 

Transition out of active service is a period of great flux for service 

members and their families, and Military OneSource is of great 

benefit to them during this turbulent time. 

VA also provides extensive services for exiting service members 

through training, employment services, post-secondary education 
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and health services. To be certain the services of the Military 

OneSource program and VA are not duplicative, the Secretary is directed, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a 

report to the Committees not later than 120 days after enactment 

of this Act detailing the services provided by both programs and 

identifying areas where the Departments need to coordinate or 

reprioritize.

Fast Letter Guidance.—The Department issued Fast Letter 13– 

10, Guidance on Date of Claim Issues, on May 20, 2013, and subsequently terminated the guidance effective June 27, 2014. The Department is directed not to reissue such guidance during fiscal year 

2016.

Post-9/11 GI Bill Overpayments.—The October, 2015 GAO report that identified over $400,000,000 in post-9/11 GI bill overpayments—funding that must be collected from both students and 

higher education institutions—is of great concern to the Committees. VA is urged to adopt the recommendations that GAO identified, particularly updating the methods by which VA notifies students and institutions of debts owed (to include e-mail notification) 

and developing a system to identify students’ enrollment status 

each month. VA is also encouraged to pursue the delayed disbursement system used by the Department of Education in order to reduce the amount of benefits that must be collected if a student’s 

enrollment status changes. The Department is also encouraged to 

conduct targeted outreach and training to those schools with a 

record of repeated benefit processing errors, and to post on its 

website all of its policy directives, guidance, and training on processing student post-9/11 GI bill benefits. The Department is directed to report to the Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on its response to the GAO recommendations 

and its consideration of delayed disbursement. 

Plan to Improve Vocational Rehabilitation and Education.—The

Department is directed to develop and publish an action plan not 

later than 270 days after enactment of this Act regarding ways to 

improve services and assistance provided under chapter 31 of title 

38, United States Code, as described in Senate bill section 260. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides $4,133,363,000 for Information Technology (IT) Systems. The agreement identifies separately in bill 

language the funding available for pay ($1,115,757,000); operations 

and maintenance ($2,512,863,000); and systems development, modernization, and enhancement ($504,743,000). The agreement makes 

$34,800,000 of pay funding available until the end of fiscal year 

2017; $175,000,000 of operations and maintenance funding available until the end of fiscal year 2017; and all IT systems development, modernization and enhancement funding available until the 

end of fiscal year 2017. 

The agreement includes $182,600,000 for VistA Evolution, the 

modernization of the interoperable electronic health record (EHR); 

$50,000,000 for interoperability and Virtual Lifetime Electronic 

Record (VLER) Health; $253,000,000 in information technology 
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funding for the Veterans Benefits Management System which processes disability claims; $19,100,000 for the claims appeals modernization effort; $15,000,000 for Section 508 compliance efforts; 

$17,000,000 for the Medical Care Collection Fund Electronic Data 

Exchange for providers; and $10,000,000 for the Electronic Data 

Exchange for payers. 

As with the fiscal year 2013, 2014, and 2015 appropriations Acts, 

the fiscal year 2016 agreement includes a prohibition on obligation 

or expenditure of more than 25 percent of fiscal year 2016 funds 

provided for development, modernization, and enhancement of 

VistA EHR until the Department meets reporting and accountability requirements contained in the agreement. 

The agreement includes language prohibiting the obligation of IT 

development, modernization, and enhancement funding until VA 

submits a certification of the amounts to be obligated, in part or 

in full, for each development project. 

The agreement includes language permitting funding to be transferred among the three IT subaccounts, subject to approval from 

the Committees. 

The agreement includes language providing that funding may be 

transferred among development projects or to new projects subject 

to the Committees’ approval. 

The agreement provides funding for IT development, modernization, and enhancement for the projects and in the amounts specified in the following table: 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Project Agreement 

Access to Healthcare ...................................................................................................................................... $28,970 

Healthcare Efficiency IT Development ............................................................................................................ 6,660 

Electronic Health Record Interoperability/VLER Health .................................................................................. 25,000 

VistA Evolution ............................................................................................................................................... 81,900 

New Models of Care ....................................................................................................................................... 25,430 

Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) ........................................................................................... 86,000 

Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) ..................................................................................................... 10,000 

Veterans Relationship Management (VRM) ................................................................................................... 73,333 

VHA Research IT Support Development ......................................................................................................... 12,250 

Other IT Systems Development ...................................................................................................................... 155,200 

Total, All Development .......................................................................................................................... $504,743 

This table is intended to serve as the Department’s approved list 

of development projects; any requested changes are subject to reprogramming requirements. 

Interoperability.—Within the VistA modernization plan, interoperability of electronic health records between DOD and VA remains a paramount concern. Although DOD’s recently awarded 

EHR acquisition contract and VA’s VistA Evolution program will 

result in two separate and distinct electronic health records, the 

Departments are directed to ensure that the two systems are interoperable with each other and with the necessary entities outside 

their own health systems. To this end, VA is directed to make 

progress in achieving the recommendations from the GAO Report 

(GAO–15–530) for establishing outcome-oriented metrics and goals 

to achieving interoperability with DOD. 
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Appointment Scheduling Software.—In 2014, now substantiated 

reports began to emerge of the long delays that many veterans 

faced when trying to schedule medical appointments. Rightfully, 

much of the focus over the past year and a half has been on reforming the system to ensure that deliberate manipulation of wait 

time data is not tolerated and that better access is created for veterans seeking care. To that end, Congress passed VACAA, which 

among other things, provides funding for additional healthcare providers and infrastructure improvements, and made reforms to ensure accountability at the highest levels within VA. While these efforts are critical to reforming VA, it is noted that VA continues to 

struggle with modernizing its antiquated scheduling system. For 

more than a decade, VA has spent millions in an attempt to replace 

its current automated scheduling system, yet the Department has 

little to show for the effort. In several hearings over the past year 

and a half, testimony has been provided that highlights the critical 

need to develop and update the system, yet the Department has 

not provided a clear path forward with regard to this endeavor. In 

fact, it is disheartening that while wait times continue to plague 

VHA, the plan put forward to replace the system continues to 

change and decisions continue to be put off. Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary to submit to the Committees not later 

than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report that clearly defines the plan of the Department to replace or modernize the legacy 

scheduling system, including the cost and schedule of the effort. 

Expenditure Plan.—The agreement directs the Department to 

continue to provide an IT expenditure plan to the Committees not 

later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and on a monthly 

basis thereafter, as indicated in both the House and Senate reports. 

This plan should be in the same format as the table entitled ‘‘Information Technology Development Projects’’. 

Periodic Briefings.—The agreement requires VA to provide quarterly briefings to the Committees regarding schedule, milestones, 

obligations for VistA Evolution, and the six-month Project Management Accountability System delivery schedule, as directed in the 

Senate report. It also requires quarterly briefings from the DOD/ 

VA Interagency Program Office on the EHR interoperability project 

and monthly updates to the Federal Chief Information Officer of 

the United States, as directed in the Senate report. 

Data Dictionary.—The agreement directs the two Departments to 

make rapid progress on the congressionally-mandated requirement 

to use a data dictionary (unless or until a national standard exists) 

and commit funds from available resources to support the implementation of such a system. 

Information Technology Procurement.—Concerns remain over 

VA’s lack of response to previous expressions of interest and concern regarding the pending Transformation Twenty-One Total 

Technology Next Generation (T4NG) procurement vehicle. As Committee reports have previously stated, this contract is of critical importance to VA’s mission, especially as VA moves to implement new 

initiatives provided in VACAA. Therefore, VA is urged to increase 

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Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards.—The Department is 

encouraged to participate in the government-wide effort to enhance 

security, including cybersecurity, through increasing the use of PIV 

cards by its employees. Funding is available in the Information 

Technology Systems account for this effort. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

The agreement provides $136,766,000 for the Office of Inspector 

General (OIG). Of the amount provided, not to exceed $12,676,000 

is available for obligation until September 30, 2017. The agreement 

includes section 239 which requires the OIG to provide work products to requesting Members and congressional committees and to 

post all final work products not later than three days after they are 

presented to the Secretary. 

VA Antimicrobial Stewardship.—The OIG is directed to conduct 

a review not later than September 30, 2016, of efforts to implement 

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at VHA facilities, as described in the Senate report. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 

The agreement provides $1,243,800,000 for Construction, Major 

Projects, which is $100,000,000 above the budget request. The 

agreement makes this funding available for five years, except that 

$80,000,000 is made available until expended. 

Outside Project Management.—To ensure the Department will 

never again mishandle public funds on a construction project in the 

manner and to the degree the Denver VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO, was mismanaged, the agreement directs that 

$649,000,000 for Veterans Health Administration major construction projects shall not be available until the Department enters 

into an agreement with a non-Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the design and/or construction agent for each 

major construction project with a total estimated cost of 

$100,000,000 or above. The agreement makes the funding available 

for obligation for each project only after VA certifies that the agreement with the non-Department Federal entity is in effect for that 

project. The seven VHA projects affected by the fencing provision 

are in Alameda, CA; American Lake, WA; Livermore, CA; Long 

Beach, CA; Louisville, KY; San Francisco, CA; and West Los Angeles, CA. 

The requirement to contract with an outside agent for major construction projects was also mandated in Section 502 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 (Public 

Law 114–58), enacted on September 30, 2015. The law contemplates that the non-Department Federal entity will provide 

management over all or part of the project design, acquisition, construction, and appropriate contract changes, and the Department 

will reimburse the entity for all appropriate costs associated with 

the provision of such services. Given the timing of the fiscal year 

2016 budget request, the Department did not have the opportunity 

to request the necessary resources to support these costs. Recognizing that the Department does not have the resources for the cost 

of an outside manager of its large projects, the agreement includes 
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a line item of $100,000,000 in order to make this expert outside 

oversight possible. For future budgets, VA is directed to establish 

a line item in the Major Construction account for such costs for all 

impacted projects. 

The agreement funds the following items as requested in the 

budget submission: 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Location and description Agreement 

Veterans Health Admin. (VHA): 

St. Louis, MO medical facility improvements and cemetery expansion ............................................... $90,100 

Louisville, KY new medical facility ....................................................................................................... 75,000 

American Lake, WA seismic corrections, renovation of two buildings and construction of a new 

specialty care building ..................................................................................................................... 11,000 

San Francisco, CA seismic retrofits and replacement of four buildings ............................................. 158,000 

West Los Angeles, CA seismic corrections of 12 buildings ................................................................. 35,000

Long Beach, CA seismic corrections for mental health and community living center ....................... 161,000 

Alameda, CA new outpatient clinic and national cemetery ................................................................. 70,000 

Livermore, CA realignment and closure of Livermore campus ............................................................ 139,000 

Perry Point, MD replacement community living center ........................................................................ 83,700

Advance Planning Fund—various locations ......................................................................................... 92,736 

Asbestos—various stations .................................................................................................................. 15,000 

Major Construction Staff—various locations ....................................................................................... 24,000 

Claims Analysis—various locations ..................................................................................................... 5,000 

Hazardous Waste—various locations ................................................................................................... 15,000 

Judgment Fund—various stations ........................................................................................................ 9,000 

Non-VA Management Fees .................................................................................................................... 100,000 

Total VHA ...................................................................................................................................... 1,083,536 

National Cemetery Admin. (NCA): 

Bayamon, PR—gravesite expansion ..................................................................................................... 45,000 

Portland, OR—Willamette cemetery gravesite expansion .................................................................... 35,000 

Riverside, CA—gravesite expansion and improvements ...................................................................... 40,000 

Pensacola, FL—Barrancas cemetery gravesite expansion ................................................................... 27,500 

Advance Planning Fund—various locations ......................................................................................... 8,264 

Total NCA ...................................................................................................................................... 155,764 

General Admin.: 

Staff Offices Advance Planning Fund ................................................................................................... 4,500 

Major Construction total .............................................................................................................. $1,243,800 

Budget Justification Documents.—With the involvement of an 

outside non-VA government entity managing VA’s large-scale construction projects, there is an opportunity to develop improved information for the Committees about future projects. To further enhance the ability to conduct proper oversight of VA’s major construction efforts, the Department is instructed to include additional 

information in its future budget requests. The format for this information should be developed with the input of the future managing 

agent, but it should resemble the format of the DOD Form 1391 

and include all information from that form that is relevant to a VA 

project. Among the budget items that should be included are: total 

cost and a detailed description of any incremental funding or phasing of the project, including any severability; complete schedule of 

budget authority already received and needed in future years; detailed justification for any change between the prior year and current budget submission for the project; description of design versus 

construction costs for the project and identification of primary facil-
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ity versus supporting facilities in the project; and the schedule for 

start of design, the point at which the design is 35 percent complete, the date that design is fully complete, and the date for start 

of construction. 

Defense Health Agency Construction.—The Defense Health Agency (DHA) employs a comprehensive approach to hospital construction, working closely with the military services and monitoring the 

process as military hospitals are planned, built, maintained, and 

replaced. Military hospital construction projects are managed by 

the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or the Naval 

Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), both of which have 

extensive experience and expertise in managing large construction 

projects. DHA consults with USACE and NAVFAC throughout the 

planning, design, and construction phases of a project to help manage project execution and change orders. Notably, DHA also accepts 

input from clinicians early on in the design process, but maintains 

control of the project after that point, which serves as a limiting 

factor on costly and time-consuming change orders. The close coordination among DHA, USACE, and NAVFAC enables DHA to 

more efficiently manage the design and construction of large-scale 

medical facilities, while containing cost and schedule overruns. 

Given the massive cost overruns and lengthy delays in recent VA 

hospital construction projects, the Department is directed to consult with DHA on best practices in hospital design and construction. Further, VA is directed to submit a report to the Committees 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act regarding steps 

taken to fulfill this directive. 

Alternative Sources of Construction Funding.—For two years, the 

Committees have directed VA to work collaboratively with other executive branch agencies that have substantial construction portfolios, private sector contractors, and other non-governmental experts to explore the feasibility of new funding mechanisms for VA 

construction, such as private development lease-backs, and report 

to the Committees on these alternative mechanisms. The executive 

branch clearance process has apparently prevented the submission 

of this report. Therefore, the Department is directed to provide directly to the Committees not later than 10 days after enactment of 

this Act the draft report submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

Medical Facilities Realignment.—Concern remains that VA medical care realignments are being approached in an ad hoc manner 

by each individual VISN rather than on a comprehensive basis by 

VA Central Office. Moreover, such an approach may lead to inequitable and inefficient distribution of medical resources throughout 

the nation. Before VA makes any decision to relocate, close, or diminish services at an existing facility, or proceeds with any such 

realignment already underway, consideration must be given to the 

impact such action would have on veterans, especially tribal veterans or veterans in rural or highly rural areas, Post-traumatic 

Stress Disorder Treatment Programs, and other Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs. VA must adhere to a clear and 

transparent process that engages all parties from the onset and is 

consistent with a national realignment strategy. In title II of division I of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
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Act, 2015 (P.L. 113–235), the Committees suspended the proposed 

realignment of services in VISN 23 until such a report with a national strategy was transmitted to the Committees. To date, that 

report has not been received. The Department is again directed to 

comply with the request for the report on the VISN 23 proposed realignment.

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 

The agreement provides $406,200,000 for Construction, Minor 

Projects. The agreement makes this funding available for five 

years.

Expenditure Plan.—The agreement includes the directive for the 

Department to provide an expenditure plan not later than 30 days 

after enactment of this Act, as provided in the Senate report. This 

expenditure plan shall include a complete list of minor construction 

projects to be supported in fiscal year 2016. The plan shall be updated six months and twelve months after enactment. 

Mobile Surgical Units.—The Department is directed to launch a 

pilot project to test the cost efficiency of leasing or purchasing mobile surgical units, as described in the Senate report. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 

FACILITIES

The agreement provides $120,000,000 for Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, to remain available until expended. In addition, section 211 permits the transfer of up to 

$20,000,000 from Medical Services to this account for the purposes 

described in the Senate report. 

The Department is urged to calculate the maximum bed numbers 

necessary to support peak veteran populations and develop contingency plans to address spikes and declines over the next ten years. 

The Department is also directed to keep the Committees apprised 

of its timeline to revise the regulation setting the maximum bed 

number for State homes in each State. The Office of Rural Health 

is directed to partner with State agencies to study the need for 

long-term care for veterans in rural or highly rural areas. 

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 

The agreement provides $46,000,000 for Grants for Construction 

of Veterans Cemeteries, to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes section 201 allowing for transfer of funds 

among the three mandatory accounts. 

The agreement includes section 202 allowing for the transfer of 

funds among the three medical accounts. 

The agreement includes section 203 allowing salaries and expenses funds to be used for related authorized purposes. 

The agreement includes section 204 restricting the accounts that 

may be used for the acquisition of land or the construction of any 

new hospital or home. 
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The agreement includes section 205 limiting the use of funds in 

the Medical Services account only for entitled beneficiaries unless 

reimbursement is made to the Department. 

The agreement includes section 206 allowing for the use of certain mandatory appropriations accounts for payment of prior year 

accrued obligations for those accounts. 

The agreement includes section 207 allowing the use of appropriations available in this title to pay prior year obligations. 

The agreement includes section 208 allowing the Department to 

use surplus earnings from the National Service Life Insurance 

Fund, the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund, and the United 

States Government Life Insurance Fund to administer these programs.

The agreement includes section 209 allowing the Department to 

cover the administrative expenses of enhanced-use leases and provides authority to obligate these reimbursements in the year in 

which the proceeds are received. 

The agreement includes section 210 limiting the amount of reimbursement the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of 

Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication can charge 

other offices of the Department for services provided. 

The agreement includes section 211 permitting the transfer of up 

to $20,000,000 from the Office of Rural Health to Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities. 

The agreement includes section 212 requiring the Department to 

collect third-party payer information for persons treated for a nonservice connected disability. 

The agreement includes section 213 allowing for the use of enhanced-use leasing revenues for Construction, Major Projects and 

Construction, Minor Projects. 

The agreement includes section 214 outlining authorized uses for 

Medical Services funds. 

The agreement includes section 215 allowing for funds deposited 

into the Medical Care Collections Fund to be transferred to the 

Medical Services account. 

The agreement includes section 216 which allows Alaskan veterans to use medical facilities of the Indian Health Service or tribal 

organizations.

The agreement includes section 217 permitting the transfer of 

funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund 

to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor 

Projects accounts and makes those funds available until expended. 

The agreement includes section 218 prohibiting the use of funds 

for any policy prohibiting the use of outreach or marketing to enroll 

new veterans. 

The agreement includes section 219 requiring the Secretary to 

submit financial status quarterly reports for each of the Administrations in the Department. The specific data requested is listed in 

the explanatory statement for the General Administration account. 

The agreement includes section 220 requiring the Department to 

notify and receive approval from the Committees of any proposed 

transfer of funding to or from the Information Technology Systems 

account and limits the aggregate annual increase in the account to 
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no more than ten percent of the funding appropriated to the account in this Act. 

The agreement includes section 221 prohibiting any funds from 

being used in a manner that is inconsistent with statutory limitations on outsourcing. The agreement includes section 222 providing up to $267,521,000 

of fiscal year 2016 funds for transfer to the Joint DOD–VA Medical 

Facility Demonstration Fund. The agreement includes section 223 which permits $265,675,000 

of fiscal year 2017 medical care funding provided in advance to be 

transferred to the Joint DOD–VA Medical Facility Demonstration 

Fund.

The agreement includes section 224 which authorizes transfers 

from the Medical Care Collections Fund to the Joint DOD–VA 

Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

The agreement includes section 225 which transfers at least $15,000,000 from VA medical accounts to the DOD–VA Health 

Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

The agreement includes section 226 which rescinds fiscal year 

2016 medical account funding and re-appropriates it to be available 

for two years. The provision rescinds and re-appropriates 

$1,400,000,000 for Medical Services, rescinds and re-appropriates 

$100,000,000 for Medical Support and Compliance, and rescinds 

and re-appropriates $250,000,000 for Medical Facilities. 

The agreement includes section 227 requiring that the Department notify the Committees of bid savings in a major construction 

project of at least $5,000,000, or five percent, whichever is less, 14 

days prior to the obligation of the bid savings and their anticipated 

use.

The agreement includes section 228 which prohibits VA from increasing the scope of work for a major construction project above 

the scope specified in the original budget request unless the Secretary receives approval from the Committees. 

The agreement includes section 229 requiring a quarterly report 

from each VBA regional office on pending disability claims, both 

initial and supplemental; error rates; the number of claims processing personnel; corrective actions taken; training programs; and 

review team audit results. 

The agreement includes section 230 limiting the funding from 

the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects. 

The agreement includes section 231 requiring VA to notify the 

Committees 15 days prior to any staff office relocations within VA 

of 25 or more FTE. 

The agreement includes section 232 requiring the Secretary to 

report to the Committees each quarter about any single national 

outreach and awareness marketing campaign exceeding $2,000,000. 

The agreement includes section 233 prohibiting funds available 

to the Department in this or any other Act from being used to replace the current system by which VISNs select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

The agreement includes section 234 permitting the transfer to 

the Medical Services account of fiscal year discretionary 2016 funds 
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appropriated in this Act or available from advance fiscal year 2016 

funds already appropriated, except for funds appropriated to General Operating Expenses, VBA, to address possible unmet, high priority needs in Medical Services. Such unanticipated demands may 

result from circumstances such as a greater than projected number 

of enrollees or higher intensity of use of benefits. Any such transfer 

requires the approval of the Committees. 

The agreement includes section 235 permitting the transfer of 

funding between the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration account and the Board of Veterans Appeals account if necessary to permit the hiring of staffing at the appropriate stage of the appeals process to address mounting claims appeals workload. Any such transfer requires the approval of the 

Committees.

The agreement includes section 236 rescinding $30,000,000 in 

unobligated balances in the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

The agreement includes section 237 prohibiting the Secretary 

from reprogramming funds in excess of $5,000,000 among major 

construction projects or programs unless the reprogramming is approved by the Committees. 

The agreement includes section 238 amending the Whistleblower 

Protection Act to ensure that title 38 medical staff are fully covered 

under the Act. 

The agreement includes section 239 amending title 38 of the 

U.S.C. to require the VA Inspector General to make public all work 

products that make recommendations or otherwise suggest corrective action and to post them on-line. 

The agreement includes section 240 prohibiting the payment of 

the salary of any individual who was the executive director of the 

Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, and who retired 

in the midst of an investigation of delays and cost overruns associated with the design and construction of the new medical center in 

Aurora, CO. 

The agreement includes section 241 which prohibits funds from 

being used to transfer funding from the Filipino Veterans Equity 

Compensation Fund to any other VA account. 

The agreement includes section 242 which prohibits funds from 

being used to carry out the Appraisal Value Offer Program or the 

Home Marketing Incentive Program, with a waiver for situations 

in which the recruitment of qualified personnel would be difficult 

without these incentives. The Secretary is required to report to the 

Committees each use of this waiver authority. 

The agreement includes section 243 which creates a recurring expenses fund for the Department of Veterans Affairs, generated by 

the transfer of expired funds before cancellation. The fund can be 

used for facilities infrastructure improvements, including nonrecurring maintenance, and for information technology improvements and sustainment. The Department is not authorized to obligate money from the fund without approval of the Committees. 
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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $105,100,000 for Salaries and Expenses 

of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). The 

agreement provides an additional $30,000,000 above the budget request to support large, planned projects such as the Manila Visitor 

Center, significant repairs and refurbishing at the Normandy 

American Cemetery and other locations, and interpretive work supporting the World War I centennial. In addition, the funds are to 

be used to provide ABMC sites with adequate and appropriate security, including, but not limited to, safe havens, gates, lighting, 

and closed-circuit cameras with remote access. Such projects should 

be subject to a risk-based analysis, and meet or exceed the requirements set by the Regional Security Office in each country. The 

funds provided over the budget request are not intended for regular 

operations and maintenance needs. Not later than 30 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 

spend plan detailing the use of these funds to the Committees. 

FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

The agreement includes such sums as necessary, estimated at 

$2,000,000, for the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement includes $32,141,000 for Salaries and Expenses 

for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, as requested.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $79,516,000 for Salaries and Expenses, 

including an additional $8,716,000 over the request to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure repairs at Arlington National Cemetery. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director shall submit a spend plan 

detailing the use of these funds to the Committees. 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

TRUST FUND

The agreement includes $64,300,000 for the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH). The Trust Fund was established to support the operations and expenses of the AFRH, and is replenished 

from a variety of sources, including fines and forfeitures and Active 
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Duty Withholding. However, the largest source of funds, which is 

derived from fines and forfeitures, is diminishing. Annual outlays 

for the Fund have exceeded revenues since 2011, and in November 

2015 DOD informed the Committees that, counter to the assumptions in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, the Trust Fund balances are not sufficient to support the expenses of AFRH; therefore, the Fund was projected to be insolvent by April 2016. As an 

emergency measure to assure solvency for AFRH, the agreement 

directs that, of the $64,300,000 total, $44,300,000 is to be derived 

from the Trust Fund and $20,000,000 provided from the General 

Fund. However, the use of the General Fund is a not a long-term 

solution, and AFRH is directed to work with DOD to develop an 

approach that will replenish the Trust Fund in a sustainable, reliable manner and to present that approach to the Committees in 

the fiscal year 2017 budget request along with legislative proposals. In addition, AFRH is directed to regularly report to the 

Committees on efforts to stabilize the Trust Fund and to lease 

property at the Washington, D.C. facility. 

AFRH Operations Improvements.—With the removal of the Administrator and the Chief of Healthcare Services at the Armed 

Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi (AFRH–G), it is 

expected replacements for these positions will be chosen thoughtfully and expeditiously, and the Committees will continue to monitor DOD’s actions to remedy the problems that led to the removal 

of these individuals. Therefore, the Chief Operating Officer of the 

AFRH is directed to submit to the Committees not later than 90 

days after enactment of this Act a report detailing the improvements made to AFRH–G operations to address these problems, to 

include, but not be limited to, actions taken to enhance healthcare 

staffing at the facility through improved human resources management and staff performance oversight. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

The agreement includes section 301 permitting funds to be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of a water 

main located on the Arlington National Cemetery property. 

The agreement includes section 302 allowing Arlington National 

Cemetery to deposit and use funds derived from concessions. 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (HOUSE TITLE IV) 

The agreement does not include House Title IV, Overseas Contingency Operations. Funding for those projects is included in Title I. 

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The agreement includes section 401 prohibiting the obligation of 

funds in this Act beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so 

provided.

The agreement includes section 402 prohibiting the use of the 

funds in this Act for programs, projects or activities not in compliance with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection 

of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
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The agreement includes section 403 encouraging all Departments 

to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce.’’ 

The agreement includes section 404 specifying the congressional 

committees that are to receive all reports and notifications. 

The agreement includes section 405 prohibiting the transfer of 

funds to any instrumentality of the United States Government 

without authority from an appropriations Act. 

The agreement includes section 406 prohibiting the use of funds 

for a project or program named for a serving Member, Delegate, or 

Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives.

The agreement includes section 407 requiring all reports submitted to Congress to be posted on official Web sites of the submitting agency. 

The agreement includes section 408 prohibiting the use of funds 

to establish or maintain a computer network unless such network 

blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography, 

except for law enforcement investigation, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

The agreement includes section 409 prohibiting the use of funds 

for the payment of first-class travel by an employee of the executive 

branch.

The agreement includes section 410 prohibiting the use of funds 

in this Act for any contract where the contractor has not complied 

with E-Verify requirements. 

The agreement includes section 411 prohibiting the use of funds 

in this Act by the Department of Defense or the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for the purchase or lease of a new vehicle except 

in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 

The agreement includes section 412 prohibiting the use of funds 

in this Act for the renovation, expansion, or construction of any facility in the continental United States for the purpose of housing 

any individual who has been detained at the United States Naval 

Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the For- eign Service not otherwise provided for, $5,622,170,000, of which 

up to $629,055,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017, 

and of which up to $1,428,468,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 

made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance 

with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 

(1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for training, 

human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of 

persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and 

Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,181,622,000, of which up 

to $358,833,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. 

(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,561,840,000. 

(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 

including representation to certain international organizations 

in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 

ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 

specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 

control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $791,121,000. 

(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,087,587,000, of which up to $1,069,635,000 is 

for Worldwide Security Protection. 

(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In addition to amounts 

otherwise made available under this heading— 

(A) not to exceed $1,840,900 shall be derived from fees 

collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 

facilities located at the International Center in accordance 

with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to 
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be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to 

be used for the purposes set out in that section; 

(B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 

credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 

received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 

and publication programs and from fees from educational 

advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 

and

(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 

reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair 

House facilities. 

(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER MATTERS.— (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 

(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 

Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 

and rewards, as authorized. 

(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available 

for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 

vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section 

1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States 

funded from any account contained in this title. 

(D) Funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

available for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent 

or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or 

regions, or to enable transition from such strife. 

(E) Funds appropriated under this heading in this Act 

that are designated for Worldwide Security Protection 

shall continue to be made available for support of securityrelated training at sites in existence prior to the enactment of this Act: Provided, That in addition to such funds, 

up to $99,113,000 of the funds made available under this 

heading in this Act may be obligated for a Foreign Affairs 

Security Training Center (FASTC) only after the Secretary 

of State— 

(i) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive analysis of a minimum of three 

different locations for FASTC assessing the feasibility 

and comparing the costs and benefits of delivering 

training at each such location; and 

(ii) notifies the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: 

Provided, That such notification shall also include a 

justification for any decision made by the Department 

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(F) None of the funds appropriated under this heading 

may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, 

artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of 

the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $66,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $72,700,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,905,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $590,900,000, to remain available until expended, of 

which not less than $236,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than $102,000,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange 

Program, including $4,000,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth 

Exchange: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or 

in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and 

counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized 

may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar 

year 2014, including for special academic and special professional 

and cultural exchanges: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be 

designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,

That Department of State-designated sponsors may not issue a 

Form DS–2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J–1) 

Status) to place student participants in seafood product preparation or packaging positions in the Summer Work Travel program 

in fiscal year 2016 unless prior to issuing such Form the sponsor 

provides to the Secretary of State a description of such program 

and verifies in writing to the Secretary that such program fully 

complies with part 62 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

notwithstanding subsection 62.32(h)(16) of such part, and with the 

requirements specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That any substantive 

modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this 

Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
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and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. 

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of 

State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 

Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition 

to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and 

carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $785,097,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic 

and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided,

That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for 

other departments and agencies. 

In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisi- tion, and construction as authorized, $688,799,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not later than 45 days after 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds 

made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated 

proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2016. 

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet 

unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular 

Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms 

and conditions. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided, 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 further, That such funds are available to subsidize 

gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,444,528. 

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 

(Public Law 96–8), $30,000,000. 
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PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 

Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and 

consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, 

$1,344,458,000: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the 

time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress under 

section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the 

Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in 

an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United 

Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program 

without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United 

Nations budget: Provided further, That not later than May 1, 2016, 

and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of State 

shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax 

Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2016 and fiscal 

year 2017 assessment costs including offsets from available credits 

and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further,

That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the Committees on 

Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to 

any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 

Provided further, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act 

or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to 

section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan 

submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States 

and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided

further, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall 

be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the 

United States and the respective international organization and 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds 

appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United 

States contribution to an international organization for the United 

States share of interest costs made known to the United States 

Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided further, That 
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the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel 

procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded 

under this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment 

of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure that personnel 

practices are transparent and merit-based. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of 

international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 

or restoration of international peace and security, $666,574,000, of 

which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2017: 

Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall 

be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 

peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting 

for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an 

emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on 

Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration 

of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 

that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of 

funds, including any reprogrammings and transfers, that will be 

used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further, That none of the 

funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for 

obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such mission 

from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of 

human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in 

such acts while participating in such mission, including prosecution 

in their home countries and making information about such prosecutions publicly available on the Web site of the United Nations: 

Provided further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that American 

manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to 

provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations 

peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments 

contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 

procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human 

rights: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 

otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any 

United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United 

States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of 

a foreign national, unless the President’s military advisors have 

submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided

further, That not later than May 1, 2016, and 30 days after the end 
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of fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United 

States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping 

missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 assessment costs 

including offsets from available credits: Provided further, That any 

such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided

further, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of 

this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant 

to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known 

credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits: 

Provided further, That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,

That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 

and members of the United Nations Security Council to evaluate 

and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to consider a draw down 

when mission goals have been substantially achieved: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be 

available for United States assessed contributions up to the 

amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220: Provided further, That such funds 

may be made available above the amount authorized in section 

404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of 

State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the United 

States.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts 

of Congress, as follows: 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States 

Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; 

as follows: 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

$45,307,000.

CONSTRUCTION

For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 

projects, $28,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the 

Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by the 

North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 

Law 103–182), $12,330,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 

under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to 

$500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017, and 

$9,000 may be made available for representation expenses. 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, 

not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000: Provided, That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 of 

title 31, United States Code. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $734,087,000: 

Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

purposes, up to $31,135,000 of the amount appropriated under this 

heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 

$15,000,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not 

to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of 

which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the United 

States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for 

representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the 

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 

107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That the BBG shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination 
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by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and 

(b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting 

Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further, That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to 

transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 

from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating 

international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from 

privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International 

Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for 

carrying out authorized purposes. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 

improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and 

reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security 

worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia 

Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, 

as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 

U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall not be used for construction activities. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total 

amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or 

before September 30, 2016, to remain available until expended. 
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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 

Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 

Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2016, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United 

States Code; or for purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the 

restrictions on compensation for personal services. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, 

as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and 

earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before 

September 30, 2016, to remain available until expended. 

EAST-WEST CENTER

To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the 

provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the 

State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment 

for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $170,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the 

traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 

and $52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation 

of America’s Heritage Abroad, $676,000, as authorized by chapter 

3123 of title 54, United States Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: 

Provided further, That such authority shall terminate on October 

1, 2016: Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. 
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UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 

International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 

International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et 

seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, 

$2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III 

of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), 

$2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the 

Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not more than 

$4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F 

of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 

2016 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as 

if included in this Act. 
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TITLE II 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,143,614,000, of which up 

to $171,542,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017: 

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 

and under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 

be made available to finance the construction (including architect 

and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for 

use by the United States Agency for International Development 

(USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for 

such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail 

commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That the authority of sections 

610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised 

by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 

out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further,

That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and 

entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 

available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 

shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related 

costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information 

technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $168,300,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition 

to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further,

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $66,000,000, of which up to 

$9,900,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017, for the 

Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. 
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TITLE III 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the 

provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 

and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global 

health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 

purposes, $2,833,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States 

Agency for International Development (USAID): Provided, That 

this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and 

technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 

water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of 

mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; 

(5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research 

on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 

communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for 

health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health: Provided

further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be 

made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 

this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations 

Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, 

as determined by the President of the United States, supports or 

participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion 

or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 

6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 

as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 

to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: 

Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 

developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral 

to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning 
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methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning 

project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers 

or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 

to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, 

number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular 

method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to 

include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an 

individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or 

(B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of 

total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project 

shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to 

participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access 

to health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to 

accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family 

planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that 

might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse 

side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 

(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs 

and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date 

on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been 

a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), 

or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the 

requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective 

action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding 

grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against 

because of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment 

to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 

authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as 

it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to 

prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or 

counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or 

activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 

shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use. 

In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, 

and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided, That funds 

appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United 
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States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 

Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), as amended, for a United States 

contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 

Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate 

necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That the amount of such contribution should be 

$1,350,000,000: Provided further, That section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) and 

(vi) of Public Law 108–25, as amended, shall be applied with respect to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 

by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided further, That up to 5 

percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the 

Global Fund in fiscal year 2016 may be made available to USAID 

for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in 

addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global 

AIDS Coordinator. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 

103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 

of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,780,971,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2017. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $874,763,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation 

and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 

support transition to democracy and long-term development of 

countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions 

and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That if the Secretary of State determines that it is 

important to the national interest of the United States to provide 

transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under 

this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 

Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under 

the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 
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previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and 

complex crises overseas, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may 

be made available on such terms and conditions as are appropriate 

and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding to such 

challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made available 

for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Provided

further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the 

funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 

except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days 

prior to the obligation of funds. 

DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the 

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as 

authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds 

appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under 

the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: 

Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be 

made available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, 

urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of 

part I of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including the 

cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 

amended: Provided further, That funds made available by this 

paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided

further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general 

provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 

1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan 

guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal 
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amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided

further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to 

$1,500,000,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act: Provided, That 

funds made available under this heading shall remain available 

until September 30, 2018. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 

of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,896,315,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2017. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, 

$150,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of 

which $88,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights 

and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 

and Labor, Department of State, and $62,000,000 shall be made 

available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development.

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 

102–511), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy 

(SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179), $491,119,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7070 of this 

Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified in 

section 3 of Public Law 102–511 and section 3(c) of Public Law 

101–179, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

that are made available for assistance for such countries shall be 

administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 102–511 

and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be 

economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 

purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the 

Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) 

of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses 

of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 

Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 

5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger 

motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 

5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 

to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, 

and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in 

Israel.

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) 

of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended 

(22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace 

Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the purchase of not 

to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes 

for use outside of the United States, $410,000,000, of which 

$5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Director of the 

Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 

U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may 

not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for 

representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be 

made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That 

any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to 

prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation 

and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is 

a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
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the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113– 

76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA), 

$901,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 

the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may 

be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation): Provided further, That up to 

5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 

made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA 

for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 

MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 

made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into 

pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, 

or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of 

funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to 

proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country 

program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading by this 

Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available 

to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 

program after such country has completed a country compact: Provided further, That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of 

the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of 

eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per 

capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; 

and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of 

the MCA: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) 

of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank’s lower middle income 

country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; 

and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of 

the MCA: Provided further, That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a 

per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the 
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country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower 

middle income country or from a lower middle income country to 

a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former 

income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal 

years: Provided further, That publication in the Federal Register of 

a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs shall be available for a 

threshold program in a country that is not currently a candidate 

country: Provided further, That the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a review of authorities that may allow the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation to obligate funds that are unobligated from 

prior fiscal years for compacts in countries that are not eligible for 

a compact in the current fiscal year: Provided further, That such 

review shall include an assessment as set forth in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 

A of this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be used on a reimbursable basis 

for such review: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for 

representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 

$5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the InterAmerican Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 

401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the funds ap- propriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses. 

UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International 

Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96– 

533), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of 

which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, That funds made available to grantees may be 

invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 

by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development 

Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned shall 

be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African 

Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 

Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a 

project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised: 
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Provided further, That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose 

for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be 

necessary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That the 

USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United States 

Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the African Foundation Development 

Act: Provided further, That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such 

funds for program purposes. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

TITLE IV 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $894,821,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision of assistance by 

any other United States Government department or agency which 

is comparable to assistance that may be made available under this 

heading, but which is provided under any other provision of law, 

should be provided only with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State and in accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 

622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That

the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United 

States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a 

foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of 

part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 

the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That section 

482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 

funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made 

available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 

be made available to support training and technical assistance for 

foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, 

utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That not less than 

$54,975,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia’’, which shall be available for the same purposes as funds ap-
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propriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 

available under this heading that are transferred to another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $506,381,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 

section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of 

unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 

activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 

organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA): Provided, That the Secretary of State shall inform the appropriate congressional committees of information regarding any 

separate arrangements relating to the ‘‘Road-map for the Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program’’ between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

in classified form if necessary, if such information becomes known 

to the Department of State: Provided further, That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should 

prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the 

United States: Provided further, That funds made available under 

this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall 

be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject 

to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 

of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and 

multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament, 

and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That such funds may also be used for 

such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines 

that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities 

of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made available under 

this heading for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund shall be 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made available for 

conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining 

and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for 
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such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to 

the operation and management of such programs and activities, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations.

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $131,361,000: Provided, That 

funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance 

the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, 

to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That of 

the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 

$35,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 

Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $108,115,000, of which up 

to $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military education and 

training may be provided under this heading may include civilians 

who are not members of a government whose participation would 

contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of 

the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That of 

the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 

may be available for entertainment expenses. 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to 

carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act, $4,737,522,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the 

Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on 

Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of 

such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity 

of foreign security forces: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall 

be available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for 

assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: 

Provided further, That the funds appropriated under this heading 

for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, 

grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as 

agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced 

weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be 
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available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading 

shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 

163; 119 Stat. 3456), or section 2282 of title 10, United States 

Code, unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export 

Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available under 

this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance 

with paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 

Code.

None of the funds made available under this heading shall be 

available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 

services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 

the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act 

unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement 

has first signed an agreement with the United States Government 

specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 

level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided

further, That funds made available under this heading may be 

used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the 

clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may 

include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further, That only those countries 

for which assistance was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales 

Financing Program’’ in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made 

available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, 

defense services, or design and construction services that are not 

sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make 

timely payment for defense articles and services: Provided further,

That not more than $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 

this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 

purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use 

outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering 

military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds 

made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 

available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 

may be available for representation expenses: Provided further,

That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated 

for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal 
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year 2016 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control 

Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE V 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the 

United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, 

$339,000,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available 

for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Provided, That 

section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 

to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, $168,263,000, to remain available until 

expended.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

For payment to the International Development Association by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,197,128,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION

AND DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United 

States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 

$186,957,000, to remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 

increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 

$2,928,990,899.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury, $170,680,000, to remain available until expended.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 

Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paidin portion of the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain 

available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development 

Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 

capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in 

an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of 

the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 

increase in capital stock, $5,608,435, to remain available until expended.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary 

of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion 

of the increase in capital stock, $34,118,027, to remain available 

until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 

may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital 

portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an 

amount not to exceed $507,860,808. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary 

of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $31,930,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

For payment to the North American Development Bank by the 

Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paidin portion of the increase in capital stock, $10,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe without fiscal year 

limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share 

of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $255,000,000. 

TITLE VI 

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017.

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 

borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of 

the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in 

carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the 

current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or 

commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance 

under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger 

motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 

5, United States Code, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services 

provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been 

made: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract 

or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or 

sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in 

satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or 

technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a 

loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such 

purposes, to remain available until expended. 

RECEIPTS COLLECTED

Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 

1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 

amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated 

herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: 

Provided, That the sums herein appropriated from the General 

Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting 

collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 

the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That amounts 

collected in fiscal year 2016 in excess of obligations, up to 

$10,000,000 shall become available on September 1, 2016, and 

shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to 

make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, such expenditures and 

commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount 

available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception and 

representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not 

exceed $62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims 

settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 
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234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 

administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $20,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to 

be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, 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 further, That

such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan 

guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2016, 

2017, and 2018: Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal 

year 2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; funds 

obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement 

through 2025; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2018 remain available for disbursement through 2026: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available 

pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative 

expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from 

amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the 

credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the amounts 

made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made 

available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign 

governments to support local procurements funded by the United 

States Agency for International Development, the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, and the Department of State: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more 

than $5,000 may be available for representation and entertainment 

expenses.

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be 

available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States 

Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and 
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for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of 

title 31, United States Code. 

UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 

a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, 

and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such 

department or agency in fiscal year 2016 or any previous fiscal 

year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of 

funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 

been further sub-obligated. 

CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of 

this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 

pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 

limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of 

public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive 

Order issued pursuant to existing law. 

DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES

SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING.—Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), 

a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may 

not include office space or other accommodations for an employee 

of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and 

Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 

1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of 

that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the 

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection 

(a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States 

may include office space or other accommodations for members of 

the United States Marine Corps. 

(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the purposes of calculating 

the fiscal year 2016 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 

4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of State’s contribution for this purpose. 

(d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Funds

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
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the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 

which may be made available for the acquisition of property or 

award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities 

during fiscal year 2016, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 

and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in House 

Report 114–154: Provided further, That any such notification for a 

new diplomatic facility justified to the Committees on Appropriations in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2016, or 

not previously justified to such Committees, shall also include confirmation that the Department of State has completed the requisite 

value engineering studies required pursuant to OMB Circular A– 

131, Value Engineering December 31, 2013 and the Bureau of 

Overseas Building Operations Policy and Procedure Directive, 

P&PD, Cost 02: Value Engineering. 

(e) REPORTS.— (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in this Act 

and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing 

contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property 

sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or 

construction of the New London Embassy: Provided, That the 

reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) 

shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2016. 

(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and every 4 

months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of 

State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the new Mexico City Embassy and Beirut Embassy 

projects: Provided, That such report shall include, for each of 

the projects— 

(A) cost projections; 

(B) cost containment efforts; 

(C) project schedule and actual project status; 

(D) the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on 

project costs; 

(E) revenues derived from, or estimated to be derived 

from, real property sales in Mexico City, Mexico for the 

embassy project in Mexico City and in Beirut, Lebanon for 

the embassy project in Beirut; and 

(F) options for modifying the scope of the project in the 

event that costs escalate above amounts justified to the 

Committees on Appropriations in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State Operations, Fiscal Year 2015 for the Mexico City Embassy 

project, and in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget 
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Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2016 for the Beirut Embassy project. 

(f) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be made 

available to address security vulnerabilities at interim and 

temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the amount of 

funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of 

$25,000,000: Provided, That the uses of such funds should be 

the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the 

Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations: Provided further, That such funds shall be 

subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, 

closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 

except that such consultation and notification may be waived 

if there is a security risk to personnel. 

(3) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Department of State shall document standard operating procedures and best practices associated with the delivery, construction, and protection of temporary structures in high threat and 

conflict environments: Provided, That the Secretary of State 

shall inform the Committees on Appropriations after completing such documentation. 

(g) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, including for Worldwide 

Security Protection, and under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 

Construction, and Maintenance’’ in titles I and VIII of this Act may 

be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject 

to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer 

authority otherwise available under any other provision of law. 

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 

under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in 

response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I 

to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 

transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authori-
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ties included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 

funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 

of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available 

for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS

SEC. 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the 

Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 

136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 

and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as 

determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in 

Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section: Provided, That the authority in this 

section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days prior to making an award pursuant to this section for a local guard and protective service contract for a United States diplomatic facility not 

deemed ‘‘high-risk, high-threat’’. 

PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES

SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations 

for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 

and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 

COUPS D’E ́TAT

SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d’e ́tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d’e ́tat or decree in which the military plays 

a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such 

government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken 

office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 

apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided further, That funds 

made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROADCASTING BOARD

OF GOVERNORS.—

(1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State 

under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and 

merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, 

except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 

more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such 

transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the 

heading ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 

(2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of 

Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 

and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 

(3) Any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 

as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 

and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

(b) TITLE VI TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent of 

any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made 

available for fiscal year 2016, for programs under title VI of this 

Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any 

of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in 

such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 

than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise 

of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN AGENCIES.—

(1) None of the funds made available under titles II through 

V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, 

or instrumentality of the United States Government, except 

pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 

in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 

made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961. 

(3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency 

for International Development (USAID) or the Department of 

State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 

and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such 

Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
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grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in the 

previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into 

between USAID and the Department of State. 

(d) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the funds made 

available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated 

under an appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, 

unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of 

any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 

transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 

(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any agreement for the 

transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior 

Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and 

another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any 

comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the 

receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds and report to 

the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State 

or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 

under such authority may be made available for the cost of such 

audits.

(f) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall each 

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing all 

transfers to another agency of the United States Government made 

pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 with funds provided in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 

(division J of Public Law 113–235) as of the date of enactment of 

this Act: Provided, That such reports shall include a list of each 

transfer made pursuant to such sections with the respective funding level, appropriation account, and the receiving agency. 

PROHIBITION ON FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL

SEC. 7010. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this 

Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 

title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided,

That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of 
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part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act, and funds provided under the headings ‘‘Development Credit 

Authority’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 

shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on 

which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, 

if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 

respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided

further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 

funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and 

chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which 

are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, 

shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on 

which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, 

if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a report 

to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 30, 

2016, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year. 

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III 

through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the 

government of any country which is in default during a period in 

excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 

are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, 

following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, 

that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the 

United States. 

PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 

available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 

bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under 

which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United 

States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign 

government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to 

negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. 

(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent 

to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2016 

on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs for which funds are 

appropriated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from 

funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2017 and allocated 

for the central government of such country and for the West Bank 
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and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, 

not later than September 30, 2017, that such taxes have not been 

reimbursed to the Government of the United States. 

(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). 

(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from obligation 

for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on 

United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 

that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that 

can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner. 

(e) DETERMINATIONS.—

(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 

(A) such country or entity does not assess taxes on 

United States assistance or has an effective arrangement 

that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; 

or

(B) the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 

States assistance is not subject to taxation. 

(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees 

on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. 

(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall issue rules, 

regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the 

prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section.

(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United 

States and the government of the country receiving assistance 

that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to 

United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or 

an individual agreement between the Government of the 

United States and such government that describes, among 

other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement; and 

(2) the term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ shall include value added 

taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff. 

(h) REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days 

after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section.
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RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated 

may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account 

notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation 

is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any 

other Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 

pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same 

terms and conditions as originally provided. 

(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the authority 

contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of 

funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for 

an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to 

the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes 

it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the 

original period of availability: Provided, That such designated 

funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year 

shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. 

(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically designated funding 

levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That 

specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 

appropriated by this Act. 

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PROGRAMS,

PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds made available in 

titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the 

agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available 

for obligation in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any accounts in 

the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees 

or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this 

Act, shall be available for obligation to— 

(1) create new programs; 

(2) eliminate a program, project, or activity; 

(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post; 

(4) create, close, reorganize, or rename bureaus, centers, or 

offices; or 

(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or 

such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation. 
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(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—None of the 

funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under 

previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded 

under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for obligation 

in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to 

the agency or department funded under title I of this Act, shall be 

available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or 

projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 

or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

(1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or activities;

(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 

(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 

project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as 

approved by Congress; or 

(4) results from any general savings, including savings from 

a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;

unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 

advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 

‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 

‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations 

for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any commitment of 

funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, 

other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 

defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided

further, That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming 

for an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for obligation 

for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: 

Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the 

date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwith-
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standing authority: Provided further, That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be 

informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. 

(d) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, 

and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, 

funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department 

of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations, and funds made available for programs previously authorized under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) or section 2282 of title 

10, United States Code, shall be subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 

Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action 

to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver 

shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. 

(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, 

Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 

Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, 

Mexico, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, 

Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and 

Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(g) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of application of a provision of 

law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

SEC. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions 

as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance 

with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such 

defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in 
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section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in 

terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess 

defense articles: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 

be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. 

LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I 

and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made 

available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until 

September 30, 2018: Provided, That the requirement to withhold 

funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by 

this Act. 

PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY

STERILIZATION

SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part 

I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used 

to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None 

of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person 

to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry 

out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 

be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole 

or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the 

funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any 

country or organization if the President certifies that the use of 

these funds by any such country or organization would violate any 

of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.

ALLOCATIONS

SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to subsection (b), 

funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall be 

made available in the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in 

section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated 

Act): Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 

and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for such 

countries and international organizations transmitted to the Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). 
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(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise provided for by 

this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development, as applicable, 

may only deviate up to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this Consolidated Act): Provided, That such percentage may be exceeded only to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, 

or to address other exceptional circumstances directly related to 

the national interest: Provided further, That deviations pursuant to 

the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 

the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by section 

653(a) of the FAA, no deviations authorized by subsection (b) may 

take place until submission of such report. 

REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES

SEC. 7020. (a) USES OF FUNDS.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 

of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI 

of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas 

representation and entertainment expenses further official agency 

business and United States foreign policy interests— 

(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch; 

(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; 

(3) are not for employee-only events; and 

(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character. 

(b) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or under the headings 

‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 

(1) alcoholic beverages; or 

(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to 

entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTING

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EXPORTS.—

(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may 

be made available to any foreign government which provides 

lethal military equipment to a country the government of 

which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
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ministration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided, That 

the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government 

ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further,

That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 

1997.

(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) 

or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 

President determines that to do so is important to the national 

interests of the United States. 

(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the 

furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation 

of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount 

of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance 

furthers United States national interests. 

(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—

(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated 

under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government 

which the President determines— 

(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 

or group which has committed an act of international terrorism;

(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or 

(C) is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act. 

(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of 

paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that 

national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: 

Provided, That the President shall publish each such waiver in 

the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 

takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may 

be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 

Law 91–672, section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and section 

504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3094(a)(1)).
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DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act 

‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with 

the exception that for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 

project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the United 

States Agency for International Development, ‘‘program, project, 

and activity’’ shall also be considered to include central, country, 

regional, and program level funding, either as— 

(1) justified to Congress; or 

(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a 

report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 

within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions 

of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior 

Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the 

Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 

Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting 

activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report 

to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. 

COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds appropriated 

or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 

direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available 

to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any 

assistance, or any other financial commitments for establishing or 

expanding production of any commodity for export by any country 

other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in 

surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will 

cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, 

similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such prohibition 

shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its 

Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 

United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 

producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the 

Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 

(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from 

the International Development Association, is not eligible for 
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assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or 

(2) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 

complex emergency. 

(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this or any 

other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility 

study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export 

which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced 

in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit—

(1) activities designed to increase food security in developing 

countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United 

States;

(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit United 

States producers; 

(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from 

the International Development Association, is not eligible for 

assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or 

(4) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 

complex emergency. 

(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of 

the international financial institutions, as defined in section 

7034(r)(3) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States 

to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on 

world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 

to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.—

(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I 

or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development (USAID) shall— 

(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government; 

(B) enter into an agreement with that government which 

sets forth— 
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(i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and 

(ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 

this section; and 

(C) establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor 

and account for deposits into and disbursements from the 

separate account. 

(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 

with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 

separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 

amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 

(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 

of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the 

case may be), for such purposes as— 

(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 

(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 

States Government. 

(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 

necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 

used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 

(a)(2).

(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part 

I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

(as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds 

which remain in a separate account established pursuant to 

subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be 

agreed to by the government of that country and the United 

States Government. 

(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The USAID Administrator 

shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the 

use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of 

the United States Government as authorized in subsection 

(a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used 

for such purpose in each applicable country. 

(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I 

or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, 

that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other funds. 

(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Such funds 

may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 

law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 

including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explana-
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tory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying 

House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating any 

such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which 

shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed 

to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the 

United States interests that will be served by the assistance 

(including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy 

reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 

(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 

exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 

assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part 

II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of this 

subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be 

construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. 

(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2016, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a 

country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food 

for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480): Provided, That none of the 

funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or 

(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. 
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LOCAL COMPETITION

SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITION

FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

made available to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited competitions through local entities if— 

(1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has— 

(A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs included in 

such competition; and 

(B) documented the written results of the assessment 

and decisions made; and 

(2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to 

local entities— 

(A) each successful local entity has been determined to 

be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and 

(B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 

place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended 

purposes; and 

(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 

(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the requirements 

of subsection (a)(1), the USAID Administrator shall report, on an 

annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all 

awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities: Provided, That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site: 

Provided further, That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source 

awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. 

(c) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 7077 of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) 

shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016, as amended by the 

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 

international financial institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including 

the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct 

independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 

percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical 

non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent 

with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such 

loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data 

and objective analysis: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States 

executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this subsection. 
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(b) SAFEGUARDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for 

Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 

if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or 

environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or 

strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards 

in effect on September 30, 2015. 

(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 

V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such 

institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for 

an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 

any alternate United States executive director to such institution 

is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate 

provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 

(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

the United States executive director of each international financial 

institution to seek to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of 

such institution: Provided, That prior to voting on any such loan, 

grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with 

the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 

Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe 

that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights. 

(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other 

financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, 

and punish fraud and corruption. 

(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 

international financial institution to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent 

practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary 

information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other 

than a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by 

this Act that are provided as payment to such institution: Provided,

That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the 

international financial institutions consistent with this subsection. 

(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 

international financial institution to seek to require that each such 

institution is effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
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procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— 

(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure; 

(2) legal burdens of proof; 

(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 

(4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and 

(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. 

DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation of 

nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debtfor-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 

grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International 

Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 

assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the 

purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY

SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERN- MENT ASSISTANCE.— (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for direct government-to-government assistance 

only if— 

(A)(i) each implementing agency or ministry to receive 

assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the 

systems required to manage such assistance and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been addressed; 

(ii) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes 

staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management capabilities; 

(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems; 

(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 

place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended purposes; 

(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and 

(vi) the government of the recipient country is taking 

steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national 

budget, to include income and expenditures; 

(B) the recipient government is in compliance with the 

principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act; 

(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign terrorist 

organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 

(D) the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, 
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on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; and 

(E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect 

the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, 

association, and assembly. 

(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), no funds may be made available 

for direct government-to-government assistance without prior 

consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such notification shall contain an 

explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct governmentto-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all 

funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash 

payments to individuals. 

(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 

or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator 

or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of 

such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, 

including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed. 

(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 

with the fiscal year 2017 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in paragraph 

(1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and 

type of assistance. 

(5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 

this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the 

USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that— 

(A) details all assistance described in paragraph (1) provided during the previous 6-month period by country, 

funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and 

(B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism 

utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis. 

(6) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.—None of the funds 

made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country 

for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution: Provided, That for purposes of 

this paragraph, the term ‘‘international financial institution’’ 

has the meaning given the term in section 7034(r)(3) of this 

Act.

(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.—

(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.—The

Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the 
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‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), ‘‘minimum 

requirements of fiscal transparency’’ are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts and 

expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and 

concession allocation practices). 

(3) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each government 

identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make 

or update any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no 

significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum requirements of 

fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly 

available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ to be 

posted on the Department of State Web site: Provided, That 

the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by 

each such government to publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to 

such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include 

specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such 

government should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided further, That the annual report shall include a detailed 

description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being 

used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks 

for measuring progress. 

(4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 

Act shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency: 

Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further, That 

a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the 

annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ required by paragraph 

(3).

(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.—

(1)(A) INELIGIBILITY.—Officials of foreign governments and 

their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of 

State has credible information have been involved in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction 

of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall 

be ineligible for entry into the United States. 

(B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or 

identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate 

family members about whom the Secretary has such credible 

information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry 

into the United States would further important United States 
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law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United 

States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 

shall be construed to derogate from United States Government 

obligations under applicable international agreements. 

(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 

paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver 

would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have 

changed sufficiently. 

(4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including 

a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the 

information related to corruption or violation of human rights 

concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the 

individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the 

application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided 

under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver. 

(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State Web site. 

(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), 

and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to 

the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 

States shall not be considered confidential. 

(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of 

the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management. 

(2) UNITED STATES POLICY.—

(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions, and 

post on the Department of the Treasury Web site, that it 

is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, credit, 

grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction and 

export of a natural resource if the government of such 

country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to 

prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments 

as required by United States law, and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the 

sector in which assistance is being considered for— 
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(i) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of 

payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources;

(ii) the independent auditing of accounts receiving 

such payments and public disclosure of the findings of 

such audits; and 

(iii) public disclosure of such documents as Host 

Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and 

bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions 

for, information that is commercially proprietary or 

that would create competitive disadvantage. 

(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not 

apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity 

of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.

(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEB SITE.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available 

to support the provision of additional information on United States 

Government foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign 

assistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded 

under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, 

upon request, to the Department of State. 

DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,308,517,000 shall be made available for democracy programs.

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $32,000,000 shall be 

made available for the Near East Regional Democracy program.

(b) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act for democracy 

programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. 

(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 

funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ 

means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and 

religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the 

rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of 

democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens. 

(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made available pursuant 

to this section that are made available for programs to strengthen 

government institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions 

that demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law, 

as determined by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the 
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as 

appropriate.

(e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject 

to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country: 

Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 

USAID Administrator, shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. 

(f) PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) CLARIFICATION OF USE.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, following consultation with democracy program implementing partners, shall each establish guidelines for clarifying 

program design and objectives for democracy programs, including the uses of contracts versus grants and cooperative agreements in the conduct of democracy programs carried out with 

funds appropriated by this Act: Provided, That such guidelines, 

which shall be made available to all relevant agency personnel, 

shall be in accordance with— 

(A) the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, 2015, regarding the objectives of promoting resilient, 

open, and democratic societies; 

(B) the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of 

Public Law 110–53; 22 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.), including the 

foreign policy objectives contained therein; and 

(C) sections 6303 through 6305 of title 31, United States 

Code, regarding the selection of contracts and assistance 

instruments.

(2) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID shall 

continue to implement civil society and political competition 

and consensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the unique 

benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing 

such programs: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall 

be construed to affect the ability of any entity, including 

United States small businesses, from competing for proposals 

for USAID-funded civil society and political competition and 

consensus building programs. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2017, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall each submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing the use of 

contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements in the conduct of 

democracy programs with funds made available by the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 

2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), which shall include 

funding level, account, program sector and subsector, and a 

brief summary of purpose. 

(g) STRATEGIC REVIEWS AND REPORT.—

(1) COUNTRY STRATEGIES.—Prior to the obligation of funds 

made available by this Act for Department of State and USAID 
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democracy programs for a nondemocratic or democratic 

transitioning country for which a country strategy has been 

concluded after the date of enactment of this Act, as required 

by section 2111(c)(1) of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 

(title XXI of Public Law 110–53; 22 U.S.C. 8211) or similar provision of law or regulation, the Under Secretary for Civilian 

Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Department of State, 

in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 

Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall review such strategy to ensure 

that it includes— 

(A) specific goals and objectives for such program, including a specific plan and timeline to measure impacts; 

(B) an assessment of the risks associated with the conduct of such program to intended beneficiaries and implementers, including steps to support and protect such individuals; and 

(C) the funding requirements to initiate and sustain 

such program in fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal 

years, as appropriate: 

Provided, That for the purposes of this paragraph, the term 

‘‘nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country’’ shall have 

the same meaning as in section 2104(6) of Public Law 110–53. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, 

shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, 

to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 

methodology and guidelines established and implemented by 

the Department of State and USAID, respectively, to carry out 

the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That such report 

shall also include an analysis of the political and social conditions in a nondemocratic or democratic transitioning country 

that are a prerequisite for the conduct of democracy programs. 

(h) CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS.—The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Department of State, shall consult 

with the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and 

Human Rights, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 

USAID, on the proposed funding levels for democracy programs 

by country in the report submitted to Congress pursuant to 

section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

(2) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, 

and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 

USAID, shall regularly inform the National Endowment for 

Democracy of democracy programs that are planned and supported by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. 

(3) REPORT ON PROGRAM CHANGES.—The Secretary of State 

or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall report to 
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the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of a decision 

to significantly change the objectives or the content of a democracy program or to close such a program due to the increasingly repressive nature of the host country government: Provided, That the report shall also include a strategy for continuing support for democracy promotion, if such programming 

is feasible, and may be submitted in classified form, if necessary.

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICE AND

SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

Programs’’ shall be made available for the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and the Special 

Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the 

Near East and South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East 

and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 

113-161), and including for support staff, at not less than the 

amounts contained for such Office and Envoy in the table under 

such heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

(in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act). 

(b) ASSISTANCE.—

(1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROGRAMS.—Of the 

funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy 

Fund’’ and available for the Human Rights and Democracy 

Fund (HRDF), not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs: Provided,

That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious 

Freedom shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

on the uses of such funds. 

(2) PROTECTION AND INVESTIGATION PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ shall be made available for programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities: Provided, That a portion of such funds shall be made available for programs to investigate the persecution of such minorities by governments 

and non-state actors and for the public dissemination of information collected on such persecution, including on the Department of State Web site. 

(3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 

and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 

religious minorities. 

(4) RESPONSIBILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by 

paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials.

(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made available for pro-
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grams related to international religious freedom, including reporting on the condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. 

(d) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the 

heads of other United States Government agencies represented on 

the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB) and representatives of 

human rights organizations, as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an evaluation of the persecution of, including attacks against, Christians and people of other religions in the Middle East by violent Islamic extremists and the 

Muslim Rohingya people in Burma by violent Buddhist extremists, 

including whether either situation constitutes mass atrocities or 

genocide (as defined in section 1091 of title 18, United States 

Code), and a detailed description of any proposed atrocities prevention response recommended by the APB: Provided, That such evaluation and response may include a classified annex, if necessary. 

(e) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—The President shall, 

concurrent with the annual foreign country review required by section 402(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 

(22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)), review and identify any non-state actors in 

such countries that have engaged in particularly severe violations 

of religious freedom, and designate, in a manner consistent with 

such Act, each such group as a non-state actor of particular concern 

for religious freedom operating in such reviewed country or surrounding region: Provided, That whenever the President designates 

such a non-state actor under this subsection, the President shall, 

as soon as practicable after the designation is made, submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the reasons for such designation. 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of 

State, in consultation with the Chairman of the Broadcasting 

Board of Governors and the Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development, shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees detailing, by account, agency, and on a countryby-country basis, funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the previous 2 fiscal years for 

international religious freedom programs; protection and investigation programs regarding vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities; humanitarian and relief assistance for such minorities; 

and international broadcasting regarding religious freedom. 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this 

Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, 

displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist 

victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding 

any other provision of law. 

(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.—

(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by this Act should 

not be used to support any military training or operations that 

include child soldiers. 
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(2) CROWD CONTROL ITEMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign 

security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing 

democratic transition. 

(3) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION.—

Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect during 

fiscal year 2016 as if part of this Act. 

(4) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.—

(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 

$4,000,000 shall be made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to the exhumation of mass graves 

and the identification of victims of war crimes and crimes 

against humanity, of which not less than $3,000,000 

should be made available for such assistance in Guatemala, Peru, Colombia, Iraq, and Sri Lanka, which shall be 

administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 

Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 

(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 

DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America. 

(5) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Section 7065 of the 

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 

235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part 

of this Act. 

(6) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under 

section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support 

for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 

support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national 

entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging 

from instability. 

(7) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2015, by country and 

purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 

(8) LEAHY VETTING REPORT.—

(A) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance 

cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding 

fiscal year, including: 
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(i) the total number of cases submitted, approved, 

suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons; and 

(ii) for cases rejected, a description of the steps 

taken to assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the 

security forces to justice, in accordance with section 

620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

(B) The report required by this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 

classified annex. 

(9) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT.—For the 

purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, the term ‘‘military training provided to foreign 

military personnel by the Department of Defense and the Department of State’’ shall be deemed to include all military 

training provided by foreign governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of 

State, except for training provided by the government of a 

country designated by section 517(b) of such Act as a major 

non-NATO ally. 

(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by the Bureau 

for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 

States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or 

any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to 

the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law.

(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’ shall be made available to carry out the Program 

for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by 

the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 

1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 

(2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be made available 

as contributions to establish and maintain memorial sites of 

genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Of the amounts made available by title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 

Consular Programs’’, up to $500,000 may be made available for 

grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 (22 

U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities. 

(4) EXTENSION OF LEGAL PROTECTION.—No conviction issued 

by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or 

national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered 

a conviction for the purposes of United States law or for any 
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activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States 

during fiscal year 2016 and any fiscal year thereafter. 

(5) MODIFICATION OF LIFE INSURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICABLE TO THOSE KILLED IN TERRORIST ATTACKS.— (A) Section 415(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 

(22 U.S.C. 3975(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a payment 

from the United States in an amount that, when added to 

the amount of the employee’s employer-provided group life 

insurance policy coverage (if any), equals $400,000’’ and inserting ‘‘a special payment of $400,000, which shall be in 

addition to any employer provided life insurance policy 

coverage’’.

(B) The insurance benefit under section 415 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3975), as amended by 

subparagraph (A), shall be applicable to eligible employees 

who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty 

abroad because of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 

140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Years 1998 and 1999 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)), anytime on or 

after April 18, 1983. 

(6) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development may use funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive 

awards: Provided, That each individual award may not exceed $100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 such awards 

may be made during fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That 

for purposes of this paragraph the term ‘‘innovation incentive 

award’’ means the provision of funding on a competitive basis 

that—

(A) encourages and rewards the development of solutions 

for a particular, well-defined problem related to the alleviation of poverty; or 

(B) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas 

and practices facilitating further development of an idea or 

practice by third parties. 

(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 

be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, 

as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the 

Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided, That the 

Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall inform the 

Committees on Appropriations, at least 30 days prior to completion 

of the pilot program, on the criteria for evaluating such program, 

including for possible expansion: Provided further, That not later 

than 180 days after completion of the pilot program, the Secretary 

and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, detailing 

the findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for expansion 

of such program: Provided further, That not less than 30 days prior 

to the implementation of any recommendations for expanding the 

PVS pilot program the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and 

with representatives of agency implementing partners on the find-
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ings, conclusions, and recommendations in such report, as appropriate.

(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2016, the President may 

use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

(g) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of State 

should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 

assistance for the central government of any country that is not 

taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the 

Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague 

on October 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to 

the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding 

funds under this subsection. 

(h) REPORT REPEALED.—Section 616(c) of the Departments of 

Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 1999 (division A of Public Law 105–277) is 

hereby repealed. 

(i) TRANSFERS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.—The Secretary 

of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading 

‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances 

of expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and 

Consular Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the 

end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such 

funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. 

(j) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC

MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) 

shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part of this 

Act.

(k) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.—

(1) PASSPORT FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of 

June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 

(2) ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.—The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 

and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 

30, 2016, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(3) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 

September 30, 2016. 

(4) FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER ANNUITANT WAIVER.—Section

824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 
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(5) DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIVER.—Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 

Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) shall be applied by substituting 

‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 

(6) USAID CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIVER.—Section

625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 

2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 

(7) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION.—

(A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 

(B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 

Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 

2016.

(B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may 

not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of 

the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 

(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such 

member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 

if such member’s official duty station were in the District 

of Columbia. 

(8) CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 

(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 

(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2015, and 2016’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 

(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 

(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

(9) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.—The authorities 

provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) shall remain in effect through 

September 30, 2016. 

(10) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 

of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 

under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 

(A) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; 

and

(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(11) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.—

(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 

1011) is amended by striking ‘‘more than 11 years after 

the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2017’’. 
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(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, and 2017’’. 

(12) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) shall be applied by 

substituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 

(l) DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only 

be used for the service centers included in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic 

Engagement, Fiscal Year 2016: Provided, That the amounts for 

such service centers shall be the amounts included in such budget 

except as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided further,

That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further,

That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital 

Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose 

and authorities: Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund 

shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return 

the full cost of each service. 

(m) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance 

under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appropriate, be made 

available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly 

from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: 

Provided, That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct 

regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used 

by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness and 

utility of such assistance, and require such partners that receive 

funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting 

and responding to such feedback. 

(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in the 

HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 

525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) may be 

made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 

survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS 

pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That the authority in section 

525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–477) shall be 

exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 

USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS 

pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall include in 

the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 

resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to 

such fund. 

(o) LOAN GUARANTEES AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.—
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(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 

Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs may be made available for the costs, as 

defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are 

authorized to be provided: Provided, That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees 

shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. 

(2) ENTERPRISE FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for 

Egypt and Tunisia: Provided, That the first, third and fifth 

provisos under section 7041(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and 

in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds 

made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall 

not apply): Provided further, That in addition to the previous 

proviso, the authorities in the matter preceding the first proviso of such section may apply to any such enterprise fund or 

funds: Provided further, That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2026. 

(3) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 

with the appropriate congressional committees, and subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

(p) ASSESSMENT OF INDIRECT COSTS.—Not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act and following consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall submit to such Committees an assessment of 

the effectiveness of current policies and procedures in ensuring 

that payments for indirect costs, including for negotiated indirect 

cost rate agreements (NICRA), are reasonable and comply with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), as applicable, and title 2, 

part 200 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); an assessment 

of potential benefits of setting a cap on such indirect costs to ensure the cost-effective use of appropriated funds; a plan to revise 

such policies and procedures to strengthen compliance with the 

FAR and CFR and ensure that indirect costs are reasonable; and 

a timeline for implementing such plan. 

(q) SMALL GRANTS AND ENTITIES.—

(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 

less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the Small 

Grants Program pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of 
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State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), as amended 

by this Act, which may remain available until September 30, 

2020.

(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID) shall post on the USAID Web site detailed information describing the process by which small nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and other 

small entities seeking funding from USAID for unsolicited proposals through grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements, can apply for such funding: Provided, That the USAID Administrator should ensure 

that each bureau, office, and overseas mission has authority to 

approve, and sufficient funds to implement, such grants or 

other agreements that meet appropriate criteria for unsolicited 

proposals.

(3) Section 7080 of Public Law 113–235 is amended as follows:

(A) in subsections (b) and (c), strike ‘‘Grants’’, and insert 

‘‘Awards’’;

(B) in subsection (c)(1), delete ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘proposals;’’; 

(C) in subsection (c)(2) delete the period after ‘‘process’’, 

and insert ‘‘; or’’; 

(D) after subsection (c)(2), insert ‘‘(3) as otherwise allowable under Federal Acquisition Regulations and USAID 

procurement policies.’’; and 

(E) in subsection (e)(3), strike ‘‘12’’, and insert ‘‘20’’, and 

strike ‘‘administrative and oversight expenses associated 

with managing’’ and insert ‘‘administrative expenses, and 

other necessary support associated with managing and 

strengthening’’.

(4) For the purposes of section 7080 of Public Law 113–235, 

‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, international, 

and United States-based nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 in USAID funding over 

the previous five years: Provided, That departments or centers 

of such educational institutions may be considered individually 

in determining such eligibility. 

(r) DEFINITIONS.—

(1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this 

Act the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ shall 

mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations 

of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this 

Act the term ‘‘funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs’’ shall mean funds that remain 

available for obligation, and have not expired. 

(3) For the purposes of this Act ‘‘international financial institutions’’ shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction 

and Development, the International Development Association, 
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the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian 

Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the InterAmerican Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 

Agency.

(4) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 

Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include 

portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of 

Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern 

Kordofan.

ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 

(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, 

is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States 

investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 

(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, 

and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately 

disbanded;

(3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 

their neighbor Israel; 

(4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue 

to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find 

concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, 

taking into consideration the participation of any recipient 

country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to 

said country; and 

(5) the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab 

League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring 

about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the 

United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.

PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State 

determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 

(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— 

(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful coexistence with the State of Israel; and 

(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism 

and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, includ-
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ing the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 

security organizations; and 

(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 

new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 

region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, 

and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable 

Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 

context of full and normal relationships, which should include—

(A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; 

(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, 

territorial integrity, and political independence of every 

state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; 

(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 

(D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and 

(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the 

refugee problem. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of 

law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its 

citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring 

transparent and accountable governance. 

(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) if the 

President determines that it is important to the national security 

interest of the United States to do so. 

(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply 

to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and 

affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet 

the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions 

of section 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority’’). 

RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II 

through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in 

any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of 

the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official 

United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 

over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: 

Provided further, That meetings between officers and employees of 

the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any 

successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the IsraelPLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official 

United States Government business with such authority should 

continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem: Provided

further, That as has been true in the past, officers and employees 

of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jeru-
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salem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 

occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, 

and have incidental discussions. 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING

CORPORATION

SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 

support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 

Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 

ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2016, 30 days prior to 

the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza 

Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on 

Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the 

Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the 

uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 

(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance 

for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all 

appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to 

or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational 

institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity’s 

governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that 

has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, as 

appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken 

in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to 

any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.

(c) PROHIBITION.—

(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made 

available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring 

individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. 

(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 

made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including 

funds made available by transfer, may be made available for 

obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 

until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for 

security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on 

the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
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(d) AUDITS BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT.— (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal 

audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza 

Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 

among other things, compliance with this section. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may 

be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States 

Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, 

and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this 

subsection: Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds 

otherwise available for such purposes. 

(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an 

investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for 

the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds 

provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2016 under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall address— 

(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 

(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 

carried out under such Program, including both obligations and 

expenditures.

(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made available in this 

Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of 

chapter 2 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 

2005 (Public Law 109–13). 

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part 

II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.

(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not 

apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 

and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United 

States.

(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant to 

subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 

months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 

enactment of this Act. 

(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the 
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Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the 

waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly 

disbursed: Provided, That the report shall also detail the steps the 

Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 

weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of 

funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing 

mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and 

payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed 

at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 

Israel.

(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.—

(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI 

of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the 

Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or 

expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 

Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 

Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. 

(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if 

the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) 

and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 

(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 

620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the 

Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) 

with respect to this subsection. 

(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is 

exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 

620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 

amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 

provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 

full accounting of any direct support of such government. 

(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 

VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 

Liberation Organization. 
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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.—

(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made 

available notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and section 

620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may only be 

made available for assistance for the Government of Egypt if 

the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that such government is— 

(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United 

States; and 

(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 

Peace Treaty. 

(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—

(A) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 

$150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for 

Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made 

available for higher education programs including not less 

than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need: Provided, That such funds may be made available for democracy programs and for development programs in the Sinai: 

Provided further, That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless 

the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of 

Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 

the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.

(B) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for 

Egypt, an amount of such funds that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United 

States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy-related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 

Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued 

by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public 

Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’. 

(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—

(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, may be made available for assistance for 

Egypt: Provided, That 15 percent of such funds shall be 

withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that the Government of Egypt is taking effective steps to— 
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(i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt, 

including to govern democratically and protect religious minorities and the rights of women, which are in 

addition to steps taken during the previous calendar 

year for such purposes; 

(ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including 

the ability of civil society organizations and the media 

to function without interference; 

(iii) release political prisoners and provide detainees 

with due process of law; 

(iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, including officers credibly alleged to have violated 

human rights; and 

(v) provide regular access for United States officials 

to monitor such assistance in areas where the assistance is used: 

Provided further, That such funds may be transferred to 

an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank 

of New York, following consultation with the Committees 

on Appropriations: Provided further, That the certification 

requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act under such heading for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs for 

Egypt.

(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such 

Committees containing a detailed justification for the use 

of such waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot be met. 

(4) OVERSIGHT AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.— (A) The Secretary of State shall take all practicable 

steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by 

this subsection for assistance for Egypt. 

(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on any plan to restructure military assistance for 

Egypt.

(b) IRAN.—

(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 

and Related Programs’’ shall be used by the Secretary of 

State—

(A) to support the United States policy to prevent Iran 

from achieving the capability to produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 

(B) to support an expeditious response to any violation 

of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231; 
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(C) to support the implementation and enforcement of 

sanctions against Iran for support of terrorism, human 

rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and 

(D) for democracy programs for Iran, to be administered 

by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State. 

(2) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—The terms and conditions of paragraph (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public 

Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 as 

if part of this Act. 

(3) REPORTS.— (A) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi-annual report required by 

section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 

2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)). 

(B) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation and enforcement of bilateral United States 

and multilateral sanctions against Iran and actions taken 

by the United States and the international community to 

enforce such sanctions against Iran: Provided, That the report shall also include any entities involved in the testing 

of a ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after October 1, 2015, and note whether such entities are currently 

under United States sanctions: Provided further, That 

such report shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but 

may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

(c) IRAQ.— (1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, 

security, and internal and regional stability, including in 

Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, 

and among religious and ethnic minority populations in Iraq. 

(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

may be made available for construction, rehabilitation, or other 

improvements to United States diplomatic facilities in Iraq on 

property for which no land-use agreement has been entered 

into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq: Provided, That the restrictions in this paragraph shall not apply 

if such funds are necessary to protect United States diplomatic 

facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States 

personnel.

(3) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS SECURITY SERVICES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for 

assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and 

for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements 
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arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided, That the 

Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 

(4) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used 

by the Government of the United States to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and 

Iraq.

(d) JORDAN.—

(1) FUNDING LEVELS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $1,275,000,000 shall be 

made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not less 

than $204,000,000 shall be for budget support for the Government of Jordan and $100,000,000 shall be for water sector support: Provided, That such assistance for water sector support 

shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 

Appropriations.

(2) RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act shall be made available for programs to implement the 

Jordan Response Plan 2015 for the Syria Crisis, including assistance for host communities in Jordan: Provided, That not 

later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing United States and other donor contributions to 

such Plan. 

(e) LEBANON.— (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security 

Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF 

or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 

designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be 

made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and 

the LAF to address security and stability requirements in 

areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation 

with the appropriate congressional committees. 

(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are 

available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 

notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 

2346 note). 

(4) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—In addition to 

the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only 

to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security 

and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the 

LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, 

preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist 
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groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council 

Resolution 1701: Provided, That funds may not be obligated for 

assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to 

the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to 

the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such 

plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not 

later than September 1, 2016: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any 

funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 

(f) LIBYA.— (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Libya for programs to strengthen governing 

institutions and civil society, improve border security, and promote democracy and stability in Libya, and for activities to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.— (A) COOPERATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 2012 ATTACK ON

UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES.—None of the 

funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for 

assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the 

Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United 

States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 

2012: Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 

not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities. 

(B) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—The limitation on the 

uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76) shall 

apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made 

available for assistance for Libya. 

(3) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act for assistance for 

Libya, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the 

Committees on Appropriations that all practicable steps have 

been taken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 

subsection for assistance for Libya, including a description of 

the vetting procedures to be used for recipients of assistance 

made available under title IV of this Act. 

(g) MOROCCO.—

(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds

appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available 

for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later 

than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development, shall consult with the Committees on 

Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 

(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for Morocco 

may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 

2016.

(h) SYRIA.—

(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ shall be made available, notwithstanding 

any other provision of law except for this subsection, for nonlethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians 

affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— 

(A) establish governance in Syria that is representative, 

inclusive, and accountable; 

(B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the 

violence and in any political transition in Syria; 

(C) develop and implement political processes that are 

democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; 

(D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition 

through cross-border programs; 

(E) develop civil society and an independent media in 

Syria;

(F) promote economic development in Syria; 

(G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 

violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 

programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; 

(H) counter extremist ideologies; 

(I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions; and 

(J) assist vulnerable populations in Syria and in neighboring countries. 

(2) SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to 

the authority of this subsection shall be made available, on an 

open and competitive basis, for a program to strengthen the capability of Syrian civil society organizations to address the immediate and long-term needs of the Syrian people inside Syria 

in a manner that supports the sustainability of such organizations in implementing Syrian-led humanitarian and development programs and the comprehensive strategy required in 

section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

(3) STRATEGY UPDATE.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 

are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant 

United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form 
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if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required 

in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76. 

(4) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to the obligation of 

funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 

steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 

oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in 

which assistance provided pursuant to this subsection has been 

compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and 

an explanation of the response of the Department of State. 

(5) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 

following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(i) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $141,900,000 shall be made available for 

assistance for Tunisia. 

(j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— (1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation of 

funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the 

Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 

(A) advance Middle East peace; 

(B) improve security in the region; 

(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 

government institutions; 

(D) promote a private sector economy; or 

(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.— (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after 

the date of enactment of this Act— 

(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as 

member states or full membership as a state in the 

United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 

Palestinians; or 

(II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized investigation, or 

actively support such an investigation, that subjects 

Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes 

against Palestinians. 

(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 

clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such clause if the Secretary certifies 

to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the 

national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver 
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and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace. 

(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 

1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 

the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 

that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 

of this Act— 

(I) obtained in the United Nations or any specialized 

agency thereof the same standing as member states or 

full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; and 

(II) taken any action with respect to the ICC that is 

intended to influence a determination by the ICC to 

initiate a judicially authorized investigation, or to actively support such an investigation, that subjects 

Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes 

against Palestinians. 

(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable 

to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the President may waive section 1003 of Public 

Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in 

writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered 

into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of 

Public Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this subparagraph 

or under previous provisions of law must expire before the 

waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised. 

(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 

effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time 

and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment 

of this Act. 

(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of State shall reduce the 

amount of assistance made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the 

amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for 

acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being 

fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous 

calendar year: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the 

Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal 

year 2016 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian 

Authority.

(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available 

by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to 

the security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
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AFRICA

SEC. 7042. (a) BOKO HARAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

that are made available for assistance for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, 

and Nigeria— 

(1) shall be made available for assistance for women and 

girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko 

Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this 

Act; and 

(2) may be made available for counterterrorism programs to 

combat Boko Haram. 

(b) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds made available by this 

Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made 

available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including 

activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local 

levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. 

(c) COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated 

by this Act, not less than $69,821,000 should be made available for 

the Trans-Sahara Counter-terrorism Partnership program, and not 

less than $24,150,000 should be made available for the Partnership 

for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. 

(d) ETHIOPIA.—

(1) FORCED EVICTIONS.—

(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for 

Ethiopia may not be made available for any activity that 

supports forced evictions. 

(B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activity that supports forced evictions in Ethiopia. 

(2) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Programs and activities 

to improve livelihoods shall include prior consultation with, 

and the participation of, affected communities, including in the 

South Omo and Gambella regions. 

(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for Ethiopia may only be 

made available for border security and counterterrorism programs, support for international peacekeeping efforts, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College.

(e) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act shall be made available for democracy and other development 

programs in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 

such democracy programs should protect freedoms of expression, 

association and religion, including for journalists, civil society, and 

opposition political parties, and should be used to assist the governments of such countries to strengthen accountability and the rule 

of law, including within the security forces. 

(f) LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the 

goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern 
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Uganda Recovery Act (Public Law 111–172), including to improve 

physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and earlywarning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child 

soldiers.

(g) POWER AFRICA INITIATIVE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

that are made available for the Power Africa initiative shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

(h) PROGRAMS IN AFRICA.— (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 

less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes 

of section 7042(g)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 

available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

(3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 

be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States 

Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges 

and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa 

seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas 

of trade, investment, development, health, and security. 

(i) SOUTH SUDAN.— (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 

for assistance for South Sudan should— 

(A) be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address 

protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based 

violence;

(B) support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance; 

(C) be used to advance democracy, including support for 

civil society, independent media, and other means to 

strengthen the rule of law; 

(D) support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of 

South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and 

(E) support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities.

(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan 

may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies 
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and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 

government is taking effective steps to— 

(A) end hostilities and pursue good faith negotiations for 

a political settlement of the internal conflict; 

(B) provide access for humanitarian organizations; 

(C) end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; 

(D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly;

(E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale 

of oil and gas; and 

(F) establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority. 

(3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to— 

(A) humanitarian assistance; 

(B) assistance to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and 

(C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 

issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and 

mutual arrangements related to the CPA. 

(j) SUDAN.— (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of 

selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 

States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. 

(3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 

to—

(A) humanitarian assistance; 

(B) assistance for democracy programs; 

(C) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan 

State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and 

(D) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 

issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. 

(k) ZIMBABWE.—

(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution 

of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except 

to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless 

the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 

available for assistance for the central Government of 
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Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph 

(1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic 

growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that such government is implementing 

transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. 

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

SEC. 7043. (a) ASIA REBALANCING INITIATIVE.—Except for paragraphs (1)(C), (4), (5)(B) and (C), and 6(B), section 7043(a) of the 

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall 

continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part of this Act: Provided, That section 7043(a)(8) of such Act shall be applied to funds 

appropriated by this Act by adding ‘‘East Asia,’’ before ‘‘South East 

Asia’’.

(b) BURMA.— (1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Burma may be 

made available notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, except for this subsection, and following consultation 

with the appropriate congressional committees. 

(B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— 

(i) may not be made available for budget support for 

the Government of Burma; 

(ii) shall be made available to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support 

for such organizations; 

(iii) shall be made available for the implementation 

of the democracy and human rights strategy required 

by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76); 

(iv) shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, 

medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition 

to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and 

Refugee Assistance’’; 

(v) shall be made available for programs to promote 

ethnic and religious tolerance, including in Rakhine 

and Kachin states; 

(vi) may not be made available to any successor or 

affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC 

members that promotes the repressive policies of the 

SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human 

rights, including against Rohingya and other minority 

groups;
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(vii) may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United 

States Agency for International Development (USAID), 

for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help 

sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for 

reconciliation and peace, which may include support to 

representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose; and 

(viii) may not be made available to any organization 

or individual the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups and 

individuals in Burma, including such organizations as 

Ma Ba Tha. 

(2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 

appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘International 

Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance for 

Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may continue 

consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human 

rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the 

prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. 

(3) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of 

each international financial institution to use the voice and 

vote of the United States to support projects in Burma only if 

such projects— 

(A) promote accountability and transparency, including 

on-site monitoring throughout the life of the project; 

(B) are developed and carried out in accordance with 

best practices regarding environmental conservation; social 

and cultural protection and empowerment of local populations, particularly ethnic nationalities; and extraction of 

resources;

(C) do not promote the displacement of local populations 

without appropriate consultation, harm mitigation and 

compensation, and do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, the forced migration of indigenous communities; and 

(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve militaryowned enterprises or state-owned enterprises associated 

with the military. 

(4) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of 

this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

initiate an assessment of democracy programs in Burma conducted by the Department of State and USAID, including the 

strategy for such programs, and programmatic implementation 

and results: Provided, That of the funds appropriated by this 

Act and made available for assistance for Burma, up to 

$100,000 shall be made available to the Comptroller for such 

assessment.

(5) PROGRAMS, POSITION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—
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(A) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in 

fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to prior consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees. 

(B) Section 7043(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall continue 

in effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part of this Act. 

(C) The United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 

Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

State, shall be responsible for democracy programs in 

Burma.

(c) CAMBODIA.— (1) KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL.—Of the funds appropriated by 

this Act that are made available for assistance for Cambodia, 

up to $2,000,000 may be made available for a contribution to 

the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia 

(ECCC), in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years, except 

that such funds may only be made available for a contribution 

to the appeals process in Case 002/01. 

(2) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—Funds made available by 

this Act for democracy programs in Cambodia shall be made 

available for research and education programs associated with 

the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. 

(3) REIMBURSEMENTS.—The Secretary of State shall continue 

to consult with the Principal Donors Group on reimbursements 

to the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in 

support of the ECCC. 

(d) NORTH KOREA.— (1) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made 

available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea at levels 

consistent with the prior fiscal year. 

(2) REFUGEES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made 

available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including protection activities in the People’s Republic of China and 

other countries in the Asia region. 

(3) DATABASE AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under title III shall be made available to maintain a database 

of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of 

Public Law 113–76): Provided, That not later than 30 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 

a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing the 

sources of information and format of such database. 

(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made 

available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the Government of North Korea. 

(e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—

(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
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grams’’ in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing 

licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the 

People’s Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in 

advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of 

such proposed action. 

(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the 

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such 

projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 

by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the funds 

appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 

may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative 

agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of 

State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. 

(3) COUNTER INFLUENCE PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance 

under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the 

influence of the PRC, in accordance with the strategy required 

by section 7043(e)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76), following consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

(4) COST-MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 7032(f) of the 

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– 

235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part 

of this Act. 

(f) TIBET.— (1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury should instruct the United States executive director 

of each international financial institution to use the voice and 

vote of the United States to support financing of projects in 

Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the 

transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to 

non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan 

culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring. 

(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.—

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’ shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve 

cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, 

education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan 

communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in 

other Tibetan communities in China. 

(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India 
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and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development 

of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 

amounts made available in subparagraph (A) for programs 

inside Tibet. 

(g) VIETNAM.—

(1) DIOXIN REMEDIATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 

available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes. 

(2) HEALTH AND DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ shall 

be made available for health and disability programs in areas 

sprayed with Agent Orange and otherwise contaminated with 

dioxin, to assist individuals with severe upper or lower body 

mobility impairment and/or cognitive or developmental disabilities.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.—

(1) DIPLOMATIC OPERATIONS.—

(A) FACILITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 

the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ that are available for construction and 

renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to 

accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand 

aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on 

the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to implement plans for accommodating other United 

States Government agencies under Chief of Mission authority per section 3927 of title 22, United States Code, or 

to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States Government personnel. 

(B) PERSONNEL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 

enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter until 

September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a 

report, in classified form if necessary, to the appropriate 

congressional committees detailing by agency the number 

of personnel present in Afghanistan under Chief of Mission 

authority per section 3927 of title 22, United States Code, 

at the end of the 120 day period preceding the submission 

of such report: Provided, That such report shall also include the number of locally employed staff and contractors 

supporting United States Embassy operations in Afghanistan during the reporting period. 

(2) ASSISTANCE AND CONDITIONS.—
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(A) FUNDING AND LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 

may be made available for assistance for Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds may not be obligated for any 

project or activity that— 

(i) includes the participation of any Afghan individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices or a violation of human rights; 

(ii) cannot be sustained, as appropriate, by the Government of Afghanistan or another Afghan entity; 

(iii) is inaccessible for the purposes of conducting 

regular oversight in accordance with applicable Federal statutes and regulations; or 

(iv) initiates any new, major infrastructure development.

(B) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for the 

central Government of Afghanistan, the Secretary of State 

shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, after consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, that— 

(i) goals and benchmarks for the specific uses of 

such funds have been established by the Governments 

of the United States and Afghanistan; 

(ii) conditions are in place that increase the transparency and accountability of the Government of Afghanistan for funds obligated under the New Development Partnership; 

(iii) the Government of Afghanistan is continuing to 

implement laws and policies to govern democratically 

and protect the rights of individuals and civil society, 

including taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; 

(iv) the Government of Afghanistan is reducing corruption and prosecuting individuals alleged to be involved in illegal activities in Afghanistan; 

(v) monitoring and oversight frameworks for programs implemented with such funds are in accordance 

with all applicable audit policies of the Department of 

State and USAID; 

(vi) the necessary policies and procedures are in 

place to ensure Government of Afghanistan compliance with section 7013 of this Act; and 

(vii) the Government of Afghanistan has established 

processes for the public reporting of its national budget, including revenues and expenditures. 

(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after consultation 

with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 

requirement of subparagraph (B) if the Secretary determines that to do so is important to the national security 
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interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a 

report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified 

form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and 

the reasons why any part of the certification requirement 

of subparagraph (B) has not been met. 

(D) PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

made available for assistance for Afghanistan shall be 

made available in the following manner— 

(i) not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 

for rule of law programs, the decisions for which shall 

be the responsibility of the Chief of Mission, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan; 

(ii) for programs that protect the rights of women 

and girls and promote the political and economic empowerment of women, including their meaningful inclusion in political processes: Provided, That such assistance to promote economic empowerment of women 

shall be made available as grants to Afghan and international organizations, to the maximum extent practicable;

(iii) for programs in South and Central Asia to expand linkages between Afghanistan and countries in 

the region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations; and 

(iv) to assist the Government of Afghanistan to increase revenue collection and expenditure. 

(3) GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.—Not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 

the goals and benchmarks required in clause (2)(B)(i): Provided, That not later than 6 months after the submission of 

such report and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 

2017, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to such committees on the status of achieving such goals and benchmarks: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of State should suspend 

assistance for the Government of Afghanistan if any report required by this paragraph indicates that such government is 

failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals and 

benchmarks.

(4) AUTHORITIES.—

(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under title III 

through VI that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available— 

(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any 

similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961; 

(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 

demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 

combatants who have renounced violence against the 

Government of Afghanistan, in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74); and 
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(iii) for an endowment to empower women and girls. 

(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 112– 

74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan. 

(C) Section 1102(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (title XI of Public Law 111–32) shall continue in 

effect during fiscal year 2016 as if part of this Act. 

(5) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 

available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan. 

(b) BANGLADESH.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to 

protect due process of law, and to improve labor conditions by 

strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations 

in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors.

(c) NEPAL.— (1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act shall be made available for assistance for Nepal for 

earthquake recovery and reconstruction programs: Provided, That such amounts shall be in addition to funds made available by this Act for development and democracy programs in 

Nepal: Provided further, That funds made available for earthquake recovery and reconstruction programs should— 

(A) target affected communities on an equitable basis; 

and

(B) include sufficient oversight mechanisms, to include 

the participation of civil society organizations. 

(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humanitarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in 

Nepal, and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Provided, That such funds may only be made available 

for any additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of 

human rights and the law of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities on such efforts. 

(d) PAKISTAN.—

(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for the Government of Pakistan 

may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is— 

(A) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta 

Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, 

Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organi-
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zations, including taking effective steps to end support for 

such groups and prevent them from basing and operating 

in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into 

neighboring countries; 

(B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 

States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s 

military and intelligence agencies are not intervening 

extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;

(C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the 

manufacture of IEDs; 

(D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; 

(E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 

visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 

programs in Pakistan; and 

(F) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 

civilians affected by the conflict. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, after consultation with 

the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that 

to do so is important to the national security interest of the 

United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on 

the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part 

of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been 

met.

(3) ASSISTANCE.— (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 

Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan. 

(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to 

interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan 

that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and 

customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative 

fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers. 

(C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)). 

(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and 

IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this 

subsection and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961. 
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(E) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act 

that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, 

$33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 

Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison 

and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. 

(4) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN.—The authority and directives 

of section 7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for 

Pakistan.

(5) REPORTS.— (A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this 

Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable 

and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, 

and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering terrorism and 

extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the 

rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: 

Provided, That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8441 et seq.), as appropriate: 

Provided further, That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter 

until September 30, 2017, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the 

status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. 

(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for 

the Government of Pakistan if any report required by 

clause (i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. 

(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects 

supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such 

objectives.

(6) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of funds made available by this 

subsection for assistance for Pakistan. 

(e) SRI LANKA.—

(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall 

be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for democracy 

and economic development programs, particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, That such 

funds shall be made available for programs to assist in the 

identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be made 
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available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri 

Lanka is continuing to— 

(A) address the underlying causes of conflict in Sri 

Lanka; and 

(B) increase accountability and transparency in governance.

(3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions—

(A) funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

Program’’ may only be made available for programs to redeploy, restructure, and reduce the size of the Sri Lankan 

armed forces and shall not exceed $400,000; 

(B) funds under the heading ‘‘International Military 

Education and Training’’ may only be made available for 

training related to international peacekeeping operations 

and Expanded International Military Education and Training; and 

(C) funds under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 

may only be made available for training related to international peacekeeping operations. 

(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.— (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central 

Asian countries. 

(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’ that are available for assistance for countries in 

South and Central Asia shall be made available to enhance the 

recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in the judiciary, police, and other security forces. 

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

SEC. 7045. (a) UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMER- ICA.—

(1) FUNDING.—Subject to the requirements of this subsection, 

of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, 

up to $750,000,000 may be made available for assistance for 

countries in Central America to implement the United States 

Strategy for Engagement in Central America (the Strategy) in 

support of the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle of Central America (the Plan): Provided, That the 

Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development (USAID) shall prioritize 

such assistance to address the key factors in such countries 

contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented 

minors to the United States: Provided further, That such funds 
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shall be made available to the maximum extent practicable on 

a cost-matching basis. 

(2) PRE-OBLIGATION REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to the obligation 

of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a multi-year spend plan specifying the proposed uses of 

such funds in each country and the objectives, indicators to 

measure progress, and a timeline to implement the Strategy, 

and the amounts made available from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs to support such Strategy: Provided, That 

such spend plan shall also include a description of how such 

assistance will differ from, complement, and leverage funds allocated by each government and other donors, including international financial institutions. 

(3) ASSISTANCE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS OF EL SAL- VADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) that are available for assistance for each of the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, the following amounts shall be withheld 

from obligation and may only be made available as follows: 

(A) 25 percent may only be obligated after the Secretary 

of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is taking effective 

steps to— 

(i) inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey 

to the southwest border of the United States; 

(ii) combat human smuggling and trafficking; 

(iii) improve border security; and 

(iv) cooperate with United States Government agencies and other governments in the region to facilitate 

the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal 

migrants arriving at the southwest border of the 

United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with international law. 

(B) An additional 50 percent may only be obligated after 

the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is 

taking effective steps to— 

(i) establish an autonomous, publicly accountable entity to provide oversight of the Plan; 

(ii) combat corruption, including investigating and 

prosecuting government officials credibly alleged to be 

corrupt;

(iii) implement reforms, policies, and programs to 

improve transparency and strengthen public institutions, including increasing the capacity and independence of the judiciary and the Office of the Attorney 

General;

(iv) establish and implement a policy that local communities, civil society organizations (including indigenous and other marginalized groups), and local governments are consulted in the design, and participate 

in the implementation and evaluation of, activities of 
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the Plan that affect such communities, organizations, 

and governments; 

(v) counter the activities of criminal gangs, drug 

traffickers, and organized crime; 

(vi) investigate and prosecute in the civilian justice 

system members of military and police forces who are 

credibly alleged to have violated human rights, and 

ensure that the military and police are cooperating in 

such cases; 

(vii) cooperate with commissions against impunity, 

as appropriate, and with regional human rights entities;

(viii) support programs to reduce poverty, create 

jobs, and promote equitable economic growth in areas 

contributing to large numbers of migrants; 

(ix) establish and implement a plan to create a professional, accountable civilian police force and curtail 

the role of the military in internal policing; 

(x) protect the right of political opposition parties, 

journalists, trade unionists, human rights defenders, 

and other civil society activists to operate without interference;

(xi) increase government revenues, including by implementing tax reforms and strengthening customs 

agencies; and 

(xii) resolve commercial disputes, including the confiscation of real property, between United States entities and such government. 

(4) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE AND PERIODIC REVIEW.— (A) The Secretary of State shall periodically review the 

progress of each of the central governments of El Salvador, 

Guatemala, and Honduras in meeting the requirements of 

paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B) and shall, not later than September 30, 2016, submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report assessing such progress: Provided, That if the Secretary determines that sufficient progress 

has not been made by a central government, the Secretary 

shall suspend, in whole or in part, assistance for such government for programs supporting such requirement, and 

shall notify such committees in writing of such action: Provided further, That the Secretary may resume funding for 

such programs only after the Secretary certifies to such 

committees that corrective measures have been taken. 

(B) The Secretary of State shall, following a change of 

national government in El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, determine and report to the appropriate congressional committees that any new government has committed to take the steps to meet the requirements of paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B): Provided, That if the Secretary is 

unable to make such a determination in a timely manner, 

assistance made available under this subsection for such 

central government shall be suspended, in whole or in 

part, until such time as such determination and report can 

be made. 
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(5) PROGRAMS AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—

(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for the Central 

America Regional Security Initiative may be made available, after consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 

to support international commissions against impunity in 

Honduras and El Salvador, if such commissions are established.

(B) The Department of State and USAID may, following 

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 

transfer funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ to the Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Foundation for technical assistance in support of the Strategy. 

(b) COLOMBIA.—

(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act and made 

available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as 

Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal 

armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and 

welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking 

rescue operations: Provided, That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112– 

74) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2016 and shall 

apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 

assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $133,000,000 

shall be made available for assistance for Colombia, of which 

not less than $126,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to the 

United States Agency for International Development, and 

$7,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ for assistance for Colombian refugees in 

neighboring countries. 

(2)(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for assistance for 

Colombia, 19 percent may be obligated only in accordance with 

the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this Consolidated Act). 

(B) The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 

made available under such heading for aviation instruction 

and maintenance, and maritime security programs. 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

made available for assistance for Colombia to support the implementation of a peace agreement shall be subject to prior 

consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 

the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) HAITI.—
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(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 

more than $191,413,000 may be made available for assistance 

for Haiti. 

(2) GOVERNANCE CERTIFICATION.—Funds made available in 

paragraph (1) may not be made available for assistance for the 

central Government of Haiti unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

the Government of Haiti is taking effective steps to— 

(A) hold free and fair parliamentary elections and seat 

a new Haitian Parliament; 

(B) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, including by selecting judges in a transparent manner; respect the independence of the judiciary; and improve governance by implementing reforms to increase transparency and accountability;

(C) combat corruption, including by implementing the 

anti-corruption law enacted in 2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; and 

(D) increase government revenues, including by implementing tax reforms, and increase expenditures on public 

services.

(3) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government of Haiti shall 

be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast 

Guard.

(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To the maximum 

extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. 

PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS

SEC. 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in 

part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the 

United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs 

for participation of another country’s delegation at international 

conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 

organizations.

WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS

SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other 

violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services 

for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 

Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 

establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard 

to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be 
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in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 

552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 

this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

UNITED NATIONS

SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— (1) Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the 

heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in title V 

of this Act that are available for contributions to the United 

Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of 

American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is— 

(A) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent 

with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 

and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and 

(B) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 

procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of 

whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices 

for—

(i) protection against retaliation for internal and 

lawful public disclosures; 

(ii) legal burdens of proof; 

(iii) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 

(iv) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and 

(v) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.

(2) The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to paragraph (1) 

may be waived on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary of State 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS AND ORGA- NIZATIONS.— (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act 

may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation 

to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United 

Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary 

of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the 

Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 

(2) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act 

may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 

organization, agency, commission, or program within the 

United Nations system if such organization, agency, commis-
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sion, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the 

government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for 

purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the 

Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of 

law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for 

acts of international terrorism. 

(3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this 

subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the 

United States. 

(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.—None of the 

funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support 

of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary 

of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is important to the national 

interest of the United States and that the Council is taking steps 

to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided, That such 

report shall include a description of the national interest served 

and the steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the 

Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2016, 

on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights 

Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 

(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY.—Not later 

than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency 

(UNRWA) is— 

(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, 

Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use; 

(2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and 

impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under 

section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 

(3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its 

facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and 

conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure 

they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes;

(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it 

is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular 

reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken 

to ensure conformance with such conditions; 

(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and 

summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, 

dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; 

(6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or 

related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and 
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is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and 

(7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ 

biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely 

fashion the Board’s recommendations. 

(e) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL MASTER PLAN.—None of the funds 

made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, 

or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

(f) WITHHOLDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2016 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within 

the United Nations system or any international program that are 

withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of 

law: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall update such report 

each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, 

shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by titles III 

and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 

I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the 

rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond 

to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. 

(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under subsection (a) 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO

SEC. 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, 

or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except 

for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 

employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the 

Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at 
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least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the 

national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the 

term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference attended 

by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign 

governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.

AIRCRAFT TRANSFER AND COORDINATION

SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds 

appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 

Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may 

be used for any other program and in any region, including for the 

transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such 

transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of 

State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility 

shall not be delegated. 

(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in subsection 

(a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is 

no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: Provided, That any such transfer shall 

be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 

procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.—

(1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated 

under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal 

personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: Provided further, That official travel for 

other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a 

space available basis: Provided further, That funds received by 

the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, 

or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the 

Working Capital Fund of the Department and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 

chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 

(2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall 

only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the 

transportation of personnel. 
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PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS

SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall 

apply to this Act: Provided, That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in 

subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS

SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency 

for International Development and the Department of State and 

used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 

basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 

the Secretary of State may prescribe. 

(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster 

munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— 

(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, 

do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 

across the range of intended operational environments, and the 

agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such 

cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that 

the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined 

military targets and will not be used where civilians are known 

to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 

(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster 

munitions.

PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the 

United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of 

this Act by Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 may be 

made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the 

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 

(Public Law 96–533). 

CONSULAR IMMUNITY

SEC. 7056. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the 

Attorney General, may, on the basis of reciprocity and under such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, specify privileges and immunities for a consular post, the members of a consular post and their families which result in more favorable or less 

favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention on 

Consular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), entered into 

force for the United States December 24, 1969: Provided, That 

prior to exercising the authority of this section, the Secretary shall 
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consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the circumstances that may warrant the need for privileges and immunities providing more favorable or less favorable treatment specified 

under such Convention. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT

SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made 

available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 

for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment 

basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS.— (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 

175.

(2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection 

(a) shall expire on September 30, 2017. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) should only be 

used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are 

filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated 

to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 

(d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account charged for the 

cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of 

this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities of 

such individual primarily relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading 

‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 

(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Individuals hired 

and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of 

section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 

a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth 

in such section. 

(f) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated under title 

III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 

funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including 

the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID 

whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response 

to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and 
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section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of 

the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may be used by 

USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the 

United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 

purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded 

overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That 

not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appropriated to 

carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), 

may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 

(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple award indefinitequantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID 

may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing 

task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any 

category of small or small disadvantaged business. 

(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 

may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs. 

GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated by titles III and 

IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for 

child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, 

HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 

Programs’’ and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 

7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 

should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, 

including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity 

or endangered species. 

(b) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that 

are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be 

withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Global 

Fund is— 

(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, 

including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site; 

(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent 

OIG that— 

(A) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund; 
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(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and 

(C) compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents; 

(3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— 

(A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 

public disclosures; 

(B) legal burdens of proof; 

(C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 

(D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 

external arbitration; and 

(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation; and 

(4) implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the 

Global Fund on November 21, 2011: 

Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition to funds 

that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or 

any other Act. 

(c) CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.—If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is 

sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in 

the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of 

International Concern, funds made available under title III of this 

Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or 

public health emergency: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior 

consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

GENDER EQUALITY

SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United 

States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 

the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights 

of women and girls worldwide. 

(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appropriated by title III 

of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where 

women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, 

and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 

the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national 

levels.

(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.—
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(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict 

and non-conflict settings. 

(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that 

are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, 

shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to 

gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces. 

(2) Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based 

violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting 

and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of 

gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings. 

(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to 

expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, 

peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in 

countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to 

women and girls. 

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION.— (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for 

assistance for basic education, and such funds may be 

made available notwithstanding any provision of law that 

restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this subsection: Provided, That such 

funds should only be used to implement the stated objectives of basic education programs for each Country Development Cooperation Strategy or similar strategy regarding 

basic education established by the United States Agency 

for International Development (USAID). 

(B) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 

the USAID Administrator shall report to the Committees 

on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated 

balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each 

country where USAID provides basic education assistance 

and such report shall also include details on the types of 

contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives 

of such assistance: Provided, That the USAID Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis during 

fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That if the USAID Administrator determines that any unobligated balances of 
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funds specifically designated for assistance for basic education in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 

are in excess of the absorptive capacity of recipient countries, such funds may be made available for other programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding designation: Provided further, That the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, 

and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

(C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act 

for assistance for basic education programs, not less than 

$70,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to 

multilateral partnerships that support education. 

(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated by title 

III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, including not less than 

$35,000,000 for new partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries: Provided, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding 

any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 

countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than 

$26,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and 

Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $11,000,000 shall be 

made available for cooperative development programs of USAID. 

(c) ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS.—

(1) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of 

part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and only subject to the reporting procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs. 

(2) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND LIMITATIONS.—

(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 

not less than $265,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity conservation programs. 

(B) Not less than $80,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 

to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 

trafficking.

(C) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this 

Act may be made available for training or other assistance 

for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of 

State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 

do so is in the national security interests of the United 

States.
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(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity programs shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive 

activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forests 

as of December 30, 2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of 

each international financial institutions (IFI) to vote 

against any financing of any such activity. 

(3) LARGE DAMS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that it 

is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any 

loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support 

the construction of any large dam consistent with the criteria 

set forth in Senate Report 114–79, while also considering 

whether the project involves important foreign policy objectives.

(4) SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.—Of the funds appropriated 

under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be 

made available for sustainable landscape programs. 

(5) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $9,720,000 

shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Contribution to the Strategic Climate 

Fund’’, and such transfer shall occur not later than 120 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.—

(1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less 

than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security 

and agricultural development programs, of which not less than 

$50,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future 

Innovation Labs: Provided, That such funds may be made 

available notwithstanding any other provision of law to prevent or address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. 

(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be 

made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and 

Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the 

United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds 

contributed to such Program. 

(e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made 

available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women. 

(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND MODERN

SLAVERY.—

(1) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—

(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 

and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $60,000,000 shall be made available 

for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally.
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(B) Funds made available in the previous paragraph 

shall be made available to support a multifaceted approach 

to combat human trafficking in Guatemala: Provided, That 

the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees 

on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after enactment 

of this Act, on the use of such funds. 

(2) MODERN SLAVERY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, in addition 

to funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), 

$25,000,000 shall be made available for a grant or grants, to 

be awarded on an open and competitive basis, to reduce the 

prevalence of modern slavery globally: Provided, That such 

funds shall only be made available in fiscal year 2016 to carry 

out the End Modern Slavery Initiative Act of 2015 (S. 553, 

114th Congress), as reported to the Senate, if such bill is enacted into law: Provided further, That if such bill is not enacted into law in fiscal year 2016, funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be made available for other programs to combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.

(g) RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by 

this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which 

bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That 

the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 

Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses 

of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided

further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall 

be matched by sources other than the United States Government. 

(h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available for water 

supply and sanitation projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon 

Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not 

less than $145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $14,000,000 shall be made available 

for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and 

Asia.

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SEC. 7061. (a) TRANSFER.—Whenever the President determines 

that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 

funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That designated funding levels 

in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Pro-
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vided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) 

of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 

30, 2016. 

ARMS TRADE TREATY

SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until 

the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 

COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT REFUGEE POPULATIONS OR

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

SEC. 7063. Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 

‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be 

made available for programs in countries affected by significant 

populations of internally displaced persons or refugees to— 

(1) expand and improve host government social services and 

basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of such populations and persons; 

(2) alleviate the social and economic strains placed on host 

communities;

(3) improve coordination of such assistance in a more effective and sustainable manner; and 

(4) leverage increased assistance from donors other than the 

United States Government for central governments and local 

communities in such countries. 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT

NAVAL STATION, GUANTA ́ NAMO BAY, CUBA

SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo

Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including 

whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs will be made available for assistance for such 

country pursuant to such agreement. 

MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

SEC. 7065. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 

unless such pledge was— 

(1) previously justified, including the projected future year 

costs, in a congressional budget justification; 
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(2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 

(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or 

(4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on 

Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 

days in advance of the pledge. 

PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE

SEC. 7066. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available in 

this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, 

or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the 

United States Government. 

(b) ASSISTANCE TO ELIMINATE TORTURE.—Funds appropriated 

under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 

EXTRADITION

SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated in 

this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 

‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States 

Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) 

for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 

any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole 

or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United 

States extradition request. 

(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central 

government of a country with which the United States maintains 

diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation 

of the terms and conditions of the treaty. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 

subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to 

the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to 

the national interests of the United States. 

COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO 
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allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial 

suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign 

policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being 

provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. 

INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

SEC. 7069. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through VI, not less than 

$658,185,000 shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine. 

(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national 

sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet 

Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: 

Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of 

this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do 

so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority contained in 

this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the 

national security interest of the United States. 

(c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—Section 907 of 

the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— 

(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title 

V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 

U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation assistance; 

(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 

Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

(22 U.S.C. 2421); 

(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States 

and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her 

official capacity; 

(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 

(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 

Act of 1945; or 

(6) humanitarian assistance. 

RUSSIA

SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 

this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation. 

(b) DETERMINATION AND CONDITIONS.—
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(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for assistance for the central government of a country 

that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended 

to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: Provided, That except as otherwise provided 

in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on 

assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies 

to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of 

the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.

(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for— 

(A) the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea;

(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 

States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity 

includes the participation of Russian Government officials, 

or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or 

(C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the 

participation of Russian Government officials, or other 

Russian owned or controlled financial entities. 

(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for 

any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

(4) The requirements and limitations of this subsection shall 

cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. 

(c) ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY AND PRESSURE.—

Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements and trade agreements with 

the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external 

economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation. 

(d) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy 

and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote 

Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the 

democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of 

the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 

(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 

7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K 

of Public Law 113–76). 
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 

(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary 

Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the 

IMF before other private creditors. 

SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND

SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain 

available for obligation until September 30, 2018: Provided, That

the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign 

countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be 

subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND VIOLENT EXTREMIST

ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 7073. (a) COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 

IV of this Act shall be made available for programs to— 

(1) counter the flow of foreign fighters to countries in which 

violent extremists or violent extremist organizations operate, 

including those entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (Public Law 82–814), including through programs with partner governments and multilateral organizations to— 

(A) counter recruitment campaigns by such entities; 

(B) detect and disrupt foreign fighter travel, particularly 

at points of origin; 

(C) implement antiterrorism programs; 

(D) secure borders, including points of infiltration and 

exfiltration by such entities; 

(E) implement and establish criminal laws and policies 

to counter foreign fighters; and 

(F) arrest, investigate, prosecute, and incarcerate terrorist suspects, facilitators, and financiers; and 

(2) reduce public support for violent extremists or violent extremist organizations, including FTOs, by addressing the specific drivers of radicalization, including through such activities 

as—

(A) public messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; 

(B) programs to engage communities and populations at 

risk of violent extremist radicalization and recruitment; 

(C) counter-radicalization and de-radicalization activities 

for potential and former violent extremists and returning 

foreign fighters, including in prisons; 

(D) law enforcement training programs; and 
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(E) capacity building for civil society organizations to 

combat radicalization in local communities. 

(b) STRENGTHENING THE STATE SYSTEM.—

(1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 

shall be made available for programs to strengthen the state 

system and counter violent extremists and violent extremist organizations, including FTOs, by supporting security and governance programs in countries whose stability and legitimacy 

are directly threatened by violence against state institutions by 

such entities, including at the national and local levels, and in 

fragile states bordering such countries. 

(2) Programs funded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

prioritize activities to improve governance, including by— 

(A) promoting civil society; 

(B) strengthening the rule of law; 

(C) professionalizing security services; 

(D) increasing transparency and accountability; 

(E) combating corruption; and 

(F) protecting human rights. 

(c) REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that the programs described in subsection (a) are coordinated with and complement 

the efforts of other United States Government agencies and 

international partners, and that such programs are consistent 

with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies regarding the 

use of foreign assistance funds: Provided, That the Secretary 

shall also ensure that information gained through the conduct 

of programs described in subsection (a)(1) is shared in a timely 

manner with relevant United States Government agencies and 

other international partners, as appropriate. 

(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 

and made available for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State shall ensure that mechanisms are in place for 

appropriate monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance: Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly inform the 

appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided for such purposes has been 

compromised, including the amount and type of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and 

an explanation of the response of the Department of State. 

(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 

for programs described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and are subject to the additional requirements contained under section 7073 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 

Consolidated Act): Provided, That for the purposes of funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for countering 

violent extremism, as justified to the Committees on Appropriations in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign 

Operations, Fiscal Year 2016, such funds shall only be made 

available for programs described in subsection (a)(2). 
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ENTERPRISE FUNDS

SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds 

made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 

available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the distribution of 

any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding 

up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the 

distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a transition to and 

operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment 

fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 

USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT

SEC. 7075. If the President makes a determination not to comply 

with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head 

of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the 

basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program 

and policy. 

BUDGET DOCUMENTS

SEC. 7076. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 45 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III 

of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the 

United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles 

of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 

2016, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall 

include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding 

levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, 

and informative description/justification: Provided further, That if 

such department, agency, or organization receives an additional 

amount under the same heading in title VIII of this Act, operating 

plans required by this subsection shall include consolidated information on all such funds: Provided further, That operating plans 

that include changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, 

and activities specified in the congressional budget justification, in 

this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the respective tables 

included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act), as applicable, 

shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 

(b) SPEND PLANS.—
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(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of 

State or Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for 

funds made available by this Act, for— 

(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and 

the West Bank and Gaza; 

(B) Power Africa and the regional security initiatives 

listed under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this Consolidated Act): Provided, That the spend plan for 

such initiatives shall include the amount of assistance 

planned for each country by account, to the maximum extent practicable; and 

(C) democracy programs and sectors enumerated in subsections (a), (c)(2), (d)(1), (e), (f), and (h) of section 7060 of 

this Act. 

(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, 

International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title III. 

(c) SPENDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after enactment 

of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made 

available during fiscal year 2015 under the heading ‘‘Development 

Credit Authority’’. 

(d) NOTIFICATIONS.—The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) 

shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in 

this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961.

(e) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—

(1) The congressional budget justification for Department of 

State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to 

the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of 

submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 

calendar days thereafter. 

(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 

shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 

REPORTS AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

SEC. 7077. (a) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.—

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), post 

on the publicly available Web site of such agency any report 

required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency 

that to do so is in the national interest. 
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(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 

if—

(A) the public posting of such report would compromise 

national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or 

(B) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information. 

(3) TIMING AND INTENTION.—The head of the agency posting 

such report shall, unless otherwise provided for in this Act, do 

so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days: Provided,

That any report required by this Act to be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations shall include information from 

the submitting agency on whether such report will be publicly 

posted.

(b) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None of the funds appropriated 

or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall 

be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 

file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID). 

(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT.—

(1) LIMITATION AND DIRECTIVES.—

(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

in title II that are made available to the Department of 

State and USAID may be made available to support the 

use or establishment of email accounts or email servers 

created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 

records management as part of a Federal government 

records management program in contravention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 

(Public Law 113–187). 

(B) The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 

shall—

(i) update the policies, directives, and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regulations, 

and presidential executive orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of all records made or received in the conduct of official business, including 

record emails, instant messaging, and other online 

tools;

(ii) use funds appropriated by this Act under the 

headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and 

‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating 

Expenses’’ in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records management pursuant to the Federal 

Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) 

and other applicable Federal records management 

statutes, regulations, or policies for the Department of 

State and USAID; 
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(iii) direct departing employees that all Federal 

records generated by such employees, including senior 

officials, belong to the Federal Government; and 

(iv) measurably improve the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal records. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 

each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and 

to the National Archives and Records Administration detailing, 

as appropriate and where applicable— 

(A) the policy of each agency regarding the use or the establishment of email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records 

management as part of a Federal government records 

management program; 

(B) the extent to which each agency is in compliance 

with applicable Federal records management statutes, regulations, and policies; and 

(C) the steps required, including steps already taken, 

and the associated costs, to— 

(i) comply with paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection; 

(ii) ensure that all employees at every level have 

been instructed in procedures and processes to ensure 

that the documentation of their official duties is captured, preserved, managed, protected, and accessible 

in official Government systems of the Department of 

State and USAID; 

(iii) implement the recommendations of the Office of 

Inspector General, United States Department of State 

(OIG), in the March 2015 Review of State Messaging 

and Archive Retrieval Toolset and Record Email (ISP– 

1–15–15) and any recommendations from the OIG review of the records management practices of the Department of State requested by the Secretary on 

March 25, 2015, if completed; 

(iv) reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information 

Act and Congressional oversight requests, and measurably improve the response time for answering such 

requests;

(v) strengthen cyber security measures to mitigate 

vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use 

of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov 

domain; and 

(vi) codify in the Foreign Affairs Manual and Automated Directives System the updates referenced in 

paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, where appropriate. 

(3) REPORT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

submission of the reports required by paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with National Archives and Records Administration, as appropriate, 

shall conduct an assessment of such reports, and shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such assessment. 
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(4) FUNDING.—Of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, $10,000,000 shall 

be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits the report required by paragraph (2). 

GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for obligation 

during fiscal year 2016 under the headings ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 

and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Euraisa and Central Asia’’, not less 

than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 

Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be 

prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States: Provided further, That funds made 

available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States 

Government, including from the private sector. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 

(1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and 

broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings 

‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and shall be 

incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, 

and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate; 

(2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human 

Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and 

the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and 

access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of the 

Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 

(22 U.S.C. 8754); 

(3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors 

(BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Web sites 

of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such 

broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques; 

(4) made available for programs that support the efforts of 

civil society to counter the development of repressive Internetrelated laws and regulations, including countering threats to 

Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital 

security training and capacity building for democracy activists; 

(5) made available for research of key threats to Internet 

freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention 

tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the technological advantage of the United States 

Government over such censorship techniques: Provided, That 

the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG Chairman, shall coordinate any such research and development pro-
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grams with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, 

and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies; and 

(6) coordinated by the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, except that the uses of such funds made available under the 

heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be the 

responsibility of the BBG Chairman. 

(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After consultation among 

the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, 

which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit 

purposes: Provided, That the Department of State spend plan shall 

include funding for all such programs for all relevant Department 

of State and USAID offices and bureaus: Provided further, That 

prior to the obligation of such funds, such offices and bureaus shall 

consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

Rights, and Labor, Department of State, to ensure that such programs support the Department of State Internet freedom strategy. 

DISABILITY PROGRAMS

SEC. 7079. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States 

Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the 

needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities 

in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals 

with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. 

(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—Of the 

funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may be 

used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. 

IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 7080. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 

or expended to provide— 

(1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently 

located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such 

an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; 

(2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers’ 

rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, 
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of workers in the recipient country, including any designated 

zone or area in that country: Provided, That the application of 

section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate 

with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in 

such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and 

smallholder agriculture; 

(3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States if 

such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or 

transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and 

adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or 

(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 

guidelines implemented pursuant to— 

(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 

(B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating 

to coal; or 

(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the 

United States on December 12, 2013, 

when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines 

would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired 

or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) 

provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and 

(ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United 

States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States. 

COUNTRY FOCUS AND SELECTIVITY

SEC. 7081. (a) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Any bilateral 

country assistance strategy developed after the date of enactment 

of this Act for the provision of assistance for a foreign country shall 

include a transition plan identifying end goals and options for 

winding down, within a targeted period of years, such bilateral assistance: Provided, That such transition plan shall be developed by 

the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 

the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 

the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and officials of such 

foreign government and representatives of civil society, as appropriate.

(b) TARGETED TRANSITIONS.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

USAID Administrator, the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and the Committees on Appropriations, shall select at least 

one country in which to establish and implement a transition program to seek to reduce dependency on bilateral foreign assistance 

and create greater self-sufficiency for such country: Provided, That 

any such selection shall be of a country receiving assistance with 

funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs that— 

(1) is a long-time recipient of such assistance; 
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(2) has demonstrated, or has been assessed to possess, the 

capacity for self-sufficiency; and 

(3) is not impacted by conflict or crisis, including large numbers of internally displaced persons or significant refugee populations resulting from such conflict or crisis: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the selection of any such country, and on the goals and targets for such program to be established in the selected country: Provided further, That such transition should exclude funding for democracy and humanitarian assistance programs: Provided further, That assistance may be resumed or continued for any such selected country if the Secretary 

determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 

to do so is important to the national interest of the United States, 

and such report provides an explanation of such interest being 

served.

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

SEC. 7082. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made available 

under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ in 

this Act for fiscal year 2016, $32,500,000 shall be made available 

for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 

UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the ‘‘Global 

Health Programs’’ account and shall be made available for family 

planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None of the funds 

made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country 

program in the People’s Republic of China. 

(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— 

(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an 

account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not 

commingle such funds with other sums; and 

(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR WITHHOLDING

OF FUNDS.—

(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds 

that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is 

submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of 

China.

(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA 

plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the 

amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s 

Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made 

available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 
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TITLE VIII 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON 

TERRORISM

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $2,561,808,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017, of which $1,966,632,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 

and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $10,000,000 of the total funds 

made available under this heading to any other appropriation of 

any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 

any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 

under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall 

not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further,

That up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading in this title may be made available for Conflict Stabilization 

Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Provided

further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

$66,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of 

which $56,900,000 shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: 

Provided, That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed 

amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2015: Provided further,

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of 

SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service 

after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the 

date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the 

competitive service for which the employee possesses the required 

qualifications: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 

and Maintenance’’, $747,851,000, to remain available until expended, of which $735,201,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’, $101,728,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for International 

Peacekeeping Activities’’, $1,794,088,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

$139,262,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 

$1,919,421,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, 

$37,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $2,422,673,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’, $438,569,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ 

to respond to refugee crises, including in Africa, the Near East, 

South and Central Asia, and Europe and Eurasia, $2,127,114,000, 

to remain available until expended, except that such funds shall 

not be made available for the resettlement costs of refugees in the 
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United States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, $371,650,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Programs’’, $379,091,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 

$469,269,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That funds available for 

obligation under this heading in this Act may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia, 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations, except that such expenses shall not exceed the 

level described in the final proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’ in title I of this 

Act.

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, $1,288,176,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 

ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or 

otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2016. 

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS

SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts. 

TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 8003. (a)(1) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 

under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, ‘‘Complex Crises 

Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 

funds appropriated by this title under such headings. 

(2) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

by this title under such headings. 

(3) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading 

‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, up to $600,000,000 may be 

transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title 

under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $15,000,000 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this Act and 

made available for the Europe and Eurasia Regional program may 

be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency Fund’’ which 

shall be available only for programs in the Europe and Eurasia region.

(c) The transfer authority provided in subsection (a) may only be 

exercised to address contingencies. 

(d) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) 

shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided,

That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including 

section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. 
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TITLE IX 

OTHER MATTERS 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS

UNITED STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an increase in the United States quota in the International 

Monetary Fund, the dollar equivalent of 40,871,800,000 Special 

Drawing Rights, to remain available until expended: Provided,

That notwithstanding the provisos under the heading ‘‘International Assistance Programs—International Monetary Programs— 

United States Quota, International Monetary Fund’’ in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32), the costs of 

the amounts provided under this heading in this Act and in Public 

Law 111–32 shall be estimated on a present value basis, excluding 

administrative costs and any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays: Provided further, That for purposes of the previous proviso, the discount rate for purposes of the present value 

calculation shall be the appropriate interest rate on marketable 

Treasury securities, adjusted for market risk: Provided further,

That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 

Provided further, That such amount shall be available only if the 

President designates such amount, and the related amount to be 

rescinded under the heading ‘‘Loans to the International Monetary 

Fund Direct Loan Program Account’’, as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) and transmits such designation 

to the Congress. 

LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Of the amounts provided under the heading ‘‘International Assistance Programs—International Monetary Programs—Loans to 

International Monetary Fund’’ in the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32), the dollar equivalent of 

40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights is hereby permanently rescinded as of the date when the rollback of the United States credit 

arrangement in the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund is effective, but no earlier than when the 

increase of the United States quota authorized in section 72 of the 

Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et seq.) becomes effective: Provided, That notwithstanding the second through fourth 

provisos under the heading ‘‘International Assistance Programs— 

International Monetary Programs—Loans to International Monetary Fund’’ in Public Law 111–32, the costs of the amounts under 
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this heading in this Act and in Public Law 111–32 shall be estimated on a present value basis, excluding administrative costs and 

any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays: Provided

further, That for purposes of the previous proviso, the discount rate 

for purposes of the present value calculation shall be the appropriate interest rate on marketable Treasury securities, adjusted for 

market risk: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That such amount 

shall be rescinded only if the President designates such amount as 

an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) and 

transmits such designation to the Congress. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

LIMITATIONS ON AND EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO

NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW

SEC. 9001. Section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 

U.S.C. 286e–2) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) The authority to make loans under this section shall expire on December 16, 2022.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting 

before the end period the following: ‘‘, only to the extent that 

amounts available for such loans are not rescinded by an Act 

of Congress’’; 

(3) by adding the following subsection (e), which shall be effective from the first day of the next period of renewal of the 

NAB decision after enactment of this Act: 

‘‘(e) New Requirement for Activation of the New Arrangements to 

Borrow

‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall include in the certification and report required by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), 

(b)(1), and (b)(2) of this section prior to activation an additional 

certification and report that— 

‘‘(A) the one-year forward commitment capacity of the 

IMF (excluding borrowed resources) is expected to fall 

below 100,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights during the 

period of the NAB activation; and 

‘‘(B) activation of the NAB is in the United States strategic economic interest with the reasons and analysis for 

that determination. 

‘‘(2) Prior to submitting any certification and report required 

by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), and (b)(2) of this section, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the appropriate 

congressional committees.’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House of Representatives.’’. 
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ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT; QUOTA

INCREASE

SEC. 9002. The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et 

seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 71. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF 

AGREEMENT OF THE FUND. 

‘‘The United States Governor of the Fund may accept the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in resolution 66–2 of the Board of Governors of the Fund. 

‘‘SEC. 72. QUOTA INCREASE. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of the Fund may 

consent to an increase in the quota of the United States in the 

Fund equivalent to 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights. 

‘‘(b) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority provided by 

subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent or in such 

amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.’’. 

REPORT ON METHODOLOGY USED FOR CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

OFFICE COST ESTIMATES

SEC. 9003. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congressional Budget 

Office shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the methodology used and rationale for incorporating 

market risk in cost estimates for the International Monetary Fund: 

Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committees on Appropriations, Budget, Banking, 

Housing and Urban Affairs, and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committees on Appropriations, Budget, and Financial 

Services of the House of Representatives. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include matters relevant to the evaluation of the 

budgetary effects of the participation of the United States in the 

International Monetary Fund, including the risks associated with— 

(1) the current participation of the United States in the 

International Monetary Fund, including the market risk of the 

Fund;

(2) countries borrowing from the Fund; 

(3) the various loan instruments and assistance activities of 

the Fund; and 

(4) past participation of the United States in the International Monetary Fund, including the historical net cost to 

the government of previous quota increases. 

(c) REVIEW.—Following the submission of the report required by 

subsection (a), the Committees on Appropriations and Budget of 

the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Budget of 

the House of Representatives shall review the Congressional Budget Office’s market risk scoring methodology and consider options for 

modifying the budgetary treatment of new appropriations to the 

International Monetary Fund: Provided, That in conducting such 

review, such committees should consult with other interested par-
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ties, including the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. 

REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS IN ADVANCE OF

CONSIDERATION OF EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS LENDING

SEC. 9004. (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) (or any designee 

of the Executive Director) may not vote for the approval of an exceptional access loan to be provided by the Fund to a country unless, not later than 7 days before voting to approve that loan (subject to subsection (c)), the Secretary of the Treasury submits to the 

Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of 

the House of Representatives— 

(1) a report on the exceptional access program under which 

the loan is to be provided, including a description of the size 

and tenor of the program; and 

(2) a debt sustainability analysis and related documentation 

justifying the need for the loan. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—A debt sustainability analysis under subsection 

(a)(2) with respect to an exceptional access loan shall include the 

following:

(1) any assumptions for growth of the gross domestic product 

of the country that may receive the loan; 

(2) an estimate of whether the public debt of that country is 

sustainable in the medium term, consistent with the exceptional access lending rules of the Fund; 

(3) an estimate of the prospects of that country for regaining 

access to private capital markets; and 

(4) an evaluation of the probability of the success of providing the exceptional access loan. 

(c) EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may submit 

the report and analysis required by subsection (a) to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 

Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House 

of Representatives not later than 2 business days after a decision 

by the Executive Board of the Fund to approve an exceptional access loan only if the Secretary— 

(1) determines and certifies that— 

(A) an emergency exists in the country that applied for 

the loan and that country requires immediate assistance to 

avoid disrupting orderly financial markets; or 

(B) other extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant 

delaying the submission of the report and analysis; and 

(2) submits with the report and analysis a detailed explanation of the emergency or extraordinary circumstances and 

the reasons for the delay. 

(d) FORM OF REPORT AND ANALYSIS.—The report and debt sustainability analysis and related documentation required by subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. 
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REPEAL OF SYSTEMIC RISK EXEMPTION TO LIMITATIONS TO ACCESS

POLICY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

SEC. 9005. (a) POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES.—The Secretary 

of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director 

of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) to use the voice and 

vote of the United States to urge the Executive Board of the Fund 

to repeal the systemic risk exemption to the debt sustainability criterion of the Fund’s exceptional access framework, as set forth in 

paragraph 3(b) of Decision No. 14064-(08/18) of the Fund (relating 

to access policy and limits in the credit tranches and under the extended Fund facility and overall access to the Fund’s general resources, and exceptional access policy). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The quota increase authorized by the 

amendments made by section 9002 shall not be disbursed until the 

Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 

Appropriations and Financial Services of the House of Representatives that the United States has taken all necessary steps to secure 

repeal of the systemic risk exemption to the framework described 

in subsection (a). 

ANNUAL REPORT ON LENDING, SURVEILLANCE, OR TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE POLICIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

SEC. 9006. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2025, the Secretary 

of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House of Representatives a 

written report that includes— 

(1) a description of any changes in the policies of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) with respect to lending, 

surveillance, or technical assistance; 

(2) an analysis of whether those changes, if any, increase or 

decrease the risk to United States financial commitments to 

the Fund; 

(3) an analysis of any new or ongoing exceptional access 

loans of the Fund in place during the year preceding the submission of the report; and 

(4) a description of any changes to the exceptional access 

policies of the Fund. 

REPORT ON IMPROVING UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

SEC. 9007. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of 

the House of Representatives a written report on ways to improve 

the effectiveness, and mitigate the risks, of United States participation in the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) that includes 

the following: 

(1) An analysis of recent changes to the surveillance products 

and policies of the Fund and whether those products and poli-
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cies effectively address the shortcomings of surveillance by the 

Fund in the periods preceding the global financial crisis that 

began in 2008 and the European debt crisis that began in 

2009.

(2) A discussion of ways to better encourage countries to implement policy recommendations of the Fund, including— 

(A) whether the implementation rate of such policy recommendations would increase if the Fund provided regular 

status reports on whether countries have implemented its 

policy recommendations; and 

(B) whether or not lending by the Fund should be limited to countries that have taken necessary steps to implement such policy recommendations, including an analysis 

of the potential effectiveness of that limitation. 

(3) An analysis of the transparency policy of the Fund, ways 

that transparency policy can be improved, and whether such 

improvements would be beneficial. 

(4) A detailed analysis of the riskiness of exceptional access 

loans provided by the Fund, including— 

(A) whether the additional interest rate surcharge is 

working as intended to discourage large and prolonged use 

of resources of the Fund; and 

(B) whether it would be beneficial for the Fund to require collateral when making exceptional access loans, and 

how requiring collateral would affect the make-up of exceptional access loans and the demand for such loans. 

(5) A description of how the classification of loans provided 

by the Fund would change if Fund quotas were increased 

under the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the 

Fund proposed in resolution 66–2 of the Board of Governors of 

the Fund, including an assessment of how the quota increase 

would affect the classification of exceptional access loans outstanding as of the date of the report and whether the quota increase would lead to revisions of the classification of such 

loans.

(6) A discussion and analysis of lessons learned from the 

lending arrangements that included the Fund, the European 

Commission, and the European Central Bank (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Troika’’) during the European debt crisis. 

(7) An analysis of the risks or benefits of increasing the 

transparency of the technical assistance projects of the Fund, 

including a discussion of— 

(A) the advantages and disadvantages of the current 

technical assistance disclosure policies of the Fund; 

(B) how technical assistance from the Fund could be better used to prevent crises from happening in the future; 

and

(C) whether and how the Fund coordinates technical assistance projects with other organizations, including the 

United States Department of the Treasury, to avoid duplication of efforts. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division K contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2016 

In implementing this agreement, Federal departments, agencies, 

commissions, and other entities are directed to comply with the directives, reporting requirements, and instructions contained in H. 

Rept. 114–154 (House report) accompanying H.R. 2772 (House bill) 

and S. Rept. 114–79 (Senate report) accompanying S. 1725 (Senate 

bill) as though stated in this explanatory statement, unless specifically directed to the contrary. This explanatory statement, while repeating some House and Senate report language for emphasis or 

clarification, does not negate such language unless expressly provided herein. In cases in which the House and Senate reports provide contradictory directives or instructions that are not addressed 

in this explanatory statement, such directives or instructions are 

negated. In lieu of the tables contained in the House and Senate 

reports, the tables contained in this explanatory statement shall 

guide departments, agencies, commissions, and other entities when 

allocating funds. 

The Act modifies section 7019 of the House and Senate bills and 

requires that amounts designated in the respective tables referenced in this explanatory statement for funds appropriated in titles III through V shall be made available in such designated 

amounts and shall be the basis of the report required by section 

653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) (the 653(a) report), where applicable. Section 7019 also includes limited authority to deviate from such specified amounts. In addition, the Act 

modifies section 7015 of the House and Senate bills to clarify reprogramming and notification requirements for funds made available by this Act. Proposed deviations from tables in title I of this 

explanatory statement are subject to section 7015. 

For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations’’ shall mean such Committees must be notified not less than 15 days in advance of the 

initial obligation of funds, and the term ‘‘reporting procedures of 

the Committees on Appropriations’’ shall mean a report must be 

provided to such Committees not more than 90 days after the conclusion of fiscal year 2016. 

Section 7076(e) of this Act directs the Department of State and 

the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
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to submit congressional budget justifications (CBJs) concurrent 

with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 

2017, and the appendices of such CBJs shall be provided not later 

than 10 calendar days thereafter. Such CBJs shall include justifications for multi-year availability for funds requested under Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses. The Department of State, USAID, and other agencies are directed to include in CBJs the information included in the Introduction of the 

Senate report under Congressional Budget Request and Justifications on reimbursement agreements, the Economy Act, working 

capital funds, office closures, and representation expenses, as applicable.

The Department of State, USAID, and other agencies funded by 

this Act are directed to notify the Committees on Appropriations of: 

(1) reprogrammings of funds, as required by sections 7015 and 

7019 of this Act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, this Act, 

or explanatory statement; 

(2) significant departures in funding from the CBJ or the 653(a) 

report to be submitted 30 days after enactment of this Act; and 

(3) commitments requiring significant funding and staffing in future fiscal years. 

When submitting notifications for funds made available in title 

III of this Act pursuant to the requirements of this Act or the FAA, 

the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, are directed to indicate when funds will be provided to a 

trust fund of an international financial institution, as defined in 

section 7034(r)(3) of this Act. The Secretary of State and USAID 

Administrator are further directed to follow the guidance contained 

in the Senate report regarding notifications required for internal 

reorganizations. In addition, CBJ documents, and operating and 

spend plans, shall not suffice for purposes of satisfying special notification requirements contained in this Act. 

In lieu of the directives to the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) contained in the House and Senate reports, this explanatory 

statement addresses matters on which the House and Senate concur and action by the GAO is requested. The Act includes directives 

for GAO under Millennium Challenge Corporation and under sections 7039(e), 7043(b)(4), and 7077(c)(3). 

The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), 

the Director of the Peace Corps, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 

of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the President of 

the Export-Import Bank, and the President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) are directed to comply 

with the records management directives in section 7077(c) of this 

Act, where appropriate, including the report required by paragraph 

(2), with the exception of clauses (iii) and (vi) of subparagraph (B). 

As in prior fiscal years, additional funding designated as Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/ 

GWOT) pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) is contained in title VIII of this Act. 

Such funds are intended to address the extraordinary costs of operations and assistance overseas, particularly in the Middle East, 

South Asia, and Africa; security, stabilization, and peacekeeping 
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programs; humanitarian activities; and counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The Act provides $8,062,975,000 for Administration of Foreign 

Affairs, and an additional $3,376,259,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The 

Act includes a total of $5,616,847,000 for embassy security, an increase of $1,850,000 above the request, as contained in the table 

below:

EMBASSY SECURITY 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Worldwide Security Protection ........................................................................................................................ 3,395,100 

Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 2,221,747 

Total, Embassy Security ........................................................................................................................ 5,616,847 

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

The Act provides $5,622,913,000 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, and an additional $2,561,808,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

Within the total provided under this heading in this title, up to 

$1,428,468,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) and 

may remain available until expended; $4,193,702,000 is for operations, of which $629,055,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017; and $743,000 is for the International Chancery 

Center. Not later than September 1, 2016, the Secretary of State 

is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations on projected amounts available for operations beyond fiscal year 2016 by 

category and bureau. Funds for embassy operations in Afghanistan, 

Pakistan, and Iraq are included in title VIII of this Act. 

Funds for activities, bureaus, and offices under this heading in 

this title are allocated according to the following table: 

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Category Budget Authority 

Human Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 2,181,622 

Worldwide Security Protection ............................................................................................................... [358,833]

Overseas Programs ......................................................................................................................................... 1,561,840 

Diplomatic Policy and Support ....................................................................................................................... 791,121 

Security Programs .......................................................................................................................................... 1,087,587 

Worldwide Security Protection ............................................................................................................... [1,069,635]

Subtotal, Diplomatic and Consular Programs Appropriated Funds ............................................ 5,622,170 

International Chancery Center ....................................................................................................................... 743 

Total, Diplomatic and Consular Programs ................................................................................... 5,622,913
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Bureau/Office

Bureau of Administration: 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ....................................................................................................... [29,000]

Conflict Stabilization Operations ................................................................................................................... 12,000 

Overseas Response ................................................................................................................................ [1,000]

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation ................................................................................................ 5,750 

Cultural Antiquities Task Force ...................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor ......................................................................................... 33,516 

Human Rights Vetting ........................................................................................................................... [7,000]

Office of International Religious Freedom ............................................................................................ [5,000]

Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central 

Asia ............................................................................................................................................................ [1,000]

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs: 

Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions Policy ............................................................ [5,100]

Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons .................................................................................. 12,000 

Legal Advisor: 

Document Review Unit .......................................................................................................................... [2,400]

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ................................................. 34,588 

Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs ....................................................................................................... [4,290]

Office of the Secretary: 

Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues ........................................................................... [1,000]

Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues ........................................................................................... [4,025]

Office of Global Women’s Issues .......................................................................................................... [5,086]

The Department of State has an existing contract with a professional services firm to perform a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of 

three different locations as options for locating the Foreign Affairs 

Security Training Center (FASTC). Completion and submission of 

the ongoing CBA would meet the requirement in paragraph 

(6)(E)(i).

The notification required by paragraph (6)(E)(ii) under this heading shall include a justification for any decision made by the Department of State to obligate funds for FASTC, including a plan for 

maintaining training at existing sites until FASTC becomes operational. Such justification shall also contain the reason for the site 

selected, including how the selected location is expected to improve 

training capacity and effectiveness commensurate with the estimated cost of constructing, operating, maintaining, and sustaining 

FASTC at such location, the projected cost of construction, and the 

timeline for completion. The Secretary of State, in coordination 

with other Department and agency heads, as appropriate, is directed to pursue options to reduce the impact of any job losses that 

may result at existing training sites when FASTC becomes operational.

The agreement does not include the funds requested in the fiscal 

year 2016 CBJ for new non-security positions, unless specifically 

noted herein. 

As the current chair of the Arctic Council, the United States will 

serve as the host for the 2017 Arctic Ministerial Meeting. The Secretary of State is directed to ensure that such meeting is held as 

close to the United States Arctic region as possible and shall consult with the Congress on the selection of an appropriate location. 

The Act continues the authority in section 504 of Public Law 95– 

426 related to the Arctic region and supports the participation of 

American indigenous communities in the Arctic Council, as recommended in the Senate report. 

The agreement includes $12,000,000 for the Office to Monitor 

and Combat Trafficking in Persons for support of activities and di-
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rectives described in the House and Senate reports, including for 

additional staff to reduce the country workload of regional analysts 

and improve the expertise of in-country personnel. Prior to the submission of the operating plan required by section 7076(a) of this 

Act, the Secretary of State is directed to consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the planned allocation of funds 

and new positions provided to such office for fiscal year 2016. 

The agreement includes sufficient funds for an additional two positions for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research above the fiscal 

year 2015 enacted level, if authorized in fiscal year 2016. 

The Secretary of State is directed to include projected funding 

levels for public diplomacy in the operating plan required by section 7076(a) of this Act. 

Section 7034(k)(1) of this Act extends for one year the Western 

Hemisphere Travel Initiative surcharge authority, which is the 

same extension of authority included in prior years. 

Section 7034(k)(7) of this Act continues the Foreign Service overseas pay comparability authority, but, as in prior years, prohibits 

implementation of the third phase of the authority. 

Section 7034(l) of this Act provides limitations on the uses of the 

Department of State Working Capital Fund. The Secretary of State 

is directed to continue to include information on the Working Capital Fund in the operating plan required by section 7076(a) of this 

Act and reprogramming notifications for funds made available 

under this heading. The agreement designates $12,000,000 for Conflict Stabilization 

Operations (CSO) under this heading in this title, of which up to 

$1,000,000 may be for overseas response. Funds above the designated amount may only be made available for CSO if necessary 

to meet the salary and benefit costs for CSO staff employed on the 

date of enactment of this Act, subject to the regular notification 

procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. In addition, the 

Act allows up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

heading in title VIII to be made available for CSO for overseas reconstruction and stabilization assistance. 

The Act does not include a prohibition on the use of funds appropriated under this heading for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural 

Preservation that was included in the House bill. Instead, paragraph (6)(F) continues a limitation on the use of funds for the preservation of religious sites, as included in prior years. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing the actions taken by the Department of State 

to address the findings detailed in the Office of Inspector General’s 

report ISP–1–15–35A. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The Act provides $66,400,000 for Capital Investment Fund. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $72,700,000 for Office of Inspector General, of 

which $10,905,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017, 

and an additional $66,600,000 in title VIII under this heading is 

designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The Act waives 
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the requirement of section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 

1980, as included in the Senate bill and in prior years. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

The Act provides $590,900,000 for Educational and Cultural Ex- change Programs, of which not less than $236,000,000 is for the 

Fulbright Program and $102,000,000 shall be for the Citizen Exchange Program, of which not less than $4,000,000 is for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. 

The operating plan for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs required in section 7076(a) of this Act shall include an update of the ‘‘Funds by Program Activity’’ table under this heading 

in the fiscal year 2016 CBJ. 

The agreement does not include funds for a new Exchanges 

Rapid Response program. 

Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following 

table:

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Academic Programs: 

Fulbright Program ................................................................................................................................. 236,000 

Global Academic Exchanges ................................................................................................................. 58,651 

Special Academic Exchanges ................................................................................................................ 14,800 

Subtotal, Academic Programs ...................................................................................................... 309,451 

Professional and Cultural Exchanges: 

International Visitor Program ................................................................................................................ 89,665 

Citizen Exchange Programs ................................................................................................................... 102,000 

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange ......................................................................................... [4,000]

Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges ............................................................................................... 5,575 

Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges ................................................................................... 197,240 

Young Leaders Initiatives ............................................................................................................................... 19,000 

Program and Performance ............................................................................................................................. 5,493 

Exchanges Rapid Response ........................................................................................................................... – – – 

Exchanges Support ......................................................................................................................................... 59,716 

Total, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs ........................................................................... 590,900

Before issuing a Form DS–2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J–1) Status) to place student participants in seafood product preparation and packaging positions in the Summer 

Work Travel program in fiscal year 2016, the Department of Statedesignated sponsor shall meet specific requirements including 

verifying that the placement fully complies with part 62 of title 22 

of the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, the sponsor shall 

confirm that a host employer-employee relations specialist and a 

sponsor local coordinator are provided; that the host employer will 

pay the participant’s screening and placement fees, as well as required equipment and uniform costs; and that participant work 

hours will not be less than 32 hours per week. 

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

The Act provides $8,030,000 for Representation Expenses, subject to section 7020 of this Act. 
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PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

The Act provides $30,036,000 for Protection of Foreign Missions 

and Officials. 

Section 7034(i) of this Act includes authority for the Secretary of 

State to transfer expired, unobligated balances from funds made 

available under Diplomatic and Consular Programs to this heading, 

which is the same as the authority provided in the House and Senate bills and in fiscal year 2015. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The Act provides $1,473,896,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which $688,799,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades (WSU) and $785,097,000 is for other construction, 

operations, and maintenance. An additional $747,851,000 is provided in title VIII under this heading that is designated for OCO/ 

GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA, of which $735,201,000 is available 

for WSU. 

Subsections (d) and (e) of section 7004 of this Act continue and 

expand the conditions and consultation, notification, and reporting 

requirements concerning new embassy construction, similar to language contained in the House and Senate bills. 

Section 7004(f) of this Act continues, in modified form, the directives concerning interim and temporary diplomatic facilities 

abroad. The agreement provides an additional $1,850,000 for such 

facilities, which when combined with $23,150,000 appropriated 

under this heading in prior Acts, ensures that $25,000,000 remains 

available in fiscal year 2016 to address security vulnerabilities at 

interim and temporary facilities abroad. 

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

The Act provides $7,900,000 for Emergencies in the Diplomatic 

and Consular Service. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Act provides $1,300,000 for Repatriation Loans Program Account.

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

The Act provides $30,000,000 for Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan. 

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

The Act provides $158,900,000 for Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Act provides $1,344,458,000 for Contributions to International Organizations, and an additional $101,728,000 in title 
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VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 

BBEDCA.

The agreement does not include funds for the United Nations 

(UN) Capital Master Plan (CMP) or any other major capital 

projects, for which no funds were requested in fiscal year 2016. 

GAO Report 15–414 identified concerns and recommendations regarding the UN’s efforts to ensure that lessons learned from the 

CMP are used to develop documented guidance for other projects, 

such as those currently under discussion for Geneva, Switzerland, 

and that assumptions for estimating office space requirements for 

UN employees are clearly justified, including by documenting the 

underlying factors, data, and analysis. The Secretary of State is directed to include information on progress made to address the GAO 

recommendations in the report required on the CMP described in 

the House report under this heading. In addition, such report shall 

include a description of efforts by the Department of State to work 

with the UN to downsize operations in areas with high costs of living and construction costs. 

The agreement does not include funds for an assessed contribution to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is prohibited due to the application of 

the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 

1991 (Public Law 101–246) and the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236). 

The Secretary of State is directed to include the source of funds 

(including each Federal agency and account) and a concise description of the purpose of such funds in the report on United States 

financial contributions to international organizations required by 

section 405(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Year 2003. Such report shall be posted on the Department of State 

Web site in a timely manner. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The Act provides $666,574,000 for Contributions for Inter- national Peacekeeping Activities, and an additional $1,794,088,000 

in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. The agreement provides funding for the United 

States share of UN operations in Somalia under Peacekeeping Operations in title VIII, instead of under this heading as requested. 

The Secretary of State is directed to submit the reports required 

by the Senate report under this heading in the manner described. 

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $45,307,000 for Salaries and Expenses. The 

agreement includes funding for the Heavy Equipment Replacement 

Program under this heading, as requested, and as described in the 

House report. The Commissioner of the International Boundary 

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CONSTRUCTION

The Act provides $28,400,000 for Construction. The IBWC Commissioner is directed to comply with the directives included in the 

House report under this heading. 

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

The Act provides $12,330,000 for American Sections, International Commissions to support the International Boundary Commission, International Joint Commission, and Border Environment 

Cooperation Commission, at the levels requested. 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

The Act provides $36,681,000 for International Fisheries Commissions. Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 

following table: 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Commission/Activity Budget Authority 

Great Lakes Fishery Commission ................................................................................................................... 24,627 

Lake Champlain Basin .......................................................................................................................... [3,450]

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission .................................................................................................... 1,750 

Pacific Salmon Commission ........................................................................................................................... 3,050 

International Pacific Halibut Commission ..................................................................................................... 4,150 

Other Marine Conservation Organizations ..................................................................................................... 3,104 

Total, International Fisheries Commissions .......................................................................................... 36,681 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The Act provides $734,087,000 for International Broadcasting 

Operations, and an additional $10,700,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

Of the funds made available under this heading, up to 

$31,135,000 may remain available until expended for satellite 

transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less 

than $15,000,000 is for Internet freedom and circumvention programs. BBG is directed to include amounts planned for Internet 

freedom in fiscal year 2016 as part of the operating plan required 

by section 7076(a) of this Act and to describe the planned activities 

in the Internet freedom spend plan required by section 7078(c) of 

this Act. 

The Act includes a one-year extension of the personal services 

contract authority of BBG, as included in prior years. 

The agreement includes neither the authority nor the funds requested for the merger of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting and the 

Latin America Division of Voice of America (VOA) by establishing 

an independent grantee organization, as a private nonprofit organization, to carry out broadcasting and related programs to the Latin 

America and Caribbean region. 
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The agreement provides $9,639,000 to support the expansion of 

the BBG Countering Russian Media initiative, as follows: 

$6,544,000 for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); 

$2,905,000 for VOA; and $190,000 for research and affiliate placement. The BBG Chairman is directed to reallocate the projected 

savings from reduced RFE/RL personnel costs to support the expansion of the Countering Russian Media initiative in fiscal year 

2016. The BBG Chairman is directed to include a detailed description of such initiative, which was launched in fiscal year 2015, including the costs for both program and personnel for fiscal year 

2015 and the expansion for fiscal year 2016, in the operating plan 

required by section 7076(a) of this Act. 

Prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2016 operating plan, 

BBG is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

on the program increases and reductions recommended under this 

heading in the House and Senate reports, including for countering 

the narrative of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 

BBG is directed to include in such operating plan detailed information on the proposed increases and reductions to implement in fiscal year 2016, including the timeframe for implementation and the 

costs or savings for each program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Title VIII of the agreement provides $4,400,000 for VOA and RFE/RL broadcasts to Afghanistan and Pakistan and $6,300,000 

for increases to VOA and Middle East Broadcasting Networks 

(MBN) broadcasts to Iraq and Syria. BBG is directed to include a 

proposal for the use of such funds in the operating plan required 

by section 7076(a) of this Act. 

Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated according to 

the following table: 

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Federal Entities Budget Authority 

International Broadcasting Bureau ................................................................................................................ 61,200 

Countering Russian Media .................................................................................................................... [190]

Voice of America: 213,650

Countering Russian Media .................................................................................................................... [2,905]

Afghanistan/Pakistan—OCO/GWOT ....................................................................................................... 2,200

Countering ISIL—OCO/GWOT ................................................................................................................ 2,600

Subtotal, VOA Program Level ....................................................................................................... 218,450 

Office of Cuba Broadcasting ......................................................................................................................... 27,140 

Office of Technology, Services and Innovation .............................................................................................. 181,483 

Internet Freedom and Circumvention Activities .................................................................................... [15,000]

Subtotal, Federal Entities ............................................................................................................. 483,473 

Subtotal, Federal Entities with OCO/GWOT .................................................................................. 488,273

Independent Grantee Organizations: 

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty .................................................................................................................... 106,214 

Countering Russian Media .................................................................................................................... [6,544]

Afghanistan/Pakistan—OCO/GWOT ....................................................................................................... 2,200

Subtotal, RFE/RL Program Level .................................................................................................. 108,414 

Radio Free Asia .............................................................................................................................................. 38,500 

Middle East Broadcasting Networks .............................................................................................................. 105,900 

Countering ISIL—OCO/GWOT ................................................................................................................ 3,700

Subtotal, MBN Program Level ...................................................................................................... 109,600 

Subtotal, Independent Grantees ................................................................................................... 250,614 
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INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Federal Entities Budget Authority 

Subtotal, Grantees with OCO/GWOT ............................................................................................. 256,514

Total, International Broadcasting Operations ..................................................................... 734,087 

Subtotal, International Broadcasting Operations Program Level with OCO/GWOT ..................... 744,787 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

The Act provides $4,800,000 for Broadcasting Capital Improvements.

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

The Act provides $17,000,000 for The Asia Foundation. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

The Act provides $35,300,000 for United States Institute of 

Peace. The United States Institute of Peace is directed to submit 

the operating plan required by section 7076(a) of this Act. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

The Act provides $96,000 from interest and earnings from the 

Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund. 

EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Act provides $400,000 from interest and earnings from the 

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Act provides $13,000 from interest and earnings from the 

Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund. 

EAST-WEST CENTER

The Act provides $16,700,000 for East-West Center. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

The Act provides $170,000,000 for National Endowment for De- mocracy, of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 

and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and 

$52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. The President of the 

National Endowment for Democracy (NED) shall follow the reporting directive under this heading in the House report in the manner 

described.

Funding provided above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level shall 

be for programs to address medium- and long-term threats to the 

promotion of democracy abroad and to respond to immediate, unanticipated challenges or opportunities abroad. The President of 

NED, in consultation with the heads of the core institutes, is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
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the uses of such funds in a timely manner. The core institutes shall 

be eligible to compete for additional funds for such purposes. 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $676,000 for Commission for the Preservation 

of America’s Heritage Abroad. 

UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $3,500,000 for United States Commission on 

International Religious Freedom. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $2,579,000 for Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $2,000,000 for Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Act provides $3,500,000 for United States-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission. 

TITLE II—UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Act provides $1,143,614,000 for Operating Expenses, of 

which $171,542,000 may remain available until September 30, 

2017, and an additional $139,262,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

The operating plan required in section 7076(a) of this Act shall 

be at the level of program, project, or activity presented for USAID 

Operating Expenses in the fiscal year 2016 CBJ. 

Section 7057(f) of this Act continues the authority for USAID to 

use program funds for the costs of staff implementing programs in 
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response to significant natural or man-made disasters. Consistent 

with past practice, the USAID Administrator is directed to use 

such authority only when necessary to address the consequences of 

humanitarian emergencies. Such authority shall not be used to 

fund permanent headquarters staff for management and administrative support. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, the USAID Administrator is directed to submit to such Committees a report including the following information for each of the past five fiscal 

years: (1) the number of U.S. direct hire (USDH) staff in the Office 

of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA); (2) the number of disasters 

to which OFDA responded using the authority of section 7057(f) of 

this Act; and (3) the total amount of funds OFDA managed. Such 

report shall include a determination and explanation of whether 

the number of USDH staff in OFDA is adequate and, if a shortage 

is identified, the number of additional USDH positions needed and 

options for addressing such shortage, including reallocating existing vacancies to OFDA. 

No funds are provided under this heading for the new positions 

included in the fiscal year 2016 request. 

USAID has not complied with the reporting requirement in H. 

Rept. 113–499 on acquisition and assistance instruments and is directed to transmit such report within 15 days of enactment of this 

Act.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The Act provides $168,300,000 for Capital Investment Fund. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $66,000,000 for Office of Inspector General, of which $9,900,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017. 

TITLE III—BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

The Act provides $8,503,450,000 for Global Health Programs. 

Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following 

table:

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Maternal and Child Health ............................................................................................................................ 750,000 

Polio ....................................................................................................................................................... [51,500]

The GAVI Alliance .................................................................................................................................. [235,000]

Nutrition (USAID) ............................................................................................................................................ 125,000 

Micronutrients ........................................................................................................................................ [33,000]

[of which, Vitamin A] ............................................................................................................................ [22,500]

Iodine Deficiency Disorder ..................................................................................................................... [2,500]

Vulnerable Children (USAID) .......................................................................................................................... 22,000 

Blind Children ....................................................................................................................................... [2,500]

HIV/AIDS (USAID) ............................................................................................................................................ 330,000 
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GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Microbicides ........................................................................................................................................... [45,000]

HIV/AIDS (Department of State) ..................................................................................................................... 5,670,000 

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria .................................................................. [1,350,000]

UNAIDS ................................................................................................................................................... [45,000]

Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID) ............................................................................................... 523,950 

Other Infectious Diseases (USAID) ................................................................................................................. 1,082,500 

Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats ................................................................................ [72,500]

Malaria .................................................................................................................................................. [674,000]

Tuberculosis ........................................................................................................................................... [236,000]

[of which, Global TB Drug Facility] ...................................................................................................... [15,000]

Neglected Tropical Diseases ................................................................................................................. [100,000]

Total, Global Health Programs ..................................................................................................... 8,503,450 

Laos.—The agreement provides $2,750,000 under this heading 

for programs to address malnutrition among children in Laos. 

In making transfers of funds appropriated under this heading to 

USAID and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 

the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) 

is directed to include sufficient funding for the Inspectors General(IG) for such agencies for the cost of auditing programs implemented by the respective agency. The agreement provides not less 

than $2,500,000 for the USAID IG and $1,500,000 for the HHS IG 

for such purposes. 

Children in Adversity.—The agreement endorses language in the 

House and Senate reports with respect to programs for orphans 

and other vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $2,780,971,000 for Development Assistance. 

Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following 

table:

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Africa:

Power Africa .......................................................................................................................................... 76,700 

Sierra Leone democracy programs ........................................................................................................ 500 

East Asia and the Pacific: 

Cambodia democracy programs ............................................................................................................ 19,750 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 37,500 

Health/disability programs ........................................................................................................... [7,000]

South and Central Asia: 

Bangladesh labor programs .................................................................................................................. 3,000 

Global Programs: 

Child marriage ...................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Global Crop Diversity Trust ................................................................................................................... 15,000 

Leahy War Victims Fund ....................................................................................................................... 13,500 

Reconciliation programs ........................................................................................................................ 16,000 

Trade capacity building ........................................................................................................................ 10,000 

Victims of torture .................................................................................................................................. 11,750 
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PROGRAMS

Basic Education.—USAID is directed to continue regular consultations with the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to 

manage basic education programming and reduce unexpended balances, including through the reprogramming of funds between 

countries. USAID is directed to ensure that programs supported 

with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, 

with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations. The USAID Administrator is directed to work to achieve 

quality universal basic education by: (1) assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working 

in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic 

education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and (2) promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs. 

Feed the Future.—The Secretary of State is directed to include 

funding levels for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs in the fiscal 

year 2017 CBJ. 

Higher Education.—Funds made available for new partnerships 

between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries shall be for institutional capacity building and 

awarded on an open and competitive basis. 

Latrines.—The agreement provides $14,000,000 for latrines in 

Africa and Asia, and such funds are directed to be prioritized for 

programs that provide women and girls access to safe, public latrines. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act and after 

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, the USAID 

Administrator is directed to submit a report to such Committees on 

the use of funds made available in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, 

(division J of Public Law 113–235) for such purposes, as well as the 

intended use of such funds in fiscal year 2016. 

Wheelchairs.—The USAID Administrator is directed to support 

wheelchair programs at not less than the fiscal year 2015 level and 

in the manner described in the Senate report under this heading. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $874,763,000 for International Disaster Assistance, and an additional $1,919,421,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The Act provides $30,000,000 for Transition Initiatives, and an 

additional $37,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

The Act provides $10,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund, and an 

additional $20,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 
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Consistent with previous practice, the USAID Administrator 

shall have responsibility for the use of funds appropriated under 

this heading in this title, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, and the Secretary of State shall have the responsibility for 

the use of funds appropriated under this heading in title VIII. 

DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

The Act includes a $40,000,000 limitation on funds that may be 

transferred from other programs in this title to Development Credit 

Authority. In addition, $8,120,000 is provided for administrative 

expenses, which may be transferred to, and merged with, Operating Expenses, and a limitation of $1,500,000,000 is included on 

total loan principal. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The Act provides $1,896,315,000 for Economic Support Fund, and 

an additional $2,422,673,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds requested for 

countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia under this heading 

are included under Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia, which is reestablished in this Act. Funds in this Act under 

this heading are allocated according to the following table: 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Africa:

Anti-slavery programs in Africa ............................................................................................................ 1,500 

Counter-Lord’s Resistance Army ........................................................................................................... 10,000 

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... 70,568 

East Asia and the Pacific: 

Cambodia .............................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

People’s Republic of China (democracy, rule of law, and environment) ............................................. 15,000 

Tibet ....................................................................................................................................................... 8,000 

Tibetan exile communities .................................................................................................................... 6,000 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 30,000 

Near East: 

Lebanon ................................................................................................................................................. 110,000 

Lebanon scholarships ................................................................................................................... [12,000]

Middle East Partnership Initiative ........................................................................................................ 70,000 

Scholarships ................................................................................................................................. [12,000]

Middle East Regional Cooperation Program ......................................................................................... 5,000 

Near East Regional Democracy ............................................................................................................. 32,000 

Reconciliation programs ........................................................................................................................ 10,000 

Syria ....................................................................................................................................................... 100,000 

South and Central Asia: 

Civilian victims of war, Afghanistan .................................................................................................... 10,000 

Civilian victims of war, Pakistan ......................................................................................................... 7,500 

Nepal ..................................................................................................................................................... 43,038 

Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................................................... 40,000 

Western Hemisphere: 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative ...................................................................................................... 25,000 

Caribbean Energy Security Initiative ..................................................................................................... 2,000 

Colombia ................................................................................................................................................ 133,000 

Transfer to Migration and Refugee Assistance ........................................................................... [7,000]

Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities ............................................................................. [15,000]

Human rights ............................................................................................................................... [6,500]

Biodiversity ................................................................................................................................... [3,500]

Cuba ...................................................................................................................................................... 20,000 

Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... 39,000 
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Venezuela ............................................................................................................................................... 6,500 

Global Programs: 

Disability programs ............................................................................................................................... 7,500 

House Democracy Partnership ............................................................................................................... 1,900 

Polio ....................................................................................................................................................... 7,500 

Protection of religious minorities .......................................................................................................... 10,000 

Trade capacity building ........................................................................................................................ 10,000 

Cuba.—In lieu of the directives in the House and Senate bills 

and reports, the agreement includes funds for democracy programs 

in Cuba. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).—The Government of 

the DRC is strongly encouraged to resume issuing exit permits for 

children legally adopted by foreign parents, to expeditiously implement new laws and regulations, as appropriate, in order to resume 

international adoptions, and to grandfather all adoption cases currently affected by the exit permit freeze into any new adoption laws 

or regulations it promulgates. It is in the interest of United States 

and DRC bilateral relations that these stalled adoption cases be resolved expeditiously. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

The Act provides $150,500,000 for Democracy Fund, of which 

$88,500,000 is for the Department of State Human Rights and Democracy Fund and $62,000,000 is for the USAID Center of Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance. Section 7033(b)(1) of this Act provides not less than $10,000,000 

for international religious freedom programs under this heading. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Act provides $491,119,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, and an additional $438,569,000 in title VIII 

under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 

BBEDCA.

The Act reestablishes the Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia account, as included in the Senate bill. 

Funds requested for countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia under Economic Support Fund are included in this account, 

and funds for such countries requested and provided under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under this heading and shall be used for the same purposes as funds provided 

under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement. Assistance requested for such countries under Global Health Programs is not included in this account, but shall be administered by 

the Coordinator for United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, consistent with prior years. The agreement provides $15,000,000 above the request (under 

Economic Support Fund) for Central Asia Regional programs to 

support partnership and cooperation in the new format agreed to 

among the five countries of Central Asia and the United States. 
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Such funds are provided in addition to amounts appropriated for 

bilateral and regional programs for Central Asia and shall be made 

available only following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $931,886,000 for Migration and Refugee Assistance, and an additional $2,127,114,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

The Act provides $50,000,000 for United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Act provides $410,000,000 for Peace Corps. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

The Act provides $901,000,000 for Millennium Challenge Corporation, including up to $105,000,000 for administrative expenses. 

In lieu of the report required under this heading in the Senate 

report, the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, and the 

MCC CEO are directed to jointly assess and submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations for each compact MCC intends to 

sign during fiscal year 2016, on the extent to which each such compact is aligned with United States interests and other assistance 

programs, as well as the ability of the host country government to 

sustain MCC’s investment. Such assessment and report shall be 

provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 

days prior to the signing of any such compact. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the MCC 

CEO shall further report to such Committees on progress made to 

strengthen the application of the Control of Corruption indicator. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, GAO is directed to submit the review required under this heading. GAO 

shall include the following in such review: (1) existing legal authorities to use prior year, unobligated funds for a compact for a 

country that becomes ineligible during the current fiscal year for 

MCC assistance due to graduation from lower-middle income status 

to upper-middle income status; (2) recommended changes, if any, to 

existing legal authorities to clarify MCC eligibility requirements 

and the use of funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs; and (3) recommendations, if any, for modifying the availability of funds provided under this heading. 
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INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

The Act provides $22,500,000 for Inter-American Foundation. 

UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The Act provides $30,000,000 for United States African Development Foundation. 

Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and every six 

months until September 30, 2017, the President of the United 

States African Development Foundation is directed to report to the 

Committees on Appropriations on all bank accounts held outside of 

the United States, the balance of funds in such accounts, and the 

interest earned on such accounts during the previous six months. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The Act provides $23,500,000 for International Affairs Technical 

Assistance.

TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Act provides $894,821,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and an additional $371,650,000 in title 

VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 

BBEDCA. The Act provides not less than $54,975,000 to be transferred to, and merged with, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia for the same purposes as funds provided under this 

heading.

Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated according to 

the following table: 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Caribbean Basin Regional Security Initiative ................................................................................................ 25,221 

Colombia ......................................................................................................................................................... 135,195 

Office of the Attorney General, Human Rights Unit ............................................................................. [10,000]

Demand Reduction ......................................................................................................................................... 12,500 

International Law Enforcement Academies .................................................................................................... 27,000 

Mexico ............................................................................................................................................................. 100,000 

Morocco ........................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 

Philippines ...................................................................................................................................................... 9,000 

Combat Online Exploitation of Children ............................................................................................... [3,000]

Western Hemisphere Regional Security Cooperation ..................................................................................... 10,000 

Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking .................................................................................................................. 40,000 

Funds made available under this heading for programs in Africa 

should address the fundamental capability gaps that exist throughout law enforcement and criminal justice systems on the continent, 

including to improve the transparency, accountability, and capacity 

of such systems. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to the 
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Committees on Appropriations on the intended level of funding and 

proposed uses of such funds for such purposes, including how such 

funds will be used to improve capabilities to address wildlife trafficking, counternarcotics, border security, and other transnational 

crime. The Secretary should also continue to consider the utility of 

establishing an aviation program in Africa. 

The agreement includes funding to support border security along 

Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala and Belize. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

The Act provides $506,381,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, and an additional 

$379,091,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for 

OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds in this Act under this 

heading are allocated according to the following table: 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Nonproliferation Programs .............................................................................................................................. 292,150 

Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund .............................................................................................. [30,000]

Export Control and Related Border Security ......................................................................................... [65,000]

Global Threat Reduction ........................................................................................................................ [70,000]

Anti-terrorism Programs ................................................................................................................................. 408,322 

Anti-terrorism Assistance ...................................................................................................................... [186,138]

Terrorist Interdiction Program ............................................................................................................... [26,184]

Counterterrorism Financing ................................................................................................................... [15,000]

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund ..................................................................................................... [175,000]

Conventional Weapons Destruction ................................................................................................................ 185,000 

Humanitarian Demining ........................................................................................................................ [145,000]

of which, Laos ....................................................................................................................................... [19,500]

of which, Vietnam ................................................................................................................................. [10,500]

Total, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .................................. 885,472 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... [379,091]

The agreement supports counterterrorism law enforcement training for critical partner countries, including crisis response, explosives incident management, aviation security, and document 

verification and screening. 

The agreement includes $175,000,000 for the Counterterrorism 

Partnerships Fund, which is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 7076(b) 

of this Act. Funds are intended for programs to prevent and 

counter terrorist safe havens, stem the flow of foreign fighters joining terrorist groups such as ISIL, and counter terrorist groups 

sponsored by the Government of Iran. Funds may also be used to 

counter violent extremism. The Act provides further guidance on 

these matters in section 7073. 

The agreement provides not less than the fiscal year 2015 level 

to continue support for a strategy for unexploded ordnance clearance in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. 
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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The Act provides $131,361,000 for Peacekeeping Operations, and 

an additional $469,269,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds in this Act 

under this heading are allocated according to the following table: 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Africa .............................................................................................................................................................. 410,680 

Central African Republic ....................................................................................................................... [10,000]

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... [14,000]

Liberia .................................................................................................................................................... [7,000]

Somalia .................................................................................................................................................. [273,380]

South Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... [30,000]

Africa Regional ...................................................................................................................................... [76,300]

of which, African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership ............................................................. [55,000]

of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism ........................................................ [10,000]

of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and Border Security ................................................................. [6,300]

of which, Africa Military Education Program ........................................................................................ [3,000]

of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative ........................................................................................ [2,000]

Near East ........................................................................................................................................................ 100,000 

Syria ....................................................................................................................................................... [65,000]

Multinational Force and Observers ....................................................................................................... [35,000]

Political-Military Affairs ................................................................................................................................. 89,950 

Security Governance Initiative ............................................................................................................... [16,850]

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ......................................................................................... [19,100]

Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative ........................................................................................... [54,000]

Total, Peacekeeping Operations ................................................................................................... 600,630 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... [469,269]

In lieu of the additional notification requirements under the Introduction of the Senate report, congressional notifications submitted for funds made available under Peacekeeping Operations 

shall include, for each program notified, a description of the type 

of equipment, training, or other assistance to be provided, and the 

total amount obligated for each such program in fiscal years 2015 

and 2016 at the time of submission of such notification, on a country-by-country basis to the extent practicable. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Act provides $108,115,000 for International Military Education and Training. 

In lieu of the reporting requirements included in the House and 

Senate reports under this heading, the Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 

changes made in the current fiscal year to enhance International 

Military Education and Training (IMET) and Expanded IMET effectiveness and recommendations for the following fiscal year. Such 

report shall be submitted concurrently with the report required by 

section 7034(b)(7) of this Act. 
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FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The Act provides $4,737,522,000 for Foreign Military Financing Program, and an additional $1,288,176,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated according to the 

following table: 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Colombia ......................................................................................................................................................... 27,000 

Europe and Eurasia Regional ........................................................................................................................ 50,000 

Egypt ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,300,000 

Georgia ........................................................................................................................................................... 30,000 

Israel ............................................................................................................................................................... 3,100,000 

Jordan ............................................................................................................................................................. 450,000 

Mexico ............................................................................................................................................................. 7,000 

Moldova .......................................................................................................................................................... 12,750 

Morocco ........................................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Nepal .............................................................................................................................................................. 18,000 

Philippines ...................................................................................................................................................... 50,000 

Poland ............................................................................................................................................................. 9,000 

State Western Hemisphere Regional .............................................................................................................. 20,500 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative ...................................................................................................... [7,500]

Central America ..................................................................................................................................... [13,000]

Not later than September 30, 2016, GAO is directed to submit 

the report required by the House report under this heading in the 

manner described. The report should also include a review of the 

resources committed by the Departments of State and Defense to 

manage and implement the Foreign Military Financing and Foreign Military Sales programs, including staffing, and the impact of 

such resources on the implementation timelines of such programs. 

The agreement supports assistance to enhance the search and 

rescue capabilities of the Government of Nepal to respond to natural disasters, subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 

Appropriations.

The agreement provides $50,000,000 to support partners and allies in Europe and Eurasia to counter Russian territorial aggression and influence and provides the authority in section 8003 of 

this Act to transfer up to $15,000,000 of such funds to the Global 

Security Contingency Fund for countries in the region, including 

Ukraine.

TITLE V—MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

The Act provides $339,000,000 for International Organizations 

and Programs. 

The agreement does not include funds for a voluntary contribution to UNESCO, which is prohibited due to the application of Public Law 101–246 and Public Law 103–236. 

Funds under this heading are allocated according to the following 

table:
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Programs Budget Authority 

International Civil Aviation Organization ....................................................................................................... 800 

International Conservation Programs ............................................................................................................. 7,750 

International Development Law Organization ................................................................................................ 550 

International Maritime Organization .............................................................................................................. 350 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/UN Framework Convention on Climate Change .................... 10,000 

International Chemicals and Toxins Programs .............................................................................................. 3,300 

Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................................................. 500 

Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund ............................................................................................................... 25,500 

Organization of American States Development Assistance Programs .......................................................... 2,300 

Organization of American States Fund for Strengthening Democracy .......................................................... 4,100

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights .................................................................................... [2,000]

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia ........... 50 

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ............................................................................... 2,700 

UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights .............................................. 1,100 

UN Women ...................................................................................................................................................... 7,700 

UN Human Settlements Program ................................................................................................................... 700 

UN Capital Development Fund ....................................................................................................................... 750 

UN Democracy Fund ....................................................................................................................................... 4,000 

UN Development Program .............................................................................................................................. 80,000 

UN Environment Program ............................................................................................................................... 7,000 

UN Population Fund ....................................................................................................................................... 32,500 

UN Children’s Fund ........................................................................................................................................ 132,500 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights .................................................................................................... 6,500 

UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture ..................................................................................................... 6,550 

World Meteorological Organization ................................................................................................................. 1,200 

World Trade Organization Technical Assistance ............................................................................................ 600 

Total, International Organizations and Programs ................................................................................. 339,000 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

The Act provides $168,263,000 for Global Environment Facility. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The Act provides $1,197,128,000 for Contribution to the International Development Association. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION

AND DEVELOPMENT

The Act provides $186,957,000 for Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Act provides $2,928,990,899 for Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

The Act provides $170,680,000 for Contribution to the Clean 

Technology Fund. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND

The Act provides $49,900,000 for Contribution to the Strategic 

Climate Fund. An additional $9,720,000 is made available by 

transfer pursuant to section 7060(c) of this Act. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $102,020,448 for Contribution to the InterAmerican Development Bank. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Act provides $4,098,794,833 for Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $5,608,435 for Contribution to the Asian Development Bank. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Act provides $104,977,000 for Contribution to the Asian Development Fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $34,118,027 for Contribution to the African Development Bank. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Act provides $507,860,808 for Limitation on Callable Capital 

Subscriptions.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Act provides $175,668,000 for Contribution to the African 

Development Fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

The Act provides $31,930,000 for Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development. 

GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

The Act provides $43,000,000 for Global Agriculture and Food 

Security Program. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Act provides $10,000,000 for Contribution to the North 

American Development Bank. The Act does not include the authority contained in section 7082 of the Senate bill. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Act provides $255,000,000 for Limitation on Callable Capital 

Subscriptions.
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TITLE VI—EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides $6,000,000 for Inspector General for the ExportImport Bank of the United States. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The Act provides $106,250,000 for Administrative Expenses for 

the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

The Act provides $62,787,000 for Noncredit Account of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Act provides $20,000,000 for Program Account of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The Act provides $60,000,000 for Trade and Development Agency.

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The following general provisions are continued in this Act substantively unchanged from the fiscal year 2015 Act (division J of 

Public Law 113–235): 

Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials 

Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report 

Sec. 7003. Consulting Services 

Sec. 7005. Personnel Actions 

Sec. 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain Countries

Sec. 7008. Coups d’E ́ tat

Sec. 7010. Prohibition on First-Class Travel 

Sec. 7011. Availability of Funds 

Sec. 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default 

Sec. 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States Assistance 

Sec. 7014. Reservations of Funds 

Sec. 7016. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment 

Sec. 7017. Limitation on Availability of Funds for International 

Organizations and Programs 

Sec. 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and Involuntary 

Sterilization

Sec. 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses 

Sec. 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments Supporting 

International Terrorism 

Sec. 7022. Authorization Requirements 

Sec. 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity 
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Sec. 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American Foundation and United States African Development Foundation 

Sec. 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities 

Sec. 7026. Separate Accounts 

Sec. 7027. Eligibility for Assistance 

Sec. 7030. Debt-for-Development 

Sec. 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel 

Sec. 7036. Palestinian Statehood 

Sec. 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian Authority 

Sec. 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation 

Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 

Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority 

Sec. 7046. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members 

Sec. 7047. War Crimes Tribunals 

Sec. 7049. Community-Based Police Assistance 

Sec. 7050. Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco 

Sec. 7051. International Conferences 

Sec. 7052. Aircraft Transfer and Coordination 

Sec. 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by Foreign Governments 

Sec. 7054 Landmines and Cluster Munitions 

Sec. 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda 

Sec. 7059. Gender Equality 

Sec. 7061. Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

Sec. 7062. Arms Trade Treaty 

Sec. 7064. Reporting Requirements Concerning Individuals Detained at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

Sec. 7065. Multi-year Pledges 

Sec. 7066. Prohibition on Use of Torture 

Sec. 7067. Extradition 

Sec. 7068. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles 

Sec. 7074. Enterprise Funds 

Sec. 7075. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act 

Sec. 7079. Disability Programs 

Sec. 7080. Impact on Jobs in the United States 

The Act includes a provision to allow support by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and OPIC for coal-fired and other 

power generation projects in International Development Association (IDA) and IDA-blend eligible countries. This provision is expected to increase affordable electricity, especially to those without 

current access to electricity, as well as to support increased exports 

from the United States and prevent the loss of United States jobs. 

The following general provisions are new or substantively modified from the fiscal year 2015 Act (division J of Public Law 113– 

235):

Sec. 7004. Diplomatic Facilities (Modified) 

The Act does not include the limitation and reporting requirement regarding the relocation project for the United States Embassy to the Holy See that was included in the House bill. The 

project met the conditions in prior Acts and was completed at the 

end of fiscal year 2015. Not later than 45 days after enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of State is directed to submit to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations a final report on the project, including 

the cost, security improvements, and current staffing levels. 

Sec. 7006. Local Guard Contracts (Modified) 

The Act modifies the expanded one-year authority in the Senate 

bill to require notification of the appropriate congressional committees each time the Secretary of State exercises the authority for a 

United States diplomatic facility not deemed high threat and high 

risk. The notification required by this section shall include a justification for covered awards, an explanation of why the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis award is not appropriate, and an estimated cost comparison between awarding such 

contract on a best value basis as determined by a cost-technical 

tradeoff analysis instead of on the basis of LPTA. 

Sec. 7009. Transfer Authority (Modified) 

Sec. 7015. Notification Requirements (Modified) 

The Act modifies subsection (a) to require notification when specified changes occur in programs, projects, and activities. Paragraph 

(4) applies to domestic and overseas bureaus, centers, and offices, 

and paragraph (5) is not intended to require a notification for duties performed by personal services contractors. The term ‘‘previously notified’’ includes changes that have been specifically noted 

in a CBJ. 

Subsection (b) is modified to require notification of any reprogramming of funds that results from changes specified in this 

subsection.

Subsection (c) is modified by deleting the reference to Conflict 

Stabilization Operations, which is subject to the notification requirements in subsection (a) and (b), and by including Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. 

Sec. 7019. Allocations (Modified) 

The agreement modifies language in section 7019 of the House 

and Senate bills. Amounts specifically designated in tables in this 

explanatory statement for funds appropriated in titles III through 

V that are applicable to the 653(a) report shall be included in such 

report. The revised section 7019 also provides that funds appropriated in the Act under titles III through V shall be made available to meet specifically designated amounts in such tables and 

may only be deviated from by 5 percent. Deviations from specifically designated amounts in excess of 5 percent are only authorized 

for specific circumstances enumerated in the Act and are subject to 

prior consultation and notification. 

For specifically designated amounts in tables that are also included in the 653(a) report, any deviation from such specifically 

designated amounts are not authorized until submission of such report. For example, a specifically designated amount of $4,500,000 

in the Economic Support Fund table in this explanatory statement 

for assistance for a country must be contained in the 653(a) report. 

However, after submission of such report, a deviation of up to 5 

percent from $4,500,000 is authorized. A deviation in excess of 5 

percent may only take place to respond to specific circumstances 

enumerated in the Act and is subject to prior consultation and notification. For a specifically designated amount, such as $7,000,000 

for a program in the Development Assistance table, which would 

not be reflected in the 653(a) report, deviations authorized by sub-
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section (b) may take place prior to submission of such report. Nothing in the revised section 7019 may be construed to authorize a deviation from a designated funding level in the Act containing a 

‘‘shall’’.

Sec. 7028. Local Competition (Modified) 

Sec. 7029. International Financial Institutions (Modified) 

Sec. 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency 

(Modified)

Subsection (d) does not include the reference contained in the 

Senate bill to section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203; 124 Stat. 2220) 

because the Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet published final regulations under such law. 

Sec. 7032. Democracy Programs (Modified) 

The Act provides $2,308,517,000 for democracy programs, of which $312,963,000 is directed for Africa. The Act modifies language proposed in the Senate bill regarding appropriate mechanisms for democracy promotion. 

To clarify and standardize the use of such mechanisms, subsection (f)(1) requires the development of guidelines for the use of 

contracts versus grants and cooperative agreements for the unique 

objectives of democracy programs. The Secretary of State and the 

USAID Administrator are directed to consider funds appropriated 

for democracy programs under the following headings: Development Assistance; Transition Initiatives; Complex Crises Fund; Economic Support Fund; Democracy Fund; Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia; and International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement. This subsection excludes NED and its core institutes.

The development of such guidelines is intended to assist democracy officers worldwide with designing programs that properly reflect the objectives of democracy programs and the purposes to be 

achieved, as well as assist contracting and agreement officers in selecting the most appropriate mechanism for democracy programs, 

consistent with sections 6303 through 6305 of title 31, United 

States Code. In preparing such guidelines, the Department of State 

and USAID should consider the roles and responsibilities of each 

agency in promoting democracy abroad, in accordance with the explanatory statement accompanying division J of Public Law 113– 

235.

Subsection (f)(2) requires USAID to continue to implement programs that recognize the unique benefits of using grants and cooperative agreements in the civil society and political competition and 

consensus building sectors, which include the following subsectors: 

civic participation; media freedom and information; political parties; consensus building processes; and election and political processes.

The Secretary of State is directed to submit the report required 

by subsection (g)(2) of the Senate bill (regarding training) in the 

manner described. 

Not less than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State is directed to submit the report required under the explanatory statement accompanying division J of Public Law 113–235, 

regarding the coordination of democracy programs. 
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The agreement endorses the directive in the Senate report that 

NED, Department of State, and USAID regularly consult with one 

another regarding their democracy and human rights activities. 

Sec. 7033. International Religious Freedom (New) 

The agreement endorses language in the Senate report regarding 

programs to combat anti-Semitism abroad. 

Sec. 7034. Special Provisions (Modified) 

The Secretary of State is directed to include the appropriate congressional committees in the consultation requirement incorporated 

by reference in subsection (b)(3). 

Subsection (b)(4) includes funding directives for forensic assistance. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of such funds. 

For the purposes of the report required by subsection (b)(7), the 

Secretary of State is directed to include the specific countries and 

military services that received assistance and the amounts and 

purposes of such assistance. 

Subsection (d)(6) includes new, limited authority for the provision 

of innovation incentive awards, similar to that proposed in the Senate bill. The USAID Administrator is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations every six months on the use of such authority.

In carrying out the PVS pilot program required by subsection (e), 

the Department of State and USAID are directed to include a direct vetting option that does not require prime awardees to collect, 

verify, or submit sub-awardee data. The Department of State and 

USAID should ensure that all individuals vetted through such pilot 

are able to obtain information on how data is used by the United 

States Government. The report following the completion of the PVS 

pilot program shall include recommendations for standardizing and 

streamlining vetting processes; consideration of exemptions for humanitarian and democracy assistance; analysis of privacy and data 

protection concerns; a description of consultations with governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders affected by the pilot 

program; and responses to concerns raised during such consultations. Prior to the completion of the evaluation and consultation 

with the Committees on Appropriations, USAID and the Department of State are directed to refrain from implementing similar 

vetting systems in countries outside the designated PVS pilot program unless required to respond to existing security threats. The 

Committees on Appropriations shall be consulted prior to beginning 

new vetting programs or implementing changes to the existing vetting programs. 

Subsection (q) provides $45,000,000 for the Small Grants Program and makes certain modifications to such program, including 

providing authority for additional administrative and oversight 

costs that may include increases in the number of Locally Employed Staff. The USAID Administrator is directed to continue the 

consultation and reporting requirements for the Small Grants Program in section 7080 of division J of Public Law 113–235 for fiscal 

year 2016. 

Subsection (r) does not include the definition proposed in the 

Senate bill for the term ‘‘best practices’’’ for the protection of whis-
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tleblowers. For purposes of sections 7029, 7048, and 7058 of this 

Act, such term shall mean practices that are implemented consistent with terms specified in international conventions or adopted 

by international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Organization of 

American States. 

Sec. 7041. Middle East and North Africa (Modified) 

Egypt.—Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, is directed to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the hepatitis C pilot program initiated in fiscal 

year 2015, including the goals and benchmarks established in consultation with the Government of Egypt, the anticipated number of 

recipients, efforts to coordinate such program with other United 

States Government agencies, and the annual expenditure of the 

Government of Egypt on programs to combat hepatitis C. 

The Secretary of State is directed to support programs funded 

under Economic Support Fund that promote policy reforms that 

create an enabling environment for economic growth. 

Funds in the Act for assistance for Egypt are allocated according 

to the following table: 

EGYPT

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 150,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 2,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................... 2,500

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 1,800 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 1,300,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,456,300 

Iran.—The submission of the reports required by subsection 

(b)(3) shall satisfy the reporting directives on Iran in the Senate report.

For the purposes of the report required by subsection (b)(3)(B), 

the term ‘‘international community’’ shall mean the United Nations, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United 

Kingdom, and the European Union. 

Iraq.—USAID and the Department of State are directed to support programs in Iraq that address sectarianism, assist vulnerable 

populations, and strengthen governance, including by promoting 

civil society. Programs should advance peace and reconciliation 

goals and build a strong foundation for the long-term stability of 

Iraq.

Funds in the Act for assistance for Iraq are allocated according 

to the following table: 

IRAQ

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 72,500 

Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund ................................................................................................. [7,500]
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IRAQ—Continued

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 11,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................... 20,860

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 1,000 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 250,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 355,360 

Funds are provided for the continuation of the Marla Ruzicka 

Iraqi War Victims Fund, subject to prior consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations, to assist Iraqi civilians who have 

suffered losses due to military operations, terrorism, or other sectarian violence. Prior to any decision to reassign management and 

oversight responsibility for such fund from USAID to DRL, the Department of State and USAID are directed to consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

Jordan.—Funds in this Act for assistance for Jordan are allocated according to the following table: 

JORDAN

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 812,350 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................... 8,850

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 3,800 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 450,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,275,000 

The agreement includes $100,000,000 for water sector support 

for Jordan, which is intended to support the Red Sea-Dead Sea 

water project, pending completion of relevant studies and assessments.

Lebanon.—The agreement supports scholarships awarded on a 

competitive basis for students in Lebanon with high financial need 

at not-for-profit institutions in Lebanon that meet standards comparable to those required for United States accreditation, as recommended in the House and Senate reports. Not later than 90 

days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the criteria for participation in scholarship programs for institutions in 

the Middle East, including to address the needs of individuals displaced by conflict. 

Libya.—Funds in this Act for assistance for Libya are allocated 

according to the following table: 

LIBYA

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 10,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 2,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................... 6,500
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LIBYA—Continued

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 1,500 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 20,000 

In submitting the certification required by subsection (f)(3), the 

Secretary of State is directed to include a description of how regular oversight will be provided by the Department of State and 

USAID.

Syria.—The Act includes language in subsection (h)(2), similar to 

that proposed in the Senate bill, regarding assistance to build the 

capacity of Syrian civil society organizations to address the immediate and long-term needs of people inside Syria in a manner that 

supports the sustainability of such organizations and the goals and 

objectives of the strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). The provision is intended to empower such organizations by establishing a 

more direct relationship with the Department of State and USAID. 

In addition to the directives in the House and Senate reports, assistance to vulnerable populations within Syria and those fleeing 

the Syrian conflict should include medical, rehabilitation, and vocational assistance for those who have suffered physical disabilities 

as a result of the ongoing conflict. 

The agreement endorses language contained in the House report 

under Foreign Military Financing Program regarding expediting 

Foreign Military Financing and Foreign Military Sales cases and 

related licenses to partners in the coalition in the fight against 

ISIL and, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

is directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 

on the feasibility and actions required to furnish armed and unarmed unmanned aerial systems and associated technologies to 

such partners. The report should include a summary of actions 

taken to approve such systems since the initiation of military operations against ISIL, and efforts to expedite the approval of such 

systems, consistent with United States law and policy. 

Tunisia.—Funds in this Act for assistance for Tunisia are allocated according to the following table: 

TUNISIA

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 60,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 12,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................... 2,600

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 2,300 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 65,000 

Total .............................................................................................................................................. 141,900 
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West Bank and Gaza.—The report required in subsection (j)(3) 

shall also include a description of steps taken by the Department 

of State to discourage such payments. 

Sec. 7042. Africa (Modified) 

South Sudan.—The Secretary of State is directed to ensure that 

funds made available in this Act for South Sudan will support adherence to, and implementation of, the peace agreement reached in 

South Sudan in August 2015. 

Sec. 7043. East Asia and the Pacific (Modified) 

The Act includes language regarding assistance for East Asia 

and the Pacific in a manner similar to that proposed by the House 

and Senate. 

Burma.—Assistance for Burma shall be prioritized to underserved and rural areas, and support basic education, civic education, and livelihoods programs. In addition, funds should be made 

available to counter narcotics abuse among youth throughout the 

country. The Secretary of State is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on additional requirements should a 

peaceful transfer of power occur in Burma following the election 

held on November 8, 2015. 

The Act prohibits funding to any organization or individual in 

Burma that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

appropriate congressional committees advocates violence against 

ethnic or religious groups. When considering such determination, 

the Secretary should review the actions of Ashin Wirathu. 

Hong Kong.—The Secretary of State is directed to submit the report required by subsection (e)(6) of the Senate bill in the manner 

described.

People’s Republic of China.—The agreement provides 

$15,000,000 to continue democracy and environment programs in 

the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to be administered by the 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

State, to promote and strengthen civic advocacy and the rule of 

law. The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator are directed 

to provide no assistance to the central government of the PRC 

under Global Health Programs, Development Assistance, and Economic Support Fund, except for assistance to detect, prevent, and 

treat infectious diseases. 

Thailand.—The agreement does not include assistance for Thailand under International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program due to the application of section 

7008 of this Act. 

Vietnam.—The agreement supports funds under Economic Support Fund to continue the DNA forensic technology program to 

identify Vietnamese persons missing-in-action. The agreement provides funds under Economic Support Fund to support the environmental remediation of dioxin contamination at the Bien Hoa Airport. The Department of Defense is strongly encouraged to contribute funds for this project, which is expected to further United 

States-Vietnam relations. 

Sec. 7044. South and Central Asia (Modified) 

Afghanistan.—The Secretary of State is directed to include in the 

operating plan for Diplomatic and Consular Programs the informa-
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tion enumerated in the second paragraph under this section in the 

House report. 

The Secretary of State is directed to include in the certification 

on corruption required by subsection (a)(2)(B) a description of steps 

taken by the Government of Afghanistan to combat corruption and 

prosecute individuals alleged to be involved in illegal activities in 

Afghanistan. The Department of State and USAID should continue 

to ensure that projects implemented by organizations requiring security in Afghanistan have security personnel who are properly 

trained and equipped and are cost effective. 

Subsection (a)(4) makes funds available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan. The Secretary of State and 

USAID Administrator, as appropriate, are directed to consult with 

the appropriate congressional committees prior to obligating funds 

for such purposes. Nepal.—The agreement provides $43,038,000 under Economic 

Support Fund for assistance for Nepal, including to support ongoing earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts, environmental 

conservation, conflict resolution, and activities to protect the rights 

and address the needs of Dalits and other marginalized groups. 

Pakistan.—The agreement provides funds under International 

Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for Pakistan 

for implementation of programs described in the CBJ, the intent of 

which is to assist in building an independent civilian justice system 

capable of conducting counterterrorism investigations and prosecutions.

The Act provides funds under Economic Support Fund, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement to enhance the recruitment, 

professionalism, and retention of women in the judiciary, police, 

and other security forces in South and Central Asia. The agreement provides not less than the fiscal year 2015 level for such purposes in Pakistan, which shall be made available through an open 

and competitive process. 

Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere (Modified) 

United States Engagement in Central America.—Subsection (a) 

provides a framework for United States assistance to implement 

the United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America 

(the Strategy) in support of the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity 

in the Northern Triangle of Central America (the Plan). The Act 

provides up to $750,000,000 for the Strategy, which is allocated according to the following table: 

UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Development Assistance: 

El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................ 65,000 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 112,000 

Honduras ............................................................................................................................................... 93,000 

Nicaragua .............................................................................................................................................. 10,000 

USAID Central America Regional .......................................................................................................... 19,410 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 299,410 
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UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Budget Authority 

Economic Support Fund: 

Central America Regional Security Initiative ........................................................................................ 126,500 

Other Regional—Economic Opportunity ............................................................................................... 7,000 

Other Regional—Prosperity and Governance ....................................................................................... 50,000

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 183,500 

Foreign Military Financing Program: 

Belize ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Costa Rica ............................................................................................................................................. 1,400 

El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................ 1,900 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 1,740 

Honduras ............................................................................................................................................... 4,500 

Panama ................................................................................................................................................. 2,125 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ..................................................................................................... 13,000 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 25,665 

International Military Education and Training: 

Belize ..................................................................................................................................................... 250 

Costa Rica ............................................................................................................................................. 425 

El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 775 

Honduras ............................................................................................................................................... 750 

Panama ................................................................................................................................................. 725 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 3,925 

Global Health Programs—USAID: 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 13,000 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 13,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement: 

Central America Regional Security Initiative ........................................................................................ 222,000 

DNA Forensic Technology ....................................................................................................................... [4,000]

Guatemala Police Sexual Assault Units ................................................................................................ [3,000]

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala ................................................................. [7,500]

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 222,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs: 

Panama ................................................................................................................................................. 500 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 500 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 

Regional ................................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 2,000 

Total, United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America ................................... 750,000 

The agreement does not include funds for cash transfer assistance or major infrastructure projects. It is expected that, if supported as part of the Plan, such projects would be financed by El 

Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and other donors, including international development banks. 

The Act withholds from obligation 75 percent of assistance made 

available for each of the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras unless the Secretary of State certifies and 

reports that such government is taking effective steps to meet certain requirements, and requires the Secretary to suspend assistance for such central government that has not made sufficient 

progress in meeting such requirements. Such withholding and any 

suspension of funds should apply to each country individually, so 
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that the failure of one country to meet the requirements does not 

adversely affect another. The agreement provides $7,500,000 for a United States contribution to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), and provides the authority to obligate funds made 

available for the Central America Regional Security Initiative after 

consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations to support international commissions against impunity in Honduras and El Salvador, if such commissions are established. To receive funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, such 

commissions should have investigatory and prosecutorial independence and authorities comparable to CICIG. 

The agreement endorses the recommendation in the House and Senate reports to transfer up to $15,000,000 from Development Assistance to the Inter-American Foundation. 

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, is directed to develop a plan for monitoring and evaluation 

of programs funded by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs, to implement the Strategy. Not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this Act, the Department of State and USAID are directed to consult with the appropriate congressional committees on 

such plan and provide a progress report and initial results not later 

than September 30, 2016. 

The Secretary of State is directed to include in the report required by subparagraph (3)(B) (relating to clause (xii)) an assessment of the economic investment conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and a description of outstanding commercial 

disputes, including the confiscation of real property, between 

United States entities and the governments of such countries. 

In addition to the reporting requirement regarding lessons 

learned from the Merida Initiative and Plan Colombia included in 

the Introduction of the Senate report, the Secretary of State is directed to include lessons learned with regard to law enforcement 

and counternarcotics activities. 

Colombia.—In accordance with subsection (b), 19 percent of the 

funds appropriated under Foreign Military Financing Program that 

are made available for assistance for Colombia may be obligated 

only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) cases involving members of the Colombian military who have been credibly alleged to have violated 

human rights, including those in positions with command authority 

who ordered or covered up such crimes, are subject only to civilian 

jurisdiction, the Colombian military is cooperating with civilian authorities in such cases, and military officers credibly alleged to 

have committed gross violations of human rights are removed from 

positions with command authority until the completion of judicial 

proceedings and appropriately punished if convicted; (2) the Government of Colombia is upholding its international obligations by 

holding accountable persons responsible for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other gross violations of human rights, and is 

not offering amnesty to such persons; and (3) the Government of 
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Colombia is continuing to dismantle illegal armed groups, taking 

effective steps to protect the rights of human rights defenders, journalists, trade unionists, and other social activists, and respecting 

the rights and territory of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities.

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, is expected to continue to work with the Government of Colombia to extradite fugitives wanted by the United States, in accordance with applicable agreements between the two countries. 

Prior to the obligation of funds made available by this Act for 

counternarcotics programs and law enforcement activities in Colombia, and after consultation with the Government of Colombia, 

the Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the Government of Colombia’s revised counternarcotics strategy, the costs associated 

with such strategy and the winding down of the aerial eradication 

program, and a description of the support to be provided by the Department of State for counternarcotics and law enforcement activities during fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years. Such 

funds shall be made available on a cost-matching basis to the maximum extent practicable in order to sustain the commitment of the 

Government of Colombia to counternarcotics programs and are subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

Haiti.—The agreement does not include language in the Senate 

bill regarding assistance provided to the Haitian National Police. 

The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, are directed to take appropriate steps to ensure that such 

assistance made available by this Act for the Government of Haiti 

is not controlled by, or otherwise under the influence of, any private organization or individual. 

Sec. 7048. United Nations (Modified) 

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the United States 

Mission to the UN, should seek United States assessment rates for 

the UN regular budget and international peacekeeping activities 

that are favorable to the United States. 

Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations on UN policies and processes to combat corruption 

and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse at the UN and affiliated 

agencies, including recent actions taken by the Office of Internal 

Oversight Services. The Secretary of State is encouraged to use existing authorities, including the withholding of bilateral economic 

assistance, as appropriate, to further accountability, transparency, 

and other reforms at the United Nations. 

Sec. 7056. Consular Immunity (New) 

Sec. 7057. United States Agency for International Development 

Management (Modified) 

Sec. 7058. Global Health Activities (Modified) 

Sec. 7060. Sector Allocations (Modified) 

Funds for certain sectors are allocated according to the following 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program Budget Authority 

Basic Education ............................................................................................................................................. 800,000 

Higher Education ............................................................................................................................................ 225,000 

Biodiversity Conservation ............................................................................................................................... 265,000 

Wildlife Trafficking ......................................................................................................................................... 80,000 

Food Security and Agricultural Development ................................................................................................. 1,000,600 

Microenterprise and Microfinance .................................................................................................................. 265,000 

Trafficking in Persons .................................................................................................................................... 60,000 

Reconciliation Programs ................................................................................................................................. 26,000 

Water and Sanitation ..................................................................................................................................... 400,000 

Funds for certain bilateral environment programs are allocated 

according to the following table: 

ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Budget Authority 

Andean Amazon .............................................................................................................................................. 20,000 

Brazilian Amazon ............................................................................................................................................ 10,500 

Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment .................................................................................. 39,400 

USAID ..................................................................................................................................................... [21,900]

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ................................................................................ [17,500]

Lacey Act ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,000 

Mayan Biosphere—Department of Interior .................................................................................................... 1,000 

Toxic Chemicals .............................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

USFWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 5,500 

Migratory Bird Conservation .................................................................................................................. [500]

United States Forest Service .......................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Waste Recycling ............................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

The Act includes not less than $80,000,000 to combat wildlife 

poaching and trafficking, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall 

be made available for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching and 

shall be used primarily for site-based anti-poaching activities to address immediate requirements. Funds are provided to support regional wildlife enforcement networks, including $1,000,000 to support the Wildlife Enforcement Network Southern Africa; address 

consumer demand, including in Asia; strengthen law enforcement, 

including to address significant needs for training and equipment; 

and enhance regional cooperation and anti-trafficking networks. 

These programs shall include monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure funds are used for the intended purposes, and to 

measure the outcomes of such assistance, including the number 

and type of prosecutions, trends in wildlife population sizes, and 

the effectiveness of demand reduction campaigns. Not later than 45 

days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, USAID 

Administrator, and Director of the USFWS are directed to consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds for 

these purposes. The Secretary of State is further directed to update 

the report required in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113–76, including how funds are being used to 

implement the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Secretary of State is directed to include country and 
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program funding levels for combating wildlife poaching and trafficking in the fiscal year 2017 CBJ. The agreement includes $5,000,000 for the United States Forest 

Service (USFS) in addition to funds otherwise made available by 

USAID for USFS biodiversity conservation activities, which shall 

be in amounts not less than fiscal year 2014. The agreement provides not less than $72,000,000 for programs 

and activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally, including funds for assistance, as allocated according to the following 

table:

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Development Assistance ................................................................................................................................. 9,800 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 11,200 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 39,000 

The agreement includes $12,000,000 under Diplomatic and Consular Programs for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 

in Persons, Department of State. The agreement provides 

$5,000,000 to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human 

trafficking in Guatemala pursuant to section 7060(f) of this Act. 

Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as 

amended by Public Law 113–4, $5,000,000 of the funds made available under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 

shall be made available for child protection compacts. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, is directed 

to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on obligations and expenditures of all fiscal year 2015 funds managed by the 

Department of State and USAID to combat human trafficking and 

forced labor. The report shall include funding by program, project, 

and activity and describe the management structure at the Department of State and USAID used to program such funds. 

Sec. 7063. Countries Impacted by Significant Refugee Populations 

or Internally Displaced Persons (New) 

The agreement includes language in section 7063 modified from 

that proposed in section 7081 of the Senate bill, except the Secretary of State is directed to submit the report required in section 

7081(b) in the manner described in such section. In lieu of the information required in section 7081(b)(3), the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the implications for country access to World Bank and other concessional 

lending and grants if the World Bank were to modify its per capita 

income categories to reflect the impact of significant refugee populations and internally displaced persons on host communities. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the CEO of 

the MCC is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the number of middle income countries that would 

become eligible for MCC compacts, and any other implications for 

MCC operations and programs of such updated World Bank per 

capita income categories. 
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Sec. 7069. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Modified) Ukraine.—The agreement provides not less than $658,185,000 

for assistance for Ukraine, and authority for loan guarantees is 

provided under section 7034(o) of this Act. 

Funds in this Act for assistance for Ukraine are allocated according to the following table: 

UKRAINE

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Global Health Programs—USAID ................................................................................................................... 6,100 

Global Health Programs—State .................................................................................................................... 25,515 

Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia ......................................................................................... 525,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 10,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs .............................................................. 3,670

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................... 2,900 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 85,000 

Total ....................................................................................................................................................... 658,185 

Sec. 7070. Russia (Modified) 

Sec. 7071. International Monetary Fund (Modified) 

Sec. 7072. Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Modified) 

Sec. 7073. Countering Foreign Fighters and Violent Extremist Organizations (New) 

The Act includes language similar to that contained in the House 

and Senate bills regarding security threats and challenges posed by 

foreign fighters, violent extremists, and violent extremist organizations.

For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘violent extremist organization’’ means a foreign organization that, pursuant to United 

States law, is determined to be an organization that engages in terrorist activity (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act), including an organization that is designated 

by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under 

section 219 of such Act. 

For the purposes of subsection (a)(2) the term ‘‘de-radicalization’’ 

includes rehabilitation and reintegration programs. 

Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 

Federal agencies, as appropriate, is directed to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assistance and cooperation 

strategy for programs to implement the objective described in subsection (a), in classified form if necessary, which shall include a description of: (1) the specific goals and objectives for such programs, 

and an explanation of the methodology to be used in determining 

such goals and objectives, on a country-by-country and programmatic basis, and in establishing baselines for determining programmatic success; (2) the coordinating mechanisms between agencies to improve program efficiency and effectiveness; (3) the coordinating mechanisms for programs to counter terrorism and violent 

extremism; and (4) the procedures and mechanism for end-use 

monitoring, vetting procedures, and oversight of security sector and 

civilian assistance made available to implement the strategy. 
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The Secretary of State shall submit the proposed funding levels 

for programs described under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) concurrently with the 653(a) report. 

Congressional notifications submitted pursuant to subsection 

(c)(3) shall indicate the specific goals and objectives to be supported 

through the proposed obligation of funds. 

Sec. 7076. Budget Documents (Modified) 

The Act modifies subsection (a) to clarify that certain funding 

level changes to programs, projects, and activities that are included 

in operating plans are subject to notification requirements. 

The regional security initiatives to be addressed in the spend 

plans required by subsection (b)(1)(B) shall include: the Caribbean 

Basin Security Initiative; the Central America Regional Security 

Initiative; the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; the 

Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism; the West 

Africa Regional Security Initiative; the Global Peace Operations 

Initiative, including Africa Contingency Operations Training and 

Assistance; the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership; 

the Africa Conflict Stabilization and Border Security program; the 

African Military Education Program; the Africa Maritime Security 

Initiative; the Security Governance Initiative; the Africa Regional 

Counter-Terrorism Fund; the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund; 

the Regional Security Initiative; the Africa Capacity for Immediate 

Response to Crisis; and the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Law 

Enforcement Initiative. 

Sec. 7077. Reports and Records Management (New) 

The Act does not include language in the Senate bill regarding 

the termination of reports. The Department of State and USAID 

are directed to provide a list of obsolete reports proposed to be terminated during fiscal year 2017, and such list should be limited to 

reports under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs or reports required by prior 

appropriations Acts. 

Subsection (c)(1)(A) is not intended to prohibit the funding of Department of State or USAID cloud server capabilities. 

The GAO shall submit the completed assessment required under 

subsection (c)(3) to the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, and the Committees on Appropriations. 

Sec. 7078. Global Internet Freedom (Modified) 

The Secretary of State should prioritize Internet freedom programs that seek to counter restrictive Internet laws and policies, 

including working with local civil society organizations to support 

policies to promote Internet freedom, in countries with governments that have adopted, or are considering, laws or policies that 

restrict Internet access and content. 

Funds in the Act for Internet freedom programs are allocated according to the following table: 

INTERNET FREEDOM 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Democracy Fund (Department of State) ........................................................................................................ 13,000 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 14,275 

Near East Regional Democracy ............................................................................................................. [9,000]
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INTERNET FREEDOM—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Budget Authority 

Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia ......................................................................................... 4,725 

Democracy Fund (USAID) ................................................................................................................................ 3,500 

International Broadcasting Operations .......................................................................................................... 15,000 

Total, Internet Freedom ......................................................................................................................... 50,500 

Sec. 7081. Country Focus and Selectivity (New) 

The Act includes language modified from the Senate bill regarding country focus and selectivity. The intent of this provision is to 

decrease country dependency on United States foreign assistance 

and to encourage self-sufficiency through programs to strengthen 

economic development, security, and stability. However, bilateral 

and security assistance to certain countries serve abiding strategic 

purposes, and a transition plan for such a country should acknowledge this interest. 

Subsection (a) requires a transition plan in any country assistance strategy developed after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

such plan should identify end goals and options for winding down 

bilateral economic and security assistance. The Secretary of State, 

in consultation with the USAID Administrator, is directed to develop and distribute guidelines to appropriate personnel for implementation of this subsection. 

The Secretary is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to initiating a targeted transition on the country 

selection process, the proposed period of transition, and the percentage reduction in new obligations. 

Sec. 7082. United Nations Population Fund (Modified) 

The Act does not include the following general provisions from 

the fiscal year 2015 Act (division J of Public Law 113–235), which 

have been discontinued or combined with other sections: sections 

7010, 7056, 7061, 7064, 7065, 7072, 7080, 7083, 7084, 7085. 

TITLE VIII—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/ 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Act provides an additional $2,561,808,000 for Diplomatic and 

Consular Programs, of which $1,966,632,000 is for WSP, for the extraordinary costs of operations and security in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, areas of unrest, and high threat and high risk posts, 

which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

Within the total, up to $595,176,000 is for operations, of which 

up to $15,000,000 may be made available for Conflict Stabilization 

Operations for overseas response related to reconstruction and stabilization assistance, and up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to 

other agencies to support operations in, and assistance for, Afghan-
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istan. The Secretary of State is directed to include in the operating 

plan required by section 7076(a) of this Act a description of any 

funds transferred to other agencies in support of Afghanistan operations, including projected transfer amounts and the number of 

staff supported by each agency, and operating levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Act provides an additional $66,600,000 for Office of Inspector 

General at the Department of State, of which $56,900,000 is for the 

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, and is 

designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The Act provides an additional $747,851,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which $735,201,000 is for 

WSU, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Act provides an additional $101,728,000 for Contributions to 

International Organizations for the extraordinary costs of UN missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Somalia, which is designated 

for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The Act provides an additional $1,794,088,000 for Contributions 

for International Peacekeeping Activities for international peacekeeping activities in Africa and the Near East, which is designated 

for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The Act provides an additional $10,700,000 for International 

Broadcasting Operations for the extraordinary costs of United 

States international broadcasting to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, 

and Iraq, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 

BBEDCA.

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Act provides an additional $139,262,000 for Operating Expenses for the extraordinary costs of operations in Afghanistan, 

Pakistan, and Iraq, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 

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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Act provides an additional $1,919,421,000 for International 

Disaster Assistance for the extraordinary costs of the United States 

response to international disasters and crises, including those resulting from conflict, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 

to BBEDCA. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The Act provides an additional $37,000,000 for Transition Initiatives for the extraordinary costs of assistance for conflict countries 

and countries emerging from conflict, which is designated for OCO/ 

GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. Funds under this heading may be 

used in a similar manner to funds made available under title III. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

The Act provides an additional $20,000,000 for Complex Crises 

Fund for the extraordinary costs of addressing security and stabilization requirements in conflict countries, which is designated 

for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

The Department of State and USAID are directed to ensure proper implementation of such funds, consistent with prior fiscal years. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The Act provides an additional $2,422,673,000 for Economic Support Fund for the extraordinary costs of assistance for countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, which is designated for 

OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Act provides an additional $438,569,000 for Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, which is designated for OCO/ 

GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Act provides an additional $2,127,114,000 for Migration and 

Refugee Assistance for the extraordinary costs to respond to refugee crises overseas, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 

to BBEDCA. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Act provides an additional $371,650,000 for International 

Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for the extraordinary costs 
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of assistance for countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, 

which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

The Act provides an additional $379,091,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs for the extraordinary costs of anti-terrorism programs, which is designated 

for OCO/GWOT pursuant to BBEDCA. 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The Act provides an additional $469,269,000 for Peacekeeping 

Operations for the extraordinary cost of peacekeeping requirements, including the United States share of assessed contributions 

of UN Operations in Somalia, which is designated for OCO/GWOT 

pursuant to BBEDCA. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The Act provides an additional $1,288,176,000 for Foreign Military Financing Program for the extraordinary costs of assistance 

for countries, including to counter Russian Federation aggression 

and influence, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 

BBEDCA.

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 8001. Additional Appropriations 

This section clarifies that amounts appropriated by this title are 

in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

this Act for fiscal year 2016. 

Sec. 8002. Extension of Authorities and Conditions 

This section requires that the authorities and conditions applicable to funding elsewhere in this Act are applicable to funds in this 

title.

Sec. 8003. Transfer Authority 

Subsection (a)(1) provides authority for the Secretary of State to 

transfer funds appropriated by this title in this Act under Transition Initiatives, Complex Crises Fund, Economic Support Fund, 

and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia between such 

headings. Subsection (a)(2) provides authority for the Secretary of 

State to transfer funds appropriated by this title in this Act under 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, 

Peacekeeping Operations, and Foreign Military Financing Program 

between such headings. Subsection (a)(3) includes transfer authorities related to International Disaster Assistance and Migration and 

Refugee Assistance. 

Subsection (b) provides authority for the Secretary of State to 

transfer funds appropriated by this title in this Act under Foreign 

Military Financing Program in an amount that shall not exceed 

$15,000,000 to the Global Security Contingency Fund for programs 

in the Europe and Eurasia region. 
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Subsection (c) requires that any transfers pursuant to subsection 

(a) may only be exercised to address contingencies. 

Subsection (d) requires that the transfer authority provided by 

subsections (a) and (b) is subject to prior consultation with, and the 

regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE IX—OTHER MATTERS 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS

UNITED STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Act provides an increase in the United States quota in the 

International Monetary Fund in the amount that is the dollar 

equivalent of 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights. Funds are 

designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA and shall only be available if 

the President designates such amount and the amount rescinded 

from the New Arrangements to Borrow as an emergency requirement and transmits such designation to the Congress. 

LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The Act permanently rescinds the dollar equivalent of 

40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights. Funds are designated by 

the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA and shall only be rescinded if the President designates such amount as an emergency requirement and 

transmits such designation to the Congress. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 9001. Limitations on and Expiration of Authority with Respect to the New Arrangements to Borrow. 

Sec. 9002. Acceptance of Amendments to Articles of Agreement; 

Quota Increase. 

Sec. 9003. Report on Methodology Used for Congressional Budget 

Office Cost Estimates. 

Sec. 9004. Required Consultations with Congress in Advance of 

Consideration of Exceptional Access Lending. 

Sec. 9005. Repeal of Systemic Risk Exemption to Limitations to 

Access Policy of the International Monetary Fund. 

Sec. 9006. Annual Report on Lending, Surveillance, or Technical 

Assistance Policies of the International Monetary Fund. 

Sec. 9007. Report on Improving United States Participation in the 

International Monetary Fund. 
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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(H.R. 2029; P.L. 114–113) 

DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

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DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

$108,750,000, of which not to exceed $2,734,000 shall be available 

for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,025,000 

shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 

not to exceed $20,609,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

General Counsel; not to exceed $9,941,000 shall be available for the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to 

exceed $13,697,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,546,000 shall 

be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,925,000 shall be available for the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

$2,029,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to 

exceed $1,737,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive 

Secretariat; not to exceed $1,434,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed 

$10,793,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $16,280,000 shall 

be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary 

to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further,

That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased 

by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further,

That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall 

be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

be for allocation within the Department for official reception and 

representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided

further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding 

fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this 

appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be 

available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs: 

Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 
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to Congress the final Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits 

Study, as required by section 32801 of Public Law 112–141. 

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which 

$8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 

incurred for training: Provided further, That any reference in law, 

regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed 

to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. 

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, 

$500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019: 

Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute 

funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be 

awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that 

will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, 

or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; 

public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, 

United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 

projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port 

infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That the 

Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available 

under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance 

under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 

finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this 

paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds provided 

under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as 

to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, 

and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided

further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less 

than $5,000,000 and not greater than $100,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 percent of the funds made available 

under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: 

Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an 

expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of 

the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of 

Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: 

Provided further, That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural 

areas: Provided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the 
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minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That projects conducted using funds provided under this 

heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of 

chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 

the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants 

and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds 

provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those 

funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration, to fund the award 

and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2017. 

CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including 

necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls 

and identity management, testing and assessment of information 

technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 

infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security 

controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security 

workforce training tools, $8,000,000, to remain available through 

September 30, 2017. 

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,678,000. 

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 

research, systems development, development activities, and making 

grants, to remain available until expended, $8,500,000: Provided,

That of such amount, $2,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses to 

establish an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement 

Center (IIPIC) that will implement reforms to improve interagency 

coordination and the expediting of projects related to the permitting and environmental review of major transportation infrastructure projects including one-time expenses to develop and deploy information technology tools to track project schedules and metrics 

and improve the transparency and accountability of the permitting 

process: Provided further, That there may be transferred to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts from 

other Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for 

IIPIC activities not related to transportation infrastructure: Pro-
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vided further, That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC 

shall be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and 

review of major infrastructure projects not related to transportation 

only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to 

the Department as provided for under the previous proviso. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $190,039,000 shall be 

paid from appropriations made available to the Department of 

Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on 

a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That 

no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department 

shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority 

approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may 

be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 

project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and 

the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees. 

MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $336,000, as authorized by 49 

U.S.C. 332: Provided, 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 further, That these funds are 

available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 

be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaran- teed loan program, $597,000. 

MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,084,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these 

funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode 

of transportation. 

PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

In addition to funds made available from any other source to 

carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 

through 41742, $175,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided,

That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, That 

basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include 

the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 

41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
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none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter 

into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles 

from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided further,

That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air 

service program under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United 

States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts 

otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

Administration: Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established 

under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date 

of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 

SEC. 102. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United States 

Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, 

United States Code, the Department’s Working Capital Fund is 

hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that 

are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 

fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 

3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Department shall 

include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract. 

SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit 

Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the 

Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. 

SEC. 104. In addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 

49, United States Code, the Department’s Working Capital Fund is 

hereby authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance 

and accept subsequent reimbursements from all Federal agencies 

for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry 

out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program 

under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 

109–59: Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees, provided that such reserve will not exceed one 

month of benefits payable: Provided further, that such reserve may 

be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 

transit benefits, provided that the Working Capital Fund will be 

fully reimbursed by each customer agency for the actual cost of the 

transit benefit. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 

not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative 

expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance 

of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 

sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 

replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public 

Law 112–95, $9,909,724,000 of which $7,922,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,505,293,000 shall be available for air traffic organization 

activities; not to exceed $1,258,411,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $17,800,000 shall be available 

for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 

$760,500,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and 

operations planning activities; not to exceed $100,880,000 shall be 

available for security and hazardous materials safety; and not to 

exceed $206,751,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be 

treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act 

and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided

further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, 

the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 

transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to 

Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 

108–176: Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such 

report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 

flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar 

to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated 

attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such 

report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That 

funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of 

aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none of the funds 

in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further, That none of the funds in 

this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration 
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to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 

aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date 

of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there may be 

credited to this appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 

other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred 

in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, 

renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, 

and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for 

processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 

of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 

$154,400,000 shall be for the contract tower program, including the 

contract tower cost share program: Provided further, That none of 

the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are 

available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the 

Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That not later than 60 

days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review 

and update the agency’s ‘‘Community Involvement Manual’’ related 

to new air traffic procedures, public outreach and community involvement: Provided further, That the Administrator shall complete 

and implement a plan which enhances community involvement 

techniques and proactively addresses concerns associated with performance based navigation projects: Provided further, That the Administrator shall transmit, in electronic format, the community involvement manual and plan to the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and 

Transportation not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 

contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of 

subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 

testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of 

necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of 

quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of 

the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities 

where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 

lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to 

be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 

$2,855,000,000, of which $470,049,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2016, and $2,384,951,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited to 

this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of 

national airspace systems: Provided further, That no later than 
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March 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the 

Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal 

years 2017 through 2021, with total funding for each year of the 

plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such 

report has not been submitted to Congress. 

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 

engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of 

experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or 

grant, $166,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be 

available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development.

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning 

and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and 

subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and 

under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 

44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,600,000,000, to be derived 

from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the 

obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 

2016, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States 

Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading 

shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, 

reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection 
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systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) 

of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph 

(3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than 

a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 

multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall 

be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 

available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less 

than $31,000,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries 

and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program: Provided further, That in addition to airports 

eligible under section 41743 of title 49, such program may include 

the participation of an airport that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA 

hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the Secretary 

issues a request for proposals. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 

funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 

Systems Development during fiscal year 2016. 

SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue 

or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building 

construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on 

‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances that 

require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA 

for air traffic control facilities. 

SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 

41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any 

amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year 

may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 

SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, 

United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current 

at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the 

same purposes of such appropriation. 

SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United States 

Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless 

such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
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SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to 

purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 

SEC. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a 

large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued 

by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount 

equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 

47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 

10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based 

on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation.

SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be 

used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on 

the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, 

upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is 

made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.

SEC. 119. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 

SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available under this Act may 

be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, 

United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 

fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 

SEC. 119B. None of the funds in this Act may be used to close 

a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration 

or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full 

business days in advance. 

SEC. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act 

may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules 

at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Not to exceed $425,752,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall 

be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to 

exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional 

Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United 

States Code. 

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

Funds available for the implementation or execution of Federalaid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 

under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of 

the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall not exceed 

total obligations of $42,361,000,000 for fiscal year 2016: Provided,

That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 

title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert 

firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 

instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 

such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are in addition to administrative 

expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative 

expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federalaid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 

under title 23, United States Code, $43,100,000,000 derived from 

the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to 

remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federalaid highways— 
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(A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and 

programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 

and

(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics;

(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 

for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— 

(A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other 

than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway 

and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 

or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 

(B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year; 

(3) determine the proportion that— 

(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 

less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to 

(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 

for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 

through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be 

appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States 

Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) 

for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 

distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 

(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the 

Secretary under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the 

Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—

(A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by 

(B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each 

such program for such fiscal year; and 

(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 

under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in 

section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 

from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts 

apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 

proportion that— 

(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States 

Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to 
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(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 

23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 

limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations 

under or for— 

(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 

(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act 

of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); 

(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 

Stat. 1701); 

(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); 

(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 

Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 

(101 Stat. 198); 

(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 

Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 

(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 

on June 8, 1998); 

(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 

for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount 

equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 

(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for 

multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only 

to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 

been used; 

(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 

for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount 

equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 

(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 

Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 

with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations 

at the time at which the funds were initially made available 

for obligation; and 

(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each 

of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, only in an amount equal to 

$639,000,000).

(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of 

such fiscal year— 

(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 

available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot 

be obligated during that fiscal year; and 

(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large 

unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 

(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public 

Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. 

(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 

contract authority for transportation research programs carried 

out under— 

(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and 

(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made available under 

paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and 

(B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway 

safety construction programs for future fiscal years. 

(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding 

funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, 

United States Code) that— 

(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 

for Federal-aid highway programs; and 

(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 

States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be 

available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 

imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. 

(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 

in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each State under 

paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 

section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 

SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, 

for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, 

United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways 

account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obligation 

limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

programs.

SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or 

her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federalaid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 

an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent 

to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the 

Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the 

Buy America requirements. 

SEC. 123. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of 

Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not 

less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit 

assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States 

Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees 
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on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 

of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 

project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of 

credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 

SEC. 124. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in each of subsections (a)(11)(A) and (B) by striking 

‘‘through December 31, 2031’’, and 

(2) by inserting at the end the following: 

‘‘(t) VEHICLES IN IDAHO.—A vehicle limited or prohibited under 

this section from operating on a segment of the Interstate System 

in the State of Idaho may operate on such a segment if such 

vehicle–

‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; 

‘‘(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies with the single 

axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a); and 

‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment under Idaho 

State law.’’. 

SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 of 

title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible under 

section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, 

and any associated obligation limitation, provided that the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed notifies the 

Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its authority under 

this section and submits a quarterly report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated 

under this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation 

shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years 

after the fiscal year in which the Secretary of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with 

funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark. 

(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ means— 

(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 

XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior 

law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal 

years prior to the fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or 

(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior law, 

report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to 

be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior 

to the fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration. 
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(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for 

those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent 

of the amount made available for obligation as of the effective date 

of this Act, and shall be applied to projects within the same general 

geographic area within 50 miles for which the funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply such authority 

to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities the 

State or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments have been made under a final voucher. 

(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the information provided by the States and territories each quarter to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

amount that the Secretary sets aside for fiscal year 2016 under section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for the elimination of 

hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings shall be $350,000,000. 

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and 

programs pursuant to section 31110(a)–(c) of title 49, United States 

Code, and section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act, $267,400,000, to be derived from the Highway 

Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with 

advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, 

shall not exceed total obligations of $267,400,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, of which 

$9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 

2018, is for the research and technology program, and of which 

$34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 

2018, is for information management: Provided further, That 

$1,000,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle 

operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as 

amended by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. 
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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 

31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, 

United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 

109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the 

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, $313,000,000, to be 

derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor 

carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 

$313,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; 

of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver’s license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall 

be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be 

available for performance and registration information system 

management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 

shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 130. (a) Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be 

subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of 

Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28. 

(b) Section 350(d) of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–87) is 

hereby repealed. 

SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 

send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, 

registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the 

receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 

SEC. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available 

under this Act, or any other Act, hereafter, shall be used by the 

Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing 

a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial 

learner’s permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of 

May 9, 2011. 

SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, 

administer, or enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, 

Code of Federal Regulations, and such section shall have no force 

or effect on submission of the final report issued by the Secretary, 

as required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235, un-
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less the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of 

Transportation each review and determine that the final report— 

(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth in such section; and 

(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in effect between July 1, 

2013, and the day before the date of enactment of such Public 

Law demonstrated statistically significant improvement in all 

outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, driver health and 

longevity, and work schedules, in comparison to commercial 

motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. 

SEC. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available 

under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous 

Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that 

carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the 

Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, 

and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to 

address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate. 

SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 

Operations and Programs’’ shall be used to pay for costs associated 

with design, development, testing, or implementation of a wireless 

roadside inspection program until 180 days after the Secretary of 

Transportation certifies to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations that such program does not conflict with existing 

non-Federal electronic screening systems, create capabilities already available, or require additional statutory authority to incorporate generated inspection data into safety determinations or 

databases, and has restrictions to specifically address privacy concerns of affected motor carriers and operators: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the Department’s 

ongoing research efforts in this area. 

SEC. 136. Section 13506(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended:

(1) in subsection (14) by striking ‘‘or’’; 

(2) in subsection (15) by striking ‘‘.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by inserting at the end, ‘‘(16) the transportation of passengers by 9 to 15 passenger motor vehicles operated by youth 

or family camps that provide recreational or educational activities.’’.

SEC. 137. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31112(c)(5) of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Nebraska may’’ and inserting ‘‘Nebraska and 

Kansas may’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘the State of Nebraska’’ and inserting ‘‘the relevant state’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section

31112(c) of such title is amended— 
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(1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR WYOMING, OHIO, ALASKA, IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS.—’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and 

(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under 

chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 

Code, $152,800,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 

through September 30, 2017. 

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 

Code, $142,900,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 

be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2016, are in excess of 

$142,900,000, of which $137,800,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,100,000 shall be for the National 

Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United 

States Code: Provided further, That within the $142,900,000 obliga- tion limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, and shall be in addition 

to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future 

years.

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 

23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act, to remain available until expended, $573,332,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

(other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the 

funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
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of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2016, are 

in excess of $573,332,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 

402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act, of which $243,500,000 shall be for 

‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $274,700,000 

shall be for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 

405; $29,300,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $25,832,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That none of these 

funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling 

costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety 

Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 

available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further,

That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 

405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred to increase the amounts 

made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator 

shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso 

or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within five days. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount 

limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for 

travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to 

pay for core competency development training and related expenses 

for highway safety staff. 

SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act 

shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was 

made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that 

the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 

SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 

SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, 

subchapter II. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 

not otherwise provided for, $199,000,000, of which $15,900,000 

shall remain available until expended. 
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 

$39,100,000, to remain available until expended. 

RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct 

loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of 

the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 

(Public Law 94–210), as amended, such authority to exist as long 

as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. Provided,

That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using 

Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2016. 

RAILROAD SAFETY GRANTS

For necessary expenses related to railroad safety grants, 

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 20167, 

as in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act); and not to exceed 

$25,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 20158. 

OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 

grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts 

based on the Secretary’s assessment of the Corporation’s seasonal 

cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger 

rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment 

and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), 

as in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act), $288,500,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the amounts available 

under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only 

after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train 

route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and 

capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the 

Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 

electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5- 

Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2016 required under section 204 

of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 

and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, 

refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling 

stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 

for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and 

target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan: Provided

further, That the Corporation’s budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive 

fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of 

the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route 

on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent 

off the normal peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result 

of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in 

the setting of fares. 

CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as 

authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail 

Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 

110–432), as in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title 

XI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), 

$1,101,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 

exceed $160,200,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That of the amounts 

made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall 

be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations 

into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided

further, That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, 

which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation 

only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That of the 

amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 

may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the 

Corporation should the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ be 

insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2016: Provided

further, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent 

of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of 

project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432, of 

which up to $500,000 may be available for technical assistance for 

States, the District of Columbia, and other public entities responsible for the implementation of section 209 of division B of Public 

Law 110–432: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve 

funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying 

the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds 

under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the 
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Corporation: Provided further, That none of the funds under this 

heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2016 

business plan: Provided further, That in addition to the project 

management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may retain up to an 

additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 

fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division 

B of Public Law 110–432, including the amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided

further, That Amtrak shall conduct a business case analysis on cap- ital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs: Provided further, That each contract for a capital acquisition that ex- ceeds $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs shall state that funding is subject to the availability of appropriated funds provided by an appropriations Act. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, 

from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to 

or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for 

such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 

be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the 

Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until 

expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated 

track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. 

SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in 

excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That the 

President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso 

for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines 

such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of 

the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall 

report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each 

quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and 

amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter 

and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2016, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 

2015 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That 

such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation 

paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2015 

and for the three prior calendar years. 

SEC. 152. Of the unobligated balances of funds available to the 

Federal Railroad Administration from the ‘‘Railroad Research and 

Development’’ account, $1,960,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided, That such amounts are made available to enable the Sec-
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retary of Transportation to assist Class II and Class III railroads 

with eligible projects pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the 

Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public 

Law 94–210), as amended: Provided further, That such funds shall 

be available for applicant expenses in preparing to apply and applying for direct loans and loan guarantees: Provided further, That 

these funds shall remain available until expended. 

SEC. 153. Of the unobligated balances of funds available to the 

Federal Railroad Administration, the following funds are hereby rescinded: $5,000,000 of the unobligated balances of funds made 

available to fund expenses associated with implementing section 

212 of division B of Public Law 110–432 in the Capital and Debt 

Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation account of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2015; and $14,163,385 of the unobligated balances of funds 

made available from the following accounts in the specified 

amounts—‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, $267,019; ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed Rail’’, $4,944,504; 

‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, $2,241,385; and 

‘‘Safety and Operations’’, $6,710,477: Provided, That such amounts 

are made available to enable the Secretary of Transportation to 

make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Investment and 

Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432) for 

state-of-good-repair backlog and infrastructure improvements on 

Northeast Corridor shared-use infrastructure identified in the 

Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission’s approved 5-year capital plan: Provided further, That 

these funds shall remain available until expended and shall be 

available for grants in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the 

total project cost, with the required matching funds to be provided 

consistent with the Commission’s cost allocation policy. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, 

United States Code, $108,000,000, of which not more than 

$6,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to 

carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided, That none of 

the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a 

permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided

further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 

2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including 

proposed allocations for fiscal year 2017. 
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TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of 

obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 

5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 

and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act, $10,400,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account 

of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 

execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 

5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 

5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 

3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall 

not exceed total obligations of $9,347,604,639 in fiscal year 2016. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, $2,177,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

AUTHORITY

For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public Law 

110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants 

for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 

and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 

that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making progress to improve its safety management system in response 

to the Federal Transit Administration’s 2015 safety management 

inspection: Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, 

the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area 

Transit Authority is making progress toward full implementation 

of the corrective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Management Oversight Review Report: Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area 

Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving 

such grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 

Stat. 4968). 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the 

Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 

under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or 

to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 

SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Transit Administration for 

projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying 

this Act not obligated by September 30, 2020, and other recoveries, 

shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 

SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 

appropriated before October 1, 2015, under any section of chapter 

53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most 

recent appropriation heading for any such section. 

SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a 

full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share 

greater than 60 percent. 

SEC. 164. (a) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 

for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if 

the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on 

Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR A NEW ELECTION.—The Metropolitan Transit 

Authority of Harris County, Texas, may attempt to construct or 

construct a new fixed guideway capital project, including light rail, 

in the locations referred to in subsection (a) if— 

(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such locations approve a ballot proposition that specifies routes on Richmond 

Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 

(2) the proposed construction of such routes is part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area wide transportation plan 

that includes multiple additional segments of fixed guideway 

capital projects, including light rail for the jurisdiction set 

forth in the ballot proposition. The ballot language shall include reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue to be used 

and the total amount of bonded indebtedness to be incurred as 

well as a description of each route and the beginning and end 

point of each proposed transit project. 

SEC. 165. Of the unobligated amounts made available for fiscal 

year 2012 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus 

and bus facilities and new fixed guideway capital projects programs 

under 49 U.S.C. 5309 and the discretionary job access and reverse 

commute program under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century, $25,397,797 is hereby rescinded. 
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SEC. 166. Until September 15, 2016, the Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of 

title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that, 

during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period 

to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently 

granted an exception from said part: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5323(t), such transit agency may receive its allocation of urbanized area formula funds apportioned in accordance 

with 49 U.S.C. 5336. 

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 

authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 

and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord 

with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 

Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 

budget for the current fiscal year. 

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, 

and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. 

Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $28,400,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public 

Law 99–662. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 

merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 

States, $210,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $171,155,000, of which $22,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended for maintenance and repair of training 

ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $5,000,000 shall 

remain available until expended for National Security Multi-Mission Vessel design for State Maritime Academies and National Security, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through 

September 30, 2017, for the Student Incentive Program at State 

Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and 

of which $18,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and of 

which $3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 

2017, for Maritime Environment and Technology Assistance grants, 
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contracts, and cooperative agreement, and of which $5,000,000 

shall remain available until expended for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for 

the purposes provided in title 46 sections 55601(b)(1) and 

55601(b)(3): Provided, That amounts apportioned for the United 

States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the 

Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided further, That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director 

of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the 

United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator 

of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by 

the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 

Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Provided further, That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United 

States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be 

available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at 

the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not later 

than January 12, 2016, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417. 

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by Public 

Law 113–281, $5,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Availability no later than 15 days after enactment of this Act: Provided

further, That from applications submitted under the previous proviso, the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later 

than 120 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as the 

Secretary determines: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for necessary costs of grant administration. 

SHIP DISPOSAL

For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels 

in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, $8,135,000, of 

which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,

That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 

be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
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1974, as amended: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,135,000 

shall be available for administrative expenses to carry out the 

guaranteed loan program, which shall be transferred to and 

merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, 

Maritime Administration. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 

Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: Provided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to 

the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain 

available until expended: Provided further, That rental payments 

under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than 

such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 

SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act 

shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation 

or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no 

qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to 

purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed 

by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided, That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398: Provided further, That 

nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration’s 

authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 54 U.S.C. 308704, 

section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $21,000,000: Provided,

That no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking to expand the applicability of comprehensive oil spill response plans, 

and shall issue a final rule no later than one year after the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 

safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, $55,619,000, of which $7,570,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That up to $800,000 

in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
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general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 

incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, 

and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. 

PIPELINE SAFETY

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline 

safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

$146,623,000, of which $22,123,000 shall be derived from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2018; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from 

the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $59,835,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not less than 

$1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 

the One-Call state grant program: Provided further, That not less 

than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be 

for the finalization and implementation of rules required under section 60102(n) of title 49, United States Code, and section 8(b)(3) of 

the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 

2011 (49 U.S.C. 60108 note; 125 Stat. 1911). 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), $188,000, 

to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116, not 

more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2016 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 

and 5128(b) and (c): Provided further, That notwithstanding 49 

U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 

available from this account shall be available to pay administrative 

costs: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 

49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for 

obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee: Provided further, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation 

limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year 

shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through 

an electronic format: Provided further, That the prior year recov-
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eries made available under this heading shall also be available to 

carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to 

carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, $87,472,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall 

have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in 

the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject 

to regulation by the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading may be 

used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United 

States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods 

of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket 

agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers 

with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, in- cluding services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,375,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to ex- ceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as 

offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 

appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollarfor-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2016, to result in a final appropriation from the general 

fund estimated at no more than $31,125,000. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; 

and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 

U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 

SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none 

of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 
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SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act 

shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), 

except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 

U.S.C. 2721. 

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 

SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration 

and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 

incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal 

Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to 

the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of 

Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line 

of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 

3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, 

letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line 

of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement totaling 

$750,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal administrations from— 

(1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the 

Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program; 

(2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation 

Administration;

(3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration; 

(4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other 

than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization 

programs;

(5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or 

(6) any funding provided under the headings ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 

Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available 

for obligation. 

SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and 

other funds received by the Department of Transportation from 

travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing 

of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to 

appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. 

SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that 

the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a fi-
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nancial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, 

shall be available— 

(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and 

(2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 

of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided,

That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and 

(2)—

(A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and 

shall be available for the purposes and period for which 

such appropriations are available: Provided further, That 

where specific project or accounting information associated 

with the improper payment or payments is not readily 

available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period 

associated with the account so credited; or 

(B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be 

deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘improper 

payments’’ has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 

SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any 

funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action 

shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of 

the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the 

date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

SEC. 189. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the 

Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district 

court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the 

costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when 

such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations. 
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SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry 

out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing 

and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized 

under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 

SEC. 192. The Department of Transportation may use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under title 

49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing geographic, economic, or any 

other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, except for 

such preferences authorized in this Act, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal 

Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant 

from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction 

project with which the Department of Transportation is assisting, 

only if the grant recipient certifies the following: 

(1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a pool 

of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing the 

knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction; 

(2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does not 

displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy such 

hiring preference; and 

(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or delays 

resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not delay 

or displace any transportation project in the applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or Transportation 

Improvement Program. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which 

shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 

Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $13,800,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the 

amount made available under this heading shall be available to the 

Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the 

Secretary may determine. 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support 

Offices, $559,100,000, of which $79,000,000 shall be available for 

the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; $94,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; $207,600,000 shall be 

available for the Office of Administration; $56,300,000 shall be 
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available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 

$51,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and 

Management; $17,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

Chief Procurement Officer; $3,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; $4,500,000 

shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and $45,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 

Information Officer: Provided, That funds provided under this 

heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, 

or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire 

of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that directly support program 

activities funded in this title: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress. 

PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and 

Indian Housing, $205,500,000. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community 

Planning and Development, $104,800,000. 

HOUSING

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, 

$375,000,000.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $23,100,000. 

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing 

and Equal Opportunity, $72,000,000. 

OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard 

Control and Healthy Homes, $7,000,000. 
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

There is hereby established in the United States Treasury, pursuant to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), a working capital fund for the 

Department of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this 

paragraph as the ‘‘Fund’’): Provided, That amounts transferred to 

the Fund under this heading shall be available for Federal shared 

services used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for 

such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived from centralized sources made 

available by the Department to all offices and agencies and funded 

through the Fund: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

available in this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 

‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Government National Mortgage 

Association’’, the Secretary shall transfer to the Fund such 

amounts, to remain available until expended, as are necessary to 

fund services, specified in the first proviso, for which the appropriation would otherwise have been available, and may transfer not to 

exceed an additional $10,000,000, in aggregate, from all such appropriations, to be merged with the Fund and to remain available 

until expended for use for any office or agency: Provided further,

That amounts in the Fund shall be the only amounts available to 

each office or agency of the Department for the services, or portion 

of services, specified in the first proviso: Provided further, That 

with respect to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under this 

heading shall supplant the authorities and conditions provided 

under section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. 

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 

rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 

of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not 

otherwise provided for, $15,628,525,000, to remain available until 

expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015 (in addition to the 

$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that 

shall be available on October 1, 2015), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 

2016: Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: (1) $17,681,451,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of 

law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 

and including renewal of other special purpose incremental 

vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any 
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carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2016 funding 

cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing 

agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) 

leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time 

renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant 

protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That in determining calendar year 2016 funding 

allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) 

demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on 

public housing agencies’ contract renewal needs: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph 

may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease 

which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level of 

units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed 

by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary 

to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each 

public housing agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified 

under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 

paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies 

based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, 

and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their 

annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this 

Act or March 1, 2016: Provided further, That the Secretary 

may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That public housing agencies participating in 

the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their 

MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar year 

2016 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing 

agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held 

programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2015 that is verifiable and complete), as determined 

by the Secretary: Provided further, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding 

amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions 

of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 

2016 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination 

of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient 

funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or re-
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duce the proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided

further, That up to $75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for 

adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 

after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency 

that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the 

Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the 

Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the previous 

12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment 

pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for 

costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; and (4) for public housing agencies 

that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient 

funding: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 

amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary; (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for 

relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the 

family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime 

in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a 

law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers 

under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under 

section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 

vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant 

protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 

202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amended, or under 

the authority as provided under this Act: Provided, That when 

a public housing development is submitted for demolition or 

disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, That 

the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units 

that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease 

to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to 

provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided 

under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 

areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent 

of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity of a 

HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the 

permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the 

expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants 

are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation 
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program administered by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

such tenant protection assistance made available under the 

previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act 

of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)): Provided further, That any tenant 

protection voucher made available from amounts under this 

paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, 

except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by 

notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher 

no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to 

exist: Provided further, That the Secretary, for the purpose 

under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including 

recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under Public Law 110–329; 

(3) $1,650,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 

8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to 

$10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to 

public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with 

section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive 

Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental 

vouchers: Provided, That no less than $1,640,000,000 of the 

amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public 

housing agencies for the calendar year 2016 funding cycle 

based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act 

provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the 

Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public 

Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the amounts made 

available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 

amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary 

may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform 

percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under 

this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full 

payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 

utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and 

carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading 

from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant 

to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same 

uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso: 

Provided further, That amounts provided under this paragraph 

shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenantbased rental assistance authorized under section 8, including 

related development activities; (4) $107,074,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 

contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
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Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 

administrative expenses: Provided, That administrative and 

other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 

special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded 

under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other 

expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 

this heading; (5) $60,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for 

use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 

1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding 

section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or 

other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such 

assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further,

That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 

waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any 

provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development administers in connection 

with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by 

the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and 

(6) the Secretary shall separately track all special purpose 

vouchers funded under this heading. 

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual 

Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘ProjectBased Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal year 2016 and prior years may 

be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: 

Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from 

fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or 

recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project- 
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based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 

year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new 

budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set 

forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.

PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $1,900,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2016, the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to 

any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority 

under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 

time periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect 

to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement 

that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided

further, That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public 

Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities: Provided

further, That up to $1,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That of 

the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed 

$21,500,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, 

notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies 

for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures 

necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as 

needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and 

natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies 

and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 

2016: Provided further, That of the amount made available under 

the previous proviso, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for safety 

and security measures: Provided further, That of the total amount 

provided under this heading $35,000,000 shall be for supportive 

services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized 

by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 

U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 

made available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a JobsPlus initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided

further, That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall 

provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing 

authorities, local workforce investment boards established under 

section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other 

agencies and organizations that provide support to help public 

housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided further, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment 

boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further, That the 
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Secretary may allow public housing agencies to request exemptions 

from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 

6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the 

Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any 

such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary 

program for residents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative 

requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 

days before the effective date of such notice: Provided further, That 

for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 

9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further, That the 

Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow 

public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 

9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under the previous 

proviso if the request is approved or denied within 14 days of submitting the request: Provided further, That from the funds made 

available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus 

awards in fiscal year 2016 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: Provided further, That the Department 

shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

For 2016 payments to public housing agencies for the operation 

and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) 

of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 

$4,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise specified under this heading), 

for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs 

of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income 

neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 

transportation and access to jobs, $125,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2018: Provided, That grant funds may be used 

for resident and community services, community development, and 

affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of 

vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That the use of funds made available under this heading shall 

not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) 

of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not 

fewer than 20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and 

the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, 

local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further, That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing 
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authorities, and nonprofits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That 

for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as 

a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States 

Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to 

implement such section: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not less than $75,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing 

agencies: Provided further, That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing 

owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Provided further, That 

no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community 

notice and input: Provided further, That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, 

including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics: Provided further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed 

Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 

years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family selfsufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States 

Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies 

to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such 

Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families 

to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the 

Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 

23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified selfsufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family SelfSufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary: 

Provided further, That such procedures established pursuant to the 

previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program. 
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NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 

and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et 

seq.), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 

Provided, That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the 

amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian 

tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of 

such Act with the need component based on single-race census data 

and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and 

the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the 

greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further,

That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 

shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing 

training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and 

tribally designated housing entities as authorized under 

NAHASDA: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made 

available for a national organization as authorized under section 

703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That of the 

amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to 

support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, 

training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and 

management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance: 

Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 

$2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes 

and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 

such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal 

amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to 

be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,452,007: Provided further, That 

the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation 

within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, notwithstanding section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on January 

1, 2016, a recipient’s total amount of undisbursed block grants in 

the Department’s line of credit control system is greater than three 

times the formula allocation it would otherwise receive under this 

heading, the Secretary shall adjust that recipient’s formula allocation down by the difference between its total amount of 

undisbursed block grants in the Department’s line of credit control 

system on January 1, 2016, and three times the formula allocation 

it would otherwise receive: Provided further, That grant amounts 

not allocated to a recipient pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

be allocated under the need component of the formula proportionately among all other Indian tribes not subject to an adjustment: 

Provided further, That the two previous provisos shall not apply to 

any Indian tribe that would otherwise receive a formula allocation 

of less than $8,000,000: Provided further, That to take effect, the 

three previous provisos do not require issuance or amendment of 
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any regulation, and shall not be construed to confer hearing rights 

under any section of NAHASDA or its implementing regulations. 

INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of 

the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

1715z–13a), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs 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 total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 

up to $1,190,476,190, to remain available until expended: Provided

further, That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 

AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 

Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $335,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2017, except that amounts allocated pursuant 

to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially 

were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made 

available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal 

years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds 

for new contracts under such section: Provided further, That the 

Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 

60 days of enactment of this Act. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

For assistance to units of State and local government, and to 

other entities, for economic and community development activities, 

and for other purposes, $3,060,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2018, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of 

the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the 

community development block grant program under title I of the 

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 

(‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That 

unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 

percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan 

city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian 

tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds 

under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or 

any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for 

any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must 

use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no 
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funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit 

entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) 

unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance 

with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading 

may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative 

(‘‘EDI’’) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation 

Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided

further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula 

allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading 

$60,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding 

section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 

may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 

health and safety. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

during fiscal year 2016, commitments to guarantee loans under 

section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 

exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding 

any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in 

subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That the Secretary 

shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of 

such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 

Provided further, That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading 

are hereby permanently rescinded. 

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized 

under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $950,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 

available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements 

in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided further, That the requirements 

under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 

and such requirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any project to 

which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such 

projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home 

Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards’’ which became effective 

on such date: Provided further, That with respect to funds made 
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available under this heading pursuant to such Act and funds provided in prior and subsequent appropriations acts that were or are 

used by community land trusts for the development of affordable 

homeownership housing pursuant to section 215(b) of such Act, 

such community land trusts, notwithstanding section 215(b)(3)(A) 

of such Act, may hold and exercise purchase options, rights of first 

refusal or other preemptive rights to purchase the housing to preserve affordability, including but not limited to the right to purchase the housing in lieu of foreclosure: Provided further, That the 

Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 

60 days of enactment of this Act. 

SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 

Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the 

total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 

made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 

Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided

further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and 

fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of 

the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of 

which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural 

capacity building activities: Provided further, That of the total 

amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made 

available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and 

research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes 

serving high need rural communities: Provided further, That an additional $5,700,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 

a program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans as authorized under section 1079 of Public Law 113– 

291.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as authorized 

under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Continuum of Care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the Rural 

Housing Stability Assistance program as authorized under subtitle 

D of title IV of such Act, $2,250,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2018: Provided, That any rental assistance amounts 

that are recaptured under such Continuum of Care program shall 

remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less 

than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

shall be available for such Emergency Solutions Grants program: 

Provided further, That not less than $1,918,000,000 of the funds 

appropriated under this heading shall be available for such Continuum of Care and Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: 
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Provided further, That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be available for the national homeless 

data analysis project: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 

supportive services under the Continuum of Care program and the 

Rural Housing Stability Assistance program shall be matched by 

not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further, That for all match requirements applicable to funds 

made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior 

years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match 

funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal 

agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on 

any such use of any such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish system performance measures for which each 

continuum of care shall report baseline outcomes, and that relative 

to fiscal year 2015, under the Continuum of Care competition with 

respect to funds made available under this heading, the Secretary 

shall base an increasing share of the score on performance criteria: 

Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new projects, except 

for projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that 

projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which 

they improve the continuum of care’s system performance: Provided

further, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care program to continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower performing 

projects to higher performing projects: Provided further, That all 

awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream 

health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible: Provided further, That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the Continuum of 

Care program for fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 provision 

of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by 

private nonprofit organizations: Provided further, That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds appropriated under this 

heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental 

assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may 

be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided further,

That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 

from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to 

this account shall be available, if recaptured, for Continuum of 

Care renewals in fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from 

amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program within 60 

days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That up to 

$33,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

to implement projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 10 

communities, including at least four rural communities, can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Provided further, That such 

projects shall be eligible for renewal under the Continuum of Care 
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program subject to the same terms and conditions as other renewal 

applicants: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available to provide technical assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, 

and reporting of data and performance measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and 

in coordination with other technical assistance funds provided 

under this title: Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under 

seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required to provide third party documentation to establish their eligibility under 

42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive services: Provided further, That 

unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families headed by 

youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may 

be served by youth-serving providers funded under this heading: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may use amounts made available under this heading for the Continuum of Care program to 

renew a grant originally awarded pursuant to the matter under the 

heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Permanent Supportive Housing’’ in chapter 6 of title III of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 

2351) for assistance under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.): Provided

further, That such renewal grant shall be awarded to the same 

grantee and be subject to the provisions of such Continuum of Care 

program except that the funds may be used outside the geographic 

area of the continuum of care. 

HOUSING PROGRAMS

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based 

subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 

$10,220,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 

appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 

2015), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That the amounts made 

available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate 

rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 

projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the 

Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the 

Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 

Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated 

with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of the total amounts provided under 

this heading, not to exceed $215,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 

assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further,
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That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also 

use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based 

contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing 

Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to 

section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 

1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing 

for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) 

of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and 

loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86– 

372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured 

under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 

Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used 

for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts 

or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding 

the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided

further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the 

request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 

project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 

project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency 

to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interestbearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 

amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 

Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant to the 

previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the 

elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, 

as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under 

section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for 

such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 

811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 

2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the 

housing, $432,700,000 to remain available until September 30, 

2019: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 

up to $77,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted 

housing projects: Provided further, That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 

projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project 
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rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further,

That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for 

any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 

an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to 

the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until 

September 30, 2019: Provided further, That amounts deposited in 

this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available, in 

addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for 

amendments and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 

transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be available for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the purposes 

for which such funds originally were appropriated. 

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive 

housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 

of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive housing 

for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and 

for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 

Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), including 

amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project 

rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the 

Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $150,600,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That amounts made 

available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be 

available until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That 

amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 

shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 

this heading for amendments and renewals: Provided further, That 

unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading 

shall be used for amendments and renewals notwithstanding the 

purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated. 
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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as 

authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2017, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided, That grants made available 

from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 

180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds 

shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and 

homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property 

maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided further, That 

for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under 

this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements 

as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations. 

RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing 

and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 

236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in Stateaided, noninsured rental housing projects, $30,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That such amount, together 

with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated 

prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures 

and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 

up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law. 

PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $10,500,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which $10,500,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the 

total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 

from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to 

incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided

further, That the amount made available under this heading from 

the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 

during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 

appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees 

pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation: Provided further,

That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 

fees from any program participant: Provided further, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected 
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under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such 

Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 

under such Act through the use of approved service providers that 

are paid directly by the recipients of their services. 

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 

under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 

$400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 

Provided, That during fiscal year 2016, obligations to make direct 

loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 

Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided

further, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be 

for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with 

sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 

formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That to the extent 

guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2016, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract 

expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 

amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. 

GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General 

and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 

and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 

1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any 

part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That during fiscal year 2016, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 

sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, 

shall not exceed $5,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit 

and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single 

family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured 

under such Act. 

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes 

of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 

1721(g)), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2017: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be 

available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further, That to 
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the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2016, an additional $100 for 

necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended 

for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but 

in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 

$3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from Commitment and 

Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to 

this account. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 

otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 

Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan 

No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $85,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That with respect to 

amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 

agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research 

projects: Provided further, That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute 

at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: Provided

further, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public 

Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 

102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate 

funding for this activity. 

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 

as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and 

section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the 

Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no funds made available 

under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a spe-
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cific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That of the funds 

made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation 

and promotion of translated materials and other programs that 

support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency 

in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development. 

OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 

Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2017, of which $20,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 

Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach 

concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related 

diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law 

that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy 

Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under 

this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes 

under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special 

project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing 

Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That of 

the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 

shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the 

highest lead paint abatement needs: Provided further, That each 

recipient of funds provided under the previous proviso shall contribute an amount not less than 25 percent of the total: Provided

further, That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is 

acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds 

pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further, That 

amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any 

purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which 

such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this 

heading that are oversubscribed. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for 

Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, shall remain 

available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That any amounts 

transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until 

expended: Provided further, That any amounts transferred to this 

Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropria-
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tions Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, 

in addition to any other information technology purposes for which 

such amounts were appropriated. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 

General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, $126,000,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall 

have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in 

lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such 

budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in 

section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 

Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded 

or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded 

or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance 

agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with 

projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority 

or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury 

to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project 

at a lower interest rate. 

SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act 

may be used during fiscal year 2016 to investigate or prosecute 

under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged 

in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of 

a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose 

of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 

SEC. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 112– 

55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2016 as if 

such sections were included in this title, except that during such 

fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal 

year 2016’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and for ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each 

place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised 

delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 

1104(d), and Executive Order No. 10253. 

SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of 

this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance 

with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
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SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal 

Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan 

banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811– 

1).

SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through 

a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for 

any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in 

the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 

SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government 

Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 

available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance 

with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 

Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in 

the budget for 2016 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations 

and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 

for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso 

shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations 

of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are 

necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.

SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the 

jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request. 

SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for fiscal year 

2017, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act. 

SEC. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of 

the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, 

Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of 

public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 

8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as re-
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quired under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency 

or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under 

section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, 

California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that 

chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient 

of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six 

residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to 

provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other 

administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 

8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 

SEC. 211. No funds provided under this title may be used for an 

audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that 

makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform 

Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

SEC. 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject 

to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2016 and 

2017, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt 

held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with 

one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects. 

(b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based assistance 

under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards 

under subsection (c). 

(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: 

(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: The 

number of low-income and very low-income units and the 

configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the 

receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of 

Federal assistance provided to the transferring project 

shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. 

(B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The 

Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of 

dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow 

for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided 

there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget 

authority.

(2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable. 

(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. 

(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall 

notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring 

project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. 
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(5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or 

projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving 

project are available for occupancy. 

(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best 

interest of the tenants. 

(7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project 

or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), 

any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such 

project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive 

this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is 

necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. 

(8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project 

or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the 

existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project 

where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement 

are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. 

(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) 

of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such 

increased cost. 

(d) For purposes of this section— 

(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-income’’ shall have 

the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted;

(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means housing 

that meets one of the following conditions— 

(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under 

the National Housing Act; 

(B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to 

the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

(C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 

Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the 

Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 

(D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 

Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 

Housing Act; 

(E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 

Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or 

(F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;

(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means— 

(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937; 
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(B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 

rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); 

(C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the 

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; 

(D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/ 

or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) 

of the National Housing Act; 

(E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of 

the Housing Act of 1959; and 

(F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of 

the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 

(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the 

project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred;

(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the multifamily 

housing project which is transferring some or all of the projectbased assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income 

and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or 

projects; and 

(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development. 

(e) PUBLIC NOTICE AND RESEARCH REPORT.—

(1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 

days before the effective date of such notice. 

(2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer 

authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and 

financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 

properties.

SEC. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of 

the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 

(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 

(2) is under 24 years of age; 

(3) is not a veteran; 

(4) is unmarried; 

(5) does not have a dependent child; 

(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined 

in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 

(7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, 

individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance 

under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437f). 
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(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 

of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess of 

amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and 

charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income to 

that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children. 

SEC. 214. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under 

the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block Grants’’ in title II of 

this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing 

block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

SEC. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of 

section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2016, insure and enter into commitments to insure 

mortgages under such section 255. 

SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 

year 2016, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property 

that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on 

any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under 

section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal 

programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the 

property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation 

with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily 

property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and 

operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local 

resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 

(‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation 

with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 

assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 

housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that projectbased contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 

exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of 

tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use 

of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under 

this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 

MAHRAA.

SEC. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees as provided 

under the heading ‘‘Community Development Loan Guarantees 

Program Account’’ may be used to guarantee, or make commit-
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ments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State 

on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in 

non-entitlement areas that received the commitment. 

SEC. 218. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or 

fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset 

management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule: 

Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction 

of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 

from asset management requirements. 

SEC. 219. With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act 

and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) 

of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and 

(e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 

relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way 

the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 

9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public housing agency 

may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 

from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under 

section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 

SEC. 220. No official or employee of the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder 

unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that 

such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of 

funds control and has received training in funds control procedures 

and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there 

is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Administrative Support Offices,’’ as 

well as each account receiving appropriations for ‘‘Program Office 

Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee 

Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

SEC. 221. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2016, notify the public 

through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or 

discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 

fiscal year 2016, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only 

on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site or through 

other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 222. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation 

shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations. The annual 

budget submission for the program offices and the Office of General 
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Counsel shall include any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 

title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attorney fees 

until the Department submits for review a spending plan for such 

costs to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

SEC. 223. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any 

office under the heading ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ or for 

any account under the general heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries 

and Expenses’’ to any other such office or account: Provided, That 

no appropriation for any such office or account shall be increased 

or decreased by more than 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is 

less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall provide notification to such Committees three business days 

in advance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less. 

SEC. 224. The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall 

be considered a ‘‘program of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development’’ under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 

SEC. 225. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for 

similar project-based assistance: 

(1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score 

of 30 or less; or 

(2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and: 

(A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that 

all deficiencies have been corrected; or 

(B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC 

inspections.

Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects 

with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to 

such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) 

or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds 

under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437g). 

(b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a): 

(1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, 

the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for 

correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of 

the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any 

mortgagees, and any contract administrator. 

(2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and 

Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such 

plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of 

project management with a management agent approved by 

the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following ac-
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tions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the 

owner and the parties specified above: 

(A) impose civil money penalties; 

(B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies 

have been corrected; 

(C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved 

by the Secretary under established procedures, which will 

be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to 

accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such 

renewal is offered; or 

(D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage 

the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to 

cure all project deficiencies. 

(c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that 

project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of 

contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for 

imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to 

and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in 

consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the 

property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments 

under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of 

(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all 

available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that 

property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments 

with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or 

provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed 

through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include: 

(1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such 

conditions multiple times; and 

(2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties.

SEC. 226. None of the funds made available by this Act, or any 

other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 

of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), 

may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or 

any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual 

rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive 

Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 

2016.
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SEC. 227. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the 

doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development. 

SEC. 228. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and all that 

follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2016.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘September 

30, 2016.’’. 

SEC. 229. None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a 

grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days 

before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant 

award is announced by the Department or its offices. 

SEC. 230. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 

SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this Act nor any 

receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners 

Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 

SEC. 232. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be 

used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal 

guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 

eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, 

or any other political subdivision of a State. 

SEC. 233. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government 

as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

SEC. 234. Amounts made available under this Act which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or 

transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research in the 

Department of Housing and Urban Development and functions 

thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and which 

are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or 

cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately 

become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the 

subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical 

purposes for which the amounts are made available to that Office 

subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 of this Act. 

SEC. 235. Subsection (b) of section 225 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12755) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such 30-day waiting 

period is not required if the grounds for the termination or refusal 

to renew involve a direct threat to the safety of the tenants or employees of the housing, or an imminent and serious threat to the 
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property (and the termination or refusal to renew is in accordance 

with the requirements of State or local law).’’. 

SEC. 236. None of the funds under this title may be used for 

awards, including performance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development who 

is subject to administrative discipline in fiscal year 2016, including 

suspension from work. 

SEC. 237. The language under the heading ‘‘Rental Assistance 

Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55) is amended: 

(1) In proviso eighteen, by inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2012 and 

hereafter,’’ after ‘‘Provided further, That’’; and 

(2) In proviso nineteen, by striking ‘‘, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all 

timely applications,’’. 

SEC. 238. Section 526 (12 U.S.C. 1735f–4) of the National Housing Act is amended by inserting at the end of subsection (b): 

‘‘(c) The Secretary may establish an exception to any minimum 

property standard established under this section in order to address alternative water systems, including cisterns, which meet requirements of State and local building codes that ensure health 

and safety standards.’’. 

SEC. 239. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall increase, pursuant to this section, the number of Moving to 

Work agencies authorized under section 204, title II, of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 

and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 

104–134; 110 Stat. 1321) by adding to the program 100 public 

housing agencies that are designated as high performing agencies 

under the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) or the Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP). No public 

housing agency shall be granted this designation through this section that administers in excess of 27,000 aggregate housing vouchers and public housing units. Of the agencies selected under this 

section, no less than 50 shall administer 1,000 or fewer aggregate 

housing voucher and public housing units, no less than 47 shall administer 1,001-6,000 aggregate housing voucher and public housing 

units, and no more than 3 shall administer 6,001–27,000 aggregate 

housing voucher and public housing units. Of the 100 agencies selected under this section, five shall be agencies with portfolio 

awards under the Rental Assistance Demonstration that meet the 

other requirements of this section, including current designations 

as high performing agencies or such designations held immediately 

prior to such portfolio awards. Selection of agencies under this section shall be based on ensuring the geographic diversity of Moving 

to Work agencies. In addition to the preceding selection criteria, 

agencies shall be designated by the Secretary over a 7-year period. 

The Secretary shall establish a research advisory committee which 

shall advise the Secretary with respect to specific policy proposals 

and methods of research and evaluation for the demonstration. The 

advisory committee shall include program and research experts 

from the Department, a fair representation of agencies with a Moving to Work designation, and independent subject matter experts in 

housing policy research. For each cohort of agencies receiving a 
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designation under this heading, the Secretary shall direct one specific policy change to be implemented by the agencies, and with the 

approval of the Secretary, such agencies may implement additional 

policy changes. All agencies designated under this section shall be 

evaluated through rigorous research as determined by the Secretary, and shall provide information requested by the Secretary to 

support such oversight and evaluation, including the targeted policy changes. Research and evaluation shall be coordinated under 

the direction of the Secretary, and in consultation with the advisory committee, and findings shall be shared broadly. The Secretary shall consult the advisory committee with respect to policy 

changes that have proven successful and can be applied more 

broadly to all public housing agencies, and propose any necessary 

statutory changes. The Secretary may, at the request of a Moving 

to Work agency and one or more adjacent public housing agencies 

in the same area, designate that Moving to Work agency as a regional agency. A regional Moving to Work agency may administer 

the assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing 

Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f and g) for the participating agencies 

within its region pursuant to the terms of its Moving to Work 

agreement with the Secretary. The Secretary may agree to extend 

the term of the agreement and to make any necessary changes to 

accommodate regionalization. A Moving to Work agency may be selected as a regional agency if the Secretary determines that unified 

administration of assistance under sections 8 and 9 by that agency 

across multiple jurisdictions will lead to efficiencies and to greater 

housing choice for low-income persons in the region. For purposes 

of this expansion, in addition to the provisions of the Act retained 

in section 204, section 8(r)(1) of the Act shall continue to apply unless the Secretary determines that waiver of this section is necessary to implement comprehensive rent reform and occupancy 

policies subject to evaluation by the Secretary, and the waiver contains, at a minimum, exceptions for requests to port due to employment, education, health and safety. No public housing agency 

granted this designation through this section shall receive more 

funding under sections 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 

1937 than it otherwise would have received absent this designation. The Secretary shall extend the current Moving to Work agreements of previously designated participating agencies until the end 

of each such agency’s fiscal year 2028 under the same terms and 

conditions of such current agreements, except for any changes to 

such terms or conditions otherwise mutually agreed upon by the 

Secretary and any such agency and such extension agreements 

shall prohibit any statutory offset of any reserve balances equal to 

4 months of operating expenses. Any such reserve balances that exceed such amount shall remain available to any such agency for all 

permissible purposes under such agreement unless subject to a 

statutory offset. In addition to other reporting requirements, all 

Moving to Work agencies shall report financial data to the Department of Housing and Urban Development as specified by the Secretary, so that the effect of Moving to Work policy changes can be 

measured.

SEC. 240. (a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the conditions in subsection 

(d), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may author-
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ize, in response to requests received in fiscal years 2016 through 

2020, the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, tenantbased assistance, capital advances, debt, and statutorily required 

use restrictions from housing assisted under section 811 of the 

Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

8013) to other new or existing housing, which may include projects, 

units, and other types of housing, as permitted by the Secretary. 

(b) CAPITAL ADVANCES.—Interest shall not be due and repayment 

of a capital advance shall not be triggered by a transfer pursuant 

to this section. 

(c) PHASED AND PROPORTIONAL TRANSFERS.—

(1) Transfers under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the housing to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such housing meets the conditions under subsection (d). 

(2) The capital advance repayment requirements, use restrictions, rental assistance, and debt shall transfer proportionally 

from the transferring housing to the receiving housing. 

(d) CONDITIONS.—The transfers authorized by this section shall 

be subject to the following conditions: 

(1) the owner of the transferring housing shall demonstrate 

that the transfer is in compliance with applicable Federal, 

State, and local requirements regarding Housing for Persons 

with Disabilities and shall provide the Secretary with evidence 

of obtaining any approvals related to housing disabled persons 

that are necessary under Federal, State, and local government 

requirements;

(2) the owner of the transferring housing shall demonstrate 

to the Secretary that any transfer is in the best interest of the 

disabled residents by offering opportunities for increased integration or less concentration of individuals with disabilities; 

(3) the owner of the transferring housing shall continue to 

provide the same number of units as approved for rental assistance by the Secretary in the receiving housing; 

(4) the owner of the transferring housing shall consult with 

the disabled residents in the transferring housing about any 

proposed transfer under this section and shall notify the residents of the transferring housing who are eligible for assistance to be provided in the receiving housing that they shall not 

be required to vacate the transferring housing until the receiving housing is available for occupancy; 

(5) the receiving housing shall meet or exceed applicable 

physical standards established or adopted by the Secretary; 

and

(6) if the receiving housing has a mortgage insured under 

title II of the National Housing Act, any lien on the receiving 

housing resulting from additional financing shall be subordinate to any federally insured mortgage lien transferred to, or 

placed on, such housing, except that the Secretary may waive 

this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is 

necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of the receiving housing. 
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(e) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish a notice in the 

Federal Register of the terms and conditions, including criteria for 

the Department’s approval of transfers pursuant to this section no 

later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice. 

SEC. 241. (a) Of the unobligated balances, including recaptures 

and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading ‘‘General and Special Risk Program Account’’, and for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations under the heading ‘‘Native 

American Housing Block Grants’’, $12,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. 

(b) All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 

remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development under the headings ‘‘Rural Housing and 

Economic Development’’, and ‘‘Homeownership and Opportunity for 

People Everywhere Grants’’ are hereby permanently rescinded. 

SEC. 242. Funds made available in this title under the heading 

‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016 as initially authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76 and extended under 

section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235: Provided, That 

such participation shall be limited to no more than 10 continuums 

of care and housing activities to improve outcomes for disconnected 

youth.

SEC. 243. With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 

heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 2015 and 

2016 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized 

under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may 

count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipients CoC program. 

SEC. 244. With respect to funds appropriated under the ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ heading for formula allocation to states 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5306(d), the Secretary shall permit a jurisdiction to demonstrate compliance with 42 U.S.C. 5305(c)(2)(A) if it 

had been designated as majority low- and moderate-income pursuant to data from the 2000 decennial Census and it continues to 

have economic distress as evidenced by inclusion in a designated 

Rural Promise Zone or Distressed County as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. This section shall apply to any such 

state funds appropriated under such heading under this Act, in 

each fiscal year from 2017 through 2020, and under prior appropriation Acts (with respect to any such allocated but uncommitted 

funds available to any such state). 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing and 

Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

ACCESS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by 

section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 

$8,023,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for 

publications and training expenses. 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as 

authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 

amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $25,660,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

$2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 

expenses.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 

$24,499,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all 

necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate 

allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government 

(18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and 

other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services 

with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided

further, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying 

out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 

such selections, appointments, and employment within the Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent with the President’s 

budget request for fiscal year 2017, the Inspector General shall 

submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a 

budget request for fiscal year 2017 in similar format and substance 
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to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety 

Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 

services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 

not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS– 

15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 

5901–5902), $105,170,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 

used for official reception and representation expenses. The 

amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety 

Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital 

lease.

NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for 

use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the 

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101– 

8107), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family 

rental housing program: Provided, That in addition, $40,000,000 

shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions: 

(1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) shall 

make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with 

match to be determined by NRC based on affordability and the 

economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by 

NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and 

areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. 

Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, 

grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by 

NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for 

mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A 

State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the 

State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements 

under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by NRC, and 

shall be approved by HUD or NRC as meeting these requirements.

(2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be 

made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with 
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mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages 

shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners 

will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities 

that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the longterm affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such 

activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No 

funds made available under this paragraph may be provided 

directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding 

mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments.

(3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by 

approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance 

Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower’s 

financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the 

property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding 

the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, 

counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by 

a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely 

restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a 

work-out strategy by all interested parties. 

(4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds 

under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist 

of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a 

conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety. 

(5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall 

have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and 

positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including 

post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout 

agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use 

other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. 

(6) Of the total amount made available under this para- graph, up to $2,000,000 may be made available to build the 

mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses 

with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate 

in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. 

(7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for NRC to carry out activities provided under 

this section. 

(8) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may 

include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as 

determined by NRC. 

(9) NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. 
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UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants 

under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United 

States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the 

functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. 

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the 

planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or 

otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 

may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so 

provided herein. 

SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act 

for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited 

to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 

record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 

provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

issued pursuant to existing law. 

SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be obligated or expended for any employee training that— 

(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and 

abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;

(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; 

(3) does not require prior employee notification of the content 

and methods to be used in the training and written end of 

course evaluation; 

(4) contains any methods or content associated with religious 

or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as 

defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice 

N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 

preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon 

the performance of official duties. 

SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the 

funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations 

Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain 

available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection 
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of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

funds that— 

(1) creates a new program; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 

activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the 

Congress;

(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a 

different purpose; 

(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in ex- cess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; 

(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 

(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, 

office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or 

department different from the budget justifications submitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, 

whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received 

from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit 

a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline 

for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 

the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report shall 

include—

(A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 

budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

fiscal year enacted level; 

(B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and 

its respective prior year enacted level by object class and 

program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and 

(C) an identification of items of special congressional interest.

SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to 

exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at 

the end of fiscal year 2016 from appropriations made available for 

salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2016 in this Act, shall remain 

available through September 30, 2017, for each such account for 

the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 

approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further,

That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 

SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent 

domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: 

Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be 
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construed to include economic development that primarily benefits 

private entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for mass 

transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as 

utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including 

energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use 

by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to 

regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the 

removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or 

brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and 

Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. 

SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, 

or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, 

other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who 

has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has 

satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval 

service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 

service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to 

his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of 

Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of 

his or her former position and has not been restored thereto. 

SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 

assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the 

Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the 

‘‘Buy American Act’’). 

SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that 

has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 

10a–10c).

SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 

41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption 

application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that 

is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement 

where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 

17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise 

preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign 

air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where 
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such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway 

Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 

SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 

employees of a single agency or department of the United States 

Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single 

international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 

days in advance that such attendance is important to the national 

interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring outside of 

the United States attended by representatives of the United States 

Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 

SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes. 

SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

SEC. 417. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used by the Department of Transportation, the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal agency to 

lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, 

or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 

2011.

SEC. 418. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used in contravention of subpart E of part 5 of the regulations of 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (24 CFR part 5, 

subpart E, relating to restrictions on assistance to noncitizens). 

SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 

used to provide financial assistance in contravention of section 

214(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 

U.S.C. 1436a(d)). 

SEC. 420. For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Planning 

and Development, Community Development Fund’’, $300,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 

relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2015 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Joaquin and adjacent storm systems, Hurricane Patricia, and other flood events: Provided, That funds shall be awarded 

directly to the State or unit of general local government at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for 

eligibility and how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic 
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revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas: Provided

further, That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made available by, the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: 

Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not 

be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made 

pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State 

or subdivision thereof may use up to five percent of its allocation 

for administrative costs: Provided further, That in administering 

the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, 

any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the 

use by the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related 

to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of 

title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: 

Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this heading that use such funds 

to supplement Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 

404, 406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, 

without review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect 

to such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the 

Secretary may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds and 

certification, immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 

from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

publish via notice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than five days before the effective 

date of such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further,

That of the amounts made available under this section, up to 

$1,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 

costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 

overseeing funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That amounts provided under this section shall be designated 

by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985. 

SEC. 421. Effective as of December 4, 2015, and as if included 

therein as enacted, section 1408 of the Fixing America’s Surface 
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Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (b) 

shall apply to projects to repair or reconstruct facilities damaged as 

a result of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure described in 

section 125(a) of title 23, United States Code, occurring on or after 

October 1, 2015.’’. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Housing and 

Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2016’’.
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1The Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on December 17, 2015 by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Statement appears on pages H9693–H10471 of Books II and III. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division L contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 

2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 1]

DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

The language and allocations set forth in the House report 

(House Report 114–129) and the Senate report (Senate Report 114– 

75) should be complied with unless specifically addressed to the 

contrary in this division or explanatory statement. Report language 

included by the House, which is not changed by this explanatory 

statement, and the Senate report language, which is not changed 

by this explanatory statement, is a result of the 2016 appropriations agreement. The explanatory statement, while repeating some 

report language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases 

where the House or the Senate has directed the submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations. The Department of Transportation 

and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are directed to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations seven days prior to the announcement of a new program or 

authority. Any reprogramming requests must be submitted to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 

June 30, 2016. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $108,750,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary. The agreement includes funding by office as specified below, and offices are to manage staffing 

levels within the amounts provided. Funds are available for transfer between all offices under certain conditions. 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ......................................................................................................................................... $2,734,000 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ............................................................................................................................. 1,025,000 

Office of the General Counsel ................................................................................................................................................ 20,609,000 

Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy ........................................................................................................ 9,941,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs ................................................................................................ 13,697,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs ..................................................................................................... 2,546,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration ............................................................................................................ 25,925,000 
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs .............................................................................................................. 2,029,000 

Office of the Executive Secretariat ........................................................................................................................................ 1,737,000 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ..................................................................................................... 1,434,000 

Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response ................................................................................................... 10,793,000 

Office of the Chief Information Officer .................................................................................................................................. 16,280,000 

Comprehensive truck size and weight limits study.—The agreement includes a provision that requires the Secretary to transmit 

to Congress the final Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits 

Study, as mandated by MAP–21, within 60 days of enactment of 

this Act. The Department of Transportation released a Technical 

Report in June which examined six alternate truck configurations. 

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has acknowledged that 

the Department’s efforts to conduct the study are hampered by 

data limitations; however, according to the TRB peer-review committee, the technical report lacks a consistent and complete quantitative summary of the evaluations of the alternative configuration 

scenarios and presents impact estimates using inconsistent units of 

measure which prevents the reader from weighing costs, benefits, 

and trade-offs. The TRB committee notes possible instances of bias, 

assumptions, and possible misinterpretation of data in the report. 

The Committees view the Technical Report, particularly the Department’s misrepresentation of the data limitations, as an unsatisfactory document that makes no progress on meeting the Department’s responsibilities under the MAP–21 mandate. 

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The agreement provides $13,000,000 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. 

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

The agreement provides $500,000,000 for capital investments in 

surface transportation infrastructure, commonly known as the 

‘‘TIGER’’ program. Funds are available for highway and bridge 

projects; transit projects; passenger and freight rail projects; and 

port, inland port, and land ports of entry projects. The Secretary 

is reminded to consider worthy transportation projects in suburban 

areas when meeting geographical requirements. The agreement 

does not include funds for planning activities. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the financial management 

capital program. 

CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

The agreement provides $8,000,000 for departmental cyber security initiatives. 

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

The agreement provides $9,678,000 for the Office of Civil Rights. 

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $8,500,000 for planning, research and 

development activities, of which $2,500,000 is for the establishment 

of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
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(IIPIC). Bill language is included to allow for the transfer of funds 

to this account from other Federal agencies utilizing the services 

of the IIPIC. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The agreement limits expenditures for working capital fund activities to $190,039,000. 

MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

The agreement provides a total appropriation of $933,000 for the 

minority business center program: $336,000 for the cost of guaranteed loans and $597,000 for the administrative expenses of the program. The bill limits loans to $18,367,000. 

MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

The agreement provides $3,084,000 for minority business outreach.

PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $175,000,000 for payments to air carriers. In addition to these funds, the program will receive approximately $108,000,000 in overflight fees pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. 

The agreement includes a provision that allows amounts authorized for the essential air service program to be immediately available from resources of the Federal Aviation Administration and allows such resources to be reimbursed from collected overflight fees. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

TRANSPORTATION

Section 101 prohibits funds available to the Department of 

Transportation from being obligated for the Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of 

his Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the 

normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 

Section 102 allows the Department of Transportation Working 

Capital Fund to provide payments in advance to vendors for the 

Federal transit pass fringe benefit program. 

Section 103 requires the Secretary of Transportation to post on 

the Web a schedule of all Credit Council meetings, agendas, and 

meeting minutes. 

Section 104 allows the Department of Transportation Working 

Capital Fund to provide full or partial payments in advance and 

accept reimbursements from Federal agencies for transit benefit 

distribution services. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes $9,909,724,000 for the operations of the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Of the total amount provided, $7,922,000,000 is to be derived from the airport and airway 

trust fund. Funds are distributed in the bill by budget activity. 

The following table compares the agreement to the levels proposed in the budget request by activity: 

Budget Request Agreement 

Air Traffic Organization ........................................................................... $7,505,293,000 $7,505,293,000

Aviation Safety ......................................................................................... 1,258,411,000 1,258,411,000

Commercial Space Transportation .......................................................... 18,144,000 17,800,000 

Finance and management ....................................................................... 764,621,000 760,500,000 

NextGen and operations planning ........................................................... 60,582,000 60,089,000 

Staff offices ............................................................................................. 207,099,000 206,751,000

Security and Hazardous Materials Safety ............................................... 100,880,000 100,880,000 

Total ................................................................................................ $9,915,000,000 $9,909,724,000

Operations funding.—The agreement includes the full budget request for the air traffic organization, aviation safety, and security 

and hazardous materials safety. The agreement includes reductions 

of less than two percent from commercial space activities, and less 

than one percent from finance and management, NextGen planning, and staff offices. These reductions are taken without prejudice. The agreement funds overall FAA operations at 99.95 percent 

of the budget request to ensure the highest possible level of air 

traffic services, for both general and commercial aviation. The 

agreement also fully supports FAA’s efforts to hire over 1,500 controllers in fiscal year 2016, and the FAA is directed to make the 

investments necessary to enhance its controller hiring capabilities 

to meet its fiscal year 2016 hiring goals. 

Contract towers.—The agreement provides $154,400,000 for the 

contract tower program. 

Aviation noise impacts.—During floor consideration of H.R. 2577, 

a variety of amendments were offered in both chambers related to 

FAA air traffic procedures and, in particular, the noise that those 

procedures create in neighborhood communities. FAA must take a 

more proactive role in engaging communities that are impacted by 

these new departure and arrival procedures, especially when the 

agency chooses to utilize a categorical exclusion as part of the environmental review process. The agreement does not include provisions related to specific communities, but rather includes broad 

language requiring FAA to update its community involvement 

manual and implementation plan. Improved community outreach is 

one part of the solution. Investments in new technologies that will 

reduce noise and other environmental impacts caused by aircraft 

are equally important. In that regard, the agreement continues to 

include robust funding for the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program. 

Organization delegation authorization.—The FAA is directed to 

continue its efforts to more fully utilize organization designation 
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authorization (ODA) for aircraft certification processes, while improving ODA risk-based oversight and workforce training. FAA is 

directed to provide a progress report on its improvements to ODA 

processes no later than 180 days after enactment. 

Pathfinder program/commercial airports.—The agreement supports FAA’s Pathfinder program and encourages the FAA to expand the program to include a commercial airport, in conjunction 

with the UAS center for excellence as evaluator. A letter report is 

requested on findings related to such expansion no later than 180 

days after enactment. 

Pathfinder program/electric utilities.—The agreement encourages 

FAA to consider including electric utility companies in the Pathfinder program to increase the understanding of the role unmanned 

aerial systems can play in supporting disaster recovery and ensuring the resiliency of the electric grid. 

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes $2,855,000,000 for FAA facilities and equipment. Of the total amount available, $470,049,000 is available 

until September 30, 2016 and $2,384,951,000 is available until September 30, 2018. The agreement includes language directing FAA 

to transmit a five-year capital investment plan to Congress no later 

than March 31, 2016, and reduces funding by $100,000 for each 

day the capital investment plan is late. 

The following table provides a breakdown of the agreement by 

program:

Program Request Agreement 

Activity 1—Engineering, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Advanced Technology Development and Prototyping .............................. 21,300,000 21,300,000 

NAS Improvement of System Support Laboratory ................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000 

William J. Hughes Technical Center Facilities ........................................ 19,050,000 19,050,000 

William J. Hughes Technical Center Infrastructure Sustainment ........... 12,200,000 12,200,000 

Separation Management Portfolio ........................................................... 26,500,000 31,500,000 

Improved Surface/TFDM Portfolio ............................................................ 17,000,000 17,000,000 

On Demand NAS Portfolio ........................................................................ 11,000,000 11,000,000 

Environment Portfolio .............................................................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000 

Improved Multiple Runway Operations Portfolio ..................................... 8,000,000 8,000,000 

NAS Infrastructure Portfolio ..................................................................... 11,000,000 11,000,000 

NextGen Support Portfolio ........................................................................ 10,000,000 10,000,000 

Performance Based Navigation & Metroplex Portfolio ............................ 13,000,000 13,000,000 

Total Activity 1 ............................................................................... 151,050,000 156,050,000 

Activity 2—Air Traffic Control Facilities and Equipment 

a. En Route Programs: 

En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)—System Enhancements 

and Tech Refresh ................................................................................ 79,400,000 79,400,000 

En Route Communications Gateway (ECG) ............................................. 2,650,000 2,650,000 

Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD)—Provide ............................. 6,500,000 6,500,000 

Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) & Combined Control Facility 

(CCF) Building Improvements ............................................................. 74,200,000 74,200,000 

Air Traffic Management (ATM) ................................................................ 13,700,000 13,700,000 

Air/Ground Communications Infrastructure ............................................. 9,750,000 11,750,000 

Air Traffic Control En Route Radar Facilities Improvements ................. 5,810,000 5,810,000 

Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS) .......................................... 9,900,000 9,900,000 

Oceanic Automation System .................................................................... 20,000,000 20,000,000 
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Program Request Agreement 

Next Generation Very High Frequency Air/Ground Communications 

(NEXCOM) ............................................................................................ 43,600,000 43,600,000 

System-Wide Information Management ................................................... 37,400,000 37,400,000 

ADS–B NAS Wide Implementation ........................................................... 45,200,000 184,600,000 

Windshear Detection Service ................................................................... 5,200,000 5,200,000 

Collaborative Air Traffic Management Technologies WP2 & WP3 .......... 9,800,000 14,770,000 

Time Based Flow Management Portfolio ................................................. 42,600,000 42,600,000 

ATC Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI)—Sustainment .................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000 

NextGen Weather Processors ................................................................... 7,000,000 7,000,000 

Airborne Collision Avoidance System X (ACASX) ..................................... 10,800,000 10,800,000 

Data Communications in Support of NG Air Transportation System ..... 234,900,000 234,900,000 

Subtotal En Route Programs .......................................................... 659,410,000 805,780,000 

b. Terminal Programs: 

Airport Surface Detection Equipment—Model X (ASDE–X) .................... 13,500,000 13,500,000 

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)—Provide ............................... 4,900,000 4,900,000 

Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) (TAMR 

Phase 1) .............................................................................................. 81,100,000 81,100,000 

Terminal Automation Modernization/Replacement Program (TAMR 

Phase 3) .............................................................................................. 159,350,000 159,350,000 

Terminal Automation Program ................................................................. 7,700,000 7,700,000 

Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities—Replace .................................... 45,500,000 45,500,000 

ATCT/Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Facilities—Improve 58,990,000 58,990,000 

Terminal Voice Switch Replacement (TVSR) ........................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 

NAS Facilities OSHA and Environmental Standards Compliance ........... 39,600,000 39,600,000 

Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR–9) ........................................................ 3,800,000 3,800,000 

Terminal Digital Radar (ASR–11) Technology Refresh and Mobile Airport Surveillance Radar (MASR) ......................................................... 9,900,000 9,900,000 

Runway Status Lights ............................................................................. 24,170,000 24,170,000 

National Airspace System Voice System (NVS) ....................................... 53,550,000 53,550,000 

Integrated Display System (IDS) ............................................................. 23,300,000 23,300,000 

Remote Monitoring and Logging System (RMLS) .................................... 4,700,000 4,700,000 

Mode S Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) ...................................... 16,300,000 16,300,000 

Surveillance Interface Modernization ...................................................... 23,000,000 23,000,000 

National Air Space (NAS) Voice Recorder Program (NVRP) .................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) ........................................... 5,400,000 5,400,000 

Flight and Interfacility ATC Data Interface Modernization (FIADIM) ...... 9,000,000 9,000,000 

Subtotal Terminal Programs ........................................................... 592,760,000 592,760,000 

c. Flight Service Programs: 

Aviation Surface Observation System (ASOS) ......................................... 8,000,000 8,000,000 

Future Flight Services Program ............................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Alaska Flight Service Facility Modernization (AFSFM) ............................ 2,650,000 2,650,000 

Weather Camera Program ....................................................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000 

Subtotal Flight Service Programs ................................................... 14,650,000 14,650,000 

d. Landing and Navigational Aids Program: 

VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) with Distance Measuring 

Equipment (DME) ................................................................................ 4,500,000 4,500,000 

Instrument Landing System (ILS)—Establish ........................................ 7,000,000 7,000,000 

Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS .................................. 80,600,000 107,200,000 

Runway Visual Range (RVR) and Enhanced Low Visibility Operations 

(ELVO) .................................................................................................. 6,000,000 6,000,000 

Approach Lighting System Improvement Program (ALSIP) ..................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) ................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Visual NAVAIDS—Establish/Expand ........................................................ 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Instrument Flight Procedures Automation (IFPA) .................................... 3,371,000 3,371,000 

Navigation and Landing Aids—Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) 3,000,000 3,000,000 

VASI Replacement—Replace with Precision Approach Path Indicator .. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

GPS Civil Requirements ........................................................................... 27,000,000 15,000,000 

Runway Safety Areas—Navigational Mitigation ..................................... 30,000,000 30,000,000 

Subtotal Landing and Navigational Aids Programs ...................... 174,471,000 189,071,000 

e. Other ATC Facilities Programs: 

Fuel Storage Tank Replacement and Management ................................ 18,700,000 18,700,000 

Unstaffed Infrastructure Sustainment .................................................... 39,640,000 39,640,000 
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Aircraft Related Equipment Program ...................................................... 9,000,000 9,000,000 

Airport Cable Loop Systems—Sustained Support .................................. 12,000,000 12,000,000 

Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure (ASTI) .................. 12,500,000 12,500,000 

Facilities Decommissioning ..................................................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 

Electrical Power Systems—Sustain/Support ........................................... 124,970,000 125,000,000 

FAA Employee Housing and Life Safety Shelter System Service ............ 2,500,000 2,500,000 

Energy Management and Compliance (EMC) .......................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Child Care Center Sustainment .............................................................. 1,600,000 1,600,000 

FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure .................................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000 

Subtotal Other ATC Facilities Programs ......................................... 229,910,000 229,940,000 

Total Activity 2 ...................................................................... 1,671,201,000 1,832,201,000 

Activity 3—Non-Air Traffic Control Facilities and Equipment 

a. Support Equipment: 

Hazardous Materials Management .......................................................... 26,400,000 26,400,000 

Aviation Safety Analysis System (ASAS) ................................................. 20,200,000 20,200,000 

Logistics Support Systems and Facilities (LSSF) .................................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 

National Air Space (NAS) Recovery Communications (RCOM) ................ 12,000,000 12,000,000 

Facility Security Risk Management ......................................................... 15,000,000 15,000,000 

Information Security ................................................................................ 12,000,000 12,000,000 

System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO) ....................................... 18,900,000 18,900,000 

Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME) ............ 7,500,000 7,500,000 

Aerospace Medical Equipment Needs (AMEN) ........................................ 2,500,000 2,500,000 

System Safety Management Portfolio ...................................................... 17,000,000 17,000,000 

National Test Equipment Program .......................................................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 

Mobile Assets Management Program ...................................................... 4,800,000 4,800,000 

Aerospace Medicine Safety Information Systems (AMSIS) ...................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Tower Simulation System (TSS) Technology Refresh .............................. 7,000,000 7,000,000 

Subtotal Support Equipment .......................................................... 154,300,000 154,300,000 

b. Training, Equipment and Facilities: 

Aeronautical Center Infrastructure Modernization .................................. 15,200,000 15,200,000 

Distance Learning .................................................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000 

Subtotal Training, Equipment and Facilities ................................. 16,700,000 16,700,000 

Total Activity 3 ...................................................................... 171,000,000 171,000,000 

Activity 4—Facilities and Equipment Mission Support 

a. System Support and Services: 

System Engineering and Development Support ...................................... 35,000,000 35,000,000 

Program Support Leases ......................................................................... 46,700,000 46,700,000 

Logistics and Acquisition Support Services ............................................ 11,000,000 11,000,000 

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Leases ............................................ 18,800,000 18,800,000 

Transition Engineering Support ............................................................... 19,200,000 19,200,000 

Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) .......................................... 23,000,000 23,000,000 

Resource Tracking Program (RTP) ........................................................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 

Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) ................. 60,000,000 60,000,000 

Aeronautical Information Management Program .................................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Cross Agency NextGen Management ....................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Total Activity 4 ............................................................................... 225,700,000 225,700,000 

Activity 5—Personnel and Related Expenses 

Personnel and Related Expenses ............................................................ 470,049,000 470,049,000 

Activity 6—Sustain ADS–B services and Wide Area Augmentation Services (WAAS) GEOs 

ADS–B services and WAAS GEOs ............................................................ 166,000,000 * 
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Total ................................................................................................ 2,855,000,000 2,855,000,000 

*Funding is provided directly to ADS–B and WAAS GEO program lines. 

Engineering, development, test and evaluation (activity 1).—The

agreement reiterates expectations to better understand how funding in the engineering, development, test and evaluation activity 

has advanced specific NextGen programs for enhancing capacity 

and reducing flight delays. The Inspector General is directed to examine how these investments are managed and what specific outcomes have been achieved to improve the Nation’s air transportation system. 

NextGen-separation management portfolio.—The agreement supports the continued advancement of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS–B) technology as a means to enhance safety and increase capacity, and provides $15,000,000 for 

this purpose within the NextGen-separation management portfolio 

program. FAA is directed to provide an update to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment 

on its efforts to advance the space-based ADS–B program, including information on the status of a final investment decision for the 

program.

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $166,000,000 for the FAA’s research, engineering, and development activities. 

The agreement provides the following levels for specific programs:

Program Request Agreement 

Fire Research & Safety ............................................................................ 6,643,000 6,000,000 

Propulsion & Fuel Systems ...................................................................... 3,034,000 2,034,000 

Advanced Materials/Structural Safety ..................................................... 3,625,000 7,409,000 

Aircraft Icing/Digital System Safety ........................................................ 6,920,000 5,500,000 

Continued Air Worthiness ........................................................................ 8,987,000 8,987,000 

Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research ................................. 1,433,000 1,433,000 

Flightdeck/Maintenance/System Integration Human Factors .................. 9,947,000 5,000,000 

Safety System Management .................................................................... 6,063,000 6,063,000 

Air Traffic Control/Technical Operations Human Factors ....................... 5,995,000 5,410,000 

Aeromedical Research ............................................................................. 10,255,000 8,467,000 

Weather Research .................................................................................... 18,253,000 15,031,000 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research .................................................... 9,635,000 17,635,000 

NextGen—Alternative Fuels for General Aviation ................................... 5,833,000 7,000,000 

Total Safety .................................................................................... 96,623,000 95,969,000 

NextGen—Wake Turbulence .................................................................... 8,680,000 8,541,000 

NextGen—Air Ground Integration ............................................................ 8,875,000 8,000,000 

NextGen—Weather Technology in the Cockpit ........................................ 4,116,000 4,048,000 

Commercial Space (in FY 15 buried in NextGen Air Ground Integration 

per FY 14 congressional language) .................................................... 3,000,000 2,000,000 

Total Economic Competiveness .................................................... 24,671,000 22,589,000 

Environment & Energy ............................................................................. 15,061,000 16,074,000 

NextGen Environmental Research—Aircraft Technologies, Fuels and 

Metrics ................................................................................................. 23,823,000 25,823,000 

Environmental Sustainability ......................................................... 38,884,000 41,897,000 

System Planning and Resource Management ......................................... 2,377,000 2,100,000 
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WJHTC Lab Facilities ............................................................................... 3,445,000 3,445,000 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 5,822,000 5,545,000 

Total ....................................................................................... 166,000,000 166,000,000 

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS).—The agreement includes 

$17,635,000 for unmanned aircraft systems research, an increase of 

$8,000,000 above the budget request. Within this increase, 

$3,000,000 is provided to help meet FAA’s UAS research goals of 

system safety and data gathering, aircraft certification, command 

and control link challenges, control station layouts and certification, sense and avoid, and environmental impacts; and 

$5,000,000 is provided for the center of excellence on unmanned 

aerial systems, for a total of $5,500,000 for the center. It is expected that UAS flight operations conducted as part of center of excellence research be performed at one or more of the six UAS test 

sites selected for UAS research and airspace integration. 

Environmental sustainability.—The agreement includes 

$41,897,000 for research related to environmental sustainability, 

an increase of $3,013,000 above the budget request. The total level 

of funding supports the CLEEN program as well as the center of 

excellence for alternative jet fuels and environment. The FAA is directed to use the increase in funding for the center of excellence, 

resulting in a total of $10,513,000 for the center. 

GRANTS IN AID FOR AIRPORTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes an obligation limitation of 

$3,350,000,000 and a liquidating cash appropriation of 

$3,600,000,000. Within the obligation limitation, the agreement 

provides not more than $107,100,000 for administrative expenses, 

no less than $15,000,000 for the airport cooperative research program, and no less than $31,000,000 for airport technology research. 

Small community air service development program.—The agreement includes $5,000,000 under the obligation limitation to continue the small community air service development program 

(SCASDP) and directs the FAA to transfer these funds to the Office 

of the Secretary salaries and expenses appropriation. The agreement includes a provision that allows the participation of an airport that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 

a small hub airport according to FAA hub classifications at the 

time the Secretary issues a request for proposals. 

Cost share.—The agreement includes a provision that allows 

small airports to continue contributing five percent of the total cost 

for unfinished phased projects that were underway prior to the passage of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Section 110 allows no more than 600 technical staff-years at the 

Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development. 

Section 111 prohibits funds for adopting guidelines or regulations 

requiring airport sponsors to provide FAA ‘‘without cost’’ building 

construction or space. 

Section 112 allows reimbursement for fees collected and credited 

under 49 U.S.C. 45303. 

Section 113 allows reimbursement of funds for providing technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities to be credited to the 

operations account. 

Section 114 prohibits funds for Sunday premium pay unless work 

was actually performed on a Sunday. 

Section 115 prohibits funds in the Act from being used to buy 

store gift cards with Government issued credit cards. 

Section 116 allows all airports experiencing the required level of 

boardings through charter and scheduled air service to be eligible 

for funds under 49 U.S.C. 47114(c). 

Section 117 prohibits funds from being obligated or expended for 

retention bonuses for FAA employees without prior written approval of the DOT Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

Section 118 requires the Secretary to block the display of an 

owner or operator’s aircraft registration number in the Aircraft Situational Display to Industry program upon the request of an owner 

or operator. 

Section 119 prohibits funds for salaries and expenses of more 

than nine political and Presidential appointees in the FAA. 

Section 119A prohibits funds to increase fees under 49 U.S.C. 

44721 until the FAA provides a report to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 

Section 119B requires FAA to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 90 days before closing a regional 

operations center or reducing the services provided. 

Section 119C prohibits funds from being used to change weight 

restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in New 

Jersey.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement limits obligations for the administrative expenses 

of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to $425,752,000. 

In addition, the agreement provides $3,248,000 above this limitation for the administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional 

Commission in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 104. 
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement limits obligations for the federal-aid highways 

program to $42,361,000,000 in fiscal year 2016. 

Alternate design/alternate bid procurement.—The agreement acknowledges that FHWA has satisfied the directive in Senate Report 

114–75 related to alternate design/alternate bid procurement methods and does not direct additional action. 

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation of 

$43,100,000,000, which is available until expended, to pay the outstanding obligations of the various highway programs at the levels 

provided in this Act and prior appropriations acts. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Section 120 distributes the federal-aid highways program obligation limitation. 

Section 121 allows funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to be credited to the 

federal-aid highways account. 

Section 122 provides requirements for any waiver of Buy America requirements. 

Section 123 prohibits funds from being used to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, 

unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Senate Committee on Banking, 

Housing and Urban Affairs, and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at least three days prior to credit application approval. 

Section 124 modifies title 23, United States Code, to remove the 

sunset date on two federal truck weight exemptions and to add an 

additional exemption to federal truck weight limitations for the 

State of Idaho. 

Section 125 authorizes states to repurpose certain previously authorized funding amounts to new projects that are eligible under 

the surface transportation program and located within a similar geographic area. 

Section 126 modifies title 23 to increase the highway safety improvement program set-aside for highway-railroad grade crossings 

to $350,000,000. 
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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement includes a liquidation of contract authorization and a limitation on obligations of $267,400,000 for the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Of this limitation, 

$9,000,000 is for research and technology programs and will remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018, $34,545,000 

is for information management and shall be available until September 30, 2018, and $1,000,000 is for commercial motor vehicle 

operator’s grants. 

Under the agreement, the Department of Transportation Office 

of Inspector General is directed to conduct an audit within five 

years addressing issues related to the effectiveness and efficiency 

of FMCSA’s execution and compliance with the cross-border longhaul trucking program. 

Natural gas vehicle regulations.—The agreement does not include 

an expectation that DOT clarify and address the ability of bus 

manufacturers to continue to deploy buses that have roof-top 

mounted compressed natural gas cylinders. The agreement does 

not require the Secretary to issue further guidance on rules that 

restrict access to bridges and tunnels in the case of alternative 

fueled vehicles. 

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and a 

limitation on obligations of $313,000,000 for motor carrier safety 

grants. The agreement allocates the total grant funding as follows: 

Program Funding

Motor carrier safety assistance program ............................................. $218,000,000 

Commercial driver’s license program improvement grants ................ 30,000,000 

Border enforcement grants program .................................................... 32,000,000 

Performance and registration information system management 

grants .................................................................................................. 5,000,000 

Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment 

program ............................................................................................... 25,000,000 

Safety data improvement grants .......................................................... 3,000,000 

Of the $218,000,000 provided for the motor carrier safety assistance program, the agreement provides $32,000,000 for audits of 

new entrant motor carriers. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

Section 130 subjects funds appropriated in this Act to the terms 

and conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 
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6901 of Public Law 110–28, and repeals Section 350(d) of Public 

Law 107–87. 

Section 131 requires FMCSA to send notice of 49 CFR section 

385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or some other 

manner of delivery which records receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 

Section 132 prohibits funding provided under the Act from being 

used to enforce any regulation prohibiting a state from issuing a 

commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if state law authorized such issuance as of May 9, 2011. 

Section 133 suspends a portion of the hours of service regulation 

unless the Secretary and the Inspector General find that the final 

report meets all statutory requirements and establishes improved 

outcomes.

Section 134 prohibits funds from being used to deny an application to renew a hazardous materials safety permit unless a carrier 

has the opportunity to present their own corrective actions and the 

Secretary determines such actions are insufficient. 

Section 135 prohibits funds from being used for a wireless roadside inspection program until 180 days after the Secretary makes 

specific certifications to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Section 136 clarifies that certain commercial regulations unrelated to safety are not applicable to small passenger carriers that 

serve youth or family camps. 

Section 137 provides a limited agricultural exemption for trucks 

during harvest months in Kansas. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $152,800,000 from the general fund for 

operations and research. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2017. 

The agreement includes up to 35 FTE for no more than 70 new 

positions in the Office of Defects Investigation. 

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and an 

obligation limitation of $142,900,000, to remain available until expended, which reflects the authorized level of contract authority. Of 

the total, $137,800,000 is provided for the programs authorized 

under 23 U.S.C. 403, and $5,100,000 is for the National Driver 

Register. Of the total amount provided under this heading, 

$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017 and 

shall be in addition to any limitation imposed on obligations in future fiscal years. 
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The agreement includes $6,500,000 for a high visibility enforcement paid-media campaign in the area of highway-rail grade crossing safety and $11,700,000 for highway safety research. 

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and an obligation limitation of $573,332,000 for highway traffic safety 

grants, to remain available until expended. The agreement does not 

repurpose any funding under this heading for operations and research activities. The agreement allocates funding as follows: 

Highway safety programs (section 402) ............................................... $243,500,000 

National priority safety programs (section 405) ................................. 274,700,000 

Administrative expenses ....................................................................... 25,832,000 

High visibility enforcement program (section 404) ............................. 29,300,000 

Total: ........................................................................................ $573,332,000 

The agreement includes $5,494,000 for in-vehicle alcohol detection device research. 

The agreement continues a provision which prohibits certain construction and furnishing activities and which limits technical assistance to States to $500,000 of the funds made available for impaired driving countermeasures under 23 U.S.C. 405(d). The agreement allows for the transfer of funds within the grant programs 

consistent with 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) and requires NHTSA to notify the House and Senate Appropriations Committees of the exercise of this authority within five days. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

Section 140 provides funding for travel and related expenses for 

state management reviews and highway safety core competency development training. 

Section 141 exempts obligation authority made available in previous public laws from the obligation limitations set for the current 

year.

Section 142 prohibits funds in the Act for the National Roadside 

Survey.

Section 143 prohibits funds from being used to mandate global 

positioning systems in private vehicles without consideration of privacy concerns. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

The agreement provides $199,000,000 for safety and operations 

of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Of the funds provided, $15,900,000 is available until expended. The agreement supports the annualization of fiscal year 2015 safety personnel, provides $1,000,000 for up to 16 grade crossing managers and up to 

four trespass prevention managers, funds safety staff for the safe 
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transport of energy products (STEP), and passenger rail inspectors. 

In addition, the agreement includes funds to conduct a study to 

identify techniques, strategies and policies that would facilitate the 

development of international rail projects, including cross border 

travel, as referenced in House Report 114–129. FRA is directed to 

provide its findings to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 18 months from enactment. 

RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $39,100,000 for railroad research and 

development.

RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The agreement authorizes the Secretary to issue notes or other 

obligations pursuant to section 501 through 504 of P.L. 94–210. 

The agreement prohibits new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 

fiscal year 2016. 

RAILROAD SAFETY GRANTS

The agreement provides $50,000,000 for railroad safety grants, of which not to exceed $25,000,000 is for railroad safety infrastructure improvements and not to exceed $25,000,000 is for railroad 

safety technology grants. The agreement also requires the Secretary to give priority consideration for safety technology grants to 

projects that efficiently provide the greatest level of public safety 

while supporting entities that demonstrate financial need. 

THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

The agreement provides a total of appropriation of 

$1,390,000,000 for Amtrak in the traditional account structure: operating grants and capital and debt service grants. This is the 

structure authorized prior to enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act (PRRIA) of 2015. PRRIA 2015 restructures Amtrak into two new accounts: Northeast Corridor grants 

and the national network. The agreement directs Amtrak and FRA 

to submit a detailed congressional budget justification consistent 

with the new structure to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations for fiscal year 2017. 

The agreement directs Amtrak to provide a report on the status 

of state contracts and payments related to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Improvement and Investment Act of 2008 no later than 

March 1, 2016. 

OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

The agreement provides $288,500,000 in quarterly operating 

grants to Amtrak, based on the Secretary’s assessment of Amtrak’s 

seasonal cash flow requirements, and provides that funds remain 

available until expended. Before approving funding to cover operating losses, the agreement requires the Secretary to review a 

grant request for each specific train route. The agreement prohibits 

Amtrak from discounting tickets at more than 50 percent off the 
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normal peak fare, unless the operating loss due to the discounted 

fare is covered by a state and the state participates in the setting 

of the fares. 

CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

The agreement provides $1,101,500,000 for capital and debt service grants to Amtrak, to remain available until expended. Within 

the funds provided, the agreement includes up to $160,200,000 for 

Amtrak’s debt service payments, and not less than $50,000,000 for 

investments to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 

addition, the agreement provides for an initial distribution of 

$200,000,000 for a working capital account, allows the Secretary to 

use up to $50,000,000 for operating subsidy grants to Amtrak 

should its operating losses in fiscal year 2016 exceed amounts provided under the previous heading, and conditions the Secretary’s 

approval of grants for capital expenditures upon the receipt and review of a grant request for each specific capital project justifying 

the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction. 

The agreement allows the Secretary to retain up to one-half of 

one percent of the funds provided to Amtrak for oversight of both 

operating activities and capital expenditures. The agreement also 

allows the Secretary to retain up to $3,000,000, in addition to 

available carryover balances, to fund the costs associated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, the 

Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA). It also 

allows up to $500,000 to be available for technical assistance to 

states, the District of Columbia, and public entities responsible for 

implementing section 209 of PRIIA. 

The agreement directs Amtrak to conduct a business case anal- ysis on capital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle 

costs and directs that these capital acquisition contracts state that 

funding is subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Section 150 allows the safety and operations account to receive 

and use cash or spare parts to repair and replace damaged track 

inspection cars. Section 151 limits overtime to $35,000 per employee. The agreement allows Amtrak’s president to waive this restriction for specific 

employees for safety or operational efficiency reasons. Amtrak’s 

president is required to delineate the reasons for granting such 

waiver, provide quarterly reports on cap waivers granted, and 

amounts paid above the cap for each month. The agreement also 

requires Amtrak’s president to provide an annual report to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 

2016, that summarizes Amtrak’s total overtime expenses incurred 

by the corporation in 2015 and the two prior years, and the number 

of employees receiving overtime cap waivers and total overtime 

payments resulting from waivers by month of the 2015 calendar 

year and the three prior calendar years. Section 152 rescinds $1,960,000 in railroad research and development funds and makes these funds available to the Secretary to as-
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sist Class II and Class III Railroads for applicant expenses in preparing to apply and applying for direct loans, and loan guarantees 

for projects eligible under sections 501 through 504 of P.L. 94–210. Section 153 rescinds $19,163,385 in unobligated funds and makes 

these funds available to the Secretary for grants to Amtrak for 

shared use infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor identified in 

the Northeast Corridor Operations Advisory Commission’s 5-year 

capital plan. Grants shall not exceed 50 percent of the total project 

cost, and matching funds shall be consistent with the Commission’s 

cost allocation policy. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The agreement provides $108,000,000 for the administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), of which not 

more than $6,500,000 is for the safety office and $1,000,000 is for 

asset management activities. Staffing levels are to be determined 

by funding levels under this heading. FTA is directed to follow the 

process for informing the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on full funding grant agreement notifications consistent 

with prior years with the exception of alternative analysis evaluations, and include appropriation information through fiscal year 

2020.

TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The agreement limits obligations from the Mass Transit Account 

for transit formula grants to $9,347,604,639 as authorized by the 

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Funds are to 

be distributed as authorized. Further, the agreement provides 

$10,400,000,000 for the liquidation of contract authority. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

The bill appropriates $2,177,000,000 for new fixed-guideway 

projects. Of the funds provided, $1,250,000,000 is for projects with 

signed full funding grant agreements (FFGAs), $50,000,000 is 

available for core capacity projects, $22,000,000 is available for 

oversight activities, $353,000,000 is available for the proposed 

small starts projects, and $5,000,000 is for a new expedited project 

delivery pilot authorized in the FAST Act. 

The agreement provides a total of $497,000,000 for projects anticipated to enter into a signed full funding grant agreement in 

2016. Of the project slate that was originally proposed in the fiscal 

year 2016 budget request, one project was formally withdrawn from 

consideration by the sponsor. Of the amount set aside for new full 

funding grant agreements, the agreement provides a total of 

$200,000,000 for the two proposed projects in California, 

$100,000,000 for the on-going project in Maryland, $92,000,000 for 

the project in Colorado, and $100,000,000 for the project in Texas. 
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The remaining funds are available to continue support for the Minnesota project as FTA and the sponsor complete the review and 

evaluation processes. 

GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

AUTHORITY

The agreement provides $150,000,000 to carry out section 601 of 

division B of Public Law 110–432 to remain available until expended. FTA and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are directed to update the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations quarterly on the progress made to address audit 

and NTSB issues. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Section 160 exempts previously made transit obligations from 

limitations on obligations. 

Section 161 allows funds provided in this Act for fixed guideway 

capital investment projects that remain unobligated by September 

30, 2020 be available for projects eligible to use the funds for the 

purposes for which they were originally provided. 

Section 162 allows for the transfer of appropriations made prior 

to October 1, 2015 from older accounts to be merged into new accounts with similar current activities. 

Section 163 limits FTA to signing full funding grant agreements 

with a new starts share of 60 percent or less. 

Section 164 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to advance a specific transit line in Harris County, Texas without benefit of a local election. 

Section 165 rescinds $25,397,797 in prior year bus and bus facility funds. 

Section 166 exempts an area in Washington State from enforcement of the charter bus rule. 

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $28,400,000 for the operations, maintenance and capital asset renewal program of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). The SLSDC is directed 

to submit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations on its asset renewal program activities by April 

30, 2016. The SLSDC is allowed to utilize prior year unobligated 

funds to initiate the hands-free mooring system installation at the 

Snell Lock. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

The agreement provides the full authorized level of $210,000,000 

for the Maritime Security Program. 
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OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

The agreement provides a total of $171,155,000 for the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD) operations and training account. 

For the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the bill pro- vides a total of $82,500,000. Of the funds provided, $64,500,000 is 

for Academy operations and $18,000,000 is for capital asset management activities, of which $15,000,000 is for the renovation of 

Gibbs Hall and $3,000,000 is for maintenance, repairs and equipment. The USMMA may use prior year unobligated funds for other 

capital asset improvements. The agreement provides a total of $33,600,000 for the state mari- time academies, of which $3,000,000 is for direct payments, 

$2,400,000 is for student incentive payments, $22,000,000 is for 

schoolship maintenance and repair, $5,000,000 is for the design of 

a new common schoolship, and $1,200,000 is for fuel assistance. Finally, the agreement provides a total of $55,055,000 for 

MARAD headquarters, regional offices, and maritime program expenses. Of the amount, $3,000,000 is for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program and $5,000,000 is for the 

short sea shipping program. 

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

The agreement provides $5,000,000 for grants to small shipyards. 

SHIP DISPOSAL

The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the disposal of obsolete 

vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement provides a total of $8,135,000 for the Title XI program, of which $5,000,000 is for the cost of guaranteeing new loans 

and $3,135,000 is to be transferred to MARAD’s operations and 

training account for administrative expenses. The Administrator is 

directed to process the pending applications expeditiously. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Section 170 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and services 

and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, 

or occupancy involving Government property under control of 

MARAD, and allow payments received to be credited to the Treasury and remain available until expended. 

Section 171 prohibits a fee-for-service contract for vessel disposal, 

scrapping or recycling unless a qualified domestic ship recycler will 

pay for the vessel. 

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

The agreement provides $21,000,000 for the necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA). 
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Small scale liquefaction facilities.—The Secretary is directed to 

evaluate and report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the feasibility of an alternative risk-based compliance regime for the siting 

of small-scale liquefaction facilities that generate and package liquefied natural gas for use as a fuel or delivery to consumers by 

non-pipeline modes of transportation. In evaluating such alternative risk-based compliance regime, the Secretary should consider 

the value of adopting quantitative risk assessment methods, the 

benefit of incorporating modern industry standards and best practices, including the provisions in the 2013 edition of the National 

Fire Protection Association Standard 59A, and the need to encourage the use of the best available technology. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

The agreement provides $55,619,000 for the agency’s hazardous materials safety functions. Of this amount, $7,570,000 shall be 

available until September 30, 2018, and $800,000 in fees collected 

under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund as 

offsetting receipts. Funds made available until September 30, 2018 

are for long-term research and development contracts. 

The agreement provides increases necessary to support 

annualization of additional FTE added in fiscal year 2015 as well 

as increases for research contracts associated with the safe transport of energy products. No funding is provided for increases requested to support phase two of the risk management framework. 

PIPELINE SAFETY

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

The agreement provides $146,623,000 for pipeline safety. Of that amount, $22,123,000 is derived from the oil spill liability trust 

fund, to remain available until September 30, 2018, and 

$124,500,000 is derived from the pipeline safety fund, of which 

$59,835,000 is available until September 30, 2018. The agreement 

provides not less than $1,058,000 for the one-call state grant program. The agreement includes a provision which provides that not 

less than $1,000,000 shall be for finalization and implementation 

of certain regulatory activities required by law. The agreement includes $12,000,000 for research and develop- ment, of which up to $2,000,000 is for the pipeline safety research 

competitive academic agreement program. The agreement also includes $44,894,000 for state pipeline safety grants, and $1,500,000 

for state damage prevention grants. 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

The agreement provides $188,000, derived from the emergency 

preparedness fund and available until September 30, 2017, and an 

obligation limitation of $28,318,000 for emergency preparedness 

grants. The agreement provides PHMSA the authority to use prior 

year carryover and recaptures to develop a hazardous materials re-
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sponse training curriculum for emergency responders, and to carry 

out activities authorized by 46 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 

Further, the amount of funding provided under this account that 

is available for administrative costs is increased from 2 percent to 

4 percent. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $87,472,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Inspector General. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $32,375,000 for salaries and expenses of 

the Surface Transportation Board. The agreement permits the collection of up to $1,250,000 in user fees to be credited to this appropriation. The agreement provides that the general fund appropriation be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the actual amount 

collected in user fees to result in a final appropriation from the 

general fund estimated at no more than $31,125,000. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Section 180 provides authorization for DOT to maintain and operate aircraft, hire passenger motor vehicles and aircraft, purchase 

liability insurance, buy uniforms, or allowances therefor. 

Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to the rate permitted for an Executive Level IV. 

Section 182 prohibits more than 110 political and Presidential 

appointees in DOT and restricts the detailing of these personnel 

outside of DOT. 

Section 183 prohibits recipients of funds in this Act from disseminating personal information obtained by state DMVs in connection 

to motor vehicle records with an exception. 

Section 184 stipulates that revenue collected by FHWA and FRA 

from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 

private sources for training be transferred into specific accounts 

within the agency with an exception. 

Section 185 prohibits DOT from using funds for grants of 

$750,000 or more from FHWA, FAA, FRA, FTA, MARAD or ‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’, unless DOT gives a 3-day advance notice to Congress. Also requires notice of any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from FHWA’s emergency relief program, and prohibits notifications from involving funds not available for obligation.

Section 186 allows funds received from rebates, refunds, and 

similar sources to be credited to appropriations of DOT. 

Section 187 allows amounts from improper payments to a third 

party contractor that are lawfully recovered by DOT to be made 

available to cover expenses incurred in recovery of such payments. 

Section 188 requires that reprogramming actions have to be approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
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priations, and reprogramming notifications shall be transmitted 

solely to the Appropriations Committees. 

Section 189 caps the amount of fees the Surface Transportation 

Board can charge or collect for rate or practice complaints filed 

with the Board at the amount authorized for district court civil suit 

filing fees. 

Section 190 allows funds appropriated to modal administrations 

to be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for costs related to 

assessments only when such funds provide a direct benefit to that 

modal administration. 

Section 191 allows the use of the Working Capital Fund to carry 

out the Federal Transit Pass program. 

Section 192 prohibits the use of funds to implement any geographic, economic, or other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, unless certain requirements are met related to availability of local labor, displacement of existing employees, and 

delays in transportation plans. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

HUD shall deliver all outstanding and past due reports within 30 

days of enactment of this Act. If the Department anticipates missing a reporting deadline, HUD shall notify the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the deadline and shall include with that notification an estimated completion date. In the event HUD unexpectedly misses a reporting deadline or misses a revised completion date on a report that is already 

past due, the Department shall deliver to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations a revised estimate of when the report will be delivered. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

The agreement includes $13,800,000 for the salaries and expenses for Executive Offices which shall be comprised of seven offices including Offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 

Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The agreement includes a provision limiting official reception and representation expenses to no more than $25,000. 

Telework and Alternative Work Schedules.—The Committee directs HUD to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of enactment of this Act on measures 

the Department can take to enable Department managers to effectively manage their telework and alternative work staff so that no 

critical duties go unmet. This report should also include an identification of any barriers, including statutory or regulatory barriers, 

to improved performance and customer service under telework and 

alternative work schedules. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

The agreement provides $559,100,000 for Administrative Support 

Offices. Funds are provided as follows: 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ..................................................................................................................................... $79,000,000 

Office of the General Counsel ................................................................................................................................................ 94,500,000 

Office of Administration ......................................................................................................................................................... 207,600,000 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ............................................................................................................................ 56,300,000 

Office of Field Policy and Management ................................................................................................................................. 51,500,000 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ................................................................................................................................ 17,200,000 

Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity ........................................................................................................ 3,300,000 

Office of Strategic Planning and Management ..................................................................................................................... 4,500,000 

Office of the Chief Information Officer .................................................................................................................................. 45,200,000 

Total ............................................................................................................................................................................... $559,100,000 

The agreement includes full funding for the promise zone initiative as well as funding for the administration of the housing trust 

fund program. The agreement does not include funding for expansion of the Department’s grants modernization initiative. 

New core and shared services.—The Department is not expected 

to implement new core at the direction of the Office of the Chief 

Information Officer and the agreement does not transfer personnel 

and non-personnel resources related to new core to the Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. However, the Chief Financial Officer and 

Chief Information Officer are expected to collaborate on the successful implementation of new core. The Department is directed to 

provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with 

an update on new core at the end of each quarter of fiscal year 

2016 that includes a detailed description of the functionalities deployed and the associated number of requirements remaining to be 

implemented, a list of risks and issues with associated mitigation 

strategies and anticipated closure dates, estimated and actual 

lifecycle costs, current and projected shared service agreement 

transaction volume and cost data, cost reductions achieved through 

the new operating model, the status of organization change management activities, a list of the activities planned and completed 

business process re-engineering efforts, related staff reorganizations and reallocations, and the total number of HUD employees 

impacted by role, location, and organization. 

PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

The agreement provides $205,500,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. 

Housing quality standards.—The agreement directs HUD to implement a single inspection protocol for public housing and voucher 

units in fiscal year 2016. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The agreement provides $104,800,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Community Planning and Development. 

While the agreement does not exclude funding for the Office of 

Economic Resilience, no funding is provided for the hiring of new 

positions or the backfilling of any vacant positions in that office. 
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The agreement only funds activities within that office that are consistent with those conducted in fiscal year 2015. 

HOUSING

The agreement provides $375,000,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Housing. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

The agreement provides $23,100,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Policy Development and Research. 

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The agreement provides $72,000,000 for the salaries and expenses for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. 

Additional resources provided above the fiscal year 2015 funding 

level shall be prioritized toward technical assistance to grantees for 

compliance and implementation efforts associated with the new affirmatively furthering fair housing rule. 

OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

The agreement provides $7,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 

for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The agreement includes a new account entitled ‘‘Working Capital 

Fund’’ and provides the Secretary with the authority to transfer 

amounts provided in this title for salaries and expenses, except 

those for the Office of Inspector General, to this account for the 

purpose of funding centralized activities. The Department is required to centralize and fund from this account any shared service 

agreements executed between HUD and another federal agency. In 

addition, HUD is provided with the legal authority to centralize 

and fund from this account printing, records management, space 

renovation, furniture, and supply services at the discretion of the 

Secretary. However, the Committee expects that, prior to exercising 

discretion to centrally fund an activity, the Secretary shall have established transparent and reliable unit cost accounting for the offices and agencies of the Department that use the activity and 

shall have adequately trained staff within each affected office and 

agency on resource planning and accounting processes associated 

with the centralization of funds to this account. Further, prior to 

centralizing either furniture or space renovation, the Committee directs the Department to deliver a comprehensive, multi-year real 

property improvement plan which details all planned space realignments, capital improvements, maintenance requirements, and 

other costs associated with carrying out HUD’s most recent strategic plan including any elements of the General Service Administration (GSA) study on the Weaver Building that HUD plans to include as part of its Reimbursable Work Agreement with GSA, and 

including any space realignments planned in conjunction with the 

Administration’s ‘‘Freeze the Footprint’’ initiative. Prior to exer-
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cising its authority to transfer funds for activities beyond what is 

required for shared service agreements, the Committee expects 

HUD to establish a clear execution plan for centralizing the additional activities and to properly vet that plan with the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to transferring such 

funds into the Working Capital Fund. 

HUD shall include in its annual operating plan a detailed outline 

of its plans for transferring budgetary resources to the Working 

Capital Fund in fiscal year 2016. The agreement does not include 

direction from the House report regarding reductions in HUD staff 

to offset the cost of outsourcing transaction work through shared 

service agreements. The agreement does not include direction from 

the House report for HUD to include a transfer plan in its annual 

operating plan or to report on future amendments to such plan. 

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $19,628,525,000 for all tenant-based 

Section 8 activities under the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Account. Language is included designating funds provided as follows: 

Activity Agreement 

Voucher Renewals ................................................................................................................................ $17,681,451,000 

Tenant Protection Vouchers .................................................................................................................. 130,000,000 

Administrative Fees .............................................................................................................................. 1,650,000,000 

HUD–VASH Incremental Vouchers ........................................................................................................ 60,000,000 

Section 811 Vouchers ........................................................................................................................... 107,074,000 

The agreement provides funding for the full voucher renewal 

need (100 percent renewal), based on revised estimates from the 

Department that reflects more accurate and updated data since the 

submission of the budget request. 

The agreement includes language allowing the Secretary to take 

into account anticipated impact of changes in income targeting and 

utility allowances in determining funding allocations. The agreement includes a provision requiring the notification of obligations 

to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) 60 days after enactment of 

this Act or by March 1, 2016. 

The agreement includes language that allows the Secretary to 

consider PHAs’ net restricted assets (NRA) balances when determining allocations. 

The agreement includes $60,000,000 for new vouchers under the 

HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD–VASH). 

The agreement does not include new, incremental Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers or related direction on the new 

FUP vouchers. 

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

The agreement includes language allowing unobligated balances 

in the Housing Certificate Fund to be used for renewal of or 

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PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

The agreement provides $1,900,000,000 for the Public Housing 

Capital Fund. The agreement provides up to $3,000,000 for Public 

Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities, not to exceed $21,500,000 for emergency capital needs, of which not less 

than $5,000,000 is for safety and security measures, $35,000,000 

for supportive services, service coordinators and congregate services, and up to $15,000,000 for the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative. 

The agreement prohibits HUD from requiring or enforcing the 

physical needs assessment (PNA), but does not prohibit HUD from 

continuing to make the PNA available as a useful tool, and encourages PHAs to utilize this resource to help assess the physical quality of their public housing stock. 

The agreement does not include direction regarding the establishment of capital reserves. 

PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

The agreement provides $4,500,000,000 for the Public Housing 

Operating Fund. 

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

The agreement provides $125,000,000 for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. The agreement includes language requiring that 

at least $75,000,000 be made available to Public Housing Authorities, and provides up to $5,000,000 to assist communities in developing strategies for implementing the program in conjunction with 

community notice and input. 

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The agreement provides $75,000,000 for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to support service coordinators who serve 

residents in both the public housing and voucher programs. Language is included which allows participation by residents of projectbased rental assistance units. 

NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

The agreement provides $650,000,000 for Native American housing block grants, to remain available until September 30, 2020. The 

agreement provides $3,500,000 for training and technical assistance, with no less than $2,000,000 for a national organization as 

designated under NAHASDA. The agreement provides $2,000,000 

for inspections, contracting expertise, training, and technical assistance by HUD or its designee; and $2,000,000 to subsidize a loan 

level of $17,452,007 under title VI of NAHASDA. 

The agreement includes language to withhold formula allocation 

funding from any grantee that has an unexpended balance greater 

than three times its formula allocation, unless the grantee’s formula allocation is less than $8,000,000. HUD is directed to collect 

data from Indian Housing Plan submissions on new program activities that are undertaken due to this language. 
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INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement provides $7,500,000, to remain available until ex- pended, to subsidize a loan level of $1,190,476,190. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

The agreement provides $335,000,000 for the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except for amounts allocated pursuant to 854(c)(3) 

which are available until September 30, 2018. The agreement includes a provision that requires HUD to renew all expiring supportive housing contract commitments made in fiscal year 2010 and 

prior years that meet all program requirements before awarding 

funds for any new contract commitments. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

The agreement provides $3,060,000,000 for the community development fund, to remain available until September 30, 2018. Of the 

total, the agreement provides $3,000,000,000 in formula funding 

and $60,000,000 for Indian tribes, of which up to $4,000,000 is 

available for imminent health and safety emergencies. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The agreement does not provide a credit subsidy for this program, but instead provides the authority to collect fees from borrowers adequate to result in a subsidy cost of zero. The agreement 

also provides an aggregate limitation of no more than $300,000,000 

in section 108 loan guarantees. 

The agreement permanently rescinds unobligated balances of 

funds previously appropriated under this heading. 

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

The agreement provides $950,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2019, for the Home Investment Partnerships 

(HOME) program. The agreement includes a new provision that 

permits certain community land trusts to hold and exercise purchase options, rights of first refusal, or other preemptive rights to 

purchase housing to preserve affordability. 

SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

The agreement provides $55,700,000 for this account, of which 

$50,000,000 of the total shall remain available until September 30, 

2018 in the following amounts and for the following purposes: 

$10,000,000 for the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program; $35,000,000 for the second, third and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD 

Demonstration Act of 1993, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall 

be for rural capacity building activities; and $5,000,000 for capacity 

building activities by national organizations with expertise in rural 

housing development. The remaining $5,700,000 is available until 
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expended for a program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans as authorized under section 1079 of 

Public Law 113–291. 

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The agreement provides $2,250,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2018, for homeless assistance grants. Of the amount 

provided, not less than $250,000,000 is for the emergency solutions 

grants program; not less than $1,918,000,000 is for continuum of 

care and rural housing stability assistance programs; up to 

$7,000,000 is for the national homeless data analysis project; up to 

$33,000,000 is for projects in up to ten communities to demonstrate 

how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth can reduce youth homelessness; and up to $5,000,000 is for technical assistance on youth homelessness. 

The agreement includes three new provisions which clarify 

HUD’s responsibilities under existing law with respect to the measurement of system performance for each continuum of care and the 

incorporation of performance evaluation into resource allocation 

and prioritization. 

The agreement includes two new provisions to clarify application 

of existing law with respect to the homeless youth third-party documentation requirement and eligibility for service within projects 

funded under this heading. Under the agreement, the Secretary is 

directed to ensure that incentives created through the continuum 

of care application process fairly balance priorities for different 

populations, including youth, families, veterans, and people experiencing chronic homelessness. 

The agreement does not require the Department to identify the 

amount and source of funding HUD will allocate to the performance partnership pilot program within 45 days of enactment but 

the Department is required to report to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this 

Act on how the Department will strategically align within the program, HUD’s role in grantee criteria and selection processes, and 

what will be HUD’s role in oversight and accountability for its contributions.

The agreement includes a new provision that allows the Secretary to renew shelter plus care grants originally funded with 

2008 emergency appropriations under similar terms and conditions. 

HOUSING PROGRAMS

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $10,220,000,000 for project-based rental 

assistance activities, of which not to exceed $215,000,000 is for performance-based contract administrators. The agreement also provides an advance appropriation of $400,000,000 to be made available on October 1, 2016. The agreement allows the Secretary to use 

project funds held in residual receipt accounts, unobligated balances, including recaptures, and carryover for program activities. 

Oversight of property owners.—The agreement modifies the semiannual report required by the Senate report to be a single report 
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to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 87 

days of enactment. 

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

The agreement provides $432,700,000 for the section 202 program to be available until September 30, 2019, of which up to 

$77,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and existing congregate service grants. The appropriation plus $20,300,000 in carryover balances and residual receipts fully funds all renewals and 

amendments of project based rental assistance contracts, senior 

preservation rental assistance contracts, service coordinators, and 

existing congregate service grants. The agreement does not use 

funding previously provided for an elderly project rental assistance 

demonstration program to offset the appropriation, nor does it provide additional funding for any elderly project rental assistance 

demonstration program. 

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The agreement provides $150,600,000 for the section 811 program to be available until September 30, 2019. The funding level, 

in addition to $1,400,000 in residual receipts, recaptures and unobligated balances, fully supports all project based rental assistance 

contract renewals and amendments. The agreement does not allow 

the Secretary to use these resources for any other purpose than renewals and amendments, including for any new competitions for 

project rental assistance to state housing finance agencies. 

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $47,000,000 for housing counseling as- sistance, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract 

services, to remain available until September 30, 2017. The agreement requires the Secretary to award grants within 180 days of enactment of this Act, and allows the Secretary to enter into 

multiyear grant agreements, subject to the availability of annual 

appropriations.

RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

The agreement provides $30,000,000 for the rental housing assistance program and allows HUD to use funds, including unobligated balances and recaptured amounts, for one year contract extensions.

PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

The agreement provides $10,500,000 for authorized activities, of 

which $10,500,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing 

Fees Trust Fund. 

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a limitation of $400,000,000,000 on 

commitments to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal year 

2016, and provides that such commitment authority shall be avail-
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able until September 30, 2017. The agreement also provides 

$130,000,000 for administrative contract expenses, and provides an 

additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses up to 

$30,000,000, for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 

commitments, if guaranteed loan commitment levels exceed 

$200,000,000,000 by April 1, 2016. 

GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a $30,000,000,000 limitation on multifamily and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal year 2016, and 

provides that such commitment authority shall be available until 

September 30, 2017. 

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The agreement establishes a limitation of up to $500,000,000,000 

for new commitments during fiscal year 2016, which shall be available until September 30, 2017. The agreement also provides 

$23,000,000 for salaries and expenses for the Government National 

Mortgage Association during fiscal year 2016. The agreement increases salaries and expenses by $100 for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments, up to a cap of $3,000,000, if 

guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 by April 1, 

2016.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The agreement provides $85,000,000 for research and technology 

activities, and technical assistance. 

The agreement provides $10,000,000 for both on-going and new 

research, demonstrations, and evaluations. HUD is directed to provide at least $2,000,000 for grants to design housing for the disabled, $400,000 for an evaluation of energy performance contracts 

in public housing, $1,000,000 for Jobs-Plus outcomes tracking, 

$900,000 to assess HUD technical assistance to program grantees, 

$2,500,000 for homeless youth program evaluations conducted in 

partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, 

and $2,000,000 for homeless youth research activities authorized 

under section 345 of the Runaway Homeless Youth Act. 

The agreement provides a total of $25,000,000 under this heading for technical assistance, of which at least $5,000,000 is for 

training public housing agencies on finance and governance. 

Further, as requested, $41,500,000 is provided for various housing market surveys and $8,500,000 is for other research support, 

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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

The agreement provides $65,300,000 for fair housing activities, of 

which $39,200,000 is for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program 

(FHIP), $24,300,000 is for the Fair Housing Assistance Program, 

$1,500,000 is for the National Fair Housing Training Academy, and 

$300,000 is for translated materials. Of the funds available for 

FHIP, not less than $7,450,000 is available for education and outreach programs. 

OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

The agreement provides $110,000,000 for lead hazard control and 

healthy homes programs. Of the total, $20,000,000 is provided for 

healthy homes program activities, and $45,000,000 is to be made 

available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead 

abatement needs. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

The agreement provides $250,000,000 for the Information Technology Fund available until September 30, 2017. The Department 

is directed to initiate retirement plans for its obsolete and inefficient information technology systems. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, HUD shall submit comprehensive strategic plans 

for: retiring the HUDCAPS system, developing a grants modernization system, and completing the development and implementation 

of the NGMS system. Further, HUD may not implement any new 

modules or releases of the new core project in fiscal year 2016. The 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations direct GAO to 

continue to evaluate the Department’s efforts and plans to update 

its IT infrastructure. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The agreement provides $126,000,000 for the necessary expenses 

of the Office of Inspector General. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Section 201 splits overpayments evenly between Treasury and 

State HFAs. 

Section 202 prohibits funds from being used to investigate or 

prosecute lawful activities under the Fair Housing Act. 

Section 203 corrects anomalies in the HOPWA formula affecting 

New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina. 

Section 204 requires any grant or cooperative agreement to be 

made on a competitive basis, unless otherwise provided, in accord-
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ance with Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Reform Act of 1989. 

Section 205 relates to the availability of funds for services and 

facilities for GSEs and others subject to the Government Corporation Control Act and the Housing Act of 1950. 

Section 206 prohibits the use of funds in excess of the budget estimates, unless provided otherwise. 

Section 207 relates to the expenditure of funds for corporations 

and agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act. 

Section 208 requires the Secretary to provide quarterly reports 

on uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess funds in each 

departmental program and activity. 

Section 209 requires the Administration’s budget and HUD’s 

budget justifications for fiscal year 2017 be submitted in the identical account and sub-account structure provided in this Act. 

Section 210 exempts PHA Boards in Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi 

and the County of Los Angeles from certain public housing resident 

representation requirements. Affected entities under this section 

are reminded of their requirement to maintain a tenant advisory 

board, as prescribed under this section. HUD is required to ensure 

compliance with this requirement and should take enforcement actions if this requirement is not fulfilled. 

Section 211 exempts GNMA from certain requirements of the 

Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 

Section 212 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use agreements 

from an obsolete project to a viable project, provided that no additional costs are incurred and other conditions are met. 

Section 213 sets forth requirements for Section 8 voucher assistance eligibility and includes consideration for persons with disabilities.

Section 214 distributes Native American Housing Block Grants 

to the same Native Alaskan recipients as in fiscal year 2005. 

Section 215 authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages under 

Section 255 of the National Housing Act. 

Section 216 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any 

multifamily property that is owned or held by HUD. 

Section 217 allows the Section 108 loan guarantee program to 

guarantee notes or other obligations issued by any State on behalf 

of non-entitlement communities in the State. 

Section 218 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer 

units of public housing to be exempt from asset management requirements.

Section 219 restricts the Secretary from imposing any requirements or guidelines relating to asset management that restrict or 

limit the use of capital funds for central office costs, up to the limit 

established in QHWRA. 

Section 220 requires that no employee of the Department shall 

be designated as an allotment holder unless the CFO determines 

that such employee has received certain training. 

Section 221 requires the Secretary to publish all notice of funding availability that is competitively awarded on the internet for 

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Section 222 limits attorney fees and requires the Department to 

submit a spend plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Section 223 allows the Secretary to transfer up to 10 percent of 

funds or $4,000,000, whichever is less, appropriated under the 

headings ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ to any other office funded under such headings. 

Section 224 allows the Disaster Housing Assistance Programs to 

be considered a program of HUD for the purpose of income 

verifications and match requirements. 

Section 225 requires HUD to take certain actions against owners 

receiving rental subsidies that do not maintain safe properties. 

Section 226 places a salary and bonus limit on public housing 

agency officials and employees. 

Section 227 prohibits the use of funds for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at HUD. 

Section 228 extends the HOPE VI program to September 30, 

2016.

Section 229 requires the Secretary to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 3 full business days before grant awards are announced. 

Section 230 prohibits funds to be used to require or enforce the 

Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 

Section 231 prohibits the use of funds to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 

Section 232 prohibits funds for HUD financing of mortgages for 

properties that have been subject to eminent domain. 

Section 233 prohibits the use of funds to terminate the status of 

a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city with respect to grants. 

Section 234 allows funding for research, evaluation, and statistical purposes that is unexpended at the time of completion of the 

contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to be reobligated for additional research. 

Section 235 modifies safety-related termination criteria for the 

HOME Investment Partnerships program. 

Section 236 prohibits funds to be used for financial awards for 

employees subject to administrative discipline. 

Section 237 modifies the Rental Assistance Demonstration included in the fiscal year 2012 appropriations Act. 

Section 238 modifies Section 526 of the National Housing Act to 

permit exceptions for alternative water systems that meet requirements of State and local building codes that ensure health and 

safety standards. 

Section 239 extends existing contract terms, expands the number 

of PHAs that may participate in the Moving-to-Work program, and 

establishes an advisory committee and an advisory component. Rigorous research contains a quantitative component, a control or comparison group, and may incorporate qualitative study. For the purposes of this section, rigorous research methodologies include: randomized experiments, natural experiments, well-matched comparison group studies and quasi-experimental methods found in studies 

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Section 240 allows HUD to authorize the transfer of existing subsidies and liabilities from obsolete housing for persons with disabilities to housing that complies with local Olmstead requirements. 

Section 241 rescinds $12,000,000 in unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, from ‘‘General and Special Risk Program Account’’ and ‘‘Native American Housing Block Grants’’, and 

rescinds all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining in ‘‘Rural Housing and Economic Development’’ 

and ‘‘Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere 

Grants’’.

Section 242 authorizes the Secretary on a limited basis to use 

funds available under the ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ heading to 

participate in the multiagency Performance Partnership Pilots program.

Section 243 allows program income as an eligible match for 2015 

and 2016 Continuum of Care funds. 

Section 244 modifies grantee compliance requirements under the 

Community Development Fund heading for rural promise zone jurisdictions and certain other economically distressed communities. 

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

ACCESS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $8,023,000 for the salaries and expenses 

of the Access Board. 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $25,660,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, of which not more 

than $2,000 may be available for official reception and representation expenses. Of the funds provided, not less than $527,637 is 

available for the Office of Inspector General. 

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $24,499,000 for the Office of Inspector 

General for Amtrak. 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The agreement provides $105,170,000 for the salaries and expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board. 
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NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

The agreement provides $175,000,000 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC), of which $135,000,000 is for the core 

program, including $5,000,000 for the multifamily rental housing 

program. Of the total provided, $40,000,000 is for the National 

Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program. The agreement allows up to 5 percent of NFMC funds to be used for administrative expenses to carry out foreclosure mitigation activities. 

UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS

OPERATING EXPENSES

The agreement provides $3,530,000 for operating expenses of the 

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). 

In addition to the directives included in House Report 114–129, 

USICH is directed to continue supporting federal collaboration and 

implementation of the federal strategic plan to prevent and end 

homelessness. The Council shall balance its fulfillment of directives 

included in House Report 114–129 with the continuation of core responsibilities such as establishing common definitions of homelessness across programs, consolidating federal data, and increasing 

federal collaboration to target affordable housing and homeless resources to high-need families and individuals, including special 

populations such as veterans, victims of domestic violence, persons 

with HIV, and youth. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT 

Section 401 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-Federal 

parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. 

Section 402 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal year 

and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so provided herein.

Section 403 limits consulting service expenditures in procurement contracts to those contained in the public record. 

Section 404 prohibits employee training not directly related to 

the performance of official duties. 

Section 405 specifies requirements for reprogramming funds. 

Section 406 provides that fifty percent of unobligated balances 

for salaries and expenses may remain available for certain purposes, subject to the approval of the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations. 

Section 407 prohibits the use of funds for any project that seeks 

to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use. 

Section 408 prohibits funds from being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. Government, except 

where transfer authority is provided in this Act. 

Section 409 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to permanently replace an employee intent on returning to his or her past 

occupation after completion of military service. 
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Section 410 prohibits funds in this Act from being used unless 

the expenditure is in compliance with the Buy American Act. 

Section 411 prohibits funds from being appropriated or made 

available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. 

Section 412 prohibits funds for first-class airline accommodations 

in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41 

CFR.

Section 413 prohibits funds from being used for the approval of 

a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption application if that 

approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of 

the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement. 

Section 414 restricts the number of employees that agencies 

funded in this Act may send to international conferences. 

Section 415 prohibits funds from being used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce section 

18.36(c)(2) of title 49, U.S.C. for construction hiring purposes. 

Section 416 prohibits funds from being used in contravention of 

the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

Section 417 prohibits funds from being used to lease or purchase 

new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet or an agency’s fleet 

inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum— 

Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 

Section 418 prohibits the use of funds in contravention of subpart 

E of part 5 of the regulations of the Secretary of HUD, relating to 

restrictions on assistance to noncitizens. 

Section 419 prohibits the use of funds in contravention of section 

214(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, 

regarding conditions for financial assistance. Section 420 provides an additional $300,000,000 in disaster 

funds for ‘‘Community Planning and Development, Community Development Fund’’ for communities that experienced a disaster in 

2015.

Section 421 amends the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act to apply the emergency relief federal cost share methodology in 

effect at the time of the disaster. 
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