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[114th Congress Public Law 113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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                  CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

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Public Law 114-113
114th Congress

                                 An Act

 
   Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
   Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
      September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 18, 
                         2015 -  [H.R. 2029]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences.
Sec. 8. Corrections.
Sec. 9. Adjustments to compensation.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
      ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Agricultural Programs
Title II--Conservation Programs
Title III--Rural Development Programs
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI--Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII--General Provisions

      DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Military Personnel
Title II--Operation and Maintenance
Title III--Procurement
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII--Related Agencies
Title VIII--General Provisions
Title IX--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism

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     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil
Title II--Department of the Interior
Title III--Department of Energy
Title IV--Independent Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

  DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                                ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 
           the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Departmental Management and Operations
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V--General Provisions

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

Title I--Department of the Interior
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions

    DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Labor
Title II--Department of Health and Human Services
Title III--Department of Education
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

         DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Legislative Branch
Title II--General Provisions

  DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Defense
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions

    DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                    PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
Title II--United States Agency for International Development
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
Title IX--Other Matters

 DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

Title I--Department of Transportation

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Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions--This Act

     DIVISION M--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016

                  DIVISION N--CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015

                        DIVISION O--OTHER MATTERS

                   DIVISION P--TAX-RELATED PROVISIONS

       DIVISION Q--PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015

SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>>  REFERENCES.

    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

    The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House 
of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about 
December 17, 2015 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House, 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.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016.
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress.
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES.

    If, for fiscal year 2016, new budget authority provided in 
appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any 
category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with 
the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary 
spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2016 shall be made by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the 
excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 
percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all 
categories for that fiscal year.
SEC. 8. CORRECTIONS.

    The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53) is 
amended--
            (1) by changing the long title so as to read: ``Making 
        continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
        30, 2016, and for other purposes.'';
            (2) by inserting after the enacting clause (before section 
        1) the following: ``DIVISION A--TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION 
        ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015'';

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            (3) <<NOTE: 16 USC 6809. 20 USC 7801 note.>>  by inserting 
        after section 8 (before the statement of appropriations) the 
        following: ``DIVISION B--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
        2016''; and
            (4) by inserting after section 150 (before the short title) 
        the following new section: ``Sec. 151. Except as expressly 
        provided otherwise, any reference in this division to `this Act' 
        shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this 
        division.''.
SEC. 9. <<NOTE: 2 USC 4501 note.>>  ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be 
made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
(2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of 
Congress) during fiscal year 2016.

 DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, <<NOTE: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
   and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
 2016.>>  RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                          AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Production, Processing, and Marketing

                         Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,555,000, 
of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary, of which not to exceed $250,000 shall be 
available for the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison; not to exceed 
$502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to 
exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security 
and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental 
Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support 
services to offices of the Department and for general administration, 
security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and 
expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 
efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional 
Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including 
programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the 
executive branch; and not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Communications:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
Agriculture 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:  Provided further, 
That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this 
paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined

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by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the amount made available 
under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed 
from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident 
to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558:  Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred 
to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to 
maintain personnel at the agency level:  Provided further, That no funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date 
of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the 
allocation of these funds by USDA agency:  Provided further, That within 
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress the report required in section 7 U.S.C. 6935(b)(3).

                          Executive Operations

                      office of the chief economist

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$17,777,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative 
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155, and of which 
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for 
the purpose set forth under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of the 
consolidated Act).

                        national appeals division

    For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
$13,317,000.

                  office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, 
$9,392,000.

                 Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $44,538,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the Department.

                  Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
$6,028,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, $898,000.

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                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 
92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of 
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department 
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the 
Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other 
actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the 
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, 
improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for 
related costs, $64,189,000, to remain available until expended, for 
buildings operations and maintenance expenses:  Provided, That the 
Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office 
that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls 
incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or 
office.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,618,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be 
transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all 
requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands.

                       Office of Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including 
employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,738,000, 
including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other 
arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to 
section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not 
to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337 
of Public Law 97-98.

                      Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$44,383,000.

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                            Office of Ethics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Research, Education, and Economics, $893,000.

                        Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$85,373,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $168,443,000, of which up to $42,177,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture:  Provided, That amounts 
made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct 
Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).

                      Agricultural Research Service

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for 
acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 
cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands 
exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of 
money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,143,825,000: <<NOTE: 7 USC 2254.>>   Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 
aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:  
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 
of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost 
of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for 
headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and 
except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 
exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during 
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:  Provided 
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 
not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at 
Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural 
Research Center:  Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall 
not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 
April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural 
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by 
a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural 
Research

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Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion 
the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the 
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of 
the facility is in the interest of the United States:  Provided further, 
That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, 
organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating 
any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research 
Service, as authorized by law:  Provided further, That of the 
appropriations hereunder, $57,192,000 may not be obligated until 30 days 
after the Secretary of Agriculture certifies in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that the 
Agricultural Research Service has updated its animal care policies and 
that all Agricultural Research Service research facilities at which 
animal research is conducted have a fully functioning Institutional 
Animal Care and Use Committee, including all appropriate and necessary 
record keeping:  Provided further, That such certification shall set 
forth in detail the factual basis for the certification and the 
Department's plan for ensuring these changes are maintained in the 
future:  Provided further, That such certification shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress.

                        buildings and facilities

    For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $212,101,000 to 
remain available until expended.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                    research and education activities

    For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative 
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, 
$819,685,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Research and Education Activities'' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for research grants for 
1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and 
food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, 
multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge 
grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until 
expended:  Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive 
funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000:  
Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and 
Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual 
eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  Provided 
further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be 
made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222:  Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the 
amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C.

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450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that 
authority.

               native american institutions endowment fund

    For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by 
Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                          extension activities

    For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American 
Samoa, $475,891,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 
1890 institutions shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 
for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000:  Provided 
further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and 
(c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) 
of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for retirement and employees' 
compensation costs for extension agents.

                          integrated activities

    For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the 
table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated 
Activities'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That 
funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be 
charged against any Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded 
under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

   Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $893,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                          salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980

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(22 U.S.C. 4085), $894,415,000, of which $470,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals 
and birds (``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet 
emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal 
Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities 
under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $55,340,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for information technology 
infrastructure; of which $158,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary 
Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:  Provided, That 
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods 
development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm 
program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a 
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does 
not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:  
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
five, of which two shall be for replacement only:  Provided further, 
That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the 
agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may 
transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or 
corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to 
be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of 
contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or 
plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of 
the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 
431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and 
any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes 
in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 
amounts:  Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration 
of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
    In fiscal year 2016, the agency is authorized to collect fees to 
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or 
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and 
international organizations, foreign governments, or

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individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any 
entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and 
such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until 
expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, 
goods, or services.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$81,223,000:  Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
replacement value of the building.
    Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as 
established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

                  limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $60,982,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:  Provided, 
That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events 
occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as 
authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: 
(1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
this Act; and (3) not more than $20,489,000 for formulation and 
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 
1961.

                   payments to states and possessions

    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments 
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,235,000.

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         Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $43,057,000:  Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of 
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 
percent of the current replacement value of the building.

         limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

    Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:  
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional supervision 
and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation 
may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

              Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food 
Safety, $816,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

    For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 
the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,014,871,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected 
for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
138f):  Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data 
Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until 
expended:  Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent 
positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2016 for purposes 
dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane 
Methods of Slaughter Act:  Provided further, That the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110-246 as further clarified by the amendments made in 
section 12106 of Public Law 113-79:  Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of 
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 
percent of the current replacement value of the building.

Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm 
and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000.

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                           Farm Service Agency

                          salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000:  
Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the $129,546,000 made 
available under this heading for information technology related to farm 
program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of 
Agricultural Systems and other farm program delivery systems, may be 
obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a plan for expenditure that 
(1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the 
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission 
benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including 
estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) 
key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment 
is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology 
Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle 
management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable 
Department's capital planning and investment control requirements; and 
(3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and 
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
 Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of 
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies 
for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance 
against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance 
of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current 
performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed 
breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or 
upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to 
meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the 
investment:  Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use 
the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs 
administered by the Agency:  Provided further, That other funds made 
available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
merged with this account:  Provided further, That funds made available 
to county committees shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency 
shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices:  Provided 
further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency 
shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would 
result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior 
notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.

                         state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act 
of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $3,404,000.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2255]]

               grassroots source water protection program

    For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $6,500,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                         dairy indemnity program

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy 
indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That such program is carried out by the 
Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in 
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat. 
1549A-12).

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 
U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans 
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), 
and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be 
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as 
follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and 
$1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for 
unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct 
operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land 
acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and 
for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:  Provided, That 
the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the 
purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, 
$53,961,000 for direct operating loans, $14,352,000 for unsubsidized 
guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $1,262,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
    Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct 
loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:  
Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2256]]

                         Risk Management Agency

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000:  
Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

    The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to 
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and 
to make 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 programs set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or 
agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

    For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended.

                    Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                  reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to 
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses 
sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the 
Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11):  Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the 
conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural 
Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit 
Corporation business.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

    For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup 
expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the 
requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and 
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 
6961).

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                                TITLE II

                          CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                         conservation operations

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of 
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation 
plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water 
(including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures 
for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and 
the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related 
pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; 
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; 
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant 
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost 
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent 
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$850,856,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public 
improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public 
improvements shall not exceed $250,000:  Provided further, That when 
buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the 
right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities 
under 16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009 for authorized ongoing watershed 
projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities: 
 Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
authorities under section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 
1944 (Public Law 78-534) for authorized ongoing projects with a primary 
purpose of watershed protection by stabilizing stream channels, 
tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

    Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2258]]

                                TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

           Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Rural Development, $893,000.

                            Rural Development

                          salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, 
including activities with institutions concerning the development and 
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$225,835,000:  Provided, That no less than $19,500,000 shall be for the 
Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support the Rural Development mission area:  Provided further, That any 
balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service 
salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with 
this appropriation.

                          Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to 
be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: 
$900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,278,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 
for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for 
credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for 
section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for 
section 524 site development loans.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $60,750,000 shall be for 
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,424,000; and repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$8,414,000:  Provided, That to support the loan program level for 
section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the 
Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of 
such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act 
of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not 
be subsidized:

[[Page 129 STAT. 2259]]

 Provided further, That applicants in communities that have a current 
rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of 
section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading:  Provided 
further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 
502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct 
loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program 
funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 
523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2016.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,125,000, to remain available 
until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm 
labor housing grants and contracts:  Provided, That any balances 
available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and 
merged with this account.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $417,854,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses''.

                        rental assistance program

    For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to 
the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu 
of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by 
section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,389,695,000; and in 
addition such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) 
of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to 
carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the 
Act:  Provided, That rental assistance agreements entered into or 
renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year 
period:  Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 
end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes 
of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any 
existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities 
authorized under title V of the Act:  Provided further, That rental 
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 
2016 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another 
project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 
consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants 
seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible 
tenants who are not receiving such assistance:  Provided further, That 
such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be 
applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed 
under section 514 or 516 of the Act:  Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided, up to $75,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2017, for renewal of rental assistance agreements within 
the 12-month contract period:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress quarterly reports on the number of renewals approved pursuant 
to the preceding proviso, on the amount of rental assistance available, 
and the anticipated need for rental assistance for the remainder of the 
fiscal year:  Provided further, That except

[[Page 129 STAT. 2260]]

as provided in the second proviso under this heading and notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental 
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 
2016 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental 
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs as well as 
unmet rental assistance needs from fiscal year 2015.

           multi-family housing revitalization program account

    For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 
542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration 
program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental 
housing properties described in this paragraph, $37,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $15,000,000, shall be available for rural housing 
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving 
rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 
loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005:  Provided further, 
That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent 
for such unit:  Provided further, That funds made available for such 
vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and 
administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers 
administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development:  Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that 
the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the 
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
family rental housing properties described in this paragraph:  Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$22,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the 
preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-
family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-
family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for 
the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to 
preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable 
housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing 
or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including 
advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to 
obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary:  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation 
and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring:  Provided further, That 
if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described 
in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and 
revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers:  
Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently 
authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may 
use

[[Page 129 STAT. 2261]]

funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to 
carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That in 
addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more 
than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this 
heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this 
heading.

                   mutual and self-help housing grants

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $27,500,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                     rural housing assistance grants

    For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing 
preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $148,305,000 for guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.
    For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as 
authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $38,778,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community 
Development Initiative:  Provided further, That such funds shall be used 
solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit 
community-based housing and community development organizations, low-
income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, 
community and economic development projects in rural areas:  Provided 
further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, 
nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a 
program of financial and technical assistance:  Provided further, That 
such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided:  Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for 
facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe 
economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with up to 5 percent for 
administration and capacity building in the State rural development 
offices:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to 
tribal colleges, as authorized

[[Page 129 STAT. 2262]]

by section 306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided further, That sections 
381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 
not applicable to the funds made available under this heading:  Provided 
further, That for the purposes of determining eligibility or level of 
program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison 
populations.

                   Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     rural business program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business 
development programs authorized by section 310B and described in 
subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $62,687,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a 
qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic development and 
$3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 
2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as 
described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for 
administrative expenses:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to 
benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 
for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic 
development:  Provided further, That for purposes of determining 
eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not 
include incarcerated prison populations:  Provided further, That 
sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.

               intermediary relending program fund account

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), 
$18,889,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, $5,217,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which 
$531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2016, for Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2016, for Mississippi Delta Region counties 
(as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460):  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.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2263]]

            rural economic development loans program account

                     (including rescission of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$33,077,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are 
rescinded.

                  rural cooperative development grants

    For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 
310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative 
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas 
program:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants 
for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups 
of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority 
of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of 
individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of 
which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
value-added agricultural product market development grants, as 
authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a).

                    rural energy for america program

    For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms 
and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $500,000:  Provided, That 
the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

                         Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the 
rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management 
programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $522,365,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act:  Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by 
section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in 
addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act:  
Provided

[[Page 129 STAT. 2264]]

further, That $64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems 
grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1):  Provided further, That 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to 
section 325 of Public Law 105-83:  Provided further, That not more than 
2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for 
training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent 
of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to 
section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance 
programs:  Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance 
grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) 
of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, 
of which $6,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified 
nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water and waste water 
problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural 
communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the 
planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and 
waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a 
qualified national Native American organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:  Provided 
further, That not to exceed $16,397,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national 
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical 
assistance for rural water systems:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:  Provided 
further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under 
section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):  
Provided further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost 
grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:  Provided further, 
That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                      (including transfer of funds)

    The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 
sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 
306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A,

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$750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 
306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:  
Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, 
acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants 
(whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
    For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $104,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,707,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

    For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, 
$20,576,000.
    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $22,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act:  Provided further, That funding provided under 
this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the 
eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.
    For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the 
Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible 
for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 950aaa.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $811,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.),

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except sections 17 and 21; $22,149,746,000 to remain available through 
September 30, 2017, of which such sums as are made available under 
section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and 
available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:  
Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):  Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants 
to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 
schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, 
improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, 
or expansion of the school breakfast program:  Provided further, That of 
the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80):  Provided further, That section 26(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2010 through 2015'' and 
inserting ``2010 through 2016''.

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                  (wic)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,350,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than 
$60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other 
related activities, and $13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure:  
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this account shall 
be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance 
with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified 
in section 17 of such Act:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed 
by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by 
section 17 of such Act:  Provided further, That upon termination of a 
federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions 
established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 
7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.

                supplemental nutrition assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $80,849,383,000, of which $3,000,000,000, 
to remain available through December 31, 2017, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become 
necessary to carry out program operations:  Provided, That funds 
available for the contingency reserve under the heading ``Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program'' of division A of Public Law 113-235 shall 
be available until December 31, 2016:  Provided further, That funds 
provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide

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nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized 
Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
required by law:  Provided further, That funds made available for 
Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available 
through September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 
2017:  Provided further, That funds made available under this heading 
may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, 
evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity 
provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008.

                      commodity assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); 
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the 
nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188); 
and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $296,217,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2017:  Provided, That none of these 
funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation 
for commodities donated to the program:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made 
available in fiscal year 2016 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market 
Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs 
associated with the distribution of commodities.

                    nutrition programs administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition 
Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, 
$150,824,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 
shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

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                                 TITLE V

                 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                          salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 
U.S.C. 1766), $191,566,000:  Provided, That the Service may utilize 
advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made 
on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and 
institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food 
production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign 
assistance programs of the United States Agency for International 
Development:  Provided further, That funds made available for middle-
income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug 
International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, 
and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation 
solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international 
currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.

   food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program 
                                 account

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title 
I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480) and the Food for Progress Act 
of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                     food for peace title ii grants

    For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest 
thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title 
II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition 
                             program grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $201,626,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein:  
Provided further, That of the amount

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made available under this heading, $5,000,000, shall remain available 
until expended for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1726c).

  commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                 account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; 
to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $354,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                 Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of 
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for 
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the 
District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, 
not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107-188; $4,681,392,000:  Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $851,481,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $137,677,000 shall be derived from 
medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$318,363,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $21,540,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $22,818,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $9,705,000 shall be derived from 
animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$599,000,000 shall be derived

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from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other 
provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug 
user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, 
biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and 
animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 
2016 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended:  Provided further, That fees 
derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, 
biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug 
assessments for fiscal year 2016, including any such fees collected 
prior to fiscal year 2016 but credited for fiscal year 2016, shall be 
subject to the fiscal year 2016 limitations:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2016 of user fees 
specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2017, prior 
to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed 
for fiscal year 2017 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal 
year 2016 shall not be included in amounts under this heading:  Provided 
further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:  
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 
$987,328,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (2) $1,394,136,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (3) $354,901,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $187,825,000 shall be for the Center for 
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $430,443,000 shall be for the Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center 
for Toxicological Research; (7) $564,117,000 shall be for the Center for 
Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $171,418,000 shall be for Rent and 
Related activities, of which $52,346,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, 
other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for 
rent; (9) not to exceed $238,274,000 shall be for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $289,619,000 shall be 
for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of 
Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory 
Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and 
central services for these offices:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by 
the Commissioner:  Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant 
to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading 
for other activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts that are 
made available under this heading for ``other activities'', and that are 
not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human

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Services--Office of Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs 
and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in 
addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and 
Drug Administration:  Provided further, That funds may be transferred 
from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b, 
export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority 
review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed 
recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer 
program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale distributor 
licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and 
third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), and third-party auditor fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), shall be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and 
Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations 
and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and 
other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for the purchase of 
information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be 
for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General:  Provided, That 
notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided 
under this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations 
equal to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That for the purpose of 
recording any obligations that should have been recorded against 
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, these accounts may be 
reopened solely for the purpose of correcting any violations of 31 
U.S.C. 1501(a)(1), and balances canceled pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) 
in any accounts reopened pursuant to this authority shall remain 
unavailable to liquidate any outstanding obligations.

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                       Farm Credit Administration

                  limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $65,600,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships:  Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                                TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

    Sec. 701.  Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture 
for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the 
purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to 
exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement 
only, and for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for 
those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation 
safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 
property, and public safety.
    Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of 
discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available 
unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the 
Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the 
acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services of 
primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such 
transferred funds to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of 
the agency administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to and the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the 
Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress as required by section 717 of this Act:  Provided further, That 
of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary 
may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition 
of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and 
implementation of a financial management plan, information technology, 
and other systems of the National Finance Center or to

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pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center:  
Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available 
for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided further, That the limitation on the obligation of 
funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply 
to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to 
respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the 
operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of 
the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center.
    Sec. 703.  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. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay 
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar 
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and 
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost 
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to 
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does 
not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and 
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed 
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act.
    Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal 
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made 
in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural 
Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and 
Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund program account.
    Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief 
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information 
Technology Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
 Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40, 
United States Code, none of the funds available to the Department of 
Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects, 
contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written 
approval by the Chief Information Officer:  Provided further, That the 
Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds 
without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the 
performance of an agency measured against the performance plan 
requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 113-235.
    Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal

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year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made 
in the current fiscal year.
    Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former 
RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed 
loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit 
utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such 
Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
    Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not 
more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made 
available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 
Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2017, for 
information technology expenses:  Provided, That except as otherwise 
specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations 
made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural 
Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 
2017, for information technology expenses.
    Sec. 710.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the 
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.
    Sec. 711.  In the case of each program established or amended by the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), other than by title I or 
subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite 
amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be 
carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
            (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
        administrative expenses, including technical assistance, 
        associated with the implementation of the program, without 
        regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and 
        fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
            (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
        considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of 
        applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and 
        fund transfers contained in such section.

    Sec. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities 
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces 
of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with 
negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants.
    Sec. 713.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay 
indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or 
extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under 
each award:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded 
competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be 
available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded 
under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

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    Sec. 714.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
            (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
        section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1012(h)(1));
            (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
        authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of 
        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of $1,329,000,000:  
        Provided, That this limitation shall apply only to funds 
        provided by section 1241(a)(5)(C) of the Food Security Act of 
        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(C));
            (3) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by 
        section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
        2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $3,000,000 in new obligational 
        authority; and
            (4) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product 
        Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 
        of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
        8103) in excess of $27,000,000 of the funding appropriated by 
        subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii) of that section for fiscal year 2016.

    Sec. 715.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of 
$884,980,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 
Commodities--$465,000,000; State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal 
of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000:  Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries 
and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an 
amount that excludes the transfer of $125,000,000 of the funds to be 
transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, 
until October 1, 2016:  Provided further, That $125,000,000 made 
available on October 1, 2016, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be 
excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ix) of 
section 14222 of Public Law 110-246:  Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the 
Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
of 1935 (Public Law 74-320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any 
surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act:  Provided further, That 
the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of the limitation set forth in 
this section, except for the amounts to be transferred pursuant to the 
first proviso, are hereby permanently rescinded.
    Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare 
or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget 
submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture,

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Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due 
to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which 
additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees 
proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a 
committee of conference for the fiscal year 2017 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal 
year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the 
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, 
transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, 
or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the 
authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89-106 (7 
U.S.C. 2263), 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 offices, programs, or activities; or
            (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
        presently performed by Federal employees;

unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
(as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such 
authority.
    (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous 
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects 
through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in 
subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, that--
            (1) augments existing programs, 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 
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
        Commission (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives 
        approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
        Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or 
        transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.

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    (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any 
program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year 
unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically 
funded by any other Act.
    (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous 
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for--
            (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
        including information technology systems, that involves 
        increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
        the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of 
        the total cost, whichever is less;
            (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant 
        positions or agency activities or functions to establish a 
        center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more 
        personnel; or
            (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
        described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded by 
        this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
        both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the 
        funds for these purposes.

    (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any 
activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the 
notification as required in this section.
    Sec. 718.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may 
assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in 
an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 
portion of the loan.
    Sec. 719.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm 
Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make 
available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a 
result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process 
to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human 
Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit 
Administration employee.
    Sec. 720.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to 
produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or 
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear 
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that 
the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive 
branch agency.
    Sec. 721.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this

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Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for 
more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing 
agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
assignment.
    Sec. 722.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse 
marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
    Sec. 723.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and 
Drug Administration, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the 
funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as 
defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
    Sec. 724.  Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide assistance to 
recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by 
the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are 
in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended 
beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for 
unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
    Sec. 725.  There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out 
section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
    Sec. 726.  The Secretary shall establish an intermediary loan 
packaging program based on the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 
2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. 
The Secretary shall enter into agreements with current intermediary 
organizations and with additional qualified intermediary organizations. 
The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase 
effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in 
rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the 
national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the 
work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such 
loans.
    Sec. 727.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget 
authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans 
and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent:  Provided, That prior 
to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, 
in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 15 days in advance.
    Sec. 728.  There is hereby appropriated for the ``Emergency 
Watershed Protection Program'', $157,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; for the ``Emergency Forestry Restoration Program'', 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended; and for the ``Emergency 
Conservation Program'', $108,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That $37,000,000 made available for the ``Emergency 
Watershed Protection Program''; $2,000,000 made available for the 
``Emergency Forestry Restoration Program''; and

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$91,000,000 made available for the ``Emergency Conservation Program'' 
under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major 
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and are designated by 
the 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. 729.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be 
available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be 
available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and 
information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of 
the Department of Agriculture.
    Sec. 730.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States 
from the People's Republic of China for use in the school lunch program 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 
et seq.), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under 
section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program 
under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
    Sec. 731.  In response to an eligible community where the drinking 
water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined 
by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may 
provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance 
Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days 
beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to 
protect public health.
    Sec. 732.  Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act 
for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) 
shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching 
requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment 
of such section:  Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) 
shall continue to apply.
    Sec. 733. (a) For the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act through school year 2016-2017, with respect to the school lunch 
program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program established 
under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final 
regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal 
Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary 
shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain 
requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States 
shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable 
amount of time, to requests for an exemption:  Provided, That school 
food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in 
procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable

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to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements:  
Provided further, That school food authorities shall comply with the 
applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch 
or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014.
    (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111-296), or any other law that would require a 
reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed 
meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in 
section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes 
the reduction is beneficial for children.
    Sec. 734.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to release or implement the final version of the eighth 
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, revised pursuant to 
section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341), unless the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services ensure that each revision to any 
nutritional or dietary information or guideline contained in the 2010 
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and each new nutritional 
or dietary information or guideline to be included in the eighth edition 
of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans--
            (1) is based on significant scientific agreement; and
            (2) is limited in scope to nutritional and dietary 
        information.

    Sec. 735. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall engage the National 
Academy of Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study of the entire 
process used to establish the Advisory Committee for the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans and the subsequent development of the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans, most recently revised pursuant to section 301 
of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5341). The panel of the National Academy of Medicine selected to 
conduct the study shall include a balanced representation of individuals 
with broad experiences and viewpoints regarding nutritional and dietary 
information.
    (b) The study required by subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An analysis of each of the following:
                    (A) How the Dietary Guidelines for Americans can 
                better prevent chronic disease, ensure nutritional 
                sufficiency for all Americans, and accommodate a range 
                of individual factors, including age, gender, and 
                metabolic health.
                    (B) How the advisory committee selection process can 
                be improved to provide more transparency, eliminate 
                bias, and include committee members with a range of 
                viewpoints.
                    (C) How the Nutrition Evidence Library is compiled 
                and utilized, including whether Nutrition Evidence 
                Library reviews and other systematic reviews and data 
                analysis

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                are conducted according to rigorous and objective 
                scientific standards.
                    (D) How systematic reviews are conducted on 
                longstanding Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
                recommendations, including whether scientific studies 
                are included from scientists with a range of viewpoints.
            (2) Recommendations to improve the process used to establish 
        the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to ensure the Dietary 
        Guidelines for Americans reflect balanced sound science.

    (c) There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to conduct the study 
required by subsection (a).
    Sec. 736.  The unobligated balances identified by the Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X0113 are rescinded.
    Sec. 737.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Food and Nutrition 
Service, to commence any new research and evaluation projects until the 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress a research and evaluation plan for fiscal year 2016, prepared 
in coordination with the Research, Education, and Economics mission area 
of the Department of Agriculture, and a period of 30 days beginning on 
the date of the submission of the plan expires to permit Congressional 
review of the plan.
    Sec. 738.  Of the unobligated prior year funds identified by 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1980 where obligations have been 
cancelled, $13,000,000 is rescinded.
    Sec. 739.  The unobligated balances identified by the Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3318, 12X1010, 12X1090, 12X1907, 12X0402, 
12X3508, and 12X3322 are rescinded.
    Sec. 740.  Section 166 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7286) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and title I of the Food, Conservation, and 
        Energy Act of 2008'' both places it appears and inserting 
        ``title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and 
        Subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (c) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(3) Application of authority.--Beginning with the 2015 
        crop marketing year, the Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) 
        under the same terms and conditions as were in effect for the 
        2008 crop year for loans made to producers under subtitle B of 
        title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
        U.S.C. 8701 et seq.).''.

    Sec. 741. (a) There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to provide 
competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational 
agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier 
meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, 
maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program, to remain 
available until expended.
    (b) There is hereby appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out section 
749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
80), to remain available until expended.
    Sec. 742.  Of the unobligated balances identified by the Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1072, $20,000,000 is hereby rescinded:  
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 
designated by Congress as an emergency

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requirement or for disaster relief requirement pursuant to a Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 743.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under such 
section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under 
subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p-2) 
with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible 
lenders for such loans.
    Sec. 744.  There is hereby appropriated $8,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a):  Provided, That the 
Secretary launch the program authorized by this section during the 2016 
fiscal year and that it be carried out through the Rural Utilities 
Service:  Provided further, That, within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on how the Rural Utilities 
Service will implement section 6407 during the 2016 fiscal year.
    Sec. 745.  Of the unobligated balances of appropriations in Public 
Law 108-199, Public Law 109-234, and Public Law 110-28 made available 
for the ``Emergency Watershed Protection Program'', $2,400,000 shall be 
available for the purposes of such program for any disaster occurring 
fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until 
expended.
    Sec. 746.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action 
with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a 
prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or 
biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such 
professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until 
a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.
    Sec. 747.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled ``Food 
Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and 
Similar Retail Food Establishments'' published by the Food and Drug 
Administration in the Federal Register on December 1, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 
71156 et seq.) until the later of--
            (1) December 1, 2016; or
            (2) the date that is one year after the date on which the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes Level 1 
        guidance with respect to nutrition labeling of standard menu 
        items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments in 
        accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (g)(1)(ii), (g)(1)(iii), 
        and (g)(1)(iv) of section 10.115 of title 21, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.

    Sec. 748.  In addition to funds appropriated in this Act, there is 
hereby appropriated $250,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
under the heading ``Food for Peace Title II Grants'':  Provided, That 
the funds made available under this section shall be used for the 
purposes set forth in the Food for Peace Act for both emergency and non-
emergency purposes:  Provided further, That the funds made available by 
this section used for emergency

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programs may be prioritized to respond to emergency food needs involving 
conflict in the Middle East and to address other urgent food needs 
around the world:  Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this section, $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Commodity 
Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities under section 
302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-
1).
    Sec. 749.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for 
an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product 
under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo is intentionally 
created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any 
such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the 
Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
    Sec. 750.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any provision of the FDA Food Safety 
Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353), including the amendments made 
thereby, with respect to the regulation of the distribution, sale, or 
receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic beverage 
production process, irrespective of whether such byproducts are solely 
intended for use as animal feed.
    Sec. 751. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available in fiscal year 2015 for the supplemental nutrition program as 
authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786), $220,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is 
hereby appropriated for ``Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for 
Women, Infants, and Children'', $220,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for management information systems, including WIC electronic 
benefit transfer systems and activities.
    Sec. 752. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) within 4 months of the date of enactment of this Act, 
        establish a prioritization process for APHIS to conduct audits 
        or reviews of countries or regions that have received animal 
        health status recognitions by APHIS and provide a description of 
        this process to the Committee on Appropriations of the House, 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, Committee on 
        Agriculture of the House, and Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
            (2) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
        factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable:
                    (A) veterinary control and oversight;
                    (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
                    (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
                    (D) epidemiological separation from potential 
                sources of infection;
                    (E) surveillance practices;
                    (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
                    (G) emergency preparedness and response.
            (3) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
        any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (2); and

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    (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United 
States obligations under its international trade agreements.
    Sec. 753.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to carry out any activities or incur any expense related to the issuance 
of licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), 
or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers who sell dogs and 
cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing.
    Sec. 754.  No partially hydrogenated oils as defined in the order 
published by the Food and Drug Administration in the Federal Register on 
June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.) shall be deemed unsafe within 
the meaning of section 409(a) and no food that is introduced or 
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce that bears or 
contains a partially hydrogenated oil shall be deemed adulterated under 
sections 402(a)(1) or 402(a)(2)(C)(i) by virtue of bearing or containing 
a partially hydrogenated oil until the compliance date as specified in 
such order (June 18, 2018).
    Sec. 755.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
    (1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement section 12106 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the amendments made by such section (21 
U.S.C. 601 note; Public Law 113-79), including any regulation or 
guidance the Secretary of Agriculture issues to carry out such section 
or the amendments made by such section; and
    (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement 
section 403(t) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
343(t)), including any regulation or guidance the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services issues to carry out such section.
    Sec. 756.  There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of 
section 727 of division A of Public Law 112-55.
    Sec. 757.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this 
Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is 
appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded 
agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
    Sec. 758.  The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2016, an amount of funds made 
available in title III under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing 
Assistance Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural 
Business Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, 
and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount 
obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such 
headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated 
under such headings for REAP Zones.
    Sec. 759. (a) Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
        (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
        (7), respectively; and
            (3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``beef,'' and ``, 
                pork,''; and

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                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``ground beef,'' and 
                ``, ground pork,''.

    (b) Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1638a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``beef,'' and 
                ``pork,'';
                    (B) by striking ``beef,'' and ``pork,'' each place 
                it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
                    (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                          (i) in the heading, by striking ``beef, 
                      pork,''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``ground beef, ground pork,'' 
                      each place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

    Sec. 760.  The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary's 
designees are hereby granted the same access to information and subject 
to the same requirements applicable to the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development as provided in section 453(j) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) and section 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix)) to verify the income 
for individuals participating in sections 502, 504, 521, and 542 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474, 1490a, and 1490r).
    Sec. 761. (a) During fiscal year 2016, the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) shall not allow the introduction or delivery for 
introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains 
genetically engineered salmon until FDA publishes final labeling 
guidelines for informing consumers of such content; and
    (b) Of the amounts made available to the Food and Drug 
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, not less than $150,000 shall be 
used to develop labeling guidelines and implement a program to disclose 
to consumers whether salmon offered for sale to consumers is a 
genetically engineered variety.
    Sec. 762.  The Secretary may charge a fee for lenders to access 
Department loan guarantee systems in connection with such lenders' 
participation in loan guarantee programs of the Rural Housing Service:  
Provided, That the funds collected from such fees shall be made 
available to the Secretary without further appropriation and such funds 
shall be deposited into the Rural Development Salaries and Expense 
Account and shall remain available until expended for obligation and 
expenditure by the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Rural 
Housing Service Loan Guarantee Program in addition to other available 
funds:  Provided further, That such fees collected shall not exceed $50 
per loan.
    Sec. 763.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any other 
Act may be used--
            (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act 
        of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or
            (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use 
        of industrial hemp that is grown or cultivated in accordance 
        with subsection section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 
        within or outside the State in which the industrial hemp is 
        grown or cultivated.

    Sec. 764.  For an additional amount for ``Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses'', $5,500,000, to

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remain available until September 30, 2017, for one-time control and 
management and associated activities directly related to the multiple-
agency response to citrus greening.
    Sec. 765.  Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``the last day'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``September 
30, 2016.''.
    Sec. 766.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.)--
            (1) the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus, 
        formerly known as Theragra chalcogramma, is ``pollock''; and
            (2) the term ``Alaskan Pollock'' or `` `Alaska Pollock' '' 
        may be used in labeling to refer solely to ``pollock'' harvested 
        in the State waters of Alaska or the exclusive economic zone (as 
        that term is defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) 
        adjacent to Alaska.

    Sec. 767.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel--
            (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
            (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
        Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
        note; Public Law 104-127); or
            (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

    This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016''.

DIVISION B--COMMERCE, <<NOTE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, 
 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of Commerce 
  Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                      operations and administration

    For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the 
Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade 
promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and 
cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United 
States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, 
United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees 
temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of 
the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, 
without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; 
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and 
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction 
of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment 
of tort

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claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses 
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 
not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor 
vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $493,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from 
fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided, 
That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 
shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and 
compliance activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
for the International Trade Administration under this title, $5,000,000 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure until 15 days after 
the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate the report and certification detailed in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That the provisions of the 
first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the 
purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for 
assessments for services provided as part of these activities.

                     Bureau of Industry and Security

                      operations and administration

    For necessary expenses for export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs 
associated with the performance of export administration field 
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for 
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; 
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the 
first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when 
such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for 
official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to 
informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized 
by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 
401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and 
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles 
eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise 
established by law, $112,500,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in 
carrying out these activities:  Provided further, That payments and 
contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided 
as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost 
of such activities, and for providing information to the public with 
respect to the export administration and national

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security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export 
control programs of the United States and other governments.

                   Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

    For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment 
assistance, and for grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), $222,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be for 
grants under such section 27.

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of administering the economic development 
assistance programs as provided for by law, $39,000,000:  Provided, That 
these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I 
of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                      minority business development

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, 
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including 
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or 
private organizations, $32,000,000.

                    Economic and Statistical Analysis

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and 
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, 
$109,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                          Bureau of the Census

                      current surveys and programs

    For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $270,000,000:  
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided further, That 
the Bureau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual 
Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using 
the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in 
addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population 
Survey beginning in February 2014.

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                     periodic censuses and programs

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs 
provided for by law, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017:  Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be 
used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be 
transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for 
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits 
related to the Bureau of the Census:  Provided further, That not more 
than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this heading for 
information technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the 
Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may 
be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for 
expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment over 
$25,000: (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle 
cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and 
operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) details for each 
project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and schedule variances; and 
(B) top risks and mitigation strategies; and (3) has been submitted to 
the Government Accountability Office.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $39,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall 
charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, 
analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be 
retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
services, to remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting 
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other 
Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications 
research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for 
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned 
functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
Government agencies shall remain available until expended.

     public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

    For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and 
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for 
the administration of all open grants until their expiration.

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                United States Patent and Trademark Office

                          salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits 
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,272,000,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and 
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are 
received during fiscal year 2016, so as to result in a fiscal year 2016 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:  Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2016, should the total amount of such offsetting 
collections be less than $3,272,000,000 this amount shall be reduced 
accordingly:  Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
$3,272,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and deposited in the Patent and 
Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending 
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso 
and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 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 any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the 
preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office ``Salaries and Expenses'' account:  Provided further, 
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made 
available in fiscal year 2016 for official reception and representation 
expenses:  Provided further, That in fiscal year 2016 from the amounts 
made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts 
necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay 
contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by 
section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees 
subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the 
present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by 
OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are 
enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal 
Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the 
FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized 
purposes of those accounts:  Provided further, That any differences 
between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series 
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific 
use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial 
statements, where applicable:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and 
collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 
42(c)

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of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29):  Provided further, That 
within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
``Office of Inspector General'' account for activities associated with 
carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

             scientific and technical research and services

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), $690,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working 
Capital Fund'':  Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That 
NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research 
fellowship program participants.

                     industrial technology services

    For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
$155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000 
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of 
which $25,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manufacturing 
Innovation.

                   construction of research facilities

    For construction of new research facilities, including architectural 
and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing 
facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
278e), $119,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That <<NOTE: 15 USC 1513b note.>>  the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits 
to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of 
Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year 
program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget 
justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary 
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal 
years.

             National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, 
operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other 
payments to nonprofit organizations for the

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purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; 
and relocation of facilities, $3,305,813,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for cooperative 
enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, 
That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the 
management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided 
further, That in addition, $130,164,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'', which shall only be used 
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, 
Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information 
Networks:  Provided further, That of the $3,453,477,000 provided for in 
direct obligations under this heading, $3,305,813,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund, $130,164,000 is provided by transfer and 
$17,500,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:  
Provided further, That the total amount available for National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support 
costs shall not exceed $226,300,000:  Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:  Provided 
further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and 
for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their 
dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such 
sums as may be necessary.

                procurement, acquisition and construction

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, 
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, $2,400,416,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, except that funds provided for acquisition and 
construction of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the $2,413,416,000 provided 
for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,400,416,000 is 
appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from 
recoveries of prior year obligations:  Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: <<NOTE: 15 USC 
1513a note.>>   Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to 
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States

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Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a 
total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget 
justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements 
for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:  
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $80,050,000 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure until 15 days after 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a fleet modernization and recapitalization plan:  Provided 
further, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be 
transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for 
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits 
related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.

                     pacific coastal salmon recovery

    For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific 
salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017:  Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of 
Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes 
of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects 
necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 
listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as 
at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for 
exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, 
or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, 
based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce:  
Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific 
and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing 
activities:  Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall be 
subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind 
contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.

                      fishermen's contingency fund

    For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372, 
not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant 
to that Act, to remain available until expended.

                    fisheries finance program account

    Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2016, obligations of direct loans may not exceed 
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed 
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant 
Marine Act of 1936.

                         Departmental Management

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of 
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for 
official reception and representation, $58,000,000:  Provided,

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That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to 
$2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses and communities 
with information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and 
local government programs.

                       renovation and modernization

    For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of 
Department of Commerce facilities, $19,062,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                       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 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $32,000,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 101.  During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations 
and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall 
be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 
(15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, 
and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments 
not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials 
designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest.
    Sec. 102.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations made 
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
    Sec. 103.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfers:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 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 the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or 
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and 
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law 
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
    Sec. 104.  <<NOTE: 33 USC 878a note.>> The requirements set forth by 
section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 
of title I of division B of Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by 
reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2016:  
Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System 
is $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,828,059,000.

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    Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, 
telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the 
operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or 
organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings 
Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the 
maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to 
the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a 
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as 
reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority 
under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to 
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially 
bears the costs of such services.
    Sec. 106.  Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a 
grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright 
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
    Sec. 107.  The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with 
reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the 
land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of 
any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or 
international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the 
responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.
    Sec. 108.  The National Technical Information Service shall not 
charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by 
the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to 
the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be 
accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require 
the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or 
document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service's cost 
of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.
    Sec. 109.  The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for 
bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the 
construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms 
of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under 
the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
    Sec. 110. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other appropriations Act may be used by the Secretary of Commerce for 
management activities pursuant to the Fishery Management Plan for the 
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such Plan 
unless such management is conducted beyond the seaward boundary of a 
coastal State as set out under subsection (b).
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of 
carrying out activities pursuant to the Fishery Management Plan for the 
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico or any amendment to such Plan, 
the seaward boundary of a coastal State in the Gulf of Mexico is a line 
9 nautical miles seaward from

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the baseline from which the territorial sea of the United States is 
measured.
    Sec. 111.  To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is 
authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; 
(2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds 
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or 
subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or 
possession or any subdivisions thereof:  Provided, That funds received 
for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this 
section shall be deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and Facilities'' and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for such purposes:  
Provided further, That all funds within this section and their 
corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
    Sec. 112.  Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior 
appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary 
expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration 
of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs 
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau, shall be 
available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate 
entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or 
institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical, 
research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for 
which such amounts have been made available.
     This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 

                          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of 
Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security 
and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain 
available until expended.

                 justice information sharing technology

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including 
planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, 
$31,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from 
funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, 
to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information 
technology initiatives:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act.

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                    administrative review and appeals

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency 
petitions and immigration-related activities, $426,791,000, of which 
$4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations 
Fee'' account:  Provided, That of the amount available for the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review, not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$93,709,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character.

                     United States Parole Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as 
authorized, $13,308,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a 
Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has 
been appointed.

                            Legal Activities

             salaries and expenses, general legal activities

    For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of 
Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for 
expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, 
and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District 
of Columbia, $893,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 for 
litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:  
Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues 
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception 
and representation expenses:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General 
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation 
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from 
available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department 
of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:  
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 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 of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be available to the Civil

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Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election 
monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for 
such salaries and expenses:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, 
$3,390,000 shall remain available until expended.
    In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of 
Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood 
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $9,358,000, to be appropriated 
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

                salaries and expenses, antitrust division

    For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred 
laws, $164,977,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger 
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and 
estimated to be $124,000,000 in fiscal year 2016), shall be retained and 
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2016, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
$40,977,000.

             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

    For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, 
$2,000,000,000:  Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a 
task force on human trafficking.

                    united states trustee system fund

    For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as 
authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the United 
States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be 
available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due 
depositors:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, fees collected pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation and shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2016, net 
of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $225,908,000, 
those excess amounts shall be available in future fiscal years only to 
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts:  Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 
reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2016, net of 
amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors,

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(estimated at $162,400,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 
general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited in the 
Fund in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0.

       salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

    For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,374,000.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

    For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for 
the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, 
$270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance 
of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to 
exceed $13,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and 
upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated 
information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations 
of protected witnesses:  Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.

           salaries and expenses, community relations service

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
$14,446,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, 
upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence 
prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, 
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

    For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of 
section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be 
derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

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                     United States Marshals Service

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, 
$1,230,581,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended.

                              construction

    For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the 
United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       federal prisoner detention

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the 
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,454,414,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law 
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
States Code:  Provided further, That the United States Marshals Service 
shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien 
Transportation System:  Provided further, That any unobligated balances 
available from funds appropriated under the heading ``General 
Administration, Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation under this heading.

                       National Security Division

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National 
Security Division, $95,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for 
information technology systems shall remain available until expended:  
Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a 
determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for the activities of the National Security 
Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading 
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

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                       Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

    For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and 
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug 
trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise 
provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and 
local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, 
$512,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 
under this heading may be used under authorities available to the 
organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.

                     Federal Bureau of Investigation

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United 
States, $8,489,786,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation expenses.

                              construction

    For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, 
and information technology requirements, related to construction or 
acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as 
otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of 
federally owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of 
projects; $308,982,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Drug Enforcement Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United 
States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training 
programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the 
goals of such programs, $2,080,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed 
$90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses.

           Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement

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agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection 
with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to 
State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$1,240,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon 
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 
925(c) of title 18, United States Code:  Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed 
by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 
section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer 
the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

                          Federal Prison System

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and 
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance 
and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, 
$6,948,500,000:  Provided, <<NOTE: 42 USC 250a.>> That the Attorney 
General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department 
for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional 
institutions:  Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or 
fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to 
persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health 
services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison 
System:  Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary 
operations until September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That, of the 
amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses:  
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may 
accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the 
prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such 
program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit 
entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System 
relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or 
other custodial facilities.

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                        buildings and facilities

    For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and 
equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; 
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and 
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, 
$530,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $444,000,000 
shall be available only for costs related to construction of new 
facilities:  Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used 
for work performed under this appropriation.

                 federal prison industries, incorporated

    The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to 
make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available, and in accord with the 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 program set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for such corporation.

   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

    Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative 
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined 
in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting 
system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be 
capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, 
including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with 
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to 
the corporation or in which it has an interest.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                    Office on Violence Against Women

       violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as 
authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 
Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the 
Exploitation of Children Today Act

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of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
Act''); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); and for related victims 
services, $480,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$379,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available for 
obligation in this Act from the Fund established by section 1402 of 
chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601), 
notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the 
amounts otherwise made available under this heading:  Provided, That 
except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds 
made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to 
evaluation, training, and technical assistance:  Provided further, That 
of the amount provided--
            (1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against 
        women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
            (2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance 
        grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
        stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of 
        the 1994 Act;
            (3) $5,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for 
        research and evaluation of violence against women and related 
        issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence 
        Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, 
        Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office of 
        Justice Programs;
            (4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services 
        to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
        assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; 
        programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; 
        and assistance to middle and high school students through 
        education and other services related to such violence:  
        Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs 
        authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 
        1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be 
        available for this program:  Provided further, That 10 percent 
        of the total amount available for this grant program shall be 
        available for grants under the program authorized by section 
        2015 of the 1968 Act:  Provided further, That the definitions 
        and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall 
        apply to this program;
            (5) $51,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies 
        as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is 
        for a homicide reduction initiative;
            (6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as 
        authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
            (7) $34,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
        abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
        40295 of the 1994 Act;

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            (8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes 
        against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 
        2005 Act;
            (9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as 
        authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
            (10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end 
        violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized 
        by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
            (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the 
        justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:  
        Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs 
        authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 
        the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be 
        available for this program;
            (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end 
        violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as 
        authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
            (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on 
        Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as 
        authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
            (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
        against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of 
        the 2005 Act:  Provided, That such funds may be transferred to 
        ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by 
        the Office of Justice Programs;
            (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides 
        training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual 
        assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
            (16) $2,500,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments 
        in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction, 
        as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act:  Provided, That 
        the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall 
        apply to this program; and
            (17) $2,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015 
        Act.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                   research, evaluation and statistics

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our 
Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public

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Law 110-180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $116,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which--
            (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, 
        and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 
        1968 Act;
            (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation 
        programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title 
        I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act;
            (3) $35,000,000 is for regional information sharing 
        activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; 
        and
            (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance 
        the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for 
        transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
        to support Scientific Area Committees.

               state and local law enforcement assistance

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the 
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh 
Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and 
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403); 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Mentally Ill 
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and 
other programs, $1,408,500,000, to remain available until expended as 
follows--
            (1) $476,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of 
        title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the 
        special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of 
        the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
        which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for an 
        Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing 
        Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and 
        Survivability (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National 
        Institute of Justice for research targeted toward developing a 
        better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, 
        and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective 
        intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to 
        support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative 
        to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $100,000,000 is for 
        grants for law enforcement activities associated with the

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        presidential nominating conventions, and $2,400,000 is for the 
        operationalization, maintenance and expansion of the National 
        Missing and Unidentified Persons System;
            (2) $210,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
        Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)):  Provided, That no 
        jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater 
        than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees 
        housed in State and local detention facilities;
            (3) $45,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of 
        trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 
        106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or 
        programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
            (4) $42,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
        1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
            (5) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and 
        juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V 
        and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender 
        Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 
        Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
            (6) $12,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse 
        Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title 
        I of the 1968 Act;
            (7) $2,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant 
        Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and 
        for grants for wrongful conviction review;
            (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet 
        crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401 
        of Public Law 110-403;
            (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance 
        program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
            (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as 
        authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
            (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children 
        exposed to violence;
            (12) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law 
        enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title 
        I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred 
        directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's 
        Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and 
        evaluation programs;
            (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
        Website;
            (14) $6,500,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs 
        to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
            (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal 
        and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall 
        be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
        Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
            (16) $13,500,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
        Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
            (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and 
        activities, of which--

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                    (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity 
                enhancement program and for other local, State, and 
                Federal forensic activities, including the purposes 
                authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
                Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie 
                Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):  Provided, That up to 
                4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph 
                may be used for the purposes described in the DNA 
                Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional 
                Personnel, and Court Officers program (Public Law 108-
                405, section 303);
                    (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the 
                Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program 
                (Public Law 108-405, section 412); and
                    (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam 
                Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 
                of Public Law 108-405;
            (18) $45,000,000 for a grant program for community-based 
        sexual assault response reform;
            (19) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate 
        program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
            (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
            (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, 
        as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
        199), without regard to the time limitations specified at 
        section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is 
        for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or 
        parole supervision efforts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for 
        Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and 
        maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated 
        parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy, and 
        $4,000,000 is for additional replication sites employing the 
        Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model 
        implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a 
        research project on the effectiveness of the model:  Provided, 
        That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph 
        may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
        projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success 
        programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model;
            (22) $6,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
            (23) $13,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs 
        and scheduled listed chemical products;
            (24) $10,500,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution 
        grants to States and units of local government, and other 
        programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
        2003 (Public Law 108-79);
            (25) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety 
        Initiative:  Provided, That section 213 of this Act shall not 
        apply with respect to the amount made available in this 
        paragraph; and
            (26) $70,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community 
        relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a competitive matching 
        grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, 
        local and tribal law enforcement, $27,500,000 is for a justice 
        reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal 
        justice reform and recidivism reduction, $5,000,000 is for 
        research

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        and statistics on body-worn cameras and community trust issues, 
        and $15,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice 
        innovation program:

  Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds 
made available under this heading to increase the number of law 
enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net 
gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public sector safety service.

                        juvenile justice programs

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); 
the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of 
Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) 
(``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other juvenile justice 
programs, $270,160,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
            (1) $58,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of 
        the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to 
        assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 
        process:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
        paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
        grant program to support emergency planning among State, local 
        and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
            (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
            (3) $17,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by 
        section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 
        and 262 thereof--
                    (A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
                Program;
                    (B) $5,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence 
                education, prevention and intervention, and related 
                activities;
                    (C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing 
                information and resources on children of incarcerated 
                parents; and
                    (D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
                focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
            (4) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of 
        Child Abuse Act of 1990;
            (5) $8,000,000 for community-based violence prevention 
        initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing 
        shootings and violence;
            (6) $72,160,000 for missing and exploited children programs, 
        including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 
        1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our 
        Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply for 
        purposes of this Act);

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            (7) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for 
        judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 
        222 of the 1990 Act; and
            (8) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent 
        defense:

  Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for 
research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the 
programs or activities authorized:  Provided further, That not more than 
2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
(7) may be used for training and technical assistance:  Provided 
further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and 
projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act 
and to missing and exploited children programs.

                     public safety officer benefits

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such 
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to 
remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized 
by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a 
determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for such disability and education payments, 
the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety 
Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the Department of 
Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:  Provided 
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

              community oriented policing services programs

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); and the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''), $212,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That any balances made available 
through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance 
with section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That of the amount 
provided under this heading--
            (1) $11,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related 
        activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration upon enactment of this Act;
            (2) $187,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I 
        of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring 
        of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q

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        of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:  
        Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
        (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career 
        law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the 
        Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 
        grants a waiver from this limitation:  Provided further, That 
        within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 
        $30,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including 
        hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine 
        activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
        under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for community policing 
        development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 
        1701:  Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated 
        under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for the collaborative 
        reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the 
        purposes in section 1701;
            (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law 
        enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor 
        chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and 
        laboratory dump seizures:  Provided, That funds appropriated 
        under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative 
        purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 
        precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine 
        traffickers; and
            (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law 
        enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
        treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:  Provided, 
        That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to 
        locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities 
        related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution 
        of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription 
        opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration.

                General Provisions--Department of Justice

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 201.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this 
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not 
to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice 
in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official 
reception and representation expenses.
    Sec. 202.  None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be 
available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of 
rape or incest:  Provided, That should this prohibition be declared 
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 
shall be null and void.
    Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be 
used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the 
performance of, any abortion.
    Sec. 204.  Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort 
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside 
the Federal facility:  Provided, That nothing in this section in any way 
diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the 
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.

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    Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be 
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That 
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section.
    Sec. 206.  <<NOTE: 5 USC 3104 note.>> Funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act, with respect to any fiscal year, under the heading 
``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and 
Expenses'' shall be available for retention pay for any employee who 
would otherwise be subject to a reduction in pay upon termination of the 
Bureau's Personnel Management Demonstration Project (as transferred to 
the Attorney General by section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-296 (28 U.S.C. 599B)):  Provided, That such 
retention pay shall comply with section 5363 of title 5, United States 
Code, and related Office of Personnel Management regulations, except as 
provided in this section:  Provided further, That such retention pay 
shall be paid at the employee's rate of pay immediately prior to the 
termination of the demonstration project and shall not be subject to the 
limitation set forth in section 5304(g)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, and related regulations.

    Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available under this title may be 
used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals 
Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner 
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as 
appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
    Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or 
purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for 
recreational purposes.
    (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or 
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate 
training, religious, or educational programs.
    Sec. 209.  None of the funds made available under this title shall 
be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology 
program having total estimated development costs in excess of 
$100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment 
review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program 
has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight 
mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the 
enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
    Sec. 210.  The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in 
section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts 
designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds 
provided under this title in previous years.
    Sec. 211.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve

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a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or 
policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of 
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
    Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United 
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the 
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 
from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code.
    Sec. 213.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in 
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized 
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this 
title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', 
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice 
Programs''--
            (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of 
        Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used 
        by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
            (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or 
        reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts 
        appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or 
        statistical programs administered by the National Institute of 
        Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be 
        transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National 
        Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
        used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, 
        without regard to the authorizations for such grant or 
        reimbursement programs.

    Sec. 214.  Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General 
has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, 
with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making 
appropriations for fiscal years 2013 through 2016 for the following 
programs, waive the following requirements:
            (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
        reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the 
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
        3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 
        part.
            (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part 
        FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2(e)(1) and 
        (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such 
        part.
            (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to 
        prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 
        U.S.C. 3797q-3), the requirements under section 2904 of such 
        part.
            (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities 
        as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
        2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 
        6(c)(3) of such Act.

    Sec. 215.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts 
made available by this or any other Act.

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    Sec. 216.  None of the funds made available under this Act, other 
than for the national instant criminal background check system 
established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement 
officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an 
individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that 
the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement 
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the 
firearm at all times.
    Sec. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of 
Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 
(105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation 
during fiscal year 2016, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 
implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management 
system.
    (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances 
transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working 
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 
28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 
2016, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act.
    (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2016, and any use, 
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
    (d) Subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall sunset on 
September 30, 2016.
    Sec. 218. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under each of 
the headings ``General Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', ``United 
States Marshals Service--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Federal Bureau of 
Investigation--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Drug Enforcement 
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', and ``Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'', $20,000,000 
shall not be available for obligation until the Attorney General 
demonstrates to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that all recommendations included in the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Evaluation and 
Inspections Division Report 15-04 entitled ``The Handling of Sexual 
Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by the Department's Law 
Enforcement Components'', dated March, 2015, have been implemented or 
are in the process of being implemented.
    (b) The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report 
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 on the status of the Department's implementation of recommendations 
included in the report specified in subsection (a).
    Sec. 219.  Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act 
for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in 
Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division 
H of Public Law 113-76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113-235, 
and such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots 
in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016.

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    This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

TITLE III <<NOTE: Science Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 

                                 SCIENCE

                 Office of Science and Technology Policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000.

              National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                                 science

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance 
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program management; personnel 
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $5,589,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That the formulation and development 
costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, 
United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed 
$8,000,000,000:  Provided further, That should the individual identified 
under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States 
Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that 
the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, 
the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the 
increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold 
described in subsection (f) of section 30104:  Provided further, That, 
of the amounts provided, $175,000,000 is for an orbiter with a lander to 
meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as outlined in the 
most recent planetary science decadal survey:  Provided further, That 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use the Space 
Launch System as the launch vehicle for the Jupiter Europa mission, plan 
for a launch no later than 2022, and include in the fiscal year 2017 
budget the 5-year funding profile necessary to achieve these goals.

                               aeronautics

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of aeronautics research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space

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flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $640,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017.

                            space technology

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of space technology research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $686,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That $133,000,000 shall be for the 
RESTORE satellite servicing program for completion of pre-formulation 
and initiation of formulation activities for RESTORE and such funds 
shall not support activities solely needed for the asteroid redirect 
mission.

                               exploration

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of exploration research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $4,030,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That not less than $1,270,000,000 shall 
be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That not 
less than $2,000,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) 
launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 
metric tons and which shall have core elements and an enhanced upper 
stage developed simultaneously:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
provided for SLS, not less than $85,000,000 shall be for enhanced upper 
stage development:  Provided further, That $410,000,000 shall be for 
exploration ground systems:  Provided further, That the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile 
and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence 
Level and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP-C) for the 
SLS and with the management agreement contained in the KDP-C for the 
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That $350,000,000 
shall be for exploration research and development.

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                            space operations

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of space operations research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support and services; space 
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including 
operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$5,029,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                                education

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$115,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which 
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space 
Grant College program.

                  safety, security and mission services

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, 
space operations and education research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to 
exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $2,768,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017.

        construction and environmental compliance and restoration

    For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or 
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental 
compliance and restoration, $388,900,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: <<NOTE: 51 USC 20145 note.>>   Provided, That 
proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for 
a period of 5

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years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations 
Acts:  Provided further, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding 
proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2016 in an 
amount not to exceed $9,470,300: <<NOTE: 51 USC 30103 note.>>   Provided 
further, That each annual budget request shall include an annual 
estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 
collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,400,000, of which 
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

                        administrative provisions

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain 
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or 
the offer is withdrawn.
    Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 
available for the same purposes and the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this 
provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
    The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at 
the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as 
well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending 
plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this 
Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
    The unexpired balances for Commercial Spaceflight Activities 
contained within the Exploration account may be transferred to the Space 
Operations account for such activities. Balances so transferred shall be 
merged with the funds in the Space Operations account and shall be 
available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as 
previously appropriated.
    For the closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and associated 
programs, amounts that have expired but have not been cancelled in the 
Exploration, Space Operations, Human Space Flight, Space Flight 
Capabilities, and Exploration Capabilities appropriations accounts shall 
remain available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred during the period of fiscal year 2001 through 
fiscal year 2013.

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                       National Science Foundation

                     research and related activities

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and 
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of 
aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,033,645,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed $540,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for polar research and operations 
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational 
and science support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program:  Provided, That receipts for scientific 
support services and materials furnished by the National Research 
Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research 
facilities may be credited to this appropriation.

          major research equipment and facilities construction

    For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, 
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized 
travel, $200,310,000, to remain available until expended.

                      education and human resources

    For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and 
engineering education and human resources programs and activities 
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 
et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia, $880,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017.

                 agency operations and award management

    For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); 
services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and 
reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard 
services; $330,000,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 
official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That 
contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2016 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be 
provided during the next fiscal year:  Provided further, That of the 
amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, 
and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $30,770,000 
shall remain available until expended.

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                  office of the national science board

    For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized 
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and 
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved 
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), 
$4,370,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,160,000, of which 
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

                        administrative provision

    Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section.
    This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 2016''.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000:  Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any 
individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each 
Commissioner:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 
billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 
125 billable days:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense 
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights 
Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).

                 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay 
Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 
110-233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the 
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of 
title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; 
and up to $29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000:  
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from 
available funds:  Provided further, That the Commission may take no 
action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or 
reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such 
proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 
505 of this Act:  Provided further, That the Chair is authorized to 
accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission.

                     International Trade Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, $88,500,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                       Legal Services Corporation

                payment to the legal services corporation

    For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the 
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $385,000,000, of 
which $352,000,000 is for basic field programs and required independent 
audits; $5,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such 
amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
recipients; $19,000,000 is for management and grants oversight; 
$4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; 
$4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan 
repayment assistance:  Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may 
continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no 
greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-
based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States 
Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)):  Provided further, That the authorities 
provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal 
Services Corporation:  Provided further, That, for the purposes of 
section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 
considered an agency of the United States Government.

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          administrative provision--legal services corporation

    None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services 
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, 
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 
505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this 
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms 
and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in 
sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead 
to 2015 and 2016, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized 
by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 
et seq.), $3,431,000.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the 
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, $54,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

                         State Justice Institute

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized 
by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided 
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 
Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States 
Government.

                                 TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         (including rescissions)

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress.
    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.

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    Sec. 503.  The expenditure of any appropriation under 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.
    Sec. 504.  If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the 
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or 
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not 
be affected thereby.
    Sec. 505.  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 or initiates a new program, 
project or activity; (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, programs or 
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing 
programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 
project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) 
results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects 
or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department 
of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded 
by this Act.
    Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive 
any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, 
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures 
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations.
    (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized 
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall 
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled 
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
    (2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term in 
OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
    Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National 
Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status 
of balances of appropriations at the account

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level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed 
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts 
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the 
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, 
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 
obligation.
    (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 
30 days of the end of each quarter.
    (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a 
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of 
a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such 
aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system 
and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to 
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
    Sec. 508.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under 
this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in 
response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available 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 authorities 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 505 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 for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also 
apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or 
grant property.
    Sec. 509.  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.
    Sec. 510.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 10601 note.>> Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established 
by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 
U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of $3,042,000,000 shall not 
be available for obligation until the following fiscal year:  Provided, 
That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 
available from the Fund for obligation, $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to the Department of Justice Office of 
Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes.

    Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the 
religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for 
which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the 
parents or legal guardians of such students.
    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 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 513.  Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-
Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in 
section 505 of this Act.

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    Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, 
the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services 
Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated 
by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of 
such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of 
areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an 
audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
    (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in 
subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, 
Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the 
Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, 
Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made 
available in redacted form to exclude--
            (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the 
        public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or 
        for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.

    (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts 
appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or 
President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the 
grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any 
other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the 
person awarded the grant or contract.
    (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section 
shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules 
and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such 
subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics 
program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
    Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the 
National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system, as defined for security categorization in the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal 
Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for 
Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems'' 
unless the agency has--
            (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
        systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition 
        decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information 
        systems within the Federal Government;
            (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
        awardee against available and relevant threat information 
        provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other 
        appropriate agencies; and
            (3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate 
        Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
        espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such

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        system, including any risk associated with such system being 
        produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 
        identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber 
        threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, 
        directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China.

    (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the 
head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
            (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 
        risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any 
        identified risks;
            (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in the 
        national interest of the United States; and
            (3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
        and the agency Inspector General.

    (c) During fiscal year 2016--
            (1) the FBI shall develop best practices for supply chain 
        risk management; and
            (2) the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science 
        Foundation shall incorporate such practices into their 
        information technology procurement practices to the maximum 
        extent practicable.

    Sec. 516.  None of the funds made available in this Act shall be 
used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by 
any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
    Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative 
expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in 
connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of 
components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in 
Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations 
(International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it 
existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection 
(b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
    (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
            (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's 
        Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
        from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
        States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles 
        enumerated in subsection (a); and
            (2) does not permit the export without a license of--
                    (A) fully automatic firearms and components and 
                parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the 
                Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal 
                Government of Canada;
                    (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 
                complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in 
                Category I,

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                other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a 
                Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or
                    (C) articles for export from Canada to another 
                foreign destination.

    (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of 
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export 
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection 
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or 
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the 
United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
    (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on 
a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in 
the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or 
maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in 
subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has 
and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the 
escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall 
terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary 
requirements have ceased.
    Sec. 518.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving 
appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or 
expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the 
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any 
application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified 
pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import 
United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or 
ammunition.
    Sec. 519.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text 
of--
            (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
        Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
            (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
        Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
            (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco 
        Free Trade Agreement.

    Sec. 520.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any 
of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; 
The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 
2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.
    Sec. 521.  If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of 
a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or 
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the 
National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has 
reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 
10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the 
respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, 
Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall 
include in such notice: the date on which such determination was

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made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken 
and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; 
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to 
which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program 
costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or 
procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's 
management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement 
costs.
    Sec. 522.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the 
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
414) during fiscal year 2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
    Sec. 523.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount 
greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount 
unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 
agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns 
required during the three years preceding the certification, has not 
been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been 
notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability 
remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an 
installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by 
the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is 
the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.

                              (rescissions)

    Sec. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations available to the Department of Commerce's Economic 
Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs, 
$10,000,000 are rescinded, not later than September 30, 2016.
    (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of 
Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than 
September 30, 2016, from the following accounts in the specified 
amounts--
            (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $69,000,000;
            (2) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner 
        Detention'', $195,974,000;
            (3) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and 
        Expenses'', $80,767,000 from fees collected to defray expenses 
        for the automation of fingerprint identification and criminal 
        justice information services and associated costs;
            (4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on 
        Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and 
        Prosecution Programs'', $15,000,000;
            (5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of 
        Justice Programs'', $40,000,000;
            (6) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community 
        Oriented Policing Services'', $10,000,000; and
            (7) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'', 
        $458,000,000.

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    (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report no later than September 1, 2016, specifying the amount 
of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
    Sec. 525.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of 
sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 526.  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 
from a Federal department or agency, who are stationed in the United 
States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States 
unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational 
conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal 
employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside 
the United States.
    Sec. 527.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or 
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its 
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee 
who--
            (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
        States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of 
        Defense.

    Sec. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or 
modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
effective 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, Guantanamo 
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, 
Guantanamo 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, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    Sec. 529.  To the extent practicable, funds made available in this 
Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star'' 
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
    Sec. 530.  The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed 
balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
plan and performance and accountability reports the following:

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            (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or 
        instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in 
        expired grant accounts.
            (2) The method that the department, agency, or 
        instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired 
        grant accounts.
            (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant 
        accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United 
        States.
            (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total 
        number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on 
        the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, 
        or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been 
        obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.

    Sec. 531. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, 
promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or 
contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate 
bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless 
such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities 
belonging to or utilized by NASA.
    (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified--
            (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, 
        data, or other information with national security or economic 
        security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
            (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who 
        have been determined by the United States to have direct 
        involvement with violations of human rights.

    (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 
days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description 
of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and 
its location and timing.
    Sec. 532.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, 
an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if--
            (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the 
        proposed importation are met; and
            (2) no application for the importation of such model of 
        shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
        Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the 
        shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable 
        to sporting purposes.

    Sec. 533. (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.

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    (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, 
adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 
activity.
    Sec. 534.  The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, 
the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and 
Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, and the 
State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the 
respective department or agency head, to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 535. (a) The head of any executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall submit annual 
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any 
entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting 
procedures related to each conference held by any such department, 
agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2016 for which 
the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
    (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
            (1) a description of its purpose;
            (2) the number of participants attending;
            (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
        Government, including--
                    (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
                    (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
                    (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and 
                from the conference; and
                    (D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
                determine which costs relate to the conference; and
            (4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
        including--
                    (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive 
                basis; and
                    (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by 
                the departmental component or office in evaluating 
                potential contractors for the conference.

    (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any executive 
branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 
Act during fiscal year 2016 for which the cost to the United States 
Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, 
agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General 
or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, 
of the date, location, and number of employees attending such 
conference.
    (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act 
may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or 
conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the 
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet 
or conference held in connection with planning,

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training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a 
project funded by the grant or contract.
    (e) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for 
travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office 
of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any 
subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
    Sec. 536.  None of the funds made available 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.
    Sec. 537.  The head of any executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall require that all 
contracts within their purview that provide award fees link such fees to 
successful acquisition outcomes, specifying the terms of cost, schedule, 
and performance.
    Sec. 538.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has 
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or for performance that 
does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
    Sec. 539. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration, during fiscal year 2016, with respect to 
Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with 
respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned 
Numbers Authority functions.
    (b) Nothwithstanding any other law, subsection (a) of this section 
shall not apply in fiscal year 2017.
    Sec. 540.  No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an 
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, 
documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over 
which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's 
access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the 
Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of 
access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its 
Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other 
materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall ensure 
compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the 
information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector 
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this 
requirement.
    Sec. 541.  The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide 
a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any 
employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such 
travel.
    Sec. 542.  None of the funds made available in this Act to the 
Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of

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the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode 
Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, 
Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of 
Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing 
their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
cultivation of medical marijuana.
    Sec. 543.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp 
Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) by the 
Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
    This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2016.>>  OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,045,562,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,835,183,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and

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expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for 
members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the 
Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,859,152,000.

                      Military Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on 
deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all 
expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of 
temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of 
the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components 
provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,679,066,000.

                         Reserve Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under 
sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or 
while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, 
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $4,463,164,000.

                         Reserve Personnel, Navy

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under 
section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,866,891,000.

                     Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active 
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, 
or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the 
Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States

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Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $702,481,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty 
under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, 
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in 
section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other 
duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $1,682,942,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty 
under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of 
title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$7,892,327,000.

                   National Guard Personnel, Air Force

    For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and 
related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under 
sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, 
United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 
10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$3,201,890,000.

                                TITLE II

                        OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                     Operation and Maintenance, Army

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
$32,399,440,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be 
made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

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                     Operation and Maintenance, Navy

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as 
authorized by law, $39,600,172,000:  Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to 
be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, 
$5,718,074,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, 
$35,727,457,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 
may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, 
$32,105,040,000:  Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used 
for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 
166a of title 10, United States Code:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary 
of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes:  Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made 
available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 
Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for 
centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D):  Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or 
appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 
headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or 
legislative liaison office:  Provided further, That $9,031,000, to 
remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating 
to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by 
the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or 
research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations 
to which transferred:  Provided further, That any ceiling on the 
investment item unit

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cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds 
shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso:  
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the 
dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $2,646,911,000.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the 
dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $998,481,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $274,526,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $2,980,768,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

    For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army 
National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related 
expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs 
to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other 
than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, 
for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard 
Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by 
law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of 
supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,595,483,000.

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              Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

    For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air 
National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related 
expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs 
to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National 
Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, 
maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those 
furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of 
Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal 
duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in 
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically 
authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,820,569,000.

           United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

    For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,078,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 
may be used for official representation purposes.

                     Environmental Restoration, Army

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the Department of the Army, $234,829,000, to remain available 
until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon 
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, 
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, 
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided 
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided elsewhere in this Act.

                     Environmental Restoration, Navy

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the Department of the Navy, $300,000,000, to remain available 
until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon 
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, 
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, 
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be 
merged with and to be available

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for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations 
to which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the Department of the Air Force, $368,131,000, to remain 
available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, 
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 
Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for 
the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination that all 
or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                 Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the Department of Defense, $8,232,000, to remain available until 
transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, 
reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, 
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided further, 
That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, 
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the Department of the Army, $231,217,000, to remain available 
until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon 
determining that such funds are required for

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environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, 
removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the 
Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department 
of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided elsewhere in this Act.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

    For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the 
programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of 
title 10, United States Code), $103,266,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

    For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with 
appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of 
State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including 
assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the 
elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of 
nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to 
prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training 
and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and 
protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and 
expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $358,496,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018.

                                TITLE III

                               PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

    For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground 
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $5,866,367,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

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                        Missile Procurement, Army

    For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground 
handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $1,600,957,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

    For construction, procurement, production, and modification of 
weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, 
spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,951,646,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018.

                     Procurement of Ammunition, Army

    For construction, procurement, production, and modification of 
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition 
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $1,245,426,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

                         Other Procurement, Army

    For construction, procurement, production, and modification of 
vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; 
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 
parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and

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machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government 
and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for 
the foregoing purposes, $5,718,811,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

    For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, 
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and 
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands 
and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$17,521,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2018.

                        Weapons Procurement, Navy

    For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support 
equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of 
public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway, $3,049,542,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2018.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

    For construction, procurement, production, and modification of 
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition 
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $651,920,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

                    Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

    For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or 
conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament 
thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation 
thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead 
time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted 
in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including 
land necessary therefor,

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and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
            Carrier Replacement Program, $1,569,571,000;
            Carrier Replacement Program (AP), $862,358,000;
            Virginia Class Submarine, $3,346,370,000;
            Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,971,840,000;
            CVN Refueling Overhauls, $637,588,000;
            CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $14,951,000;
            DDG-1000 Program, $433,404,000;
            DDG-51 Destroyer, $4,132,650,000;
            Littoral Combat Ship, $1,331,591,000;
            LPD-17, $550,000,000;
            Afloat Forward Staging Base, $635,000,000;
            LHA Replacement (AP), $476,543,000;
            LX(R) (AP), $250,000,000;
            Joint High Speed Vessel, $225,000,000;
            TAO Fleet Oiler, $674,190,000;
            T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug, $75,000,000;
            LCU Replacement, $34,000,000;
            Moored Training Ship (AP), $138,200,000;
            Ship to Shore Connector, $210,630,000;
            Service Craft, $30,014,000;
            LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $80,738,000;
            YP Craft Maintenance/ROH/SLEP, $21,838,000; and
            For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
        destination transportation, $613,758,000.
            Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 
        $389,305,000.

    In all: $18,704,539,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020:  Provided, That additional obligations may be 
incurred after September 30, 2020, for engineering services, tests, 
evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 
final stage of ship construction:  Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of 
any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States 
shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 
components of such vessel:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any 
naval vessel in foreign shipyards.

                         Other Procurement, Navy

    For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment 
and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance 
for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of 
public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway, $6,484,257,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2018.

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                        Procurement, Marine Corps

    For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and 
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and 
accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, 
and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the 
Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including 
land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title, $1,186,812,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

                     Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

    For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and 
equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling 
equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; 
specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, 
Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, 
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
transportation of things, $15,756,853,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

    For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, 
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories 
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of 
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes 
including rents and transportation of things, $2,912,131,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2018.

                      Space Procurement, Air Force

    For construction, procurement, and modification of spacecraft, 
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories 
therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of 
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes 
including rents and transportation

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of things, $2,812,159,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

    For construction, procurement, production, and modification of 
ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition 
facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $1,744,993,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2018.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

    For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground 
guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and 
communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts 
therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and 
expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and 
acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, 
prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway, $18,311,882,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018.

                        Procurement, Defense-Wide

    For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
(other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, 
production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and 
spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and 
private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, 
erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$5,245,443,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2018.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

    For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 
108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), $76,680,000, to remain available until 
expended.

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                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

    For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $7,565,327,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

    For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $18,117,677,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:  Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-
22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special 
Operations Forces.

          Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

    For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $25,217,148,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
(other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied 
scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research 
projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
operation of facilities and equipment, $18,695,955,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That, of 
the funds made available in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense 
Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to 
conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of 
concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and 
transition to full-scale production:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense 
Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, 
test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein:  Provided 
further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days 
prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
transfer.

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                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, 
in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, 
including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted 
prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 
testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
therewith, $188,558,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2017.

                                 TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                      Defense Working Capital Funds

    For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,738,768,000.

                      National Defense Sealift Fund

    For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and 
activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as 
established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 
U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and 
preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
of the United States, $474,164,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be 
used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of 
the following major components unless such components are manufactured 
in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all 
shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction 
gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 
cranes:  Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a contract 
awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall 
not be considered to be the award of a new contract:  Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award 
a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of 
vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components 
and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future:  
Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department 
responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first 
proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet 
Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an 
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
security purposes.

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                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health 
care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, 
$32,329,490,000; of which $29,842,167,000 shall be for operation and 
maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2017, and of which up to 
$14,579,612,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the 
TRICARE program; of which $365,390,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2018, shall be for procurement; and of 
which $2,121,933,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation:  
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
amount made available under this heading for research, development, test 
and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV 
prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United 
States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance 
activities conducted primarily in African nations:  Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading for research, development, 
test and evaluation, not less than $943,300,000 shall be made available 
to the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to carry 
out the congressionally directed medical research programs.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the 
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for 
the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the 
chemical weapon stockpile, $699,821,000, of which $118,198,000 shall be 
for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $50,743,000 shall 
be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting 
of $21,289,000 for activities on military installations and $29,454,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017, to assist State and local 
governments; $2,281,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018, of which $2,281,000 shall be for the Chemical 
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local 
governments; and $579,342,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which 
$569,339,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
Alternatives program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department 
of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department 
of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving 
under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United

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States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for 
research, development, test and evaluation, $1,050,598,000, of which 
$716,109,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $121,589,000 shall 
be for the drug demand reduction program; $192,900,000 shall be for the 
National Guard counter-drug program; and $20,000,000 shall be for the 
National Guard counter-drug schools program:  Provided, That the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for 
the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to 
which transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination that all 
or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.

                     Office of the Inspector General

    For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $312,559,000, of which $310,459,000 shall be for operation and 
maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the 
Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes; and of which $2,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.

                                TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

    Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

    For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for 
continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, $514,000,000.

                Intelligence Community Management Account

    For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management 
Account, $505,206,000.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress.
    Sec. 8002.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 1584 note.>> During the current fiscal 
year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or 
employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:  Provided, That salary 
increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national

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employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be 
at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed 
under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the 
appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher:  
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of 
Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States 
diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980:  Provided further, That the limitations 
of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the 
Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.

    Sec. 8003.  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. 8004.  No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this 
Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year 
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:  
Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support 
of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of 
the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

                           (transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such 
action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval 
of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 
$4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or 
funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
military functions (except military construction) between such 
appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, 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, That such 
authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, 
based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds 
are requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all 
transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this 
Act:  Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on 
Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority 
items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which 
reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided 
further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using 
authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2016: 
 Provided further, That transfers among military personnel 
appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the 
limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this 
section.
    Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, 
projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to 
budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and 
activities) contained in the tables titled ``Explanation of Project

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Level Adjustments'' in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the 
obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for 
which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby 
required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables 
to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this 
Act.
    (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations 
for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:  Provided, That section 8005 
shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) 
occur between appropriation accounts.
    Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees to establish the baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2016:  Provided, 
That the report shall include--
            (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to 
        display the President's budget request, adjustments made by 
        Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
        appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
            (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
        by budget activity and program, project, and activity as 
        detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
            (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
        interest.

    (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds 
provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer 
until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense 
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement:  
Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to transfers from the 
following appropriations accounts:
            (1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';
            (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';
            (3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';
            (4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide''; and
            (5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
        Sites''.

                           (transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working 
capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to 
section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only 
such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be 
made from such funds:  Provided, That transfers may be made between such 
funds:  Provided further, That transfers may be made between working 
capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' 
appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation 
accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of 
Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer:  Provided 
further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to

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working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a 
working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve 
material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
Congress prior to any such obligation.
    Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to 
initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar 
days in advance to the congressional defense committees.
    Sec. 8010.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 2306b note.>> None of the funds provided 
in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract 
that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 
$20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for 
advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs 
economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one 
year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at 
least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:  Provided, That 
no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to 
initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity 
advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the 
Government's liability:  Provided further, That no part of any 
appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate 
multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if 
the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless 
specifically provided in this Act:  Provided further, That no multiyear 
procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification 
to the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That the 
execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present 
value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual 
procurement:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a 
        budget request for full funding of units to be procured through 
        the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of 
        aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured 
        through the contract for which procurement funds are requested 
        in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement 
        activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full 
        funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;
            (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 
        consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor 
        associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered 
        under the contract;
            (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 
        under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 
        costs on funded units; and
            (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 
        based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.

    Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation and 
maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant 
to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and 
civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. 
Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority 
granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, 
and these obligations

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shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United 
States Code:  Provided, That funds available for operation and 
maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar 
assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 
Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to 
the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239:  
Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army 
that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs 
conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of 
the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such 
facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States 
of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
    Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2016, the civilian personnel of 
the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-
strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year 
shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-
strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the 
last day of such fiscal year.
    (b) The fiscal year 2017 budget request for the Department of 
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation 
supporting the fiscal year 2017 Department of Defense budget request 
shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) 
and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 
2017.
    (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of 
the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the 
workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget 
available with respect to such Laboratories.
    (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military 
(civilian) technicians.
    Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the 
Congress.
    Sec. 8014.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army 
participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education 
Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward 
completion of a service commitment:  Provided, That this section shall 
not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to 
October 1, 1987:  Provided further, That this section applies only to 
active components of the Army.

                           (transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8015.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the 
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to 
any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for

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the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental 
assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
other transfer authority contained in this Act.
    Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available for the 
purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) 
of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and 
under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
States from components which are substantially manufactured in the 
United States:  Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the term 
``manufactured'' shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, 
testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting 
process):  Provided further, That for the purpose of this section 
substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be 
considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the 
aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United 
States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
manufactured outside the United States:  Provided further, That when 
adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of 
Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-
case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for 
national security purposes.
    Sec. 8017.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working Capital Fund, 
Army'', $145,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at 
the arsenals.
    Sec. 8018.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense 
may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand 
rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 
pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or 
ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial 
sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition 
components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as 
unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
    Sec. 8019.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any 
single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the 
Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:  
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of 
the Government.
    Sec. 8020.  Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 
shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of 
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544):  Provided, That a 
prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 
award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of 
title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled 
by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 
25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the 
purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of 
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25

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U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over 
$500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any 
fiscal year:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of 
title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any 
Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any 
contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial 
items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any 
subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 
States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual 
or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 
Code.
    Sec. 8021.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media 
Activity shall not be used for any national or international political 
or psychological activities.
    Sec. 8022.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of 
Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 
for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the 
Government of Kuwait, under that section:  Provided, That, upon receipt, 
such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to 
the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
    Sec. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less 
than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol 
Corporation, of which--
            (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from ``Operation and 
        Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation 
        operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, 
        and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
            (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft 
        Procurement, Air Force''; and
            (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, 
        Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.

    (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for 
any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in 
support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
    Sec. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are 
available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) 
federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a 
new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization 
managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation 
consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
    (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory 
Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity 
of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except 
when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his 
or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by 
more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:  Provided, That a member of any 
such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 
travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint 
Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership 
duties.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
available to the department from any source during fiscal

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year 2016 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment 
mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost 
sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of 
contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to 
include employee participation in community service and/or development:  
Provided, That up to 1 percent of funds provided in this Act for support 
of defense FFRDCs may be used for planning and design of scientific or 
engineering facilities:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the congressional defense committees 15 days in advance of 
exercising the authority in the previous proviso.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
available to the department during fiscal year 2016, not more than 5,750 
staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense 
FFRDCs:  Provided, That, of the specific amount referred to previously 
in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for 
the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:  Provided further, That this 
subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National 
Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).
    (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the 
department's fiscal year 2017 budget request, submit a report presenting 
the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated 
for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget 
estimates.
    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total 
amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by 
$65,000,000.
    Sec. 8025.  None of the funds appropriated or made available in this 
Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use 
in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the 
Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 
States or Canada:  Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall 
apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 
specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate:  Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the 
procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by 
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are 
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
capability for national security purposes:  Provided further, That these 
restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 8026.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>> For the purposes of this 
Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed 
Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services 
Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

    Sec. 8027.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of 
Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of 
aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components 
and other Defense-related articles, through competition between 
Department of Defense depot maintenance activities

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and private firms:  Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of 
the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of 
delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable 
estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
bids:  Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.
    Sec. 8028. <<NOTE: 41 USC 8304 note.>> (a)(1) If the Secretary of 
Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement 
described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by 
discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United 
States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.

    (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal 
defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United 
States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense 
has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in 
that country.
    (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities 
in fiscal year 2016. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar 
value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any 
agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which 
the United States is a party.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act'' 
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
    Sec. 8029.  During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the 
Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery 
Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 
2921(c)(2) of that Act.
    Sec. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, 
without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, 
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 
Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air 
Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, 
Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to 
the needs of the Air Force.
    (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the 
Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance 
with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by 
the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 
in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, 
Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject 
to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a 
reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts 
among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under

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subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air 
Force under subsection (b).
    (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any recognized 
Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of 
the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
    Sec. 8031.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are 
available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not 
more than $250,000.
    Sec. 8032.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to--
            (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior 
        Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with 
        Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 
        2006; or
            (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place 
        on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program 
        in accordance with the information paper of the Department of 
        the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
        (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated January 27, 2014.

    Sec. 8033.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 2484 note.>> The Secretary of Defense 
shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its 
territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price 
in the local community:  Provided, That such regulations shall direct 
that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas 
military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 
for military retail system stores located in the United States.

    Sec. 8034. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working 
Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for 
the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated 
sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 
customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense 
Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of 
such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal 
year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for 
procurement.
    (b) The fiscal year 2017 budget request for the Department of 
Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation 
supporting the fiscal year 2017 Department of Defense budget shall be 
prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 
which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement 
appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
fiscal year 2017 procurement appropriation and not in the supply 
management business area or any other area or category of the Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds.
    Sec. 8035.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs 
of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation 
beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the 
Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2017: <<NOTE: 50 USC 3521 note.>>   Provided, That funds 
appropriated,

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transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency 
Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or 
subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central 
Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, 
for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the 
President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

    Sec. 8036.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used 
for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense 
Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence 
information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified 
Commands, and the component commands.
    Sec. 8037.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less 
than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of 
environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to 
tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for 
prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for 
mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense 
activities.
    Sec. 8038. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in 
expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 
41, United States Code.
    (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been 
convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in 
America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United 
States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in 
accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether 
the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of 
Defense.
    (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress 
that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the 
appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, 
provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, 
quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
    Sec. 8039.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 2304 note.>> None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act and hereafter shall be available for a contract 
for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without 
competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of 
the activity responsible for the procurement determines--
            (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
        source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
            (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited 
        proposal which offers significant scientific or technological 
        promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was 
        submitted in confidence by one source; or
            (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
        unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific 
        concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific

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        concern is given financial support:  Provided, That this 
        limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less 
        than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment 
        that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a 
        civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been 
        confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such 
        contract is in the interest of the national defense.

    Sec. 8040. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used--
            (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
            (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
        civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
        reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
        employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
        headquarters.

    (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department 
may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if 
the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the 
financial requirements of the department.
    (c) This section does not apply to--
            (1) field operating agencies funded within the National 
        Intelligence Program;
            (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, 
        mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive 
        devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other 
        similar threats;
            (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 
        the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and 
        to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 
        Department of Defense; or
            (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 
        administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary 
        Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal 
        entities.

    Sec. 8041. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function 
of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees 
unless--
            (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
        private competition that includes a most efficient and cost 
        effective organization plan developed by such activity or 
        function;
            (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 
        all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for 
        performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance 
        of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly 
        to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds 
        the lesser of--
                    (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's 
                personnel-related costs for performance of that activity 
                or function by Federal employees; or
                    (B) $10,000,000; and
            (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 
        proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense 
        by--

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                    (A) not making an employer-sponsored health 
                insurance plan available to the workers who are to be 
                employed in the performance of that activity or function 
                under the contract; or
                    (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored 
                health benefits plan that requires the employer to 
                contribute less towards the premium or subscription 
                share than the amount that is paid by the Department of 
                Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under 
                chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

    (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) 
of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 
10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative 
regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full 
authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial 
or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
            (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant 
        to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 8503 of 
        title 41, United States Code);
            (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
        nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit 
        agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance 
        with that Act; or
            (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
        firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as 
        defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native 
        Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).

    (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for 
depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, 
United States Code.
    (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of 
Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited 
toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that 
may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be 
awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) 
of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or 
outsourcing of commercial activities.

                              (rescissions)

    Sec. 8042.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the 
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:  Provided, 
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended:
            ``Cooperative Threat Reduction Account'', 2014/2016, 
        $15,000,000;
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $9,295,000;
            ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $40,000,000;

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            ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $53,415,000;
            ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $888,000;
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $2,300,000;
            ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', 2014/2016, 
        $6,300,000;
            ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, $90,000,000;
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $25,000,000;
            ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 
        Army'', 2015/2017, $7,500,000;
            ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $30,000,000;
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, $11,702,000;
            ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, $15,422,000;
            ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 2015/
        2017, $8,906,000;
            ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2015/2017, $66,477,000;
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, 
        $199,046,000;
            ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, $212,000,000;
            ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, $17,000,000;
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 2015/
        2016, $9,299,000;
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2015/
        2016, $228,387,000;
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
        2015/2016, $718,500,000; and
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
        Wide'', 2015/2016, $2,500,000.

    Sec. 8043.  None of the funds available in this Act may be used to 
reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) 
of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air 
Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed 
civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians 
(dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction 
in military force structure.
    Sec. 8044.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated 
for that purpose.
    Sec. 8045.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense 
Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and 
other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations 
for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to 
Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, 
including the activities and programs included within the National 
Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program:  Provided, 
That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established 
Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
    Sec. 8046. <<NOTE: 10 USC 374 note.>> (a) None of the funds 
available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other 
department or agency of the United States except as specifically 
provided in an appropriations law.

    (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 3506 note.>> None of the funds available to the 
Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 
counter-drug

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activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the 
United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.

    Sec. 8047.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those 
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:  Provided, That 
the Secretary of the military department responsible for such 
procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by 
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are 
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 
basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
capability for national security purposes:  Provided further, That this 
restriction shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as 
defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, except that the 
restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end 
items.
    Sec. 8048.  None of the funds made available by this Act for Evolved 
Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements may be used 
unless the competitive procurements are open for award to all certified 
providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems:  Provided, 
That the award shall be made to the provider that offers the best value 
to the government:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, award may be made to a launch service provider 
competing with any certified launch vehicle in its inventory regardless 
of the country of origin of the rocket engine that will be used on its 
launch vehicle, in order to ensure robust competition and continued 
assured access to space.
    Sec. 8049.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense:  Provided, That upon the determination of 
the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the 
Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: 
$20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the 
Red Cross.
    Sec. 8050.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase 
any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless 
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
capability for national security purposes that is not available from 
United States manufacturers.
    Sec. 8051.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the 
Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business 
Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally 
from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute 
to the extramural budget.
    Sec. 8052.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense 
under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under 
a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid 
by the contractor to an employee when--
            (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the 
        normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
            (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
        with a business combination.

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                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8053.  During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 
of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations 
available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to 
be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with 
support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside 
the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United 
States Code.
    Sec. 8054.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of an 
appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period 
of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the 
provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which 
has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation 
account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if--
            (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
        (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
        the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
        account;
            (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
        any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; 
        and
            (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not 
        chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of 
        Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public 
        Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note):  Provided, That 
        in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or 
        investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative 
        unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to 
        a current account under the authority of this section shall be 
        reversed and recorded against the expired account:  Provided 
        further, That the total amount charged to a current 
        appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal 
        to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.

    Sec. 8055. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the 
National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a 
space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a 
case-by-case basis.
    (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to 
funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be 
available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of 
the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for 
such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
    Sec. 8056.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense 
may be obligated to modify command and control relationships to give 
Fleet Forces Command operational and administrative control of United 
States Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet:  Provided, That the 
command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, 
shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a 
subsequent Act:  Provided further,

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That this section does not apply to administrative control of Navy Air 
and Missile Defense Command.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8057.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'', $25,000,000 shall be for 
continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special 
Victims' Counsel Program:  Provided, That the funds are made available 
for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
and the Department of the Air Force:  Provided further, That funds 
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are 
transferred:  Provided further, That this transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
    Sec. 8058.  None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act 
may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for 
operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:  
Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in 
development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to 
acceptance for operational use:  Provided further, That this restriction 
does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence 
Program:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this 
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
    Sec. 8059. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case 
basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the 
procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the 
Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect 
to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into 
between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense 
items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar 
defense items produced in the United States for that country.
    (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
            (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
        after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
        such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other 
        than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).

    (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and 
clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI (chapters 50-65) 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and products 
classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 
7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 
7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
    Sec. 8060.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
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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 congressional defense committees a 
        report detailing the findings of the cost analysis; and
            (3) certifies in writing to the congressional defense 
        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. 8061.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may 
be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or 
maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of 
Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may 
be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense 
business.
    Sec. 8062.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new start advanced concept 
technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration 
project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a 
description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition 
strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in 
writing to the congressional defense committees:  Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis 
by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 
national interest to do so.
    Sec. 8063.  The Secretary of Defense shall continue to provide a 
classified quarterly report to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in 
the classified annex accompanying this Act.
    Sec. 8064.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on 
full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements 
of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
    Sec. 8065.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department 
of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military 
nomenclature designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing 
(AP)'', ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing 
demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract 
that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) 
rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used 
to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of 
Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a 
License for Permanent

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Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of 
State.
    Sec. 8066.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or 
part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 
2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal 
property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization 
specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any 
other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be 
approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on 
a case-by-case basis.
    Sec. 8067.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used 
for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department 
of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated 
funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) 
on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt 
beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the 
District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the 
military installation is located:  Provided, That, in a case in which 
the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases 
may be made in any State in which the installation is located:  Provided 
further, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and 
wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military 
installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:  
Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt 
beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors 
considered.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8068.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $76,611,750 shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer 
such funds to other activities of the Federal Government:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and 
carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, 
personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the 
purposes of this section:  Provided further, That contracts entered into 
under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary:  Provided further, That 
projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable 
Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the 
national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 8069. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act may be used to take any action to modify--
            (1) the appropriations account structure for the National 
        Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a 
        new appropriation or new appropriation account;
            (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is 
        presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents 
        supporting the Department of Defense budget request;

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            (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
        appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
            (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
        appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.

    (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger 
of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or 
below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in 
accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
    (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of 
Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable 
financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop 
detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such 
study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment 
to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect 
counterintelligence.
    (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under 
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
of Defense shall--
            (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected 
        agencies;
            (2) receive certification from all affected agencies 
        attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve 
        auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely 
        affect counterintelligence; and
            (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 
        certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed 
        alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and 
        intelligence committees.

    (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the 
application of section 1633 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 to the amounts made available by this Act.
    Sec. 8070.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, 
$5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to 
remain available for obligation until expended:  Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination 
of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, 
these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House 
Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional 
Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when 
confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military 
beneficiary.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8071.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $487,595,000 shall be for the Israeli 
Cooperative Programs:  Provided, That of this amount, $55,000,000 shall 
be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel 
for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-
range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement 
Agreement, as amended; $286,526,000 shall be for the Short Range 
Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile 
defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which 
$150,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the 
United

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States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent 
with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, of which not more 
than $90,000,000, subject to previously established transfer procedures, 
may be obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.-Israeli 
production agreement for SRBMD; $89,550,000 shall be for an upper-tier 
component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which not more 
than $15,000,000, subject to previously established transfer procedures, 
may be obligated or expended until establishment of a U.S.-Israeli 
production agreement; and $56,519,000 shall be for the Arrow System 
Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and 
airborne, detection suite:  Provided further, That funds made available 
under this provision for production of missiles and missile components 
may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of 
weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the 
same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which 
transferred:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8072.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $389,305,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2016, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost 
increases:  Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the 
amounts specified:  Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the 
appropriations to which transferred to:
            (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2008/2016: Carrier Replacement Program $123,760,000;
            (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2009/2016: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $22,860,000;
            (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2012/2016: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $20,029,000;
            (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2012/2016: DDG-51 Destroyer $75,014,000;
            (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2012/2016: Littoral Combat Ship $82,674,000;
            (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2012/2016: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $38,733,000;
            (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2012/2016: Joint High Speed Vessel $22,597,000; and
            (8) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
        2013/2016: Joint High Speed Vessel $3,638,000.

    Sec. 8073.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the 
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to 
be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 
2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016.

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    Sec. 8074.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless 
such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the 
interest of national security and only after written prior notification 
to the congressional defense committees.
    Sec. 8075.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 221 note.>> The budget of the President 
for fiscal year 2017 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget 
justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' 
participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel 
accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement 
accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:  
Provided, That these documents shall include a description of the 
funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military 
service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each 
appropriations account:  Provided further, That these documents shall 
include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a 
reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency 
operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop 
strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the 
major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency:  Provided 
further, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-
32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management 
Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the 
two preceding fiscal years.

    Sec. 8076.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, 
development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear 
armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
    Sec. 8077.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to 
reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total 
amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $1,500,789,000.
    Sec. 8078.  None of the funds appropriated or made available in this 
Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd 
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action 
would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels 
funded in this Act:  Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd 
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of 
national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
    Sec. 8079.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the 
information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct 
of authorized foreign intelligence activities:  Provided, That 
information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in 
accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the 
United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 
12333.

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                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8080.  The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any 
available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy 
ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary 
changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate 
adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law:  
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $20,000,000 
under the authority provided by this section:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the 
proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from 
the Committees is received sooner:  Provided further, That any funds 
transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of 
availability as when originally appropriated:  Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
    Sec. 8081. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program 
authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) 
from the Army.
    (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control 
of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to 
support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment 
of unmanned aerial vehicles.
    Sec. 8082.  Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be made available for 
the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling 
the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities 
such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and 
personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: 
 Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may be used, 
notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian 
assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses:  Provided 
further, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any 
foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 
assistance under any other provision of law.
    Sec. 8083.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs 
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for 
funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017.
    Sec. 8084.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under 
the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered to 
be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading 
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal 
year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of 
the appropriation.
    Sec. 8085. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to 
the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for 
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 
2016:  Provided, That the report shall include--

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            (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to 
        display the President's budget request, adjustments made by 
        Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
        appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
            (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by 
        Expenditure Center and project; and
            (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
        interest.

    (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program 
in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the 
report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional 
intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that 
such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.
    Sec. 8086.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army Contracting Command-New 
Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army 
Contracting Command-New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification 
to the congressional defense committees.
    Sec. 8087.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to retire, divest, realign, or transfer RQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft, or 
to disestablish or convert units associated with such aircraft.
    Sec. 8088.  None of the funds made available by this Act for excess 
defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 
3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually 
to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to support 
any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as 
defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless such 
assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child 
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8089.  Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community 
Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing 
Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of 
National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of 
Government-wide information sharing activities:  Provided, That funds 
transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for 
the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which 
transferred:  Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 
must approve any transfers made under this provision.
    Sec. 8090. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or 
transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that--
            (1) creates a new start effort;
            (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
        $10,000,000 or more;

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            (3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
        Intelligence Program; or
            (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the 
        congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 
        advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period 
        may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.

    (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program 
in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds 
in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of 
the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless 
the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be 
reduced for urgent national security requirements.
    Sec. 8091.  <<NOTE: 50 USC 3103 note.>> The Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time 
that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years 
intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the 
estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that 
budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the 
fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least 
the four succeeding fiscal years.

    Sec. 8092.  For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional 
intelligence committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee 
on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
    Sec. 8093.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 127a note.>> The Department of Defense 
shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for 
Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and any named 
successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation 
designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes 
of section 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis 
in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of 
Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense 
Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 ``Contingency Operations'', 
Annex 1, dated September 2005.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8094.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
$11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act 
for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred 
by the military department concerned to its central fund established for 
Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United 
States Code.

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                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8095.  Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and 
maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and 
transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in 
accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
    Sec. 8096. (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 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.
    Sec. 8097. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an 
amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to--
            (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or 
        independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 
        employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to 
        resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the 
        Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out 
        of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, 
        intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
        imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or
            (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 
        agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 
        mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 
        through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
        Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of 
        sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, 
        intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
        imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.

    (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor 
certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to 
enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 
agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with 
respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work 
related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a 
``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract in excess 
of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).
    (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a 
contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent 
contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.
    (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection 
(a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes 
of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy 
Secretary personally determines that the

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waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the 
United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 
longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set 
forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract 
or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives 
considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative 
would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United 
States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and 
simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not 
less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed 
in the determination may be awarded.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8098.  From within the funds appropriated for operation and 
maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to 
$121,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84:  
Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations 
funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting 
facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as 
described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417:  Provided further, That 
additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for 
operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate.
    Sec. 8099.  Appropriations available to the Department of Defense 
may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the 
physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a 
limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other 
limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
    Sec. 8100.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of 
Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of 
section 130h of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1671 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016).
    Sec. 8101.  The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the 
numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for 
each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian 
personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 
days after the end of each fiscal quarter.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8102.  Upon a determination by the Director of National 
Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, 
the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000

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of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence 
Program:  Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used 
unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence 
requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no 
case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the 
Congress:  Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings 
of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to 
June 30, 2016.
    Sec. 8103.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or 
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its 
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee 
who--
            (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United 
        States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of 
        Defense.

    Sec. 8104. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or 
modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
effective 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, Guantanamo 
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, 
Guantanamo 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, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    Sec. 8105.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at 
United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or 
control of the individual's country of origin, any other foreign 
country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sections 
1033 and 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016.
    Sec. 8106.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8107.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer 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).

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    Sec. 8108.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or 
purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for any 
agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
    Sec. 8109. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of 
Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, 
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 
agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
    (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection 
(a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the 
vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and 
certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to 
the best of the Secretary's knowledge:
            (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal 
        military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal 
        military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 
        Republic;
            (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have 
        withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on 
        military bases subject to agreements in force between the 
        Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of 
        Ukraine; and
            (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 
        active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of 
        Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.

    (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct 
a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a 
waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), 
and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is 
issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results 
of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.
    Sec. 8110.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless 
such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 
10, United States Code.
    Sec. 8111. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2731 note.>> (a) Of the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made 
available, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may 
prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary, or 
by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at 
their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with 
subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death 
that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign 
country.

    (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only 
if--
            (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined 
        by the local military commander to be friendly to the United 
        States;

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            (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under 
        chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as 
        the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
            (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not 
        caused by action by an enemy.

    (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a program under 
subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement 
of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, 
or death.
    (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense determines a 
program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, 
the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined 
to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces 
under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should 
include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic 
conditions.
    (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive legal 
advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal 
advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on 
whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable 
Department of Defense regulations.
    (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia payment 
offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely 
basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
    (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the 
congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the 
ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases 
considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment 
recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
    Sec. 8112.  None of the funds available in this Act to the 
Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or 
routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be 
used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-
deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set 
forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 
1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
    Sec. 8113.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a 
public Web site in a searchable format.
    Sec. 8114.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to realign forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, Portugal, until the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Secretary of Defense has determined, based on an analysis of 
operational requirements, that Lajes Air Force Base is not an optimal 
location for the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex.
    Sec. 8115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location 
outside of the United States:  Provided, That this prohibition applies 
only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location 
within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due 
to insufficient funding.

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    Sec. 8116.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the National Security Agency to--
            (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of 
        targeting a United States person; or
            (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is 
        defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of 
        any electronic communication of a United States person from a 
        provider of electronic communication services to the public 
        pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act of 1978.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 8117.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act 
for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active 
duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $300,000,000 is hereby 
appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to military personnel accounts:  Provided, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
    Sec. 8118.  None of the funds made available 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.
    Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of any 
agency funded by this Act who approves or implements the transfer of 
administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another 
Federal agency not financed by this Act without the express 
authorization of Congress:  Provided, That this limitation shall not 
apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in Defense 
Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental 
appropriations for the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 8120.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1054 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, regarding 
transfer of AH-64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to 
regular Army.
    Sec. 8121.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support 
to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the 
congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the 
direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not 
less than 15 days before initiating such support:  Provided, That none 
of the funds made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 
for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation 
being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat 
terrorism:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such 
waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not

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later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional 
defense committees of such waiver.
    Sec. 8122.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States 
armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where 
imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while 
equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation 
and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
    Sec. 8123.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 
inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in 
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any A-10 aircraft, or to 
disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated 
with such aircraft.
    Sec. 8124.  Of the funds provided for ``Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' in this Act, not less than $2,800,000 
shall be used to support the Department's activities related to the 
implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act 
(Public Law 113-101; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) and to support the 
implementation of a uniform procurement instrument identifier as 
described in subpart 4.16 of Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
include changes in business processes, workforce, or information 
technology.
    Sec. 8125.  None of the funds provided in this Act for the T-AO(X) 
program shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the 
acquisition of the following components unless those components are 
manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) 
for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including engines, 
reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for 
shipboard cranes:  Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
department responsible for such procurement may waive these restrictions 
on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 
adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of 
Defense requirements on a timely and cost competitive basis and that 
such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for 
national security purposes.
    Sec. 8126.  The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are 
hereby reduced by $389,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in 
Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, as follows:
            (1) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $138,000,000;
            (2) From ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', 
        $251,000,000.

                              (rescission)

    Sec. 8127.  Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Defense, the following funds are permanently rescinded from the 
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts to reflect 
excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working Capital Funds:  
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from

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amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
            From ``Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense, X'', 
        $1,037,000,000.

    Sec. 8128.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to 
reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel costs, the total 
amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by 
$2,576,000,000.
    Sec. 8129.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest or retire, KC-10 aircraft.
    Sec. 8130.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 
inventory status, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in 
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any EC-130H aircraft.
    Sec. 8131.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military or civilian 
personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment 
that includes topless or nude entertainers or participants, as 
prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and 
Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
    Sec. 8132.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base Realignment 
and Closure (BRAC) round.

                                TITLE IX

         OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
$1,846,356,000:  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.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
$251,011,000:  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.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', 
$171,079,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War

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on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Military Personnel, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', 
$726,126,000:  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.

                         Reserve Personnel, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
$24,462,000:  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.

                         Reserve Personnel, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
$12,693,000:  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.

                     Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', 
$3,393,000:  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.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', 
$18,710,000:  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.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

    For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', 
$166,015,000:  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.

                   National Guard Personnel, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air 
Force'', $2,828,000:  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.

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                        OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                     Operation and Maintenance, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
$14,994,833,000:  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.

                     Operation and Maintenance, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', 
$7,169,611,000:  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.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
Corps'', $1,372,534,000:  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.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force'', $11,128,813,000:  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.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide'', $5,665,633,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $1,160,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, 
provided to United States military and stability operations in 
Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:  
Provided further, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such 
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation 
determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the 
support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon 
the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees:  Provided 
further, That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing 
specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment 
and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-
reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military 
and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the

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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 days following notification 
to the appropriate congressional committees:  Provided further, That 
these funds may be used to support the Governments of Jordan and 
Lebanon, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to 
enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain 
security along its borders and the ability of the armed forces of 
Lebanon to increase or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 days 
prior written notification to the congressional defense committees 
outlining the amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the 
expenses incurred:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, up to $30,000,000 shall be for Operation Observant 
Compass:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of 
funds provided in this paragraph:  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.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army 
Reserve'', $99,559,000:  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.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy 
Reserve'', $31,643,000:  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.

             Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
Corps Reserve'', $3,455,000:  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.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force 
Reserve'', $58,106,000:  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.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army 
National Guard'', $135,845,000:  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.

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              Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
National Guard'', $19,900,000:  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.

                   Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'', $1,100,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such funds 
shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security 
forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate 
counterterrorism and crisis response activities:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to 
other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and subject to the same authorities 
and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred:  
Provided further, That the transfer authority under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: 
 Provided further, That the funds available under this heading are 
available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense 
submits a prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional 
defense committees:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures 
established in division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act of 2015 (Public Law 113-235) for any recipient of 
training, equipment, or other assistance:  Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading 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.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

    For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', $3,652,257,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such funds 
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, 
Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's 
designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision 
of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 
repair, renovation, construction, and funding:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend funds made available to 
the Department of Defense in this title for additional costs associated 
with existing projects previously funded with amounts provided under the 
heading ``Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund'' in prior Acts:  Provided 
further, That such costs shall be limited to contract changes resulting 
from inflation, market fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other 
necessary contract actions to complete existing projects, and associated 
supervision and administration costs and costs for design during 
construction:  Provided further, That the

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Secretary may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided 
in this section:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify in 
advance such contract changes and adjustments in annual reports to the 
congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That the authority 
to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 
authority to provide assistance to foreign nations:  Provided further, 
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any 
person, foreign government, or international organization may be 
credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for 
such purposes:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt 
and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and 
amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such 
contributions:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation 
account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
details of any such obligation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any 
proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity 
groups in excess of $20,000,000:  Provided further, That the United 
States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security 
forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States:  
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds provided under 
this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the 
security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of 
Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be 
treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification 
to the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National 
Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security 
personnel:  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.

                        Iraq Train and Equip Fund

    For the ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'', $715,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such funds shall be 
available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training; 
equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; 
infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment, to military and 
other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, 
including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security 
forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 
forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, 
assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 
associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from 
such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law:  
Provided further,

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That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 
including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the 
Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance 
authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That contributions of 
funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or 
other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 
expended, and used for such purposes:  Provided further, That not more 
than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after: (1) the 
Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees, describing the plan for the provision of such training and 
assistance and the forces designated to receive such assistance; and (2) 
the President submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on how assistance provided under this heading supports a 
larger regional strategy:  Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or 
expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the 
amount provided under this heading has been contributed by other 
countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are provided 
under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have been 
contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq:  Provided further, 
That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the 
Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national security 
objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application 
of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the appropriate 
congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of the 
exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary's 
determination and a description of the assistance to be exempted from 
the application of such limitation:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the 
acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary 
determines such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or 
otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and 
justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees:  Provided further, That the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' under this heading means the ``congressional 
defense committees'', the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives:  Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading are 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.

                               PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 
$161,987,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas

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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.

                        Missile Procurement, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
$37,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked 
Combat Vehicles, Army'', $486,630,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018:  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.

                     Procurement of Ammunition, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', 
$222,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                         Other Procurement, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
$1,175,596,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 
$210,990,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and 
Marine Corps'', $117,966,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018:  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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                         Other Procurement, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
$12,186,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                        Procurement, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
$56,934,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                     Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 
$128,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 
$289,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air 
Force'', $228,874,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  
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.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 
$3,477,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  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.

                        Procurement, Defense-Wide

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
$173,918,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas

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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.

              National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

    For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and 
support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items for the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That the 
Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the 
congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment 
for their respective National Guard or Reserve component:  Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by this paragraph may be 
used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify 
missiles, munitions, or ammunition:  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.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Army'', $1,500,000, 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.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Navy'', $35,747,000, 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.

          Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Air Force'', $17,100,000, 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.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $177,087,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War

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on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                      Defense Working Capital Funds

    For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'', 
$88,850,000:  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.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

    For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
$272,704,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:  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.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

    For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense'', $186,000,000:  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.

              Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the ``Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund'', 
$349,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, 
That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing 
the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, 
services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United 
States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided 
herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and 
maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; 
and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided 
herein:  Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:  
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 
days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
transfer:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas

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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 the Inspector General

    For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector 
General'', $10,262,000:  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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 9001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2016.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 9002.  Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that 
such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, 
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to 
$4,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this title:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the 
authority in this section:  Provided further, That the authority 
provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms 
and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this Act.
    Sec. 9003.  Supervision and administration costs and costs for 
design during construction associated with a construction project funded 
with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the 
``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' provided in this Act and executed 
in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may 
be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded:  Provided, 
That, for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration 
costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house 
Government costs.
    Sec. 9004.  From funds made available in this title, the Secretary 
of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense in the United States Central Command area of 
responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 
per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical 
security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 
$450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations 
applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
    Sec. 9005.  Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated by 
this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' may be 
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the 
Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of 
enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-
scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their 
areas of responsibility:  Provided, That each project (including any 
ancillary or related

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elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority 
shall not exceed $2,000,000:  Provided further, That not later than 45 
days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during 
that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to the authority 
provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the 
purposes described herein:  Provided further, That, not later than 30 
days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees quarterly commitment, obligation, 
and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan:  Provided further, 
That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to 
the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of 
law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total 
anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice 
containing each of the following:
            (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed 
        project, including how the project is intended to advance the 
        military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be 
        carried out.
            (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and 
        completion date for the proposed project, including any other 
        CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed 
        to the completion of the project.
            (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
        including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
        Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or 
        a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the 
        activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be 
        provided through the proposed project.

    Sec. 9006.  Funds available to the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, 
including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition 
forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan and 
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:  Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this 
section.
    Sec. 9007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the 
United States Government for a purpose as follows:
            (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
        purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
        States Armed Forces in Iraq.
            (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
        of Iraq.
            (3) To establish any military installation or base for the 
        purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
        States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

    Sec. 9008.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations 
promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture 
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at 
New York on December 10, 1984):

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            (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
            (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
        Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112 
        Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed 
        thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code 
        of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
        Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in 
        the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 
        109-148).

    Sec. 9009.  None of the funds provided for the ``Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of 
a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight 
Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense:  Provided, That the AROC 
must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard 
equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF:  Provided 
further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved 
a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding 
proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF.
    Sec. 9010.  Funds made available in this title to the Department of 
Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000:  Provided, 
That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a 
Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds 
may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not 
more than $500,000.
    Sec. 9011.  From funds made available to the Department of Defense 
in this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force'', up to $80,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States 
Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and 
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security 
assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal 
security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout 
activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq:  
Provided, That to the extent authorized under the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the operations and activities 
that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-
operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense 
and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment 
to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to 
intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, 
and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions:  Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such 
training activities that they determine are needed after the end of 
fiscal year 2016, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense 
articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.):  Provided further,

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That, not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to 
the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice 
containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and 
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site 
where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal 
year 2016 : Provided further, That amounts made available by this 
section are 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.
    Sec. 9012.  Up to $600,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act for 
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used to provide assistance 
to the Government of Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to 
enhance security along its borders.
    Sec. 9013.  None of the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or transfer 
man-portable air defense systems.
    Sec. 9014.  For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative'', 
$250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain available until September 
30, 2016:  Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide 
assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a defensive 
nature; logistics support, supplies and services; sustainment; and 
intelligence support to the military and national security forces of 
Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or defensive articles 
provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 
States:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less 
than 15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this heading, 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
any such obligation:  Provided further, That the United States may 
accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in 
this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States:  Provided 
further, That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading 
in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or 
National Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the 
United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 
upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:  
Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are 
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.
    Sec. 9015.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for 
replacement of funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine 
from the inventory of the United States to the extent specifically 
provided for in section 9014 of this Act.
    Sec. 9016.  None of the funds made available by this Act under 
section 9014 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the Military and 
National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be used to procure or transfer 
man-portable air defense systems.
    Sec. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 of

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Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may 
be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that the Government of Pakistan is--
            (1) 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 organizations, including taking 
        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;
            (2) 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;
            (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
        and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of 
        IEDs;
            (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material 
        and expertise;
            (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
        and due process of law;
            (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
        visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
        programs in Pakistan; and
            (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
        detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
        civilians affected by the conflict.

    (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case 
basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees 
that it is in the national security interest to do so:  Provided, That 
if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to 
the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the 
waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of 
Pakistan was not able to meet:  Provided further, That such report may 
be submitted in classified form if necessary.

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 9018.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this 
Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense 
and made available for transfer only to the operation and maintenance, 
military personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the 
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 
Department of Defense:  Provided, That the transfer authority provided 
in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
prior to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees on the proposed uses of these funds:  Provided further, That 
the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to any 
program, project, or activity specifically limited or denied by this 
Act:  Provided further, That amounts made available by this section are

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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 the authority to provide funding under this section shall terminate 
on September 30, 2016.
    Sec. 9019.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the introduction of United States 
armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by 
the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while 
equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation 
and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543).
    Sec. 9020.  None of the funds in this Act may be made available for 
the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan 
National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the 
Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense 
committees of the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements. 
The report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and maintain 
existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative 
platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 
Air Force's current medium airlift capacity.

                              (rescission)

    Sec. 9021.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the 
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:  Provided, 
That such amounts are 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, as amended:
            ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2015/2016, 
        $400,000,000.

    This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

  DIVISION D--ENERGY <<NOTE: Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                        CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                        Corps of Engineers--Civil

    The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of 
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army 
pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.

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                             investigations

    For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection 
and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and 
specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage 
reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, 
and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized 
projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by 
law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of 
projects prior to construction, $121,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more 
than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2016:  Provided further, 
That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the 
majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation 
savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where 
the majority of benefits are derived from environmental restoration:  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new 
starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.

                              construction

    For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, 
flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem 
restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting 
detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects 
(including those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but 
such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not 
constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); 
$1,862,250,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums 
as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for 
facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall 
be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by 
Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 
one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and 
expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in 
law:  Provided, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more 
than, six new construction starts during fiscal year 2016:  Provided 
further, That the new construction starts will consist of five projects 
where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation 
transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one 
project where the majority of the benefits are derived from 
environmental restoration:  Provided further, That for new construction 
projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as 
practicable but no later than August 31, 2016:  Provided further, That 
no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work 
allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-
year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected 
new starts and the impacts on other projects:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary

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may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the 
plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate.

                    mississippi river and tributaries

    For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and 
related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape 
Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $345,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover 
the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland 
harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

                        operation and maintenance

    For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of 
existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing 
security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including 
administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels 
provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve 
essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; 
surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting 
waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions 
to navigation, $3,137,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible 
operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and 
for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account 
for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for 
resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance 
activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor 
recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from 
fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to 
cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material 
disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected:  Provided, 
That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the 
programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be 
allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the 
fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the 
Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of 
Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief 
of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining 
funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally 
in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or 
activities.

                           regulatory program

    For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to 
regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017.

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             formerly utilized sites remedial action program

    For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the 
United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's 
early atomic energy program, $112,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                  flood control and coastal emergencies

    For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other 
natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other 
activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, 
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                                expenses

    For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the 
Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for 
costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center 
Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works 
program, $179,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:  
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title 
shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of 
the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and 
management activities of the division offices:  Provided further, That 
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to 
fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, 
repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or 
other natural disaster.

      office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

    For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $4,750,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That not more than 50 
percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the 
additional funding provided under each heading in this title (as 
designated under such heading in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)) 
to specific programs, projects, or activities.

              GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 
funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in fiscal year 2016, shall be available

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for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
            (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
        activity;
            (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 
        this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and 
        Senate Committees on Appropriations;
            (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
        for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from 
        the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
            (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or 
        activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs (6) 
        through (10), unless prior approval is received from the House 
        and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
            (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000, 
        reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
        $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided, 
        That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming 
        limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be 
        reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not 
        receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
        concomitant administrative expenses;
            (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000, 
        reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
        $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided, 
        That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
        limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may 
        be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed 
        conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments:  Provided 
        further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any 
        continuing study or activity that did not receive an 
        appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant 
        administrative expenses;
            (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming 
        authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to 
        emergencies:  Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify 
        the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these 
        emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:  Provided 
        further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 
        15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per 
        project, study, or activity is allowed:  Provided further, That 
        for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit 
        is $150,000:  Provided further, That $150,000 may be 
        reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not 
        receive an appropriation;
            (9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming 
        guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the 
        Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance 
        portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, 
        respectively; and
            (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
        Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving 
        project is permitted.

    (b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a reprogramming 
for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.

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    (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities 
program.
    (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which 
shall include:
            (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to 
        display the President's budget request, adjustments made by 
        Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, 
        and the fiscal year enacted level;
            (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
        by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in 
        the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
            (3) An identification of items of special congressional 
        interest.

    Sec. 102.  The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this 
Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and 
designation of new starts.
    Sec. 103.  None of the funds made available in this title may be 
used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the 
amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain 
unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have 
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
    Sec. 104.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and 
expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in this title under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to mitigate for fisheries lost due 
to Corps of Engineers projects.
    Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act 
making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal 
year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce 
any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining 
to the definitions of the terms ``fill material'' or ``discharge of fill 
material'' for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
    Sec. 106.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open 
lake placement alternative of dredged material, after evaluating the 
least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or 
management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 
thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification 
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341.
    Sec. 107. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall execute a transfer agreement with the 
South Florida Water Management District for the project identified as 
the ``Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project'', 
carried out under section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3768).

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    (b) The transfer agreement under subsection (a) shall require the 
South Florida Water Management District to operate the transferred 
project as an environmental restoration project to provide water storage 
and water treatment options.
    (c) Upon execution of the transfer agreement under subsection (a), 
the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project 
shall no longer be authorized as a Federal project.
    Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this title may be 
used for any acquisition that is not consistent with 48 CFR 225.7007.
    Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant 
to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110-114).
    Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for 
the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)).

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                 central utah project completion account

    For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation 
and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $1,350,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 
for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the 
Secretary of the Interior:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, 
of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any 
other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for 
administrative expenses.

                          Bureau of Reclamation

    The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized 
functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:

                       water and related resources

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For management, development, and restoration of water and related 
natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, 
maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, 
participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native 
Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and

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other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized 
Indian tribes, and others, $1,118,972,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $22,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper 
Colorado River Basin Fund and $5,899,000 shall be available for transfer 
to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such 
amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam 
Fund:  Provided, That such transfers may be increased or decreased 
within the overall appropriation under this heading:  Provided further, 
That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that 
can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation 
special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from 
that Fund or account:  Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 
U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the 
funds were contributed:  Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 
U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until 
expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this 
heading:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided herein, funds 
may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the 
Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706.

                 central valley project restoration fund

    For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, 
improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act, $49,528,000, to be derived from such sums as may be 
collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to 
sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That the Bureau of 
Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the 
additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 
3407(d) of Public Law 102-575:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or 
leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already 
committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.

                    california bay-delta restoration

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, 
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to 
be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of 
other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes:  
Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal 
share of the costs of CALFED Program management:  Provided further, That 
CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with 
clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in 
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.

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                        policy and administration

    For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related 
functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and 
offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, $59,500,000, to be derived from the 
Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:  
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and 
administration expenses.

                        administrative provision

    Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for 
purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for 
replacement only.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

    Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for 
Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 
to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and 
Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2016, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that--
            (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or 
        activity;
            (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
            (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
        for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
        unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
            (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for 
        which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval 
        is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
        of Representatives and the Senate;
            (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, 
        unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
                    (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity 
                for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the 
                beginning of the fiscal year; or
                    (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity 
                for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the 
                beginning of the fiscal year;
            (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
        Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
        Resources Management and Development category to any program, 
        project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
        approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
        the House of Representatives and the Senate; or
            (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
        obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 
        to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, 
        increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of 
        operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior 
        approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
        the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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    (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds 
within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation 
category.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any 
movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.
    (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly 
basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed 
between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The 
first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of 
discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until 
development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California 
of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the 
State of California as approved by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of 
the San Luis drainage waters.
    (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the 
costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by 
the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and 
collected until fully repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--
Alternative Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment 
Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, Kesterson 
Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, 
February 1995'', prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States 
relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for 
the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit 
beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 
law.
    Sec. 203.  <<NOTE: 43 USC 507.>> The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act 
of 1978 is amended by--
            (1) striking ``Construction'' and inserting ``Except as 
        provided in section 5B, construction'' in section 3; and
            (2) inserting after section 5A (43 U.S.C. 509a) the 
        following:

    ``Sec. 5B.  <<NOTE: 43 USC 509b.>> Notwithstanding section 3, if the 
Secretary, in her judgment, determines that additional project benefits, 
including but not limited to additional conservation storage capacity, 
are necessary and in the interests of the United States and the project 
and are feasible and not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, the 
Secretary is authorized to develop additional project benefits through 
the construction of new or supplementary works on a project in 
conjunction with the Secretary's activities under section 2 of this Act 
and subject to the conditions described in the feasibility study, 
provided a cost share agreement related to the additional project 
benefits is reached among non-Federal and Federal funding participants 
and the costs associated with developing the additional project benefits 
are allocated exclusively among beneficiaries of the additional project 
benefits and repaid consistent with all provisions of Federal 
Reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) and 
acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act.''.

    Sec. 204.  Section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 
(43 U.S.C. 509) is amended in the first sentence--

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     (a) by inserting ``and effective October 1, 2015, not to exceed an 
additional $1,100,000,000 (October 1, 2003, price levels),'' after 
``(October 1, 2003, price levels),'';
    (b) in the proviso--
            (1) by striking ``$1,250,000'' and inserting 
        ``$20,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``For modification 
        expenditures between $1,800,000 and $20,000,000 (October 1, 
        2015, price levels), the Secretary of the Interior shall, at 
        least 30 days before the date on which the funds are expended, 
        submit written notice of the expenditures to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that provides a 
        summary of the project, the cost of the project, and any 
        alternatives that were considered.''.

    Sec. 205.  The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall--
            (1) complete the feasibility studies described in clauses 
        (i)(I) and (ii)(II) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-
        361 (118 Stat. 1684) and submit such studies to the appropriate 
        committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate not 
        later than December 31, 2015;
            (2) complete the feasibility studies described in clauses 
        (i)(II) and (ii)(I) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-
        361 and submit such studies to the appropriate committees of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate not later than November 
        30, 2016;
            (3) complete the feasibility study described in section 
        103(f)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (118 Stat. 1694) and submit 
        such study to the appropriate committees of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate not later than December 31, 2017; 
        and
            (4) provide a progress report on the status of the 
        feasibility studies referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) to 
        the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and 
        the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and each 180 days thereafter until 
        December 31, 2017, as applicable. The report shall include 
        timelines for study completion, draft environmental impact 
        statements, final environmental impact statements, and Records 
        of Decision.

    Sec. 206.  Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (42 
U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$300,000,000'' and inserting 
``$350,000,000''.
    Sec. 207.  Title I of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta 
Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of Public 
Law 111-85, is amended by striking ``2016'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``2017''.

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                                TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                             ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities 
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation 
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility 
acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,073,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $155,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program direction:  
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, the 
Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act 
Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.).

               Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

    For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $206,000,000, to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
$28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program 
direction.

                             Nuclear Energy

    For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or 
any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $986,161,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2017, for program direction including official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $10,000.

                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil 
energy research and development activities, under the authority of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and 
equitable interests in any real property or any facility

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or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting 
inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the 
extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 
1603), $632,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
of such amount $114,202,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 
for program direction.

                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval 
petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $17,500,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.

                       Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve facility development and operations and program management 
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6201 et seq.), $212,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities 
pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et 
seq.), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended.

                    Energy Information Administration

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the 
activities of the Energy Information Administration, $122,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                    Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in 
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of 
any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
construction, or expansion, $255,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

       Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium 
enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial 
actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$673,749,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination 
and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available

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until expended, of which $32,959,000 shall be available in accordance 
with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                 Science

    For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only, including one ambulance and one bus, $5,350,200,000, 
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
$185,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program 
direction:  Provided further, That of such amount, not more than 
$115,000,000 shall be made available for the in-kind contributions and 
related support activities of ITER:  Provided further, That not later 
than May 2, 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report recommending 
either that the United States remain a partner in the ITER project after 
October 2017 or terminate participation, which shall include, as 
applicable, an estimate of either the full cost, by fiscal year, of all 
future Federal funding requirements for construction, operation, and 
maintenance of ITER or the cost of termination.

                Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the 
activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act 
(Public Law 110-69), $291,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That of such amount, $29,250,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2017, for program direction.

          Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

    Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers 
pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this 
heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 
502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided, That for 
necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee 
program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the fees 
collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover 
administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000:  Provided further, That 
fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount 
appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until 
appropriated:  Provided further, That the Department of Energy shall not 
subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of 
section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any 
Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation 
of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

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         Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

    For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in 
carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan 
Program, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                       Departmental Administration

    For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for 
departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
$248,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, including 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional 
amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost 
of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency 
Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.):  Provided, That such increases in cost of 
work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount:  
Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for 
miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $117,171,000 in fiscal year 
2016 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this 
account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:  Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are 
received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$130,971,000:  Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $31,297,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems 
Analysis.

                     Office of the Inspector General

    For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$46,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                           Weapons Activities

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $8,846,948,000, to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
$97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program 
direction:  Provided further, That funding made available under this 
heading may be made available for project engineering and design for the 
Albuquerque Complex Project.

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                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,940,302,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                             Naval Reactors

    For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors 
activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase, 
condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and 
capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,375,496,000, 
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
$42,504,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, for program 
direction.

                      Federal Salaries and Expenses

                     (including rescission of funds)

    For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, $383,666,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, including official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $12,000:  Provided, That of the 
unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this 
heading, $19,900,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                      Defense Environmental Cleanup

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of 
not to exceed one fire apparatus pumper truck and one armored vehicle 
for replacement only, $5,289,742,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That of such amount $281,951,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2017, for program direction.

                        Other Defense Activities

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and

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other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense 
activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $776,425,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That of such amount, $249,137,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2017, for program direction.

                     POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

    Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for the Shoshone 
Paiute Trout Hatchery, the Spokane Tribal Hatchery, the Snake River 
Sockeye Weirs and, in addition, for official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000:  Provided, 
That during fiscal year 2016, no new direct loan obligations may be 
made.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

    For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, 
including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to 
section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied 
to the southeastern power area, $6,900,000, including official reception 
and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 
and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $6,900,000 
collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of 
power and related services shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern 
Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are 
received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $0:  Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $66,500,000 collected by the 
Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 
1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited 
to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until 
expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
expenditures:  Provided further, That for purposes of this 
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally 
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase 
power and wheeling expenses).

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

    For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for 
construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and 
appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses,

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including official reception and representation expenses in an amount 
not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power 
Administration, $47,361,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $35,961,000 collected by the 
Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of 
funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration:  
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $11,400,000:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $63,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power 
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover 
purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account 
as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the 
sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  
Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual 
expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling 
expenses).

 Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 
                          Power Administration

    For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 
302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other 
related activities including conservation and renewable resources 
programs as authorized, $307,714,000, including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain 
available until expended, of which $302,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:  Provided, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 
Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $214,342,000 collected 
by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and 
related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power 
Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for 
annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $87,658,000 is derived 
from the Reclamation Fund:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, up to $352,813,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the 
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling 
expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to 
remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 
power and wheeling

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expenditures:  Provided further, That for purposes of this 
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally 
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase 
power and wheeling expenses).

            Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

    For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,490,000, to 
remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and 
Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power 
Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 
Stat. 255):  Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act 
and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $4,262,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from 
the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric 
facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
Administration activities:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are 
received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000:  Provided 
further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 
expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are 
incurred:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to 
$460,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the 
Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad 
Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 
the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had 
been specifically appropriated for such purpose:  Provided further, That 
any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and 
without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 
States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for 
the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, 
replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in 
accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, 
Commissioner, and the power customers.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $319,800,000, to 
remain available until <<NOTE: 42 USC 7171 note.>> expended:  Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$319,800,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other 
services and collections in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and used 
for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
general fund shall be reduced

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as revenues are received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
not more than $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

              (including transfer and rescissions of funds)

    Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available 
by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or 
resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate 
Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity 
Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, 
project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
    (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business days 
in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used 
to--
            (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award 
        totaling $1,000,000 or more;
            (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction 
        Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract 
        covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
            (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, 
        or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
        or
            (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, 
        award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) 
        or (B).

    (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of the 
conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or 
discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during 
the previous quarter.
    (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report 
required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the 
amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award 
were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from 
which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief 
description of the activity for which the award is made.
    (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, 
project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this 
title under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs'', enter 
into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a 
multiyear cooperative agreement unless--
            (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded 
        for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of 
        award; or
            (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a 
        clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the 
        availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary 
        notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
        Congress at least 3 days in advance.

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    (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts 
made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for 
the programs, projects, and activities specified in the ``Final Bill'' 
column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included under the heading 
``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).
    (e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for 
any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any 
program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by 
more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time 
period covered by this Act.
    (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
            (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or 
        activity;
            (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
        or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
        Act; or
            (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a 
        specific program, project, or activity by this Act.

    (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or 
restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made 
available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such 
requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human 
health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
    (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph 
(1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of 
the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have 
applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
    Sec. 302.  The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided 
for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation 
accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. 
Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable 
established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for 
the same time period as originally enacted.
    Sec. 303.  Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094) during fiscal year 2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
    Sec. 304.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be 
used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard 
nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is 
conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure 
the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
    Sec. 305.  None of the funds made available in this title may be 
used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under

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Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental 
guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds 
$100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been 
developed for the project for that critical decision.
    Sec. 306.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 7278a.>> Notwithstanding section 301(c) of 
this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading 
``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Science'' in this or any 
subsequent Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
appropriations Act for any fiscal year may be used for a multiyear 
contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement 
of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, 
or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of 
performance as anticipated at the time of award.

    Sec. 307. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior 
Act under the heading ``Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' may be made 
available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for 
Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation.
    (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection 
(a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national 
security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not 
be delegated.
    (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 
days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, in classified form if 
necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver.
    Sec. 308. (a) New Regional Reserves.--The Secretary of Energy may 
not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve unless funding 
for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly 
requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the 
Congress in an appropriations Act.
    (b) The budget request or notification shall include--
            (1) the justification for the new reserve;
            (2) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and 
        maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources;
            (3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including 
        the conditions upon which the products may be released;
            (4) the location of the reserve; and
            (5) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.

    Sec. 309.  Of the amounts made available by this Act for ``National 
Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities'', up to $50,000,000 
may be reprogrammed within such account for Domestic Uranium Enrichment, 
subject to the notice requirement in section 301(e).
    Sec. 310. (a) Unobligated balances available from appropriations are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the Department of Energy 
in the specified amounts:
    (1) ``Energy Programs--Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', 
$1,355,149.00 from Public Law 110-161; $627,299.24 from Public Law 111-
8; and $1,824,051.94 from Public Law 111-85.
    (2) ``Energy Programs--Science'', $3,200,000.00.
    (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 311.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
provisions of 40 U.S.C. 11319 shall not apply to funds appropriated

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in this title to Federally Funded Research and Development Centers 
sponsored by the Department of Energy.
    Sec. 312.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used--
            (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, 
        Code of Federal Regulations; or
            (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by the 
        tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy 
        and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)) with respect to 
        BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector 
        lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps.

    Sec. 313. (a) Of the funds appropriated in prior Acts under the 
headings ``Fossil Energy Research and Development'' and ``Clean Coal 
Technology'' for prior solicitations under the Clean Coal Power 
Initiative and FutureGen, not less than $160,000,000 from projects 
selected under such solicitations that have not reached financial close 
and have not secured funding sufficient to construct the project prior 
to 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act shall be deobligated, 
if necessary, shall be utilized for previously selected demonstration 
projects under such solicitations that have reached financial close or 
have otherwise secured funding sufficient to construct the project prior 
to 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall be 
allocated among such projects in proportion to the total financial 
contribution by the recipients to those projects stipulated in their 
respective cooperative agreements.
    (b) Funds utilized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be administered 
in accordance with the provisions in the Act in which the funds for 
those demonstration projects were originally appropriated, except that 
financial assistance for costs in excess of those estimated as of the 
date of award of the original financial assistance may be provided in 
excess of the proportion of costs borne by the Government in the 
original agreement and shall not be limited to 25 percent of the 
original financial assistance.
    (c) No amounts may be repurposed pursuant to this section from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (d) This section shall be fully implemented not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                     Appalachian Regional Commission

    For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 
14704, and for expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the 
Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the 
Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $146,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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                 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $29,150,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017.

                        Delta Regional Authority

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry 
out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 
2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of 
said Act, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                            Denali Commission

    For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
as necessary and other expenses, $11,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of 
the Denali Commission Act of 1998:  Provided, That funds shall be 
available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 
percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by 
section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, 
Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not to exceed 50 
percent for non-distressed communities.

                   Northern Border Regional Commission

    For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission 
in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United 
States Code, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

    For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 
40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended.

                      Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the 
purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, $990,000,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That of the amount appropriated herein,

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not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and 
other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, of which, notwithstanding section 
201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a 
majority vote of the Commission:  Provided further, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections 
estimated at $872,864,000 in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and used 
for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 
of revenues received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,136,000:  
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas 
relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 
shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will 
support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions 
but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and 
engineering.

                       office of inspector general

    For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$12,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, 
That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 
services and collections estimated at $10,060,000 in fiscal year 2016 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received 
during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 
appropriation estimated at not more than $2,076,000:  Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $958,000 shall be 
for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 
as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be 
derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2017.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

    Sec. 401.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the 
July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission 
Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information.
    Sec. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title for the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program, 
project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the

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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any 
program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 
10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this 
Act.
    (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification 
requirement in (a) if compliance with such requirement would pose a 
substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national 
security.
    (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph 
(1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of 
the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have 
applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a 
detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding 
levels to programs, projects, or activities.
    (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts 
made available by this title for ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission--
Salaries and Expenses'' shall be expended as directed in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act).
    (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
    (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the 
following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior 
year appropriations--
            (1) total budget authority;
            (2) total unobligated balances; and
            (3) total unliquidated obligations.

    Sec. 403.  Public Law 105-277, division A, section 101(g) (title 
III, section 329(a), (b)) <<NOTE: 43 USC 1653 note.>>  is amended by 
inserting, in subsection (b), after ``State law'' and before the period 
the following: ``or for the construction and repair of barge mooring 
points and barge landing sites to facilitate pumping fuel from fuel 
transport barges into bulk fuel storage tanks.''.

                                 TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 501.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in 
any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on 
any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other 
than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913.
    Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III 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 
for any fiscal year, transfer

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authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any 
authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to another department, 
agency, or instrumentality.
    (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to 
accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer 
made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other 
appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby 
a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government 
may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or 
instrumentality.
    (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act 
utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing 
the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide 
goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, 
used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall 
include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were 
transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification 
requirements for each authority.
    Sec. 503.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 
(Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low-Income Populations).
    This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.

DIVISION E--FINANCIAL <<NOTE: Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 
2016.>>  SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and 
purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or 
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; 
executive direction program activities; international affairs and 
economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, 
including technical assistance to Puerto Rico; and Treasury-wide 
management policies and programs activities, $222,500,000:  Provided, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
            (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and 
        representation expenses;

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            (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of 
        a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the 
        direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted 
        for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
            (3) not to exceed $22,200,000 shall remain available until 
        September 30, 2017, for--
                    (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 
                Internal Control Program;
                    (B) information technology modernization 
                requirements;
                    (C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the 
                Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and
                    (D) the development and implementation of programs 
                within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection 
                and Compliance Policy, including entering into 
                cooperative agreements.

             office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                          salaries and expenses

    For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and 
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass 
destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other 
national security threats, $117,000,000:  Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,100,000 is 
available for administrative expenses; and (2) $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017.

        department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For development and acquisition of automatic data processing 
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to 
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That these funds shall be 
transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
organizations:  Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:  
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue Service, 
Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems 
Modernization''.

                       office of inspector general

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$35,416,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to 
exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of 
the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, shall

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be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of 
the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and 
Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 
note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses.

            treasury inspector general for tax administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates 
as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
$167,275,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2017; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for 
official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for 
Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses.

     special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), $40,671,000.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses 
of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 
training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence 
activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $10,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law 
enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,979,000, of 
which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

                               (rescission)

    Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$700,000,000 are rescinded.

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                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service, $363,850,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, is for information systems 
modernization initiatives; of which $5,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to 
exceed $19,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, is to 
support the Department's activities related to implementation of the 
Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act; Public Law 113-
101), including changes in business processes, workforce, or information 
technology to support high quality, transparent Federal spending 
information.
    In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for 
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of 
Public Law 101-380.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$106,439,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research 
and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of 
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without 
reimbursement:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the 
processing of formula and label applications.

                           United States Mint

                united states mint public enterprise fund

    Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United 
States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating 
coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both 
operating expenses and capital investments:  Provided, That the 
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during 
fiscal year 2016 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and 
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall 
not exceed $20,000,000.

    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

    To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325), 
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for EX-3, $233,523,000. Of the amount 
appropriated under this heading--

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            (1) not less than $153,423,000, notwithstanding section 
        108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to 
        Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 
        Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 
        2017, for financial assistance and technical assistance under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of 
        Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which 
        up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans:  
        Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
        including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
        in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  
        Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
        gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not 
        to exceed $25,000,000;
            (2) not less than $15,500,000, notwithstanding section 
        108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available 
        until September 30, 2017, for financial assistance, technical 
        assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit 
        Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities 
        and provided primarily through qualified community development 
        lender organizations with experience and expertise in community 
        development banking and lending in Indian country, Native 
        American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and 
        other suitable providers;
            (3) not less than $19,000,000 is available until September 
        30, 2017, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
            (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
        (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
        4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2017, for a 
        Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial 
        assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to 
        community development financial institutions for the purpose of 
        offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand 
        the availability of healthy food options in distressed 
        communities;
            (5) up to $23,600,000 is available until September 30, 2016, 
        for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI 
        fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which 
        not less than $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI 
        investments in underserved rural areas, and up to $300,000 is 
        for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
        program; and
            (6) during fiscal year 2016, none of the funds available 
        under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 
        section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
        commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of 
        the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act 
        of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a):  Provided, That commitments to 
        guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not 
        exceed $750,000,000: <<NOTE: 12 USC 4713a note.>>   Provided 
        further, That such section 114A shall remain in effect until 
        September 30, 2016.

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                        Internal Revenue Service

                            taxpayer services

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide 
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing 
and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $6,500,000 shall be 
for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than 
$12,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, 
and of which not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income 
Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation 
assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for 
operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:  Provided, That of 
the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework.

                               enforcement

    For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the 
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide 
legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to 
enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws 
and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor 
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017, and of which not less than 
$60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 
program.

                           operations support

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support 
taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; 
facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters 
and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of 
income; telecommunications; information technology development, 
enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of 
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017; of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of 
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018, for research; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: <<NOTE: 26 USC 7801 
note.>>   Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each 
quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the 
cost and schedule performance for its major information technology 
investments, including

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the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for 
any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and 
strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; 
and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be 
incurred in the next quarter:  Provided further, That the Internal 
Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal 
year 2017, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for 
its major information technology systems.

                     business systems modernization

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business 
systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, for the capital asset acquisition of information 
technology systems, including management and related contractual costs 
of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor 
costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109: <<NOTE: 26 USC 7801 note.>>   Provided, That not later than 
30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the 
United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and 
Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the 
purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any 
cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the 
strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; 
and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be 
incurred in the next quarter.

           administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred 
to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 102.  The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee 
training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' 
rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, 
ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
    Sec. 103.  The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce 
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of 
taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
    Sec. 104.  Funds made available by this or any other Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and 
increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line 
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make 
improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a 
priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time 
to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
related crimes.
    Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue 
Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide 
Video Editorial Board determines in advance that

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making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, 
tone, and purpose of the video.
    Sec. 106.  The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of 
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making 
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the 
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the 
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a 
third party payroll tax preparer.
    Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United 
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States.
    Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny 
based on their ideological beliefs.
    Sec. 109.  None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal 
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do 
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation 
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the 
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury 
Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of the August 
2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, 
California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
    Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available in this Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
            (1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, 
        or recognition program; or
            (2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with 
        respect to re-hiring a former employee,

unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and 
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
    Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
information).
    Sec. 112.  Except to the extent provided in section 6014, 6020, or 
6201(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no funds in this or any 
other Act shall be available to the Secretary of the Treasury to provide 
to any person a proposed final return or statement for use by such 
person to satisfy a filing or reporting requirement under such Code.
    Sec. 113.  In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in 
this Act for the Internal Revenue Service, $290,000,000, to be available 
until September 30, 2017, shall be transferred by the Commissioner to 
the ``Taxpayer Services'', ``Enforcement'', or ``Operations Support'' 
accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional amount to be 
used solely for measurable improvements in the customer service 
representative level of service rate, to improve the identification and 
prevention of refund fraud and identity theft, and to enhance 
cybersecurity to safeguard taxpayer data:  Provided, That such funds 
shall supplement, not supplant any other amounts made available by the 
Internal Revenue Service for such purpose:  Provided further, That such 
funds shall not be available until the Commissioner submits to the 
Committees on

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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending 
plan for such funds:  Provided further, That such funds shall not be 
used to support any provision of Public Law 111-148, Public Law 111-152, 
or any amendment made by either such Public Law.

          Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 114.  Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this 
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and 
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in 
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the 
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to 
employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 115.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this 
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--Salaries 
and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Special Inspector 
General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and ``Alcohol 
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between such 
appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  
Provided, That, upon advance approval of such Committees, not to exceed 
2 percent of any such appropriations may be transferred to the ``Office 
of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence'':  Provided further, That no 
transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such 
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 116.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred 
to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation 
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That no transfer may 
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 117.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise 
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
    Sec. 118.  The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the 
``Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt 
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:  
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and 
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection 
Fund.
    Sec. 119.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint 
to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Committee on Financial

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Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs.
    Sec. 120.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the 
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States 
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or 
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United 
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on 
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
    Sec. 121.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the 
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's 
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2016 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016.
    Sec. 122.  Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for 
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
    Sec. 123.  The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital 
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the 
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President:  Provided, 
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment 
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, 
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital 
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:  Provided further, That such Capital 
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal 
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully 
completed.
    Sec. 124. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, 
the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research 
shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
    (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
        object class, office, and activity;
            (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the 
        fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
            (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
        during the previous quarter;
            (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
        each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
            (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
        performance measures of each office.

    (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection 
(a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial 
Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of 
the reports required under subsection (a).

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    Sec. 125.  Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the 
Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by 
the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the 
services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is 
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in 
the Franchise Fund.
    Sec. 126.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have 
expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism.
    Sec. 127.  During fiscal year 2016--
            (1) none of the funds made available in this or any other 
        Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the 
        Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any 
        regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a 
        particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to 
        determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for 
        the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 
        501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the 
        proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 
        29, 2013)); and
            (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 
        2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of 
        determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of 
        organizations created on, before, or after such date.

    This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

 TITLE II <<NOTE: Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 
2016.>> 

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                                PRESIDENT

                             The White House

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, 
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in 
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to 
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 
103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the 
Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the 
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000.

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                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White 
House, $12,723,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                          reimbursable expenses

    For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
White House, such sums as may be necessary:  Provided, That all 
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made 
in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:  Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for 
reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting 
collections, for such expenses:  Provided further, That the Executive 
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political 
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the 
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended:  Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the 
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to 
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such 
fiscal year:  Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable 
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such 
amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:  
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and 
assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and 
penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States 
Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717:  Provided further, That each such 
amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, 
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:  Provided 
further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the 
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the 
preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the 
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and 
ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of 
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that 
has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:  Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of 
expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence 
that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as 
political or nonpolitical:  Provided further, That no provision of this 
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any 
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of 
title 31, United States Code.

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                   White House Repair and Restoration

    For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive 
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $750,000, to 
remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of 
safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in 
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 
1021 et seq.), $4,195,000.

         National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the 
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $12,800,000.

                        Office of Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $96,116,000, of which not to exceed $7,994,000 
shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of 
information resources within the Executive Office of the President.

                     Office of Management and Budget

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 
States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, $95,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
available for official representation expenses:  Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and 
Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural 
marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions 
of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.):  Provided further, That none of the funds made available for the 
Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the 
altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for 
testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before 
the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees:  Provided 
further, That of the funds made available for the Office of Management 
and Budget by this Act, no less

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than one full-time equivalent senior staff position shall be dedicated 
solely to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Coordinator:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of 
Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource 
project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 
through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable 
laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water 
resource planning process:  Provided further, That the Office of 
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to 
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the 
Chief of Engineers has reported:  Provided further, That the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate 
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is 
initiated:  Provided further, That if water resource reports have not 
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and 
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, 
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 
the report and act accordingly.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469); not to 
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and 
for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on 
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $20,047,000:  
Provided, <<NOTE: 21 USC 1702 note.>> That the Office is authorized to 
accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, 
public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of 
aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.

                      federal drug control programs

              high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $250,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, for drug control activities 
consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which not less than 51 
percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug 
control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act:  Provided, That up to 49 percent may be 
transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by 
the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up 
to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated 
activities:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of 
Public Law 106-58, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal

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year 2014 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, 
subject to reprogramming requirements:  Provided further, That each 
HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2015, shall be funded at not less 
than the fiscal year 2015 base level, unless the Director submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly 
articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control 
Policy performance measures of effectiveness:  Provided further, That 
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
initial allocation of fiscal year 2016 funding among HIDTAs not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the 
Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined 
in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

                   other federal drug control programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-469), $109,810,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
be available as follows: $95,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities 
Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by 
section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-469 (21 
U.S.C. 1521 note); $2,000,000 for drug court training and technical 
assistance; $9,500,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,060,000 for the 
United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and 
$1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public 
Law 109-469:  Provided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry 
out such activities.

                           Unanticipated Needs

    For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated 
needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense 
which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as 
authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $800,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017.

               Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, 
secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal 
Government, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer 
these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet 
these purposes.

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                   Special Assistance to the President

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, 
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which 
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,228,000.

                Official Residence of the Vice President

                           operating expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the 
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including 
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice 
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed 
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $299,000:  Provided, That 
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made 
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such 
activities.

 Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
                      Appropriated to the President

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 201.  From funds made available in this Act under the headings 
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'', ``White 
House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic Advisers'', 
``National Security Council and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of 
Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', and 
``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may 
designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer 
not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such 
appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:  Provided, 
That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 
50 percent by such transfers:  Provided further, That no amount shall be 
transferred from ``Special Assistance to the President'' or ``Official 
Residence of the Vice President'' without the approval of the Vice 
President.
    Sec. 202.  Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-
203). Such report shall include--
            (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of 
        funds through fiscal year 2018, by Federal agency and by fiscal 
        year, including--

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                    (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as 
                rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel;
                    (B) the methodology and data sources used to 
                calculate such estimated obligations; and
                    (C) the specific section of such Act that requires 
                the obligation of funds; and
            (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2018 from 
        assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency 
        making the collections, by fiscal year, including--
                    (A) the methodology and data sources used to 
                calculate such estimated collections; and
                    (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes 
                the collection of funds.

    Sec. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2016, any Executive order or 
Presidential memorandum issued by the President shall be accompanied by 
a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, 
of such order or memorandum.
    (b) Any such statement shall include--
            (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 
        order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
            (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 
        and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by 
        Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period 
        beginning in fiscal year 2016; and
            (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the 
        result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period 
        beginning in fiscal year 2016.

    (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued 
during fiscal year 2016 due to a national emergency, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by 
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or 
memorandum is issued.
    (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda 
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a 
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
    This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

TITLE III <<NOTE: Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 

                              THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as 
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief 
Justice may approve, $75,838,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended.
    In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate 
justices of the court.

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                    care of the building and grounds

    For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of 
the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 
U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $9,964,000, to remain available until expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                          salaries and expenses

    For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses 
of the court, as authorized by law, $30,872,000.
    In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the 
court.

               United States Court of International Trade

                          salaries and expenses

    For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and 
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $18,160,000.
    In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the 
court.

     Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                          salaries and expenses

    For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the 
Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary 
expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning 
of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as 
authorized by law, $4,918,969,000 (including the purchase of firearms 
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain 
available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture 
and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction 
projects.
    In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges 
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from 
regular active service.
    In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood 
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), not to exceed 
$6,050,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Trust Fund.

                            defender services

    For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed

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to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing 
investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as 
authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums 
under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has 
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial 
civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of 
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); 
and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, 
$1,004,949,000, to remain available until expended.

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

    For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $44,199,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall 
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 
U.S.C. 5332.

                             court security

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the 
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and 
other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, 
installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for 
United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court 
operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of 
mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic 
security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other 
similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial 
Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), 
$538,196,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United 
States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering 
the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 
guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts and the Attorney General.

            Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle

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as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere, $85,665,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is 
authorized for official reception and representation expenses.

                         Federal Judicial Center

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized 
by Public Law 90-219, $27,719,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2017, to provide education and training 
to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is 
authorized for official reception and representation expenses.

                   United States Sentencing Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $17,570,000, of which not 
to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 301.  Appropriations and authorizations made in this title 
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 302.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, 
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, 
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in section 608.
    Sec. 303.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries 
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 
Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 
 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall 
be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial 
Conference.
    Sec. 304.  Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be 
applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it 
appears.
    Sec. 305.  In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall 
provide, for such courthouses as its Director may

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designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 
security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of 
Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these 
courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather 
than the Department of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the second 
sentence (relating to the District of Kansas) following paragraph (12), 
by striking ``24 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``25 years and 6 
months''.
    (b) Section 406 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. 2470; 
28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the 
eastern District of Missouri) by striking ``22 years and 6 months'' and 
inserting ``23 years and 6 months''.
    (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice 
Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``13 years'' and 
        inserting ``14 years'';
            (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District 
        of California), by striking ``12 years and 6 months'' and 
        inserting ``13 years and 6 months''; and
            (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 
        of North Carolina), by striking ``11 years'' and inserting ``12 
        years''.

    Sec. 307.  Section 3602(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after the first sentence: ``A person 
        appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in 
        another district with the consent of the appointing court and 
        the court in the other district.''; and
            (2) by inserting in the last sentence ``appointing'' before 
        ``court may, for cause''.

    This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
2016''.

TITLE IV <<NOTE: District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                              Federal Funds

              federal payment for resident tuition support

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited 
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by 
the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such 
funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of 
eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the 
difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public 
institutions of higher education, or

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to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher 
education:  Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be 
prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and 
need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized:  
Provided further, That the District of Columbia government shall 
maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program 
that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in 
this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances 
from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal 
year:  Provided further, That the account shall be under the control of 
the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those 
funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition 
Support Program:  Provided further, That the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made 
and the purpose therefor.

    federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the 
                          district of columbia

    For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the 
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of 
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the 
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support 
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in 
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to 
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.

           federal payment to the district of columbia courts

    For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$274,401,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $14,192,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for 
official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia, $123,638,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District 
of Columbia Court System, $73,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses; and $62,590,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, for capital improvements for 
District of Columbia courthouse facilities:  Provided, That funds made 
available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the 
District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition 
assessment:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by 
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the 
same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 
Federal agencies:  Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may 
reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the

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items and entities funded under this heading:  Provided further, That 
the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar 
to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, 
United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.

  federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts

    For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605, 
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the 
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel 
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official 
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem 
representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services 
as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem 
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized 
under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided 
under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and 
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall 
be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
District of Columbia:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by 
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the 
same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal 
agencies.

 federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency 
                      for the district of columbia

    For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor 
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
$244,763,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception 
and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and 
Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for 
dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 
2002; of which $182,406,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community 
Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating 
to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the 
provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to 
$3,159,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for the 
relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which 
$62,357,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency:  
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as 
funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:  
Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used

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for programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully 
meeting terms of supervision:  Provided further, That the Director is 
authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions 
of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and 
defendant programs; equipment, supplies, clothing, and professional 
development and vocational training services and items necessary to 
sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their 
dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and 
defendants meeting terms of supervision:  Provided further, That the 
Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and 
use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records 
available for audit and public inspection:  Provided further, That the 
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to 
accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government 
for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.

   federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

    For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor 
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as 
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997, $40,889,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of Federal agencies:  Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and in 
addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code 
Section 2-1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District 
of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and 
uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 
work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service:  Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2-
1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against the Board of the 
Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service at any time 
during fiscal year 2016 or any previous fiscal year, the trustees shall 
be deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service.

  federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue 
implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:  Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 
percent match for this payment.

      federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

    For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 
$1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives 
related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice 
resources in the District of Columbia.

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                federal payment for judicial commissions

    For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for 
the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000.

                 federal payment for school improvement

    For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the 
District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and 
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10):  Provided, That, to the 
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the 
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students 
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 
211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during any 
previous school year:  Provided further, That within funds provided for 
opportunity scholarships $3,200,000 shall be for the activities 
specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act.

       federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, 
$435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David 
F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and 
College Access Program.

          federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

    For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of 
individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human 
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the 
District of Columbia, $5,000,000.

                       District of Columbia Funds

    Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the 
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia 
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth under the 
heading ``District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses'' and at the 
rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2016 
Budget Request Act of 2015 submitted to the Congress by the District of 
Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act:  Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in 
section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-
204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47-
369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the 
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2016 under this heading shall not 
exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act 
of 2015 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as 
of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of 
the District of Columbia for such fiscal year:  Provided further, That 
the amount appropriated

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may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:  
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of 
local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements 
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act:  Provided further, 
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take 
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief 
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the 
District during fiscal year 2016, except that the Chief Financial 
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
    This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2016''.

                                 TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for 
official reception and representation expenses.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $125,000,000, of which 
not less than $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017, to reduce the costs of third party testing associated with 
certification of children's products under section 14 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063).

                     Election Assistance Commission

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107-252), $9,600,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 
election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 
2002.

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                    Federal Communications Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as 
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor 
vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $339,844,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
in addition, $44,168,497 shall be made available until expended for 
necessary expenses associated with moving to a new facility or 
reconfiguring the existing space to significantly reduce space 
consumption:  Provided further, That $384,012,497 of offsetting 
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of 
title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used 
for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2016 so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at $0:  
Provided further, That any offsetting collections received in excess of 
$384,012,497 in fiscal year 2016 shall not be available for obligation:  
Provided further, That remaining offsetting collections from prior years 
collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2015, shall not be 
available for obligation:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding 
system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not 
exceed $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2016:  Provided further, That, of 
the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,600,000 
shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General.

      administrative provisions--federal communications commission

    Sec. 501.  Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'', 
each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2017''.
    Sec. 502.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by 
the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its 
rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement 
the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board 
on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line 
restrictions on universal service support payments.

                  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                     office of the inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when 
appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

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                       Federal Election Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $76,119,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017, for lease expiration and 
replacement lease expenses; and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
available for reception and representation expenses.

                    Federal Labor Relations Authority

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, 
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and 
representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $26,200,000:  Provided, 
That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid 
travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations 
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be 
available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out 
these conferences.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $306,900,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for 
use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in 
accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:  Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $124,000,000 
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger 
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:  
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees 
sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 
promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse 
Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 
account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation:

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 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2016, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$168,900,000:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection 
(e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1831t).

                     General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited 
into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, 
including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and 
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including 
space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in 
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; 
contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and 
moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; 
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise 
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and 
sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; 
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; 
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public 
buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the 
aggregate amount of $10,196,124,000, of which--
            (1) $1,607,738,000 shall remain available until expended for 
        construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
        expenses, and associated design and construction services) as 
        follows:
                    (A) $341,000,000 shall be for the DHS Consolidation 
                at St. Elizabeths;
                    (B) $105,600,000 shall be for the Alexandria Bay, 
                New York, Land Port of Entry;
                    (C) $85,645,000 shall be for the Columbus, New 
                Mexico, Land Port of Entry;
                    (D) $947,760,000 shall be for new construction 
                projects of the Federal Judiciary as prioritized in the 
                ``Federal Judiciary Courthouse Project Priorities'' plan 
                approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States 
                on September 17, 2015, and submitted to the House and 
                Senate Committees on Appropriations on September 28, 
                2015;

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                    (E) $52,733,000 shall be for new construction and 
                acquisition projects that are joint United States 
                courthouses and Federal buildings, including U.S. Post 
                Offices, on the ``FY2015-FY2019 Five-Year Capital 
                Investment Plan'' submitted by the General Services 
                Administration to the House and Senate Committees on 
                Appropriations with the agency's fiscal year 2016 
                Congressional Justification; and
                    (F) $75,000,000 shall be for construction management 
                and oversight activities, and other project support 
                costs, for the FBI Headquarters Consolidation:
          Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new 
        construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the 
        extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not 
        to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted 
        prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained 
        from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount;
            (2) $735,331,000 shall remain available until expended for 
        repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
        construction services, of which--
                    (A) $310,331,000 is for Major Repairs and 
                Alterations;
                    (B) $300,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
                Alterations; and
                    (C) $125,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, 
                of which--
                          (i) $20,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
                          (ii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital 
                      Security;
                          (iii) $10,000,000 is for Energy and Water 
                      Retrofit and Conservation Measures; and
                          (iv) $75,000,000 is for Consolidation 
                      Activities:  Provided, That consolidation projects 
                      result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant 
                      agency:  Provided further, That no consolidation 
                      project exceed $20,000,000 in costs:  Provided 
                      further, That consolidation projects are approved 
                      by each of the committees specified in section 
                      3307(a) of title 40, United States Code:  Provided 
                      further, That preference is given to consolidation 
                      projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 
                      usable square feet or less per person for office 
                      space:  Provided further, That the obligation of 
                      funds under this paragraph for consolidation 
                      activities may not be made until 10 days after a 
                      proposed spending plan and explanation for each 
                      project to be undertaken, including estimated 
                      savings, has been submitted to the Committees on 
                      Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
                      the Senate:
          Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 
        Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations 
        shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount 
        identified for each project, except each project in this or any 
        previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 
        percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
        on Appropriations of a greater amount:  Provided further, That 
        additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully 
        approved may be funded under this category only if advance 
        approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:

[[Page 129 STAT. 2453]]

         Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any 
        prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund 
        costs associated with implementing security improvements to 
        buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security 
        in accordance with current law and in compliance with the 
        reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the 
        House and Senate:  Provided further, That the difference between 
        the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or 
        any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', 
        may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to 
        fund authorized increases in prospectus projects:  Provided 
        further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for 
        Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against 
        the Government arising from any projects under the heading 
        ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases 
        in prospectus projects;
            (3) $5,579,055,000 for rental of space to remain available 
        until expended; and
            (4) $2,274,000,000 for building operations to remain 
        available until expended, of which $1,137,000,000 is for 
        building services, and $1,137,000,000 is for salaries and 
        expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
        appropriation made available under this paragraph for building 
        operations may be transferred between and merged with such 
        appropriations upon notification to the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
        but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 
        percent by any such transfers:  Provided further, That section 
        508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made 
        available under this heading for building operations:  Provided 
        further, That the total amount of funds made available from this 
        Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be 
        available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration 
        and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 
        40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not been approved, except that necessary 
        funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for 
        the development of a proposed prospectus:  Provided further, 
        That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be 
        expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained 
        from the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That 
        amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to 
        other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide 
        such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
        facilities on private or other property not in Government 
        ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
        States Secret Service to perform its protective functions 
        pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such 
        revenues and collections:  Provided further, That revenues and 
        collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during 
        fiscal year 2016, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 
        592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 
        authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings 
        Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
        available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations 
        Acts.

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                           general activities

                         government-wide policy

    For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for 
Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the 
management of real and personal property assets and certain 
administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities 
relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000.

                           operating expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for 
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of 
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy 
direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of 
Contract Appeals; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
$58,560,000, of which $25,979,000 is for Real and Personal Property 
Management and Disposal; $23,397,000 is for the Office of the 
Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception 
and representation expenses; and $9,184,000 is for the Civilian Board of 
Contract Appeals:  Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of the 
appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the 
Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and 
Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property 
Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by 
any such transfer.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is 
available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be 
available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government 
property:  Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be 
available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private 
citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced 
Office of Inspector General effectiveness.

            allowances and office staff for former presidents

    For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 
U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $3,277,000.

                  pre-election presidential transition

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For activities authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential 
Transition Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-283), not to exceed

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$13,278,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, 
That such amounts may be transferred and credited to ``Acquisition 
Services Fund'' or ``Federal Buildings Fund'' to reimburse obligations 
incurred for the purposes provided herein in fiscal year 2015 and 2016:  
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading shall 
be in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.

                      federal citizen services fund

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and 
Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 
and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency 
projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to 
conduct activities electronically, through the development and 
implementation of innovative uses of information technology; 
$55,894,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund:  
Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal 
agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:  
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and 
collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended 
for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities 
that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 
activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed 
$90,000,000:  Provided further, That appropriations, revenues, 
reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 
2016 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts:  
Provided further, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic 
Government Fund that remain unobligated may be transferred to the 
Federal Citizen Services Fund:  Provided further, That the transfer 
authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act.

       administrative provisions--general services administration

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 510.  Funds available to the General Services Administration 
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
    Sec. 511.  Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for 
fiscal year 2016 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be 
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet 
program requirements:  Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be 
approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
    Sec. 512.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made 
available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2017 
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: 
(1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and 
approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference 
of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) 
reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States 
as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a 
standardized courtroom

[[Page 129 STAT. 2456]]

utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or 
expanded.
    Sec. 513.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning 
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided 
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the 
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by 
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public 
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
    Sec. 514.  From funds made available under the heading Federal 
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue, claims against 
the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction 
projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings 
effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
    Sec. 515.  In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting 
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of 
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the 
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator 
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be 
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the 
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such 
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority 
provided in the resolution.
    Sec. 516.  With respect to each project funded under the heading 
``Major Repairs and Alterations'' or ``Judiciary Capital Security 
Program'', and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the 
heading ``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project 
to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 517.  With respect to each project funded under the heading of 
``new construction projects of the Federal Judiciary'', the General 
Services Administration, in consultation with the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts, shall submit a spending plan and 
description for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 518.  With respect to each project funded under the heading of 
``joint United States courthouses and Federal buildings, including U.S. 
Post Offices'', the General Services Administration shall submit a 
spending plan and explanation for the projects to be undertaken to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2457]]

                  Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                          salaries and expenses

    For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, 
established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the 
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act 
of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of 
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $44,490,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, for administrative expenses to 
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board.

             Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

             morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, 
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 
shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability 
of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289); and (2) up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by 
section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106-
568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):  Provided, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading $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 Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

                  environmental dispute resolution fund

    For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry 
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict 
Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended.

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              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

    For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the 
National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal 
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses 
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the 
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 
and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and 
cleaning, $372,393,000.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, 
Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $4,180,000.

                         repairs and restoration

    For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, 
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,500,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That from amounts made available 
under this heading in Public Laws 111-8 and 111-117 for necessary 
expenses related to the repair and renovation of the Franklin D. 
Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, the 
remaining unobligated balances shall be available to implement the 
National Archives and Records Administration Capital Improvement Plan.

         national historical publications and records commission

                             grants program

    For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical 
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                community development revolving loan fund

    For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2017, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.

                       Office of Government Ethics

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the 
Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional 
Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as

[[Page 129 STAT. 2459]]

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to 
exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$15,742,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                          salaries and expenses

                   (including transfer of trust funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 
1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans 
by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; 
advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 
10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or 
subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, 
$120,688,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended 
for Federal investigations enhancements, and of which $616,000 may be 
for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition 
workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, 
training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in 
support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management 
solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition 
$124,550,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, 
including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement 
and insurance programs:  Provided, That the provisions of this 
appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust 
funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 
8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code:  
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor 
unit of like purpose:  Provided further, That the President's Commission 
on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of 
October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2016, accept donations of 
money, property, and personal services:  Provided further, That such 
donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the 
development of publicity materials to provide information about the 
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 
travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
employees of such Commission.

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                       office of inspector general

                          salaries and expenses

                   (including transfer of trust funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $4,365,000, and in addition, not to exceed $22,479,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other 
oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and 
insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds 
of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General:  Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

                        Office of Special Counsel

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the 
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12) as amended by Public Law 107-
304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112-199), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; $24,119,000.

                      Postal Regulatory Commission

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in 
carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement 
Act (Public Law 109-435), $15,200,000, to be derived by transfer from 
the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of 
such Act.

               Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $21,297,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017.

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                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space 
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $1,605,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $11,315,971 shall be for the Office of 
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for 
a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities 
Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for 
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their 
delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 
such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses 
and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance 
including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and 
transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not 
less than $68,223,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk 
Analysis:  Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited 
to this account as offsetting collections:  Provided further, That not 
to exceed $1,605,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be 
available until expended for necessary expenses of this account:  
Provided further, That the total amount appropriated under this heading 
from the general fund for fiscal year 2016 shall be reduced as such 
offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal 
year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$0.

                        Selective Service System

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,703,000:  
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the 
President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national 
defense:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any 
person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

                      Small Business Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States

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Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $268,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be 
available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight 
activities:  Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge 
fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business 
Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees 
authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act:  Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such 
activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended, for carrying out these purposes without further 
appropriations:  Provided further, That the Small Business 
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of 
division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2016:  Provided 
further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization 
and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2017:  
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State 
Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).

                  entrepreneurial development programs

    For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and 
small business development, $231,100,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided, That $117,000,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017 as 
authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act:  Provided further, 
That $25,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical 
assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan 
program:  Provided further, That $18,000,000 shall be available for 
grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business 
concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111-240.

                       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, 
$19,900,000.

                           office of advocacy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the 
provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
$9,120,000, to remain available until expended.

                     business loans program account

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $3,338,172, to 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 subject to section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during

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fiscal year 2016 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:  
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016 commitments for general 
business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
shall not exceed $26,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term 
loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving 
loans:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016 commitments for 
loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of The Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016 
commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
$4,000,000,000:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016, 
guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small 
Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In 
addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
guaranteed loan programs, $152,725,828, which may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to 
be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of 
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and 
reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of 
Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative 
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 
program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 
for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect 
administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and 
Expenses.

        administrative provisions--small business administration

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 520.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That any transfer 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section.
    Sec. 521. <<NOTE: 15 USC 696 note.>> (a) Subparagraph (C) of section 
502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)), 
as in effect on September 25, 2012, shall be in effect in any fiscal 
year during which the cost to the Federal Government of making 
guarantees under such subparagraph (C) and section 503 of the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697) is zero, except that--

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            (1) subclause (I)(bb) and subclause (II) of clause (iv) of 
        such subparagraph (C) shall not be in effect;
            (2) unless, upon application by a development company and 
        after determining that the refinance loan is needed for good 
        cause, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
        waives this paragraph, a development company shall limit its 
        financings under section 502 of the Small Business Investment 
        Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696) so that, during any fiscal year, new 
        financings under such subparagraph (C) shall not exceed 50 
        percent of the dollars loaned under title V of the Small 
        Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) during 
        the previous fiscal year; and
            (3) clause (iv)(I)(aa) of such subparagraph (C) shall be 
        applied by substituting ``job creation and retention'' for ``job 
        creation''.

    (b) Section 303(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``$225,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$350,000,000''.

                      United States Postal Service

                   payment to the postal service fund

    For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free 
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $55,075,000:  Provided, That mail 
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:  
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall 
continue at not less than the 1983 level:  Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be 
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any 
officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement 
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of 
child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided 
concerning an address of a postal customer:  Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close 
small rural and other small post offices.

                       office of inspector general

                          salaries and expenses

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$248,600,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and 
expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability 
and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).

                         United States Tax Court

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $51,300,000:  Provided,

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That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate of the judge.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                         (including rescission)

    Sec. 601.  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. 602.  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. 603.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
3109, 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. 604.  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. 605.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government 
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government 
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or 
policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
    Sec. 606.  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 chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code.
    Sec. 607.  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 chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
    Sec. 608.  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 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 the Committee on 
Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for 
a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or 
activities in excess of

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$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 or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That prior to 
any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or 
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate:  Provided further, 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 House of 
Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application 
of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:  
Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a 
table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the 
President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted 
level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by 
object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the 
budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an 
identification of items of special congressional interest:  Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and 
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day 
after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the 
Congress.
    Sec. 609.  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 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  Provided 
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
reprogramming guidelines.
    Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
            (1) any official background investigation report on any 
        individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
            (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 
        organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
        501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 
        Internal Revenue Service.

    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
            (1) in the case of an official background investigation 
        report, if such individual has given express written consent for 
        such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such 
        request and during the same presidential administration; or
            (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary 
        circumstances involving national security.

    Sec. 611.  The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a 
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

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    Sec. 612.  For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing 
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living 
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and 
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the 
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
    Sec. 613.  No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with 
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program 
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
    Sec. 614.  The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
    Sec. 615.  In order to promote Government access to commercial 
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic 
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not 
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41, 
United States Code).
    Sec. 616.  Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States 
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission 
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such 
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal 
entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of 
enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting 
or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or 
employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person 
or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or 
represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or 
commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
    Sec. 617.  Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made 
available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities 
and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the 
interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to 
advise on emerging regulatory issues.
    Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into 
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real 
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with 
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for 
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of 
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current 
lessor.
    (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease 
may do so during any period declared by the President to require 
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency 
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this 
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the 
United States Postal Service.

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    Sec. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities 
the amounts required under current law:
            (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
            (2) Payments to--
                    (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28 
                U.S.C. 377(o));
                    (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28 
                U.S.C. 376(c)); and
                    (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims 
                Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
            (3) Payment of Government contributions--
                    (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 
                employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
                United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees 
                Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
                    (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 
                employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 
                87).
            (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 
        increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
        and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
            (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 
        Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 
        provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 
        of title 5, United States Code.

    (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount 
appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on 
the use of funds contained in this Act.
    Sec. 620.  The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) 
shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program 
established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107-204) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of 
funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2015, including accrued 
interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2016 shall remain available 
until expended.
    Sec. 621.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled 
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary 
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory 
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
    Sec. 622.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions:
            (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
            (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
        Change.
            (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned 
        to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior 
        Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
            (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.

    Sec. 623.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, 
enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a 
contractor conducting the final quality review processes for

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background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation 
support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are 
being conducted by that contractor.
    Sec. 624. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by 
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency 
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget 
planning process related to information technology.
    (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by 
this Act that are available for information technology shall be 
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of 
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as 
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the 
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency 
and budget officials.
    Sec. 625.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States 
Code.
    Sec. 626.  From the unobligated balances available in the Securities 
and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 
111-203), $25,000,000 are rescinded.
    Sec. 627.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of 
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing 
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in 
electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in 
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that 
violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
    Sec. 628.  Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, in the 
current fiscal year and continuing through September 30, 2025, the 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order adopted by 
the Federal Communications Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14-28), and 
the amendments to the rules of the Commission adopted in such Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order, shall not apply to a 
joint sales agreement (as defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that was in effect on March 31, 
2014, and a rule of the Commission amended by such an amendment shall 
apply to such agreement as such rule was in effect on the day before the 
effective date of such amendment. A party to a joint sales agreement 
that was in effect on March 31, 2014, shall not be considered to be in 
violation of the ownership limitations of section 73.3555 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations, by reason of the application of the rule in 
Note 2(k)(2), as so amended, to the joint sales agreement.
    Sec. 629.  During fiscal year 2016, none of the amounts made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 
(79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
            (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 
        the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 
        Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
                    (A) the technical validity of the lateral stability 
                and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such 
                standard

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                for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-
                Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as ``ROV'') 
                rollovers in the off-road environment, including the 
                repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 
                compliance with such requirements;
                    (B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be 
                prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
                    (C) whether there is a technical basis for the 
                proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale 
                hangtag about a ROV's rollover resistance on a 
                progressive scale; and
                    (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the 
                United States military if the proposed requirements were 
                adopted; and
            (2) a report containing the results of the study completed 
        under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
                and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.

    Sec. 630.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$2,266,085 of unobligated balances from ``Election Assistance 
Commission, Election Reform Programs'' shall be available to record a 
disbursement previously incurred under that heading in fiscal year 2014 
against a 2008 cancelled account.
    Sec. 631.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by 
the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the 
rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost 
support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 
that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: 
 Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the Commission from 
considering, developing, or adopting other support mechanisms as an 
alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II.
    Sec. 632. (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide to 
each affected individual as defined in subsection (b) complimentary 
identity protection coverage that--
            (1) is not less comprehensive than the complimentary 
        identity protection coverage that the Office provided to 
        affected individuals before the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 years; and
            (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft 
        insurance.

    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``affected individual'' 
means any individual whose Social Security Number was compromised 
during--
            (1) the data breach of personnel records of current and 
        former Federal employees, at a network maintained by the 
        Department of the Interior, that was announced by the Office of 
        Personnel Management on June 4, 2015; or
            (2) the data breach of systems of the Office of Personnel 
        Management containing information related to the background

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        investigations of current, former, and prospective Federal 
        employees, and of other individuals.

    Sec. 633.  <<NOTE: 47 USC 151 note.>> Sections 1101(a) and 
1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of 
Public Law 105-277; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) shall be applied by substituting 
``October 1, 2016'' for ``October 1, 2015''.

    Sec. 634. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Banking institution.--The term ``banking institution'' 
        means an insured depository institution, Federal credit union, 
        State credit union, bank holding company, or savings and loan 
        holding company.
            (2) Basel iii capital requirements.--The term ``Basel III 
        capital requirements'' means the Global Regulatory Framework for 
        More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems issued by the Basel 
        Committee on Banking Supervision on December 16, 2010, as 
        revised on June 1, 2011.
            (3) Federal banking agencies.--The term ``Federal banking 
        agencies'' means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
        System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit 
        Union Administration.
            (4) Mortgage servicing assets.--The term ``mortgage 
        servicing assets'' means those assets that result from contracts 
        to service loans secured by real estate, where such loans are 
        owned by third parties.
            (5) NCUA capital requirements.--The term ``NCUA capital 
        requirements'' means the final rule of the National Credit Union 
        Administration entitled ``Risk-Based Capital'' (80 Fed. Reg. 
        66625 (October 29, 2015)).
            (6) Other definitions.--
                    (A) Banking definitions.--The terms ``bank holding 
                company'', ``insured depository institution'', and 
                ``savings and loan holding company'' have the meanings 
                given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
                Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
                    (B) Credit union definitions.--The terms ``Federal 
                credit union'' and ``State credit union'' have the 
                meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Federal 
                Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).

    (b) Study of the Appropriate Capital for Mortgage Servicing 
Assets.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly 
        conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for 
        mortgage servicing assets for banking institutions.
            (2) Issues to be studied.--The study required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, with a specific focus on banking 
        institutions--
                    (A) the risk to banking institutions of holding 
                mortgage servicing assets;
                    (B) the history of the market for mortgage servicing 
                assets, including in particular the market for those 
                assets in the period of the financial crisis;
                    (C) the ability of banking institutions to establish 
                a value for mortgage servicing assets of the institution 
                through periodic sales or other means;
                    (D) regulatory approaches to mortgage servicing 
                assets and capital requirements that may be used to 
                address

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                concerns about the value of and ability to sell mortgage 
                servicing assets;
                    (E) the impact of imposing the Basel III capital 
                requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on 
                banking institutions on the ability of those 
                institutions--
                          (i) to compete in the mortgage servicing 
                      business, including the need for economies of 
                      scale to compete in that business; and
                          (ii) to provide service to consumers to whom 
                      the institutions have made mortgage loans;
                    (F) an analysis of what the mortgage servicing 
                marketplace would look like if the Basel III capital 
                requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on 
                mortgage servicing assets--
                          (i) were fully implemented; and
                          (ii) applied to both banking institutions and 
                      nondepository residential mortgage loan servicers;
                    (G) the significance of problems with mortgage 
                servicing assets, if any, in banking institution 
                failures and problem banking institutions, including 
                specifically identifying failed banking institutions 
                where mortgage servicing assets contributed to the 
                failure; and
                    (H) an analysis of the relevance of the Basel III 
                capital requirements and the NCUA capital requirements 
                on mortgage servicing assets to the banking systems of 
                other significantly developed countries.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this title, the Federal banking agencies 
        shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of 
        the House of Representatives a report containing--
                    (A) the results of the study required under 
                paragraph (1);
                    (B) any analysis on the specific issue of mortgage 
                servicing assets undertaken by the Federal banking 
                agencies before finalizing regulations implementing the 
                Basel III capital requirements and the NCUA capital 
                requirements; and
                    (C) any recommendations for legislative or 
                regulatory actions that would address concerns about the 
                value of and ability to sell and the ability of banking 
                institutions to hold mortgage servicing assets.

    Sec. 635.  In addition to amounts otherwise provided in this Act for 
``National Archives and Records Administration, Operating Expenses'', 
there is appropriated $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the repair, alteration, and improvement of an additional leased 
facility to provide adequate storage for holdings of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.

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                                TITLE VII

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                 Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 701.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for 
fiscal year 2016 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such 
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue 
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that 
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or 
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such 
department, agency, or instrumentality.
    Sec. 702.  <<NOTE: 31 USC 1343 note.>> Unless otherwise specifically 
provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for 
the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, 
ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and 
undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except 
station wagons for which the maximum shall be $19,997:  Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for police-type 
vehicles:  Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid 
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the 
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act 
of 1976:  Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels 
vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of 
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles:  Provided further, That the 
limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is 
a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but 
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell 
vehicles.

    Sec. 703.  Appropriations of the executive departments and 
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for 
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living 
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
    Sec. 704.  <<NOTE: 5 USC 3101 note.>> Unless otherwise specified in 
law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation 
contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation 
of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the 
continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the 
United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 
1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 
U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a 
declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then 
a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person

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who owes allegiance to the United States:  Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be 
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section 
with respect to his or her status are being complied with:  Provided 
further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits 
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as 
necessary:  Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit 
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more 
than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:  Provided 
further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in 
substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:  Provided 
further, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to 
the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the 
Federal Government:  Provided further, That this section shall not apply 
to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 
United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international 
broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to 
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the 
field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:  
Provided further, That this section does not apply to the employment as 
Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens 
employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service 
pursuant to an agreement with another country.

    Sec. 705.  Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including 
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment 
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and 
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings 
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in 
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the 
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable 
law.
    Sec. 706.  In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, 
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting 
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of 
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste 
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for 
the following purposes:
            (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
        recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 
        (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to 
        the effective date of the Executive order.
            (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
        including, but not limited to, the development and 
        implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
        prevention programs.
            (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
        deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.

    Sec. 707.  Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations 
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are 
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable

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to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act 
by which they are made available:  Provided, That in the event any 
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently 
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on 
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
    Sec. 708.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except 
Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar 
groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have 
a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support 
from more than one agency or instrumentality.
    Sec. 709.  None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved 
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the 
applicable law of the United States.
    Sec. 710.  During the period in which the head of any department or 
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal 
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds 
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to 
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, 
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this 
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices 
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by 
the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 
individual.
    Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national 
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided 
by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
    Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other 
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or 
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or 
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive 
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to 
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or 
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C 
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily 
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
    (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal 
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element 
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
    Sec. 713.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any 
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--

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            (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
        prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
        Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
        communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
        subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
        pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee 
        or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer 
        or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such 
        communication or contact is at the initiative of such other 
        officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of 
        such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
            (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
        reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or 
        efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
        transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
        employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
        condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the 
        Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of 
        the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or 
        employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such 
        other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or 
        subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).

    Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
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. 715.  No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity 
or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film 
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 
the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
    Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to 
any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such 
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    Sec. 717.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act 
may be used to provide any non-public information such

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as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any 
organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
    Sec. 718.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private 
contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United 
States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
    Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
            (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 
        105; and
            (2) includes a military department, as defined under section 
        102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 
        Commission.

    (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use 
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use 
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An 
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee 
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the 
performance of official duties.
    Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal 
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
    Sec. 721.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this 
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby 
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services 
Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available 
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates 
from charge card and other contracts:  Provided, That these funds shall 
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support 
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information 
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, 
and activities, including improving coordination and reducing 
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's 
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the 
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, 
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology 
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital 
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement 
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance 
improvement initiatives):  Provided further, That the total funds 
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve 
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to 
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and not 
to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and 
activities:  Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for 
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-wide 
Policy'' during fiscal year 2016 shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2017:

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 Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be 
made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    Sec. 722.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may 
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal 
property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be 
present at the location.
    Sec. 723.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific 
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the 
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by 
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
agencies, or entities:  Provided, That the Office of Management and 
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources 
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and 
Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 724.  Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications 
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any 
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations:  Provided, That this section shall apply to direct 
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving 
Federal funds.
    Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of 
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
            (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 
        derived from any means, that includes any personally 
        identifiable information relating to an individual's access to 
        or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
            (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
        (including another government agency) to collect, review, or 
        obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 
        includes any personally identifiable information relating to an 
        individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
        site.

    (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a) shall 
not apply to--
            (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 
        particular persons;
            (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 
        information;
            (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 
        supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
            (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a 
        system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site 
        and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site 
        services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider 
        of the Internet site.

    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to 
        implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.

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            (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the 
        agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and 
        soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and 
        policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in 
        law.

    Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing 
prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a 
provision for contraceptive coverage.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
            (1) any of the following religious plans:
                    (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
                    (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
            (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan 
        objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.

    (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or 
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to 
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or 
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be 
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
    (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage 
of abortion or abortion-related services.
    Sec. 727.  The United States is committed to ensuring the health of 
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the 
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, 
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight 
authorities.
    Sec. 728.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may 
be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for 
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program.
    Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or 
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to 
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management 
to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 
68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of 
executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
    Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive 
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be 
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training 
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of 
additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
    Sec. 731.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive 
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story

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intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the 
story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the 
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency.
    Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code 
(popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that 
section.
    Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any 
Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which 
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of 
such an entity.
    (b) Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 
        with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 
        authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the 
        waiver is required in the interest of national security.
            (2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver 
        under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.

    (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal 
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
    Sec. 734.  During fiscal year 2016, for each employee who--
            (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of 
        title 5, United States Code; or
            (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of 
        chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment 
        as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit 
        to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
        equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost 
        of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. 
        Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of 
        Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative 
        expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
        Code.

    Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer 
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a 
condition of submitting the offer:
            (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 
        independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering 
        communication that is made by the entity, its officers or 
        directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a 
        candidate for election for Federal office or to a political 
        committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 
        election for Federal office.
            (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
        described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or 
        directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any 
        person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the 
        person will use the funds to make a payment described in 
        paragraph (1).

    (b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'', 
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering 
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office'' has 
the meaning given

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such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.).
    Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available in this or any other Act 
may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or 
employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice 
President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident 
Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as 
defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of 
an office of the legislative branch.
    Sec. 737. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5343 note.>> (a)(1) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this 
section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016, 
by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate 
employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code--
            (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
        limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 
        fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable 
        wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 
        2016, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the 
        applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in 
        accordance with such section; and
            (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
        year 2016, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
        survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by 
        more than the sum of--
                    (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in 
                fiscal year 2016 under section 5303 of title 5, United 
                States Code, in the rates of pay under the General 
                Schedule; and
                    (ii) the difference between the overall average 
                percentage of the locality-based comparability payments 
                taking effect in fiscal year 2016 under section 5304 of 
                such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the 
                overall average percentage of such payments which was 
                effective in the previous fiscal year under such 
                section.

    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate 
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of 
such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in 
effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
    (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an 
employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a 
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2015, shall be determined 
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
    (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay 
for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the 
rates in effect on September 30, 2015, except to the extent determined 
by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose 
of this subsection.
    (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service 
performed after September 30, 2015.

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    (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including 
any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life 
insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or 
contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis 
of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay 
payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the 
rate of salary or basic pay.
    (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or 
require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate 
in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in 
effect.
    (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to 
the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that 
such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of 
qualified employees.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic 
pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2016 
under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be--
            (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in 
        the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant 
        to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of 
        title 5, United States Code:  Provided, That prevailing rate 
        employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is 
        increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 
        States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 
        5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered 
        to be located in the pay locality designated as ``Rest of United 
        States'' pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States 
        Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
            (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable 
        pay period beginning after September 30, 2015.

    Sec. 738. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5303 note.>> (a) The Vice President may not 
receive a pay raise in calendar year 2016, notwithstanding the rate 
adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any 
other provision of law.

    (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a 
position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive 
Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 
2016, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of 
title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as 
provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to 
employees who are holding a position under a political appointment.
    (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay 
rate increase in calendar year 2016, notwithstanding section 401 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) or any other provision 
of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
    (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States 
Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2016 
(except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by--
            (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
        paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive 
        Schedule; or

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            (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee 
        in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political 
        appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of 
        the Executive Schedule.

    (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-
based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or 
similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who 
serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase 
in calendar year 2016, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does 
not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign 
Service pay system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of 
title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose 
position would be classified at GS-15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, 
United States Code, applied to them.
    (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees 
who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay 
increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
    (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives 
a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior 
Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, 
United States Code, is not subject to this section.
    (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a 
Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who 
makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements 
under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-
465) is not subject to this section.
    (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a 
covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized 
movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a 
pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such 
increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay 
limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
    (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual 
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time 
subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the 
rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 
2013.
    (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is 
subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2016 but 
ends in calendar year 2017, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay 
rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
    Sec. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations 
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior 
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding 
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by 
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal 
year 2016 for which the cost to the United States Government was more 
than $100,000.
    (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
            (1) a description of its purpose;
            (2) the number of participants attending;

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            (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
        Government, including--
                    (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
                    (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
                    (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and 
                from the conference; and
                    (D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
                determine which costs relate to the conference; and
            (4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
        including--
                    (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive 
                basis; and
                    (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by 
                the departmental component or office in evaluating 
                potential contractors for the conference.

    (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive 
branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 
or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2016 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of 
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify 
the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without 
an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees 
attending such conference.
    (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or 
any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of 
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is 
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the 
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection 
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes 
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
    (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that 
are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-
12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
    Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding 
for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's 
budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is 
subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is 
made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any 
other appropriations Act.
    Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule 
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel 
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 
et seq.).
    Sec. 742.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a 
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to 
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees 
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
    Sec. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be available for

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a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires 
employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, 
or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements 
prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from 
lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated 
investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department 
or agency authorized to receive such information.
    (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other 
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the 
nondisclosure of classified information.
    Sec. 744. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or 
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the 
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not 
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, 
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order 
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, 
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, 
rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or 
safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, 
requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 
controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated 
into this agreement and are controlling.'':  Provided, That 
notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure 
policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected 
with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, 
other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may 
contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such 
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, 
require that the person will not disclose any classified information 
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized 
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall 
also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to 
an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of 
Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
    (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and 
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the 
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement 
was entered into.
    (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to 
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required 
in subsection (a).
    Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or 
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan 
guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability 
that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid 
in a timely manner

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pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting 
the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax 
liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or 
debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this 
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
Government.
    Sec. 746.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or 
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan 
guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where 
the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency 
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a 
determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government.
    Sec. 747. (a) The Act entitled ``An Act providing for the 
incorporation of certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Medical 
Services, Inc.'', approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1412), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and
            (2) by inserting after section 10 the following:

    ``Sec. 11.  The surplus of the corporation is for the benefit and 
protection of all of its certificate holders and shall be available for 
the satisfaction of all obligations of the corporation regardless of the 
jurisdiction in which such surplus originated or such obligations arise. 
The corporation shall not divide, attribute, distribute, or reduce its 
surplus pursuant to any statute, regulation, or order of any 
jurisdiction without the express agreement of the District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia--
            ``(1) that the entire surplus of the corporation is 
        excessive; and
            ``(2) to any plan for reduction or distribution of 
        surplus.''.

    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to the surplus of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. for 
any year after 2011.
    Sec. 748. (a) During fiscal year 2016, on the date on which a 
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 
of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate of such request.
    (b) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
available on the Bureau's public Web site.
    Sec. 749. (a) Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in 
section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who 
served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of such title to Charles S. Kettles for the acts of 
valor during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b).
    (b) The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions 
of Charles S. Kettles during combat operations on May 15, 1967, while 
serving as Flight Commander, 176th Aviation Company, 14th Aviation 
Battalion, Task Force Oregon, Republic of

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Vietnam, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service 
Cross.
    Sec. 750. (a) None of the funds made available under this or any 
other Act may be used to--
            (1) implement, administer, carry out, modify, revise, or 
        enforce Executive Order 13690, entitled ``Establishing a Federal 
        Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further 
        Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input'' (issued January 
        30, 2015), other than for--
                    (A) acquiring, managing, or disposing of Federal 
                lands and facilities;
                    (B) providing federally undertaken, financed, or 
                assisted construction or improvements; or
                    (C) conducting Federal activities or programs 
                affecting land use, including water and related land 
                resources planning, regulating, and licensing 
                activities;
            (2) implement Executive Order 13690 in a manner that 
        modifies the non-grant components of the National Flood 
        Insurance Program; or
            (3) apply Executive Order 13690 or the Federal Flood Risk 
        Management Standard by any component of the Department of 
        Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers in a way that 
        changes the ``floodplain'' considered when determining whether 
        or not to issue a Department of the Army permit under section 
        404 of the Clean Water Act or section 10 of the Rivers and 
        Harbors Act.

    (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be in effect during the 
period beginning on October 1, 2016 and ending on September 30, 2017.
    Sec. 751.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall 
not apply to such title IV or VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 801.  There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the 
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds 
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been 
entered against the District of Columbia government.
    Sec. 802.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
    Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to 
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government 
agencies, 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 expenditures 
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
            (1) creates new programs;

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            (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
            (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
        limited or increased under this Act;
            (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
        program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have 
        been denied or restricted;
            (5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
        deferred through reprogramming;
            (6) augments any existing program, project, or 
        responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess 
        of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
            (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a 
        specific program, project or responsibility center,

unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
    (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and 
execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this 
title through November 7, 2016.
    Sec. 804.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be 
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or 
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or 
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of 
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
    Sec. 805.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the 
funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to 
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an 
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in 
the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For 
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include 
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, 
except in the case of--
            (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police 
        Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is 
        otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
            (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or 
        employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical 
        Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and 
        is on call 24 hours a day;
            (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of 
        Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
        Department of Corrections who resides in the District of 
        Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
            (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 
        officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 
        who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours 
        a day;
            (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland 
        Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee 
        of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who 
        resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a 
        day;
            (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
            (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.

    Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer 
or entity of the District government to provide

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assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require 
Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the 
District of Columbia.
    (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney 
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or 
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such 
lawsuits.
    Sec. 807.  None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing 
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been 
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement 
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
    Sec. 808.  Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the 
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue 
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, 
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such 
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions 
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
    Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or 
otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or 
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
    (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any 
law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 
associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I 
substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or 
any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
    Sec. 810.  None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be 
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest.
    Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of 
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the 
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the 
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42), 
for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 
2016 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that 
realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal 
services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
    (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief 
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a 
reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program 
requirements.
    Sec. 812.  No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of 
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the 
Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised 
appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of

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the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1-204.42).
    Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds 
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital 
funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation 
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
    (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram 
or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or 
reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds 
to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, 
shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of 
this Act.
    (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or 
other obligations issued for capital projects.
    Sec. 814.  None of the Federal 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. 815.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under 
this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
available at the end of fiscal year 2016 from appropriations of Federal 
funds 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 Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds:  Provided further, That these requests shall be made in 
compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this 
Act.
    Sec. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2017, during a period in which 
neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are 
appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for 
which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request 
Act of 2016 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications 
enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period 
during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such 
Act.
    (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
available--
            (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
        continuing resolution for fiscal year 2017 is in effect; or
            (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of 
        Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2017.

    (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the 
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be 
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this 
Act.
    (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during 
the portion of fiscal year 2017 for which this section applies to such 
project or activity.
    (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any 
period of fiscal year 2017 if any other provision of law (other than an 
authorization of appropriations)--

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            (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants 
        authority for such project or activity to continue for such 
        period; or
            (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
        made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be 
        granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
        period.

    (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations 
of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.
    Sec. 817. <<NOTE: D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School 
Certification Requirements Act.>> (a) This section may be cited as the 
``D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements 
Act''.

    (b) Section 3007(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G)(i) is provisionally or fully accredited by a 
                national or regional accrediting agency that is 
                recognized in the District of Columbia School Reform Act 
                of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G), D.C. Official Code) 
                or any other accrediting body deemed appropriate by the 
                Office of the State Superintendent for Schools for the 
                purposes of accrediting an elementary or secondary 
                school; or
                          ``(ii) in the case of a school that is a 
                      participating school as of the day before the date 
                      of enactment of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship 
                      Program School Certification Requirements Act and, 
                      as of such day, does not meet the requirements of 
                      clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) by not later than 1 year after 
                                such date of enactment, is pursuing 
                                accreditation by a national or regional 
                                accrediting agency recognized in the 
                                District of Columbia School Reform Act 
                                of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G), 
                                D.C. Official Code) or any other 
                                accrediting body deemed appropriate by 
                                the Office of the State Superintendent 
                                for Schools for the purposes of 
                                accrediting an elementary or secondary 
                                school; and
                                    ``(II) by not later than 5 years 
                                after such date of enactment, is 
                                provisionally or fully accredited by 
                                such accrediting agency, except that an 
                                eligible entity may grant not more than 
                                one 1-year extension to meet this 
                                requirement for each participating 
                                school that provides evidence to the 
                                eligible entity from such accrediting 
                                agency that the school's application for 
                                accreditation is in process and the 
                                school will be awarded accreditation 
                                before the end of the 1-year extension 
                                period;
                    ``(H) conducts criminal background checks on school 
                employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction 
                with students; and
                    ``(I) complies with all requests for data and 
                information regarding the reporting requirements 
                described in section 3010.''; and

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            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) New participating schools.--If a school is not a 
        participating school as of the date of enactment of the D.C. 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification 
        Requirements Act, the school shall not become a participating 
        school and none of the funds provided under this division for 
        opportunity scholarships may be used by an eligible student to 
        enroll in that school unless the school--
                    ``(A) is actively pursuing provisional or full 
                accreditation by a national or regional accrediting 
                agency that is recognized in the District of Columbia 
                School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38-1802.02(16)(A)-(G), 
                D.C. Official Code) or any other accrediting body deemed 
                appropriate by the Office of the State Superintendent 
                for Schools for the purposes of accrediting an 
                elementary or secondary school; and
                    ``(B) meets all of the other requirements for 
                participating schools under this Act.
            ``(6) Enrolling in another school.--An eligible entity shall 
        assist the parents of a participating eligible student in 
        identifying, applying to, and enrolling in an another 
        participating school for which opportunity scholarship funds may 
        be used, if--
                    ``(A) such student is enrolled in a participating 
                private school and may no longer use opportunity 
                scholarship funds for enrollment in that participating 
                private school because such school fails to meet a 
                requirement under paragraph 4, or any other requirement 
                of this Act; or
                    ``(B) a participating eligible student is enrolled 
                in a school that ceases to be a participating school.''.

    (c) Report to Eligible Entities.--Section 3010 of the Scholarships 
for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is 
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

    ``(d) Reports to Eligible Entities.--The eligible entity receiving 
funds under section 3004(a) shall ensure that each participating school 
under this division submits to the eligible entity beginning not later 
than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the D.C. Opportunity 
Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, a 
certification that the school has been awarded provisional or full 
accreditation, or has been granted an extension by the eligible entity 
in accordance with section 3007(a)(4)(G).''.
    (d) Unless specifically provided otherwise, this section, and the 
amendments made by this section, shall take effect 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 818.  Subparagraph (G) of section 3(c)(2) of the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98), as amended, is 
further amended:
            (1) by inserting after ``(G)'', ``(i) for individuals who 
        began an undergraduate course of study prior to school year 
        2015-2016,''; and
            (2) by inserting the following before the period at the end: 
        ``and (ii) for individuals who begin an undergraduate course of 
        study in or after school year 2016-2017, is from a family with a 
        taxable annual income of less than $750,000. Beginning with 
        school year 2017-2018, the Mayor shall adjust the

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        amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) for inflation, as measured by 
        the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year 
        in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published 
        by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor''.

    Sec. 819.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
    This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2016''.

     DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of Homeland Security 
 Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2016

                                 TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of the Department of 
Homeland Security, as authorized by law, $137,466,000:  Provided, That 
not to exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses:  Provided further, That all official costs associated with the 
use of government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security personnel 
to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
shall be paid from amounts made available for the Immediate Office of 
the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary:  
Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, the comprehensive plan for 
implementation of the biometric entry and exit data system as required 
under this heading in Public Law 114-4 and a report on visa overstay 
data by country as required by section 1376 of title 8, United States 
Code:  Provided further, That the report on visa overstay data shall 
also include--
            (1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa categories under 
        the immigration laws, delineated by each of the classes and sub-
        classes of such categories; and
            (2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for each class and 
        sub-class of such nonimmigrant categories on a per-country 
        basis:

  Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$13,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for the Office of the 
Secretary and Executive Management until both the comprehensive plan and 
the report are submitted.

              Office of the Under Secretary for Management

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of

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the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), 
$196,810,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $4,456,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, solely for the alteration and 
improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs to 
consolidate Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue 
Complex; and $7,778,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, 
for the Human Resources Information Technology program:  Provided 
further, That the Under Secretary for Management shall include in the 
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted pursuant to 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, which shall include the information required 
under the heading ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' under 
title I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 
(Public Law 112-74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report 
not later than 45 days after the completion of each quarter.

                  Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 113), $56,420,000:  Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, at the time the President's budget 
proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107-296 (6 U.S.C. 
454).

                 Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology investments, 
$309,976,000; of which $109,957,000 shall be available for salaries and 
expenses; and of which $200,019,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, shall be available for development and acquisition of 
information technology equipment, software, services, and related 
activities for the Department of Homeland Security.

                         Analysis and Operations

    For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations 
coordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $264,714,000; of which not 
to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility 
needs associated with secure space at fusion centers, including 
improvements to buildings; and of which $111,021,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017.

                       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

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(5 U.S.C. App.), $137,488,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 may be 
used for certain confidential operational expenses, including the 
payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector 
General.

                                TITLE II

                SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border 
security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and regulatory 
activities related to plant and animal imports, and transportation of 
unaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for 
replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with individuals 
for personal services abroad; $8,628,902,000; of which $3,274,000 shall 
be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative 
expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee 
pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $30,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2017, solely for the purpose of 
recruiting, hiring, training, and equipping law enforcement officers and 
Border Patrol agents; of which not to exceed $34,425 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses; of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to 
section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; 
of which not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
rental space in connection with preclearance operations; and of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading for Inspection and Detection Technology 
Investments, $18,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, the overtime 
limitation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 
(19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
available to compensate any employee of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds 
such limitation, except in individual cases determined by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be necessary 
for national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases 
of immigration emergencies:  Provided further, That the Border Patrol 
shall maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-time 
equivalent agents protecting the borders of the United States in the 
fiscal year.

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                        automation modernization

    For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
operation and improvement of automated systems, including salaries and 
expenses, $829,460,000; of which $465,732,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018; and of which not less than $151,184,000 shall 
be for the development of the Automated Commercial Environment.

         border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology

    For necessary expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, 
and technology, $447,461,000; of which $273,931,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, for operations and maintenance; and 
of which $173,530,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for development and deployment.

                        air and marine operations

    For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and 
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, the 
Air and Marine Operations Center, and other related equipment of the air 
and marine program, including salaries and expenses, operational 
training, and mission-related travel, the operations of which include 
the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the 
provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of 
Homeland Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; 
$802,298,000; of which $300,429,000 shall be available for salaries and 
expenses; and of which $501,869,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018:  Provided, That no aircraft or other related 
equipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and 
have been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
requirements and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be 
transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office outside 
of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2016 without 
prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives:  Provided further, That funding made available 
under this heading shall be available for customs expenses when 
necessary to maintain or to temporarily increase operations in Puerto 
Rico.

                 construction and facilities management

    For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, equip, 
furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, and 
related infrastructure necessary for the administration and enforcement 
of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and border security, 
$340,128,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.

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                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs 
laws, detention and removals, and investigations, including intellectual 
property rights and overseas vetted units operations; and purchase and 
lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
$5,779,041,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 
until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of 
the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to 
exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of 
compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under the 
certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not less 
than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the child 
pornography tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; of 
which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facilitate agreements 
consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)); of which not to exceed $45,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and 
leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities; and of which not 
to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse other 
Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, 
and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United 
States:  Provided, That of the total amount made available under this 
heading, $100,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report detailing the number of full-time equivalent 
employees hired and lost through attrition for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2016:  Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation until the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement briefs the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on efforts to increase the 
number of communities and law enforcement agencies participating in the 
Priority Enforcement Program, including details as to the jurisdictions 
and law enforcement agencies approached and the level of participation 
on a by-community basis:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available to compensate any 
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security 
purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies:  Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities 
to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which not to exceed 
$6,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, not less than $1,600,000,000 shall 
be available to identify aliens convicted of a crime who may be 
deportable, and to remove them from the United States once they are 
judged deportable:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall prioritize the identification and removal of aliens 
convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime:  Provided further, 
That funding

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made available under this heading shall maintain a level of not less 
than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2016:  Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided, not less than $3,217,942,000 
is for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, including 
transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens:  Provided further, That of 
the amount provided for Custody Operations in the previous proviso, 
$45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided for the Visa Security Program 
and international investigations, $13,300,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellectual 
property rights violations, including operation of the National 
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center:  Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading may be used to 
continue a delegation of law enforcement authority authorized under 
section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) 
if the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines that 
the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have 
been materially violated:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided under this heading may be used to continue any contract for the 
provision of detention services if the two most recent overall 
performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are less 
than ``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any subsequent 
performance evaluation system:  Provided further, That nothing under 
this heading shall prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from 
exercising those authorities provided under the immigration laws (as 
defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to aliens 
convicted of a crime:  Provided further, That without regard to the 
limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the 
Secretary may propose to reprogram and transfer funds within and into 
this appropriation necessary to ensure the detention of aliens 
prioritized for removal.

                        automation modernization

    For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement automated 
systems, $53,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.

                 Transportation Security Administration

                            aviation security

    For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration 
related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant to the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 
597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,719,437,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017; of which not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That any award to 
deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on risk, the 
airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, lobby 
congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury rates, 
airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness:  Provided further, 
That security service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as 
offsetting collections and shall be available only

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for aviation security:  Provided further, That the sum appropriated 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $3,589,437,000:  
Provided further, That the funds deposited pursuant to section 44945 of 
title 49, United States Code, that are currently unavailable for 
obligation are hereby permanently cancelled:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, for 
fiscal year 2016, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund 
established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be 
used for the procurement and installation of explosives detection 
systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements for the 
purpose of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such 
title: <<NOTE: 49 USC 44925 note.>>   Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the current fiscal year 
and each fiscal year hereafter, mobile explosives detection systems 
purchased and deployed using funds made available under this heading may 
be moved and redeployed to meet evolving passenger and baggage screening 
security priorities at airports:  Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or 
hiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Administration that 
would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-time 
equivalent screeners:  Provided further, That the preceding proviso 
shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time employees:  Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
detailed report on--
            (1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and 
        resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated 
        passenger screening technologies for the most effective security 
        of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible operating and 
        acquisition costs, including projected funding levels for each 
        fiscal year for the next 5 years or until project completion, 
        whichever is earlier;
            (2) how the Transportation Security Administration is 
        deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener workforce 
        in the most cost-effective manner; and
            (3) labor savings from the deployment of improved 
        technologies for passenger and baggage screening, including 
        high-speed baggage screening, and how those savings are being 
        used to offset security costs or reinvested to address security 
        vulnerabilities:

  Provided further, That Members of the United States House of 
Representatives and the United States Senate, including the leadership; 
the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the 
Department of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, 
Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United 
States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the 
President, including the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 
screening.

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                     surface transportation security

    For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration 
related to surface transportation security activities, $110,798,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017.

                        intelligence and vetting

    For necessary expenses for the development and implementation of 
intelligence and vetting activities, $236,693,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017.

                     transportation security support

    For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration 
related to transportation security support pursuant to the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 
40101 note), $924,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.

                               Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operations and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease of not to 
exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; 
purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent 
requirements (at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and 
service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; 
purchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and 
activities; purchase or lease of other equipment (at a unit cost of no 
more than $250,000); minor shore construction projects not exceeding 
$1,000,000 in total cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and 
recreation and welfare; $7,061,490,000, of which $500,002,000 shall be 
for defense-related activities, of which $160,002,000 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; of which $24,500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 
purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $23,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That none of 
the funds made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for 
recreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United States 
Code, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and 
credited to this appropriation:  Provided further, That to the extent 
fees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel 
documentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of 
recreational vessel applications, then personnel performing non-
recreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of 
chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation 
under section 12114:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $85,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Coast 
Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years capital investment 
plan for fiscal years 2017

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through 2021, as specified under the heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements'' of this Act, is submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives:  Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism may 
be allocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section 
503 of this Act:  Provided further, That without regard to the 
limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after 
June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay 
and Allowances in accordance with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
section 503.

                environmental compliance and restoration

    For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compliance and 
restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, 
United States Code, $13,221,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020.

                            reserve training

    For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by 
law; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program; 
personnel and training costs; and equipment and services; $110,614,000.

               acquisition, construction, and improvements

    For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, and 
improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
aircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as 
authorized by law; $1,945,169,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts shall be available until 
September 30, 2020 (except as subsequently specified): $21,000,000 for 
military family housing; $1,264,400,000 to acquire, effect major repairs 
to, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; 
$295,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, or improve 
aircraft or increase aviation capability; $65,100,000 for other 
acquisition programs; $181,600,000 for shore facilities and aids to 
navigation, including facilities at Department of Defense installations 
used by the Coast Guard; and $118,069,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, for personnel compensation and benefits and related 
costs:  Provided, That of the funds provided by this Act, not less than 
$640,000,000 shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for 
the production of the ninth National Security Cutter notwithstanding the 
availability of funds for post-production costs: <<NOTE: 14 USC 663 
note.>>   Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Congress, at the time the President's budget proposal for 
fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, a future-years capital investment plan as described 
in the second proviso under the heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements'' in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-

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4), which shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth 
provisos under such heading.

               research, development, test, and evaluation

    For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, development, 
test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; 
$18,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, of which 
$500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)):  Provided, That there may be credited to 
and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from 
State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, 
and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, 
testing, and evaluation.

                               retired pay

    For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise 
chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the 
Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, 
payment for career status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-
related special compensation under the National Defense Authorization 
Act, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
$1,604,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                      United States Secret Service

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use for 
replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of 
motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of 
expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director of 
the United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may 
be necessary to perform protective functions; payment of per diem or 
subsistence allowances to employees in cases in which a protective 
assignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee 
requires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at 
a post of duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; 
presentation of awards; travel of United States Secret Service employees 
on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance 
from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives; research and development; grants to conduct behavioral 
research in support of protective research and operations; and payment 
in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform 
protective functions; $1,854,526,000; of which not to exceed $19,125 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and 
equipment to foreign law

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enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which 
$2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; of which $6,000,000 shall be for a 
grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited 
children and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of 
which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related to 
training in electronic crimes investigations and forensics:  Provided, 
That $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading for security improvements at the White 
House complex, $8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017:  Provided further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security 
Events shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in 
anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, as 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel 
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, 
except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not 
exceed total budgetary resources available under this heading at the end 
of the fiscal year:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available to compensate any 
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security 
purposes:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the head 
of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security:  
Provided further, That the Director of the United States Secret Service 
may enter into an agreement to provide such protection on a fully 
reimbursable basis:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of opening a new 
permanent domestic or overseas office or location unless the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are 
notified 15 days in advance of such obligation:  Provided further, That 
for purposes of section 503 of this Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, may be reprogrammed between Protection of Persons and 
Facilities and Domestic Field Operations.

      acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, 
alteration, and improvement of physical and technological 
infrastructure, $79,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018.

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                                TITLE III

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

              National Protection and Programs Directorate

                      management and administration

    For the management and administration of the National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, and support for operations and information 
technology, $62,132,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses.

           infrastructure protection and information security

    For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and information 
security programs and activities, as authorized by title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $1,291,000,000, of 
which $289,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

                       federal protective service

    The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this 
account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses related 
to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the 
operations of the Federal Protective Service:  Provided, That the 
Director of the Federal Protective Service shall submit at the time the 
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant 
to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a strategic human 
capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel requirements based 
on a current threat assessment.

                 office of biometric identity management

    For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity 
Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), $282,473,000, of 
which $159,054,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018.

                        Office of Health Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$125,369,000; of which $27,010,000 is for salaries and expenses and 
$82,078,000 is for BioWatch operations:  Provided, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $16,281,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical 
and health planning and coordination, and workforce health protection.

                   Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
$960,754,000, including activities authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

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Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 
2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan 
No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 
U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.), the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (Public Law 110-53), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394), the Biggert-
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 
916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113-89):  Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That 
of the total amount made available under this heading, $35,180,000 shall 
be for the Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which none is 
available for Federal Emergency Management Agency administrative costs:  
Provided further, That of the total amount made available under this 
heading, $27,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, 
for capital improvements and other expenses related to continuity of 
operations at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center:  Provided 
further, That of the total amount made available, $3,422,000 shall be 
for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination.

                        state and local programs

    For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, 
$1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:
            (1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security 
        Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which $55,000,000 shall be for Operation 
        Stonegarden:  Provided, That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) 
        of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2016, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico shall make available to local and tribal governments 
        amounts provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 
        paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 
        2004.
            (2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security 
        Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which $20,000,000 shall be for 
        organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
        501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.
            (3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security 
        Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus 
        Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the 
        Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
        (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), of which 
        $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be 
        for Over-the-Road Bus Security:  Provided, That such public 
        transportation security assistance shall be provided directly to 
        public transportation agencies.

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            (4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in 
        accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.
            (5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations for 
        training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, 
        of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, and 
        tribal emergency response providers:

  Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), 
applications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
eligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days 
after the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt 
of an application:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) 
or any other provision of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 percent 
of the amount of a grant made available under this heading for expenses 
directly related to administration of the grant:  Provided further, That 
for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of 
communications towers is not considered construction of a building or 
other physical facility:  Provided further, That grantees shall provide 
reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
509 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to acquire real 
property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the 
security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management Agency 
training facilities.

                      firefighter assistance grants

    For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $690,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $345,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$345,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 2229a).

                 emergency management performance grants

    For emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), $350,000,000.

               radiological emergency preparedness program

    The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2016, as 
authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security necessary for 
its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal 
year:  Provided, That the methodology for assessment and collection of 
fees shall be fair and equitable

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and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including 
administrative costs of collecting such fees:  Provided further, That 
fees received under this heading shall be deposited in this account as 
offsetting collections and will become available for authorized purposes 
on October 1, 2016, and remain available until expended.

                    united states fire administration

    For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and 
for other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $44,000,000.

                          disaster relief fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$7,374,693,000 to remain available until expended, of which $24,000,000 
shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of 
Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters:  
Provided, That the reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief 
Fund'' in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Public Law 114-4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2016 with respect to 
budget year 2017 and current fiscal year 2016, respectively, by 
substituting ``fiscal year 2017'' for ``fiscal year 2016'' in paragraph 
(1):  Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$6,712,953,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided further, That the amount in the 
preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program

    For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under 
section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of 
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112-
141, 126 Stat. 916), $190,000,000, and such additional sums as may be 
provided by State and local governments or other political subdivisions 
for cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.

                      national flood insurance fund

    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 
2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood 
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
$181,198,000, which shall remain available

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until September 30, 2017, and shall be derived from offsetting amounts 
collected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); of which $25,299,000 shall be available for 
salaries and expenses associated with flood management and flood 
insurance operations and $155,899,000 shall be available for flood plain 
management and flood mapping:  Provided, That any additional fees 
collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting 
collection to this account, to be available for flood plain management 
and flood mapping:  Provided further, That in fiscal year 2016, no funds 
shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section 
1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in 
excess of:
            (1) $133,252,000 for operating expenses;
            (2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
            (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
        borrowings; and
            (4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until 
        expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation 
        assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
        Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) 
        and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):

  Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) and section 
1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited 
in the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts 
specified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), and 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)):  Provided further, That total 
administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total 
appropriation:  Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is available to 
carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act 
of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).

                  national predisaster mitigation fund

    For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       emergency food and shelter

    To carry out the Emergency Food and Shelter program pursuant to 
title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 
et seq.), $120,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the 
total amount made available under this heading:  Provided further, That 
if the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, proposes to 
move the Emergency Food and Shelter program from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 
to fund such program directly through the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, a joint transition plan from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban

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Development shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 90 days after 
the date the fiscal year 2017 budget is submitted to Congress:  Provided 
further, That such plan shall include details on the transition of 
programmatic responsibilities, efforts to consult with stakeholders, and 
mechanisms to ensure that the original purpose of the program will be 
retained.

                                TITLE IV

              RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

           United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

    For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, 
$119,671,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 403(a) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States employers with 
maintaining a legal workforce:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds otherwise made available to United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, 
equip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas 
where the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles 
for lease:  Provided further, That the Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are 
assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the 
employees' residences and places of employment.

                 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement 
basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-
type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student 
athletic and related activities; the conduct of and participation in 
firearms matches and presentation of awards; public awareness and 
enhancement of community support of law enforcement training; room and 
board for student interns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees 
authorized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
$217,485,000; of which up to $38,981,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017, for materials and support costs of Federal law 
enforcement basic training; and of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That the 
Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements 
from agencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, 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: <<NOTE: 42 
USC 3771 note.>>   Provided further, That section 1202(a) of Public Law 
107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as amended under this heading in Public 
Law 114-4, is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2018'':  Provided further, That the Director of 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or 
advanced law enforcement training, or both,

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at all four training facilities under the control of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center to ensure that such training facilities are 
operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year:  Provided 
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, 
including representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and 
non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, 
shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process to 
continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and 
effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, 
and instructors.

     acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For acquisition of necessary additional real property and 
facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility 
improvements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, $27,553,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020:  Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement 
to this appropriation from government agencies requesting the 
construction of special use facilities.

                         Science and Technology

                      management and administration

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology and for management and administration of programs 
and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $131,531,000:  Provided, That not to 
exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses.

           research, development, acquisition, and operations

    For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
including advanced research projects, development, test and evaluation, 
acquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $655,407,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018.

                    Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

                      management and administration

    For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 
as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and administration of programs and 
activities, $38,109,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses.

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                  research, development, and operations

    For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, 
development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $196,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018.

                           systems acquisition

    For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
acquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in 
accordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $113,011,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018.

                                 TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

    Sec. 501.  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. 502.  Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, 
the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities 
in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such 
activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in 
the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for 
as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.
    Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by 
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the 
Department of Homeland Security 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 a new program, project, or activity;
            (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
            (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
        for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
            (4) contracts out any function or activity presently 
        performed by Federal employees or any new function or activity 
        proposed to be performed by Federal employees in the President's 
        budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of 
        Homeland Security;
            (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in 
        excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
            (6) reduces any program, project, or activity, or numbers of 
        personnel by 10 percent; or
            (7) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
        personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, 
        projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the 
        Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
        reprogramming of funds.

    (b) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security

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by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be 
transferred between such appropriations.
    (c) Any transfer under this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under subsection (a) and shall not be available 
for obligation unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
transfer.
    (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds shall be 
reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon an 
initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary 
circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the 
protection of property.
    (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this 
section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided 
in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts.
    Sec. 504.  <<NOTE: 31 USC 501 note.>> The Department of Homeland 
Security Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of 
Public Law 103-356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a 
permanent working capital fund for fiscal year 2016:  Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to the 
Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts allowed in 
the President's fiscal year 2016 budget:  Provided further, That funds 
provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation 
until expended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital Fund:  
Provided further, That all Departmental components shall be charged only 
for direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:  Provided 
further, That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used 
only for purposes consistent with the contributing component:  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:  
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives shall be notified of any activity added 
to or removed from the fund:  Provided further, That for any activity 
added to the fund, the notification shall identify sources of funds by 
program, project, and activity:  Provided further, That the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit a 
quarterly execution report with activity level detail, not later than 30 
days after the end of each quarter.

    Sec. 505.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to 
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end 
of fiscal year 2016, as recorded in the financial records at the time of 
a reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2017, from 
appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2016 in this 
Act shall remain available through September 30, 2017, in the account 
and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided:  
Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a request shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives for approval in accordance with section 503 of 
this Act.
    Sec. 506.  Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
414) during fiscal year 2016 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
intelligence activities for fiscal year 2016.

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    Sec. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used to--
            (1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, other 
        transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department 
        of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue a 
        letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;
            (2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation 
        of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year 
        Department of Homeland Security funds;
            (3) make a sole-source grant award; or
            (4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items 
        under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered by 
        the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

    (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibition 
under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3 
full business days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter as 
described in that subsection.
    (c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that compliance 
with this section would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, 
or safety, an award may be made without notification, and the Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after such 
an award is made or letter issued.
    (d) A notification under this section--
            (1) may not involve funds that are not available for 
        obligation; and
            (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
        for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of 
        contract; and the account from which the funds are being drawn.

    (e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing 
publicly the intention of making an award under ``State and Local 
Programs''.
    Sec. 508.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency 
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except 
within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose 
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without advance 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional 
facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that 
cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
    Sec. 509.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, 
repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus 
otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has 
not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each 
project for required expenses for the development of a proposed 
prospectus.
    Sec. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 
110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect

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to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such sections 
applied to funds made available in that Act.
    (b) <<NOTE: 6 USC 114 note.>>  The third proviso of section 537 of 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
114), shall hereafter not apply with respect to funds made available in 
this or any other Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 6 USC 469a.>>  Section 525 of Public Law 109-90 is 
amended by striking ``thereafter'', and section 554 of Public Law 111-
83 <<NOTE: 49 USC 44901 note.>>  is amended by striking ``and shall 
report annually thereafter''.

    Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``Buy American Act'' 
means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
    Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
    Sec. 513.  Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report for that month 
that includes total obligations of the Department for that month for the 
fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity 
levels, by the source year of the appropriation:  Provided, That total 
obligations for staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-
board and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively:  
Provided further, That the report shall specify the number of, and total 
obligations for, contract employees for each office of the Department.
    Sec. 514.  Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, United 
States Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transportation 
Security Administration ``Aviation Security'', ``Administration'', and 
``Transportation Security Support'' for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that 
are recovered or deobligated shall be available only for the procurement 
or installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, baggage, and 
checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification:  Provided, That 
semiannual reports shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any 
funds that are recovered or deobligated.
    Sec. 515.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-76 for services provided by employees (including employees 
serving on a temporary or term basis) of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security who are 
known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, 
Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration 
Services Officers.
    Sec. 516.  Any funds appropriated to ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements'' for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 
2005, and 2006 for the 110-123 foot patrol boat conversion that are 
recovered, collected, or otherwise received as the result of 
negotiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program.
    Sec. 517.  The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental 
for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 
(31 U.S.C. 501 note).

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    Sec. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
report not later than October 15, 2016, to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts awarded 
by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal year 
2016.
    (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by 
subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable laws 
and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than February 15, 2017.
    Sec. 519.  None of the funds provided by this or previous 
appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as a 
Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) declared disasters or emergencies unless--
            (1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official 
        do not include operational functions related to incident 
        management, including coordination of operations, and are 
        consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections 
        503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
        (6 U.S.C. 319(c), 313(c)(3), and 313(c)(4)(A)) and section 302 
        of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5143);
            (2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the 
        date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the 
        Principal Federal Official and the date on which the President 
        issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the appointment 
        of the Principal Federal Official and a description of the 
        responsibilities of such Official and how such responsibilities 
        are consistent with paragraph (1) to the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
        the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
        the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
            (3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying 
        timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, 
        planning and policy documents, and training and exercise 
        protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this 
        section.

    Sec. 520.  None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in 
this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless explicitly authorized by 
Congress.
    Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or previous 
appropriations Acts may be used to establish an Office of Chemical, 
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Defense until such 
time as Congress has authorized such establishment.
    (b) Subject to the limitation in subsection (a) and notwithstanding 
section 503 of this Act, the Secretary may transfer funds for the 
purpose of executing authorization of the Office of Chemical, 
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Defense.
    (c) Not later than 15 days before transferring funds pursuant to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security

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and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the transition plan for the establishment of the office; 
        and
            (2) the funds and positions to be transferred by source.

    Sec. 522.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an 
immigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by 
law to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been 
received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the 
results do not preclude the granting of the benefit.
    Sec. 523.  Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 391) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Until September 30, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2016,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016,''.

    Sec. 524.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all 
contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees 
link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall 
be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).
    Sec. 525.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a 
waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 
U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and 
to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of 
Energy and Transportation and representatives from the United States 
flag maritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of 
United States flag vessels:  Provided, That the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request for 
waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 
501(b).
    Sec. 526.  None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not 
in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of 
section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from 
importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act:  Provided, That this section shall apply 
only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity 
of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply:  Provided 
further, That the prescription drug may not be--
            (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
            (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).

    Sec. 527.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce the 
Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or its government-
employed or contract staff levels.

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    Sec. 528.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any 
proposed transfers of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of 
title 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the 
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the 
Department of Homeland Security:  Provided, That none of the funds 
identified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives approve 
the proposed transfers.
    Sec. 529.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification 
card.
    Sec. 530.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with 
respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
    Sec. 531.  Any official that is required by this Act to report or to 
certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform that act 
unless specifically authorized herein.
    Sec. 532.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or 
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its 
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee 
who--
            (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
        States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of 
        Defense.

    Sec. 533.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for first-class travel by the 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.
    Sec. 534.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
    Sec. 535.  Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter 
operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard 
nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and 
construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 
Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used to reduce operations within any civil engineering unit unless 
specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    Sec. 536.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has 
been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that 
does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.
    Sec. 537.  In developing any process to screen aviation passengers 
and crews for transportation or national security purposes, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such

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processes take into consideration such passengers' and crews' privacy 
and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and 
guidance.
    Sec. 538. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United 
States Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examinations 
Fee Account, up to $10,000,000 may be allocated by United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services in fiscal year 2016 for the purpose 
of providing an immigrant integration grants program.
    (b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration may be 
used to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence.
    Sec. 539.  For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under 
Secretary for Management'', $215,679,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, construct, 
renovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy 
buildings and facilities for the Department headquarters consolidation 
project and associated mission support consolidation:  Provided, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives shall receive an expenditure plan not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the allocation of 
these funds.
    Sec. 540.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security 
to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into 
in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United 
States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise 
authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to the above 
referenced statutes.
    Sec. 541. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems 
modernization, $52,977,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
    (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems 
modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
between appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 
of this Act.
    (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
    Sec. 542. (a) For an additional amount for cybersecurity to 
safeguard and enhance Department of Homeland Security systems and 
capabilities, $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
    (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for cybersecurity may be 
transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security between appropriations 
for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
    (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
    Sec. 543. (a) For an additional amount for emergent threats from 
violent extremism and from complex, coordinated terrorist attacks, 
$50,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017.
    (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for emergent threats may 
be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security between

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appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this 
Act.
    (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 
days after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified of such transfer.
    Sec. 544.  The Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the 
fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from 
appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security:  
Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 days in 
advance of such transfer.
    Sec. 545.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
enforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).
    Sec. 546. (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. 547.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an 
operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer 
knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel 
unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously 
monitor or control the firearm at all times.
    Sec. 548.  None of the funds provided in this or any other Act may 
be obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or any 
other successor grant programs unless explicitly authorized by Congress.
    Sec. 549.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, or a successor 
position, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Sec. 550.  <<NOTE: 6 USC 211 note.>> Section 559(e)(3)(D) of Public 
Law 113-76 is amended by striking ``five pilots per year'' and inserting 
``10 pilots per year''.

    Sec. 551.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a 
single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are 
stationed in the United States, at a single international conference 
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines 
that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the 
basis for that determination:  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:  Provided further, That 
the total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such 
conference shall not exceed $500,000.

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    Sec. 552.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a 
National Special Security Event.
    Sec. 553.  With the exception of countries with preclearance 
facilities in service prior to 2013, none of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection air 
preclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, 
unless: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that air preclearance 
operations at the airport provide a homeland or national security 
benefit to the United States; (2) U.S. passenger air carriers are not 
precluded from operating at existing preclearance locations; and (3) a 
U.S. passenger air carrier is operating at all airports contemplated for 
establishment of new air preclearance operations.
    Sec. 554.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of 
the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-
financed staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile area of any 
airport at which the Transportation Security Administration provided 
such monitoring as of December 1, 2013.
    Sec. 555.  The administrative law judge annuitants participating in 
the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed by the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management under section 3323 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be available on a temporary reemployment basis to 
conduct arbitrations of disputes arising from delivery of assistance 
under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program.
    Sec. 556.  As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-
42) fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an 
adjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be 
available until expended.
    Sec. 557.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any 
structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equivalent 
employee positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before 
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that 
includes--
            (1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions 
        affected by such change;
            (2) funding required for such change for the current year 
        and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;
            (3) justification for such change; and
            (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change 
        that were considered by the Department.

    Sec. 558. (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 Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in this 
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--

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            (1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland or 
        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 except as otherwise 
specified in law.
    Sec. 559. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not--
            (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border 
        crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the 
        Northern border at a land port of entry; or
            (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border 
        crossing fee.

    (b) Border Crossing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term ``border 
crossing fee'' means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver 
and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the 
privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a 
land port of entry.
    Sec. 560.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, grants 
awarded to States along the Southwest Border of the United States under 
sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 
and 605) using funds provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, State and Local Programs'' in this Act, Public Law 
114-4, division F of Public Law 113-76, or division D of Public Law 113-
6 may be used by recipients or sub-recipients for costs, or 
reimbursement of costs, related to providing humanitarian relief to 
unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien 
minor where they are encountered after entering the United States, 
provided that such costs were incurred between January 1, 2014, and 
December 31, 2014, or during the award period of performance.
    Sec. 561. <<NOTE: 6 USC 391 note.>> (a) Each major acquisition 
program of the Department of Homeland Security, as defined in Department 
of Homeland Security Management Directive 102-2, shall meet established 
acquisition documentation requirements for its acquisition program 
baseline established in the Department of Homeland Security Instruction 
Manual 102-01-001 and the Department of Homeland Security Acquisition 
Instruction/Guidebook 102-01-001, Appendix K.

    (b) The Department shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report and its quarterly updates, required under the 
heading ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' of this Act, on 
any major acquisition program that does not meet such documentation 
requirements and the schedule by which the program will come into 
compliance with these requirements.
    (c) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act for 
any fiscal year may be used for a major acquisition program that is out 
of compliance with such documentation requirements for more than two 
years except that funds may be used solely to come into compliance with 
such documentation requirements or to terminate the program.
    Sec. 562.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare 
or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget 
proposal to the Congress of the United States

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for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees 
on the Department of Homeland Security that assumes revenues or reflects 
a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have 
not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless 
such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions 
should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior 
to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal 
year 2017 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 563. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security may include, in the 
President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, submitted pursuant to 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and accompanying 
justification materials, an account structure under which each 
appropriation under each agency heading either remains the same as 
fiscal year 2016 or falls within the following categories of 
appropriations:
            (1) Operations and Support.
            (2) Procurements, Construction, and Improvements.
            (3) Research and Development.
            (4) Federal Assistance.

    (b) The Under Secretary for Management, acting through the Chief 
Financial Officer, shall determine and provide centralized guidance to 
each agency on how to structure appropriations for purposes of 
subsection (a).
    (c) Not earlier than October 1, 2016, the accounts designated under 
subsection (a) may be established, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may execute appropriations of the Department as provided 
pursuant to such subsection, including any continuing appropriations 
made available for fiscal year 2017 before enactment of a regular 
appropriations Act.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may transfer any appropriation made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security by any appropriations Acts to the 
accounts created pursuant to subsection (c) to carry out the 
requirements of such subsection, and shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 5 
days of each transfer.
    (e)(1) Not later than November 1, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish the preliminary baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities and submit the report specified 
in paragraph (2) to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.
    (2) The report required in this subsection shall include--
            (A) a delineation of the amount and account of each transfer 
        made pursuant to subsection (c) or (d);
            (B) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to 
        display the President's budget proposal, adjustments made by 
        Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
        appropriate, adjustments made pursuant to the transfer authority 
        in subsection (c) or (d), and the fiscal year level;
            (C) a delineation in the table for each appropriation, 
        adjusted as described in paragraph (2), both by budget activity 
        and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget 
        Appendix; and
            (D) an identification of funds directed for a specific 
        activity.

    (f) The Secretary shall not exercise the authority provided in 
subsections (c), (d), and (e) unless, not later than April 1, 2016,

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the Chief Financial Officer has submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives--
            (1) technical assistance on new legislative language in the 
        account structure under subsection (a);
            (2) comparison tables of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 
        in the account structure under subsection (a);
            (3) cross-component comparisons that the account structure 
        under subsection (a) facilitates;
            (4) a copy of the interim financial management policy manual 
        addressing changes made in this Act;
            (5) an outline of the financial management policy manual 
        changes necessary for the account structure under subsection 
        (a);
            (6) proposed changes to transfer and reprogramming 
        requirements, including technical assistance on legislative 
        language;
            (7) certification by the Chief Financial Officer that the 
        Department's financial systems can report in the new account 
        structure; and
            (8) a plan for training and implementation of the account 
        structure under subsections (a) and (c).

    Sec. 564.  None of the funds made available 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.
    Sec. 565.  Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``2004, 2005, or 
2006 shall not again be counted toward such limitation during fiscal 
year 2007.'' and inserting ``2013, 2014, or 2015 shall not again be 
counted toward such limitation during fiscal year 2016.''.
    Sec. 566.  For an additional amount for ``U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Salaries and Expenses'', $14,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this 
appropriation from amounts authorized to be collected by section 286(i) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), 
and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 
2015:  Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
collections exceed $14,000,000, those amounts in excess of $14,000,000 
shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until 
expended:  Provided further, That this authority is contingent on 
enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

                              (rescissions)

    Sec. 567.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland 
Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following 
accounts and programs in the specified amounts:  Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):
            (1) $27,338,000 from Public Law 109-88;

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            (2) $4,188,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
        ``Analysis and Operations'';
            (3) $7,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
        ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Automation 
        Modernization'';
            (4) $21,856,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
        ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing, 
        Infrastructure, and Technology'';
            (5) $4,500,000 from unobligated prior year balances from 
        ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and 
        Facilities Management'';
            (6) $158,414,000 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading 
        ``Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security'';
            (7) $14,000,000 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading 
        ``Transportation Security Administration, Surface Transportation 
        Security'';
            (8) $5,800,000 from Public Law 112-74 under the heading 
        ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
            (9) $16,445,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading 
        ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';
            (10) $13,758,918 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        National Predisaster Mitigation Fund'' account 70 <dbl-dagger> 
        0716;
            (11) $393,178 from Public Law 113-6 under the heading 
        ``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition, 
        and Operations'';
            (12) $8,500,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading 
        ``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition, 
        and Operations''; and
            (13) $1,106,822 from Public Law 114-4 under the heading 
        ``Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition, 
        and Operations''.

                              (rescissions)

    Sec. 568.  Of the funds transferred to the Department of Homeland 
Security when it was created in 2003, the following funds are hereby 
rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified 
amounts:
            (1) $417,017 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
        Salaries and Expenses'';
            (2) $15,238 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        Office of Domestic Preparedness''; and
            (3) $573,828 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        National Predisaster Mitigation Fund''.

                              (rescissions)

    Sec. 569.  The following unobligated balances made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 
114-4) are rescinded:
            (1) $361,242 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive 
        Management'';
            (2) $146,547 from ``Office of the Under Secretary for 
        Management'';
            (3) $25,859 from ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer'';
            (4) $507,893 from ``Office of the Chief Information 
        Officer'';

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            (5) $301,637 from ``Analysis and Operations'';
            (6) $20,856 from ``Office of Inspector General'';
            (7) $598,201 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
        Salaries and Expenses'';
            (8) $254,322 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
        Automation Modernization'';
            (9) $450,806 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air 
        and Marine Operations'';
            (10) $2,461,665 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses'';
            (11) $8,653,853 from ``Coast Guard, Operating Expenses'';
            (12) $515,040 from ``Coast Guard, Reserve Training'';
            (13) $970,844 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, 
        and Improvements'';
            (14) $4,212,971 from ``United States Secret Service, 
        Salaries and Expenses'';
            (15) $27,360 from ``National Protection and Programs 
        Directorate, Management and Administration'';
            (16) $188,146 from ``National Protection and Programs 
        Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information 
        Security'';
            (17) $986 from ``National Protection and Programs 
        Directorate, Office of Biometric Identity Management'';
            (18) $20,650 from ``Office of Health Affairs'';
            (19) $236,332 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        United States Fire Administration'';
            (20) $3,086,173 from ``United States Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services'';
            (21) $558,012 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training 
        Center, Salaries and Expenses'';
            (22) $284,796 from ``Science and Technology, Management and 
        Administration''; and
            (23) $83,861 from ``Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 
        Management and Administration''.

                              (rescission)

    Sec. 570.  From the unobligated balances made available in the 
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9703 
of title 31, United States Code (added by section 638 of Public Law 102-
393), $176,000,000 shall be rescinded.

                              (rescission)

    Sec. 571.  Of the unobligated balances made available to ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund'', $1,021,879,000 
shall be rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:  Provided 
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were 
designated by the 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. 572.  <<NOTE: 8 USC 1324a note.>> Section 401(b) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for 
the date

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specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114-53).

    Sec. 573.  <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> Subclauses 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)) shall be applied by 
substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for the date specified in section 
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).

    Sec. 574.  <<NOTE: 8 USC 1182 note.>> Section 220(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 
1182 note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for 
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).

    Sec. 575.  <<NOTE: 8 USC 1153 note.>> Section 610(b) of the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall be applied 
by substituting ``September 30, 2016'' for the date specified in section 
106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-53).

    This division may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of the Interior, Environment, 
   and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  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

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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 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: <<NOTE: 43 USC 1735 note.>>   Provided, That,

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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, 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 cost-sharing 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.

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                 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 exceed $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.

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                      national wildlife refuge fund

    For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000.

                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 provided 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

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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 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 non-toxic 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,

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2017:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this 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 <<NOTE: 54 USC 200308 note.>> 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 <<NOTE: 31 USC 1321 note.>> 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 current withdrawals:  Provided, That interest earned by such 
investments shall be available for obligation without further 
appropriation, to the benefit of the project.

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                     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: <<NOTE: 43 USC 50.>>   Provided further, That no part of this 
appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half 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 chapters 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.

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                    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                         ocean energy management

    For expenses necessary for granting 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 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 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

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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, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1211 note.>> 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, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1257 note.>> 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 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

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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, 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

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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 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

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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.
    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

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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 Bureau-funded 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.
    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,

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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.

                        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

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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: <<NOTE: 48 USC 1469b.>>   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 infrastructure 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.

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                        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.

           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 Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 
et seq.),

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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 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

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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 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).

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                    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 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.

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                        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 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

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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 historical 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

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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 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.  <<NOTE: 16 USC 1336 note.>> 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

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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).

               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. <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 note.>> (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--

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            (1) <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 notes.>>  in sections 409(a), 
        508(a), and 812(a) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$17,000,000''; and
            (2) <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 notes.>>  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.

                            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.

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   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 equipment 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

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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 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

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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 efficiency 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

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        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;
            (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 States-Mexico 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;

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            (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 specified 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).

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       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 Initiative 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

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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.

                                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

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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 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

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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, 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

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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 volunteer 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.

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                 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).

                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

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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.
    None <<NOTE: 16 USC 556i.>> 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.

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    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 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,

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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 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

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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 
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 on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with 
subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along 
with the funds received from those entities

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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: <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 8G note.>>   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, Hopi-partitioned 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 and Hopi Indian Relocation to 
evict any single Navajo

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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 contract 
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

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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.

                     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.

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            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 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

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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 
Preservation (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 $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.

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                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 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.

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    (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.  <<NOTE: 16 USC 1604 note.>> 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 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.

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                  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
            (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

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            (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 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.

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    (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.

                       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.

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                  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.  <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101 note.>> 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.

                     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,

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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. <<NOTE: 33 USC 1268 note.>> (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).
            (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;

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                    (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.

                   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 
                non-Federal 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;

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                          ``(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--
                                    ``(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--

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                                    ``(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''.

 DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS <<NOTE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
   Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  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 
                activities, 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;

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                    (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 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

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                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 for employment, with a 
                priority for projects serving high-crime, 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

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        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; 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

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        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 
        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 Wagner-Peyser 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

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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 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.

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         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 which may be 
expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund.

                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.

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                         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.

                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

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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
            (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 <<NOTE: 26 USC 9501 note.>> 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

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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.

              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

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        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 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 
Administration, $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: <<NOTE: 30 USC 966 note.>>   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: <<NOTE: 30 USC 962 note.>>   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.

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                       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 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.

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                    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:
            (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

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may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in 
the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           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

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levels for comparable 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 is 
        greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any 
        of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and

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            ``(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. 60634 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 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.

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    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.
    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).

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    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 <<NOTE: Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations 
Act, 2016.>> 

                 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: <<NOTE: 42 USC 294a note.>>   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 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

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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 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.

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                             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.

                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.

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             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.

       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.

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                              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 the amounts made available 
under this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety 
research facility.

                 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

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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.

          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

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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.

                    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.

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                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.

                         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:

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 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.

        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

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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 evidence-based 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.

                        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

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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.
    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.

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    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 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

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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 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

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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 Violence 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,

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$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 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: <<NOTE: 42 USC 9921 note.>>   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

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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.

                 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,

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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 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.

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                         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 
additional 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 evidence-based 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).

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                 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 non-payment 
is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.

                         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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2619]]

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.
    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.

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    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 enrollees):  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

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        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 
        Columbia. 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

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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 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 300u-11 note.>> (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:

[[Page 129 STAT. 2623]]

            (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.
            (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

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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).

    (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).

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    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 
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).

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    (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--
            (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 long-term 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.''.

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    This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and Human 
Services Appropriations Act, 2016''.

TITLE III <<NOTE: Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2016.>> 

                         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 September 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 McKinney-Vento 
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, <<NOTE: 20 USC 6303a.>> 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

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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 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.

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                               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 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 McKinney-Vento 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

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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 
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 high-need 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-

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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, 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

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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 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)

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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 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 <<NOTE: 20 USC 
1411 note.>> 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: <<NOTE: 20 USC 1411 
note.>>   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.

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             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 
vocational 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 self-sufficiency:  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 <<NOTE: 20 USC 1070a note.>> 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.  <<NOTE: 48 USC 1921d note.>> 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 source of funds 
for those activities:  Provided, That high-quality evaluations of ESEA 
programs shall be prioritized,

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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 <<NOTE: 20 USC 
        1091.>>  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);
                    ``(C) includes counseling to support an individual 
                in achieving the individual's education and career 
                goals;

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                    ``(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 <<NOTE: 20 USC 
        1070a.>>  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.

                        administrative provisions

    Sec. 401. (a) Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 8G.>>  is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--

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                    (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) <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 8G note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 8G note.>>  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, 
notwithstanding 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)

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$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 authorized 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 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000.

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                        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.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 12571 note.>> 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 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

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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.

             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.

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                  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.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
Commission, $12,639,000.

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                        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.

                     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.

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                  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 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 non-payroll 
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

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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.
    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.

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                                 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, 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

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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 
(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.

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    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.

    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

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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.
    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.

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    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 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

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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, 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.  <<NOTE: 31 USC 1502 note.>> 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;

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            (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''.

 DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE <<NOTE: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2016. 2 USC 60a note.>>  BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

                                 TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President 
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

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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.

                          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.

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                         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.

                    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 International 
Narcotics Control, $508,000.

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                         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 Doorkeeper 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 unexpended 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:

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    ``(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 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.

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                           Committee Employees

                 Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, 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 
Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation 
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

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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.

                    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.

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           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.

      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

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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.

             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.

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                            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''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 2 USC 1905 note.>>  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

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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.

                         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,

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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.

                             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

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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 section 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

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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 obligation 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

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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 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

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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 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 Operations 
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

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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 revolving 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.

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                        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) <<NOTE: 31 USC 731 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.

                 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

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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 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.  <<NOTE: 2 USC 2186.>> 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

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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. <<NOTE: 2 USC 2171a.>> (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.--
            (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 Commissions.--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.--

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            (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.
                    (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) <<NOTE: 5 USC 5307 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

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    This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2016''.

DIVISION J--MILITARY <<NOTE: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
   and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  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, 
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

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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.

                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

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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 both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor.

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                   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.
    Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense 
for military construction or family housing during the

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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.

                      (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

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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.  <<NOTE: 10 USC 2821 note.>> 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.

    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.

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                      (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 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.

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                          (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 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.

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    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 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

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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, 
Guantanamo 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 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

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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 appropriation 
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

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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 
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

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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 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;

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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 Appeals, 
$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 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

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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 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).

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                       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 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

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        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.

        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

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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 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.

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    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 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

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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''.
    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

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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''.

                      (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'',

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``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 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.

                      (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).

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                      (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.
            (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

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(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 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

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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 reprogramming 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

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                    ``(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 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.  <<NOTE: 38 USC 313 note.>> 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

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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 (one-for-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.

                  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

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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 
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.

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    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.
    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, Guantanamo 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, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba.

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    (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo 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, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

     This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.

DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT <<NOTE: Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
  and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  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 Foreign 
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--

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                    (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 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 security-related 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

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                          (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 of State to 
                      obligate funds for FASTC.
                    (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

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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, 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, 
acquisition, 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.

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               payment to the american institute in taiwan

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public 
Law 96-8), $30,000,000.

      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 <<NOTE: 22 USC 269a note.>> 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

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United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or 
after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings:  Provided further, 
That 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

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end 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 <<NOTE: 22 USC 269a note.>> 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:

                          salaries and expenses

    For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $45,307,000.

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                              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, <<NOTE: 22 USC 6206 note.>> 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 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

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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.

                 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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2714]]

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.

       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

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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.

                                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

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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.

                                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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2717]]

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 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;

[[Page 129 STAT. 2718]]

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 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.

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                         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 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,

[[Page 129 STAT. 2720]]

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 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

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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.

                           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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2722]]

                          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 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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2723]]

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 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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2724]]

                        inter-american foundation

    For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-
American 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 appropriated 
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:  
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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2725]]

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 appropriated 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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2726]]

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 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,

[[Page 129 STAT. 2727]]

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 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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2728]]

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 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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2729]]

     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 Secretary 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 paid-in 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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2730]]

              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.

   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 paid-in 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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2731]]

                             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.

                         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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2732]]

                 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 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

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$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 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

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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 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;

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                    (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 
                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.

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                            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 authorities 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'etat

    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'etat or decree or, after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a coup d'etat 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

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further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.

                           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

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        operations, and related programs under the headings ``Global 
        Health Programs'', ``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 part I, 
section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of

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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 and Gaza program to the 
extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to 
the Committees on

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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.

                          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

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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.
    (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,

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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 notwithstanding 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

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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 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.

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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).
    (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

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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 
        Administration 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.

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            (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)).

              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

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        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 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

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        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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 262h note.>>  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. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2362 note.>> (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--
                          (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.

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            (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 
        Explanatory 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

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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.

                            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

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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.
    (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

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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 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 debt-for-
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-Government 
Assistance.--
            (1) Requirements.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be 
        made available for direct government-to-government assistance 
        only if--

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                    (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, 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 
        government-to-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

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        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 
        ``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

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        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) <<NOTE: 8 USC 1182 note.>>  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 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

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        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--
                          (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

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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 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

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        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 
        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

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        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 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

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        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 programs 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 country-by-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

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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.
            (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

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                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:
                          (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

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        for permanent residence in the United States, shall be 
        considered a conviction for the purposes of United States law or 
        for any 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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3975 note.>>  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

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findings, 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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 214 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 4831 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 4064 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2733 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2385 note.>>  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''.
                    (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''.

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            (12) <<NOTE: 22 USC 6553 note.>>  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.--
            (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,

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        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 
        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

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        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 <<NOTE: 22 USC 
        2152i.>> 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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2152i note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 262h note.>>  For the purposes of this 
        Act ``international financial institutions'' shall mean the 
        International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
        International Development Association, the International Finance 
        Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
        International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
        Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American 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

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        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 
                co-existence with the State of Israel; and
                    (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter 
                terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and 
                Gaza, including 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;

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                    (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 Israel-PLO 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 Jerusalem 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

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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.

    (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

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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 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.

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    (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.

                      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

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                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--
                          (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.

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                    (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;
                    (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

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                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 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.

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            (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 
        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

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                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 
        International 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 non-lethal 
        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.

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            (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 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

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                      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 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

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        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.

                                 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

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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 Uganda Recovery Act (Public Law 
111-172), including to improve physical access, telecommunications 
infrastructure, and early-warning 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

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                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 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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2151 note.>>  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

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        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 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

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                      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;
                          (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 
                military-owned 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 
        Programs'' 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

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        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 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.

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    (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.--
                    (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--

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                          (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 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--

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                          (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
                          (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.

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            (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 organizations, 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;

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                    (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.
                    (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

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        (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 
        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--

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                    (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 America.--
            (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 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

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        by each government and other donors, including international 
        financial institutions.
            (3) Assistance for the central governments of el salvador, 
        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 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;

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                          (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.
            (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

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        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.--
            (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.

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            (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 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

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                    (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 Organizations.--
            (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, commission, 
        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.

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    (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 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

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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 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.--

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            (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.

    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.

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                 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 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. <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>> (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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  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''.

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    (e) <<NOTE: 22 USC 3948 note.>>  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 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 indefinite-
quantity 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

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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;
                    (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

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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.--
            (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

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                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 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

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                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.
                    (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.--

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                    (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.
                    (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

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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:  Provided further, That the 
exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
    (b) <<NOTE: 22 USC 2194 note.>>  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, 
                          guantanamo 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, Guantanamo 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--

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            (1) previously justified, including the projected future 
        year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
            (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

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non-NATO 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.--
            (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

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        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).

                       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,

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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
                    (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

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        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).

                            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

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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.--
            (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

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                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.
            (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.

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    (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;
                          (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--

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                          (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.
            (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

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        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 Internet-
        related 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 programs 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.

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                           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, 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

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        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;
            (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,

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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.

                               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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2824]]

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.

             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.

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                             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.

                      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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2826]]

                          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 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.

[[Page 129 STAT. 2827]]

                         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.

                           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

[[Page 129 STAT. 2828]]

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.

                                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.

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                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 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) <<NOTE: 22 USC 286e-2 note.>>  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--

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                    ``(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.''.

    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. <<NOTE: 22 USC 286ww.>>  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. <<NOTE: 22 USC 286xx.>>  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--

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            (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 parties, 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--

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                    (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.

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.  <<NOTE: 22 USC 262o-2 note.>> 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.

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  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 
        policies 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;

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                    (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''.

 DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, <<NOTE: Transportation, Housing and Urban 
 Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.>>  HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016

    TITLE I <<NOTE: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 
2016.>> 

                      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

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of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 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: <<NOTE: 49 USC 112 note.>>   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 
minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase 
the Federal share of costs above

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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:  Provided further, That the tools and analysis developed 
by the IIPIC shall be available to other Federal agencies for the 
permitting

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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 guaranteed 
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 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

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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 <<NOTE: 49 USC 44506 note.>> 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 <<NOTE: 49 USC 44502 note.>> 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 to finalize or implement any regulation 
that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically

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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 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

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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 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

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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.
    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

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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.

                     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.

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                          federal-aid highways

                       (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Funds <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>>  available for the implementation 
or execution of Federal-aid 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 Federal-aid 
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. <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>> (a) For fiscal year 2016, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall--
            (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
        Federal-aid highways--
                    (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--

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                    (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
                    (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);

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            (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) <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>>  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.--
            (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--

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                    (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.  <<NOTE: 23 USC 313 note.>> Not less than 15 days prior to 
waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America 
requirement for Federal-aid 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 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

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            ``(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.

    (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.

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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)

    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.

                       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

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$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 <<NOTE: 49 USC 13902 note.>>  (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.  <<NOTE: 49 USC 31308 note.>> 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, unless 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

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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--
            (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

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(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 obligation 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 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,

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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.

                    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

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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 further, 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,

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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 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 capital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-
cycle costs:  Provided further, That each contract for a capital 
acquisition that exceeds $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

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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 Secretary 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.

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                     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.

                         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

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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).

        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

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            (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.
    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.

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                         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, 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.

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                              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 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

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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 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

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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 recoveries 
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, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,375,000:  Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$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 dollar-for-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).

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    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.
    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

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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 financial 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.

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    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.
    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 <<NOTE: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Act, 2016.>> 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.

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                     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 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.

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             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.

                          working capital fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    There <<NOTE: 42 USC 3535a.>> 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

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        vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any 
        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 reduce 
        the

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        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 program administered by the Secretary:  Provided 
        further, That such tenant protection assistance made available 
        under the previous proviso may be provided under

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        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 tenant-
        based 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 
        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

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        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 ``Project-Based 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-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.

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                       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 Jobs-Plus 
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 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

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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 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

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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 self-
sufficiency 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 self-
sufficiency 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 Self-Sufficiency 
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.

                  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

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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 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.

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                   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 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.

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          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: <<NOTE: 42 USC 12745 note.>>   Provided 
further, That with respect to funds made 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

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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:  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

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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 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 McKinney-Vento 
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.

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                            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, 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 
interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 
amount to be determined

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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 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

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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.

                      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 State-aided, 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.

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             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 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

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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 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

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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 specific 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

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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 appropriations 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.

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    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).
    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

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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 required 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.

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            (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.
            (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;

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                    (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;
                    (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 
        project-based 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

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            (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).

    (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 project-based 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.

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    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 commitments 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.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437g note.>> 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.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 3545a note.>> 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 actions, 
        and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and 
        the parties specified above:

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                    (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.
    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--

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            (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 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.

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    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) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f 
note.>>  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.  <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f note.>> 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 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

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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 authorize, in 
response to requests received in fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the 
transfer of some or all project-based assistance, tenant-based 
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.--

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            (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.

    (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

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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''.

                                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

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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 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-

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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 
        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 long-term 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.

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            (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 paragraph, 
        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.

            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

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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 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 
        excess 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--

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                    (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 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

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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 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

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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 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.

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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.  <<NOTE: 23 USC 120 note.>> Effective as of December 4, 
2015, and as if included therein as enacted, section 1408 of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

    ``(c) <<NOTE: 23 USC 120 note.>>  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''.

  DIVISION M--INTELLIGENCE <<NOTE: Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016.>>  AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is 
as follows:

     DIVISION M--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Explanatory statement.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account.
Sec. 105. Clarification regarding authority for flexible personnel 
           management among elements of intelligence community.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                      TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
           law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Provision of information and assistance to Inspector General 
           of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 304. Inclusion of Inspector General of Intelligence Community in 
           Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.

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Sec. 305. Clarification of authority of Privacy and Civil Liberties 
           Oversight Board.
Sec. 306. Enhancing government personnel security programs.
Sec. 307. Notification of changes to retention of call detail record 
           policies.
Sec. 308. Personnel information notification policy by the Director of 
           National Intelligence.
Sec. 309. Designation of lead intelligence officer for tunnels.
Sec. 310. Reporting process required for tracking certain requests for 
           country clearance.
Sec. 311. Study on reduction of analytic duplication.
Sec. 312. Strategy for comprehensive interagency review of the United 
           States national security overhead satellite architecture.
Sec. 313. Cyber attack standards of measurement study.

  TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

       Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Sec. 401. Appointment and confirmation of the National 
           Counterintelligence Executive.
Sec. 402. Technical amendments relating to pay under title 5, United 
           States Code.
Sec. 403. Analytic objectivity review.

       Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements

Sec. 411. Authorities of the Inspector General for the Central 
           Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 412. Prior congressional notification of transfers of funds for 
           certain intelligence activities.

             TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

                 Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Russia

Sec. 501. Notice of deployment or transfer of Club-K container missile 
           system by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 502. Assessment on funding of political parties and nongovernmental 
           organizations by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 503. Assessment on the use of political assassinations as a form of 
           statecraft by the Russian Federation.

             Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Other Countries

Sec. 511. Report on resources and collection posture with regard to the 
           South China Sea and East China Sea.
Sec. 512. Use of locally employed staff serving at a United States 
           diplomatic facility in Cuba.
Sec. 513. Inclusion of sensitive compartmented information facilities in 
           United States diplomatic facilities in Cuba.
Sec. 514. Report on use by Iran of funds made available through 
           sanctions relief.

 TITLE VI--MATTERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO 
                                BAY, CUBA

Sec. 601. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
           individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
           Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 602. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities 
           in the United States to house detainees transferred from 
           United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 603. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain 
           countries of individuals detained at United States Naval 
           Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

                  TITLE VII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

                           Subtitle A--Reports

Sec. 701. Repeal of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 702. Reports on foreign fighters.
Sec. 703. Report on strategy, efforts, and resources to detect, deter, 
           and degrade Islamic State revenue mechanisms.
Sec. 704. Report on United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, 
           dismantle, and defeat the Islamic State, al-Qa'ida, and their 
           affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
Sec. 705. Report on effects of data breach of Office of Personnel 
           Management.
Sec. 706. Report on hiring of graduates of Cyber Corps Scholarship 
           Program by intelligence community.

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Sec. 707. Report on use of certain business concerns.

                        Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 711. Use of homeland security grant funds in conjunction with 
           Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 712. Inclusion of certain minority-serving institutions in grant 
           program to enhance recruiting of intelligence community 
           workforce.

SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 50 USC 3003 note.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this division:
            (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
        ``congressional intelligence committees'' means--
                    (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
SEC. 3. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

    The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the 
House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 15, 2015, 
by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives, shall have the same effect with respect to the 
implementation of this division as if it were a joint explanatory 
statement of a committee of conference.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the following elements of the United States Government:
            (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
            (2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
            (3) The Department of Defense.
            (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
            (5) The National Security Agency.
            (6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
        and the Department of the Air Force.
            (7) The Coast Guard.
            (8) The Department of State.
            (9) The Department of the Treasury.
            (10) The Department of Energy.
            (11) The Department of Justice.
            (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
            (14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
            (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
            (16) The Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and,

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subject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of 
September 30, 2016, for the conduct of the intelligence activities of 
the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are 
those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to 
accompany this division of this Act.
    (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
            (1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of Authorizations 
        referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 
        President.
            (2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of 
        the classified Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate 
        portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch.
            (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly 
        disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
        portion of such Schedule except--
                    (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
                Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
                of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
                    (B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; 
                or
                    (C) as otherwise required by law.
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Authority for Increases.--The Director of National Intelligence 
may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number 
authorized for fiscal year 2016 by the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National 
Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the performance 
of important intelligence functions, except that the number of personnel 
employed in excess of the number authorized under such section may not, 
for any element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent of the 
number of civilian personnel authorized under such schedule for such 
element.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Personnel.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for each element of 
the intelligence community, the treatment under the personnel levels 
authorized under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in--
            (1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program;
            (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or
            (3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training.

    (c) Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.--The Director 
of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence 
committees in writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an 
authority described in subsection (a).
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the 
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2016 the sum of 
$516,306,000. Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section

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102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017.
    (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National 
Intelligence are authorized 785 positions as of September 30, 2016. 
Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent employees of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence or personnel detailed 
from other elements of the United States Government.
    (c) Classified Authorizations.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 
        Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
        appropriated for the Community Management Account for fiscal 
        year 2016 such additional amounts as are specified in the 
        classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
        102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced research and 
        development shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
            (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
        personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
        Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 
        2016, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 
        Community Management Account as of that date as are specified in 
        the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
        102(a).
SEC. 105. CLARIFICATION REGARDING AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL 
                        MANAGEMENT AMONG ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE 
                        COMMUNITY.

    (a) Clarification.--Section 102A(v) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(v)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) A covered department may appoint an individual to a 
        position converted or established pursuant to this subsection 
        without regard to the civil-service laws, including parts II and 
        III of title 5, United States Code.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 3024 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an appointment under 
section 102A(v) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(v)) 
made on or after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-87) and to any 
proceeding pending on or filed after the date of the enactment of this 
section that relates to such an appointment.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2016 the sum of 
$514,000,000.

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                      TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                        AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

    Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by 
such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for 
increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be 
deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence 
activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the 
laws of the United States.
SEC. 303. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTOR 
                        GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    Section 103H(j)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3033(j)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``any department, 
        agency, or other element of the United States Government'' and 
        inserting ``any Federal, State (as defined in section 804), or 
        local governmental agency or unit thereof''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``from a department, 
        agency, or element of the Federal Government'' before ``under 
        subparagraph (A)''.
SEC. 304. INCLUSION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                        IN COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL ON 
                        INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.

    Section 11(b)(1)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 
95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence'' and inserting ``the Intelligence 
Community''.
SEC. 305. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
                        LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.

    Section 1061(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Access.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
        authorize the Board, or any agent thereof, to gain access to 
        information regarding an activity covered by section 503(a) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(a)).''.
SEC. 306. ENHANCING GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Enhanced Security Clearance Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Part III of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended <<NOTE: 5 USC 11001 prec.>> by adding at the end the 
        following:

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            ``Subpart J--Enhanced Personnel Security Programs

           ``CHAPTER 110--ENHANCED PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``11001. Enhanced personnel security programs.

``SEC. 11001. <<NOTE: 5 USC 11001.>> ENHANCED PERSONNEL SECURITY 
                            PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Enhanced Personnel Security Program.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall direct each agency to implement a program to provide 
enhanced security review of covered individuals--
            ``(1) in accordance with this section; and
            ``(2) not later than the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
                enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2016; or
                    ``(B) the date on which the backlog of overdue 
                periodic reinvestigations of covered individuals is 
                eliminated, as determined by the Director of National 
                Intelligence.

    ``(b) Comprehensiveness.--
            ``(1) Sources of information.--The enhanced personnel 
        security program of an agency shall integrate relevant and 
        appropriate information from various sources, including 
        government, publicly available, and commercial data sources, 
        consumer reporting agencies, social media, and such other 
        sources as determined by the Director of National Intelligence.
            ``(2) Types of information.--Information obtained and 
        integrated from sources described in paragraph (1) may include--
                    ``(A) information relating to any criminal or civil 
                legal proceeding;
                    ``(B) financial information relating to the covered 
                individual, including the credit worthiness of the 
                covered individual;
                    ``(C) publicly available information, whether 
                electronic, printed, or other form, including relevant 
                security or counterintelligence information about the 
                covered individual or information that may suggest ill 
                intent, vulnerability to blackmail, compulsive behavior, 
                allegiance to another country, change in ideology, or 
                that the covered individual lacks good judgment, 
                reliability, or trustworthiness; and
                    ``(D) data maintained on any terrorist or criminal 
                watch list maintained by any agency, State or local 
                government, or international organization.

    ``(c) Reviews of Covered Individuals.--
            ``(1) Reviews.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The enhanced personnel security 
                program of an agency shall require that, not less than 2 
                times every 5 years, the head of the agency shall 
                conduct or request the conduct of automated record 
                checks and checks of information from sources under 
                subsection (b) to ensure the continued eligibility of 
                each covered individual to access classified information 
                and hold a sensitive

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                position unless more frequent reviews of automated 
                record checks and checks of information from sources 
                under subsection (b) are conducted on the covered 
                individual.
                    ``(B) Scope of reviews.--Except for a covered 
                individual who is subject to more frequent reviews to 
                ensure the continued eligibility of the covered 
                individual to access classified information and hold a 
                sensitive position, the reviews under subparagraph (A) 
                shall consist of random or aperiodic checks of covered 
                individuals, such that each covered individual is 
                subject to at least 2 reviews during the 5-year period 
                beginning on the date on which the agency implements the 
                enhanced personnel security program of an agency, and 
                during each 5-year period thereafter.
                    ``(C) Individual reviews.--A review of the 
                information relating to the continued eligibility of a 
                covered individual to access classified information and 
                hold a sensitive position under subparagraph (A) may not 
                be conducted until after the end of the 120-day period 
                beginning on the date the covered individual receives 
                the notification required under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Results.--The head of an agency shall take appropriate 
        action if a review under paragraph (1) finds relevant 
        information that may affect the continued eligibility of a 
        covered individual to access classified information and hold a 
        sensitive position.
            ``(3) Information for covered individuals.--The head of an 
        agency shall ensure that each covered individual is adequately 
        advised of the types of relevant security or counterintelligence 
        information the covered individual is required to report to the 
        head of the agency.
            ``(4) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to affect the authority of an agency to determine the 
        appropriate weight to be given to information relating to a 
        covered individual in evaluating the continued eligibility of 
        the covered individual.
            ``(5) Authority of the president.--Nothing in this 
        subsection shall be construed as limiting the authority of the 
        President to direct or perpetuate periodic reinvestigations of a 
        more comprehensive nature or to delegate the authority to direct 
        or perpetuate such reinvestigations.
            ``(6) Effect on other reviews.--Reviews conducted under 
        paragraph (1) are in addition to investigations and 
        reinvestigations conducted pursuant to section 3001 of the 
        Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
        U.S.C. 3341).

    ``(d) Audit.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning 2 years after the date of the 
        implementation of the enhanced personnel security program of an 
        agency under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the agency 
        shall conduct at least 1 audit to assess the effectiveness and 
        fairness, which shall be determined in accordance with 
        performance measures and standards established by the Director 
        of National Intelligence, to covered individuals of the enhanced 
        personnel security program of the agency.
            ``(2) Submissions to dni.--The results of each audit 
        conducted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Director 
        of National Intelligence to assess the effectiveness and 
        fairness

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        of the enhanced personnel security programs across the Federal 
        Government.

    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
        Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341);
            ``(2) the term `consumer reporting agency' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 1681a);
            ``(3) the term `covered individual' means an individual 
        employed by an agency or a contractor of an agency who has been 
        determined eligible for access to classified information or 
        eligible to hold a sensitive position;
            ``(4) the term `enhanced personnel security program' means a 
        program implemented by an agency at the direction of the 
        Director of National Intelligence under subsection (a); and''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        chapters for part III of title 5, United States <<NOTE: 5 
        USC 2101 prec.>> Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        following:

            ``Subpart J--Enhanced Personnel Security Programs

``110.  Enhanced personnel security programs....................11001''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 5 USC 11001 note.>>  Resolution of Backlog of Overdue 
Periodic Reinvestigations.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
        develop and implement a plan to eliminate the backlog of overdue 
        periodic reinvestigations of covered individuals.
            (2) Requirements.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) use a risk-based approach to--
                          (i) identify high-risk populations; and
                          (ii) prioritize reinvestigations that are due 
                      or overdue to be conducted; and
                    (B) use random automated record checks of covered 
                individuals that shall include all covered individuals 
                in the pool of individuals subject to a one-time check.
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``covered individual'' means an 
                individual who has been determined eligible for access 
                to classified information or eligible to hold a 
                sensitive position.
                    (B) The term ``periodic reinvestigations'' has the 
                meaning given such term in section 3001(a)(7) of the 
                Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
                (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)(7)).
SEC. 307. <<NOTE: 50 USC 1864.>> NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO 
                        RETENTION OF CALL DETAIL RECORD POLICIES.

    (a) Requirement To Retain.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after learning that 
        an electronic communication service provider that generates call 
        detail records in the ordinary course of business has changed 
        the policy of the provider on the retention of such call detail 
        records to result in a retention period of less than 18 months, 
        the Director of National Intelligence shall notify, in writing, 
        the congressional intelligence committees of such change.

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            (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
        congressional intelligence committees a report identifying each 
        electronic communication service provider that has, as of the 
        date of the report, a policy to retain call detail records for a 
        period of 18 months or less.

    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Call detail record.--The term ``call detail record'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 501(k) of the Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(k)).
            (2) Electronic communication service provider.--The term 
        ``electronic communication service provider'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 701(b)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence 
        Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881(b)(4)).
SEC. 308. <<NOTE: 50 USC 3098 note.>> PERSONNEL INFORMATION 
                        NOTIFICATION POLICY BY THE DIRECTOR OF 
                        NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) Directive Required.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
issue a directive containing a written policy for the timely 
notification to the congressional intelligence committees of the 
identities of individuals occupying senior level positions within the 
intelligence community.
    (b) Senior Level Position.--In identifying positions that are senior 
level positions in the intelligence community for purposes of the 
directive required under subsection (a), the Director of National 
Intelligence shall consider whether a position--
            (1) constitutes the head of an entity or a significant 
        component within an agency;
            (2) is involved in the management or oversight of matters of 
        significant import to the leadership of an entity of the 
        intelligence community;
            (3) provides significant responsibility on behalf of the 
        intelligence community;
            (4) requires the management of a significant number of 
        personnel or funds;
            (5) requires responsibility management or oversight of 
        sensitive intelligence activities; and
            (6) is held by an individual designated as a senior 
        intelligence management official as such term is defined in 
        section 368(a)(6) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-259; 50 U.S.C. 404i-1 note).

    (c) Notification.--The Director shall ensure that each notification 
under the directive issued under subsection (a) includes each of the 
following:
            (1) The name of the individual occupying the position.
            (2) Any previous senior level position held by the 
        individual, if applicable, or the position held by the 
        individual immediately prior to the appointment.
            (3) The position to be occupied by the individual.
            (4) Any other information the Director determines 
        appropriate.

    (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--The directive issued under 
subsection (a) and any amendment to such directive shall be consistent 
with the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 
et seq.).

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    (e) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees the directive issued under subsection (a).
SEC. 309. <<NOTE: 50 USC 3024 note.>> DESIGNATION OF LEAD 
                        INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FOR TUNNELS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
designate an official to manage the collection and analysis of 
intelligence regarding the tactical use of tunnels by state and nonstate 
actors.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than the date that is 10 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter until 
the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 
Code) a report describing--
            (1) trends in the use of tunnels by foreign state and 
        nonstate actors; and
            (2) collaboration efforts between the United States and 
        partner countries to address the use of tunnels by adversaries.
SEC. 310. <<NOTE: 50 USC 3024 note.>> REPORTING PROCESS REQUIRED 
                        FOR TRACKING CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY 
                        CLEARANCE.

    (a) In General.--By not later than September 30, 2016, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall establish a formal internal reporting 
process for tracking requests for country clearance submitted to 
overseas Director of National Intelligence representatives by 
departments and agencies of the United States. Such reporting process 
shall include a mechanism for tracking the department or agency that 
submits each such request and the date on which each such request is 
submitted.
    (b) Congressional Briefing.--By not later than December 31, 2016, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional 
intelligence committees on the progress of the Director in establishing 
the process required under subsection (a).
SEC. 311. STUDY ON REDUCTION OF ANALYTIC DUPLICATION.

    (a) Study and Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2016, the 
        Director of National Intelligence shall--
                    (A) carry out a study to evaluate and measure the 
                incidence of duplication in finished intelligence 
                analysis products; and
                    (B) submit to the congressional intelligence 
                committees a report on the findings of such study.
            (2) Methodology requirements.--The methodology used to carry 
        out the study required by this subsection shall be able to be 
        repeated for use in other subsequent studies.

    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a)(1)(B) shall 
include--
            (1) detailed information--
                    (A) relating to the frequency of duplication of 
                finished intelligence analysis products; and
                    (B) that describes the types of, and the reasons 
                for, any such duplication; and

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            (2) a determination as to whether to make the production of 
        such information a routine part of the mission of the Analytic 
        Integrity and Standards Group.

    (c) Customer Impact Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan for revising 
analytic practice, tradecraft, and standards to ensure customers are 
able to clearly identify--
            (1) the manner in which intelligence products written on 
        similar topics and that are produced contemporaneously differ 
        from one another in terms of methodology, sourcing, or other 
        distinguishing analytic characteristics; and
            (2) the significance of that difference.

    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
impose any requirement that would interfere with the production of an 
operationally urgent or otherwise time-sensitive current intelligence 
product.
SEC. 312. STRATEGY FOR COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF THE 
                        UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD 
                        SATELLITE ARCHITECTURE.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--The Director of National Intelligence 
shall collaborate with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a strategy, with milestones and 
benchmarks, to ensure that there is a comprehensive interagency review 
of policies and practices for planning and acquiring national security 
satellite systems and architectures, including the capabilities of 
commercial systems and partner countries, consistent with the National 
Space Policy issued on June 28, 2010. Such strategy shall, where 
applicable, account for the unique missions and authorities vested in 
the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall ensure 
that the United States national security overhead satellite 
architecture--
            (1) meets the needs of the United States in peace time and 
        is resilient in war time;
            (2) is fiscally responsible;
            (3) accurately takes into account cost and performance 
        tradeoffs;
            (4) meets realistic requirements;
            (5) produces excellence, innovation, competition, and a 
        robust industrial base;
            (6) aims to produce in less than 5 years innovative 
        satellite systems that are able to leverage common, standardized 
        design elements and commercially available technologies;
            (7) takes advantage of rapid advances in commercial 
        technology, innovation, and commercial-like acquisition 
        practices;
            (8) is open to innovative concepts, such as distributed, 
        disaggregated architectures, that could allow for better 
        resiliency, reconstitution, replenishment, and rapid 
        technological refresh; and
            (9) emphasizes deterrence and recognizes the importance of 
        offensive and defensive space control capabilities.

    (c) Report on Strategy.--Not later than February 28, 2016, the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit

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to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a report on the strategy required by subsection (a).
SEC. 313. CYBER ATTACK STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT STUDY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
carry out a study to determine appropriate standards that--
            (1) can be used to measure the damage of cyber incidents for 
        the purposes of determining the response to such incidents; and
            (2) include a method for quantifying the damage caused to 
        affected computers, systems, and devices.

    (b) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Preliminary findings.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees the initial findings of the study required under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Report.--Not later than 360 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report containing the complete findings of such study.
            (3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (2) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
        classified annex.

    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
            (4) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

  TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

       Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence

SEC. 401. APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF THE NATIONAL 
                        COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 902(a) of the Counterintelligence 
Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382) is amended to read as follows:

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    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be a National Counterintelligence 
Executive who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 3382 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 402. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAY UNDER TITLE 5, 
                        UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 5102(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (vii), by striking ``or'';
            (2) by inserting after clause (vii) the following new 
        clause:
                    ``(viii) the Office of the Director of National 
                Intelligence;''; and
            (3) in clause (x), by striking the period and inserting a 
        semicolon.
SEC. 403. ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY REVIEW.

    (a) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall assign 
the Chief of the Analytic Integrity and Standards Group to conduct a 
review of finished intelligence products produced by the Central 
Intelligence Agency to assess whether the reorganization of the Agency, 
announced publicly on March 6, 2015, has resulted in any loss of 
analytic objectivity.
    (b) Submission.--Not later than March 6, 2017, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees, in writing, the results of the review required under 
subsection (a), including--
            (1) an assessment comparing the analytic objectivity of a 
        representative sample of finished intelligence products produced 
        by the Central Intelligence Agency before the reorganization and 
        a representative sample of such finished intelligence products 
        produced after the reorganization, predicated on the products' 
        communication of uncertainty, expression of alternative 
        analysis, and other underlying evaluative criteria referenced in 
        the Strategic Evaluation of All-Source Analysis directed by the 
        Director;
            (2) an assessment comparing the historical results of 
        anonymous surveys of Central Intelligence Agency analysts and 
        customers conducted before the reorganization and the results of 
        such anonymous surveys conducted after the reorganization, with 
        a focus on the analytic standard of objectivity;
            (3) a metrics-based evaluation measuring the effect that the 
        reorganization's integration of operational, analytic, support, 
        technical, and digital personnel and capabilities into Mission 
        Centers has had on analytic objectivity; and
            (4) any recommendations for ensuring that analysts of the 
        Central Intelligence Agency perform their functions with 
        objectivity, are not unduly constrained, and are not influenced 
        by the force of preference for a particular policy.

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       Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements

SEC. 411. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE CENTRAL 
                        INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

    (a) Information and Assistance.--Paragraph (9) of section 17(e) of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(9)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(9)(A) The Inspector General may request such information or 
assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and 
responsibilities of the Inspector General provided by this section from 
any Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit thereof.
    ``(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for information or 
assistance from a department or agency of the Federal Government, the 
head of the department or agency involved, insofar as practicable and 
not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation 
of such department or agency, shall furnish to the Inspector General, or 
to an authorized designee, such information or assistance.
    ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to provide any new 
authority to the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct intelligence 
activity in the United States.
    ``(D) In this paragraph, the term `State' means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or 
possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments Relating to Selection of Employees.--
Paragraph (7) of such section (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Subject to applicable 
        law''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

    ``(B) Consistent with budgetary and personnel resources allocated by 
the Director, the Inspector General has final approval of--
            ``(i) the selection of internal and external candidates for 
        employment with the Office of Inspector General; and
            ``(ii) all other personnel decisions concerning personnel 
        permanently assigned to the Office of Inspector General, 
        including selection and appointment to the Senior Intelligence 
        Service, but excluding all security-based determinations that 
        are not within the authority of a head of other Central 
        Intelligence Agency offices.''.
SEC. 412. PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFERS OF FUNDS 
                        FOR CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this division or otherwise made 
available for the intelligence community for fiscal year 2016 may be 
used to initiate a transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund or the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund to be used 
for intelligence activities unless the Director of National Intelligence 
or the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, submits to the 
congressional intelligence

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committees, by not later than 15 days before initiating such a transfer, 
written notice of the transfer.
    (b) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence or 
        the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, may waive subsection 
        (a) with respect to the initiation of a transfer of funds if the 
        Director or Secretary, as the case may be, determines that an 
        emergency situation makes it impossible or impractical to 
        provide the notice required under such subsection by the date 
        that is 15 days before such initiation.
            (2) Notice.--If the Director or Secretary issues a waiver 
        under paragraph (1), the Director or Secretary, as the case may 
        be, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
        by not later than 48 hours after the initiation of the transfer 
        of funds covered by the waiver, written notice of the waiver and 
        a justification for the waiver, including a description of the 
        emergency situation that necessitated the waiver.

             TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

                 Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Russia

SEC. 501. NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CLUB-K CONTAINER 
                        MISSILE SYSTEM BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    (a) Notice to Congress.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees written notice if the 
intelligence community receives intelligence that the Russian Federation 
has--
            (1) deployed, or is about to deploy, the Club-K container 
        missile system through the Russian military; or
            (2) transferred or sold, or intends to transfer or sell, the 
        Club-K container missile system to another state or non-state 
        actor.

    (b) Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.--Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Director submits a notice under 
subsection (a), the Director shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a written update regarding any intelligence 
community engagement with a foreign partner on the deployment and 
impacts of a deployment of the Club-K container missile system to any 
potentially impacted nation.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.

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SEC. 502. ASSESSMENT ON FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND 
                        NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE 
                        RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence 
community assessment on the funding of political parties and 
nongovernmental organizations in former Soviet states and countries in 
Europe by the Russian Security Services since January 1, 2006. Such 
assessment shall include the following:
            (1) The country involved, the entity funded, the security 
        service involved, and the intended effect of the funding.
            (2) An evaluation of such intended effects, including with 
        respect to--
                    (A) undermining the political cohesion of the 
                country involved;
                    (B) undermining the missile defense of the United 
                States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
                    (C) undermining energy projects that could provide 
                an alternative to Russian energy.

    (b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
SEC. 503. ASSESSMENT ON THE USE OF POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS AS A 
                        FORM OF STATECRAFT BY THE RUSSIAN 
                        FEDERATION.

    (a) Requirement for Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence 
community assessment on the use of political assassinations as a form of 
statecraft by the Russian Federation since January 1, 2000.
    (b) Content.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a list of Russian politicians, businessmen, dissidents, 
        journalists, current or former government officials, foreign 
        heads-of-state, foreign political leaders, foreign journalists, 
        members of nongovernmental organizations, and other relevant 
        individuals that the intelligence community assesses were 
        assassinated by Russian Security Services, or agents of such 
        services, since January 1, 2000; and
            (2) for each individual described in paragraph (1), the 
        country in which the assassination took place, the means used, 
        associated individuals and organizations, and other background 
        information related to the assassination of the individual.

    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:

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            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.

             Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Other Countries

SEC. 511. REPORT ON RESOURCES AND COLLECTION POSTURE WITH REGARD 
                        TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND EAST CHINA SEA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees an intelligence 
community assessment on the resources used for collection efforts and 
the collection posture of the intelligence community with regard to the 
South China Sea and East China Sea.
    (b) Elements.--The intelligence community assessment required by 
subsection (a) shall provide detailed information related to 
intelligence collection by the United States with regard to the South 
China Sea and East China Sea, including--
            (1) a review of intelligence community collection activities 
        and a description of these activities, including the lead 
        agency, key partners, purpose of collection activity, annual 
        funding and personnel, the manner in which the collection is 
        conducted, and types of information collected;
            (2) an explanation of how the intelligence community 
        prioritizes and coordinates collection activities focused on 
        such region; and
            (3) a description of any collection and resourcing gaps and 
        efforts being made to address such gaps.
SEC. 512. USE OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT A UNITED STATES 
                        DIPLOMATIC FACILITY IN CUBA.

    (a) Supervisory Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of State shall ensure that, not later than 1 year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, key supervisory 
        positions at a United States diplomatic facility in Cuba are 
        occupied by citizens of the United States.
            (2) Extension.--The Secretary of State may extend the 
        deadline under paragraph (1) for up to 1 year by providing 
        advance written notification and justification of such extension 
        to the appropriate congressional committees.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on--
            (1) the progress made toward meeting the requirement under 
        subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) the use of locally employed staff in United States 
        diplomatic facilities in Cuba, including--
                    (A) the number of such staff;
                    (B) the responsibilities of such staff;

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                    (C) the manner in which such staff are selected, 
                including efforts to mitigate counterintelligence 
                threats to the United States; and
                    (D) the potential cost and impact on the operational 
                capacity of the diplomatic facility if such staff were 
                reduced.

    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 513. <<NOTE: 22 USC 4865 note.>> INCLUSION OF SENSITIVE 
                        COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES IN 
                        UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN 
                        CUBA.

    (a) Restricted Access Space Requirement.--Each United States 
diplomatic facility in Cuba in which classified information will be 
processed or in which classified communications occur that, after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, is constructed or undergoes a major 
construction upgrade shall be constructed to include a sensitive 
compartmented information facility.
    (b) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
requirement under subsection (a) if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that such waiver is in the national security 
        interest of the United States; and
            (2) submits a written justification for such waiver to the 
        appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days 
        before exercising such waiver.

    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 514. <<NOTE: 22 USC 8701 note.>> REPORT ON USE BY IRAN OF 
                        FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH SANCTIONS 
                        RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--At the times specified in subsection (b), the 
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report assessing the following:
            (1) The monetary value of any direct or indirect forms of 
        sanctions relief that Iran has received since the Joint Plan of 
        Action first entered into effect.
            (2) How Iran has used funds made available through sanctions 
        relief, including the extent to which any such funds have 
        facilitated the ability of Iran--
                    (A) to provide support for--
                          (i) any individual or entity designated for 
                      the imposition of sanctions for activities 
                      relating to international terrorism pursuant to an 
                      executive order or by the Office of Foreign Assets 
                      Control of the Department of the Treasury as of 
                      the date of the enactment of this Act;

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                          (ii) any organization designated by the 
                      Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist 
                      organization under section 219(a) of the 
                      Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) 
                      as of the date of the enactment of this Act;
                          (iii) any other terrorist organization; or
                          (iv) the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria;
                    (B) to advance the efforts of Iran or any other 
                country to develop nuclear weapons or ballistic missiles 
                overtly or covertly; or
                    (C) to commit any violation of the human rights of 
                the people of Iran.
            (3) The extent to which any senior official of the 
        Government of Iran has diverted any funds made available through 
        sanctions relief to be used by the official for personal use.

    (b) Submission to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall submit the report 
        required by subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional 
        committees--
                    (A) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter 
                during the period that the Joint Plan of Action is in 
                effect; and
                    (B) not later than 1 year after a subsequent 
                agreement with Iran relating to the nuclear program of 
                Iran takes effect and annually thereafter during the 
                period that such agreement remains in effect.
            (2) Nonduplication.--The Director may submit the information 
        required by subsection (a) with a report required to be 
        submitted to Congress under another provision of law if--
                    (A) the Director notifies the appropriate 
                congressional committees of the intention of making such 
                submission before submitting that report; and
                    (B) all matters required to be covered by subsection 
                (a) are included in that report.

    (c) Form of Reports.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Financial Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and 
                Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Joint plan of action.--The term ``Joint Plan of Action'' 
        means the Joint Plan of Action, signed at Geneva November 24, 
        2013, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, 
        the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and

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        the United States, and all implementing materials and agreements 
        related to the Joint Plan of Action, including the technical 
        understandings reached on January 12, 2014, the extension 
        thereto agreed to on July 18, 2014, and the extension thereto 
        agreed to on November 24, 2014.

 TITLE VI--MATTERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO 
                                BAY, CUBA

SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF 
                        INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
                        NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO 
                        THE UNITED STATES.

    No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
to an element of the intelligence community may be used during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or 
release, to or within the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
            (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United 
        States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of 
        Defense.
SEC. 602. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY 
                        FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE 
                        DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES 
                        NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    (a) In General.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available to an element of the intelligence community may 
be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to construct or modify any facility 
in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of 
Defense unless authorized by Congress.
    (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    (c) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' means any individual located 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 
2009, 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 control of the 
                Department of Defense; or
                    (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
                Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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SEC. 603. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE TO 
                        CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED 
                        AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO 
                        BAY, CUBA.

    No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
to an element of the intelligence community may be used during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or 
release of any individual detained in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, or any entity 
within such country, as follows:
            (1) Libya.
            (2) Somalia.
            (3) Syria.
            (4) Yemen.

                  TITLE VII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

                           Subtitle A--Reports

SEC. 701. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Quadrennial Audit of Positions Requiring Security Clearances.--
Section 506H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3104) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking ``The 
        results required under subsection (a)(2) and the reports 
        required under subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``The reports 
        required under subsection (a)(1)''.

    (b) Reports on Role of Analysts at FBI.--Section 2001(g) of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108-458; 118 Stat. 3700; 28 U.S.C. 532 note) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (c) Report on Outside Employment by Officers and Employees of 
Intelligence Community.--
            (1) In general.--Section 102A(u) of the National Security 
        Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(u)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(1) The Director'' and inserting 
                ``The Director''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 507 of 
        such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
            (3) Technical amendment.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section 
        507 is amended by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)''.

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    (d) Reports on Nuclear Aspirations of Non-State Entities.--Section 
1055 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 
U.S.C. 2371) is repealed.
    (e) Reports on Espionage by People's Republic of China.--Section 
3151 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 7383e) is repealed.
    (f) Reports on Security Vulnerabilities of National Laboratory 
Computers.--Section 4508 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2659) is repealed.
SEC. 702. REPORTS ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from Syria and to 
and from Iraq. The Director shall define the term ``foreign fighter'' in 
such reports.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following:
            (1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled 
        to Syria or Iraq since January 1, 2011, the total number of 
        foreign fighters in Syria or Iraq as of the date of the 
        submittal of the report, the total number of foreign fighters 
        whose countries of origin have a visa waiver program described 
        in section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1187), the total number of foreign fighters who have left Syria 
        or Iraq, the total number of female foreign fighters, and the 
        total number of deceased foreign fighters.
            (2) The total number of United States persons who have 
        traveled or attempted to travel to Syria or Iraq since January 
        1, 2011, the total number of such persons who have arrived in 
        Syria or Iraq since such date, and the total number of such 
        persons who have returned to the United States from Syria or 
        Iraq since such date.
            (3) The total number of foreign fighters in the Terrorist 
        Identities Datamart Environment and the status of each such 
        foreign fighter in that database, the number of such foreign 
        fighters who are on a watchlist, and the number of such foreign 
        fighters who are not on a watchlist.
            (4) The total number of foreign fighters who have been 
        processed with biometrics, including face images, fingerprints, 
        and iris scans.
            (5) Any programmatic updates to the foreign fighter report 
        since the last report was submitted, including updated analysis 
        on foreign country cooperation, as well as actions taken, such 
        as denying or revoking visas.
            (6) A worldwide graphic that describes foreign fighters 
        flows to and from Syria, with points of origin by country.

    (c) Additional Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that 
includes--
            (1) with respect to the travel of foreign fighters to and 
        from Iraq and Syria, a description of the intelligence sharing 
        relationships between the United States and member states of the 
        European Union and member states of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization; and

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            (2) an analysis of the challenges impeding such intelligence 
        sharing relationships.

    (d) Form.--The reports submitted under subsections (a) and (c) may 
be submitted in classified form.
    (e) Termination.--The requirement to submit reports under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 703. REPORT ON STRATEGY, EFFORTS, AND RESOURCES TO DETECT, 
                        DETER, AND DEGRADE ISLAMIC STATE REVENUE 
                        MECHANISMS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
intelligence community should dedicate necessary resources to defeating 
the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic State.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a report on the strategy, efforts, 
and resources of the intelligence community that are necessary to 
detect, deter, and degrade the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic State.
SEC. 704. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO 
                        DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC 
                        STATE, AL-QA'IDA, AND THEIR AFFILIATED 
                        GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report on 
        the counterterrorism strategy of the United States to disrupt, 
        dismantle, and defeat the Islamic State, al-Qa'ida, and their 
        affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
            (2) Coordination.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        prepared in coordination with the Director of National 
        Intelligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense, 
        and the head of any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government that has responsibility for activities directed at 
        combating the Islamic State, al-Qa'ida, and their affiliated 
        groups, associated groups, and adherents.
            (3) Elements.--The report under by paragraph (1) shall 
        include each of the following:
                    (A) A definition of--
                          (i) core al-Qa'ida, including a list of which 
                      known individuals constitute core al-Qa'ida;
                          (ii) the Islamic State, including a list of 
                      which known individuals constitute Islamic State 
                      leadership;
                          (iii) an affiliated group of the Islamic State 
                      or al-Qa'ida, including a list of which known 
                      groups constitute an affiliate group of the 
                      Islamic State or al-Qa'ida;
                          (iv) an associated group of the Islamic State 
                      or al-Qa'ida, including a list of which known 
                      groups constitute an associated group of the 
                      Islamic State or al-Qa'ida;
                          (v) an adherent of the Islamic State or al-
                      Qa'ida, including a list of which known groups 
                      constitute an adherent of the Islamic State or al-
                      Qa'ida; and

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                          (vi) a group aligned with the Islamic State or 
                      al-Qa'ida, including a description of what actions 
                      a group takes or statements it makes that qualify 
                      it as a group aligned with the Islamic State or 
                      al-Qa'ida.
                    (B) An assessment of the relationship between all 
                identified Islamic State or al-Qa'ida affiliated groups, 
                associated groups, and adherents with Islamic State 
                leadership or core al-Qa'ida.
                    (C) An assessment of the strengthening or weakening 
                of the Islamic State or al-Qa'ida, its affiliated 
                groups, associated groups, and adherents, from January 
                1, 2010, to the present, including a description of the 
                metrics that are used to assess strengthening or 
                weakening and an assessment of the relative increase or 
                decrease in violent attacks attributed to such entities.
                    (D) An assessment of whether an individual can be a 
                member of core al-Qa'ida if such individual is not 
                located in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
                    (E) An assessment of whether an individual can be a 
                member of core al-Qa'ida as well as a member of an al-
                Qa'ida affiliated group, associated group, or adherent.
                    (F) A definition of defeat of the Islamic State or 
                core al-Qa'ida.
                    (G) An assessment of the extent or coordination, 
                command, and control between the Islamic State or core 
                al-Qa'ida and their affiliated groups, associated 
                groups, and adherents, specifically addressing each such 
                entity.
                    (H) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
                counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State or 
                core al-Qa'ida, their affiliated groups, associated 
                groups, and adherents, and whether such operations have 
                had a sustained impact on the capabilities and 
                effectiveness of the Islamic State or core al-Qa'ida, 
                their affiliated groups, associated groups, and 
                adherents.
            (4) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
        in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
SEC. 705. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DATA BREACH OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 
                        MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a report on the data breach of the Office of 
Personnel Management disclosed in June 2015.
    (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) The effects, if any, of the data breach on the 
        operations of the intelligence community abroad, including the 
        types of

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        operations, if any, that have been negatively affected or 
        entirely suspended or terminated as a result of the data breach.
            (2) An assessment of the effects of the data breach on each 
        element of the intelligence community.
            (3) An assessment of how foreign persons, groups, or 
        countries may use the data collected by the data breach 
        (particularly regarding information included in background 
        investigations for security clearances), including with respect 
        to--
                    (A) recruiting intelligence assets;
                    (B) influencing decisionmaking processes within the 
                Federal Government, including regarding foreign policy 
                decisions; and
                    (C) compromising employees of the Federal Government 
                and friends and families of such employees for the 
                purpose of gaining access to sensitive national security 
                and economic information.
            (4) An assessment of which departments or agencies of the 
        Federal Government use the best practices to protect sensitive 
        data, including a summary of any such best practices that were 
        not used by the Office of Personnel Management.
            (5) An assessment of the best practices used by the 
        departments or agencies identified under paragraph (4) to 
        identify and fix potential vulnerabilities in the systems of the 
        department or agency.

    (c) Briefing.--The Director of National Intelligence shall provide 
to the congressional intelligence committees an interim briefing on the 
report under subsection (a), including a discussion of proposals and 
options for responding to cyber attacks.
    (d) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 706. REPORT ON HIRING OF GRADUATES OF CYBER CORPS SCHOLARSHIP 
                        PROGRAM BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
employment by the intelligence community of graduates of the Cyber Corps 
Scholarship Program. The report shall include the following:
            (1) The number of graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholarship 
        Program hired by each element of the intelligence community.
            (2) A description of how each element of the intelligence 
        community recruits graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar Program.
            (3) A description of any processes available to the 
        intelligence community to expedite the hiring or processing of 
        security clearances for graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar 
        Program.
            (4) Recommendations by the Director of National Intelligence 
        to improve the hiring by the intelligence community of graduates 
        of the Cyber Corps Scholarship Program, including any 
        recommendations for legislative action to carry out such 
        improvements.

    (b) Cyber Corps Scholarship Program Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``Cyber Corps Scholarship Program'' means the

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Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program under section 302 of the 
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442).
SEC. 707. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS CONCERNS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
representation, as of the date of the report, of covered business 
concerns among the contractors that are awarded contracts by elements of 
the intelligence community for goods, equipment, tools, and services.
    (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) The representation of covered business concerns as 
        described in subsection (a), including such representation by--
                    (A) each type of covered business concern; and
                    (B) each element of the intelligence community.
            (2) If, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Director does not record and monitor the statistics required to 
        carry out this section, a description of the actions taken by 
        the Director to ensure that such statistics are recorded and 
        monitored beginning in fiscal year 2016.
            (3) The actions the Director plans to take during fiscal 
        year 2016 to enhance the awarding of contracts to covered 
        business concerns by elements of the intelligence community.

    (c) Covered Business Concerns Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered business concerns'' means the following:
            (1) Minority-owned businesses.
            (2) Women-owned businesses.
            (3) Small disadvantaged businesses.
            (4) Service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
            (5) Veteran-owned small businesses.

                        Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 711. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH 
                        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL 
                        LABORATORIES.

    Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
``including by working in conjunction with a National Laboratory (as 
defined in section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801(3))),'' after ``plans,''.
SEC. 712. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN 
                        GRANT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE RECRUITING OF 
                        INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE.

    Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``historically 
                black colleges and universities and Predominantly Black 
                Institutions'' and inserting ``historically black 
                colleges and universities, Predominantly Black 
                Institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Asian 
                American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
                institutions''; and

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                    (B) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Historically Black'' and inserting ``Certain Minority-
                Serving''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
                new paragraphs (5) and (6):
            ``(5) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the meaning given that term in section 
        502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1101a(a)(5)).
            ``(6) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
        serving institution.--The term `Asian American and Native 
        American Pacific Islander-serving institution' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 320(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)(2)).''.

 DIVISION N--CYBERSECURITY <<NOTE: Cybersecurity Act of 2015.>>  ACT OF 
2015
SEC. 1. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1501 note.>> SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity 
Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Sharing of information by the Federal Government.
Sec. 104. Authorizations for preventing, detecting, analyzing, and 
           mitigating cybersecurity threats.
Sec. 105. Sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures with 
           the Federal Government.
Sec. 106. Protection from liability.
Sec. 107. Oversight of Government activities.
Sec. 108. Construction and preemption.
Sec. 109. Report on cybersecurity threats.
Sec. 110. Exception to limitation on authority of Secretary of Defense 
           to disseminate certain information.
Sec. 111. Effective period.

              TITLE II--NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY ADVANCEMENT

Subtitle A--National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Information sharing structure and processes.
Sec. 204. Information sharing and analysis organizations.
Sec. 205. National response framework.
Sec. 206. Report on reducing cybersecurity risks in DHS data centers.
Sec. 207. Assessment.
Sec. 208. Multiple simultaneous cyber incidents at critical 
           infrastructure.
Sec. 209. Report on cybersecurity vulnerabilities of United States 
           ports.
Sec. 210. Prohibition on new regulatory authority.
Sec. 211. Termination of reporting requirements.

              Subtitle B--Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement

Sec. 221. Short title.
Sec. 222. Definitions.

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Sec. 223. Improved Federal network security.
Sec. 224. Advanced internal defenses.
Sec. 225. Federal cybersecurity requirements.
Sec. 226. Assessment; reports.
Sec. 227. Termination.
Sec. 228. Identification of information systems relating to national 
           security.
Sec. 229. Direction to agencies.

          TITLE III--FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. National cybersecurity workforce measurement initiative.
Sec. 304. Identification of cyber-related work roles of critical need.
Sec. 305. Government Accountability Office status reports.

                      TITLE IV--OTHER CYBER MATTERS

Sec. 401. Study on mobile device security.
Sec. 402. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy.
Sec. 403. Apprehension and prosecution of international cyber criminals.
Sec. 404. Enhancement of emergency services.
Sec. 405. Improving cybersecurity in the health care industry.
Sec. 406. Federal computer security.
Sec. 407. Stopping the fraudulent sale of financial information of 
           people of the United States.

   TITLE <<NOTE: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.>> I--
CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING
SEC. 101. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1501 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Information Sharing 
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 102. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1501.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in the first 
                section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12);
                    (B) includes section 5 of the Federal Trade 
                Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that section 
                5 of that Act applies to unfair methods of competition; 
                and
                    (C) includes any State antitrust law, but only to 
                the extent that such law is consistent with the law 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) or the law referred to 
                in subparagraph (B).
            (3) Appropriate federal entities.--The term ``appropriate 
        Federal entities'' means the following:
                    (A) The Department of Commerce.
                    (B) The Department of Defense.
                    (C) The Department of Energy.
                    (D) The Department of Homeland Security.
                    (E) The Department of Justice.
                    (F) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (G) The Office of the Director of National 
                Intelligence.
            (4) Cybersecurity purpose.--The term ``cybersecurity 
        purpose'' means the purpose of protecting an information system 
        or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an 
        information system from a cybersecurity threat or security 
        vulnerability.

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            (5) Cybersecurity threat.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the term ``cybersecurity threat'' means an action, 
                not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution 
                of the United States, on or through an information 
                system that may result in an unauthorized effort to 
                adversely impact the security, availability, 
                confidentiality, or integrity of an information system 
                or information that is stored on, processed by, or 
                transiting an information system.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``cybersecurity threat'' 
                does not include any action that solely involves a 
                violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer 
                licensing agreement.
            (6) Cyber threat indicator.--The term ``cyber threat 
        indicator'' means information that is necessary to describe or 
        identify--
                    (A) malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous 
                patterns of communications that appear to be transmitted 
                for the purpose of gathering technical information 
                related to a cybersecurity threat or security 
                vulnerability;
                    (B) a method of defeating a security control or 
                exploitation of a security vulnerability;
                    (C) a security vulnerability, including anomalous 
                activity that appears to indicate the existence of a 
                security vulnerability;
                    (D) a method of causing a user with legitimate 
                access to an information system or information that is 
                stored on, processed by, or transiting an information 
                system to unwittingly enable the defeat of a security 
                control or exploitation of a security vulnerability;
                    (E) malicious cyber command and control;
                    (F) the actual or potential harm caused by an 
                incident, including a description of the information 
                exfiltrated as a result of a particular cybersecurity 
                threat;
                    (G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity threat, 
                if disclosure of such attribute is not otherwise 
                prohibited by law; or
                    (H) any combination thereof.
            (7) Defensive measure.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the term ``defensive measure'' means an action, 
                device, procedure, signature, technique, or other 
                measure applied to an information system or information 
                that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an 
                information system that detects, prevents, or mitigates 
                a known or suspected cybersecurity threat or security 
                vulnerability.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``defensive measure'' does 
                not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, 
                provides unauthorized access to, or substantially harms 
                an information system or information stored on, 
                processed by, or transiting such information system not 
                owned by--
                          (i) the private entity operating the measure; 
                      or
                          (ii) another entity or Federal entity that is 
                      authorized to provide consent and has provided 
                      consent to that private entity for operation of 
                      such measure.

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            (8) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' means a 
        department or agency of the United States or any component of 
        such department or agency.
            (9) Information system.--The term ``information system''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 3502 
                of title 44, United States Code; and
                    (B) includes industrial control systems, such as 
                supervisory control and data acquisition systems, 
                distributed control systems, and programmable logic 
                controllers.
            (10) Local government.--The term ``local government'' means 
        any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, village, or 
        other political subdivision of a State.
            (11) Malicious cyber command and control.--The term 
        ``malicious cyber command and control'' means a method for 
        unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use of, an 
        information system or information that is stored on, processed 
        by, or transiting an information system.
            (12) Malicious reconnaissance.--The term ``malicious 
        reconnaissance'' means a method for actively probing or 
        passively monitoring an information system for the purpose of 
        discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, 
        if such method is associated with a known or suspected 
        cybersecurity threat.
            (13) Monitor.--The term ``monitor'' means to acquire, 
        identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, 
        processed by, or transiting an information system.
            (14) Non-federal entity.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, the term ``non-Federal entity'' means 
                any private entity, non-Federal government agency or 
                department, or State, tribal, or local government 
                (including a political subdivision, department, or 
                component thereof).
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``non-Federal entity'' 
                includes a government agency or department of the 
                District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
                the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
                the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
                possession of the United States.
                    (C) Exclusion.--The term ``non-Federal entity'' does 
                not include a foreign power as defined in section 101 of 
                the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
                U.S.C. 1801).
            (15) Private entity.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, the term ``private entity'' means any 
                person or private group, organization, proprietorship, 
                partnership, trust, cooperative, corporation, or other 
                commercial or nonprofit entity, including an officer, 
                employee, or agent thereof.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``private entity'' includes 
                a State, tribal, or local government performing utility 
                services, such as electric, natural gas, or water 
                services.
                    (C) Exclusion.--The term ``private entity'' does not 
                include a foreign power as defined in section 101 of the 
                Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
                1801).

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            (16) Security control.--The term ``security control'' means 
        the management, operational, and technical controls used to 
        protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely affect the 
        confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information 
        system or its information.
            (17) Security vulnerability.--The term ``security 
        vulnerability'' means any attribute of hardware, software, 
        process, or procedure that could enable or facilitate the defeat 
        of a security control.
            (18) Tribal.--The term ``tribal'' has the meaning given the 
        term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
SEC. 103. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1502.>> SHARING OF INFORMATION BY THE 
                        FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with the protection of classified 
information, intelligence sources and methods, and privacy and civil 
liberties, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
shall jointly develop and issue procedures to facilitate and promote--
            (1) the timely sharing of classified cyber threat indicators 
        and defensive measures in the possession of the Federal 
        Government with representatives of relevant Federal entities and 
        non-Federal entities that have appropriate security clearances;
            (2) the timely sharing with relevant Federal entities and 
        non-Federal entities of cyber threat indicators, defensive 
        measures, and information relating to cybersecurity threats or 
        authorized uses under this title, in the possession of the 
        Federal Government that may be declassified and shared at an 
        unclassified level;
            (3) the timely sharing with relevant Federal entities and 
        non-Federal entities, or the public if appropriate, of 
        unclassified, including controlled unclassified, cyber threat 
        indicators and defensive measures in the possession of the 
        Federal Government;
            (4) the timely sharing with Federal entities and non-Federal 
        entities, if appropriate, of information relating to 
        cybersecurity threats or authorized uses under this title, in 
        the possession of the Federal Government about cybersecurity 
        threats to such entities to prevent or mitigate adverse effects 
        from such cybersecurity threats; and
            (5) the periodic sharing, through publication and targeted 
        outreach, of cybersecurity best practices that are developed 
        based on ongoing analyses of cyber threat indicators, defensive 
        measures, and information relating to cybersecurity threats or 
        authorized uses under this title, in the possession of the 
        Federal Government, with attention to accessibility and 
        implementation challenges faced by small business concerns (as 
        defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).

    (b) Development of Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The procedures developed under subsection 
        (a) shall--
                    (A) ensure the Federal Government has and maintains 
                the capability to share cyber threat indicators and 
                defensive

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                measures in real time consistent with the protection of 
                classified information;
                    (B) incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, 
                existing processes and existing roles and 
                responsibilities of Federal entities and non-Federal 
                entities for information sharing by the Federal 
                Government, including sector specific information 
                sharing and analysis centers;
                    (C) include procedures for notifying, in a timely 
                manner, Federal entities and non-Federal entities that 
                have received a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
                measure from a Federal entity under this title that is 
                known or determined to be in error or in contravention 
                of the requirements of this title or another provision 
                of Federal law or policy of such error or contravention;
                    (D) include requirements for Federal entities 
                sharing cyber threat indicators or defensive measures to 
                implement and utilize security controls to protect 
                against unauthorized access to or acquisition of such 
                cyber threat indicators or defensive measures;
                    (E) include procedures that require a Federal 
                entity, prior to the sharing of a cyber threat 
                indicator--
                          (i) to review such cyber threat indicator to 
                      assess whether such cyber threat indicator 
                      contains any information not directly related to a 
                      cybersecurity threat that such Federal entity 
                      knows at the time of sharing to be personal 
                      information of a specific individual or 
                      information that identifies a specific individual 
                      and remove such information; or
                          (ii) to implement and utilize a technical 
                      capability configured to remove any information 
                      not directly related to a cybersecurity threat 
                      that the Federal entity knows at the time of 
                      sharing to be personal information of a specific 
                      individual or information that identifies a 
                      specific individual; and
                    (F) include procedures for notifying, in a timely 
                manner, any United States person whose personal 
                information is known or determined to have been shared 
                by a Federal entity in violation of this title.
            (2) Consultation.--In developing the procedures required 
        under this section, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and 
        the Attorney General shall consult with appropriate Federal 
        entities, including the Small Business Administration and the 
        National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), to ensure that effective 
        protocols are implemented that will facilitate and promote the 
        sharing of cyber threat indicators by the Federal Government in 
        a timely manner.

    (c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, shall 
submit to Congress the procedures required by subsection (a).
SEC. 104. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1503.>> AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PREVENTING, 
                        DETECTING, ANALYZING, AND MITIGATING 
                        CYBERSECURITY THREATS.

    (a) Authorization for Monitoring.--

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            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        a private entity may, for cybersecurity purposes, monitor--
                    (A) an information system of such private entity;
                    (B) an information system of another non-Federal 
                entity, upon the authorization and written consent of 
                such other entity;
                    (C) an information system of a Federal entity, upon 
                the authorization and written consent of an authorized 
                representative of the Federal entity; and
                    (D) information that is stored on, processed by, or 
                transiting an information system monitored by the 
                private entity under this paragraph.
            (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed--
                    (A) to authorize the monitoring of an information 
                system, or the use of any information obtained through 
                such monitoring, other than as provided in this title; 
                or
                    (B) to limit otherwise lawful activity.

    (b) Authorization for Operation of Defensive Measures.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        a private entity may, for cybersecurity purposes, operate a 
        defensive measure that is applied to--
                    (A) an information system of such private entity in 
                order to protect the rights or property of the private 
                entity;
                    (B) an information system of another non-Federal 
                entity upon written consent of such entity for operation 
                of such defensive measure to protect the rights or 
                property of such entity; and
                    (C) an information system of a Federal entity upon 
                written consent of an authorized representative of such 
                Federal entity for operation of such defensive measure 
                to protect the rights or property of the Federal 
                Government.
            (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed--
                    (A) to authorize the use of a defensive measure 
                other than as provided in this subsection; or
                    (B) to limit otherwise lawful activity.

    (c) Authorization for Sharing or Receiving Cyber Threat Indicators 
or Defensive Measures.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, a non-Federal entity 
        may, for a cybersecurity purpose and consistent with the 
        protection of classified information, share with, or receive 
        from, any other non-Federal entity or the Federal Government a 
        cyber threat indicator or defensive measure.
            (2) Lawful restriction.--A non-Federal entity receiving a 
        cyber threat indicator or defensive measure from another non-
        Federal entity or a Federal entity shall comply with otherwise 
        lawful restrictions placed on the sharing or use of such cyber 
        threat indicator or defensive measure by the sharing non-Federal 
        entity or Federal entity.
            (3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed--
                    (A) to authorize the sharing or receiving of a cyber 
                threat indicator or defensive measure other than as 
                provided in this subsection; or
                    (B) to limit otherwise lawful activity.

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    (d) Protection and Use of Information.--
            (1) Security of information.--A non-Federal entity 
        monitoring an information system, operating a defensive measure, 
        or providing or receiving a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
        measure under this section shall implement and utilize a 
        security control to protect against unauthorized access to or 
        acquisition of such cyber threat indicator or defensive measure.
            (2) Removal of certain personal information.--A non-Federal 
        entity sharing a cyber threat indicator pursuant to this title 
        shall, prior to such sharing--
                    (A) review such cyber threat indicator to assess 
                whether such cyber threat indicator contains any 
                information not directly related to a cybersecurity 
                threat that the non-Federal entity knows at the time of 
                sharing to be personal information of a specific 
                individual or information that identifies a specific 
                individual and remove such information; or
                    (B) implement and utilize a technical capability 
                configured to remove any information not directly 
                related to a cybersecurity threat that the non-Federal 
                entity knows at the time of sharing to be personal 
                information of a specific individual or information that 
                identifies a specific individual.
            (3) Use of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures by 
        non-federal entities.--
                    (A) In general.--Consistent with this title, a cyber 
                threat indicator or defensive measure shared or received 
                under this section may, for cybersecurity purposes--
                          (i) be used by a non-Federal entity to monitor 
                      or operate a defensive measure that is applied 
                      to--
                                    (I) an information system of the 
                                non-Federal entity; or
                                    (II) an information system of 
                                another non-Federal entity or a Federal 
                                entity upon the written consent of that 
                                other non-Federal entity or that Federal 
                                entity; and
                          (ii) be otherwise used, retained, and further 
                      shared by a non-Federal entity subject to--
                                    (I) an otherwise lawful restriction 
                                placed by the sharing non-Federal entity 
                                or Federal entity on such cyber threat 
                                indicator or defensive measure; or
                                    (II) an otherwise applicable 
                                provision of law.
                    (B) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
                be construed to authorize the use of a cyber threat 
                indicator or defensive measure other than as provided in 
                this section.
            (4) Use of cyber threat indicators by state, tribal, or 
        local government.--
                    (A) Law enforcement use.--A State, tribal, or local 
                government that receives a cyber threat indicator or 
                defensive measure under this title may use such cyber 
                threat indicator or defensive measure for the purposes 
                described in section 105(d)(5)(A).
                    (B) Exemption from disclosure.--A cyber threat 
                indicator or defensive measure shared by or with a 
                State, tribal, or local government, including a 
                component of a

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                State, tribal, or local government that is a private 
                entity, under this section shall be--
                          (i) deemed voluntarily shared information; and
                          (ii) exempt from disclosure under any 
                      provision of State, tribal, or local freedom of 
                      information law, open government law, open 
                      meetings law, open records law, sunshine law, or 
                      similar law requiring disclosure of information or 
                      records.
                    (C) State, tribal, and local regulatory authority.--
                          (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause 
                      (ii), a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
                      measure shared with a State, tribal, or local 
                      government under this title shall not be used by 
                      any State, tribal, or local government to 
                      regulate, including an enforcement action, the 
                      lawful activity of any non-Federal entity or any 
                      activity taken by a non-Federal entity pursuant to 
                      mandatory standards, including an activity 
                      relating to monitoring, operating a defensive 
                      measure, or sharing of a cyber threat indicator.
                          (ii) Regulatory authority specifically 
                      relating to prevention or mitigation of 
                      cybersecurity threats.--A cyber threat indicator 
                      or defensive measure shared as described in clause 
                      (i) may, consistent with a State, tribal, or local 
                      government regulatory authority specifically 
                      relating to the prevention or mitigation of 
                      cybersecurity threats to information systems, 
                      inform the development or implementation of a 
                      regulation relating to such information systems.

    (e) Antitrust Exemption.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in section 108(e), it 
        shall not be considered a violation of any provision of 
        antitrust laws for 2 or more private entities to exchange or 
        provide a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure, or 
        assistance relating to the prevention, investigation, or 
        mitigation of a cybersecurity threat, for cybersecurity purposes 
        under this title.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply only to 
        information that is exchanged or assistance provided in order to 
        assist with--
                    (A) facilitating the prevention, investigation, or 
                mitigation of a cybersecurity threat to an information 
                system or information that is stored on, processed by, 
                or transiting an information system; or
                    (B) communicating or disclosing a cyber threat 
                indicator to help prevent, investigate, or mitigate the 
                effect of a cybersecurity threat to an information 
                system or information that is stored on, processed by, 
                or transiting an information system.

    (f) No Right or Benefit.--The sharing of a cyber threat indicator or 
defensive measure with a non-Federal entity under this title shall not 
create a right or benefit to similar information by such non-Federal 
entity or any other non-Federal entity.
SEC. 105. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1504.>> SHARING OF CYBER THREAT INDICATORS 
                        AND DEFENSIVE MEASURES WITH THE FEDERAL 
                        GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Requirement for Policies and Procedures.--

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            (1) Interim policies and procedures.--Not later than 60 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
        General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
        consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
        jointly develop and submit to Congress interim policies and 
        procedures relating to the receipt of cyber threat indicators 
        and defensive measures by the Federal Government.
            (2) Final policies and procedures.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
        General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
        consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
        jointly issue and make publicly available final policies and 
        procedures relating to the receipt of cyber threat indicators 
        and defensive measures by the Federal Government.
            (3) Requirements concerning policies and procedures.--
        Consistent with the guidelines required by subsection (b), the 
        policies and procedures developed or issued under this 
        subsection shall--
                    (A) ensure that cyber threat indicators shared with 
                the Federal Government by any non-Federal entity 
                pursuant to section 104(c) through the real-time process 
                described in subsection (c) of this section--
                          (i) are shared in an automated manner with all 
                      of the appropriate Federal entities;
                          (ii) are only subject to a delay, 
                      modification, or other action due to controls 
                      established for such real-time process that could 
                      impede real-time receipt by all of the appropriate 
                      Federal entities when the delay, modification, or 
                      other action is due to controls--
                                    (I) agreed upon unanimously by all 
                                of the heads of the appropriate Federal 
                                entities;
                                    (II) carried out before any of the 
                                appropriate Federal entities retains or 
                                uses the cyber threat indicators or 
                                defensive measures; and
                                    (III) uniformly applied such that 
                                each of the appropriate Federal entities 
                                is subject to the same delay, 
                                modification, or other action; and
                          (iii) may be provided to other Federal 
                      entities;
                    (B) ensure that cyber threat indicators shared with 
                the Federal Government by any non-Federal entity 
                pursuant to section 104 in a manner other than the real-
                time process described in subsection (c) of this 
                section--
                          (i) are shared as quickly as operationally 
                      practicable with all of the appropriate Federal 
                      entities;
                          (ii) are not subject to any unnecessary delay, 
                      interference, or any other action that could 
                      impede receipt by all of the appropriate Federal 
                      entities; and
                          (iii) may be provided to other Federal 
                      entities; and
                    (C) ensure there are--
                          (i) audit capabilities; and
                          (ii) appropriate sanctions in place for 
                      officers, employees, or agents of a Federal entity 
                      who knowingly and willfully conduct activities 
                      under this title in an unauthorized manner.
            (4) Guidelines for entities sharing cyber threat indicators 
        with federal government.--

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                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
                and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly 
                develop and make publicly available guidance to assist 
                entities and promote sharing of cyber threat indicators 
                with Federal entities under this title.
                    (B) Contents.--The guidelines developed and made 
                publicly available under subparagraph (A) shall include 
                guidance on the following:
                          (i) Identification of types of information 
                      that would qualify as a cyber threat indicator 
                      under this title that would be unlikely to include 
                      information that--
                                    (I) is not directly related to a 
                                cybersecurity threat; and
                                    (II) is personal information of a 
                                specific individual or information that 
                                identifies a specific individual.
                          (ii) Identification of types of information 
                      protected under otherwise applicable privacy laws 
                      that are unlikely to be directly related to a 
                      cybersecurity threat.
                          (iii) Such other matters as the Attorney 
                      General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                      consider appropriate for entities sharing cyber 
                      threat indicators with Federal entities under this 
                      title.

    (b) Privacy and Civil Liberties.--
            (1) Interim guidelines.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation with heads 
        of the appropriate Federal entities and in consultation with 
        officers designated under section 1062 of the National Security 
        Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1), jointly 
        develop, submit to Congress, and make available to the public 
        interim guidelines relating to privacy and civil liberties which 
        shall govern the receipt, retention, use, and dissemination of 
        cyber threat indicators by a Federal entity obtained in 
        connection with activities authorized in this title.
            (2) Final guidelines.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
                and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
                coordination with heads of the appropriate Federal 
                entities and in consultation with officers designated 
                under section 1062 of the National Security Intelligence 
                Reform Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1) and such private 
                entities with industry expertise as the Attorney General 
                and the Secretary consider relevant, jointly issue and 
                make publicly available final guidelines relating to 
                privacy and civil liberties which shall govern the 
                receipt, retention, use, and dissemination of cyber 
                threat indicators by a Federal entity obtained in 
                connection with activities authorized in this title.
                    (B) Periodic review.--The Attorney General and the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordination 
                with heads of the appropriate Federal entities and in 
                consultation with officers and private entities 
                described in subparagraph (A), periodically, but not 
                less frequently than once

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                every 2 years, jointly review the guidelines issued 
                under subparagraph (A).
            (3) Content.--The guidelines required by paragraphs (1) and 
        (2) shall, consistent with the need to protect information 
        systems from cybersecurity threats and mitigate cybersecurity 
        threats--
                    (A) limit the effect on privacy and civil liberties 
                of activities by the Federal Government under this 
                title;
                    (B) limit the receipt, retention, use, and 
                dissemination of cyber threat indicators containing 
                personal information of specific individuals or 
                information that identifies specific individuals, 
                including by establishing--
                          (i) a process for the timely destruction of 
                      such information that is known not to be directly 
                      related to uses authorized under this title; and
                          (ii) specific limitations on the length of any 
                      period in which a cyber threat indicator may be 
                      retained;
                    (C) include requirements to safeguard cyber threat 
                indicators containing personal information of specific 
                individuals or information that identifies specific 
                individuals from unauthorized access or acquisition, 
                including appropriate sanctions for activities by 
                officers, employees, or agents of the Federal Government 
                in contravention of such guidelines;
                    (D) consistent with this title, any other applicable 
                provisions of law, and the fair information practice 
                principles set forth in appendix A of the document 
                entitled ``National Strategy for Trusted Identities in 
                Cyberspace'' and published by the President in April 
                2011, govern the retention, use, and dissemination by 
                the Federal Government of cyber threat indicators shared 
                with the Federal Government under this title, including 
                the extent, if any, to which such cyber threat 
                indicators may be used by the Federal Government;
                    (E) include procedures for notifying entities and 
                Federal entities if information received pursuant to 
                this section is known or determined by a Federal entity 
                receiving such information not to constitute a cyber 
                threat indicator;
                    (F) protect the confidentiality of cyber threat 
                indicators containing personal information of specific 
                individuals or information that identifies specific 
                individuals to the greatest extent practicable and 
                require recipients to be informed that such indicators 
                may only be used for purposes authorized under this 
                title; and
                    (G) include steps that may be needed so that 
                dissemination of cyber threat indicators is consistent 
                with the protection of classified and other sensitive 
                national security information.

    (c) Capability and Process Within the Department of Homeland 
Security.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        in coordination with the heads of the appropriate Federal 
        entities, shall develop and implement a capability and process 
        within the Department of Homeland Security that--

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                    (A) shall accept from any non-Federal entity in real 
                time cyber threat indicators and defensive measures, 
                pursuant to this section;
                    (B) shall, upon submittal of the certification under 
                paragraph (2) that such capability and process fully and 
                effectively operates as described in such paragraph, be 
                the process by which the Federal Government receives 
                cyber threat indicators and defensive measures under 
                this title that are shared by a non-Federal entity with 
                the Federal Government through electronic mail or media, 
                an interactive form on an Internet website, or a real 
                time, automated process between information systems 
                except--
                          (i) consistent with section 104, 
                      communications between a Federal entity and a non-
                      Federal entity regarding a previously shared cyber 
                      threat indicator to describe the relevant 
                      cybersecurity threat or develop a defensive 
                      measure based on such cyber threat indicator; and
                          (ii) communications by a regulated non-Federal 
                      entity with such entity's Federal regulatory 
                      authority regarding a cybersecurity threat;
                    (C) ensures that all of the appropriate Federal 
                entities receive in an automated manner such cyber 
                threat indicators and defensive measures shared through 
                the real-time process within the Department of Homeland 
                Security;
                    (D) is in compliance with the policies, procedures, 
                and guidelines required by this section; and
                    (E) does not limit or prohibit otherwise lawful 
                disclosures of communications, records, or other 
                information, including--
                          (i) reporting of known or suspected criminal 
                      activity, by a non-Federal entity to any other 
                      non-Federal entity or a Federal entity, including 
                      cyber threat indicators or defensive measures 
                      shared with a Federal entity in furtherance of 
                      opening a Federal law enforcement investigation;
                          (ii) voluntary or legally compelled 
                      participation in a Federal investigation; and
                          (iii) providing cyber threat indicators or 
                      defensive measures as part of a statutory or 
                      authorized contractual requirement.
            (2) Certification and designation.--
                    (A) Certification of capability and process.--Not 
                later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
                consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal 
                entities, submit to Congress a certification as to 
                whether the capability and process required by paragraph 
                (1) fully and effectively operates--
                          (i) as the process by which the Federal 
                      Government receives from any non-Federal entity a 
                      cyber threat indicator or defensive measure under 
                      this title; and
                          (ii) in accordance with the interim policies, 
                      procedures, and guidelines developed under this 
                      title.
                    (B) Designation.--
                          (i) In general.--At any time after 
                      certification is submitted under subparagraph (A), 
                      the President

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                      may designate an appropriate Federal entity, other 
                      than the Department of Defense (including the 
                      National Security Agency), to develop and 
                      implement a capability and process as described in 
                      paragraph (1) in addition to the capability and 
                      process developed under such paragraph by the 
                      Secretary of Homeland Security, if, not fewer than 
                      30 days before making such designation, the 
                      President submits to Congress a certification and 
                      explanation that--
                                    (I) such designation is necessary to 
                                ensure that full, effective, and secure 
                                operation of a capability and process 
                                for the Federal Government to receive 
                                from any non-Federal entity cyber threat 
                                indicators or defensive measures under 
                                this title;
                                    (II) the designated appropriate 
                                Federal entity will receive and share 
                                cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                                measures in accordance with the 
                                policies, procedures, and guidelines 
                                developed under this title, including 
                                subsection (a)(3)(A); and
                                    (III) such designation is consistent 
                                with the mission of such appropriate 
                                Federal entity and improves the ability 
                                of the Federal Government to receive, 
                                share, and use cyber threat indicators 
                                and defensive measures as authorized 
                                under this title.
                          (ii) Application to additional capability and 
                      process.--If the President designates an 
                      appropriate Federal entity to develop and 
                      implement a capability and process under clause 
                      (i), the provisions of this title that apply to 
                      the capability and process required by paragraph 
                      (1) shall also be construed to apply to the 
                      capability and process developed and implemented 
                      under clause (i).
            (3) Public notice and access.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall ensure there is public notice of, and access to, 
        the capability and process developed and implemented under 
        paragraph (1) so that--
                    (A) any non-Federal entity may share cyber threat 
                indicators and defensive measures through such process 
                with the Federal Government; and
                    (B) all of the appropriate Federal entities receive 
                such cyber threat indicators and defensive measures in 
                real time with receipt through the process within the 
                Department of Homeland Security consistent with the 
                policies and procedures issued under subsection (a).
            (4) Other federal entities.--The process developed and 
        implemented under paragraph (1) shall ensure that other Federal 
        entities receive in a timely manner any cyber threat indicators 
        and defensive measures shared with the Federal Government 
        through such process.

    (d) Information Shared With or Provided to the Federal Government.--
            (1) No waiver of privilege or protection.--The provision of 
        cyber threat indicators and defensive measures to the Federal 
        Government under this title shall not constitute a waiver of any 
        applicable privilege or protection provided by law, including 
        trade secret protection.

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            (2) Proprietary information.--Consistent with section 
        104(c)(2) and any other applicable provision of law, a cyber 
        threat indicator or defensive measure provided by a non-Federal 
        entity to the Federal Government under this title shall be 
        considered the commercial, financial, and proprietary 
        information of such non-Federal entity when so designated by the 
        originating non-Federal entity or a third party acting in 
        accordance with the written authorization of the originating 
        non-Federal entity.
            (3) Exemption from disclosure.--A cyber threat indicator or 
        defensive measure shared with the Federal Government under this 
        title shall be--
                    (A) deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt 
                from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 
                States Code, and any State, tribal, or local provision 
                of law requiring disclosure of information or records; 
                and
                    (B) withheld, without discretion, from the public 
                under section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 
                Code, and any State, tribal, or local provision of law 
                requiring disclosure of information or records.
            (4) Ex parte communications.--The provision of a cyber 
        threat indicator or defensive measure to the Federal Government 
        under this title shall not be subject to a rule of any Federal 
        agency or department or any judicial doctrine regarding ex parte 
        communications with a decision-making official.
            (5) Disclosure, retention, and use.--
                    (A) Authorized activities.--Cyber threat indicators 
                and defensive measures provided to the Federal 
                Government under this title may be disclosed to, 
                retained by, and used by, consistent with otherwise 
                applicable provisions of Federal law, any Federal agency 
                or department, component, officer, employee, or agent of 
                the Federal Government solely for--
                          (i) a cybersecurity purpose;
                          (ii) the purpose of identifying--
                                    (I) a cybersecurity threat, 
                                including the source of such 
                                cybersecurity threat; or
                                    (II) a security vulnerability;
                          (iii) the purpose of responding to, or 
                      otherwise preventing or mitigating, a specific 
                      threat of death, a specific threat of serious 
                      bodily harm, or a specific threat of serious 
                      economic harm, including a terrorist act or a use 
                      of a weapon of mass destruction;
                          (iv) the purpose of responding to, 
                      investigating, prosecuting, or otherwise 
                      preventing or mitigating, a serious threat to a 
                      minor, including sexual exploitation and threats 
                      to physical safety; or
                          (v) the purpose of preventing, investigating, 
                      disrupting, or prosecuting an offense arising out 
                      of a threat described in clause (iii) or any of 
                      the offenses listed in--
                                    (I) sections 1028 through 1030 of 
                                title 18, United States Code (relating 
                                to fraud and identity theft);
                                    (II) chapter 37 of such title 
                                (relating to espionage and censorship); 
                                and

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                                    (III) chapter 90 of such title 
                                (relating to protection of trade 
                                secrets).
                    (B) Prohibited activities.--Cyber threat indicators 
                and defensive measures provided to the Federal 
                Government under this title shall not be disclosed to, 
                retained by, or used by any Federal agency or department 
                for any use not permitted under subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Privacy and civil liberties.--Cyber threat 
                indicators and defensive measures provided to the 
                Federal Government under this title shall be retained, 
                used, and disseminated by the Federal Government--
                          (i) in accordance with the policies, 
                      procedures, and guidelines required by subsections 
                      (a) and (b);
                          (ii) in a manner that protects from 
                      unauthorized use or disclosure any cyber threat 
                      indicators that may contain--
                                    (I) personal information of a 
                                specific individual; or
                                    (II) information that identifies a 
                                specific individual; and
                          (iii) in a manner that protects the 
                      confidentiality of cyber threat indicators 
                      containing--
                                    (I) personal information of a 
                                specific individual; or
                                    (II) information that identifies a 
                                specific individual.
                    (D) Federal regulatory authority.--
                          (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause 
                      (ii), cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                      measures provided to the Federal Government under 
                      this title shall not be used by any Federal, 
                      State, tribal, or local government to regulate, 
                      including an enforcement action, the lawful 
                      activities of any non-Federal entity or any 
                      activities taken by a non-Federal entity pursuant 
                      to mandatory standards, including activities 
                      relating to monitoring, operating defensive 
                      measures, or sharing cyber threat indicators.
                          (ii) Exceptions.--
                                    (I) Regulatory authority 
                                specifically relating to prevention or 
                                mitigation of cybersecurity threats.--
                                Cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                                measures provided to the Federal 
                                Government under this title may, 
                                consistent with Federal or State 
                                regulatory authority specifically 
                                relating to the prevention or mitigation 
                                of cybersecurity threats to information 
                                systems, inform the development or 
                                implementation of regulations relating 
                                to such information systems.
                                    (II) Procedures developed and 
                                implemented under this title.--Clause 
                                (i) shall not apply to procedures 
                                developed and implemented under this 
                                title.
SEC. 106. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1505.>> PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY.

    (a) Monitoring of Information Systems.--No cause of action shall lie 
or be maintained in any court against any private entity, and such 
action shall be promptly dismissed, for the monitoring

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of an information system and information under section 104(a) that is 
conducted in accordance with this title.
    (b) Sharing or Receipt of Cyber Threat Indicators.--No cause of 
action shall lie or be maintained in any court against any private 
entity, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for the sharing or 
receipt of a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure under section 
104(c) if--
            (1) such sharing or receipt is conducted in accordance with 
        this title; and
            (2) in a case in which a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
        measure is shared with the Federal Government, the cyber threat 
        indicator or defensive measure is shared in a manner that is 
        consistent with section 105(c)(1)(B) and the sharing or receipt, 
        as the case may be, occurs after the earlier of--
                    (A) the date on which the interim policies and 
                procedures are submitted to Congress under section 
                105(a)(1) and guidelines are submitted to Congress under 
                section 105(b)(1); or
                    (B) the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.

    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be construed--
            (1) to create--
                    (A) a duty to share a cyber threat indicator or 
                defensive measure; or
                    (B) a duty to warn or act based on the receipt of a 
                cyber threat indicator or defensive measure; or
            (2) to undermine or limit the availability of otherwise 
        applicable common law or statutory defenses.
SEC. 107. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1506.>> OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT 
                        ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Report on Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this title, the heads of the appropriate Federal 
        entities shall jointly submit to Congress a detailed report 
        concerning the implementation of this title.
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) may 
        include such recommendations as the heads of the appropriate 
        Federal entities may have for improvements or modifications to 
        the authorities, policies, procedures, and guidelines under this 
        title and shall include the following:
                    (A) An evaluation of the effectiveness of real-time 
                information sharing through the capability and process 
                developed under section 105(c), including any 
                impediments to such real-time sharing.
                    (B) An assessment of whether cyber threat indicators 
                or defensive measures have been properly classified and 
                an accounting of the number of security clearances 
                authorized by the Federal Government for the purpose of 
                sharing cyber threat indicators or defensive measures 
                with the private sector.
                    (C) The number of cyber threat indicators or 
                defensive measures received through the capability and 
                process developed under section 105(c).
                    (D) A list of Federal entities that have received 
                cyber threat indicators or defensive measures under this 
                title.

    (b) Biennial Report on Compliance.--

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            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once 
        every 2 years thereafter, the inspectors general of the 
        appropriate Federal entities, in consultation with the Inspector 
        General of the Intelligence Community and the Council of 
        Inspectors General on Financial Oversight, shall jointly submit 
        to Congress an interagency report on the actions of the 
        executive branch of the Federal Government to carry out this 
        title during the most recent 2-year period.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
        following:
                    (A) An assessment of the sufficiency of the 
                policies, procedures, and guidelines relating to the 
                sharing of cyber threat indicators within the Federal 
                Government, including those policies, procedures, and 
                guidelines relating to the removal of information not 
                directly related to a cybersecurity threat that is 
                personal information of a specific individual or 
                information that identifies a specific individual.
                    (B) An assessment of whether cyber threat indicators 
                or defensive measures have been properly classified and 
                an accounting of the number of security clearances 
                authorized by the Federal Government for the purpose of 
                sharing cyber threat indicators or defensive measures 
                with the private sector.
                    (C) A review of the actions taken by the Federal 
                Government based on cyber threat indicators or defensive 
                measures shared with the Federal Government under this 
                title, including a review of the following:
                          (i) The appropriateness of subsequent uses and 
                      disseminations of cyber threat indicators or 
                      defensive measures.
                          (ii) Whether cyber threat indicators or 
                      defensive measures were shared in a timely and 
                      adequate manner with appropriate entities, or, if 
                      appropriate, were made publicly available.
                    (D) An assessment of the cyber threat indicators or 
                defensive measures shared with the appropriate Federal 
                entities under this title, including the following:
                          (i) The number of cyber threat indicators or 
                      defensive measures shared through the capability 
                      and process developed under section 105(c).
                          (ii) An assessment of any information not 
                      directly related to a cybersecurity threat that is 
                      personal information of a specific individual or 
                      information identifying a specific individual and 
                      was shared by a non-Federal government entity with 
                      the Federal government in contravention of this 
                      title, or was shared within the Federal Government 
                      in contravention of the guidelines required by 
                      this title, including a description of any 
                      significant violation of this title.
                          (iii) The number of times, according to the 
                      Attorney General, that information shared under 
                      this title was used by a Federal entity to 
                      prosecute an offense listed in section 
                      105(d)(5)(A).
                          (iv) A quantitative and qualitative assessment 
                      of the effect of the sharing of cyber threat 
                      indicators

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                      or defensive measures with the Federal Government 
                      on privacy and civil liberties of specific 
                      individuals, including the number of notices that 
                      were issued with respect to a failure to remove 
                      information not directly related to a 
                      cybersecurity threat that was personal information 
                      of a specific individual or information that 
                      identified a specific individual in accordance 
                      with the procedures required by section 
                      105(b)(3)(E).
                          (v) The adequacy of any steps taken by the 
                      Federal Government to reduce any adverse effect 
                      from activities carried out under this title on 
                      the privacy and civil liberties of United States 
                      persons.
                    (E) An assessment of the sharing of cyber threat 
                indicators or defensive measures among Federal entities 
                to identify inappropriate barriers to sharing 
                information.
            (3) Recommendations.--Each report submitted under this 
        subsection may include such recommendations as the inspectors 
        general may have for improvements or modifications to the 
        authorities and processes under this title.

    (c) Independent Report on Removal of Personal Information.--Not 
later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on the actions taken by the Federal Government to remove personal 
information from cyber threat indicators or defensive measures pursuant 
to this title. Such report shall include an assessment of the 
sufficiency of the policies, procedures, and guidelines established 
under this title in addressing concerns relating to privacy and civil 
liberties.
    (d) Form of Reports.--Each report required under this section shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
    (e) Public Availability of Reports.--The unclassified portions of 
the reports required under this section shall be made available to the 
public.
SEC. 108. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1507.>> CONSTRUCTION AND PREEMPTION.

    (a) Otherwise Lawful Disclosures.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed--
            (1) to limit or prohibit otherwise lawful disclosures of 
        communications, records, or other information, including 
        reporting of known or suspected criminal activity, by a non-
        Federal entity to any other non-Federal entity or the Federal 
        Government under this title; or
            (2) to limit or prohibit otherwise lawful use of such 
        disclosures by any Federal entity, even when such otherwise 
        lawful disclosures duplicate or replicate disclosures made under 
        this title.

    (b) Whistle Blower Protections.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to prohibit or limit the disclosure of information protected 
under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code (governing 
disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse, or public health or 
safety threats), section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governing 
disclosures to Congress), section 1034 of title 10, United States Code 
(governing disclosure to Congress by members of the military), section 
1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) (governing 
disclosure by employees of elements of

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the intelligence community), or any similar provision of Federal or 
State law.
    (c) Protection of Sources and Methods.--Nothing in this title shall 
be construed--
            (1) as creating any immunity against, or otherwise 
        affecting, any action brought by the Federal Government, or any 
        agency or department thereof, to enforce any law, executive 
        order, or procedure governing the appropriate handling, 
        disclosure, or use of classified information;
            (2) to affect the conduct of authorized law enforcement or 
        intelligence activities; or
            (3) to modify the authority of a department or agency of the 
        Federal Government to protect classified information and sources 
        and methods and the national security of the United States.

    (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to affect any requirement under any other provision of law for 
a non-Federal entity to provide information to the Federal Government.
    (e) Prohibited Conduct.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
permit price-fixing, allocating a market between competitors, 
monopolizing or attempting to monopolize a market, boycotting, or 
exchanges of price or cost information, customer lists, or information 
regarding future competitive planning.
    (f) Information Sharing Relationships.--Nothing in this title shall 
be construed--
            (1) to limit or modify an existing information sharing 
        relationship;
            (2) to prohibit a new information sharing relationship;
            (3) to require a new information sharing relationship 
        between any non-Federal entity and a Federal entity or another 
        non-Federal entity; or
            (4) to require the use of the capability and process within 
        the Department of Homeland Security developed under section 
        105(c).

    (g) Preservation of Contractual Obligations and Rights.--Nothing in 
this title shall be construed--
            (1) to amend, repeal, or supersede any current or future 
        contractual agreement, terms of service agreement, or other 
        contractual relationship between any non-Federal entities, or 
        between any non-Federal entity and a Federal entity; or
            (2) to abrogate trade secret or intellectual property rights 
        of any non-Federal entity or Federal entity.

    (h) Anti-tasking Restriction.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to permit a Federal entity--
            (1) to require a non-Federal entity to provide information 
        to a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity;
            (2) to condition the sharing of cyber threat indicators with 
        a non-Federal entity on such entity's provision of cyber threat 
        indicators to a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity; or
            (3) to condition the award of any Federal grant, contract, 
        or purchase on the provision of a cyber threat indicator to a 
        Federal entity or another non-Federal entity.

    (i) No Liability for Non-participation.--Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to subject any entity to liability for choosing not to 
engage in the voluntary activities authorized in this title.

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    (j) Use and Retention of Information.--Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to authorize, or to modify any existing authority of, a 
department or agency of the Federal Government to retain or use any 
information shared under this title for any use other than permitted in 
this title.
    (k) Federal Preemption.--
            (1) In general.--This title supersedes any statute or other 
        provision of law of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        that restricts or otherwise expressly regulates an activity 
        authorized under this title.
            (2) State law enforcement.--Nothing in this title shall be 
        construed to supersede any statute or other provision of law of 
        a State or political subdivision of a State concerning the use 
        of authorized law enforcement practices and procedures.

    (l) Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed--
            (1) to authorize the promulgation of any regulations not 
        specifically authorized to be issued under this title;
            (2) to establish or limit any regulatory authority not 
        specifically established or limited under this title; or
            (3) to authorize regulatory actions that would duplicate or 
        conflict with regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, or 
        related processes under another provision of Federal law.

    (m) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Respond to Malicious Cyber 
Activity Carried Out by Foreign Powers.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Defense under 
section 130g of title 10, United States Code.
    (n) Criminal Prosecution.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to prevent the disclosure of a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
measure shared under this title in a case of criminal prosecution, when 
an applicable provision of Federal, State, tribal, or local law requires 
disclosure in such case.
SEC. 109. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1508.>> REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
coordination with the heads of other appropriate elements of the 
intelligence community, shall submit to the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on cybersecurity 
threats, including cyber attacks, theft, and data breaches.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the current intelligence sharing and 
        cooperation relationships of the United States with other 
        countries regarding cybersecurity threats, including cyber 
        attacks, theft, and data breaches, directed against the United 
        States and which threaten the United States national security 
        interests and economy and intellectual property, specifically 
        identifying the relative utility of such relationships, which 
        elements of the intelligence community participate in such 
        relationships, and whether and how such relationships could be 
        improved.
            (2) A list and an assessment of the countries and nonstate 
        actors that are the primary threats of carrying out a 
        cybersecurity threat, including a cyber attack, theft, or data 
        breach,

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        against the United States and which threaten the United States 
        national security, economy, and intellectual property.
            (3) A description of the extent to which the capabilities of 
        the United States Government to respond to or prevent 
        cybersecurity threats, including cyber attacks, theft, or data 
        breaches, directed against the United States private sector are 
        degraded by a delay in the prompt notification by private 
        entities of such threats or cyber attacks, theft, and data 
        breaches.
            (4) An assessment of additional technologies or capabilities 
        that would enhance the ability of the United States to prevent 
        and to respond to cybersecurity threats, including cyber 
        attacks, theft, and data breaches.
            (5) An assessment of any technologies or practices utilized 
        by the private sector that could be rapidly fielded to assist 
        the intelligence community in preventing and responding to 
        cybersecurity threats.

    (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
made available in classified and unclassified forms.
    (d) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term 
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 110. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1509.>> EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON 
                        AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
                        DISSEMINATE CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of section 393 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the sharing of cyber 
threat indicators and defensive measures pursuant to the policies, 
procedures, and guidelines developed or issued under this title.
SEC. 111. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1510.>> EFFECTIVE PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this title 
and the amendments made by this title shall be effective during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
September 30, 2025.
    (b) Exception.--With respect to any action authorized by this title 
or information obtained pursuant to an action authorized by this title, 
which occurred before the date on which the provisions referred to in 
subsection (a) cease to have effect, the provisions of this title shall 
continue in effect.

              TITLE II--NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY ADVANCEMENT

     Subtitle A--National <<NOTE: National Cybersecurity Protection 
      Advancement Act of 2015. 6 USC 101 note.>> Cybersecurity and 
Communications Integration Center
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Cybersecurity 
Protection Advancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 202. <<NOTE: 6 USC 131 note.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:

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            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Cybersecurity risk; incident.--The terms ``cybersecurity 
        risk'' and ``incident'' have the meanings given those terms in 
        section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so 
        redesignated by section 223(a)(3) of this division.
            (3) Cyber threat indicator; defensive measure.--The terms 
        ``cyber threat indicator'' and ``defensive measure'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 102.
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
SEC. 203. INFORMATION SHARING STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES.

    Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so redesignated 
by section 223(a)(3) of this division, <<NOTE: 6 USC 148.>> is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) the term `cybersecurity risk'--
                    ``(A) means threats to and vulnerabilities of 
                information or information systems and any related 
                consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized 
                access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, 
                modification, or destruction of such information or 
                information systems, including such related consequences 
                caused by an act of terrorism; and
                    ``(B) does not include any action that solely 
                involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a 
                consumer licensing agreement;
            ``(2) the terms `cyber threat indicator' and `defensive 
        measure' have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of 
        the Cybersecurity Act of 2015;
            ``(3) the term `incident' means an occurrence that actually 
        or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the 
        integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an 
        information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, 
        without lawful authority, an information system;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `sharing' (including all conjugations 
        thereof) means providing, receiving, and disseminating 
        (including all conjugations of each of such terms).'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--

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                          (i) by inserting ``, including the 
                      implementation of title I of the Cybersecurity Act 
                      of 2015'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``cyber threat indicators, 
                      defensive measures,'' before ``cybersecurity 
                      risks'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``cybersecurity 
                risks'' and inserting ``cyber threat indicators, 
                defensive measures, cybersecurity risks,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``cybersecurity 
                risks'' and inserting ``cyber threat indicators, 
                defensive measures, cybersecurity risks,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (6)--
                          (i) by striking ``cybersecurity risks'' and 
                      inserting ``cyber threat indicators, defensive 
                      measures, cybersecurity risks,''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (E) in paragraph (7)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' 
                      at the end;
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                      period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) sharing cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                measures;''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) engaging with international partners, in consultation 
        with other appropriate agencies, to--
                    ``(A) collaborate on cyber threat indicators, 
                defensive measures, and information related to 
                cybersecurity risks and incidents; and
                    ``(B) enhance the security and resilience of global 
                cybersecurity;
            ``(9) sharing cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
        and other information related to cybersecurity risks and 
        incidents with Federal and non-Federal entities, including 
        across sectors of critical infrastructure and with State and 
        major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate;
            ``(10) participating, as appropriate, in national exercises 
        run by the Department; and
            ``(11) in coordination with the Office of Emergency 
        Communications of the Department, assessing and evaluating 
        consequence, vulnerability, and threat information regarding 
        cyber incidents to public safety communications to help 
        facilitate continuous improvements to the security and 
        resiliency of such communications.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and local'' 
                      and inserting ``, local, and tribal'';
                          (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and 
                      inserting ``, including information sharing and 
                      analysis centers;'';
                          (iii) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at 
                      the end; and
                          (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(iv) private entities;''.
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;

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                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) an entity that collaborates with State and 
                local governments on cybersecurity risks and incidents, 
                and has entered into a voluntary information sharing 
                relationship with the Center; and'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``cyber 
                      threat indicators, defensive measures, and'' 
                      before ``information'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``cyber 
                      threat indicators, defensive measures, and'' 
                      before ``information related'';
                          (iii) in subparagraph (F)--
                                    (I) by striking ``cybersecurity 
                                risks'' and inserting ``cyber threat 
                                indicators, defensive measures, 
                                cybersecurity risks,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                          (iv) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
                      ``cybersecurity risks and incidents'' and 
                      inserting ``cyber threat indicators, defensive 
                      measures, cybersecurity risks, and incidents; 
                      and''; and
                          (v) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) the Center designates an agency contact for 
                non-Federal entities;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by striking ``cybersecurity risks'' and 
                      inserting ``cyber threat indicators, defensive 
                      measures, cybersecurity risks,''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``or disclosure'' after 
                      ``access''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period 
                at the end the following: ``, including by working with 
                the Privacy Officer appointed under section 222 to 
                ensure that the Center follows the policies and 
                procedures specified in subsections (b) and (d)(5)(C) of 
                section 105 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:

    ``(g) Automated Information Sharing.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary appointed under 
        section 103(a)(1)(H), in coordination with industry and other 
        stakeholders, shall develop capabilities making use of existing 
        information technology industry standards and best practices, as 
        appropriate, that support and rapidly advance the development, 
        adoption, and implementation of automated mechanisms for the 
        sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures in 
        accordance with title I of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
            ``(2) Annual report.--The Under Secretary appointed under 
        section 103(a)(1)(H) shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
        an annual report on the status and progress of the development 
        of the capabilities described in paragraph (1). Such reports 
        shall be required until such capabilities are fully implemented.

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    ``(h) Voluntary Information Sharing Procedures.--
            ``(1) Procedures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Center may enter into a 
                voluntary information sharing relationship with any 
                consenting non-Federal entity for the sharing of cyber 
                threat indicators and defensive measures for 
                cybersecurity purposes in accordance with this section. 
                Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require 
                any non-Federal entity to enter into any such 
                information sharing relationship with the Center or any 
                other entity. The Center may terminate a voluntary 
                information sharing relationship under this subsection, 
                at the sole and unreviewable discretion of the 
                Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary appointed 
                under section 103(a)(1)(H), for any reason, including if 
                the Center determines that the non-Federal entity with 
                which the Center has entered into such a relationship 
                has violated the terms of this subsection.
                    ``(B) National security.--The Secretary may decline 
                to enter into a voluntary information sharing 
                relationship under this subsection, at the sole and 
                unreviewable discretion of the Secretary, acting through 
                the Under Secretary appointed under section 
                103(a)(1)(H), for any reason, including if the Secretary 
                determines that such is appropriate for national 
                security.
            ``(2) Voluntary information sharing relationships.--A 
        voluntary information sharing relationship under this subsection 
        may be characterized as an agreement described in this 
        paragraph.
                    ``(A) Standard agreement.--For the use of a non-
                Federal entity, the Center shall make available a 
                standard agreement, consistent with this section, on the 
                Department's website.
                    ``(B) Negotiated agreement.--At the request of a 
                non-Federal entity, and if determined appropriate by the 
                Center, at the sole and unreviewable discretion of the 
                Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary appointed 
                under section 103(a)(1)(H), the Department shall 
                negotiate a non-standard agreement, consistent with this 
                section.
                    ``(C) Existing agreements.--An agreement between the 
                Center and a non-Federal entity that is entered into 
                before the date of enactment of this subsection, or such 
                an agreement that is in effect before such date, shall 
                be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this 
                subsection, notwithstanding any other provision or 
                requirement of this subsection. An agreement under this 
                subsection shall include the relevant privacy 
                protections as in effect under the Cooperative Research 
                and Development Agreement for Cybersecurity Information 
                Sharing and Collaboration, as of December 31, 2014. 
                Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require a 
                non-Federal entity to enter into either a standard or 
                negotiated agreement to be in compliance with this 
                subsection.

    ``(i) Direct Reporting.--The Secretary shall develop policies and 
procedures for direct reporting to the Secretary by the Director of the 
Center regarding significant cybersecurity risks and incidents.

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    ``(j) Reports on International Cooperation.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and periodically 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a 
report on the range of efforts underway to bolster cybersecurity 
collaboration with relevant international partners in accordance with 
subsection (c)(8).
    ``(k) Outreach.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H), shall--
            ``(1) disseminate to the public information about how to 
        voluntarily share cyber threat indicators and defensive measures 
        with the Center; and
            ``(2) enhance outreach to critical infrastructure owners and 
        operators for purposes of such sharing.

    ``(l) Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure.--The Secretary, in 
coordination with industry and other stakeholders, may develop and 
adhere to Department policies and procedures for coordinating 
vulnerability disclosures.''.
SEC. 204. INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 212 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 131) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) by inserting ``, including information 
                      related to cybersecurity risks and incidents,'' 
                      after ``critical infrastructure information''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``, including cybersecurity 
                      risks and incidents,'' after ``related to critical 
                      infrastructure'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) by inserting ``, including cybersecurity 
                      risks and incidents,'' after ``critical 
                      infrastructure information''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``, including cybersecurity 
                      risks and incidents,'' after ``related to critical 
                      infrastructure''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, including 
                cybersecurity risks and incidents,'' after ``critical 
                infrastructure information''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Cybersecurity risk; incident.--The terms 
        `cybersecurity risk' and `incident' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 227.''.
SEC. 205. NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK.

    Section 228 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
section 223(a)(4) of this division, <<NOTE: 6 USC 149.>> is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

    ``(d) National Response Framework.--The Secretary, in coordination 
with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
and in accordance with the National Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan 
required under subsection (c), shall regularly update, maintain, and 
exercise the Cyber Incident Annex to the National Response Framework of 
the Department.''.

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SEC. 206. REPORT ON REDUCING CYBERSECURITY RISKS IN DHS DATA 
                        CENTERS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the feasibility of the Department creating an environment for 
the reduction in cybersecurity risks in Department data centers, 
including by increasing compartmentalization between systems, and 
providing a mix of security controls between such compartments.
SEC. 207. ASSESSMENT.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes--
            (1) an assessment of the implementation by the Secretary of 
        this title and the amendments made by this title; and
            (2) to the extent practicable, findings regarding increases 
        in the sharing of cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
        and information relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents at 
        the center established under section 227 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002, as redesignated by section 223(a) of this 
        division, and throughout the United States.
SEC. 208. MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CYBER INCIDENTS AT CRITICAL 
                        INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) shall provide information 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of 
producing a risk-informed plan to address the risk of multiple 
simultaneous cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure, 
including cyber incidents that may have a cascading effect on other 
critical infrastructure.
SEC. 209. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED STATES 
                        PORTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on cybersecurity vulnerabilities for the 10 
United States ports that the Secretary determines are at greatest risk 
of a cybersecurity incident and provide recommendations to mitigate such 
vulnerabilities.
SEC. 210. <<NOTE: 6 USC 148 note.>> PROHIBITION ON NEW REGULATORY 
                        AUTHORITY.

    Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle may 
be construed to grant the Secretary any authority to promulgate 
regulations or set standards relating to the cybersecurity of non-
Federal entities, not including State, local, and tribal governments, 
that was not in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act.
SEC. 211. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Any reporting requirements in this subtitle shall terminate on the 
date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

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  Subtitle B--Federal <<NOTE: Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 
2015.>>  Cybersecurity Enhancement
SEC. 221. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1501 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 222. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1521.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) Agency information system.--The term ``agency 
        information system'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        228 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
        223(a)(4) of this division.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (4) Cybersecurity risk; information system.--The terms 
        ``cybersecurity risk'' and ``information system'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 227 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002, as so redesignated by section 223(a)(3) of 
        this division.
            (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
            (7) National security system.--The term ``national security 
        system'' has the meaning given the term in section 11103 of 
        title 40, United States Code.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
SEC. 223. IMPROVED FEDERAL NETWORK SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) <<NOTE: 6 USC 150.>> by redesignating section 228 as 
        section 229;
            (2) <<NOTE: 6 USC 149.>> by redesignating section 227 as 
        subsection (c) of section 228, as added by paragraph (4), and 
        adjusting the margins accordingly;
            (3) <<NOTE: 6 USC 148.>> by redesignating the second section 
        designated as section 226 (relating to the national 
        cybersecurity and communications integration center) as section 
        227;
            (4) by inserting after section 227, as so redesignated, the 
        following:
``SEC. 228. <<NOTE: 6 USC 149.>> CYBERSECURITY PLANS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency information system' means an 
        information system used or operated by an agency or by another 
        entity on behalf of an agency;

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            ``(2) the terms `cybersecurity risk' and `information 
        system' have the meanings given those terms in section 227;
            ``(3) the term `intelligence community' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)); and
            ``(4) the term `national security system' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 11103 of title 40, United States Code.

    ``(b) Intrusion Assessment Plan.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall--
                    ``(A) develop and implement an intrusion assessment 
                plan to proactively detect, identify, and remove 
                intruders in agency information systems on a routine 
                basis; and
                    ``(B) update such plan as necessary.
            ``(2) Exception.--The intrusion assessment plan required 
        under paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Department of 
        Defense, a national security system, or an element of the 
        intelligence community.'';
            (5) in section 228(c), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``section 226'' and inserting ``section 227''; and
            (6) by inserting after section 229, as so redesignated, the 
        following:
``SEC. 230. <<NOTE: 6 USC 151.>> FEDERAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND 
                        PREVENTION SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 3502 of title 44, United States Code;
            ``(2) the term `agency information' means information 
        collected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency;
            ``(3) the term `agency information system' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 228; and
            ``(4) the terms `cybersecurity risk' and `information 
        system' have the meanings given those terms in section 227.

    ``(b) Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall deploy, operate, 
        and maintain, to make available for use by any agency, with or 
        without reimbursement--
                    ``(A) a capability to detect cybersecurity risks in 
                network traffic transiting or traveling to or from an 
                agency information system; and
                    ``(B) a capability to prevent network traffic 
                associated with such cybersecurity risks from transiting 
                or traveling to or from an agency information system or 
                modify such network traffic to remove the cybersecurity 
                risk.
            ``(2) Regular improvement.--The Secretary shall regularly 
        deploy new technologies and modify existing technologies to the 
        intrusion detection and prevention capabilities described in 
        paragraph (1) as appropriate to improve the intrusion detection 
        and prevention capabilities.

    ``(c) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary--
            ``(1) may access, and the head of an agency may disclose to 
        the Secretary or a private entity providing assistance to the 
        Secretary under paragraph (2), information transiting or 
        traveling to or from an agency information system, regardless

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        of the location from which the Secretary or a private entity 
        providing assistance to the Secretary under paragraph (2) 
        accesses such information, notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law that would otherwise restrict or prevent the head of an 
        agency from disclosing such information to the Secretary or a 
        private entity providing assistance to the Secretary under 
        paragraph (2);
            ``(2) may enter into contracts or other agreements with, or 
        otherwise request and obtain the assistance of, private entities 
        to deploy, operate, and maintain technologies in accordance with 
        subsection (b);
            ``(3) may retain, use, and disclose information obtained 
        through the conduct of activities authorized under this section 
        only to protect information and information systems from 
        cybersecurity risks;
            ``(4) shall regularly assess through operational test and 
        evaluation in real world or simulated environments available 
        advanced protective technologies to improve detection and 
        prevention capabilities, including commercial and noncommercial 
        technologies and detection technologies beyond signature-based 
        detection, and acquire, test, and deploy such technologies when 
        appropriate;
            ``(5) shall establish a pilot through which the Secretary 
        may acquire, test, and deploy, as rapidly as possible, 
        technologies described in paragraph (4); and
            ``(6) shall periodically update the privacy impact 
        assessment required under section 208(b) of the E-Government Act 
        of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note).

    ``(d) Principles.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall ensure that--
            ``(1) activities carried out under this section are 
        reasonably necessary for the purpose of protecting agency 
        information and agency information systems from a cybersecurity 
        risk;
            ``(2) information accessed by the Secretary will be retained 
        no longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose of 
        protecting agency information and agency information systems 
        from a cybersecurity risk;
            ``(3) notice has been provided to users of an agency 
        information system concerning access to communications of users 
        of the agency information system for the purpose of protecting 
        agency information and the agency information system; and
            ``(4) the activities are implemented pursuant to policies 
        and procedures governing the operation of the intrusion 
        detection and prevention capabilities.

    ``(e) Private Entities.--
            ``(1) Conditions.--A private entity described in subsection 
        (c)(2) may not--
                    ``(A) disclose any network traffic transiting or 
                traveling to or from an agency information system to any 
                entity other than the Department or the agency that 
                disclosed the information under subsection (c)(1), 
                including personal information of a specific individual 
                or information that identifies a specific individual not 
                directly related to a cybersecurity risk; or
                    ``(B) use any network traffic transiting or 
                traveling to or from an agency information system to 
                which the private entity gains access in accordance with 
                this section

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                for any purpose other than to protect agency information 
                and agency information systems against cybersecurity 
                risks or to administer a contract or other agreement 
                entered into pursuant to subsection (c)(2) or as part of 
                another contract with the Secretary.
            ``(2) Limitation on liability.--No cause of action shall lie 
        in any court against a private entity for assistance provided to 
        the Secretary in accordance with this section and any contract 
        or agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
            ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) shall 
        be construed to authorize an Internet service provider to break 
        a user agreement with a customer without the consent of the 
        customer.

    ``(f) Privacy Officer Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Privacy Officer appointed under 
section 222, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall review the 
policies and guidelines for the program carried out under this section 
to ensure that the policies and guidelines are consistent with 
applicable privacy laws, including those governing the acquisition, 
interception, retention, use, and disclosure of communications.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 6 USC 151 note.>>  Agency Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act or 2 months after the date on 
                which the Secretary makes available the intrusion 
                detection and prevention capabilities under section 
                230(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
                by subsection (a), whichever is later, the head of each 
                agency shall apply and continue to utilize the 
                capabilities to all information traveling between an 
                agency information system and any information system 
                other than an agency information system; and
                    (B) not later than 6 months after the date on which 
                the Secretary makes available improvements to the 
                intrusion detection and prevention capabilities pursuant 
                to section 230(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
                2002, as added by subsection (a), the head of each 
                agency shall apply and continue to utilize the improved 
                intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.
            (2) Exception.--The requirements under paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply to the Department of Defense, a national security 
        system, or an element of the intelligence community.
            (3) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 222, in this 
        subsection, the term ``agency information system'' means an 
        information system owned or operated by an agency.
            (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to limit an agency from applying the intrusion 
        detection and prevention capabilities to an information system 
        other than an agency information system under section 230(b)(1) 
        of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection 
        (a), at the discretion of the head of the agency or as provided 
        in relevant policies, directives, and guidelines.

    (c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended 
by striking the items relating to the first section designated as 
section 226, the second section designated

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as section 226 (relating to the national cybersecurity and 
communications integration center), section 227, and section 228 and 
inserting the following:

``Sec. 226. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.
``Sec. 227. National cybersecurity and communications integration 
           center.
``Sec. 228. Cybersecurity plans.
``Sec. 229. Clearances.
``Sec. 230. Federal intrusion detection and prevention system.''.

SEC. 224. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1522 note.>> ADVANCED INTERNAL DEFENSES.

    (a) Advanced Network Security Tools.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall include, in the efforts 
        of the Department to continuously diagnose and mitigate 
        cybersecurity risks, advanced network security tools to improve 
        visibility of network activity, including through the use of 
        commercial and free or open source tools, and to detect and 
        mitigate intrusions and anomalous activity.
            (2) Development of plan.--The Director shall develop and the 
        Secretary shall implement a plan to ensure that each agency 
        utilizes advanced network security tools, including those 
        described in paragraph (1), to detect and mitigate intrusions 
        and anomalous activity.

    (b) Prioritizing Advanced Security Tools.--The Director and the 
Secretary, in consultation with appropriate agencies, shall--
            (1) review and update Government-wide policies and programs 
        to ensure appropriate prioritization and use of network security 
        monitoring tools within agency networks; and
            (2) brief appropriate congressional committees on such 
        prioritization and use.

    (c) Improved Metrics.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
Director, shall review and update the metrics used to measure security 
under section 3554 of title 44, United States Code, to include measures 
of intrusion and incident detection and response times.
    (d) Transparency and Accountability.--The Director, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall increase transparency to the public on agency 
cybersecurity posture, including by increasing the number of metrics 
available on Federal Government performance websites and, to the 
greatest extent practicable, displaying metrics for department 
components, small agencies, and micro-agencies.
    (e) Maintenance of Technologies.--Section 3553(b)(6)(B) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, operating, and 
maintaining'' after ``deploying''.
    (f) Exception.--The requirements under this section shall not apply 
to the Department of Defense, a national security system, or an element 
of the intelligence community.
SEC. 225. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1523.>> FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY 
                        REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Implementation of Federal Cybersecurity Standards.--Consistent 
with section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Director, shall exercise the authority to issue 
binding operational directives to assist the Director in ensuring timely 
agency adoption of and compliance with policies and standards 
promulgated under section 11331 of title 40, United States Code, for 
securing agency information systems.
    (b) Cybersecurity Requirements at Agencies.--

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            (1) In general.--Consistent with policies, standards, 
        guidelines, and directives on information security under 
        subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and 
        the standards and guidelines promulgated under section 11331 of 
        title 40, United States Code, and except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall--
                    (A) identify sensitive and mission critical data 
                stored by the agency consistent with the inventory 
                required under the first subsection (c) (relating to the 
                inventory of major information systems) and the second 
                subsection (c) (relating to the inventory of information 
                systems) of section 3505 of title 44, United States 
                Code;
                    (B) assess access controls to the data described in 
                subparagraph (A), the need for readily accessible 
                storage of the data, and individuals' need to access the 
                data;
                    (C) encrypt or otherwise render indecipherable to 
                unauthorized users the data described in subparagraph 
                (A) that is stored on or transiting agency information 
                systems;
                    (D) implement a single sign-on trusted identity 
                platform for individuals accessing each public website 
                of the agency that requires user authentication, as 
                developed by the Administrator of General Services in 
                collaboration with the Secretary; and
                    (E) implement identity management consistent with 
                section 504 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 
                (Public Law 113-274; 15 U.S.C. 7464), including multi-
                factor authentication, for--
                          (i) remote access to an agency information 
                      system; and
                          (ii) each user account with elevated 
                      privileges on an agency information system.
            (2) Exception.--The requirements under paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply to an agency information system for which--
                    (A) the head of the agency has personally certified 
                to the Director with particularity that--
                          (i) operational requirements articulated in 
                      the certification and related to the agency 
                      information system would make it excessively 
                      burdensome to implement the cybersecurity 
                      requirement;
                          (ii) the cybersecurity requirement is not 
                      necessary to secure the agency information system 
                      or agency information stored on or transiting it; 
                      and
                          (iii) the agency has taken all necessary steps 
                      to secure the agency information system and agency 
                      information stored on or transiting it; and
                    (B) the head of the agency or the designee of the 
                head of the agency has submitted the certification 
                described in subparagraph (A) to the appropriate 
                congressional committees and the agency's authorizing 
                committees.
            (3) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to alter the authority of the Secretary, the Director, 
        or the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology in implementing subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 
        44, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to affect the National Institute of Standards and

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        Technology standards process or the requirement under section 
        3553(a)(4) of such title or to discourage continued improvements 
        and advancements in the technology, standards, policies, and 
        guidelines used to promote Federal information security.

    (c) Exception.--The requirements under this section shall not apply 
to the Department of Defense, a national security system, or an element 
of the intelligence community.
SEC. 226. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1524.>> ASSESSMENT; REPORTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency information.--The term ``agency information'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 230 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
        division.
            (2) Cyber threat indicator; defensive measure.--The terms 
        ``cyber threat indicator'' and ``defensive measure'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 102.
            (3) Intrusion assessments.--The term ``intrusion 
        assessments'' means actions taken under the intrusion assessment 
        plan to identify and remove intruders in agency information 
        systems.
            (4) Intrusion assessment plan.--The term ``intrusion 
        assessment plan'' means the plan required under section 
        228(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
        section 223(a)(4) of this division.
            (5) Intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.--The 
        term ``intrusion detection and prevention capabilities'' means 
        the capabilities required under section 230(b) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
        division.

    (b) Third-party Assessment.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and publish a report on the effectiveness of the 
approach and strategy of the Federal Government to securing agency 
information systems, including the intrusion detection and prevention 
capabilities and the intrusion assessment plan.
    (c) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Intrusion detection and prevention capabilities.--
                    (A) Secretary of homeland security report.--Not 
                later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
                to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
                the status of implementation of the intrusion detection 
                and prevention capabilities, including--
                          (i) a description of privacy controls;
                          (ii) a description of the technologies and 
                      capabilities utilized to detect cybersecurity 
                      risks in network traffic, including the extent to 
                      which those technologies and capabilities include 
                      existing commercial and noncommercial 
                      technologies;
                          (iii) a description of the technologies and 
                      capabilities utilized to prevent network traffic 
                      associated with cybersecurity risks from 
                      transiting or traveling to or from agency 
                      information systems, including the extent to which 
                      those technologies and capabilities include 
                      existing commercial and noncommercial 
                      technologies;

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                          (iv) a list of the types of indicators or 
                      other identifiers or techniques used to detect 
                      cybersecurity risks in network traffic transiting 
                      or traveling to or from agency information systems 
                      on each iteration of the intrusion detection and 
                      prevention capabilities and the number of each 
                      such type of indicator, identifier, and technique;
                          (v) the number of instances in which the 
                      intrusion detection and prevention capabilities 
                      detected a cybersecurity risk in network traffic 
                      transiting or traveling to or from agency 
                      information systems and the number of times the 
                      intrusion detection and prevention capabilities 
                      blocked network traffic associated with 
                      cybersecurity risk; and
                          (vi) a description of the pilot established 
                      under section 230(c)(5) of the Homeland Security 
                      Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
                      division, including the number of new technologies 
                      tested and the number of participating agencies.
                    (B) OMB report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
                the Director shall submit to Congress, as part of the 
                report required under section 3553(c) of title 44, 
                United States Code, an analysis of agency application of 
                the intrusion detection and prevention capabilities, 
                including--
                          (i) a list of each agency and the degree to 
                      which each agency has applied the intrusion 
                      detection and prevention capabilities to an agency 
                      information system; and
                          (ii) a list by agency of--
                                    (I) the number of instances in which 
                                the intrusion detection and prevention 
                                capabilities detected a cybersecurity 
                                risk in network traffic transiting or 
                                traveling to or from an agency 
                                information system and the types of 
                                indicators, identifiers, and techniques 
                                used to detect such cybersecurity risks; 
                                and
                                    (II) the number of instances in 
                                which the intrusion detection and 
                                prevention capabilities prevented 
                                network traffic associated with a 
                                cybersecurity risk from transiting or 
                                traveling to or from an agency 
                                information system and the types of 
                                indicators, identifiers, and techniques 
                                used to detect such agency information 
                                systems.
                    (C) Chief information officer.--Not earlier than 18 
                months after the date of enactment of this Act and not 
                later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall review 
                and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
                report assessing the intrusion detection and intrusion 
                prevention capabilities, including--
                          (i) the effectiveness of the system in 
                      detecting, disrupting, and preventing cyber-threat 
                      actors, including advanced persistent threats, 
                      from accessing agency information and agency 
                      information systems;
                          (ii) whether the intrusion detection and 
                      prevention capabilities, continuous diagnostics 
                      and mitigation, and

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                      other systems deployed under subtitle D of title 
                      II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
                      231 et seq.) are effective in securing Federal 
                      information systems;
                          (iii) the costs and benefits of the intrusion 
                      detection and prevention capabilities, including 
                      as compared to commercial technologies and tools 
                      and including the value of classified cyber threat 
                      indicators; and
                          (iv) the capability of agencies to protect 
                      sensitive cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                      measures if they were shared through unclassified 
                      mechanisms for use in commercial technologies and 
                      tools.
            (2) OMB report on development and implementation of 
        intrusion assessment plan, advanced internal defenses, and 
        federal cybersecurity requirements.--The Director shall--
                    (A) not later than 6 months after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, and 30 days after any update 
                thereto, submit the intrusion assessment plan to the 
                appropriate congressional committees;
                    (B) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit 
                to Congress, as part of the report required under 
                section 3553(c) of title 44, United States Code--
                          (i) a description of the implementation of the 
                      intrusion assessment plan;
                          (ii) the findings of the intrusion assessments 
                      conducted pursuant to the intrusion assessment 
                      plan;
                          (iii) a description of the advanced network 
                      security tools included in the efforts to 
                      continuously diagnose and mitigate cybersecurity 
                      risks pursuant to section 224(a)(1); and
                          (iv) a list by agency of compliance with the 
                      requirements of section 225(b); and
                    (C) not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate 
                congressional committees--
                          (i) a copy of the plan developed pursuant to 
                      section 224(a)(2); and
                          (ii) the improved metrics developed pursuant 
                      to section 224(c).

    (d) Form.--Each report required under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 227. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1525.>> TERMINATION.

    (a) In General.--The authority provided under section 230 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
division, and the reporting requirements under section 226(c) of this 
division shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
construed to affect the limitation of liability of a private entity for 
assistance provided to the Secretary under section 230(d)(2) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
division, if such assistance was rendered before the termination date 
under subsection (a) or otherwise during a period in which the 
assistance was authorized.

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SEC. 228. IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS RELATING TO 
                        NATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Director of National Intelligence and the Director 
        of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the 
        heads of other agencies, shall--
                    (A) identify all unclassified information systems 
                that provide access to information that may provide an 
                adversary with the ability to derive information that 
                would otherwise be considered classified;
                    (B) assess the risks that would result from the 
                breach of each unclassified information system 
                identified in subparagraph (A); and
                    (C) assess the cost and impact on the mission 
                carried out by each agency that owns an unclassified 
                information system identified in subparagraph (A) if the 
                system were to be subsequently designated as a national 
                security system; and
            (2) the Director of National Intelligence and the Director 
        of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee 
        on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report that 
        includes the findings under paragraph (1).

    (b) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall be in 
unclassified form, and shall include a classified annex.
    (c) Exception.--The requirements under subsection (a)(1) shall not 
apply to the Department of Defense, a national security system, or an 
element of the intelligence community.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to designate an information system as a national security 
system.
SEC. 229. DIRECTION TO AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Direction to Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in 
                response to a known or reasonably suspected information 
                security threat, vulnerability, or incident that 
                represents a substantial threat to the information 
                security of an agency, the Secretary may issue an 
                emergency directive to the head of an agency to take any 
                lawful action with respect to the operation of the 
                information system, including such systems used or 
                operated by another entity on behalf of an agency, that 
                collects, processes, stores, transmits, disseminates, or 
                otherwise maintains agency information, for the purpose 
                of protecting the information system from, or 
                mitigating, an information security threat.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The authorities of the Secretary 
                under this subsection shall not apply to a system 
                described subsection (d) or to a system described in 
                paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (e).
            ``(2) Procedures for use of authority.--The Secretary 
        shall--

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                    ``(A) in coordination with the Director, and in 
                consultation with Federal contractors as appropriate, 
                establish procedures governing the circumstances under 
                which a directive may be issued under this subsection, 
                which shall include--
                          ``(i) thresholds and other criteria;
                          ``(ii) privacy and civil liberties 
                      protections; and
                          ``(iii) providing notice to potentially 
                      affected third parties;
                    ``(B) specify the reasons for the required action 
                and the duration of the directive;
                    ``(C) minimize the impact of a directive under this 
                subsection by--
                          ``(i) adopting the least intrusive means 
                      possible under the circumstances to secure the 
                      agency information systems; and
                          ``(ii) limiting directives to the shortest 
                      period practicable;
                    ``(D) notify the Director and the head of any 
                affected agency immediately upon the issuance of a 
                directive under this subsection;
                    ``(E) consult with the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology regarding any 
                directive under this subsection that implements 
                standards and guidelines developed by the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology;
                    ``(F) ensure that directives issued under this 
                subsection do not conflict with the standards and 
                guidelines issued under section 11331 of title 40;
                    ``(G) consider any applicable standards or 
                guidelines developed by the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology issued by the Secretary of 
                Commerce under section 11331 of title 40; and
                    ``(H) not later than February 1 of each year, submit 
                to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
                regarding the specific actions the Secretary has taken 
                pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Imminent threats.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3554, the 
                Secretary may authorize the use under this subsection of 
                the intrusion detection and prevention capabilities 
                established under section 230(b)(1) of the Homeland 
                Security Act of 2002 for the purpose of ensuring the 
                security of agency information systems, if--
                          ``(i) the Secretary determines there is an 
                      imminent threat to agency information systems;
                          ``(ii) the Secretary determines a directive 
                      under subsection (b)(2)(C) or paragraph (1)(A) is 
                      not reasonably likely to result in a timely 
                      response to the threat;
                          ``(iii) the Secretary determines the risk 
                      posed by the imminent threat outweighs any adverse 
                      consequences reasonably expected to result from 
                      the use of the intrusion detection and prevention 
                      capabilities under the control of the Secretary;
                          ``(iv) the Secretary provides prior notice to 
                      the Director, and the head and chief information 
                      officer (or equivalent official) of each agency to 
                      which specific

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                      actions will be taken pursuant to this paragraph, 
                      and notifies the appropriate congressional 
                      committees and authorizing committees of each such 
                      agency within 7 days of taking an action under 
                      this paragraph of--
                                    ``(I) any action taken under this 
                                paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) the reasons for and duration 
                                and nature of the action;
                          ``(v) the action of the Secretary is 
                      consistent with applicable law; and
                          ``(vi) the Secretary authorizes the use of the 
                      intrusion detection and prevention capabilities in 
                      accordance with the advance procedures established 
                      under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Limitation on delegation.--The authority under 
                this paragraph may not be delegated by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Advance procedures.--The Secretary shall, in 
                coordination with the Director, and in consultation with 
                the heads of Federal agencies, establish procedures 
                governing the circumstances under which the Secretary 
                may authorize the use of the intrusion detection and 
                prevention capabilities under subparagraph (A). The 
                Secretary shall submit the procedures to Congress.
            ``(4) Limitation.--The Secretary may direct or authorize 
        lawful action or the use of the intrusion detection and 
        prevention capabilities under this subsection only to--
                    ``(A) protect agency information from unauthorized 
                access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or 
                destruction; or
                    ``(B) require the remediation of or protect against 
                identified information security risks with respect to--
                          ``(i) information collected or maintained by 
                      or on behalf of an agency; or
                          ``(ii) that portion of an information system 
                      used or operated by an agency or by a contractor 
                      of an agency or other organization on behalf of an 
                      agency.

    ``(i) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each 
year, the Director and the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report regarding the specific actions the 
Director and the Secretary have taken pursuant to subsection (a)(5), 
including any actions taken pursuant to section 11303(b)(5) of title 40.
    ``(j) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
        the House of Representatives.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3554(a)(1)(B) of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

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                          ``(v) emergency directives issued by the 
                      Secretary under section 3553(h); and''.

 TITLE III--FEDERAL <<NOTE: Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment 
Act of 2015. 5 USC 301 note.>>  CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 
Assessment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 302. <<NOTE: 5 USC 301 note.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
                Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (G) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Personnel Management.
            (3) National initiative for cybersecurity education.--The 
        term ``National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education'' means 
        the initiative under the national cybersecurity awareness and 
        education program, as authorized under section 401 of the 
        Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7451).
            (4) Work roles.--The term `` work roles'' means a 
        specialized set of tasks and functions requiring specific 
        knowledge, skills, and abilities.
SEC. 303. <<NOTE: 5 USC 301 note.>> NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY 
                        WORKFORCE MEASUREMENT INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--The head of each Federal agency shall--
            (1) identify all positions within the agency that require 
        the performance of cybersecurity or other cyber-related 
        functions; and
            (2) assign the corresponding employment code under the 
        National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education in accordance 
        with subsection (b).

    (b) Employment Codes.--
            (1) Procedures.--
                    (A) Coding structure.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
                coordination with the National Institute of Standards 
                and Technology, shall develop a coding structure under 
                the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.

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                    (B) Identification of civilian cyber personnel.--Not 
                later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, the Director, in coordination with the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director 
                of National Intelligence, shall establish procedures to 
                implement the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
                Education coding structure to identify all Federal 
                civilian positions that require the performance of 
                information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-
                related functions.
                    (C) Identification of noncivilian cyber personnel.--
                Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
                this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
                procedures to implement the National Initiative for 
                Cybersecurity Education's coding structure to identify 
                all Federal noncivilian positions that require the 
                performance of information technology, cybersecurity, or 
                other cyber-related functions.
                    (D) Baseline assessment of existing cybersecurity 
                workforce.--Not later than 3 months after the date on 
                which the procedures are developed under subparagraphs 
                (B) and (C), respectively, the head of each Federal 
                agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
                committees of jurisdiction a report that identifies--
                          (i) the percentage of personnel with 
                      information technology, cybersecurity, or other 
                      cyber-related job functions who currently hold the 
                      appropriate industry-recognized certifications as 
                      identified under the National Initiative for 
                      Cybersecurity Education;
                          (ii) the level of preparedness of other 
                      civilian and noncivilian cyber personnel without 
                      existing credentials to take certification exams; 
                      and
                          (iii) a strategy for mitigating any gaps 
                      identified in clause (i) or (ii) with the 
                      appropriate training and certification for 
                      existing personnel.
                    (E) Procedures for assigning codes.--Not later than 
                3 months after the date on which the procedures are 
                developed under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, 
                the head of each Federal agency shall establish 
                procedures--
                          (i) to identify all encumbered and vacant 
                      positions with information technology, 
                      cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions 
                      (as defined in the National Initiative for 
                      Cybersecurity Education's coding structure); and
                          (ii) to assign the appropriate employment code 
                      to each such position, using agreed standards and 
                      definitions.
            (2) Code assignments.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        after the procedures are established under paragraph (1)(E), the 
        head of each Federal agency shall complete assignment of the 
        appropriate employment code to each position within the agency 
        with information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-
        related functions.

    (c) Progress Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a progress report on 
the implementation of this section to the appropriate congressional 
committees.

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SEC. 304. <<NOTE: 5 USC 301 note.>> IDENTIFICATION OF CYBER-
                        RELATED WORK ROLES OF CRITICAL NEED.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the employment codes are assigned to employees pursuant to section 
303(b)(2), and annually thereafter through 2022, the head of each 
Federal agency, in consultation with the Director, the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, shall--
            (1) identify information technology, cybersecurity, or other 
        cyber-related work roles of critical need in the agency's 
        workforce; and
            (2) submit a report to the Director that--
                    (A) describes the information technology, 
                cybersecurity, or other cyber-related roles identified 
                under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) substantiates the critical need designations.

    (b) Guidance.--The Director shall provide Federal agencies with 
timely guidance for identifying information technology, cybersecurity, 
or other cyber-related roles of critical need, including--
            (1) current information technology, cybersecurity, and other 
        cyber-related roles with acute skill shortages; and
            (2) information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-
        related roles with emerging skill shortages.

    (c) Cybersecurity Needs Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall--
            (1) identify critical needs for information technology, 
        cybersecurity, or other cyber-related workforce across all 
        Federal agencies; and
            (2) submit a progress report on the implementation of this 
        section to the appropriate congressional committees.
SEC. 305. <<NOTE: 5 USC 301 note.>> GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
                        OFFICE STATUS REPORTS.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) analyze and monitor the implementation of sections 303 
        and 304; and
            (2) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees that describes the status of such implementation.

                      TITLE IV--OTHER CYBER MATTERS

SEC. 401. STUDY ON MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, shall--
            (1) complete a study on threats relating to the security of 
        the mobile devices of the Federal Government; and
            (2) submit an unclassified report to Congress, with a 
        classified annex if necessary, that contains the findings of 
        such study, the recommendations developed under paragraph (3) of 
        subsection (b), the deficiencies, if any, identified under (4) 
        of such subsection, and the plan developed under paragraph (5) 
        of such subsection.

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    (b) Matters Studied.--In carrying out the study under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall--
            (1) assess the evolution of mobile security techniques from 
        a desktop-centric approach, and whether such techniques are 
        adequate to meet current mobile security challenges;
            (2) assess the effect such threats may have on the 
        cybersecurity of the information systems and networks of the 
        Federal Government (except for national security systems or the 
        information systems and networks of the Department of Defense 
        and the intelligence community);
            (3) develop recommendations for addressing such threats 
        based on industry standards and best practices;
            (4) identify any deficiencies in the current authorities of 
        the Secretary that may inhibit the ability of the Secretary to 
        address mobile device security throughout the Federal Government 
        (except for national security systems and the information 
        systems and networks of the Department of Defense and 
        intelligence community); and
            (5) develop a plan for accelerated adoption of secure mobile 
        device technology by the Department of Homeland Security.

    (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term 
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 402. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY 
                        STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce a 
comprehensive strategy relating to United States international policy 
with regard to cyberspace.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the 
        Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the 
        President's International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in 
        May 2011, to ``work internationally to promote an open, 
        interoperable, secure, and reliable information and 
        communications infrastructure that supports international trade 
        and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters 
        free expression and innovation.''.
            (2) A plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the Secretary 
        of State, with regard to foreign countries, including conducting 
        bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of 
        responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status 
        review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain 
        agreements on international norms in cyberspace.
            (3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to 
        international norms in cyberspace offered by foreign countries 
        that are prominent actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and 
        India.
            (4) A detailed description of threats to United States 
        national security in cyberspace from foreign countries, state-
        sponsored actors, and private actors to Federal and private 
        sector infrastructure of the United States, intellectual 
        property in the United States, and the privacy of citizens of 
        the United States.

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            (5) A review of policy tools available to the President to 
        deter foreign countries, state-sponsored actors, and private 
        actors, including those outlined in Executive Order 13694, 
        released on April 1, 2015.
            (6) A review of resources required by the Secretary, 
        including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to 
        conduct activities to build responsible norms of international 
        cyber behavior.

    (c) Consultation.--In preparing the strategy required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of State shall consult, as appropriate, with other 
agencies and departments of the United States and the private sector and 
nongovernmental organizations in the United States with recognized 
credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and 
cybersecurity.
    (d) Form of Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (e) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of State shall--
            (1) make the strategy required in subsection (a) available 
        the public; and
            (2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives on the strategy, including any material 
        contained in a classified annex.
SEC. 403. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1531.>> APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF 
                        INTERNATIONAL CYBER CRIMINALS.

    (a) International Cyber Criminal Defined.--In this section, the term 
``international cyber criminal'' means an individual--
            (1) who is believed to have committed a cybercrime or 
        intellectual property crime against the interests of the United 
        States or the citizens of the United States; and
            (2) for whom--
                    (A) an arrest warrant has been issued by a judge in 
                the United States; or
                    (B) an international wanted notice (commonly 
                referred to as a ``Red Notice'') has been circulated by 
                Interpol.

    (b) Consultations for Noncooperation.--The Secretary of State, or 
designee, shall consult with the appropriate government official of each 
country from which extradition is not likely due to the lack of an 
extradition treaty with the United States or other reasons, in which one 
or more international cyber criminals are physically present, to 
determine what actions the government of such country has taken--
            (1) to apprehend and prosecute such criminals; and
            (2) to prevent such criminals from carrying out cybercrimes 
        or intellectual property crimes against the interests of the 
        United States or its citizens.

    (c) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an annual report that 
        includes--
                    (A) the number of international cyber criminals 
                located in other countries, disaggregated by country, 
                and indicating from which countries extradition is not 
                likely due to the lack of an extradition treaty with the 
                United States or other reasons;

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                    (B) the nature and number of significant discussions 
                by an official of the Department of State on ways to 
                thwart or prosecute international cyber criminals with 
                an official of another country, including the name of 
                each such country; and
                    (C) for each international cyber criminal who was 
                extradited to the United States during the most recently 
                completed calendar year--
                          (i) his or her name;
                          (ii) the crimes for which he or she was 
                      charged;
                          (iii) his or her previous country of 
                      residence; and
                          (iv) the country from which he or she was 
                      extradited into the United States.
            (2) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be 
        in unclassified form to the maximum extent possible, but may 
        include a classified annex.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--For purposes of 
        this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional 
        committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select 
                Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
                the Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent 
                Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 404. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1532.>> ENHANCEMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.

    (a) Collection of Data.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the center established under section 227 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as redesignated by section 223(a)(3) of this 
division, in coordination with appropriate Federal entities and the 
Director for Emergency Communications, shall establish a process by 
which a Statewide Interoperability Coordinator may report data on any 
cybersecurity risk or incident involving any information system or 
network used by emergency response providers (as defined in section 2 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) within the State.
    (b) Analysis of Data.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications 
Integration Center, in coordination with appropriate entities and the 
Director for Emergency Communications, and in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall conduct integration and 
analysis of the data reported under subsection (a) to develop 
information and recommendations on security and resilience measures for 
any information system or network used by State emergency response 
providers.
    (c) Best Practices.--
            (1) In general.--Using the results of the integration and 
        analysis conducted under subsection (b), and any other relevant

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        information, the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology shall, on an ongoing basis, facilitate and 
        support the development of methods for reducing cybersecurity 
        risks to emergency response providers using the process 
        described in section 2(e) of the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(e)).
            (2) Report.--The Director of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the result of the activities of the Director under paragraph 
        (1), including any methods developed by the Director under such 
        paragraph, and shall make such report publicly available on the 
        website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to--
            (1) require a State to report data under subsection (a); or
            (2) require a non-Federal entity (as defined in section 102) 
        to--
                    (A) adopt a recommended measure developed under 
                subsection (b); or
                    (B) follow the result of the activities carried out 
                under subsection (c), including any methods developed 
                under such subsection.
SEC. 405. <<NOTE: 6 USC 1533.>> IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY IN THE 
                        HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the 
                Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
                Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Business associate.--The term ``business associate'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 45, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act).
            (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act).
            (4) Cybersecurity threat; cyber threat indicator; defensive 
        measure; federal entity; non-federal entity; private entity.--
        The terms ``cybersecurity threat'', ``cyber threat indicator'', 
        ``defensive measure'', ``Federal entity'', ``non-Federal 
        entity'', and ``private entity'' have the meanings given such 
        terms in section 102 of this division.
            (5) Health care clearinghouse; health care provider; health 
        plan.--The terms ``health care clearinghouse'', ``health care 
        provider'', and ``health plan'' have the meanings given such 
        terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act).

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            (6) Health care industry stakeholder.--The term ``health 
        care industry stakeholder'' means any--
                    (A) health plan, health care clearinghouse, or 
                health care provider;
                    (B) advocate for patients or consumers;
                    (C) pharmacist;
                    (D) developer or vendor of health information 
                technology;
                    (E) laboratory;
                    (F) pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer; 
                or
                    (G) additional stakeholder the Secretary determines 
                necessary for purposes of subsection (b)(1), (c)(1), 
                (c)(3), or (d)(1).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.

    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the preparedness of the Department 
        of Health and Human Services and health care industry 
        stakeholders in responding to cybersecurity threats.
            (2) Contents of report.--With respect to the internal 
        response of the Department of Health and Human Services to 
        emerging cybersecurity threats, the report under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) a clear statement of the official within the 
                Department of Health and Human Services to be 
                responsible for leading and coordinating efforts of the 
                Department regarding cybersecurity threats in the health 
                care industry; and
                    (B) a plan from each relevant operating division and 
                subdivision of the Department of Health and Human 
                Services on how such division or subdivision will 
                address cybersecurity threats in the health care 
                industry, including a clear delineation of how each such 
                division or subdivision will divide responsibility among 
                the personnel of such division or subdivision and 
                communicate with other such divisions and subdivisions 
                regarding efforts to address such threats.

    (c) Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall convene 
        health care industry stakeholders, cybersecurity experts, and 
        any Federal agencies or entities the Secretary determines 
        appropriate to establish a task force to--
                    (A) analyze how industries, other than the health 
                care industry, have implemented strategies and 
                safeguards for addressing cybersecurity threats within 
                their respective industries;
                    (B) analyze challenges and barriers private entities 
                (excluding any State, tribal, or local government) in 
                the

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                health care industry face securing themselves against 
                cyber attacks;
                    (C) review challenges that covered entities and 
                business associates face in securing networked medical 
                devices and other software or systems that connect to an 
                electronic health record;
                    (D) provide the Secretary with information to 
                disseminate to health care industry stakeholders of all 
                sizes for purposes of improving their preparedness for, 
                and response to, cybersecurity threats affecting the 
                health care industry;
                    (E) establish a plan for implementing title I of 
                this division, so that the Federal Government and health 
                care industry stakeholders may in real time, share 
                actionable cyber threat indicators and defensive 
                measures; and
                    (F) report to the appropriate congressional 
                committees on the findings and recommendations of the 
                task force regarding carrying out subparagraphs (A) 
                through (E).
            (2) Termination.--The task force established under this 
        subsection shall terminate on the date that is 1 year after the 
        date on which such task force is established.
            (3) Dissemination.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        termination of the task force established under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall disseminate the information described in 
        paragraph (1)(D) to health care industry stakeholders in 
        accordance with such paragraph.

    (d) Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, through a 
        collaborative process with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        health care industry stakeholders, the Director of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, and any Federal entity or 
        non-Federal entity the Secretary determines appropriate, a 
        common set of voluntary, consensus-based, and industry-led 
        guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and 
        processes that--
                    (A) serve as a resource for cost-effectively 
                reducing cybersecurity risks for a range of health care 
                organizations;
                    (B) support voluntary adoption and implementation 
                efforts to improve safeguards to address cybersecurity 
                threats;
                    (C) are consistent with--
                          (i) the standards, guidelines, best practices, 
                      methodologies, procedures, and processes developed 
                      under section 2(c)(15) of the National Institute 
                      of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
                      272(c)(15));
                          (ii) the security and privacy regulations 
                      promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
                      Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
                      1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note); and
                          (iii) the provisions of the Health Information 
                      Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act 
                      (title XIII of division A, and title IV of 
                      division B, of Public Law 111-5), and the 
                      amendments made by such Act; and
                    (D) are updated on a regular basis and applicable to 
                a range of health care organizations.
            (2) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        interpreted as granting the Secretary authority to--

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                    (A) provide for audits to ensure that health care 
                organizations are in compliance with this subsection; or
                    (B) mandate, direct, or condition the award of any 
                Federal grant, contract, or purchase, on compliance with 
                this subsection.
            (3) No liability for nonparticipation.--Nothing in this 
        section shall be construed to subject a health care industry 
        stakeholder to liability for choosing not to engage in the 
        voluntary activities authorized or guidelines developed under 
        this subsection.

    (e) Incorporating Ongoing Activities.--In carrying out the 
activities under this section, the Secretary may incorporate activities 
that are ongoing as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
and that are consistent with the objectives of this section.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the antitrust exemption under section 104(e) or the 
protection from liability under section 106.
SEC. 406. FEDERAL COMPUTER SECURITY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered system.--The term ``covered system'' shall mean 
        a national security system as defined in section 11103 of title 
        40, United States Code, or a Federal computer system that 
        provides access to personally identifiable information.
            (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means an 
        agency that operates a covered system.
            (3) Logical access control.--The term ``logical access 
        control'' means a process of granting or denying specific 
        requests to obtain and use information and related information 
        processing services.
            (4) Multi-factor authentication.--The term ``multi-factor 
        authentication'' means the use of not fewer than 2 
        authentication factors, such as the following:
                    (A) Something that is known to the user, such as a 
                password or personal identification number.
                    (B) An access device that is provided to the user, 
                such as a cryptographic identification device or token.
                    (C) A unique biometric characteristic of the user.
            (5) Privileged user.--The term ``privileged user'' means a 
        user who has access to system control, monitoring, or 
        administrative functions.

    (b) Inspector General Reports on Covered Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each covered 
        agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
        jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        report, which shall include information collected from the 
        covered agency for the contents described in paragraph (2) 
        regarding the Federal computer systems of the covered agency.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted by each Inspector 
        General of a covered agency under paragraph (1) shall include, 
        with respect to the covered agency, the following:
                    (A) A description of the logical access policies and 
                practices used by the covered agency to access a covered 
                system, including whether appropriate standards were 
                followed.

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                    (B) A description and list of the logical access 
                controls and multi-factor authentication used by the 
                covered agency to govern access to covered systems by 
                privileged users.
                    (C) If the covered agency does not use logical 
                access controls or multi-factor authentication to access 
                a covered system, a description of the reasons for not 
                using such logical access controls or multi-factor 
                authentication.
                    (D) A description of the following information 
                security management practices used by the covered agency 
                regarding covered systems:
                          (i) The policies and procedures followed to 
                      conduct inventories of the software present on the 
                      covered systems of the covered agency and the 
                      licenses associated with such software.
                          (ii) What capabilities the covered agency 
                      utilizes to monitor and detect exfiltration and 
                      other threats, including--
                                    (I) data loss prevention 
                                capabilities;
                                    (II) forensics and visibility 
                                capabilities; or
                                    (III) digital rights management 
                                capabilities.
                          (iii) A description of how the covered agency 
                      is using the capabilities described in clause 
                      (ii).
                          (iv) If the covered agency is not utilizing 
                      capabilities described in clause (ii), a 
                      description of the reasons for not utilizing such 
                      capabilities.
                    (E) A description of the policies and procedures of 
                the covered agency with respect to ensuring that 
                entities, including contractors, that provide services 
                to the covered agency are implementing the information 
                security management practices described in subparagraph 
                (D).
            (3) Existing review.--The reports required under this 
        subsection may be based in whole or in part on an audit, 
        evaluation, or report relating to programs or practices of the 
        covered agency, and may be submitted as part of another report, 
        including the report required under section 3555 of title 44, 
        United States Code.
            (4) Classified information.--Reports submitted under this 
        subsection shall be in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
SEC. 407. STOPPING THE FRAUDULENT SALE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF 
                        PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1029(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``title if--'' and all that follows through ``therefrom.'' and 
inserting ``title if the offense involves an access device issued, 
owned, managed, or controlled by a financial institution, account 
issuer, credit card system member, or other entity organized under the 
laws of the United States, or any State, the District of Columbia, or 
other territory of the United States.''.

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                        DIVISION O--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

        TITLE I--OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, AND MARITIME SECURITY

Sec. 101. Oil Exports, Safety Valve, and Maritime Security.

  TITLE II--TERRORIST TRAVEL PREVENTION AND VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Electronic passport requirement.
Sec. 203. Restriction on use of visa waiver program for aliens who 
           travel to certain countries.
Sec. 204. Designation requirements for program countries.
Sec. 205. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 206. High risk program countries.
Sec. 207. Enhancements to the electronic system for travel 
           authorization.
Sec. 208. Provision of assistance to non-program countries.
Sec. 209. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 210. Sense of Congress.

 TITLE III--JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION REAUTHORIZATION 
                                   ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Reauthorizing the World Trade Center Health Program.

  TITLE IV--JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 
           2001.
Sec. 403. Amendment to exempt programs.
Sec. 404. Compensation for United States Victims of State Sponsored 
           Terrorism Act.
Sec. 405. Budgetary provisions.

                TITLE V--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Medicare Improvement Fund.
Sec. 502. Medicare payment incentive for the transition from traditional 
           x-ray imaging to digital radiography and other Medicare 
           imaging payment provision.
Sec. 503. Limiting Federal Medicaid reimbursement to States for durable 
           medical equipment (DME) to Medicare payment rates.
Sec. 504. Treatment of disposable devices.

                          TITLE VI--PUERTO RICO

Sec. 601. Modification of Medicare inpatient hospital payment rate for 
           Puerto Rico hospitals.
Sec. 602. Application of Medicare HITECH payments to hospitals in Puerto 
           Rico.

                      TITLE VII--FINANCIAL SERVICES

Sec. 701. Table of contents.
Sec. 702. Limitations on sale of preferred stock.
Sec. 703. Confidentiality of information shared between State and 
           Federal financial services regulators.
Sec. 704. Application of FACA.
Sec. 705. Treatment of affiliate transactions.
Sec. 706. Ensuring the protection of insurance policyholders.
Sec. 707. Limitation on SEC funds.
Sec. 708. Elimination of reporting requirement.
Sec. 709. Extension of Hardest Hit Fund; Termination of Home Affordable 
           Modification Program.

              TITLE VIII--LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

Sec. 801. Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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             TITLE IX--NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Definitions.
Sec. 903. Purposes and agreements.
Sec. 904. National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund.
Sec. 905. Eligible uses.
Sec. 906. Grants.
Sec. 907. Annual report.
Sec. 908. Funding.

                      TITLE X--BUDGETARY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Budgetary effects.
Sec. 1002. Authority to make adjustment in FY 2016 allocation.
Sec. 1003. Estimates.

                      TITLE XI--IRAQ LOAN AUTHORITY

Sec. 1101. Iraq loan authority.

        TITLE I--OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, AND MARITIME SECURITY

SEC. 101. <<NOTE: 42 USC 6212a.>> OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, AND 
                        MARITIME SECURITY.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6212) and the item relating thereto in the table of contents 
of that Act are repealed.
    (b) National Policy on Oil Export Restriction.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 
to promote the efficient exploration, production, storage, supply, 
marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including fossil 
fuels, no official of the Federal Government shall impose or enforce any 
restriction on the export of crude oil.
    (c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section limits the authority of 
the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or regulations issued under 
that Act (other than section 754.2 of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6271 et seq.), the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et 
seq.), or any other provision of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign 
person or foreign government (including any provision of law that 
prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging in a 
transaction with a sanctioned person or government), including a foreign 
government that is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, to 
prohibit exports.
    (d) Exceptions and Presidential Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The President may impose export licensing 
        requirements or other restrictions on the export of crude oil 
        from the United States for a period of not more than 1 year, 
        if--
                    (A) the President declares a national emergency and 
                formally notices the declaration of a national emergency 
                in the Federal Register;
                    (B) the export licensing requirements or other 
                restrictions on the export of crude oil from the United 
                States under this subsection apply to 1 or more 
                countries, persons, or organizations in the context of 
                sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United 
                States for reasons of national

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                security by the Executive authority of the President or 
                by Congress; or
                    (C) the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of Energy, finds and reports to the 
                President that--
                          (i) the export of crude oil pursuant to this 
                      Act has caused sustained material oil supply 
                      shortages or sustained oil prices significantly 
                      above world market levels that are directly 
                      attributable to the export of crude oil produced 
                      in the United States; and
                          (ii) those supply shortages or price increases 
                      have caused or are likely to cause sustained 
                      material adverse employment effects in the United 
                      States.
            (2) Renewal.--Any requirement or restriction imposed 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) may be renewed for 
        1 or more additional periods of not more than 1 year each.

    (e) National Defense Sealift Enhancement.--
            (1) Payments.--Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma 
                before ``for each'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2015, 2016, 
                2017, and 2018;'' and inserting ``and 2015;'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (G); and
                    (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(D) $4,999,950 for fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(E) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 
                2019, and 2020;
                    ``(F) $5,233,463 for fiscal year 2021; and''.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 53111 of title 
        46, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2015, 2017, and 
                2018;'' and inserting ``and 2015'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); 
                and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) $299,997,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(5) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 
        2020;
            ``(6) $314,007,780 for fiscal year 2021; and''.

   TITLE <<NOTE: Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel 
  Prevention Act of 2015.>>  II--TERRORIST TRAVEL PREVENTION AND VISA 
WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM
SEC. 201. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Visa Waiver Program Improvement and 
Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015''.

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SEC. 202. ELECTRONIC PASSPORT REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Requirement for Alien to Possess Electronic Passport.--Section 
217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Passport requirements.--The alien, at the time of 
        application for admission, is in possession of a valid unexpired 
        passport that satisfies the following:
                    ``(A) Machine readable.--The passport is a machine-
                readable passport that is tamper-resistant, incorporates 
                document authentication identifiers, and otherwise 
                satisfies the internationally accepted standard for 
                machine readability.
                    ``(B) Electronic.--Beginning on April 1, 2016, the 
                passport is an electronic passport that is fraud-
                resistant, contains relevant biographic and biometric 
                information (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security), and otherwise satisfies internationally 
                accepted standards for electronic passports.''.

    (b) Requirement for Program Country to Validate Passports.--Section 
217(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Passport program.--
                          ``(i) Issuance of passports.--The government 
                      of the country certifies that it issues to its 
                      citizens passports described in subparagraph (A) 
                      of subsection (a)(3), and on or after April 1, 
                      2016, passports described in subparagraph (B) of 
                      subsection (a)(3).
                          ``(ii) Validation of passports.--Not later 
                      than October 1, 2016, the government of the 
                      country certifies that it has in place mechanisms 
                      to validate passports described in subparagraphs 
                      (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3) at each key port 
                      of entry into that country. This requirement shall 
                      not apply to travel between countries which fall 
                      within the Schengen Zone.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(c) of the Enhanced Border 
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 is repealed (8 U.S.C. 
1732(c)).
SEC. 203. RESTRICTION ON USE OF VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR ALIENS WHO 
                        TRAVEL TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

    Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(12) Not present in iraq, syria, or any other country or 
        area of concern.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C)--
                          ``(i) the alien has not been present, at any 
                      time on or after March 1, 2011--
                                    ``(I) in Iraq or Syria;
                                    ``(II) in a country that is 
                                designated by the Secretary of State 
                                under section 6(j) of the Export 
                                Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 
                                2405) (as continued in effect under the 
                                International Emergency Economic Powers 
                                Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 
                                40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
                                U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the 
                                Foreign

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                                Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), 
                                or any other provision of law, as a 
                                country, the government of which has 
                                repeatedly provided support of acts of 
                                international terrorism; or
                                    ``(III) in any other country or area 
                                of concern designated by the Secretary 
                                of Homeland Security under subparagraph 
                                (D); and
                          ``(ii) regardless of whether the alien is a 
                      national of a program country, the alien is not a 
                      national of--
                                    ``(I) Iraq or Syria;
                                    ``(II) a country that is designated, 
                                at the time the alien applies for 
                                admission, by the Secretary of State 
                                under section 6(j) of the Export 
                                Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 
                                2405) (as continued in effect under the 
                                International Emergency Economic Powers 
                                Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 
                                40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
                                U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the 
                                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                                U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision of 
                                law, as a country, the government of 
                                which has repeatedly provided support of 
                                acts of international terrorism; or
                                    ``(III) any other country that is 
                                designated, at the time the alien 
                                applies for admission, by the Secretary 
                                of Homeland Security under subparagraph 
                                (D).
                    ``(B) Certain military personnel and government 
                employees.--Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply in the 
                case of an alien if the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                determines that the alien was present--
                          ``(i) in order to perform military service in 
                      the armed forces of a program country; or
                          ``(ii) in order to carry out official duties 
                      as a full time employee of the government of a 
                      program country.
                    ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
                may waive the application of subparagraph (A) to an 
                alien if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is 
                in the law enforcement or national security interests of 
                the United States.
                    ``(D) Countries or areas of concern.--
                          ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days 
                      after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
                      the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
                      consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
                      Director of National Intelligence, shall determine 
                      whether the requirement under subparagraph (A) 
                      shall apply to any other country or area.
                          ``(ii) Criteria.--In making a determination 
                      under clause (i), the Secretary shall consider--
                                    ``(I) whether the presence of an 
                                alien in the country or area increases 
                                the likelihood that the alien is a 
                                credible threat to the national security 
                                of the United States;
                                    ``(II) whether a foreign terrorist 
                                organization has a significant presence 
                                in the country or area; and

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                                    ``(III) whether the country or area 
                                is a safe haven for terrorists.
                          ``(iii) Annual review.--The Secretary shall 
                      conduct a review, on an annual basis, of any 
                      determination made under clause (i).
                    ``(E) Report.--Beginning not later than one year 
                after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and 
                annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select 
                Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
                the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee 
                on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
                the Senate a report on each instance in which the 
                Secretary exercised the waiver authority under 
                subparagraph (C) during the previous year.''.
SEC. 204. DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM COUNTRIES.

    (a) Reporting Lost and Stolen Passports.--Section 217(c)(2)(D) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)(D)), as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by striking ``within a strict time 
limit'' and inserting ``not later than 24 hours after becoming aware of 
the theft or loss''.
    (b) Interpol Screening.--Section 217(c)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)), as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Interpol screening.--Not later than 270 days 
                after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 
                except in the case of a country in which there is not an 
                international airport, the government of the country 
                certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security that, to 
                the maximum extent allowed under the laws of the 
                country, it is screening, for unlawful activity, each 
                person who is not a citizen or national of that country 
                who is admitted to or departs that country, by using 
                relevant databases and notices maintained by Interpol, 
                or other means designated by the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security. This requirement shall not apply to travel 
                between countries which fall within the Schengen 
                Zone.''.

    (c) Implementation of Passenger Information Exchange Agreement.--
Section 217(c)(2)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(c)(2)(F)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ``, and fully implements 
such agreement''.
    (d) Termination of Designation.--Section 217(f) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(6) Failure to share information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security and the Secretary of State jointly determine 
                that the program country is not sharing information, as 
                required by subsection (c)(2)(F), the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security shall terminate the designation of the 
                country as a program country.

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                    ``(B) Redesignation.--In the case of a termination 
                under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                shall redesignate the country as a program country, 
                without regard to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) 
                or paragraphs (1) through (4), when the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                State, determines that the country is sharing 
                information, as required by subsection (c)(2)(F).
            ``(7) Failure to screen.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 270 
                days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
                if the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 
                of State jointly determine that the program country is 
                not conducting the screening required by subsection 
                (c)(2)(G), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
                terminate the designation of the country as a program 
                country.
                    ``(B) Redesignation.--In the case of a termination 
                under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                shall redesignate the country as a program country, 
                without regard to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) 
                or paragraphs (1) through (4), when the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                State, determines that the country is conducting the 
                screening required by subsection (c)(2)(G).''.
SEC. 205. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)--
                    (A) by striking ``and the Committee on International 
                Relations'' and inserting ``, the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations'' and inserting ``, the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (III)--
                          (i) by inserting after ``the Committee on 
                      Foreign Affairs,'' the following: ``the Permanent 
                      Select Committee on Intelligence,'';
                          (ii) by inserting after ``the Committee on 
                      Foreign Relations,'' the following: ``the Select 
                      Committee on Intelligence''; and
                          (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting the following: ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(V) shall submit to the committees 
                                described in subclause (III), a report 
                                that includes an assessment of the 
                                threat to the national security of the 
                                United States of the designation of each 
                                country designated as a program country, 
                                including the compliance of the 
                                government of each such country with the 
                                requirements under subparagraphs (D) and 
                                (F) of paragraph (2), as well as each 
                                such

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                                government's capacity to comply with 
                                such requirements.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 8 USC 1187 note.>>  Date of Submission of First 
Report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the first 
report described in subclause (V) of section 217(c)(5)(A)(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (c)(5)(A)(i)), as added by 
subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
SEC. 206. HIGH RISK PROGRAM COUNTRIES.

    Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(12) Designation of high risk program countries.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland 
                Security, in consultation with the Director of National 
                Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall evaluate 
                program countries on an annual basis based on the 
                criteria described in subparagraph (B) and shall 
                identify any program country, the admission of nationals 
                from which under the visa waiver program under this 
                section, the Secretary determines presents a high risk 
                to the national security of the United States.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--In evaluating program countries 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security, in consultation with the Director of National 
                Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall consider 
                the following criteria:
                          ``(i) The number of nationals of the country 
                      determined to be ineligible to travel to the 
                      United States under the program during the 
                      previous year.
                          ``(ii) The number of nationals of the country 
                      who were identified in United States Government 
                      databases related to the identities of known or 
                      suspected terrorists during the previous year.
                          ``(iii) The estimated number of nationals of 
                      the country who have traveled to Iraq or Syria at 
                      any time on or after March 1, 2011 to engage in 
                      terrorism.
                          ``(iv) The capacity of the country to combat 
                      passport fraud.
                          ``(v) The level of cooperation of the country 
                      with the counter-terrorism efforts of the United 
                      States.
                          ``(vi) The adequacy of the border and 
                      immigration control of the country.
                          ``(vii) Any other criteria the Secretary of 
                      Homeland Security determines to be appropriate.
                    ``(C) Suspension of designation.--The Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                State, may suspend the designation of a program country 
                based on a determination that the country presents a 
                high risk to the national security of the United States 
                under subparagraph (A) until such time as the Secretary 
                determines that the country no longer presents such a 
                risk.
                    ``(D) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
                of the enactment of this paragraph, and annually 
                thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
                consultation with the Director of National Intelligence 
                and the Secretary

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                of State, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
                Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report, which 
                includes an evaluation and threat assessment of each 
                country determined to present a high risk to the 
                national security of the United States under 
                subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 207. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL 
                        AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 217(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting after ``any such 
        determination'' the following: ``or shorten the period of 
        eligibility under any such determination'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) Fraud detection.--The Secretary of Homeland 
                Security shall research opportunities to incorporate 
                into the System technology that will detect and prevent 
                fraud and deception in the System.
                    ``(E) Additional and previous countries of 
                citizenship.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
                collect from an applicant for admission pursuant to this 
                section information on any additional or previous 
                countries of citizenship of that applicant. The 
                Secretary shall take any information so collected into 
                account when making determinations as to the eligibility 
                of the alien for admission pursuant to this section.
                    ``(F) Report on certain limitations on travel.--Not 
                later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
                this subparagraph and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of State, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
                Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the 
                Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate a report on the number of individuals who were 
                denied eligibility to travel under the program, or whose 
                eligibility for such travel was revoked during the 
                previous year, and the number of such individuals 
                determined, in accordance with subsection (a)(6), to 
                represent a threat to the national security of the 
                United States, and shall include the country or 
                countries of citizenship of each such individual.''.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Committee on

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Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on steps to strengthen the 
electronic system for travel authorization authorized under section 
217(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3))) 
in order to better secure the international borders of the United States 
and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the 
United States.
SEC. 208. <<NOTE: 8 USC 1187a.>> PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO NON-
                        PROGRAM COUNTRIES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall provide assistance in a risk-based manner to 
countries that do not participate in the visa waiver program under 
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) to 
assist those countries in--
            (1) submitting to Interpol information about the theft or 
        loss of passports of citizens or nationals of such a country; 
        and
            (2) issuing, and validating at the ports of entry of such a 
        country, electronic passports that are fraud-resistant, contain 
        relevant biographic and biometric information (as determined by 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security), and otherwise satisfy 
        internationally accepted standards for electronic passports.
SEC. 209. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Secretary of Homeland Security.--Section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term appears 
(except in subsection (c)(11)(B)) and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
Security''.
    (b) Electronic System for Travel Authorization.--Section 217 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), as amended this Act, is 
further amended--
            (1) by striking ``electronic travel authorization system'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``electronic system for 
        travel authorization'';
            (2) in the heading in subsection (a)(11), by striking 
        ``electronic travel authorization system'' and inserting 
        ``electronic system for travel authorization''; and
            (3) in the heading in subsection (h)(3), by striking 
        ``electronic travel authorization system'' and inserting 
        ``electronic system for travel authorization''.
SEC. 210. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the International Civil Aviation 
Organization, the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible 
for establishing international standards, specifications, and best 
practices related to the administration and governance of border 
controls and inspection formalities, should establish standards for the 
introduction of electronic passports (referred to in this section as 
``e-passports''), and obligate member countries to utilize such e-
passports as soon as possible. Such e-passports should be a combined 
paper and electronic passport that contains biographic and biometric 
information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers 
through an embedded chip.

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  TITLE III--JAMES <<NOTE: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation 
      Reauthorization Act.>>  ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT
SEC. 301. <<NOTE: 42 USC 201 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM.

    (a) World Trade Center Health Program Fund.--Section 3351 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
                      by striking ``each of fiscal years 2012'' and all 
                      that follows through ``2011)'' and inserting 
                      ``fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year 
                      through fiscal year 2090''; and
                          (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                      inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the Federal share, consisting of an amount 
                equal to--
                          ``(i) for fiscal year 2016, $330,000,000;
                          ``(ii) for fiscal year 2017, $345,610,000;
                          ``(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $380,000,000;
                          ``(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $440,000,000;
                          ``(v) for fiscal year 2020, $485,000,000;
                          ``(vi) for fiscal year 2021, $501,000,000;
                          ``(vii) for fiscal year 2022, $518,000,000;
                          ``(viii) for fiscal year 2023, $535,000,000;
                          ``(ix) for fiscal year 2024, $552,000,000;
                          ``(x) for fiscal year 2025, $570,000,000; and
                          ``(xi) for each subsequent fiscal year through 
                      fiscal year 2090, the amount specified under this 
                      subparagraph for the previous fiscal year 
                      increased by the percentage increase in the 
                      consumer price index for all urban consumers (all 
                      items; United States city average) as estimated by 
                      the Secretary for the 12-month period ending with 
                      March of the previous year; plus''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Amounts from prior fiscal years.--Amounts that were 
        deposited, or identified for deposit, into the Fund for any 
        fiscal year under paragraph (2), as such paragraph was in effect 
        on the day before the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/
        11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, that were not 
        expended in carrying out this title for any such fiscal year, 
        shall remain deposited, or be deposited, as the case may be, 
        into the Fund.
            ``(5) Amounts to remain available until expended.--Amounts 
        deposited into the Fund under this subsection, including amounts 
        deposited under paragraph (2) as in effect

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        on the day before the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/
        11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, for a fiscal 
        year shall remain available, for the purposes described in this 
        title, until expended for such fiscal year and any subsequent 
        fiscal year through fiscal year 2090.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``sections 3302(a)'' 
        and all that follows through ``3342'' and inserting ``sections 
        3301(e), 3301(f), 3302(a), 3302(b), 3303, 3304, 3305(a)(1), 
        3305(a)(2), 3305(c), 3341, and 3342''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
                          (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                      subparagraph (B); and
                          (iii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                      follows:
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, the amount determined 
                for such fiscal year under subparagraph (C) as in effect 
                on the day before the date of enactment of the James 
                Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization 
                Act; and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                      follows:
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, $200,000;'';
                          (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                          (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                      subparagraph (B);
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 3303'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``section 3303, for 
                fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
                $750,000.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, the amount determined 
                for such fiscal year under subparagraph (C) as in effect 
                on the day before the date of enactment of the James 
                Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization 
                Act;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2017, $15,000,000; and'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5)--
                          (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
                          (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                      subparagraph (B); and
                          (iii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                      follows:
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, the amount determined 
                for such fiscal year under subparagraph (C) as in effect 
                on the day before the date of enactment of the James 
                Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization 
                Act; and''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6)--
                          (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
                          (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                      subparagraph (B); and
                          (iii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                      follows:
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, the amount determined 
                for such fiscal year under subparagraph (C) as in effect 
                on

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                the day before the date of enactment of the James 
                Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization 
                Act; and''.

    (b) GAO Studies; Regulations; Termination.--Section 3301 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(i) GAO Studies.--
            ``(1) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation 
        Reauthorization Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that 
        assesses, with respect to the WTC Program, the effectiveness of 
        each of the following:
                    ``(A) The quality assurance program developed and 
                implemented under subsection (e).
                    ``(B) The procedures for providing certifications of 
                coverage of conditions as WTC-related health conditions 
                for enrolled WTC responders under section 
                3312(b)(2)(B)(iii) and for screening-eligible WTC 
                survivors and certified-eligible WTC survivors under 
                such section as applied under section 3322(a).
                    ``(C) Any action under the WTC Program to ensure 
                appropriate payment (including the avoidance of improper 
                payments), including determining the extent to which 
                individuals enrolled in the WTC Program are eligible for 
                workers compensation or sources of health coverage, 
                ascertaining the liability of such compensation or 
                sources of health coverage, and making recommendations 
                for ensuring effective and efficient coordination of 
                benefits for individuals enrolled in the WTC Program 
                that does not place an undue burden on such individuals.
            ``(2) Subsequent assessments.--Not later than 6 years and 6 
        months after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 
        Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, and every 5 years 
        thereafter through fiscal year 2042, the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall--
                    ``(A) consult the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on 
                the objectives in assessing the WTC Program; and
                    ``(B) prepare and submit to such Committees a report 
                that assesses the WTC Program for the applicable 
                reporting period, including the objectives described in 
                subparagraph (A).

    ``(j) Regulations.--The WTC Program Administrator is authorized to 
promulgate such regulations as the Administrator determines necessary to 
administer this title.
    ``(k) Termination.--The WTC Program shall terminate on October 1, 
2090.''.
    (c) Clinical Centers of Excellence and Data Centers.--Section 3305 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and 
                retention'' after ``outreach''; and

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                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting ``and 
                retention'' after ``outreach''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(vi), by striking ``section 
        3304(c)'' and inserting ``section 3304(d)''.

    (d) World Trade Center Responders.--Section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)) is 
amended by striking ``through the end of fiscal year 2020''.
    (e) Additions to List of Health Conditions for WTC Responders.--
            (1) Expanding time for actions by administrator and by 
        advisory committee.--Section 3312(a)(6) of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)(6)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i), by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``90 
                days''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``60 days'' 
                each place such term appears and inserting ``90 days''.
            (2) Peer review for decisions; enhanced role of advisory 
        committee.--Section 3312(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)(6)), as amended by paragraph (1), is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Independent peer reviews.--Prior to issuing a 
                final rule to add a health condition to the list in 
                paragraph (3), the WTC Program Administrator shall 
                provide for an independent peer review of the scientific 
                and technical evidence that would be the basis for 
                issuing such final rule.
                    ``(G) Additional advisory committee 
                recommendations.--
                          ``(i) Program policies.--
                                    ``(I) Existing policies.--Not later 
                                than 1 year after the date of enactment 
                                of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
                                Compensation Reauthorization Act, the 
                                WTC Program Administrator shall request 
                                the Advisory Committee to review and 
                                evaluate the policies and procedures, in 
                                effect at the time of the review and 
                                evaluation, that are used to determine 
                                whether sufficient evidence exists to 
                                support adding a health condition to the 
                                list in paragraph (3).
                                    ``(II) Subsequent policies.--Prior 
                                to establishing any substantive new 
                                policy or procedure used to make the 
                                determination described in subclause (I) 
                                or prior to making any substantive 
                                amendment to any policy or procedure 
                                described in such subclause, the WTC 
                                Program Administrator shall request the 
                                Advisory Committee to review and 
                                evaluate such substantive policy, 
                                procedure, or amendment.
                          ``(ii) Identification of individuals 
                      conducting independent peer reviews.--Not later 
                      than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
                      James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation 
                      Reauthorization Act and not less than every 2 
                      years thereafter, the WTC Program Administrator 
                      shall seek recommendations

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                      from the Advisory Committee regarding the 
                      identification of individuals to conduct the 
                      independent peer reviews under subparagraph 
                      (F).''.

    (f) World Trade Center Survivors.--Section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is 
amended by striking ``through the end of fiscal year 2020''.
    (g) Payment of Claims.--Section 3331(d)(1)(B) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the last calendar quarter'' and all that 
        follows through ``2015'' and inserting ``each calendar quarter 
        of fiscal year 2016 and of each subsequent fiscal year through 
        fiscal year 2090,''; and
            (2) by striking ``and with respect to calendar quarters in 
        fiscal year 2016'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

    (h) World Trade Center Health Registry.--Section 3342 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-52) is amended by striking ``April 
20, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1, 2015''.

  TITLE IV--JAMES <<NOTE: James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
     Reauthorization Act.>>  ZADROGA 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND 
REAUTHORIZATION
SEC. 401. <<NOTE: 49 USC 40101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``James Zadroga 9/11 Victim 
Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 402. <<NOTE: 49 USC 40101 note.>> REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 
                        11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 402 of the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by striking ``medical expense loss,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and loss of business or employment 
                opportunities'' and inserting ``loss of business or 
                employment opportunities, and past out-of-pocket medical 
                expense loss but not future medical expense loss'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (16);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (13), the following:
            ``(14) WTC program administrator.--The term `WTC Program 
        Administrator' has the meaning given such term in section 3306 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-5).
            ``(15) WTC-related physical health condition.--The term 
        `WTC-related physical health condition'--
                    ``(A) means, subject to subparagraph (B), a WTC-
                related health condition as defined by section 3312(a) 
                of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
                22(a)), including the conditions listed in section 
                3322(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-32(b)); and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                          ``(i) a mental health condition described in 
                      paragraph (1)(A)(ii) or (3)(B) of section 3312(a) 
                      of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a));

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                          ``(ii) any mental health condition certified 
                      under section 3312(b)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 
                      U.S.C. 300mm-22(b)(2)(B)(iii)) (including such 
                      certification as applied under section 3322(a) of 
                      such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-32(a));
                          ``(iii) a mental health condition described in 
                      section 3322(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
                      32(b)(2)); or
                          ``(iv) any other mental health condition.''; 
                      and
            (4) in paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) the area in Manhattan that is south of the 
                line that runs along Canal Street from the Hudson River 
                to the intersection of Canal Street and East Broadway, 
                north on East Broadway to Clinton Street, and east on 
                Clinton Street to the East River;''.

    (b) Purpose.--Section 403 of the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``full'' before ``compensation''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, or the rescue and recovery efforts 
        during the immediate aftermath of such crashes'' before the 
        period.

    (c) Eligibility Requirements for Filing Claims.--Section 405 of the 
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Exception.--A claim may be filed under 
                paragraph (1), in accordance with subsection 
                (c)(3)(A)(i), by an individual (or by a personal 
                representative on behalf of a deceased individual) 
                during the period beginning on the date on which the 
                regulations are updated under section 407(b)(1) and 
                ending on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
                enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation 
                Fund Reauthorization Act.
                    ``(C) Special master determination.--
                          ``(i) In general.--For claims filed under this 
                      title during the period described in subparagraph 
                      (B), the Special Master shall establish a system 
                      for determining whether, for purposes of this 
                      title, the claim is--
                                    ``(I) a claim in Group A, as 
                                described in clause (ii); or
                                    ``(II) a claim in Group B, as 
                                described in clause (iii).
                          ``(ii) Group a claims.--A claim under this 
                      title is a claim in Group A if--
                                    ``(I) the claim is filed under this 
                                title during the period described in 
                                subparagraph (B); and
                                    ``(II) on or before the day before 
                                the date of enactment of the James 
                                Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
                                Reauthorization Act, the Special Master 
                                postmarks and transmits a final award 
                                determination to the claimant filing 
                                such claim.
                          ``(iii) Group b claims.--A claim under this 
                      title is a claim in Group B if the claim--
                                    ``(I) is filed under this title 
                                during the period described in 
                                subparagraph (B); and
                                    ``(II) is not a claim described in 
                                clause (ii).

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                          ``(iv) Definition of final award 
                      determination.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
                      the term `final award determination' means a 
                      letter from the Special Master indicating the 
                      total amount of compensation to which a claimant 
                      is entitled for a claim under this title without 
                      regard to the limitation under the second sentence 
                      of section 406(d)(1), as such section was in 
                      effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
                      the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
                      Reauthorization Act.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting ``subject 
                to paragraph (7),'' before ``the amount'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6)--
                          (i) by striking ``The Special Master'' and 
                      inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Special Master''; and
                          (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Group b claims.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this title, in the case of a claim in Group 
                B as described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii), a claimant 
                filing such claim shall receive an amount of 
                compensation under this title for such claim that is not 
                greater than the amount determined under paragraph 
                (1)(B)(ii) less the amount of any collateral source 
                compensation that such claimant has received or is 
                entitled to receive for such claim as a result of the 
                terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 
                2001.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Limitations for group b claims.--
                    ``(A) Noneconomic losses.--With respect to a claim 
                in Group B as described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii), 
                the total amount of compensation to which a claimant 
                filing such claim is entitled to receive for such claim 
                under this title on account of any noneconomic loss--
                          ``(i) that results from any type of cancer 
                      shall not exceed $250,000; and
                          ``(ii) that does not result from any type of 
                      cancer shall not exceed $90,000.
                    ``(B) Determination of economic loss.--
                          ``(i) In general.--Subject to the limitation 
                      described in clause (ii) and with respect to a 
                      claim in Group B as described in subsection 
                      (a)(3)(C)(iii), the Special Master shall, for 
                      purposes of calculating the amount of compensation 
                      to which a claimant is entitled under this title 
                      for such claim on account of any economic loss, 
                      determine the loss of earnings or other benefits 
                      related to employment by using the applicable 
                      methodology described in section 104.43 or 104.45 
                      of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, as such 
                      Code was in effect on the day before the date of 
                      enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim 
                      Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act.
                          ``(ii) Annual gross income limitation.--In 
                      considering annual gross income under clause (i) 
                      for the purposes described in such clause, the 
                      Special Master shall, for each year of any loss of 
                      earnings or other

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                      benefits related to employment, limit the annual 
                      gross income of the claimant (or decedent in the 
                      case of a personal representative) for each such 
                      year to an amount that is not greater than 
                      $200,000.
                    ``(C) Gross income defined.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `gross income' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding 
                      subclause (I), by striking ``An individual'' and 
                      inserting ``Except with respect to claims in Group 
                      B as described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii), an 
                      individual'';
                          (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``section 
                      407(a)'' and inserting ``section 407(b)(1)''; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(iv) Group b claims.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), an individual filing a 
                                claim in Group B as described in 
                                subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii) may be 
                                eligible for compensation under this 
                                title only if the Special Master, with 
                                assistance from the WTC Program 
                                Administrator as necessary, determines 
                                based on the evidence presented that the 
                                individual has a WTC-related physical 
                                health condition, as defined by section 
                                402 of this Act.
                                    ``(II) Personal representatives.--An 
                                individual filing a claim in Group B, as 
                                described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii), 
                                who is a personal representative 
                                described in paragraph (2)(C) may be 
                                eligible for compensation under this 
                                title only if the Special Master, with 
                                assistance from the WTC Program 
                                Administrator as necessary, determines 
                                based on the evidence presented that the 
                                applicable decedent suffered from a 
                                condition that was, or would have been 
                                determined to be, a WTC-related physical 
                                health condition, as defined by section 
                                402 of this Act.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking 
                ``section 407(b)'' and inserting ``section 407(b)(1)''.

    (d) Payments to Eligible Individuals.--Section 406 of the Air 
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``This title'' and 
        inserting ``For the purpose of providing compensation for claims 
        in Group A as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(ii), this 
        title''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

    ``(d) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Group a claims.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The total amount of Federal funds 
                paid for compensation under this title, with respect to 
                claims in Group A as described in section 
                405(a)(3)(C)(ii), shall not exceed $2,775,000,000.
                    ``(B) Remainder of claim amounts.--In the case of a 
                claim in Group A as described in section 
                405(a)(3)(C)(ii) and for which the Special Master has 
                ratably reduced

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                the amount of compensation for such claim pursuant to 
                paragraph (2) of this subsection, as this subsection was 
                in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
                James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
                Reauthorization Act, the Special Master shall, as soon 
                as practicable after the date of enactment of such Act, 
                authorize payment of the amount of compensation that is 
                equal to the difference between--
                          ``(i) the amount of compensation that the 
                      claimant would have been paid under this title for 
                      such claim without regard to the limitation under 
                      the second sentence of paragraph (1) of this 
                      subsection, as this subsection was in effect on 
                      the day before the date of enactment of the James 
                      Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
                      Reauthorization Act; and
                          ``(ii) the amount of compensation the claimant 
                      was paid under this title for such claim prior to 
                      the date of enactment of such Act.
            ``(2) Group b claims.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The total amount of Federal funds 
                paid for compensation under this title, with respect to 
                claims in Group B as described in section 
                405(a)(3)(C)(iii), shall not exceed the amount of funds 
                deposited into the Victims Compensation Fund under 
                section 410.
                    ``(B) Payment system.--The Special Master shall 
                establish a system for providing compensation for claims 
                in Group B as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii) in 
                accordance with this subsection and section 405(b)(7).
                    ``(C) Development of agency policies and 
                procedures.--
                          ``(i) Development.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 30 
                                days after the date of enactment of the 
                                James Zadroga 
                                9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
                                Reauthorization Act, the Special Master 
                                shall develop agency policies and 
                                procedures that meet the requirements 
                                under subclauses (II) and (III) for 
                                providing compensation for claims in 
                                Group B as described in section 
                                405(a)(3)(C)(iii), including policies 
                                and procedures for presumptive award 
                                schedules, administrative expenses, and 
                                related internal memoranda.
                                    ``(II) Limitation.--The policies and 
                                procedures developed under subclause (I) 
                                shall ensure that total expenditures, 
                                including administrative expenses, in 
                                providing compensation for claims in 
                                Group B, as described in section 
                                405(a)(3)(C)(iii), do not exceed the 
                                amount of funds deposited into the 
                                Victims Compensation Fund under section 
                                410.
                                    ``(III) Prioritization.--The 
                                policies and procedures developed under 
                                subclause (I) shall prioritize claims 
                                for claimants who are determined by the 
                                Special Master as suffering from the 
                                most debilitating physical conditions to 
                                ensure, for purposes of equity, that 
                                such claimants are not unduly burdened 
                                by such policies or procedures.

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                          ``(ii) Reassessment.--Beginning 1 year after 
                      the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 
                      Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act, and 
                      each year thereafter until the Victims 
                      Compensation Fund is permanently closed under 
                      section 410(e), the Special Master shall conduct a 
                      reassessment of the agency policies and procedures 
                      developed under clause (i) to ensure that such 
                      policies and procedures continue to satisfy the 
                      requirements under subclauses (II) and (III) of 
                      such clause. If the Special Master determines, 
                      upon reassessment, that such agency policies or 
                      procedures do not achieve the requirements of such 
                      subclauses, the Special Master shall take 
                      additional actions or make such modifications as 
                      necessary to achieve such requirements.''.

    (e) Regulations.--Section 407(b) of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) James zadroga 9/11 health and compensation act of 
        2010.--Not later than''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) James zadroga 9/11 victim compensation fund 
        reauthorization act.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 
        Reauthorization Act, the Special Master shall update the 
        regulations promulgated under subsection (a), and updated under 
        paragraph (1), to the extent necessary to comply with the 
        amendments made by such Act.''.

    (f) Victims Compensation Fund.--Title IV of the Air Transportation 
Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 410. VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the `Victims Compensation Fund', 
consisting of amounts deposited into such fund under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Deposits Into Fund.--There shall be deposited into the Victims 
Compensation Fund each of the following:
            ``(1) Effective on the day after the date on which all 
        claimants who file a claim in Group A, as described in section 
        405(a)(3)(C)(ii), have received the full compensation due such 
        claimants under this title for such claim, any amounts remaining 
        from the total amount made available under section 406 to 
        compensate claims in Group A as described in section 
        405(a)(3)(C)(ii).
            ``(2) The amount appropriated under subsection (c).

    ``(c) Appropriations.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,600,000,000 for fiscal year 
2017, to remain available until expended, to provide compensation for 
claims in Group B as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii).
    ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Victims 
Compensation Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to 
the Special Master to provide compensation for claims in Group B as 
described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii).

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    ``(e) Termination.--Upon completion of all payments under this 
title, the Victims Compensation Fund shall be permanently closed.''.
    (g) 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee.--Title IV of the Air 
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note), as amended by subsection (f), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
``SEC. 411. 9-11 RESPONSE AND BIOMETRIC ENTRY-EXIT FEE.

    ``(a) Temporary L-1 Visa Fee Increase.--Notwithstanding section 281 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351) or any other 
provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2025, the combined 
filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee required to be 
submitted with an application for admission as a nonimmigrant under 
section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(L)), including an application for an extension of such 
status, shall be increased by $4,500 for applicants that employ 50 or 
more employees in the United States if more than 50 percent of the 
applicant's employees are nonimmigrants admitted pursuant to 
subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act.
    ``(b) Temporary H-1b Visa Fee Increase.--Notwithstanding section 281 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351) or any other 
provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2025, the combined 
filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee required to be 
submitted with an application for admission as a nonimmigrant under 
section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), including an application for an extension 
of such status, shall be increased by $4,000 for applicants that employ 
50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50 percent of the 
applicant's employees are such nonimmigrants or nonimmigrants described 
in section 101(a)(15)(L) of such Act.
    ``(c) 9-11 Response and Biometric Exit Account.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the general 
        fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as 
        the `9-11 Response and Biometric Exit Account'.
            ``(2) Deposits.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of 
                the amounts collected pursuant to the fee increases 
                authorized under subsections (a) and (b)--
                          ``(i) 50 percent shall be deposited in the 
                      general fund of the Treasury; and
                          ``(ii) 50 percent shall be deposited as 
                      offsetting receipts into the 9-11 Response and 
                      Biometric Exit Account, and shall remain available 
                      until expended.
                    ``(B) Termination of deposits in account.--After a 
                total of $1,000,000,000 is deposited into the 9-11 
                Response and Biometric Exit Account under subparagraph 
                (A)(ii), all amounts collected pursuant to the fee 
                increases authorized under subsections (a) and (b) shall 
                be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--For fiscal year 2017, and each fiscal 
        year thereafter, amounts in the 9-11 Response and Biometric Exit 
        Account shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland

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        Security without further appropriation for implementing the 
        biometric entry and exit data system described in section 7208 
        of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
        (8 U.S.C. 1365b).''.

    (h) Administrative Costs.--Section 1347 of the Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and (2)'' after ``(d)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Costs for payments 
        for compensation for claims in Group A, as described in section 
        405(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such Act, shall be paid from amounts made 
        available under section 406 of such Act. Costs for payments for 
        compensation for claims in Group B, as described in section 
        405(a)(3)(C)(iii) of such Act, shall be paid from amounts in the 
        Victims Compensation Fund established under section 410 of such 
        Act.''.
SEC. 403. AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended 
by--
            (1) inserting after the item relating to Retirement Pay and 
        Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers, Public Health 
        Service the following:
            ``September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (15-0340-0-1-
        754).'';
            (2) inserting after the item relating to United States 
        Secret Service, DC Annuity the following:
            ``Victims Compensation Fund established under section 410 of 
        the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 
        U.S.C. 40101 note).
            ``United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
        Fund.''; and
            (3) inserting after the item relating to the Voluntary 
        Separation Incentive Fund the following:
            ``World Trade Center Health Program Fund (75-0946-0-1-
        551).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 2 USC 905 note.>>  Applicability.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 
et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 404. <<NOTE: Justice for United States Victims of State 
                        Sponsored Terrorism Act. 42 USC 
                        10609.>> COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES 
                        VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Justice for 
United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act''.
    (b) Administration of the United States Victims of State Sponsored 
Terrorism Fund.--
            (1) Administration of the fund.--
                    (A) Appointment and terms of special master.--
                          (i) Initial appointment.--Not later than 60 
                      days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                      the Attorney General shall appoint a Special 
                      Master. The initial term for the Special Master 
                      shall be 18 months.
                          (ii) Additional terms.--Thereafter, each time 
                      there exists funds in excess of $100,000,000 in 
                      the Fund, the Attorney General shall appoint or 
                      reappoint a Special Master for such period as is 
                      appropriate,

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                      not to exceed 1 year. In addition, if there exists 
                      in the Fund funds that are less than $100,000,000, 
                      the Attorney General may appoint or reappoint a 
                      Special Master each time the Attorney General 
                      determines there are sufficient funds available in 
                      the Fund to compensate eligible claimants, for 
                      such period as is appropriate, not to exceed 1 
                      year.
                          (iii) Special master to administer 
                      compensation from the fund.--The Special Master 
                      shall administer the compensation program 
                      described in this section for United States 
                      persons who are victims of state sponsored 
                      terrorism.
                    (B) Administrative costs and use of department of 
                justice personnel.--The Special Master may utilize, as 
                necessary, no more than 5 full-time equivalent 
                Department of Justice personnel to assist in carrying 
                out the duties of the Special Master under this section. 
                Any costs associated with the use of such personnel, and 
                any other administrative costs of carrying out this 
                section, shall be paid from the Fund.
                    (C) Compensation of special master.--The Special 
                Master shall be compensated from the Fund at a rate not 
                to exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
                the Executive Schedule, as prescribed by section 5315 of 
                title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Publication of regulations and procedures.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                date of the initial appointment of the Special Master, 
                the Special Master shall publish in the Federal Register 
                and on a website maintained by the Department of Justice 
                a notice specifying the procedures necessary for United 
                States persons to apply and establish eligibility for 
                payment, including procedures by which eligible United 
                States persons may apply by and through their attorney. 
                Such notice is not subject to the requirements of 
                section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
                    (B) Information regarding other sources of 
                compensation.--As part of the procedures for United 
                States persons to apply and establish eligibility for 
                payment, the Special Master shall require applicants to 
                provide the Special Master with information regarding 
                compensation from any source other than this Fund that 
                the claimant (or, in the case of a personal 
                representative, the victim's beneficiaries) has received 
                or is entitled or scheduled to receive as a result of 
                the act of international terrorism that gave rise to a 
                claimant's final judgment, including information 
                identifying the amount, nature, and source of such 
                compensation.
            (3) Decisions of the special master.--All decisions made by 
        the Special Master with regard to compensation from the Fund 
        shall be--
                    (A) in writing and provided to the Attorney General, 
                each claimant and, if applicable, the attorney for each 
                claimant; and
                    (B) final and, except as provided in paragraph (4), 
                not subject to administrative or judicial review.
            (4) Review hearing.--

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                    (A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a 
                written decision by the Special Master, a claimant whose 
                claim is denied in whole or in part by the Special 
                Master may request a hearing before the Special Master 
                pursuant to procedures established by the Special 
                Master.
                    (B) Not later than 90 days after any such hearing, 
                the Special Master shall issue a final written decision 
                affirming or amending the original decision. The written 
                decision is final and nonreviewable.

    (c) Eligible Claims.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, a claim 
        is an eligible claim if the Special Master determines that--
                    (A) the judgment holder, or claimant, is a United 
                States person;
                    (B) the claim is described in paragraph (2); and
                    (C) the requirements of paragraph (3) are met.
            (2) Certain claims.--The claims referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are claims for--
                    (A) compensatory damages awarded to a United States 
                person in a final judgment--
                          (i) issued by a United States district court 
                      under State or Federal law against a state sponsor 
                      of terrorism; and
                          (ii) arising from acts of international 
                      terrorism, for which the foreign state was 
                      determined not to be immune from the jurisdiction 
                      of the courts of the United States under section 
                      1605A, or section 1605(a)(7) (as such section was 
                      in effect on January 27, 2008), of title 28, 
                      United States Code;
                    (B) the sum total of $10,000 per day for each day 
                that a United States person was taken and held hostage 
                from the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, during 
                the period beginning November 4, 1979, and ending 
                January 20, 1981, if such person is identified as a 
                member of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-
                03110 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the 
                District of Columbia; or
                    (C) damages for the spouses and children of the 
                former hostages described in subparagraph (B), if such 
                spouse or child is identified as a member of the 
                proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (EGS) of the 
                United States Court for the District of Columbia, in the 
                following amounts:
                          (i) For each spouse of a former hostage 
                      identified as a member of the proposed class 
                      described in this subparagraph, a $600,000 lump 
                      sum.
                          (ii) For each child of a former hostage 
                      identified as a member of the proposed class 
                      described in this subparagraph, a $600,000 lump 
                      sum.
            (3) Deadline for application submission.--
                    (A) In general.--The deadline for submitting an 
                application for a payment under this subsection is as 
                follows:
                          (i) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
                      the publication required under subsection 
                      (b)(2)(A), with regard to an application based 
                      on--

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                                    (I) a final judgment described in 
                                paragraph (2)(A) obtained before that 
                                date of publication; or
                                    (II) a claim described in paragraph 
                                (2)(B) or (2)(C).
                          (ii) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
                      obtaining a final judgment, with regard to a final 
                      judgment obtained on or after the date of that 
                      publication.
                    (B) Good cause.--For good cause shown, the Special 
                Master may grant a claimant a reasonable extension of a 
                deadline under this paragraph.

    (d) Payments.--
            (1) To whom made.--The Special Master shall order payment 
        from the Fund for each eligible claim of a United States person 
        to that person or, if that person is deceased, to the personal 
        representative of the estate of that person.
            (2) Timing of initial payments.--The Special Master shall 
        authorize all initial payments to satisfy eligible claims under 
        this section not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) Payments to be made pro rata.--
                    (A) In general.--
                          (i) Pro rata basis.--Except as provided in 
                      subparagraph (B) and subject to the limitations 
                      described in clause (ii), the Special Master shall 
                      carry out paragraph (1), by dividing all available 
                      funds on a pro rata basis, based on the amounts 
                      outstanding and unpaid on eligible claims, until 
                      all such amounts have been paid in full.
                          (ii) Limitations.--The limitations described 
                      in this clause are as follows:
                                    (I) In the event that a United 
                                States person has an eligible claim that 
                                exceeds $20,000,000, the Special Master 
                                shall treat that claim as if it were for 
                                $20,000,000 for purposes of this 
                                section.
                                    (II) In the event that a United 
                                States person and the immediate family 
                                members of such person, have claims that 
                                if aggregated would exceed $35,000,000, 
                                the Special Master shall, for purposes 
                                of this section, reduce such claims on a 
                                pro rata basis such that in the 
                                aggregate such claims do not exceed 
                                $35,000,000.
                                    (III) In the event that a United 
                                States person, or the immediate family 
                                member of such person, has an eligible 
                                claim under this section and has 
                                received an award or an award 
                                determination under section 405 of the 
                                Air Transportation Safety and System 
                                Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
                                note), the amount of compensation to 
                                which such person, or the immediate 
                                family member of such person, was 
                                determined to be entitled under section 
                                405 of the Air Transportation Safety and 
                                System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 
                                40101 note) shall be considered 
                                controlling for the purposes of this 
                                section, notwithstanding any 
                                compensatory damages amounts such 
                                person, or immediate family member of 
                                such person, is deemed eligible

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                                for or entitled to pursuant to a final 
                                judgment described in subsection 
                                (c)(2)(A).
                    (B) Minimum payments.--
                          (i) Any applicant with an eligible claim 
                      described in subsection (c)(2) who has received, 
                      or is entitled or scheduled to receive, any 
                      payment that is equal to, or in excess of, 30 
                      percent of the total compensatory damages owed to 
                      such applicant on the applicant's claim from any 
                      source other than this Fund shall not receive any 
                      payment from the Fund until such time as all other 
                      eligible applicants have received from the Fund an 
                      amount equal to 30 percent of the compensatory 
                      damages awarded to those applicants pursuant to 
                      their final judgments or to claims under 
                      subsection (c)(2)(B) or (c)(2)(C). For purposes of 
                      calculating the pro rata amounts for these 
                      payments, the Special Master shall not include the 
                      total compensatory damages for applicants excluded 
                      from payment by this subparagraph.
                          (ii) To the extent that an applicant with an 
                      eligible claim has received less than 30 percent 
                      of the compensatory damages owed that applicant 
                      under a final judgment or claim described in 
                      subsection (c)(2) from any source other than this 
                      Fund, such applicant may apply to the Special 
                      Master for the difference between the percentage 
                      of compensatory damages the applicant has received 
                      from other sources and the percentage of 
                      compensatory damages to be awarded other eligible 
                      applicants from the Fund.
            (4) Additional payments.--On January 1 of the second 
        calendar year that begins after the date of the initial payments 
        described in paragraph (1) if funds are available in the Fund, 
        the Special Master shall authorize additional payments on a pro 
        rata basis to those claimants with eligible claims under 
        subsection (c)(2) and shall authorize additional payments for 
        eligible claims annually thereafter if funds are available in 
        the Fund.
            (5) Subrogation and retention of rights.--
                    (A) United states subrogated to creditor rights to 
                the extent of payment.--The United States shall be 
                subrogated to the rights of any person who applies for 
                and receives payments under this section, but only to 
                the extent and in the amount of such payments made under 
                this section. The President shall pursue these 
                subrogated rights as claims or offsets of the United 
                States in appropriate ways, including any negotiation 
                process that precedes the normalization of relations 
                between the foreign state designated as a state sponsor 
                of terrorism and the United States or the lifting of 
                sanctions against such foreign state.
                    (B) Rights retained.--To the extent amounts of 
                damages remain unpaid and outstanding following any 
                payments made under this subsection, each applicant 
                shall retain that applicant's creditor rights in any 
                unpaid and outstanding amounts of the judgment, 
                including any

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                prejudgment or post-judgment interest, or punitive 
                damages, awarded by the United States district court 
                pursuant to a judgment.

    (e) United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.--
            (1) Establishment of united states victims of state 
        sponsored terrorism fund.--There is established in the Treasury 
        a fund, to be designated as the United States Victims of State 
        Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
            (2) Deposit and transfer.--Beginning on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the following shall be deposited or 
        transferred into the Fund for distribution under this section:
                    (A) Forfeited funds and property.--
                          (i) Criminal funds and property.--All funds, 
                      and the net proceeds from the sale of property, 
                      forfeited or paid to the United States after the 
                      date of enactment of this Act as a criminal 
                      penalty or fine arising from a violation of any 
                      license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued 
                      under the International Emergency Economic Powers 
                      Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Trading with 
                      the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), or any 
                      related criminal conspiracy, scheme, or other 
                      Federal offense arising from the actions of, or 
                      doing business with or acting on behalf of, a 
                      state sponsor of terrorism.
                          (ii) Civil funds and property.--One-half of 
                      all funds, and one-half of the net proceeds from 
                      the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the 
                      United States after the date of enactment of this 
                      Act as a civil penalty or fine arising from a 
                      violation of any license, order, regulation, or 
                      prohibition issued under the International 
                      Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
                      seq.) or the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
                      App. 1 et seq.), or any related conspiracy, 
                      scheme, or other Federal offense arising from the 
                      actions of, or doing business with or acting on 
                      behalf of, a state sponsor of terrorism.
                    (B) Transfer into fund of certain assigned assets of 
                iran and election to participate in fund.--
                          (i) Deposit into fund of assigned proceeds 
                      from sale of properties and related assets 
                      identified in in re 650 fifth avenue & related 
                      properties.--
                                    (I) In general.--Except as provided 
                                in subclause (II), if the United States 
                                receives a final judgment forfeiting the 
                                properties and related assets identified 
                                in the proceedings captioned as In Re 
                                650 Fifth Avenue & Related Properties, 
                                No. 08 Civ. 10934 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 
                                17, 2008), the net proceeds (not 
                                including the litigation expenses and 
                                sales costs incurred by the United 
                                States) resulting from the sale of such 
                                properties and related assets by the 
                                United States shall be deposited into 
                                the Fund.
                                    (II) Limitation.--The following 
                                proceeds resulting from any sale of the 
                                properties and

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                                related assets identified in subclause 
                                (I) shall not be transferred into the 
                                Fund:
                                            (aa) The percentage of 
                                        proceeds attributable to any 
                                        party identified as a Settling 
                                        Judgment Creditor in the order 
                                        dated April 16, 2014, in such 
                                        proceedings, who does not make 
                                        an election (described in clause 
                                        (iii)) to participate in the 
                                        Fund.
                                            (bb) The percentage of 
                                        proceeds attributable to the 
                                        parties identified as the Hegna 
                                        Judgment Creditors in such 
                                        proceedings, unless and until a 
                                        final judgment is entered 
                                        denying the claims of such 
                                        creditors.
                          (ii) Deposit into fund of assigned assets 
                      identified in peterson v. islamic republic of 
                      iran.--If a final judgment is entered in Peterson 
                      v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 10 Civ. 4518 
                      (S.D.N.Y.), awarding the assets at issue in that 
                      case to the judgment creditors identified in the 
                      order dated July 9, 2013, those assets shall be 
                      deposited into the Fund, but only to the extent, 
                      and in such percentage, that the rights, title, 
                      and interest to such assets were assigned through 
                      elections made pursuant to clause (iii).
                          (iii) Election to participate in the fund.--
                      Upon written notice to the Attorney General, the 
                      Special Master, and the chief judge of the United 
                      States District Court for the Southern District of 
                      New York within 60 days after the date of the 
                      publication required under subsection (b)(2)(A) a 
                      United States person, who is a judgment creditor 
                      in the proceedings captioned Peterson v. Islamic 
                      Republic of Iran, No. 10 Civ. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.), or 
                      a Settling Judgment Creditor as identified in the 
                      order dated May 27, 2014, in the proceedings 
                      captioned In Re 650 Fifth Avenue & Related 
                      Properties, No. 08 Civ. 10934 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 
                      17, 2008), shall have the right to elect to 
                      participate in the Fund and, to the extent any 
                      such person exercises such right, shall 
                      irrevocably assign to the Fund all rights, title, 
                      and interest to such person's claims to the assets 
                      at issue in such proceedings. To the extent that a 
                      United States person is both a judgment creditor 
                      in the proceedings captioned Peterson v. Islamic 
                      Republic of Iran, No. 10 Civ. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.) and 
                      a Settling Judgment Creditor in In Re 650 Fifth 
                      Avenue & Related Properties, No. 08 Civ. 10934 
                      (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2008), any election by 
                      such person to participate in the Fund pursuant to 
                      this paragraph shall operate as an election to 
                      assign any and all rights, title, and interest in 
                      the assets in both actions for the purposes of 
                      participating in the Fund. The Attorney General is 
                      authorized to pursue any such assigned rights, 
                      title, and interest in those claims for the 
                      benefit of the Fund.
                          (iv) Application for conditional payment.--A 
                      United States person who is a judgment creditor or 
                      a Settling Judgment Creditor in the proceedings 
                      identified in clause (iii) and who does not elect 
                      to participate

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                      in the Fund may, notwithstanding such failure to 
                      elect, submit an application for conditional 
                      payment from the Fund, subject to the following 
                      limitations:
                                    (I) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                                such claimant's eligibility for payment 
                                and the initial deadline for initial 
                                payments set forth in subsection (d)(2), 
                                the Special Master shall allocate but 
                                withhold payment to an eligible claimant 
                                who applies for a conditional payment 
                                under this paragraph until such time as 
                                an adverse final judgment is entered in 
                                both of the proceedings identified in 
                                clause (iii).
                                    (II) Exception.--
                                            (aa) In the event that an 
                                        adverse final judgment is 
                                        entered in the proceedings 
                                        captioned Peterson v. Islamic 
                                        Republic of Iran, No. 10 Civ. 
                                        4518 (S.D.N.Y), prior to a final 
                                        judgment being entered in the 
                                        proceedings captioned In Re 650 
                                        Fifth Avenue & Related 
                                        Properties, No. 08 Civ. 10934 
                                        (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2008), 
                                        the Special Master shall release 
                                        a portion of an eligible 
                                        claimant's conditional payment 
                                        to such eligible claimant if the 
                                        Special Master anticipates that 
                                        such claimant will receive less 
                                        than the amount of the 
                                        conditional payment from any 
                                        proceeds from a final judgment 
                                        that is entered in favor of the 
                                        plaintiffs in In Re 650 Fifth 
                                        Avenue & Related Properties. 
                                        Such portion shall not exceed 
                                        the difference between the 
                                        amount of the conditional 
                                        payment and the amount the 
                                        Special Master anticipates such 
                                        claimant will receive from the 
                                        proceeds of In Re 650 Fifth 
                                        Avenue & Related Properties.
                                            (bb) In the event that a 
                                        final judgment is entered in 
                                        favor of the plaintiffs in the 
                                        proceedings captioned Peterson 
                                        v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 
                                        10 Civ. 4518 (S.D.N.Y) and funds 
                                        are distributed, the payments 
                                        allocated to claimants who 
                                        applied for a conditional 
                                        payment under this subparagraph 
                                        shall be considered void, and 
                                        any funds previously allocated 
                                        to such conditional payments 
                                        shall be made available and 
                                        distributed to all other 
                                        eligible claimants pursuant to 
                                        subsection (d).
            (3) Expenditures from fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
        available, without further appropriation, for the payment of 
        eligible claims and compensation of the Special Master in 
        accordance with this section.
            (4) Management of fund.--The Fund shall be managed and 
        invested in the same manner as a trust fund is managed and 
        invested under section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.
            (5) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Fund, out of any 
        money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,025,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended.

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            (6) Termination.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts in the Fund may not be 
                obligated on or after January 2, 2026.
                    (B) Closing of fund.--Effective on the day after all 
                amounts authorized to be paid from the Fund under this 
                section that were obligated before January 2, 2026 are 
                expended, any unobligated balances in the Fund shall be 
                transferred, as appropriate, to either the Department of 
                the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established under section 
                9705 of title 31, United States Code, or to the 
                Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund established 
                under section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code.

    (f) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--
            (1) In general.--No attorney shall charge, receive, or 
        collect, and the Special Master shall not approve, any payment 
        of fees and costs that in the aggregate exceeds 25 percent of 
        any payment made under this section.
            (2) Penalty.--Any attorney who violates paragraph (1) shall 
        be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
        more than 1 year, or both.

    (g) Award of Compensation to Informers.--
            (1) In general.--Any United States person who holds a final 
        judgment described in subsection (c)(2)(A) or a claim under 
        subsection (c)(2)(B) or (c)(2)(C) and who meets the requirements 
        set forth in paragraph (2) is entitled to receive an award of 10 
        percent of the funds deposited in the Fund under subsection 
        (e)(2) attributable to information such person furnished to the 
        Attorney General that leads to a forfeiture described in 
        subsection (e)(2)(A), which is made after the date of enactment 
        of this Act pursuant to a proceeding resulting in forfeiture 
        that was initiated after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Person described.--A person meets the requirements of 
        this paragraph if--
                    (A) the person identifies and notifies the Attorney 
                General of funds or property--
                          (i) of a state sponsor of terrorism, or held 
                      by a third party on behalf of or subject to the 
                      control of that state sponsor of terrorism;
                          (ii) that were not previously identified or 
                      known by the United States Government; and
                          (iii) that are subsequently forfeited directly 
                      or in the form of substitute assets to the United 
                      States; and
                    (B) the Attorney General finds that the 
                identification and notification under subparagraph (A) 
                by that person substantially contributed to the 
                forfeiture to the United States.

    (h) Special Exclusion From Compensation.--In no event shall an 
individual who is criminally culpable for an act of international 
terrorism receive any compensation under this section, either directly 
or on behalf of a victim.
    (i) Report to Congress.--Within 30 days after authorizing the 
payment of compensation of eligible claims pursuant to subsection (d), 
the Special Master shall submit to the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
and the chairman and ranking

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minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
on the payment of eligible claims, which shall include--
            (1) an explanation of the procedures for filing and 
        processing of applications for compensation; and
            (2) an analysis of the payments made to United States 
        persons from the Fund and the amount of outstanding eligible 
        claims, including--
                    (A) the number of applications for compensation 
                submitted;
                    (B) the number of applications approved and the 
                amount of each award;
                    (C) the number of applications denied and the 
                reasons for the denial;
                    (D) the number of applications for compensation that 
                are pending for which compensatory damages have not been 
                paid in full; and
                    (E) the total amount of compensatory damages from 
                eligible claims that have been paid and that remain 
                unpaid.

    (j) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions apply:
            (1) Act of international terrorism.--The term ``act of 
        international terrorism'' includes--
                    (A) an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, 
                aircraft sabotage, or hostage taking as those terms are 
                defined in section 1605A(h) of title 28, United States 
                Code; and
                    (B) providing material support or resources, as 
                defined in section 2339A of title 18, United States 
                Code, for an act described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Adverse final judgment.--The term ``adverse final 
        judgment'' means a final judgment in favor of the defendant, or 
        defendants, in the proceedings identified in subsection 
        (e)(2)(B)(iii), or which does not order any payment from, or 
        award any interest in, the assets at issue in such proceedings 
        to the plaintiffs, judgment creditors, or Settling Judgment 
        Creditors in such proceedings.
            (3) Compensatory damages.--The term ``compensatory damages'' 
        does not include pre-judgment or post-judgment interest or 
        punitive damages.
            (4) Final judgment.--The term ``final judgment'' means an 
        enforceable final judgment, decree or order on liability and 
        damages entered by a United States district court that is not 
        subject to further appellate review, but does not include a 
        judgment, decree, or order that has been waived, relinquished, 
        satisfied, espoused by the United States, or subject to a 
        bilateral claims settlement agreement between the United States 
        and a foreign state. In the case of a default judgment, such 
        judgment shall not be considered a final judgment until such 
        time as service of process has been completed pursuant to 
        section 1608(e) of title 28, United States Code.
            (5) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the United States Victims 
        of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund established by this section.
            (6) Source other than this fund.--The term ``source other 
        than this Fund'' means all collateral sources, including life 
        insurance, pension funds, death benefit programs, payments by 
        Federal, State, or local governments (including payments from 
        the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (49 U.S.C. 40101 
        note)), and court awarded compensation related to the

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        act of international terrorism that gave rise to a claimant's 
        final judgment. The term ``entitled or scheduled to receive'' in 
        subsection (d)(3)(B)(i) includes any potential recovery where 
        that person or their representative is a party to any civil or 
        administrative action pending in any court or agency of 
        competent jurisdiction in which the party seeks to enforce the 
        judgment giving rise to the application to the Fund.
            (7) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor of 
        terrorism'' means a country the government of which the 
        Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) 
        of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)), 
        section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
        2371), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2780), or any other provision of law, is a government that has 
        repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
            (8) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' 
        means a natural person who has suffered an injury arising from 
        the actions of a foreign state for which the foreign state has 
        been determined not to be immune from the jurisdiction of the 
        courts of the United States under section 1605A or section 
        1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 27, 2008) 
        of title 28, United States Code, or is eligible to make a claim 
        under subsection (c)(2)(B) or subsection (c)(2)(C).

    (k) Severability.--The provisions of this section are severable. If 
any provision of this section, or any application thereof, is found 
unconstitutional, that finding shall not affect any provision or 
application of this section not so adjudicated.
SEC. 405. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including section 982 of title 18, United States Code, and section 413 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), none of the funds paid 
to the United States Government by BNP Paribas S.A. as part of, or 
related to, a plea agreement dated June 27, 2014, entered into between 
the Department of Justice and BNP Paribas S.A., and subject to a consent 
order entered by the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of New York on May 1, 2015, in United States v. BNPP, No. 14 
Cr. 460 (S.D.N.Y.) to settle charges against BNP Paribas S.A. for 
conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in violation 
of section 371 of title 18, United States Code, by conspiring to violate 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), and the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), may 
be used by the United States Government--
            (1) in any manner in furtherance of the proposed use of such 
        funds by the Department of Justice to compensate individuals as 
        announced by the Department of Justice on May 1, 2015; or
            (2) in any other manner whatsoever, including in furtherance 
        of any program to compensate victims of international or state 
        sponsored terrorism, except as such funds are directed by 
        Congress pursuant to this title and the amendments made by this 
        title.

    (b) Rescission of Funds From BNP Settlement.--Of the amounts in the 
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established under section 
9705 of title 31, United States Code,

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$3,800,000,000 from funds paid to the United States Government by BNP 
Paribas S.A. as part of, or related to, a plea agreement dated June 27, 
2014, entered into between the Department of Justice and BNP Paribas 
S.A., and subject to a consent order entered by the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 1, 2015, in 
United States v. BNPP, No. 14 Cr. 460 (S.D.N.Y.), shall be deobligated, 
if necessary, and shall be permanently rescinded.

                TITLE V--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$205,000,000'' and inserting 
``$5,000,000''.
SEC. 502. MEDICARE PAYMENT INCENTIVE FOR THE TRANSITION FROM 
                        TRADITIONAL X-RAY IMAGING TO DIGITAL 
                        RADIOGRAPHY AND OTHER MEDICARE IMAGING 
                        PAYMENT PROVISION.

    (a) Physician Fee Schedule.--
            (1) Payment incentive for transition.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1848(b) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(b)) is amended by adding 
                at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Special rule to incentivize transition from 
        traditional x-ray imaging to digital radiography.--
                    ``(A) Limitation on payment for film x-ray imaging 
                services.--In the case of an imaging service (including 
                the imaging portion of a service) that is an X-ray taken 
                using film and that is furnished during 2017 or a 
                subsequent year, the payment amount for the technical 
                component (including the technical component portion of 
                a global service) of such service that would otherwise 
                be determined under this section (without application of 
                this paragraph and before application of any other 
                adjustment under this section) for such year shall be 
                reduced by 20 percent.
                    ``(B) Phased-in limitation on payment for computed 
                radiography imaging services.--In the case of an imaging 
                service (including the imaging portion of a service) 
                that is an X-ray taken using computed radiography 
                technology--
                          ``(i) in the case of such a service furnished 
                      during 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, the 
                      payment amount for the technical component 
                      (including the technical component portion of a 
                      global service) of such service that would 
                      otherwise be determined under this section 
                      (without application of this paragraph and before 
                      application of any other adjustment under this 
                      section) for such year shall be reduced by 7 
                      percent; and
                          ``(ii) in the case of such a service furnished 
                      during 2023 or a subsequent year, the payment 
                      amount for the technical component (including the 
                      technical component portion of a global service) 
                      of such service that would otherwise be determined 
                      under this section

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                      (without application of this paragraph and before 
                      application of any other adjustment under this 
                      section) for such year shall be reduced by 10 
                      percent.
                    ``(C) Computed radiography technology defined.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `computed 
                radiography technology' means cassette-based imaging 
                which utilizes an imaging plate to create the image 
                involved.
                    ``(D) Implementation.--In order to implement this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall adopt appropriate 
                mechanisms which may include use of modifiers.''.
                    (B) Exemption from budget neutrality.--Section 
                1848(c)(2)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395w-4(c)(2)(B)(v)) is amended by adding at the end the 
                following new subclause:
                                    ``(X) Reduced expenditures 
                                attributable to incentives to transition 
                                to digital radiography.--Effective for 
                                fee schedules established beginning with 
                                2017, reduced expenditures attributable 
                                to subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(9) 
                                and effective for fee schedules 
                                established beginning with 2018, reduced 
                                expenditures attributable to 
                                subparagraph (B) of such subsection.''.
            (2) Reduction of discount in payment for professional 
        component of multiple imaging services.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1848(b) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(b)), as amended by 
                paragraph (1), is amended by adding at the end the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Reduction of discount in payment for professional 
        component of multiple imaging services.--In the case of the 
        professional component of imaging services furnished on or after 
        January 1, 2017, instead of the 25 percent reduction for 
        multiple procedures specified in the final rule published by the 
        Secretary in the Federal Register on November 28, 2011, as 
        amended in the final rule published by the Secretary in the 
        Federal Register on November 16, 2012, the reduction percentage 
        shall be 5 percent.''.
                    (B) Exemption from budget neutrality.--Section 
                1848(c)(2)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395w 4(c)(2)(B)(v)), as amended by paragraph (1), is 
                amended by adding at the end by the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(XI) Discount in payment for 
                                professional component of imaging 
                                services.--Effective for fee schedules 
                                established beginning with 2017, reduced 
                                expenditures attributable to subsection 
                                (b)(10).''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 220(i) of the 
                Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 
                1395w-4 note) is repealed.

    (b) Payment Incentive for Transition Under Hospital Outpatient 
Prospective Payment System.--Section 1833(t)(16) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(t)(16)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Payment incentive for the transition from 
                traditional x-ray imaging to digital radiography.--
                Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this 
                subsection:

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                          ``(i) Limitation on payment for film x-ray 
                      imaging services.--In the case of an imaging 
                      service that is an X-ray taken using film and that 
                      is furnished during 2017 or a subsequent year, the 
                      payment amount for such service (including the X-
                      ray component of a packaged service) that would 
                      otherwise be determined under this section 
                      (without application of this paragraph and before 
                      application of any other adjustment under this 
                      subsection) for such year shall be reduced by 20 
                      percent.
                          ``(ii) Phased-in limitation on payment for 
                      computed radiography imaging services.--In the 
                      case of an imaging service that is an X-ray taken 
                      using computed radiography technology (as defined 
                      in section 1848(b)(9)(C))--
                                    ``(I) in the case of such a service 
                                furnished during 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 
                                or 2022, the payment amount for such 
                                service (including the X-ray component 
                                of a packaged service) that would 
                                otherwise be determined under this 
                                section (without application of this 
                                paragraph and before application of any 
                                other adjustment under this subsection) 
                                for such year shall be reduced by 7 
                                percent; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of such a service 
                                furnished during 2023 or a subsequent 
                                year, the payment amount for such 
                                service (including the X-ray component 
                                of a packaged service) that would 
                                otherwise be determined under this 
                                section (without application of this 
                                paragraph and before application of any 
                                other adjustment under this subsection) 
                                for such year shall be reduced by 10 
                                percent.
                          ``(iii) Application without regard to budget 
                      neutrality.--The reductions made under this 
                      subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) shall not be considered an 
                                adjustment under paragraph (2)(E); and
                                    ``(II) shall not be implemented in a 
                                budget neutral manner.
                          ``(iv) Implementation.--In order to implement 
                      this subparagraph, the Secretary shall adopt 
                      appropriate mechanisms which may include use of 
                      modifiers.''.
SEC. 503. LIMITING FEDERAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT TO STATES FOR 
                        DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) TO 
                        MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES.

    (a) Medicaid Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (25), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (26) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(27) with respect to any amounts expended by the State on 
        the basis of a fee schedule for items described in section

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        1861(n) and furnished on or after January 1, 2019, as determined 
        in the aggregate with respect to each class of such items as 
        defined by the Secretary, in excess of the aggregate amount, if 
        any, that would be paid for such items within such class on a 
        fee-for-service basis under the program under part B of title 
        XVIII, including, as applicable, under a competitive acquisition 
        program under section 1847 in an area of the State.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396b note.>>  Rule of construction.--
        Nothing in the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall be 
        construed to prohibit a State Medicaid program from providing 
        medical assistance for durable medical equipment for which 
        payment is denied or not available under the Medicare program 
        under title XVIII of such Act.

    (b) Evaluating Application of DME Payment Limits Under Medicaid.--
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate the impact of 
applying Medicare payment rates with respect to payment for durable 
medical equipment under the Medicaid program under section 1903(i)(27) 
of the Social Security Act, as inserted by subsection (a)(1)(C). The 
Secretary shall make available to the public the results of such 
evaluation.
SEC. 504. TREATMENT OF DISPOSABLE DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(s) Payment for Applicable Disposable Devices.--
            ``(1) Separate payment.--The Secretary shall make a payment 
        (separate from the payments otherwise made under section 1895) 
        in the amount established under paragraph (3) to a home health 
        agency for an applicable disposable device (as defined in 
        paragraph (2)) when furnished on or after January 1, 2017, to an 
        individual who receives home health services for which payment 
        is made under section 1895(b).
            ``(2) Applicable disposable device.--In this subsection, the 
        term applicable disposable device means a disposable device 
        that, as determined by the Secretary, is--
                    ``(A) a disposable negative pressure wound therapy 
                device that is an integrated system comprised of a non-
                manual vacuum pump, a receptacle for collecting exudate, 
                and dressings for the purposes of wound therapy; and
                    ``(B) a substitute for, and used in lieu of, a 
                negative pressure wound therapy durable medical 
                equipment item that is an integrated system of a 
                negative pressure vacuum pump, a separate exudate 
                collection canister, and dressings that would otherwise 
                be covered for individuals for such wound therapy.
            ``(3) Payment amount.--The separate payment amount 
        established under this paragraph for an applicable disposable 
        device for a year shall be equal to the amount of the payment 
        that would be made under section 1833(t) (relating to payment 
        for covered OPD services) for the year for the Level I 
        Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for which 
        the description for a professional service includes the 
        furnishing of such device.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

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            (1) Coinsurance.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (Z)'' and inserting ``(Z)''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
                following: ``, and (AA) with respect to an applicable 
                disposable device (as defined in paragraph (2) of 
                section 1834(s)) furnished to an individual pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) of such section, the amount paid shall be 
                equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge 
                or the amount determined under paragraph (3) of such 
                section''.
            (2) Home health.--Section 1861(m)(5) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(m)(5)) is amended by inserting ``and 
        applicable disposable devices (as defined in section 
        1834(s)(2))'' after ``durable medical equipment''.

    (c) Reports.--
            (1) GAO study and report on disposable devices.--
                    (A) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall conduct a study on the value of disposable 
                devices to the Medicare program and Medicare 
                beneficiaries and the role of disposable devices as 
                substitutes for durable medical equipment. Such study 
                shall address the following:
                          (i) The types of disposable devices that could 
                      potentially qualify as being substitutes for 
                      durable medical equipment under the Medicare 
                      program, the similarities and differences between 
                      such disposable devices and the durable medical 
                      equipment for which they would be a substitute, 
                      and the extent to which other payers, including 
                      the Medicaid program and private payers, cover 
                      such disposable devices.
                          (ii) Views of, and information from, medical 
                      device manufacturers, providers of services, and 
                      suppliers on the incentives and disincentives 
                      under current Medicare coverage and payment 
                      policies for disposable devices that are 
                      substitutes for durable medical equipment and how 
                      such policies affect manufacturers' decisions to 
                      develop innovative products and providers' and 
                      suppliers' decisions to use such products.
                          (iii) Implications of expanding coverage under 
                      the Medicare program to include additional 
                      disposable devices that are substitutes for 
                      durable medical equipment.
                          (iv) Payment methodologies that could be used 
                      to pay for disposable devices that are substitutes 
                      for durable medical equipment other than 
                      applicable disposable devices pursuant to the 
                      amendments made by subsections (a) and (b).
                          (v) Other applicable areas determined 
                      appropriate by the Comptroller General.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
                the United States shall submit to Congress and the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services a report on the 
                study conducted under subparagraph (A), together with 
                recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
                action as the Comptroller General determines to be 
                appropriate.

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            (2) GAO study and report on the impact of the payment of 
        applicable disposable devices.--
                    (A) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall conduct a study on the impact of the 
                payment for applicable disposable devices (as defined in 
                section 1834(s)(2) of the Social Security Act) under the 
                provisions of, and the amendments made by, subsections 
                (a) and (b). Such study shall address the following:
                          (i) The impact on utilization and Medicare 
                      program and beneficiary spending as a result of 
                      such provisions and amendments.
                          (ii) The type of Medicare beneficiaries who, 
                      under the home health benefit, use the applicable 
                      disposable device and the period of use of the 
                      applicable disposable devices compared to the 
                      beneficiaries who use the substitute durable 
                      medical equipment and their period of use.
                          (iii) How payment rates of other payers, 
                      including the Medicaid program and private payers, 
                      for applicable disposable devices compare to the 
                      payment rates for such devices under such 
                      provisions and amendments.
                          (iv) Other applicable areas determined 
                      appropriate by the Comptroller General.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
                the United States shall submit to Congress and the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services a report on the 
                study conducted under subparagraph (A), together with 
                recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
                action as the Comptroller General determines to be 
                appropriate.

    (d) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1395l note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to items furnished on or after January 
1, 2017.

                          TITLE VI--PUERTO RICO

SEC. 601. MODIFICATION OF MEDICARE INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT RATE 
                        FOR PUERTO RICO HOSPITALS.

    Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(9)(E)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) in clause (iv)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and before January 1, 2016,'' 
                after ``2004,''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(v) on or after January 1, 2016, the applicable Puerto 
        Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applicable Federal 
        percentage is 100 percent.''.
SEC. 602. APPLICATION OF MEDICARE HITECH PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS IN 
                        PUERTO RICO.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (n)(6)(B) of section 1886 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended by striking

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``subsection (d) hospital'' and inserting ``hospital that is a 
subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix) of section 1886 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``(n)(6)(A)'' and 
                inserting ``(n)(6)(B)''; and
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``a subsection 
                (d) hospital'' and inserting ``an eligible hospital''.
            (2) Paragraphs (2) and (4)(A) of section 1853(m) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-23(m)) are each amended by 
        striking ``1886(n)(6)(A)'' and inserting ``1886(n)(6)(B)''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1395w-23 note.>>  Implementation.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section by 
program instruction or otherwise.

    (d) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1395w-23 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), 
except that, in order to take into account delays in the implementation 
of this section, in applying subsections (b)(3)(B)(ix), (n)(2)(E)(ii), 
and (n)(2)(G)(i) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act, as amended 
by this section, any reference in such subsections to a particular year 
shall be treated with respect to a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital 
as a reference to the year that is 5 years after such particular year 
(or 7 years after such particular year in the case of applying 
subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix) of such section).

                      TITLE VII--FINANCIAL SERVICES

SEC. 701. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this title is as follows:

Sec. 701. Table of contents.
Sec. 702. Limitations on sale of preferred stock.
Sec. 703. Confidentiality of information shared between State and 
           Federal financial services regulators.
Sec. 704. Application of FACA.
Sec. 705. Treatment of affiliate transactions.
Sec. 706. Ensuring the protection of insurance policyholders.
Sec. 707. Limitation on SEC funds.
Sec. 708. Elimination of reporting requirement.
Sec. 709. Extension of Hardest Hit Fund; Termination of Making Home 
           Affordable initiative.

SEC. 702. LIMITATIONS ON SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury.
            (2) Senior preferred stock purchase agreement.--The term 
        ``Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement'' means--
                    (A) the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock 
                Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2008, as such 
                Agreement has been amended on May 6, 2009, December 24, 
                2009, and August 17, 2012, respectively, and as such 
                Agreement may be further amended and restated, entered 
                into between the Department of the Treasury and each 
                enterprise, as applicable; and

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                    (B) any provision of any certificate in connection 
                with such Agreement creating or designating the terms, 
                powers, preferences, privileges, limitations, or any 
                other conditions of the Variable Liquidation Preference 
                Senior Preferred Stock of an enterprise issued or sold 
                pursuant to such Agreement.

    (b) Limitations on Sale of Preferred Stock.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or any provision of the Senior Preferred Stock 
Purchase Agreement, until at least January 1, 2018, the Secretary may 
not sell, transfer, relinquish, liquidate, divest, or otherwise dispose 
of any outstanding shares of senior preferred stock acquired pursuant to 
the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, unless Congress has 
passed and the President has signed into law legislation that includes a 
specific instruction to the Secretary regarding the sale, transfer, 
relinquishment, liquidation, divestiture, or other disposition of the 
senior preferred stock so acquired.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that Congress 
should pass and the President should sign into law legislation 
determining the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and that 
notwithstanding the expiration of subsection (b), the Secretary should 
not sell, transfer, relinquish, liquidate, divest, or otherwise dispose 
of any outstanding shares of senior preferred stock acquired pursuant to 
the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement until such legislation is 
enacted.
SEC. 703. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SHARED BETWEEN STATE AND 
                        FEDERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORS.

    Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 
U.S.C. 5111(a)) is amended by inserting ``or financial services'' before 
``industry''.
SEC. 704. APPLICATION OF FACA.

    Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 
U.S.C. 5493) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Application of FACA.--Notwithstanding any provision of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), such Act shall apply to 
each advisory committee of the Bureau and each subcommittee of such an 
advisory committee.''.
SEC. 705. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendments.--Section 2(h)(7)(D) of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (v);
            (2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the 
        following:
                          ``(i) In general.--An affiliate of a person 
                      that qualifies for an exception under subparagraph 
                      (A) (including affiliate entities predominantly 
                      engaged in providing financing for the purchase of 
                      the merchandise or manufactured goods of the 
                      person) may qualify for the exception only if the 
                      affiliate--
                                    ``(I) enters into the swap to hedge 
                                or mitigate the commercial risk of the 
                                person or other affiliate of the person 
                                that is not a financial entity, and the 
                                commercial risk that the affiliate is 
                                hedging or mitigating has been 
                                transferred to the affiliate;

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                                    ``(II) is directly and wholly-owned 
                                by another affiliate qualified for the 
                                exception under this subparagraph or an 
                                entity that is not a financial entity;
                                    ``(III) is not indirectly majority-
                                owned by a financial entity;
                                    ``(IV) is not ultimately owned by a 
                                parent company that is a financial 
                                entity; and
                                    ``(V) does not provide any services, 
                                financial or otherwise, to any affiliate 
                                that is a nonbank financial company 
                                supervised by the Board of Governors (as 
                                defined under section 102 of the 
                                Financial Stability Act of 2010).
                          ``(ii) Limitation on qualifying affiliates.--
                      The exception in clause (i) shall not apply if the 
                      affiliate is--
                                    ``(I) a swap dealer;
                                    ``(II) a security-based swap dealer;
                                    ``(III) a major swap participant;
                                    ``(IV) a major security-based swap 
                                participant;
                                    ``(V) a commodity pool;
                                    ``(VI) a bank holding company;
                                    ``(VII) a private fund, as defined 
                                in section 202(a) of the Investment 
                                Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80-b-
                                2(a));
                                    ``(VIII) an employee benefit plan or 
                                government plan, as defined in 
                                paragraphs (3) and (32) of section 3 of 
                                the Employee Retirement Income Security 
                                Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002);
                                    ``(IX) an insured depository 
                                institution;
                                    ``(X) a farm credit system 
                                institution;
                                    ``(XI) a credit union;
                                    ``(XII) a nonbank financial company 
                                supervised by the Board of Governors (as 
                                defined under section 102 of the 
                                Financial Stability Act of 2010); or
                                    ``(XIII) an entity engaged in the 
                                business of insurance and subject to 
                                capital requirements established by an 
                                insurance governmental authority of a 
                                State, a territory of the United States, 
                                the District of Columbia, a country 
                                other than the United States, or a 
                                political subdivision of a country other 
                                than the United States that is engaged 
                                in the supervision of insurance 
                                companies under insurance law.
                          ``(iii) Limitation on affiliates' 
                      affiliates.--Unless the Commission determines, by 
                      order, rule, or regulation, that it is in the 
                      public interest, the exception in clause (i) shall 
                      not apply with respect to an affiliate if the 
                      affiliate is itself affiliated with--
                                    ``(I) a major security-based swap 
                                participant;
                                    ``(II) a security-based swap dealer;
                                    ``(III) a major swap participant; or
                                    ``(IV) a swap dealer.
                          ``(iv) Conditions on transactions.--With 
                      respect to an affiliate that qualifies for the 
                      exception in clause (i)--

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                                    ``(I) the affiliate may not enter 
                                into any swap other than for the purpose 
                                of hedging or mitigating commercial 
                                risk; and
                                    ``(II) neither the affiliate nor any 
                                person affiliated with the affiliate 
                                that is not a financial entity may enter 
                                into a swap with or on behalf of any 
                                affiliate that is a financial entity or 
                                otherwise assume, net, combine, or 
                                consolidate the risk of swaps entered 
                                into by any such financial entity, 
                                except one that is an affiliate that 
                                qualifies for the exception under clause 
                                (i).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(vi) Risk management program.--Any swap 
                      entered into by an affiliate that qualifies for 
                      the exception in clause (i) shall be subject to a 
                      centralized risk management program of the 
                      affiliate, which is reasonably designed both to 
                      monitor and manage the risks associated with the 
                      swap and to identify each of the affiliates on 
                      whose behalf a swap was entered into.''.

    (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment.--Section 3C(g)(4) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c-3(g)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E);
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--An affiliate of a person that 
                qualifies for an exception under this subsection 
                (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in 
                providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise 
                or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the 
                exception only if the affiliate--
                          ``(i) enters into the security-based swap to 
                      hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the 
                      person or other affiliate of the person that is 
                      not a financial entity, and the commercial risk 
                      that the affiliate is hedging or mitigating has 
                      been transferred to the affiliate;
                          ``(ii) is directly and wholly-owned by another 
                      affiliate qualified for the exception under this 
                      paragraph or an entity that is not a financial 
                      entity;
                          ``(iii) is not indirectly majority-owned by a 
                      financial entity;
                          ``(iv) is not ultimately owned by a parent 
                      company that is a financial entity; and
                          ``(v) does not provide any services, financial 
                      or otherwise, to any affiliate that is a nonbank 
                      financial company supervised by the Board of 
                      Governors (as defined under section 102 of the 
                      Financial Stability Act of 2010).
                    ``(B) Limitation on qualifying affiliates.--The 
                exception in subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
                affiliate is--
                          ``(i) a swap dealer;
                          ``(ii) a security-based swap dealer;
                          ``(iii) a major swap participant;
                          ``(iv) a major security-based swap 
                      participant;
                          ``(v) a commodity pool;

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                          ``(vi) a bank holding company;
                          ``(vii) a private fund, as defined in section 
                      202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
                      U.S.C. 80-b-2(a));
                          ``(viii) an employee benefit plan or 
                      government plan, as defined in paragraphs (3) and 
                      (32) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement 
                      Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002);
                          ``(ix) an insured depository institution;
                          ``(x) a farm credit system institution;
                          ``(xi) a credit union;
                          ``(xii) a nonbank financial company supervised 
                      by the Board of Governors (as defined under 
                      section 102 of the Financial Stability Act of 
                      2010); or
                          ``(xiii) an entity engaged in the business of 
                      insurance and subject to capital requirements 
                      established by an insurance governmental authority 
                      of a State, a territory of the United States, the 
                      District of Columbia, a country other than the 
                      United States, or a political subdivision of a 
                      country other than the United States that is 
                      engaged in the supervision of insurance companies 
                      under insurance law.
                    ``(C) Limitation on affiliates' affiliates.--Unless 
                the Commission determines, by order, rule, or 
                regulation, that it is in the public interest, the 
                exception in subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
                respect to an affiliate if such affiliate is itself 
                affiliated with--
                          ``(i) a major security-based swap participant;
                          ``(ii) a security-based swap dealer;
                          ``(iii) a major swap participant; or
                          ``(iv) a swap dealer.
                    ``(D) Conditions on transactions.--With respect to 
                an affiliate that qualifies for the exception in 
                subparagraph (A)--
                          ``(i) such affiliate may not enter into any 
                      security-based swap other than for the purpose of 
                      hedging or mitigating commercial risk; and
                          ``(ii) neither such affiliate nor any person 
                      affiliated with such affiliate that is not a 
                      financial entity may enter into a security-based 
                      swap with or on behalf of any affiliate that is a 
                      financial entity or otherwise assume, net, 
                      combine, or consolidate the risk of security-based 
                      swaps entered into by any such financial entity, 
                      except one that is an affiliate that qualifies for 
                      the exception under subparagraph (A).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Risk management program.--Any security-based 
                swap entered into by an affiliate that qualifies for the 
                exception in subparagraph (A) shall be subject to a 
                centralized risk management program of the affiliate, 
                which is reasonably designed both to monitor and manage 
                the risks associated with the security-based swap and to 
                identify each of the affiliates on whose behalf a 
                security-based swap was entered into.''.

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SEC. 706. ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS.

    (a) Source of Strength.--Section 38A of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o-1) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
        subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    ``(c) Authority of State Insurance Regulator.--
            ``(1) In general.--The provisions of section 5(g) of the 
        Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844(g)) shall apply 
        to a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance 
        company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that 
        is an insurance company, and to any other company that is an 
        insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an 
        insured depository institution, to the same extent as the 
        provisions of that section apply to a bank holding company that 
        is an insurance company.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Requiring a bank holding 
        company that is an insurance company, a savings and loan holding 
        company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured 
        depository institution that is an insurance company, or any 
        other company that is an insurance company and that directly or 
        indirectly controls an insured depository institution to serve 
        as a source of financial strength under this section shall be 
        deemed an action of the Board that requires a bank holding 
        company to provide funds or other assets to a subsidiary 
        depository institution for purposes of section 5(g) of the Bank 
        Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844(g)).''.

    (b) Liquidation Authority.--The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 203(e)(3) (12 U.S.C. 5383(e)(3)), by 
        inserting ``or rehabilitation'' after ``orderly liquidation'' 
        each place that term appears; and
            (2) in section 204(d)(4) (12 U.S.C. 5384(d)(4)), by 
        inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
        except that, if the covered financial company or covered 
        subsidiary is an insurance company or a subsidiary of an 
        insurance company, the Corporation--
                    ``(A) shall promptly notify the State insurance 
                authority for the insurance company of the intention to 
                take such lien; and
                    ``(B) may only take such lien--
                          ``(i) to secure repayment of funds made 
                      available to such covered financial company or 
                      covered subsidiary; and
                          ``(ii) if the Corporation determines, after 
                      consultation with the State insurance authority, 
                      that such lien will not unduly impede or delay the 
                      liquidation or rehabilitation of the insurance 
                      company, or the recovery by its policyholders''.
SEC. 707. LIMITATION ON SEC FUNDS.

    None of the funds made available by any division of this Act shall 
be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or 
implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding

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the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt 
organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.
SEC. 708. ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Paragraph (6) of section 21(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(h)) is repealed.
SEC. 709. EXTENSION OF HARDEST HIT FUND; TERMINATION OF MAKING 
                        HOME AFFORDABLE INITIATIVE.

    (a) Extension of Hardest Hit Fund.--Section 120(b) of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5230(b)) is amended by 
inserting after the period at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
the foregoing, the Secretary may further extend the authority provided 
under this Act to expire on December 31, 2017, provided that (1) any 
such extension shall apply only with respect to current program 
participants in the Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the 
Hardest Hit Housing Markets, and (2) funds obligated following such 
extension shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 12 USC 5230 note.>>  Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The Making Home Affordable initiative of 
        the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized under the Emergency 
        Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.), 
        shall terminate on December 31, 2016.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        loan modification application made under the Home Affordable 
        Modification Program under the Making Home Affordable initiative 
        of the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized under the 
        Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et 
        seq.), before December 31, 2016.

              TITLE VIII--LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

SEC. 801. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 200302 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the language preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2018''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.

    (b) Prohibition on Use of Condemnation or Eminent Domain.--Except as 
provided by subsection (c), for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018, 
unless otherwise provided by division G of this Act or an Act enacted 
after this Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, no funds appropriated by such 
division or 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.
    (c) Exception for Everglades.--Hereafter, subsection (b) shall not 
apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park 
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds

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appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire 
lands for Everglades restoration purposes.

TITLE IX--NATIONAL <<NOTE: National Oceans and Coastal Security Act.>>  
OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY
SEC. 901. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7501 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Oceans and Coastal 
Security Act''.
SEC. 902. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7501.>> DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Coastal county.--The term ``coastal county'' has the 
        meaning given the term by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration in the document entitled ``NOAA's List of Coastal 
        Counties for the Bureau of the Census'' (or similar successor 
        document).
            (2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``coastal state'' in section 304 of the 
        Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).
            (3) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the National 
        Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by section 2(a) of the 
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3701(a)).
            (4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the National Oceans and 
        Coastal Security Fund established under section 904(a).
            (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
        federally recognized Indian tribe.
            (6) Administrator.--Except as otherwise specifically 
        provided, the term ``Administrator'' means the Under Secretary 
        of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            (7) Tidal shoreline.--The term ``tidal shoreline'' has the 
        meaning given that term pursuant to section 923.110(c)(2)(i) of 
        title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar successor 
        regulation.
SEC. 903. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7502.>> PURPOSES AND AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to better understand 
and utilize the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes of the United States, 
and ensure present and future generations will benefit from the full 
range of ecological, economic, social, and recreational opportunities, 
security, and services these resources are capable of providing.
    (b) Agreements.--The Administrator and the Foundation may enter into 
such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
title.
SEC. 904. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7503.>> NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL 
                        SECURITY FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--The Administrator and the Foundation are 
authorized to establish the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund as 
a tax exempt fund to further the purposes of this title.
    (b) Deposits.--

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            (1) In general.--There shall be deposited into the Fund 
        amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out 
        this title.
            (2) Prohibitions on donations from foreign governments.--No 
        amounts donated by a foreign government, as defined in section 
        7342 of title 5, United States Code, may be deposited into the 
        Fund.

    (c) Requirements.--Any amounts received by the Foundation pursuant 
to this title shall be subject to the provisions of the National Fish 
and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), 
except the provisions of--
            (1) section 4(e)(1)(B) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 
        3703(e)(1)(B)); and
            (2) section 10(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)).

    (d) Expenditure.--Of the amounts deposited into the Fund for each 
fiscal year--
            (1) funds may be used by the Foundation to award grants to 
        coastal States under section 906(b);
            (2) funds may be used by the Foundation to award grants 
        under section 906(c);
            (3) no more than 2 percent may be used by the Administrator 
        and the Foundation for administrative expenses to carry out this 
        title, which amount shall be divided between the Administrator 
        and the Foundation pursuant to an agreement reached and 
        documented by both the Administrator and the Foundation.

    (e) Recovery of Payments.--After notice and an opportunity for a 
hearing, the Administrator is authorized to recover any Federal payments 
under this section if the Foundation--
            (1) makes a withdrawal or expenditure from the Fund that is 
        not consistent with the requirements of section 905; or
            (2) fails to comply with a procedure, measure, method, or 
        standard established under section 906(a)(1).
SEC. 905. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7504.>> ELIGIBLE USES.

    (a) In General.--Amounts in the Fund may be allocated by the 
Foundation to support programs and activities intended to better 
understand and utilize ocean and coastal resources and coastal 
infrastructure, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, 
and other programs and activities carried out in coordination with 
Federal and State departments or agencies.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Litigation or Other Purposes.--
No funds made available under this title may be used to--
            (1) fund litigation against the Federal Government; or
            (2) fund the creation of national marine monuments and 
        marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, or the National 
        Ocean Policy.
SEC. 906. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7505.>> GRANTS.

    (a) Administration of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after funds are 
        deposited into the Fund and made available to the Foundation for 
        administrative purposes, the Foundation shall establish the 
        following:
                    (A) Application and review procedures for the 
                awarding of grants under this section, including 
                requirements

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                ensuring that any amounts awarded under such subsections 
                may only be used for an eligible use described under 
                section 905.
                    (B) Selection procedures and criteria for the 
                awarding of grants under this section that--
                          (i) require consultation with the 
                      Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior; 
                      and
                          (ii) prioritize the projects or activities 
                      where non-Federal partners have committed to share 
                      the cost of the project.
                    (C) Eligibility criteria for awarding grants--
                          (i) under subsection (b) to coastal States; 
                      and
                          (ii) under subsection (c) to--
                                    (I) entities including States, local 
                                governments, and Indian tribes; and
                                    (II) the research and restoration 
                                work of associations, nongovernmental 
                                organizations, public-private 
                                partnerships, and academic institutions.
                    (D) Performance accountability and monitoring 
                measures for programs and activities funded by a grant 
                awarded under subsection (b) or (c).
                    (E) Procedures and methods to ensure accurate 
                accounting and appropriate administration of grants 
                awarded under this section, including standards of 
                recordkeeping.
                    (F) Procedures to carry out audits of the Fund as 
                necessary, but not less frequently than once every year 
                if grants have been awarded in that year.
                    (G) Procedures to carry out audits of the recipients 
                of grants under this section.
                    (H) Procedures to make publicly available on the 
                Internet a list of all projects funded by the Fund, that 
                includes at a minimum the grant recipient, grant amount, 
                project description, and project status.
            (2) Approval.--The Foundation shall submit to the 
        Administrator for approval each procedure, measure, method, and 
        standard established under paragraph (1).

    (b) Grants to Coastal States.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator and the Foundation may 
        award grants according to the procedures established in 
        subsection (a) to coastal States and United States territories 
        to support activities consistent with section 904. In 
        determining distribution of grants, the Foundation may--
                    (A) consider for each State--
                          (i) percent of total United States shoreline 
                      miles;
                          (ii) coastal population density; and
                          (iii) other factors;
                    (B) establish criteria for States, including the 
                requirement for a State to establish a plan to 
                distribute the funds; and
                    (C) establish a maximum and minimum percentage of 
                funding to be awarded to each State or United States 
                territory.
            (2) Indian tribes.--As a condition on receipt of a grant 
        under this subsection, a State that receives a grant under this 
        subsection shall ensure that Indian tribes in the State

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        are eligible to participate in any competitive grants 
        established in this title.

    (c) National Grants for Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator and the Foundation may 
        award grants according to the procedures established in 
        subsection (a) to support activities consistent with section 
        905.
            (2) Advisory panel.--
                    (A) In general.--The Foundation may establish an 
                advisory panel to conduct reviews of applications for 
                grants under paragraph (1) and the Foundation may 
                consider the recommendations of the advisory panel with 
                respect to such applications.
                    (B) Membership.--The advisory panel described under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include persons representing--
                          (i) ocean and coastal dependent industries;
                          (ii) geographic regions as defined by the 
                      Foundation; and
                          (iii) academic institutions.
SEC. 907. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7506.>> ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Requirement for Annual Report.--Subject to subsection (c), 
beginning with fiscal year 2017, not later than 60 days after the end of 
each fiscal year, the Foundation shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the 
operation of the Fund during that fiscal year.
    (b) Content.--Each annual report submitted under subsection (a) for 
a fiscal year shall include--
            (1) a full and complete statement of the receipts, including 
        the source of all receipts, expenditures, and investments of the 
        Fund;
            (2) a statement of the amounts deposited in the Fund and the 
        balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year; and
            (3) a description of the expenditures made from the Fund for 
        the fiscal year, including the purpose of the expenditures.
SEC. 908. <<NOTE: 16 USC 7507.>> FUNDING.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 for this title.

                      TITLE X--BUDGETARY PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division M 
and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO 
scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of 2010.
    (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division M 
and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 
maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th 
Congress).
    (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of 
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the

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joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying 
Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of 
division M and each succeeding division shall not be estimated--
            (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and
            (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
        Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
        appropriation Act.
SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT IN FY 2016 ALLOCATION.

    (a) In General.--After the date of enactment of this Act, the chair 
of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may 
revise appropriate allocations, aggregates, and levels established by 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (114th Congress) to achieve consistency 
with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
    (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--The House adopts the provisions 
of this section--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and as such they shall be considered as part of 
        the rules of the House of Representatives, and these rules shall 
        supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
        inconsistent with other such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
        House of Representatives to change those rules at any time, in 
        the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any 
        other rule of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1003. ESTIMATES.

    Section 251(a)(7)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(7)(B)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``the CBO estimate of that legislation, an OMB 
estimate of the amount of discretionary new budget authority and 
outlays'' and inserting ``both the CBO and OMB estimates of the amount 
of discretionary new budget authority''.

                      TITLE XI--IRAQ LOAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 1101. IRAQ LOAN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority.--During fiscal year 2016, direct loans under section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be made available for Iraq, gross 
obligations for the principal amounts of which shall not exceed 
$2,700,000,000:  Provided, That funds appropriated under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' in title VIII of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2016 that are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be 
made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans, except that such 
funds may not be derived from amounts specifically designated by such 
Acts for countries other than Iraq:  Provided further, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and may include the 
costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the United 
States or any agency of the United States by Iraq:  Provided

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further, That the Government of the United States may charge fees for 
such loans, which shall be collected from borrowers in accordance with 
section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
further, That no funds made available to Iraq by the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 
or previous appropriations Acts may be used for payment of any fees 
associated with such loans:  Provided further, That applicable 
provisions of section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act relating to 
restrictions on transfers, re-transfers and end-use shall apply to 
defense articles and services purchased with such loans:  Provided 
further, That, in consultation with the Government of Iraq, special 
emphasis shall be placed on assistance to covered groups (as defined in 
section 1223(e)(2)(D) of Public Law 114-92) with the loans made 
available pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided further, That such loans 
shall be repaid in not more than 12 years, including a grace period of 
up to 1 year on repayment of principal.
    (b) Consultation and Notification.--Funds made available pursuant to 
this section shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees, and subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
    (c) Committees.--For the purposes of this section, the terms 
``appropriate congressional committees'' and ``Committees on 
Appropriations'' have the same meaning as used in the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.
    (d) Budgetary Effects.--Section 1001 of title X of this division 
shall not apply to this section.

                   DIVISION P--TAX-RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

    TITLE I--HIGH COST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE EXCISE TAX 
                               PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Delay of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health 
           coverage.
Sec. 102. Deductibility of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
           health coverage.
Sec. 103. Study on suitable benchmarks for age and gender adjustment of 
           excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

           TITLE II--ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS

Sec. 201. Moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Extension and phaseout of credits for wind facilities.
Sec. 302. Extension of election to treat qualified facilities as energy 
           property.
Sec. 303. Extension and phaseout of solar energy credit.
Sec. 304. Extension and phaseout of credits with respect to qualified 
           solar electric property and qualified solar water heating 
           property.
Sec. 305. Treatment of transportation costs of independent refiners.

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    TITLE I--HIGH COST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE EXCISE TAX 
                               PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. DELAY OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED 
                        HEALTH COVERAGE.

    (a) In General.--Sections 9001(c) and 10901(c) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 1401(b) of the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of <<NOTE: 26 USC 4980I 
notes.>> 2010, are each amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2019''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (v) of section 4980I(b)(3)(C) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``as in effect'' and inserting ``as 
        determined for'', and
            (2) by striking ``as so in effect'' and inserting ``as so 
        determined''.
SEC. 102. DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST EMPLOYER-
                        SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE.

    Paragraph (10) of section 4980I(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 4980I notes.>> is amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) Deductibility of tax.--Section 275(a)(6) shall not 
        apply to the tax imposed by subsection (a).''.
SEC. 103. STUDY ON SUITABLE BENCHMARKS FOR AGE AND GENDER 
                        ADJUSTMENT OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST 
                        EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with 
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shall report to the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the suitability of the use (in effect under section 
        4980I(b)(3)(C)(iii)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as 
        of the date of the enactment of this Act) of the premium cost of 
        the Blue Cross/Blue Shield standard benefit option under the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan as a benchmark for the 
        age and gender adjustment of the applicable dollar limit with 
        respect to the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health 
        coverage under section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986; and
            (2) recommendations regarding any more suitable benchmarks 
        for such age and gender adjustment.

           TITLE II--ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS

SEC. 201. MORATORIUM ON ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS.

    Subsection (j) of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is <<NOTE: 26 USC 4001 note prec.>> amended to read 
as follows:

    ``(j) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to calendar years--

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            ``(1) beginning after December 31, 2013, and ending before 
        January 1, 2017, and
            ``(2) beginning after December 31, 2017.''.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF CREDITS FOR WIND FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Extension.--Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 45.>> is amended by 
        striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 2020''.
            (2) Phaseout.--Subsection (b) of section 45 of such Code is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Phaseout of credit for wind facilities.--In the case 
        of any facility using wind to produce electricity, the amount of 
        the credit determined under subsection (a) (determined after the 
        application of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and without regard 
        to this paragraph) shall be reduced by--
                    ``(A) in the case of any facility the construction 
                of which begins after December 31, 2016, and before 
                January 1, 2018, 20 percent,
                    ``(B) in the case of any facility the construction 
                of which begins after December 31, 2017, and before 
                January 1, 2019, 40 percent, and
                    ``(C) in the case of any facility the construction 
                of which begins after December 31, 2018, and before 
                January 1, 2020, 60 percent.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO TREAT QUALIFIED FACILITIES AS 
                        ENERGY PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 48(a)(5)(C) <<NOTE: 26 USC 
48.>> is amended by inserting ``(January 1, 2020, in the case of any 
facility which is described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d))'' before 
``, and''.

    (b) Phaseout for Wind Facilities.--Paragraph (5) of section 48(a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Phaseout of credit for wind facilities.--In 
                the case of any facility using wind to produce 
                electricity, the amount of the credit determined under 
                this section (determined after the application of 
                paragraphs (1) and (2) and without regard to this 
                subparagraph) shall be reduced by--
                          ``(i) in the case of any facility the 
                      construction of which begins after December 31, 
                      2016, and before January 1, 2018, 20 percent,
                          ``(ii) in the case of any facility the 
                      construction of which begins after December 31, 
                      2017, and before January 1, 2019, 40 percent, and
                          ``(iii) in the case of any facility the 
                      construction of which begins after December 31, 
                      2018, and before January 1, 2020, 60 percent.''.

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    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 48 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF SOLAR ENERGY CREDIT.

    (a) Extension.--Subclause (II) of section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``periods ending 
before January 1, 2017'' and inserting ``property the construction of 
which begins before January 1, 2022''.
    (b) Phaseout for Solar Energy Property.--Subsection (a) of section 
48 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(6) Phaseout for solar energy property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in 
                the case of any energy property described in paragraph 
                (3)(A)(i) the construction of which begins before 
                January 1, 2022, the energy percentage determined under 
                paragraph (2) shall be equal to--
                          ``(i) in the case of any property the 
                      construction of which begins after December 31, 
                      2019, and before January 1, 2021, 26 percent, and
                          ``(ii) in the case of any property the 
                      construction of which begins after December 31, 
                      2020, and before January 1, 2022, 22 percent.
                    ``(B) Placed in service deadline.--In the case of 
                any property energy property described in paragraph 
                (3)(A)(i) the construction of which begins before 
                January 1, 2022, and which is not placed in service 
                before January 1, 2024, the energy percentage determined 
                under paragraph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ``The energy percentage'' and inserting 
``Except as provided in paragraph (6), the energy percentage''.
    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 48 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
SEC. 304. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO 
                        QUALIFIED SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPERTY AND 
                        QUALIFIED SOLAR WATER HEATING PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``30 percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
        applicable percentage'',
            (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``(December 31, 2021, in 
        the case of any qualified solar electric property expenditures 
        and qualified solar water heating property expenditures)'' 
        before the period at the end,
            (3) by redesignating subsection (g), as amended by paragraph 
        (2), as subsection (h), and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:

    ``(g) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (a), the applicable percentage shall be--
            ``(1) in the case of property placed in service after 
        December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2020, 30 percent,
            ``(2) in the case of property placed in service after 
        December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, 26 percent, and

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            ``(3) in the case of property placed in service after 
        December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022, 22 percent.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25D note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
SEC. 305. TREATMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS OF INDEPENDENT 
                        REFINERS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 199(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 199.>> is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Transportation costs of independent 
                refiners.--
                          ``(i) In general.--In the case of any taxpayer 
                      who is in the trade or business of refining crude 
                      oil and who is not a major integrated oil company 
                      (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B), determined 
                      without regard to clause (iii) thereof) for the 
                      taxable year, in computing oil related qualified 
                      production activities income under subsection 
                      (d)(9)(B), the amount allocated to domestic 
                      production gross receipts under paragraph (1)(B) 
                      for costs related to the transportation of oil 
                      shall be 25 percent of the amount properly 
                      allocable under such paragraph (determined without 
                      regard to this subparagraph).
                          ``(ii) Termination.--Clause (i) shall not 
                      apply to any taxable year beginning after December 
                      31, 2021.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 199 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.

   DIVISION Q--PROTECTING <<NOTE: Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes 
Act of 2015.>>  AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1 note.>>  Short Title.--This division may be 
cited as the ``Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015''.

    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this division an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is 
as follows:

       DIVISION Q--PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.

                           TITLE I--EXTENDERS

                    Subtitle A--Permanent Extensions

             Part 1--Tax Relief for Families and Individuals

Sec. 101. Enhanced child tax credit made permanent.
Sec. 102. Enhanced American opportunity tax credit made permanent.
Sec. 103. Enhanced earned income tax credit made permanent.
Sec. 104. Extension and modification of deduction for certain expenses 
           of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sec. 105. Extension of parity for exclusion from income for employer-
           provided mass transit and parking benefits.

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Sec. 106. Extension of deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

                Part 2--Incentives for Charitable Giving

Sec. 111. Extension and modification of special rule for contributions 
           of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes.
Sec. 112. Extension of tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
           plans for charitable purposes.
Sec. 113. Extension and modification of charitable deduction for 
           contributions of food inventory.
Sec. 114. Extension of modification of tax treatment of certain payments 
           to controlling exempt organizations.
Sec. 115. Extension of basis adjustment to stock of S corporations 
           making charitable contributions of property.

     Part 3--Incentives for Growth, Jobs, Investment, and Innovation

Sec. 121. Extension and modification of research credit.
Sec. 122. Extension and modification of employer wage credit for 
           employees who are active duty members of the uniformed 
           services.
Sec. 123. Extension of 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified 
           leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and 
           improvements, and qualified retail improvements.
Sec. 124. Extension and modification of increased expensing limitations 
           and treatment of certain real property as section 179 
           property.
Sec. 125. Extension of treatment of certain dividends of regulated 
           investment companies.
Sec. 126. Extension of exclusion of 100 percent of gain on certain small 
           business stock.
Sec. 127. Extension of reduction in S-corporation recognition period for 
           built-in gains tax.
Sec. 128. Extension of subpart F exception for active financing income.

              Part 4--Incentives for Real Estate Investment

Sec. 131. Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for 
           non-Federally subsidized buildings.
Sec. 132. Extension of military housing allowance exclusion for 
           determining whether a tenant in certain counties is low-
           income.
Sec. 133. Extension of RIC qualified investment entity treatment under 
           FIRPTA.

                   Subtitle B--Extensions Through 2019

Sec. 141. Extension of new markets tax credit.
Sec. 142. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 143. Extension and modification of bonus depreciation.
Sec. 144. Extension of look-thru treatment of payments between related 
           controlled foreign corporations under foreign personal 
           holding company rules.

                   Subtitle C--Extensions Through 2016

             Part 1--Tax Relief for Families and Individuals

Sec. 151. Extension and modification of exclusion from gross income of 
           discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
Sec. 152. Extension of mortgage insurance premiums treated as qualified 
           residence interest.
Sec. 153. Extension of above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition 
           and related expenses.

     Part 2--Incentives for Growth, Jobs, Investment, and Innovation

Sec. 161. Extension of Indian employment tax credit.
Sec. 162. Extension and modification of railroad track maintenance 
           credit.
Sec. 163. Extension of mine rescue team training credit.
Sec. 164. Extension of qualified zone academy bonds.
Sec. 165. Extension of classification of certain race horses as 3-year 
           property.
Sec. 166. Extension of 7-year recovery period for motorsports 
           entertainment complexes.
Sec. 167. Extension and modification of accelerated depreciation for 
           business property on an Indian reservation.
Sec. 168. Extension of election to expense mine safety equipment.
Sec. 169. Extension of special expensing rules for certain film and 
           television productions; special expensing for live theatrical 
           productions.
Sec. 170. Extension of deduction allowable with respect to income 
           attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto 
           Rico.

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Sec. 171. Extension and modification of empowerment zone tax incentives.
Sec. 172. Extension of temporary increase in limit on cover over of rum 
           excise taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 173. Extension of American Samoa economic development credit.
Sec. 174. Moratorium on medical device excise tax.

        Part 3--Incentives for Energy Production and Conservation

Sec. 181. Extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy 
           property.
Sec. 182. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
           property.
Sec. 183. Extension of credit for 2-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles.
Sec. 184. Extension of second generation biofuel producer credit.
Sec. 185. Extension of biodiesel and renewable diesel incentives.
Sec. 186. Extension and modification of production credit for Indian 
           coal facilities.
Sec. 187. Extension of credits with respect to facilities producing 
           energy from certain renewable resources.
Sec. 188. Extension of credit for energy-efficient new homes.
Sec. 189. Extension of special allowance for second generation biofuel 
           plant property.
Sec. 190. Extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.
Sec. 191. Extension of special rule for sales or dispositions to 
           implement FERC or State electric restructuring policy for 
           qualified electric utilities.
Sec. 192. Extension of excise tax credits relating to alternative fuels.
Sec. 193. Extension of credit for new qualified fuel cell motor 
           vehicles.

                       TITLE II--PROGRAM INTEGRITY

Sec. 201. Modification of filing dates of returns and statements 
           relating to employee wage information and nonemployee 
           compensation to improve compliance.
Sec. 202. Safe harbor for de minimis errors on information returns and 
           payee statements.
Sec. 203. Requirements for the issuance of ITINs.
Sec. 204. Prevention of retroactive claims of earned income credit after 
           issuance of social security number.
Sec. 205. Prevention of retroactive claims of child tax credit.
Sec. 206. Prevention of retroactive claims of American opportunity tax 
           credit.
Sec. 207. Procedures to reduce improper claims.
Sec. 208. Restrictions on taxpayers who improperly claimed credits in 
           prior year.
Sec. 209. Treatment of credits for purposes of certain penalties.
Sec. 210. Increase the penalty applicable to paid tax preparers who 
           engage in willful or reckless conduct.
Sec. 211. Employer identification number required for American 
           opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 212. Higher education information reporting only to include 
           qualified tuition and related expenses actually paid.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

Sec. 301. Exclusion for amounts received under the Work Colleges 
           Program.
Sec. 302. Improvements to section 529 accounts.
Sec. 303. Elimination of residency requirement for qualified ABLE 
           programs.
Sec. 304. Exclusion for wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
Sec. 305. Clarification of special rule for certain governmental plans.
Sec. 306. Rollovers permitted from other retirement plans into simple 
           retirement accounts.
Sec. 307. Technical amendment relating to rollover of certain airline 
           payment amounts.
Sec. 308. Treatment of early retirement distributions for nuclear 
           materials couriers, United States Capitol Police, Supreme 
           Court Police, and diplomatic security special agents.
Sec. 309. Prevention of extension of tax collection period for members 
           of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized as a result of 
           combat zone injuries.

                Subtitle B--Real Estate Investment Trusts

Sec. 311. Restriction on tax-free spinoffs involving REITs.
Sec. 312. Reduction in percentage limitation on assets of REIT which may 
           be taxable REIT subsidiaries.
Sec. 313. Prohibited transaction safe harbors.
Sec. 314. Repeal of preferential dividend rule for publicly offered 
           REITs.
Sec. 315. Authority for alternative remedies to address certain REIT 
           distribution failures.

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Sec. 316. Limitations on designation of dividends by REITs.
Sec. 317. Debt instruments of publicly offered REITs and mortgages 
           treated as real estate assets.
Sec. 318. Asset and income test clarification regarding ancillary 
           personal property.
Sec. 319. Hedging provisions.
Sec. 320. Modification of REIT earnings and profits calculation to avoid 
           duplicate taxation.
Sec. 321. Treatment of certain services provided by taxable REIT 
           subsidiaries.
Sec. 322. Exception from FIRPTA for certain stock of REITs.
Sec. 323. Exception for interests held by foreign retirement or pension 
           funds.
Sec. 324. Increase in rate of withholding of tax on dispositions of 
           United States real property interests.
Sec. 325. Interests in RICs and REITs not excluded from definition of 
           United States real property interests.
Sec. 326. Dividends derived from RICs and REITs ineligible for deduction 
           for United States source portion of dividends from certain 
           foreign corporations.

                    Subtitle C--Additional Provisions

Sec. 331. Deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural 
           research organizations.
Sec. 332. Removal of bond requirements and extending filing periods for 
           certain taxpayers with limited excise tax liability.
Sec. 333. Modifications to alternative tax for certain small insurance 
           companies.
Sec. 334. Treatment of timber gains.
Sec. 335. Modification of definition of hard cider.
Sec. 336. Church plan clarification.

                     Subtitle D--Revenue Provisions

Sec. 341. Updated ASHRAE standards for energy efficient commercial 
           buildings deduction.
Sec. 342. Excise tax credit equivalency for liquified petroleum gas and 
           liquified natural gas.
Sec. 343. Exclusion from gross income of certain clean coal power grants 
           to non-corporate taxpayers.
Sec. 344. Clarification of valuation rule for early termination of 
           certain charitable remainder unitrusts.
Sec. 345. Prevention of transfer of certain losses from tax indifferent 
           parties.
Sec. 346. Treatment of certain persons as employers with respect to 
           motion picture projects.

                      TITLE IV--TAX ADMINISTRATION

              Subtitle A--Internal Revenue Service Reforms

Sec. 401. Duty to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are 
           familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.
Sec. 402. IRS employees prohibited from using personal email accounts 
           for official business.
Sec. 403. Release of information regarding the status of certain 
           investigations.
Sec. 404. Administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of 
           tax-exempt status of certain organizations.
Sec. 405. Organizations required to notify Secretary of intent to 
           operate under 501(c)(4).
Sec. 406. Declaratory judgments for 501(c)(4) and other exempt 
           organizations.
Sec. 407. Termination of employment of Internal Revenue Service 
           employees for taking official actions for political purposes.
Sec. 408. Gift tax not to apply to contributions to certain exempt 
           organizations.
Sec. 409. Extend Internal Revenue Service authority to require truncated 
           Social Security numbers on Form W-2.
Sec. 410. Clarification of enrolled agent credentials.
Sec. 411. Partnership audit rules.

                   Subtitle B--United States Tax Court

           Part 1--Taxpayer Access to United States Tax Court

Sec. 421. Filing period for interest abatement cases.
Sec. 422. Small tax case election for interest abatement cases.
Sec. 423. Venue for appeal of spousal relief and collection cases.
Sec. 424. Suspension of running of period for filing petition of spousal 
           relief and collection cases.
Sec. 425. Application of Federal rules of evidence.

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             Part 2--United States Tax Court Administration

Sec. 431. Judicial conduct and disability procedures.
Sec. 432. Administration, judicial conference, and fees.

        Part 3--Clarification Relating to United States Tax Court

Sec. 441. Clarification relating to United States Tax Court.

                    TITLE V--TRADE-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Modification of effective date of provisions relating to 
           tariff classification of recreational performance outerwear.
Sec. 502. Agreement by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members to 
           reduce rates of duty on certain environmental goods.

                       TITLE VI--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Sec. 601. Budgetary effects.

                           TITLE I--EXTENDERS

                    Subtitle A--Permanent Extensions

             PART 1--TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS

SEC. 101. ENHANCED CHILD TAX CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 24(d)(1)(B)(i) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24.>> is 
amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$3,000''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24(d) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (3) and (4).
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 102. ENHANCED AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 25A(i) is amended by striking ``and before 
2018''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A note.>>  Treatment of Possessions.--Section 
1004(c)(1) of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax 
Act of 2009 by striking ``and before 2018'' each place it appears.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 103. ENHANCED EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) Increase in Credit Percentage for 3 or More Qualifying Children 
Made Permanent.--Section 32(b)(1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 32.>> is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) Percentages.--The credit percentage and the phaseout 
        percentage shall be determined as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ``In the case of  an eligible         The credit       The phaseout
           individual with:             percentage is:    percentage is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 qualifying child...................               34             15.98
2 qualifying children................               40             21.06
3 or more qualifying children........               45             21.06

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No qualifying children...............             7.65           7.65''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

''.    (b) Reduction of Marriage Penalty Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32(b)(2)(B) is amended to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(B) Joint returns.--
                          ``(i) In general.--In the case of a joint 
                      return filed by an eligible individual and such 
                      individual's spouse, the phaseout amount 
                      determined under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                      increased by $5,000.
                          ``(ii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of 
                      any taxable year beginning after 2015, the $5,000 
                      amount in clause (i) shall be increased by an 
                      amount equal to--
                                    ``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied 
                                by
                                    ``(II) the cost of living adjustment 
                                determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                                calendar year in which the taxable year 
                                begins determined by substituting 
                                `calendar year 2008' for `calendar year 
                                1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
                          ``(iii) Rounding.--Subparagraph (A) of 
                      subsection (j)(2) shall apply after taking into 
                      account any increase under clause (ii).''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 32(b) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3).
    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 32 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN 
                        EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                        SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    (a) Deduction Made Permanent.--Section <<NOTE: 26 USC 
62.>> 62(a)(2)(D) is amended by striking ``In the case of taxable years 
beginning during 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 
2011, 2012, 2013, or 2014, the deductions'' and inserting ``The 
deductions''.

    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 62(d) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year 
        beginning after 2015, the $250 amount in subsection (a)(2)(D) 
        shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
                section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the 
                taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2014' for `calendar year 1992' in 
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
        Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be 
        rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.''.

    (c) Professional Development Expenses.--Section 62(a)(2)(D) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``educator in connection'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``educator--'', and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:

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                          ``(i) by reason of the participation of the 
                      educator in professional development courses 
                      related to the curriculum in which the educator 
                      provides instruction or to the students for which 
                      the educator provides instruction, and
                          ``(ii) in connection with books, supplies 
                      (other than nonathletic supplies for courses of 
                      instruction in health or physical education), 
                      computer equipment (including related software and 
                      services) and other equipment, and supplementary 
                      materials used by the eligible educator in the 
                      classroom.''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 62 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modifications.--The amendments made by subsections (b) 
        and (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
        31, 2015.
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF PARITY FOR EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR 
                        EMPLOYER-PROVIDED MASS TRANSIT AND PARKING 
                        BENEFITS.

    (a) Mass Transit and Parking Parity.--Section <<NOTE: 26 USC 
132.>> 132(f)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$100'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting 
        ``$175'', and
            (2) by striking the last sentence.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 132 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to months after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES 
                        TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Section 164(b)(5) <<NOTE: 26 USC 164.>> is amended 
by striking subparagraph (I).

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 164 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.

                PART 2--INCENTIVES FOR CHARITABLE GIVING

SEC. 111. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR 
                        CONTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL GAIN REAL 
                        PROPERTY MADE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.

    (a) Made Permanent.--
            (1) Individuals.--Section 170(b)(1)(E) <<NOTE: 26 USC 
        170.>> is amended by striking clause (vi).
            (2) Corporations.--Section 170(b)(2)(B) is amended by 
        striking clause (iii).

    (b) Contributions of Capital Gain Real Property Made for 
Conservation Purposes by Native Corporations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 170(b)(2) is amended by 
        redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by 
        inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Qualified conservation contributions by 
                certain native corporations.--
                          ``(i) In general.--Any qualified conservation 
                      contribution (as defined in subsection (h)(1)) 
                      which--
                                    ``(I) is made by a Native 
                                Corporation, and

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                                    ``(II) is a contribution of property 
                                which was land conveyed under the Alaska 
                                Native Claims Settlement Act,
                      shall be allowed to the extent that the aggregate 
                      amount of such contributions does not exceed the 
                      excess of the taxpayer's taxable income over the 
                      amount of charitable contributions allowable under 
                      subparagraph (A).
                          ``(ii) Carryover.--If the aggregate amount of 
                      contributions described in clause (i) exceeds the 
                      limitation of clause (i), such excess shall be 
                      treated (in a manner consistent with the rules of 
                      subsection (d)(2)) as a charitable contribution to 
                      which clause (i) applies in each of the 15 
                      succeeding taxable years in order of time.
                          ``(iii) Native corporation.--For purposes of 
                      this subparagraph, the term `Native Corporation' 
                      has the meaning given such term by section 3(m) of 
                      the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 170(b)(2)(A) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170.>> is 
                amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) applies'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (B) or (C) applies''.
                    (B) Section 170(b)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 
                ``15 succeeding years'' and inserting ``15 succeeding 
                taxable years''.
            (3) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170 note.>>  Valid existing rights 
        preserved.--Nothing in this subsection (or any amendment made by 
        this subsection) shall be construed to modify the existing 
        property rights validly conveyed to Native Corporations (within 
        the meaning of section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act) under such Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning 
        after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 112. EXTENSION OF TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL 
                        RETIREMENT PLANS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(d)(8) <<NOTE: 26 USC 408.>> is amended 
by striking subparagraph (F).

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 408 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 113. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR 
                        CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY.

    (a) Permanent Extension.--Section 170(e)(3)(C) is amended by 
striking clause (iv).
    (b) Modifications.--Section 170(e)(3)(C), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by striking clause (ii), by redesignating clause (iii) 
as clause (vi), and by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
clauses:

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                          ``(ii) Limitation.--The aggregate amount of 
                      such contributions for any taxable year which may 
                      be taken into account under this section shall not 
                      exceed--
                                    ``(I) in the case of any taxpayer 
                                other than a C corporation, 15 percent 
                                of the taxpayer's aggregate net income 
                                for such taxable year from all trades or 
                                businesses from which such contributions 
                                were made for such year, computed 
                                without regard to this section, and
                                    ``(II) in the case of a C 
                                corporation, 15 percent of taxable 
                                income (as defined in subsection 
                                (b)(2)(D)).
                          ``(iii) Rules related to limitation.--
                                    ``(I) Carryover.--If such aggregate 
                                amount exceeds the limitation imposed 
                                under clause (ii), such excess shall be 
                                treated (in a manner consistent with the 
                                rules of subsection (d)) as a charitable 
                                contribution described in clause (i) in 
                                each of the 5 succeeding taxable years 
                                in order of time.
                                    ``(II) Coordination with overall 
                                corporate limitation.--In the case of 
                                any charitable contribution which is 
                                allowable after the application of 
                                clause (ii)(II), subsection (b)(2)(A) 
                                shall not apply to such contribution, 
                                but the limitation imposed by such 
                                subsection shall be reduced (but not 
                                below zero) by the aggregate amount of 
                                such contributions. For purposes of 
                                subsection (b)(2)(B), such contributions 
                                shall be treated as allowable under 
                                subsection (b)(2)(A).
                          ``(iv) Determination of basis for certain 
                      taxpayers.--If a taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) does not account for 
                                inventories under section 471, and
                                    ``(II) is not required to capitalize 
                                indirect costs under section 263A,
                      the taxpayer may elect, solely for purposes of 
                      subparagraph (B), to treat the basis of any 
                      apparently wholesome food as being equal to 25 
                      percent of the fair market value of such food.
                          ``(v) Determination of fair market value.--In 
                      the case of any such contribution of apparently 
                      wholesome food which cannot or will not be sold 
                      solely by reason of internal standards of the 
                      taxpayer, lack of market, or similar 
                      circumstances, or by reason of being produced by 
                      the taxpayer exclusively for the purposes of 
                      transferring the food to an organization described 
                      in subparagraph (A), the fair market value of such 
                      contribution shall be determined--
                                    ``(I) without regard to such 
                                internal standards, such lack of market, 
                                such circumstances, or such exclusive 
                                purpose, and
                                    ``(II) by taking into account the 
                                price at which the same or substantially 
                                the same food items (as to both type and 
                                quality) are sold by the taxpayer at the 
                                time of the contribution (or, if not so 
                                sold at such time, in the recent 
                                past).''

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170 note.>>  Effective Dates.--

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            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to contributions made after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modifications.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 114. EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
                        PAYMENTS TO CONTROLLING EXEMPT 
                        ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(b)(13)(E) <<NOTE: 26 USC 512.>> is 
amended by striking clause (iv).

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 512 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to payments received or accrued after 
December 31, 2014.
SEC. 115. EXTENSION OF BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO STOCK OF S CORPORATIONS 
                        MAKING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
                        PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1367(a)(2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1367.>> is 
amended by striking the last sentence.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1367 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2014.

     PART 3--INCENTIVES FOR GROWTH, JOBS, INVESTMENT, AND INNOVATION

SEC. 121. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH CREDIT.

    (a) Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Section 41 <<NOTE: 26 USC 41.>> is amended 
        by striking subsection (h).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section <<NOTE: 26 USC 
        45C.>> 45C(b)(1) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).

    (b) Credit Allowed Against Alternative Minimum Tax in Case of 
Eligible Small Business.--Section 38(c)(4)(B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 38.>> is 
amended by redesignating clauses (ii) through (ix) as clauses (iii) 
through (x), respectively, and by inserting after clause (i) the 
following new clause:
                          ``(ii) the credit determined under section 41 
                      for the taxable year with respect to an eligible 
                      small business (as defined in paragraph (5)(C), 
                      after application of rules similar to the rules of 
                      paragraph (5)(D)),''.

    (c) Treatment of Research Credit for Certain Startup Companies.--
            (1) In general.--Section 41, as amended by subsection 
        (a), <<NOTE: 26 USC 41.>> is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:

    ``(h) Treatment of Credit for Qualified Small Businesses.--
            ``(1) In general.--At the election of a qualified small 
        business for any taxable year, section 3111(f) shall apply to 
        the payroll tax credit portion of the credit otherwise 
        determined under subsection (a) for the taxable year and such 
        portion shall not be treated (other than for purposes of section 
        280C) as a credit determined under subsection (a).

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            ``(2) Payroll tax credit portion.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the payroll tax credit portion of the credit 
        determined under subsection (a) with respect to any qualified 
        small business for any taxable year is the least of--
                    ``(A) the amount specified in the election made 
                under this subsection,
                    ``(B) the credit determined under subsection (a) for 
                the taxable year (determined before the application of 
                this subsection), or
                    ``(C) in the case of a qualified small business 
                other than a partnership or S corporation, the amount of 
                the business credit carryforward under section 39 
                carried from the taxable year (determined before the 
                application of this subsection to the taxable year).
            ``(3) Qualified small business.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified small 
                business' means, with respect to any taxable year--
                          ``(i) a corporation or partnership, if--
                                    ``(I) the gross receipts (as 
                                determined under the rules of section 
                                448(c)(3), without regard to 
                                subparagraph (A) thereof) of such entity 
                                for the taxable year is less than 
                                $5,000,000, and
                                    ``(II) such entity did not have 
                                gross receipts (as so determined) for 
                                any taxable year preceding the 5-
                                taxable-year period ending with such 
                                taxable year, and
                          ``(ii) any person (other than a corporation or 
                      partnership) who meets the requirements of 
                      subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), 
                      determined--
                                    ``(I) by substituting `person' for 
                                `entity' each place it appears, and
                                    ``(II) by only taking into account 
                                the aggregate gross receipts received by 
                                such person in carrying on all trades or 
                                businesses of such person.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--Such term shall not include an 
                organization which is exempt from taxation under section 
                501.
            ``(4) Election.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any election under this 
                subsection for any taxable year--
                          ``(i) shall specify the amount of the credit 
                      to which such election applies,
                          ``(ii) shall be made on or before the due date 
                      (including extensions) of--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a qualified 
                                small business which is a partnership, 
                                the return required to be filed under 
                                section 6031,
                                    ``(II) in the case of a qualified 
                                small business which is an S 
                                corporation, the return required to be 
                                filed under section 6037, and
                                    ``(III) in the case of any other 
                                qualified small business, the return of 
                                tax for the taxable year, and
                          ``(iii) may be revoked only with the consent 
                      of the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Limitations.--

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                          ``(i) Amount.--The amount specified in any 
                      election made under this subsection shall not 
                      exceed $250,000.
                          ``(ii) Number of taxable years.--A person may 
                      not make an election under this subsection if such 
                      person (or any other person treated as a single 
                      taxpayer with such person under paragraph (5)(A)) 
                      has made an election under this subsection for 5 
                      or more preceding taxable years.
                    ``(C) Special rule for partnerships and s 
                corporations.--In the case of a qualified small business 
                which is a partnership or S corporation, the election 
                made under this subsection shall be made at the entity 
                level.
            ``(5) Aggregation rules.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), all persons or entities treated as a 
                single taxpayer under subsection (f)(1) shall be treated 
                as a single taxpayer for purposes of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this 
                subsection and section 3111(f)--
                          ``(i) each of the persons treated as a single 
                      taxpayer under subparagraph (A) may separately 
                      make the election under paragraph (1) for any 
                      taxable year, and
                          ``(ii) the $250,000 amount under paragraph 
                      (4)(B)(i) shall be allocated among all persons 
                      treated as a single taxpayer under subparagraph 
                      (A) in the same manner as under subparagraph 
                      (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of subsection (f)(1), whichever 
                      is applicable.
            ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
        this subsection, including--
                    ``(A) regulations to prevent the avoidance of the 
                purposes of the limitations and aggregation rules under 
                this subsection through the use of successor companies 
                or other means,
                    ``(B) regulations to minimize compliance and record-
                keeping burdens under this subsection, and
                    ``(C) regulations for recapturing the benefit of 
                credits determined under section 3111(f) in cases where 
                there is a subsequent adjustment to the payroll tax 
                credit portion of the credit determined under subsection 
                (a), including requiring amended income tax returns in 
                the cases where there is such an adjustment.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 3111.>>  Credit allowed against fica 
        taxes.--Section 3111 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:

    ``(f) Credit for Research Expenditures of Qualified Small 
Businesses.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer who has made an 
        election under section 41(h) for a taxable year, there shall be 
        allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) 
        for the first calendar quarter which begins after the date on 
        which the taxpayer files the return specified in section 
        41(h)(4)(A)(ii) an amount equal to the payroll tax credit 
        portion determined under section 41(h)(2).
            ``(2) Limitation.--The credit allowed by paragraph (1) shall 
        not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (a) for any calendar

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        quarter on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all 
        individuals in the employ of the employer.
            ``(3) Carryover of unused credit.--If the amount of the 
        credit under paragraph (1) exceeds the limitation of paragraph 
        (2) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be carried to 
        the succeeding calendar quarter and allowed as a credit under 
        paragraph (1) for such quarter.
            ``(4) Deduction allowed for credited amounts.--The credit 
        allowed under paragraph (1) shall not be taken into account for 
        purposes of determining the amount of any deduction allowed 
        under chapter 1 for taxes imposed under subsection (a).''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 38 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 
        31, 2014.
            (2) Credit allowed against alternative minimum tax in case 
        of eligible small business.--The amendments made by subsection 
        (b) shall apply to credits determined for taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2015.
            (3) Treatment of research credit for certain startup 
        companies.--The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to 
        taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 122. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR 
                        EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF 
                        THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45P.>>  In General.--Section 45P is amended by 
striking subsection (f).

    (b) Applicability to All Employers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 45P(a) is amended by striking ``, 
        in the case of an eligible small business employer''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 45P(b)(3) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(3) Controlled groups.--All persons treated as a single 
        employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 
        shall be treated as a single employer.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45P note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to payments made after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY FOR 
                        QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, 
                        QUALIFIED RESTAURANT BUILDINGS AND 
                        IMPROVEMENTS, AND QUALIFIED RETAIL 
                        IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Qualified Leasehold Improvement Property and Qualified 
Restaurant Property.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 
168(e)(3)(E) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>> are each amended by striking ``placed 
in service before January 1, 2015''.

    (b) Qualified Retail Improvement Property.--Section 168(e)(3)(E)(ix) 
is amended by striking ``placed in service after December 31, 2008, and 
before January 1, 2015''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.

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SEC. 124. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF INCREASED EXPENSING 
                        LIMITATIONS AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REAL 
                        PROPERTY AS SECTION 179 PROPERTY.

    (a) Made Permanent.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179.>>  Dollar limitation.--Section 
        179(b)(1) is amended by striking ``shall not exceed--'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``shall not exceed $500,000.''.
            (2) Reduction in limitation.--Section 179(b)(2) is amended 
        by striking ``exceeds--'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``exceeds $2,000,000.''.

    (b) Computer Software.--Section 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by 
striking ``, to which section 167 applies, and which is placed in 
service in a taxable year beginning after 2002 and before 2015'' and 
inserting ``and to which section 167 applies''.
    (c) Special Rules for Treatment of Qualified Real Property.--
            (1) Extension for 2015.--Section 179(f) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2015'' in paragraph (1) and 
                inserting ``2016'',
                    (B) by striking ``2014'' each place it appears in 
                paragraph (4) and inserting ``2015'', and
                    (C) by striking ``and 2013'' in the heading of 
                paragraph (4)(C) and inserting ``2013, and 2014''.
            (2) Made permanent.--Section 179(f), as amended by paragraph 
        (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``beginning after 2009 and before 
                2016'' in paragraph (1), and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).

    (d) Election.--Section 179(c)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may not be revoked'' and all that follows 
        through ``and before 2015'', and
            (2) by striking ``irrevocable'' in the heading thereof.

    (e) Air Conditioning and Heating Units.--Section 179(d)(1) is 
amended by striking ``and shall not include air conditioning or heating 
units''.
    (f) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 179(b) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Inflation adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
                beginning after 2015, the dollar amounts in paragraphs 
                (1) and (2) shall each be increased by an amount equal 
                to--
                          ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                          ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                      determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
                      year in which the taxable year begins, determined 
                      by substituting `calendar year 2014' for `calendar 
                      year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
                    ``(B) Rounding.--The amount of any increase under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be rounded to the nearest 
                multiple of $10,000.''.

    (g) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2014.

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            (2) Modifications.--The amendments made by subsections 
        (c)(2) and (e) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 2015.
SEC. 125. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DIVIDENDS OF REGULATED 
                        INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 871.>>  In General.--Section 871(k) is amended by 
striking clause (v) of paragraph (1)(C) and clause (v) of paragraph 
(2)(C).

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 871 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 126. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION OF 100 PERCENT OF GAIN ON CERTAIN 
                        SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1202.>>  In General.--Section 1202(a)(4) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and before January 1, 2015'', and
            (2) by striking ``, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014'' in the 
        heading thereof and inserting ``and thereafter''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1202 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to stock acquired after December 31, 
2014.
SEC. 127. EXTENSION OF REDUCTION IN S-CORPORATION RECOGNITION 
                        PERIOD FOR BUILT-IN GAINS TAX.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1374.>>  In General.--Section 1374(d)(7) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Recognition period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `recognition period' 
                means the 5-year period beginning with the 1st day of 
                the 1st taxable year for which the corporation was an S 
                corporation. For purposes of applying this section to 
                any amount includible in income by reason of 
                distributions to shareholders pursuant to section 
                593(e), the preceding sentence shall be applied without 
                regard to the phrase `5-year'.
                    ``(B) Installment sales.--If an S corporation sells 
                an asset and reports the income from the sale using the 
                installment method under section 453, the treatment of 
                all payments received shall be governed by the 
                provisions of this paragraph applicable to the taxable 
                year in which such sale was made.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1374 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014.
SEC. 128. EXTENSION OF SUBPART F EXCEPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING 
                        INCOME.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 953.>>  Insurance Businesses.--Section 953(e) is 
amended by striking paragraph (10) and by redesignating paragraph (11) 
as paragraph (10).

    (b) Banking, Financing, or Similar Businesses.--Section 
954(h) <<NOTE: 26 USC 954.>> is amended by striking paragraph (9).

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 953 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
beginning after December 31, 2014, and to taxable years of United States 
shareholders with or within which any such taxable year of such foreign 
corporation ends.

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              PART 4--INCENTIVES FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

SEC. 131. EXTENSION OF MINIMUM LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT RATE 
                        FOR NON-FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED BUILDINGS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 42.>>  In General.--Section 42(b)(2) is amended 
by striking ``with respect to housing credit dollar amount allocations 
made before January 1, 2015''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The heading for section 42(b)(2) is amended 
by striking ``Temporary minimum'' and inserting ``Minimum''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 42 note.>>  Effective Dates.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
SEC. 132. EXTENSION OF MILITARY HOUSING ALLOWANCE EXCLUSION FOR 
                        DETERMINING WHETHER A TENANT IN CERTAIN 
                        COUNTIES IS LOW-INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Section 3005(b) of the Housing Assistance Tax Act 
of 2008 <<NOTE: 26 USC 142 note.>> is amended by striking ``and before 
January 1, 2015'' each place it appears.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 142 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of 
section 3005 of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008.
SEC. 133. EXTENSION OF RIC QUALIFIED INVESTMENT ENTITY TREATMENT 
                        UNDER FIRPTA.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897.>>  In General.--Section 897(h)(4)(A) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking clause (ii), and
            (2) by striking all that precedes ``regulated investment 
        company which'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Qualified investment entity.--The term 
                `qualified investment entity' means--
                          ``(i) any real estate investment trust, and
                          ``(ii) any''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on January 1, 2015. Notwithstanding the preceding 
        sentence, such amendments shall not apply with respect to the 
        withholding requirement under section 1445 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 for any payment made before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Amounts withheld on or before date of enactment.--In the 
        case of a regulated investment company--
                    (A) which makes a distribution after December 31, 
                2014, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                and
                    (B) which would (but for the second sentence of 
                paragraph (1)) have been required to withhold with 
                respect to such distribution under section 1445 of such 
                Code,
        such investment company shall not be liable to any person to 
        whom such distribution was made for any amount so withheld and 
        paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury.

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                   Subtitle B--Extensions Through 2019

SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45D.>>  In General.--Section 45D(f)(1)(G) is 
amended by striking ``for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014'' and 
inserting ``for each of calendar years 2010 through 2019''.

    (b) Carryover of Unused Limitation.--Section 45D(f)(3) is amended by 
striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2024''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45D note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 142. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
                        CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 51.>>  In General.--Section 51(c)(4) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2019''.

    (b) Credit for Hiring Long-term Unemployment Recipients.--
            (1) In general.--Section 51(d)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period at 
        the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
        adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) a qualified long-term unemployment 
                recipient.''.
            (2) Qualified long-term unemployment recipient.--Section 
        51(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(15) Qualified long-term unemployment recipient.--The term 
        `qualified long-term unemployment recipient' means any 
        individual who is certified by the designated local agency as 
        being in a period of unemployment which--
                    ``(A) is not less than 27 consecutive weeks, and
                    ``(B) includes a period in which the individual was 
                receiving unemployment compensation under State or 
                Federal law.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 51 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after 
        December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after 
        December 31, 2015.
SEC. 143. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION.

    (a) Extended for 2015.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  In general.--Section 168(k)(2) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``January 1, 2016'' in subparagraph 
                (A)(iv) and inserting ``January 1, 2017'', and
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``January 1, 2016''.
            (2) Special rule for federal long-term contracts.--Section 
        460(c)(6)(B)(ii) <<NOTE: 26 USC 460.>> is amended by striking 
        ``January 1, 2015 (January 1, 2016'' and inserting ``January 1, 
        2016 (January 1, 2017''.
            (3) Extension of election to accelerate amt credit in lieu 
        of bonus depreciation.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 168(k)(4)(D)(iii)(II) is 
                amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2016''.

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                    (B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  Round 5 extension 
                property.--Section 168(k)(4) is amended by adding at the 
                end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(L) Special rules for round 5 extension 
                property.--
                          ``(i) In general.--In the case of round 5 
                      extension property, in applying this paragraph to 
                      any taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) the limitation described in 
                                subparagraph (B)(i) and the business 
                                credit increase amount under 
                                subparagraph (E)(iii) thereof shall not 
                                apply, and
                                    ``(II) the bonus depreciation 
                                amount, maximum amount, and maximum 
                                increase amount shall be computed 
                                separately from amounts computed with 
                                respect to eligible qualified property 
                                which is not round 5 extension property.
                          ``(ii) Election.--
                                    ``(I) A taxpayer who has an election 
                                in effect under this paragraph for round 
                                4 extension property shall be treated as 
                                having an election in effect for round 5 
                                extension property unless the taxpayer 
                                elects to not have this paragraph apply 
                                to round 5 extension property.
                                    ``(II) A taxpayer who does not have 
                                an election in effect under this 
                                paragraph for round 4 extension property 
                                may elect to have this paragraph apply 
                                to round 5 extension property.
                          ``(iii) Round 5 extension property.--For 
                      purposes of this subparagraph, the term `round 5 
                      extension property' means property which is 
                      eligible qualified property solely by reason of 
                      the extension of the application of the special 
                      allowance under paragraph (1) pursuant to the 
                      amendments made by section 143(a)(1) of the 
                      Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 
                      (and the application of such extension to this 
                      paragraph pursuant to the amendment made by 
                      section 143(a)(3) of such Act).''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) The heading for section 168(k) is amended by 
                striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
                2016''.
                    (B) The heading for section 168(k)(2)(B)(ii) is 
                amended by striking ``pre-january 1, 2015'' and 
                inserting ``pre-january 1, 2016''.
            (5) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the amendments made by this subsection shall apply 
                to property placed in service after December 31, 2014, 
                in taxable years ending after such date.
                    (B) Election to accelerate amt credit.--The 
                amendments made by paragraph (3) shall apply to taxable 
                years ending after December 31, 2014.

    (b) Extended and Modified for 2016 Through 2019.--
            (1) In general.--Section 168(k)(2), as amended by subsection 
        (a), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Qualified property.--For purposes of this subsection--

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                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified property' 
                means property--
                          ``(i)(I) to which this section applies which 
                      has a recovery period of 20 years or less,
                          ``(II) which is computer software (as defined 
                      in section 167(f)(1)(B)) for which a deduction is 
                      allowable under section 167(a) without regard to 
                      this subsection,
                          ``(III) which is water utility property, or
                          ``(IV) which is qualified improvement 
                      property,
                          ``(ii) the original use of which commences 
                      with the taxpayer, and
                          ``(iii) which is placed in service by the 
                      taxpayer before January 1, 2020.
                    ``(B) Certain property having longer production 
                periods treated as qualified property.--
                          ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                      property' includes any property if such property--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirements of 
                                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
                                (A),
                                    ``(II) is placed in service by the 
                                taxpayer before January 1, 2021,
                                    ``(III) is acquired by the taxpayer 
                                (or acquired pursuant to a written 
                                contract entered into) before January 1, 
                                2020,
                                    ``(IV) has a recovery period of at 
                                least 10 years or is transportation 
                                property,
                                    ``(V) is subject to section 263A, 
                                and
                                    ``(VI) meets the requirements of 
                                clause (iii) of section 263A(f)(1)(B) 
                                (determined as if such clause also 
                                applies to property which has a long 
                                useful life (within the meaning of 
                                section 263A(f))).
                          ``(ii) Only pre-january 1, 2020 basis eligible 
                      for additional allowance.--In the case of property 
                      which is qualified property solely by reason of 
                      clause (i), paragraph (1) shall apply only to the 
                      extent of the adjusted basis thereof attributable 
                      to manufacture, construction, or production before 
                      January 1, 2020.
                          ``(iii) Transportation property.--For purposes 
                      of this subparagraph, the term `transportation 
                      property' means tangible personal property used in 
                      the trade or business of transporting persons or 
                      property.
                          ``(iv) Application of subparagraph.--This 
                      subparagraph shall not apply to any property which 
                      is described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Certain aircraft.--The term `qualified 
                property' includes property--
                          ``(i) which meets the requirements of 
                      subparagraph (A)(ii) and subclauses (II) and (III) 
                      of subparagraph (B)(i),
                          ``(ii) which is an aircraft which is not a 
                      transportation property (as defined in 
                      subparagraph (B)(iii)) other than for agricultural 
                      or firefighting purposes,
                          ``(iii) which is purchased and on which such 
                      purchaser, at the time of the contract for 
                      purchase, has made a nonrefundable deposit of the 
                      lesser of--
                                    ``(I) 10 percent of the cost, or
                                    ``(II) $100,000, and

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                          ``(iv) which has--
                                    ``(I) an estimated production period 
                                exceeding 4 months, and
                                    ``(II) a cost exceeding $200,000.
                    ``(D) Exception for alternative depreciation 
                property.--The term `qualified property' shall not 
                include any property to which the alternative 
                depreciation system under subsection (g) applies, 
                determined--
                          ``(i) without regard to paragraph (7) of 
                      subsection (g) (relating to election to have 
                      system apply), and
                          ``(ii) after application of section 280F(b) 
                      (relating to listed property with limited business 
                      use).
                    ``(E) Special rules.--
                          ``(i) Self-constructed property.--In the case 
                      of a taxpayer manufacturing, constructing, or 
                      producing property for the taxpayer's own use, the 
                      requirements of subclause (III) of subparagraph 
                      (B)(i) shall be treated as met if the taxpayer 
                      begins manufacturing, constructing, or producing 
                      the property before January 1, 2020.
                          ``(ii) Sale-leasebacks.--For purposes of 
                      clause (iii) and subparagraph (A)(ii), if property 
                      is--
                                    ``(I) originally placed in service 
                                by a person, and
                                    ``(II) sold and leased back by such 
                                person within 3 months after the date 
                                such property was originally placed in 
                                service,
                      such property shall be treated as originally 
                      placed in service not earlier than the date on 
                      which such property is used under the leaseback 
                      referred to in subclause (II).
                          ``(iii) Syndication.--For purposes of 
                      subparagraph (A)(ii), if--
                                    ``(I) property is originally placed 
                                in service by the lessor of such 
                                property,
                                    ``(II) such property is sold by such 
                                lessor or any subsequent purchaser 
                                within 3 months after the date such 
                                property was originally placed in 
                                service (or, in the case of multiple 
                                units of property subject to the same 
                                lease, within 3 months after the date 
                                the final unit is placed in service, so 
                                long as the period between the time the 
                                first unit is placed in service and the 
                                time the last unit is placed in service 
                                does not exceed 12 months), and
                                    ``(III) the user of such property 
                                after the last sale during such 3-month 
                                period remains the same as when such 
                                property was originally placed in 
                                service,
                      such property shall be treated as originally 
                      placed in service not earlier than the date of 
                      such last sale.
                    ``(F) Coordination with section 280f.--For purposes 
                of section 280F--
                          ``(i) Automobiles.--In the case of a passenger 
                      automobile (as defined in section 280F(d)(5)) 
                      which is qualified property, the Secretary shall 
                      increase the limitation under section 
                      280F(a)(1)(A)(i) by $8,000.

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                          ``(ii) Listed property.--The deduction 
                      allowable under paragraph (1) shall be taken into 
                      account in computing any recapture amount under 
                      section 280F(b)(2).
                          ``(iii) Phase down.--In the case of a 
                      passenger automobile placed in service by the 
                      taxpayer after December 31, 2017, clause (i) shall 
                      be applied by substituting for `$8,000'--
                                    ``(I) in the case of an automobile 
                                placed in service during 2018, $6,400, 
                                and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an automobile 
                                placed in service during 2019, $4,800.
                    ``(G) Deduction allowed in computing minimum tax.--
                For purposes of determining alternative minimum taxable 
                income under section 55, the deduction under section 167 
                for qualified property shall be determined without 
                regard to any adjustment under section 56.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  Qualified improvement property.--
        Section 168(k)(3) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Qualified improvement property.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified improvement 
                property' means any improvement to an interior portion 
                of a building which is nonresidential real property if 
                such improvement is placed in service after the date 
                such building was first placed in service.
                    ``(B) Certain improvements not included.--Such term 
                shall not include any improvement for which the 
                expenditure is attributable to--
                          ``(i) the enlargement of the building,
                          ``(ii) any elevator or escalator, or
                          ``(iii) the internal structural framework of 
                      the building.''.
            (3) Expansion of election to accelerate amt credits in lieu 
        of bonus depreciation.--Section 168(k)(4), as amended by 
        subsection (a), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Election to accelerate amt credits in lieu of bonus 
        depreciation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a corporation elects to have 
                this paragraph apply for any taxable year--
                          ``(i) paragraphs (1) and (2)(F) shall not 
                      apply to any qualified property placed in service 
                      during such taxable year,
                          ``(ii) the applicable depreciation method used 
                      under this section with respect to such property 
                      shall be the straight line method, and
                          ``(iii) the limitation imposed by section 
                      53(c) for such taxable year shall be increased by 
                      the bonus depreciation amount which is determined 
                      for such taxable year under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Bonus depreciation amount.--For purposes of 
                this paragraph--
                          ``(i) In general.--The bonus depreciation 
                      amount for any taxable year is an amount equal to 
                      20 percent of the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate amount of 
                                depreciation which would be allowed 
                                under this section for

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                                qualified property placed in service by 
                                the taxpayer during such taxable year if 
                                paragraph (1) applied to all such 
                                property (and, in the case of any such 
                                property which is a passenger automobile 
                                (as defined in section 280F(d)(5)), if 
                                paragraph (2)(F) applied to such 
                                automobile), over
                                    ``(II) the aggregate amount of 
                                depreciation which would be allowed 
                                under this section for qualified 
                                property placed in service by the 
                                taxpayer during such taxable year if 
                                paragraphs (1) and (2)(F) did not apply 
                                to any such property.
                      The aggregate amounts determined under subclauses 
                      (I) and (II) shall be determined without regard to 
                      any election made under subparagraph (A) or 
                      subsection (b)(2)(D), (b)(3)(D), or (g)(7).
                          ``(ii) Limitation.--The bonus depreciation 
                      amount for any taxable year shall not exceed the 
                      lesser of--
                                    ``(I) 50 percent of the minimum tax 
                                credit under section 53(b) for the first 
                                taxable year ending after December 31, 
                                2015, or
                                    ``(II) the minimum tax credit under 
                                section 53(b) for such taxable year 
                                determined by taking into account only 
                                the adjusted net minimum tax for taxable 
                                years ending before January 1, 2016 
                                (determined by treating credits as 
                                allowed on a first-in, first-out basis).
                          ``(iii) Aggregation rule.--All corporations 
                      which are treated as a single employer under 
                      section 52(a) shall be treated--
                                    ``(I) as 1 taxpayer for purposes of 
                                this paragraph, and
                                    ``(II) as having elected the 
                                application of this paragraph if any 
                                such corporation so elects.
                    ``(C) Credit refundable.--For purposes of section 
                6401(b), the aggregate increase in the credits allowable 
                under part IV of subchapter A for any taxable year 
                resulting from the application of this paragraph shall 
                be treated as allowed under subpart C of such part (and 
                not any other subpart).
                    ``(D) Other rules.--
                          ``(i) Election.--Any election under this 
                      paragraph may be revoked only with the consent of 
                      the Secretary.
                          ``(ii) Partnerships with electing partners.--
                      In the case of a corporation which is a partner in 
                      a partnership and which makes an election under 
                      subparagraph (A) for the taxable year, for 
                      purposes of determining such corporation's 
                      distributive share of partnership items under 
                      section 702 for such taxable year--
                                    ``(I) paragraphs (1) and (2)(F) 
                                shall not apply to any qualified 
                                property placed in service during such 
                                taxable year, and
                                    ``(II) the applicable depreciation 
                                method used under this section with 
                                respect to such property shall be the 
                                straight line method.
                          ``(iii) Certain partnerships.--In the case of 
                      a partnership in which more than 50 percent of the

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                      capital and profits interests are owned (directly 
                      or indirectly) at all times during the taxable 
                      year by 1 corporation (or by corporations treated 
                      as 1 taxpayer under subparagraph (B)(iii)), each 
                      partner shall compute its bonus depreciation 
                      amount under clause (i) of subparagraph (B) by 
                      taking into account its distributive share of the 
                      amounts determined by the partnership under 
                      subclauses (I) and (II) of such clause for the 
                      taxable year of the partnership ending with or 
                      within the taxable year of the partner.''.
            (4) Special rules for certain plants bearing fruits and 
        nuts.--Section 168(k) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>> is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5), and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(5) Special rules for certain plants bearing fruits and 
        nuts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any specified 
                plant which is planted before January 1, 2020, or is 
                grafted before such date to a plant that has already 
                been planted, by the taxpayer in the ordinary course of 
                the taxpayer's farming business (as defined in section 
                263A(e)(4)) during a taxable year for which the taxpayer 
                has elected the application of this paragraph--
                          ``(i) a depreciation deduction equal to 50 
                      percent of the adjusted basis of such specified 
                      plant shall be allowed under section 167(a) for 
                      the taxable year in which such specified plant is 
                      so planted or grafted, and
                          ``(ii) the adjusted basis of such specified 
                      plant shall be reduced by the amount of such 
                      deduction.
                    ``(B) Specified plant.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `specified plant' means--
                          ``(i) any tree or vine which bears fruits or 
                      nuts, and
                          ``(ii) any other plant which will have more 
                      than one yield of fruits or nuts and which 
                      generally has a pre-productive period of more than 
                      2 years from the time of planting or grafting to 
                      the time at which such plant begins bearing fruits 
                      or nuts.
                Such term shall not include any property which is 
                planted or grafted outside of the United States.
                    ``(C) Election revocable only with consent.--An 
                election under this paragraph may be revoked only with 
                the consent of the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Additional depreciation may be claimed only 
                once.--If this paragraph applies to any specified plant, 
                such specified plant shall not be treated as qualified 
                property in the taxable year in which placed in service.
                    ``(E) Deduction allowed in computing minimum tax.--
                Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (2)(G) shall 
                apply for purposes of this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Phase down.--In the case of a specified plant 
                which is planted after December 31, 2017 (or is grafted 
                to a plant that has already been planted before such 
                date), subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by 
                substituting for `50 percent'--

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                          ``(i) in the case of a plant which is planted 
                      (or so grafted) in 2018, `40 percent', and
                          ``(ii) in the case of a plant which is planted 
                      (or so grafted) during 2019, `30 percent'.''.
            (5) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  Phase down of bonus 
        depreciation.--Section 168(k) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Phase down.--In the case of qualified property placed 
        in service by the taxpayer after December 31, 2017, paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting for `50 percent'--
                    ``(A) in the case of property placed in service in 
                2018 (or in the case of property placed in service in 
                2019 and described in paragraph (2)(B) or (C) 
                (determined by substituting `2019' for `2020' in 
                paragraphs (2)(B)(i)(III) and (ii) and paragraph 
                (2)(E)(i)), `40 percent',
                    ``(B) in the case of property placed in service in 
                2019 (or in the case of property placed in service in 
                2020 and described in paragraph (2)(B) or (C), `30 
                percent'.''.
            (6) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 168(e)(6) is amended--
                          (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                      as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively,
                          (ii) by striking all that precedes 
                      subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) and 
                      inserting the following:
            ``(6) Qualified leasehold improvement property.--For 
        purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified leasehold 
                improvement property' means any improvement to an 
                interior portion of a building which is nonresidential 
                real property if--
                          ``(i) such improvement is made under or 
                      pursuant to a lease (as defined in subsection 
                      (h)(7))--
                                    ``(I) by the lessee (or any 
                                sublessee) of such portion, or
                                    ``(II) by the lessor of such 
                                portion,
                          ``(ii) such portion is to be occupied 
                      exclusively by the lessee (or any sublessee) of 
                      such portion, and
                          ``(iii) such improvement is placed in service 
                      more than 3 years after the date the building was 
                      first placed in service.
                    ``(B) Certain improvements not included.--Such term 
                shall not include any improvement for which the 
                expenditure is attributable to--
                          ``(i) the enlargement of the building,
                          ``(ii) any elevator or escalator,
                          ``(iii) any structural component benefitting a 
                      common area, or
                          ``(iv) the internal structural framework of 
                      the building.
                    ``(C) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes 
                of this paragraph--
                          ``(i) Commitment to lease treated as lease.--A 
                      commitment to enter into a lease shall be treated 
                      as a lease, and the parties to such commitment 
                      shall be treated as lessor and lessee, 
                      respectively.
                          ``(ii) Related persons.--A lease between 
                      related persons shall not be considered a lease. 
                      For purposes

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                      of the preceding sentence, the term `related 
                      persons' means--
                                    ``(I) members of an affiliated group 
                                (as defined in section 1504), and
                                    ``(II) persons having a relationship 
                                described in subsection (b) of section 
                                267; except that, for purposes of this 
                                clause, the phrase `80 percent or more' 
                                shall be substituted for the phrase 
                                `more than 50 percent' each place it 
                                appears in such subsection.'', and
                          (iii) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' in 
                      subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated) and 
                      inserting ``subparagraph (D)''.
                    (B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  Section 168(e)(7)(B) is 
                amended by striking ``qualified leasehold improvement 
                property'' and inserting ``qualified improvement 
                property''.
                    (C) Section 168(e)(8) is amended by striking 
                subparagraph (D).
                    (D) Section 168(k), as amended by the preceding 
                provisions of this section, is amended by adding at the 
                end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes an election under 
        this paragraph with respect to any class of property for any 
        taxable year, paragraphs (1) and (2)(F) shall not apply to any 
        qualified property in such class placed in service during such 
        taxable year. An election under this paragraph may be revoked 
        only with the consent of the Secretary.''.
                    (E) Section 168(l)(3) is amended--
                          (i) by striking ``section 168(k)'' in 
                      subparagraph (A) and inserting ``subsection (k)'', 
                      and
                          (ii) by striking ``section 168(k)(2)(D)(i)'' 
                      in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``subsection 
                      (k)(2)(D)''.
                    (F) Section 168(l)(4) is amended by striking 
                ``subparagraph (E) of section 168(k)(2)'' and all that 
                follows and inserting ``subsection (k)(2)(E) shall 
                apply.''.
                    (G) Section 168(l)(5) is amended by striking 
                ``section 168(k)(2)(G)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (k)(2)(G)''.
                    (H) <<NOTE: 26 USC 263A.>>  Section 263A(c) is 
                amended by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) Coordination with section 168(k)(5).--This section 
        shall not apply to any amount allowed as a deduction by reason 
        of section 168(k)(5) (relating to special rules for certain 
        plants bearing fruits and nuts).''.
                    (I) <<NOTE: 26 USC 460.>>  Section 460(c)(6)(B)(ii), 
                as amended by subsection (a), is amended to read as 
                follows:
                          ``(ii) is placed in service before January 1, 
                      2020 (January 1, 2021 in the case of property 
                      described in section 168(k)(2)(B)).''.
                    (J) Section 168(k), as amended by subsection (a), is 
                amended by striking ``and Before January 1, 2016'' in 
                the heading thereof and inserting ``and Before January 
                1, 2020''.
            (7) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective dates.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, the amendments made by this subsection 
                shall apply to property placed in service after December 
                31, 2015, in taxable years ending after such date.

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                    (B) Expansion of election to accelerate amt credits 
                in lieu of bonus depreciation.--The amendments made by 
                paragraph (3) shall apply to taxable years ending after 
                December 31, 2015, except that in the case of any 
                taxable year beginning before January 1, 2016, and 
                ending after December 31, 2015, the limitation under 
                section 168(k)(4)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986 (as amended by this section) shall be the sum of--
                          (i) the product of--
                                    (I) the maximum increase amount 
                                (within the meaning of section 
                                168(k)(4)(C)(iii) of such Code, as in 
                                effect before the amendments made by 
                                this subsection), multiplied by
                                    (II) a fraction the numerator of 
                                which is the number of days in the 
                                taxable year before January 1, 2016, and 
                                the denominator of which is the number 
                                of days in the taxable year, plus
                          (ii) the product of--
                                    (I) such limitation (determined 
                                without regard to this subparagraph), 
                                multiplied by
                                    (II) a fraction the numerator of 
                                which is the number of days in the 
                                taxable year after December 31, 2015, 
                                and the denominator of which is the 
                                number of days in the taxable year.
                    (C) Special rules for certain plants bearing fruits 
                and nuts.--The amendments made by paragraph (4) (other 
                than subparagraph (A) thereof) shall apply to specified 
                plants (as defined in section 168(k)(5)(B) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this 
                subsection) planted or grafted after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 144. EXTENSION OF LOOK-THRU TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS BETWEEN 
                        RELATED CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS 
                        UNDER FOREIGN PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY 
                        RULES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 954.>>  In General.--Section 954(c)(6)(C) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2020''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 954 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
beginning after December 31, 2014, and to taxable years of United States 
shareholders with or within which such taxable years of foreign 
corporations end.

                   Subtitle C--Extensions Through 2016

             PART 1--TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS

SEC. 151. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS 
                        INCOME OF DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL 
                        RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 108.>>  Extension.--Section 108(a)(1)(E) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2017''.

    (b) Modification.--Section 108(a)(1)(E), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by striking ``discharged before'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``discharged--

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                          ``(i) before January 1, 2017, or
                          ``(ii) subject to an arrangement that is 
                      entered into and evidenced in writing before 
                      January 1, 2017.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 108 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 
        2015.
SEC. 152. EXTENSION OF MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUMS TREATED AS 
                        QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 163.>>  In General.--Subclause (I) of section 
163(h)(3)(E)(iv) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 163 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 153. EXTENSION OF ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED 
                        TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 222.>>  In General.--Section 222(e) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 222 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.

     PART 2--INCENTIVES FOR GROWTH, JOBS, INVESTMENT, AND INNOVATION

SEC. 161. EXTENSION OF INDIAN EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45A.>>  In General.--Section 45A(f) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45A note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 162. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE 
                        CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45G.>>  Extension.--Section 45G(f) is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 2017''.

    (b) Modification.--Section 45G(d) is amended by striking ``January 
1, 2005,'' and inserting ``January 1, 2015,''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45G note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 163. EXTENSION OF MINE RESCUE TEAM TRAINING CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45N.>>  In General.--Section 45N(e) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45N note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 164. EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45E.>>  Extension.--Section 54E(c)(1) is amended 
by striking ``and 2014'' and inserting ``2014, 2015, and 2016''.

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    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 54E note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 
2014.
SEC. 165. EXTENSION OF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN RACE HORSES AS 3-
                        YEAR PROPERTY.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  In General.--Section 168(e)(3)(A)(i) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' in subclause (I) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2017'', and
            (2) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' in subclause (II) and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 166. EXTENSION OF 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS 
                        ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES.

    (a) In General.--Section 168(i)(15)(D) is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 167. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION 
                        FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY ON AN INDIAN 
                        RESERVATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 168(j)(8) is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) Election to Have Special Rules Not Apply.--Section 168(j) is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (8), as amended by subsection (a), as 
paragraph (9), and by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(8) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes an election under 
        this paragraph with respect to any class of property for any 
        taxable year, this subsection shall not apply to all property in 
        such class placed in service during such taxable year. Such 
        election, once made, shall be irrevocable.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 168. EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE MINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179E.>>  In General.--Section 179E(g) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179E note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 169. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL EXPENSING RULES FOR CERTAIN FILM 
                        AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS; SPECIAL 
                        EXPENSING FOR LIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 181.>>  In General.--Section 181(f) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) Application to Live Productions.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 181(a) is amended 
        by inserting ``, and any qualified live theatrical production,'' 
        after ``any qualified film or television production''.

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            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 181.>>  Conforming amendments.--Section 
        181 is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or any qualified live theatrical 
                production'' after ``qualified film or television 
                production'' each place it appears in subsections 
                (a)(2), (b), and (c)(1),
                    (B) by inserting ``or qualified live theatrical 
                productions'' after ``qualified film or television 
                productions'' in subsection (f), and
                    (C) by inserting ``and live theatrical'' after 
                ``film and television'' in the heading.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 181 in 
        the table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 
        is <<NOTE: 26 USC 161 prec.>> amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 181. Treatment of certain qualified film and television and live 
           theatrical productions.''.

    (c) Qualified Live Theatrical Production.--Section 181 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f), as amended by 
        subsections (a) and (b), as subsections (f) and (g), 
        respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection:

    ``(e) Qualified Live Theatrical Production.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified live theatrical 
        production' means any production described in paragraph (2) if 
        75 percent of the total compensation of the production is 
        qualified compensation (as defined in subsection (d)(3)).
            ``(2) Production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A production is described in this 
                paragraph if such production is a live staged production 
                of a play (with or without music) which is derived from 
                a written book or script and is produced or presented by 
                a taxable entity in any venue which has an audience 
                capacity of not more than 3,000 or a series of venues 
                the majority of which have an audience capacity of not 
                more than 3,000.
                    ``(B) Touring companies, etc.--In the case of 
                multiple live staged productions--
                          ``(i) for which the election under this 
                      section would be allowable to the same taxpayer, 
                      and
                          ``(ii) which are--
                                    ``(I) separate phases of a 
                                production, or
                                    ``(II) separate simultaneous 
                                stagings of the same production in 
                                different geographical locations (not 
                                including multiple performance locations 
                                of any one touring production),
                each such live staged production shall be treated as a 
                separate production.
                    ``(C) Phase.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), the 
                term `phase' with respect to any qualified live 
                theatrical production refers to each of the following, 
                but only if each of the following is treated by the 
                taxpayer as a separate activity for all purposes of this 
                title:
                          ``(i) The initial staging of a live theatrical 
                      production.

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                          ``(ii) Subsequent additional stagings or 
                      touring of such production which are produced by 
                      the same producer as the initial staging.
                    ``(D) Seasonal productions.--
                          ``(i) In general.--In the case of a live 
                      staged production not described in subparagraph 
                      (B) which is produced or presented by a taxable 
                      entity for not more than 10 weeks of the taxable 
                      year, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
                      substituting `6,500' for `3,000'.
                          ``(ii) Short taxable years.--For purposes of 
                      clause (i), in the case of any taxable year of 
                      less than 12 months, the number of weeks for which 
                      a production is produced or presented shall be 
                      annualized by multiplying the number of weeks the 
                      production is produced or presented during such 
                      taxable year by 12 and dividing the result by the 
                      number of months in such taxable year.
                    ``(E) Exception.--A production is not described in 
                this paragraph if such production includes or consists 
                of any performance of conduct described in section 
                2257(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code.''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 181 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modifications.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendments made by subsections 
                (b) and (c) shall apply to productions commencing after 
                December 31, 2015.
                    (B) Commencement.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
                the date on which a qualified live theatrical production 
                commences is the date of the first public performance of 
                such production for a paying audience.
SEC. 170. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION ALLOWABLE WITH RESPECT TO INCOME 
                        ATTRIBUTABLE TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION 
                        ACTIVITIES IN PUERTO RICO.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 199.>>  In General.--Section 199(d)(8)(C) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``first 9 taxable years'' and inserting 
        ``first 11 taxable years'', and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 2017''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 199 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 171. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX 
                        INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1391.>>  Extension.--Section 
        1391(d)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1391 note.>>  Treatment of certain 
        termination dates specified in nominations.--In the case of a 
        designation of an empowerment zone the nomination for which 
        included a termination date which is contemporaneous with the 
        date specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of section 1391(d)(1) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before the 
        enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section shall 
        not apply with respect to such designation if, after the date of 
        the enactment

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        of this section, the entity which made such nomination amends 
        the nomination to provide for a new termination date in such 
        manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
        designee) may provide.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1394.>>  Modification.--Section 1394(b)(3)(B)(i) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``References'' and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), 
                                references'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(II) Special rule for employee 
                                residence test.--For purposes of 
                                subsection (b)(6) and (c)(5) of section 
                                1397C, an employee shall be treated as a 
                                resident of an empowerment zone if such 
                                employee is a resident of an empowerment 
                                zone, an enterprise community, or a 
                                qualified low-income community within an 
                                applicable nominating jurisdiction.''.

    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified low-income community.--Section 1394(b)(3) is 
        amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively, and by inserting after 
        subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Qualified low-income community.--For purposes 
                of subparagraph (B)--
                          ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified low-
                      income community' means any population census 
                      tract if--
                                    ``(I) the poverty rate for such 
                                tract is at least 20 percent, or
                                    ``(II) the median family income for 
                                such tract does not exceed 80 percent of 
                                statewide median family income (or, in 
                                the case of a tract located within a 
                                metropolitan area, metropolitan area 
                                median family income if greater).
                      Subclause (II) shall be applied using 
                      possessionwide median family income in the case of 
                      census tracts located within a possession of the 
                      United States.
                          ``(ii) Targeted populations.--The Secretary 
                      shall prescribe regulations under which 1 or more 
                      targeted populations (within the meaning of 
                      section 103(20) of the Riegle Community 
                      Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
                      1994) may be treated as qualified low-income 
                      communities.
                          ``(iii) Areas not within census tracts.--In 
                      the case of an area which is not tracted for 
                      population census tracts, the equivalent county 
                      divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the Census 
                      for purposes of defining poverty areas) shall be 
                      used for purposes of determining poverty rates and 
                      median family income.
                          ``(iv) Modification of income requirement for 
                      census tracts within high migration rural 
                      counties.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In the case of a 
                                population census tract located within a 
                                high migration rural county, clause 
                                (i)(II) shall be applied to areas not 
                                located within a metropolitan area by 
                                substituting `85 percent' for `80 
                                percent'.

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                                    ``(II) High migration rural 
                                county.--For purposes of this clause, 
                                the term `high migration rural county' 
                                means any county which, during the 20-
                                year period ending with the year in 
                                which the most recent census was 
                                conducted, has a net out-migration of 
                                inhabitants from the county of at least 
                                10 percent of the population of the 
                                county at the beginning of such 
                                period.''.
            (2) Applicable nominating jurisdiction.--Section 
        1394(b)(3)(D), as redesignated by paragraph (1), <<NOTE: 26 USC 
        1394.>> is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        clause:
                          ``(iii) Applicable nominating jurisdiction.--
                      The term `applicable nominating jurisdiction' 
                      means, with respect to any empowerment zone or 
                      enterprise community, any local government that 
                      nominated such community for designation under 
                      section 1391.''.

    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1394(b)(3)(B)(iii) is amended by striking ``or 
        an enterprise community'' and inserting ``, an enterprise 
        community, or a qualified low-income community within an 
        applicable nominating jurisdiction''.
            (2) Section 1394(b)(3)(D), as redesignated by subsection 
        (c)(1), is amended by striking ``Definitions'' and inserting 
        ``Other definitions''.

    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1391 note.>>  Extensions.--The amendment 
        made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
        after December 31, 2014.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1394 note.>>  Modifications.--The 
        amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to 
        bonds issued after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 172. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN LIMIT ON COVER OVER 
                        OF RUM EXCISE TAXES TO PUERTO RICO AND THE 
                        VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7652.>>  In General.--Section 7652(f)(1) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2017''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7652 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United 
States after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 173. EXTENSION OF AMERICAN SAMOA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 119(d) of division A of the Tax Relief and 
Health Care Act of 2006 <<NOTE: 26 USC 30A note.>> is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2015'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``January 1, 2017'',
            (2) by striking ``first 9 taxable years'' in paragraph (1) 
        and inserting ``first 11 taxable years'', and
            (3) by striking ``first 3 taxable years'' in paragraph (2) 
        and inserting ``first 5 taxable years''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30A note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 174. MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 4191.>>  In General.--Section 4191 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:

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    ``(c) Moratorium.--The tax imposed under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to sales during the period beginning on January 1, 2016, and 
ending on December 31, 2017.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 4191 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2015.

        PART 3--INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION

SEC. 181. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS 
                        ENERGY PROPERTY.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25C.>>  Extension.--Section 25C(g)(2) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) Updated Energy Star Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 25C(c)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``which meets'' and all that follows through ``requirements)''.
            (2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--Section 
        25C(c) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting after 
        paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--The 
        term `energy efficient building envelope component' means a 
        building envelope component which meets--
                    ``(A) applicable Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of a roof or roof products,
                    ``(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an 
                exterior door, and
                    ``(C) the prescriptive criteria for such component 
                established by the 2009 International Energy 
                Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) 
                is in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in 
                the case of any other component.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25C note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Modification.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
        2015.
SEC. 182. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE 
                        REFUELING PROPERTY.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30C.>>  In General.--Section 30C(g) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30C note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 183. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR 2-WHEELED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC 
                        VEHICLES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30D.>>  In General.--Section 30D(g)(3)(E) is 
amended by striking ``acquired'' and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ``acquired--
                          ``(i) after December 31, 2011, and before 
                      January 1, 2014, or

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                          ``(ii) in the case of a vehicle that has 2 
                      wheels, after December 31, 2014, and before 
                      January 1, 2017.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30D note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 
2014.
SEC. 184. EXTENSION OF SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCER CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 40.>>  In General.--Section 40(b)(6)(J)(i) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2017''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 40 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to qualified second generation biofuel 
production after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 185. EXTENSION OF BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL INCENTIVES.

    (a) Income Tax Credit.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 40A.>>  In general.--Subsection (g) of 
        section 40A is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 40A note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendment made by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or 
        used after December 31, 2014.

    (b) Excise Tax Incentives.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426.>>  In general.--Section 6426(c)(6) 
        is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2016''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6427.>>  Payments.--Section 6427(e)(6)(B) 
        is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2016''.
            (3) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendments made by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or 
        used after December 31, 2014.
            (4) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426 note.>>  Special rule for 2015.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any 
        biodiesel mixture credit properly determined under section 
        6426(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the period 
        beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, 
        such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment 
        attributable to such credit (including any payment under section 
        6427(e) of such Code) shall be made, only in such manner as the 
        Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall 
        provide. Such Secretary shall issue guidance within 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act providing for a one-
        time submission of claims covering periods described in the 
        preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 180-day 
        period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as 
        prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days 
        after such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such 
        Secretary not later than 60 days after receipt. If such 
        Secretary has not paid pursuant to a claim filed under this 
        subsection within 60 days after the date of the filing of such 
        claim, the claim shall be paid with interest from such date 
        determined by using the overpayment rate and method under 
        section 6621 of such Code.
SEC. 186. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PRODUCTION CREDIT FOR 
                        INDIAN COAL FACILITIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45.>>  In General.--Section 45(e)(10)(A) is 
amended by striking ``9-year period'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``11-year period''.

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    (b) Repeal of Limitation Based on Date Facility Is Placed in 
Service.--Section 45(d)(10) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45.>> is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(10) Indian coal production facility.--The term `Indian 
        coal production facility' means a facility that produces Indian 
        coal.''.

    (c) Treatment of Sales to Related Parties.--Section 
45(e)(10)(A)(ii)(I) is amended by inserting ``(either directly by the 
taxpayer or after sale or transfer to one or more related persons)'' 
after ``unrelated person''.
    (d) Credit Allowed Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 38.>>  In general.--Section 38(c)(4)(B), 
        as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended 
        by redesignating clauses (v) through (x) as clauses (vi) through 
        (xi), respectively, and by inserting after clause (iv) the 
        following new clause:
                          ``(v) the credit determined under section 45 
                      to the extent that such credit is attributable to 
                      section 45(e)(10) (relating to Indian coal 
                      production facilities),''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 45(e)(10) is amended by 
        striking subparagraph (D).

    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45 note.>>  Extension.--The amendments 
        made by subsection (a) shall apply to coal produced after 
        December 31, 2014.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45 note.>>  Modifications.--The 
        amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to coal 
        produced and sold after December 31, 2015, in taxable years 
        ending after such date.
            (3) <<NOTE: 26 USC 38 note.>>  Credit allowed against 
        alternative minimum tax.--The amendments made by subsection (d) 
        shall apply to credits determined for taxable years beginning 
        after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 187. EXTENSION OF CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES 
                        PRODUCING ENERGY FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE 
                        RESOURCES.

    (a) In General.--The following provisions of section 45(d) are each 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``January 1, 2017'':
            (1) Paragraph (2)(A).
            (2) Paragraph (3)(A).
            (3) Paragraph (4)(B).
            (4) Paragraph (6).
            (5) Paragraph (7).
            (6) Paragraph (9).
            (7) Paragraph (11)(B).

    (b) Extension of Election to Treat Qualified Facilities as Energy 
Property.--Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) <<NOTE: 26 USC 48.>> is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 2017''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45 note.>>  Effective Dates.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
SEC. 188. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT NEW HOMES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45L.>>  In General.--Section 45L(g) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 45L note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2014.

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SEC. 189. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR SECOND GENERATION 
                        BIOFUEL PLANT PROPERTY.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168.>>  In General.--Section 168(l)(2)(D) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2017''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 168 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 
31, 2014.
SEC. 190. EXTENSION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 
                        DEDUCTION.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179D.>>  In General.--Section 179D(h) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179D note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2014.
SEC. 191. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR SALES OR DISPOSITIONS TO 
                        IMPLEMENT FERC OR STATE ELECTRIC 
                        RESTRUCTURING POLICY FOR QUALIFIED 
                        ELECTRIC UTILITIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 451.>>  In General.--Section 451(i)(3) is amended 
by striking ``January 1, 2015'' and inserting ``January 1, 2017''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 451 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to dispositions after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 192. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE 
                        FUELS.

    (a) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426.>>  In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) 
        and 6426(e)(3) are each amended by striking ``December 31, 
        2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Section 
        6427(e)(6)(C) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6427.>> is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 
2014.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426 note.>>  Special Rule for 2015.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any 
alternative fuel credit properly determined under section 6426(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the period beginning on January 1, 
2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, such credit shall be allowed, and 
any refund or payment attributable to such credit (including any payment 
under section 6427(e) of such Code) shall be made, only in such manner 
as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall 
provide. Such Secretary shall issue guidance within 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act providing for a one-time submission of 
claims covering periods described in the preceding sentence. Such 
guidance shall provide for a 180-day period for the submission of such 
claims (in such manner as prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not 
later than 30 days after such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be 
paid by such Secretary not later than 60 days after receipt. If such 
Secretary has not paid pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection 
within 60 days after the date of the filing of such claim, the claim 
shall be paid with interest from such date determined by using the 
overpayment rate and method under section 6621 of such Code.
SEC. 193. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED FUEL CELL MOTOR 
                        VEHICLES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30B.>>  In General.--Section 30B(k)(1) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.

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    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 30B note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to property purchased after December 31, 
2014.

                       TITLE II--PROGRAM INTEGRITY

SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF FILING DATES OF RETURNS AND STATEMENTS 
                        RELATING TO EMPLOYEE WAGE INFORMATION AND 
                        NONEMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TO IMPROVE 
                        COMPLIANCE.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6071.>>  In General.--Section 6071 is amended by 
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d), and by inserting after 
subsection (b) the following new subsection:

    ``(c) Returns and Statements Relating to Employee Wage Information 
and Nonemployee Compensation.--Forms W-2 and W-3 and any returns or 
statements required by the Secretary to report nonemployee compensation 
shall be filed on or before January 31 of the year following the 
calendar year to which such returns relate.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6402.>>  Date for Certain Refunds.--Section 6402 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(m) Earliest Date for Certain Refunds.--No credit or refund of an 
overpayment for a taxable year shall be made to a taxpayer before the 
15th day of the second month following the close of such taxable year if 
a credit is allowed to such taxpayer under section 24 (by reason of 
subsection (d) thereof) or 32 for such taxable year.''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6071.>>  Conforming Amendment.--Section 6071(b) 
is amended by striking ``subparts B and C of part III of this 
subchapter'' and inserting ``subpart B of part III of this subchapter 
(other than returns and statements required to be filed with respect to 
nonemployee compensation)''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6071 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to returns and 
        statements relating to calendar years beginning after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Date for certain refunds.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (b) shall apply to credits or refunds made after 
        December 31, 2016.
SEC. 202. SAFE HARBOR FOR DE MINIMIS ERRORS ON INFORMATION RETURNS 
                        AND PAYEE STATEMENTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6721.>>  In General.--Section 6721(c) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Safe harbor for certain de minimis errors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, with respect to an 
                information return filed with the Secretary--
                          ``(i) there are 1 or more failures described 
                      in subsection (a)(2)(B) relating to an incorrect 
                      dollar amount,
                          ``(ii) no single amount in error differs from 
                      the correct amount by more than $100, and
                          ``(iii) no single amount reported for tax 
                      withheld on any information return differs from 
                      the correct amount by more than $25,

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                then no correction shall be required and, for purposes 
                of this section, such return shall be treated as having 
                been filed with all of the correct required information.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                with respect to any incorrect dollar amount to the 
                extent that such error relates to an amount with respect 
                to which an election is made under section 
                6722(c)(3)(B).
                    ``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may issue 
                regulations to prevent the abuse of the safe harbor 
                under this paragraph, including regulations providing 
                that this paragraph shall not apply to the extent 
                necessary to prevent any such abuse.''.

    (b) Failure To Furnish Correct Payee Statement.--Section 
6722(c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6722.>> is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Safe harbor for certain de minimis errors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, with respect to any payee 
                statement--
                          ``(i) there are 1 or more failures described 
                      in subsection (a)(2)(B) relating to an incorrect 
                      dollar amount,
                          ``(ii) no single amount in error differs from 
                      the correct amount by more than $100, and
                          ``(iii) no single amount reported for tax 
                      withheld on any information return differs from 
                      the correct amount by more than $25,
                then no correction shall be required and, for purposes 
                of this section, such statement shall be treated as 
                having been filed with all of the correct required 
                information.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                to any payee statement if the person to whom such 
                statement is required to be furnished makes an election 
                (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
                prescribe) that subparagraph (A) not apply with respect 
                to such statement.
                    ``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may issue 
                regulations to prevent the abuse of the safe harbor 
                under this paragraph, including regulations providing 
                that this paragraph shall not apply to the extent 
                necessary to prevent any such abuse.''.

    (c) Application to Broker Reporting of Basis.--Section 
6045(g)(2)(B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6045.>> is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                          ``(iii) Treatment of uncorrected de minimis 
                      errors.--Except as otherwise provided by the 
                      Secretary, the customer's adjusted basis shall be 
                      determined by treating any incorrect dollar amount 
                      which is not required to be corrected by reason of 
                      section 6721(c)(3) or section 6722(c)(3) as the 
                      correct amount.''.

    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6721.>>  Section 6721(c) is amended by 
        striking ``Exception for De Minimis Failures to Include All 
        Required Information'' in the heading and inserting ``Exceptions 
        for Certain De Minimis Failures''.
            (2) Section 6721(c)(1) is amended by striking ``In general'' 
        in the heading and inserting ``Exception for de minimis failure 
        to include all required information''.

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    (e) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6045 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to returns required to be filed, and 
payee statements required to be provided, after December 31, 2016.
SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ITINS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6109.>>  In General.--Section 6109 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(i) Special Rules Relating to the Issuance of ITINs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to issue an 
        individual taxpayer identification number to an individual only 
        if the applicant submits an application, using such form as the 
        Secretary may require and including the required documentation--
                    ``(A) in the case of an applicant not described in 
                subparagraph (B)--
                          ``(i) in person to an employee of the Internal 
                      Revenue Service or a community-based certified 
                      acceptance agent approved by the Secretary, or
                          ``(ii) by mail, pursuant to rules prescribed 
                      by the Secretary, or
                    ``(B) in the case of an applicant who resides 
                outside of the United States, by mail or in person to an 
                employee of the Internal Revenue Service or a designee 
                of the Secretary at a United States diplomatic mission 
                or consular post.
            ``(2) Required documentation.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `required documentation' 
                includes such documentation as the Secretary may require 
                that proves the individual's identity, foreign status, 
                and residency.
                    ``(B) Validity of documents.--The Secretary may 
                accept only original documents or certified copies 
                meeting the requirements of the Secretary.
            ``(3) Term of itin.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual taxpayer 
                identification number issued after December 31, 2012, 
                shall remain in effect unless the individual to whom 
                such number is issued does not file a return of tax (or 
                is not included as a dependent on the return of tax of 
                another taxpayer) for 3 consecutive taxable years. In 
                the case of an individual described in the preceding 
                sentence, such number shall expire on the last day of 
                such third consecutive taxable year.
                    ``(B) Special rule for existing itins.--In the case 
                of an individual with respect to whom an individual 
                taxpayer identification number was issued before January 
                1, 2013, such number shall remain in effect until the 
                earlier of--
                          ``(i) the applicable date, or
                          ``(ii) if the individual does not file a 
                      return of tax (or is not included as a dependent 
                      on the return of tax of another taxpayer) for 3 
                      consecutive taxable years, the earlier of--
                                    ``(I) the last day of such third 
                                consecutive taxable year, or

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                                    ``(II) the last day of the taxable 
                                year that includes the date of the 
                                enactment of this subsection.
                    ``(C) Applicable date.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (B), the term `applicable date' means--
                          ``(i) January 1, 2017, in the case of an 
                      individual taxpayer identification number issued 
                      before January 1, 2008,
                          ``(ii) January 1, 2018, in the case of an 
                      individual taxpayer identification number issued 
                      in 2008,
                          ``(iii) January 1, 2019, in the case of an 
                      individual taxpayer identification number issued 
                      in 2009 or 2010, and
                          ``(iv) January 1, 2020, in the case of an 
                      individual taxpayer identification number issued 
                      in 2011 or 2012.
            ``(4) Distinguishing itins issued solely for purposes of 
        treaty benefits.--The Secretary shall implement a system that 
        ensures that individual taxpayer identification numbers issued 
        solely for purposes of claiming tax treaty benefits are used 
        only for such purposes, by distinguishing such numbers from 
        other individual taxpayer identification numbers issued.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6109 note.>>  Audit by TIGTA.--Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall 
conduct an audit of the program of the Internal Revenue Service for the 
issuance of individual taxpayer identification numbers pursuant to 
section 6109(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this 
section) and report the results of such audit to the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on the Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6109 note.>>  Community-based Certified 
Acceptance Agents.--The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's 
delegate, shall maintain a program for training and approving community-
based certified acceptance agents for purposes of section 
6109(i)(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this 
section). Persons eligible to be acceptance agents under such program 
include--
            (1) financial institutions (as defined in section 265(b)(5) 
        of such Code and the regulations thereunder),
            (2) colleges and universities which are described in section 
        501(c)(3) of such Code and exempt from taxation under section 
        501(a) of such Code,
            (3) Federal agencies (as defined in section 6402(h) of such 
        Code),
            (4) State and local governments, including agencies 
        responsible for vital records,
            (5) community-based organizations which are described in 
        subsection (c)(3) or (d) of section 501 of such Code and exempt 
        from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code,
            (6) persons that provide assistance to taxpayers in the 
        preparation of their tax returns, and
            (7) other persons or categories of persons as authorized by 
        regulations or other guidance of the Secretary of the Treasury.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6109 note.>>  ITIN Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, or the 
        Secretary's delegate, shall conduct a study on the effectiveness

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        of the application process for individual taxpayer 
        identification numbers before the implementation of the 
        amendments made by this section, the effects of the amendments 
        made by this section on such application process, the 
        comparative effectiveness of an in-person review process for 
        application versus other methods of reducing fraud in the ITIN 
        program and improper payments to ITIN holders as a result, and 
        possible administrative and legislative recommendations to 
        improve such process.
            (2) Specific requirements.--Such study shall include an 
        evaluation of the following:
                    (A) Possible administrative and legislative 
                recommendations to reduce fraud and improper payments 
                through the use of individual taxpayer identification 
                numbers (hereinafter referred to as ``ITINs'').
                    (B) If data supports an in-person initial review of 
                ITIN applications to reduce fraud and improper payments, 
                the administrative and legislative steps needed to 
                implement such an in-person initial review of ITIN 
                applications, in conjunction with an expansion of the 
                community-based certified acceptance agent program under 
                subsection (c), with a goal of transitioning to such a 
                program by 2020.
                    (C) Strategies for more efficient processing of ITIN 
                applications.
                    (D) The acceptance agent program as in existence on 
                the date of the enactment of this Act and ways to expand 
                the geographic availability of agents through the 
                community-based certified acceptance agent program under 
                subsection (c).
                    (E) Strategies for the Internal Revenue Service to 
                work with other Federal agencies, State and local 
                governments, and other organizations and persons 
                described in subsection (c) to encourage participation 
                in the community-based certified acceptance agent 
                program under subsection (c) to facilitate in-person 
                initial review of ITIN applications.
                    (F) Typical characteristics (derived from Form W-7 
                and other sources) of mail applications for ITINs as 
                compared with typical characteristics of in-person 
                applications.
                    (G) Typical characteristics (derived from 17 Form W-
                7 and other sources) of ITIN applications before the 
                Internal Revenue Service revised its application 
                procedures in 2012 as compared with typical 
                characteristics of ITIN applications made after such 
                revisions went into effect.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary, or the Secretary's delegate, 
        shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
        report detailing the study under paragraph (1) and its findings 
        not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (4) Administrative steps.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
        shall implement any administrative steps identified by the 
        report under paragraph (3) not later than 180 days after 
        submitting such report.

    (e) Mathematical or Clerical Error Authority.--Paragraph (2) of 
section 6213(g) of the Internal Revenue Code <<NOTE: 26 USC 6213.>> of 
1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (M), by 
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (N) and inserting

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``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(O) the inclusion on a return of an individual 
                taxpayer identification number issued under section 
                6109(i) which has expired, been revoked by the 
                Secretary, or is otherwise invalid.''.

    (f) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6109 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to applications for individual taxpayer 
identification numbers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. PREVENTION OF RETROACTIVE CLAIMS OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT 
                        AFTER ISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 32.>>  In General.--Section 32(m) is amended by 
inserting ``on or before the due date for filing the return for the 
taxable year'' before the period at the end.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 32 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendment made by this section shall apply to any return of tax, 
        and any amendment or supplement to any return of tax, which is 
        filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for timely-filed 2015 returns.--The amendment 
        made by this section shall not apply to any return of tax (other 
        than an amendment or supplement to any return of tax) for any 
        taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this 
        Act if such return is filed on or before the due date for such 
        return of tax.
SEC. 205. PREVENTION OF RETROACTIVE CLAIMS OF CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Qualifying Child Identification Requirement.--Section 
24(e) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24.>> is amended by inserting ``and such taxpayer 
identification number was issued on or before the due date for filing 
such return'' before the period at the end.

    (b) Taxpayer Identification Requirement.--Section 24(e), as amended 
by subsection (a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Identification Requirement.--No credit 
        shall be allowed'' and inserting the following: ``Identification 
        Requirements.--
            ``(1) Qualifying child identification requirement.--No 
        credit shall be allowed'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Taxpayer identification requirement.--No credit shall 
        be allowed under this section if the identifying number of the 
        taxpayer was issued after the due date for filing the return for 
        the taxable year.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to any return of tax, and any amendment or supplement to 
        any return of tax, which is filed after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for timely-filed 2015 returns.--The amendments 
        made by this section shall not apply to any return of tax (other 
        than an amendment or supplement to any return of tax) for any 
        taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this 
        Act if such return is filed on or before the due date for such 
        return of tax.

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SEC. 206. PREVENTION OF RETROACTIVE CLAIMS OF AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY 
                        TAX CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A.>>  In General.--Section 25A(i) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (6), and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Identification numbers.--
                    ``(A) Student.--The requirements of subsection 
                (g)(1) shall not be treated as met with respect to the 
                Hope Scholarship Credit unless the individual's taxpayer 
                identification number was issued on or before the due 
                date for filing the return of tax for the taxable year.
                    ``(B) Taxpayer.--No Hope Scholarship Credit shall be 
                allowed under this section if the identifying number of 
                the taxpayer was issued after the due date for filing 
                the return for the taxable year.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to any return of 
        tax, and any amendment or supplement to any return of tax, which 
        is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for timely-filed 2015 returns.--The amendment 
        made by subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to any return of tax 
        (other than an amendment or supplement to any return of tax) for 
        any taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of 
        this Act if such return is filed on or before the due date for 
        such return of tax.
            (3) Repeal of deadwood.--The amendment made by subsection 
        (a)(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
SEC. 207. PROCEDURES TO REDUCE IMPROPER CLAIMS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6695.>>  Due Diligence Requirements.--Section 
6695(g) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 32''and inserting ``section 24, 
        25A(a)(1), or 32'', and
            (2) in the heading by inserting ``Child Tax Credit; American 
        Opportunity Tax Credit; and'' before ``Earned Income Credit''.

    (b) Return Preparer Due Diligence Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, or his 
        delegate, shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of tax 
        return preparer due diligence requirements for claiming the 
        earned income tax credit under section 32 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986, the child tax credit under section 24 of 
        such Code, and the American opportunity tax credit under section 
        25A(i) of such Code.
            (2) Requirements.--Such study shall include an evaluation of 
        the following:
                    (A) The effectiveness of the questions currently 
                asked as part of the due-diligence requirement with 
                respect to minimizing error and fraud.
                    (B) Whether all such questions are necessary and 
                support improved compliance.

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                    (C) The comparative effectiveness of such questions 
                relative to other means of determining (i) eligibility 
                for these tax credits and (ii) the correct amount of tax 
                credit.
                    (D) Whether due diligence of this type should apply 
                to other methods of tax filing and whether such 
                requirements should vary based on the methods to 
                increase effectiveness.
                    (E) The effectiveness of the preparer penalty under 
                section 6695(g) in enforcing the due diligence 
                requirements.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary, or his delegate, shall submit to 
        the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report detailing 
        the study and its findings--
                    (A) in the case of the portion of the study that 
                relates to the earned income tax credit, not later than 
                1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) in the case of the portions of the study that 
                relate to the child tax credit and the American 
                opportunity tax credit, not later than 2 years after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6695 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 208. RESTRICTIONS ON TAXPAYERS WHO IMPROPERLY CLAIMED CREDITS 
                        IN PRIOR YEAR.

    (a) Restrictions.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24.>>  Child tax credit.--Section 24 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(g) Restrictions on Taxpayers Who Improperly Claimed Credit in 
Prior Year.--
            ``(1) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless 
        claims.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
                this section for any taxable year in the disallowance 
                period.
                    ``(B) Disallowance period.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the disallowance period is--
                          ``(i) the period of 10 taxable years after the 
                      most recent taxable year for which there was a 
                      final determination that the taxpayer's claim of 
                      credit under this section was due to fraud, and
                          ``(ii) the period of 2 taxable years after the 
                      most recent taxable year for which there was a 
                      final determination that the taxpayer's claim of 
                      credit under this section was due to reckless or 
                      intentional disregard of rules and regulations 
                      (but not due to fraud).
            ``(2) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In the case 
        of a taxpayer who is denied credit under this section for any 
        taxable year as a result of the deficiency procedures under 
        subchapter B of chapter 63, no credit shall be allowed under 
        this section for any subsequent taxable year unless the taxpayer 
        provides such information as the Secretary may require to 
        demonstrate eligibility for such credit.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A.>>  American opportunity tax 
        credit.--Section 25A(i), as amended by the preceding provisions 
        of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(7) Restrictions on taxpayers who improperly claimed 
        credit in prior year.--

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                    ``(A) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless 
                claims.--
                          ``(i) In general.--No credit shall be allowed 
                      under this section for any taxable year in the 
                      disallowance period.
                          ``(ii) Disallowance period.--For purposes of 
                      clause (i), the disallowance period is--
                                    ``(I) the period of 10 taxable years 
                                after the most recent taxable year for 
                                which there was a final determination 
                                that the taxpayer's claim of credit 
                                under this section was due to fraud, and
                                    ``(II) the period of 2 taxable years 
                                after the most recent taxable year for 
                                which there was a final determination 
                                that the taxpayer's claim of credit 
                                under this section was due to reckless 
                                or intentional disregard of rules and 
                                regulations (but not due to fraud).
                    ``(B) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In 
                the case of a taxpayer who is denied credit under this 
                section for any taxable year as a result of the 
                deficiency procedures under subchapter B of chapter 63, 
                no credit shall be allowed under this section for any 
                subsequent taxable year unless the taxpayer provides 
                such information as the Secretary may require to 
                demonstrate eligibility for such credit.''.

    (b) Math Error Authority.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6213.>>  Earned income tax credit.--
        Section 6213(g)(2)(K) is amended by inserting before the comma 
        at the end the following: ``or an entry on the return claiming 
        the credit under section 32 for a taxable year for which the 
        credit is disallowed under subsection (k)(1) thereof''.
            (2) American opportunity tax credit and child tax credit.--
        Section 6213(g)(2), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
        this Act, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
        subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end of 
        subparagraph (O), and by inserting after subparagraph (O) the 
        following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(P) an omission of information required by section 
                24(h)(2) or an entry on the return claiming the credit 
                under section 24 for a taxable year for which the credit 
                is disallowed under subsection (h)(1) thereof, and
                    ``(Q) an omission of information required by section 
                25A(i)(8)(B) or an entry on the return claiming the 
                credit determined under section 25A(i) for a taxable 
                year for which the credit is disallowed under paragraph 
                (8)(A) thereof.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 24 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 209. TREATMENT OF CREDITS FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PENALTIES.

    (a) Application of Underpayment Penalties.--Section 
6664(a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6664.>> is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``A rule similar to the rule of section 6211(b)(4) shall 
apply for purposes of this subsection.''.

    (b) Penalty for Erroneous Claim of Credit Made Applicable to Earned 
Income Credit.--Section 6676(a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6676.>> is

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amended by striking ``(other than a claim for a refund or credit 
relating to the earned income credit under section 32)''.

    (c) Reasonable Cause Exception for Erroneous Claim for Refund or 
Credit.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6676.>>  In general.--Section 6676(a) is 
        amended by striking ``has a reasonable basis'' and inserting 
        ``is due to reasonable cause''.
            (2) Noneconomic substance transactions.--Section 6676(c) is 
        amended by striking ``having a reasonable basis'' and inserting 
        ``due to reasonable cause''.

    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6664 note.>>  Underpayment penalties.--
        The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to--
                    (A) returns filed after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, and
                    (B) returns filed on or before such date if the 
                period specified in section 6501 of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 for assessment of the taxes with respect to 
                which such return relates has not expired as of such 
                date.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6676 note.>>  Penalty for erroneous claim 
        of credit.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to 
        claims filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 210. INCREASE THE PENALTY APPLICABLE TO PAID TAX PREPARERS 
                        WHO ENGAGE IN WILLFUL OR RECKLESS CONDUCT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6694.>>  In General.--Section 6694(b)(1)(B) is 
amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``75 percent''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6694 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to returns prepared for taxable years ending 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 211. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRED FOR AMERICAN 
                        OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A.>>  In General.--Section 25A(i)(6), as added 
by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Institution.--No Hope Scholarship Credit shall 
                be allowed under this section unless the taxpayer 
                includes the employer identification number of any 
                institution to which qualified tuition and related 
                expenses were paid with respect to the individual.''.

    (b) Information Reporting.--Section 6050S(b)(2) is amended by 
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating 
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by inserting after 
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) the employer identification number of the 
                institution, and''.

    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 25A note.>>  Subsection (a).--The 
        amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2015.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6050S note.>>  Subsection (b).--The 
        amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to expenses paid 
        after December 31, 2015, for education furnished in academic 
        periods beginning after such date.

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SEC. 212. HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION REPORTING ONLY TO INCLUDE 
                        QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES 
                        ACTUALLY PAID.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6050S.>>  In General.--Section 6050S(b)(2)(B)(i) 
is amended by striking ``or the aggregate amount billed''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6050S note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by subsection (b) shall apply to expenses paid after December 31, 
2015, for education furnished in academic periods beginning after such 
date.

                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                      Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

SEC. 301. EXCLUSION FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER THE WORK COLLEGES 
                        PROGRAM.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 117.>>  In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 
117(c) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by 
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, 
or'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) a comprehensive student work-learning-service 
                program (as defined in section 448(e) of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965) operated by a work college (as 
                defined in such section).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 117 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECTION 529 ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Computer Technology and Equipment Permanently Allowed as a 
Qualified Higher Education Expense for Section 529 Accounts.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529.>>  In general.--Section 
        529(e)(3)(A)(iii) is amended to read as follows:
                          ``(iii) expenses for the purchase of computer 
                      or peripheral equipment (as defined in section 
                      168(i)(2)(B)), computer software (as defined in 
                      section 197(e)(3)(B)), or Internet access and 
                      related services, if such equipment, software, or 
                      services are to be used primarily by the 
                      beneficiary during any of the years the 
                      beneficiary is enrolled at an eligible educational 
                      institution.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendment made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2014.

    (b) Elimination of Distribution Aggregation Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 529(c)(3) is amended by striking 
        subparagraph (D).
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendment made by this subsection shall apply to distributions 
        after December 31, 2014.

    (c) Recontribution of Refunded Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Section 529(c)(3), as amended by subsection 
        (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:

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                    ``(D) Special rule for contributions of refunded 
                amounts.--In the case of a beneficiary who receives a 
                refund of any qualified higher education expenses from 
                an eligible educational institution, subparagraph (A) 
                shall not apply to that portion of any distribution for 
                the taxable year which is recontributed to a qualified 
                tuition program of which such individual is a 
                beneficiary, but only to the extent such recontribution 
                is made not later than 60 days after the date of such 
                refund and does not exceed the refunded amount.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529 note.>>  Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by this 
                subsection shall apply with respect to refunds of 
                qualified higher education expenses after December 31, 
                2014.
                    (B) Transition rule.--In the case of a refund of 
                qualified higher education expenses received after 
                December 31, 2014, and before the date of the enactment 
                of this Act, section 529(c)(3)(D) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this subsection) shall 
                be applied by substituting ``not later than 60 days 
                after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph'' 
                for ``not later than 60 days after the date of such 
                refund''.
SEC. 303. ELIMINATION OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIFIED ABLE 
                        PROGRAMS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529A.>>  In General.--Section 529A(b)(1) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' at the end of 
subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
(C).

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The second sentence of section 529A(d)(3) is amended by 
        striking ``and State of residence''.
            (2) Section 529A(e) is amended by striking paragraph (7).

    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 529A(d)(4) is amended by striking ``section 4'' 
        and inserting ``section 103''.
            (2) Section 529A(c)(1)(C)(i) is amended by striking ``family 
        member'' and inserting ``member of the family''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 529A note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014.
SEC. 304. EXCLUSION FOR WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by 
inserting before section 140 the following new section:
``SEC. 139F. <<NOTE: 26 USC 139F.>> CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY 
                          WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--In the case of any wrongfully 
incarcerated individual, gross income shall not include any civil 
damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including compensatory or 
statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) relating 
to the incarceration of such individual for the covered offense for 
which such individual was convicted.
    ``(b) Wrongfully Incarcerated Individual.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `wrongfully incarcerated individual' means an 
individual--
            ``(1) who was convicted of a covered offense,

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            ``(2) who served all or part of a sentence of imprisonment 
        relating to that covered offense, and
            ``(3)(A) who was pardoned, granted clemency, or granted 
        amnesty for that covered offense because that individual was 
        innocent of that covered offense, or
            ``(B)(i) for whom the judgment of conviction for that 
        covered offense was reversed or vacated, and
            ``(ii) for whom the indictment, information, or other 
        accusatory instrument for that covered offense was dismissed or 
        who was found not guilty at a new trial after the judgment of 
        conviction for that covered offense was reversed or vacated.

    ``(c) Covered Offense.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`covered offense' means any criminal offense under Federal or State law, 
and includes any criminal offense arising from the same course of 
conduct as that criminal offense.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 is <<NOTE: 26 USC 101 prec.>> amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 139E the following new 
item:

``Sec. 139F. Certain amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated 
           individuals.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 139F note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 139F note.>>  Waiver of Limitations.--If the 
credit or refund of any overpayment of tax resulting from the 
application of this Act to a period before the date of enactment of this 
Act is prevented as of such date by the operation of any law or rule of 
law (including res judicata), such credit or refund may nevertheless be 
allowed or made if the claim therefor is filed before the close of the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. CLARIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL 
                        PLANS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 105.>>  In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 
105(j) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the taxpayer'' and inserting ``a qualified 
        taxpayer'', and
            (2) by striking ``deceased plan participant's beneficiary'' 
        and inserting ``deceased employee's beneficiary (other than an 
        individual described in paragraph (3)(B))''.

    (b) Qualified Taxpayer.--Subsection (j) of section 105 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Qualified taxpayer.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        with respect to an accident or health plan described in 
        paragraph (2), the term `qualified taxpayer' means a taxpayer 
        who is--
                    ``(A) an employee, or
                    ``(B) the spouse, dependent (as defined for purposes 
                of subsection (b)), or child (as defined for purposes of 
                such subsection) of an employee.''.

    (c) Application to Political Subdivisions of States.--Paragraph (2) 
of section 105(j) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or established by or on behalf of a State 
        or political subdivision thereof'' after ``public retirement 
        system'', and
            (2) by inserting ``or 501(c)(9)'' after ``section 115'' in 
        subparagraph (B).

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    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 105 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to payments after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
SEC. 306. ROLLOVERS PERMITTED FROM OTHER RETIREMENT PLANS INTO 
                        SIMPLE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 408.>>  In General.--Section 408(p)(1)(B) is 
amended by inserting ``except in the case of a rollover contribution 
described in subsection (d)(3)(G) or a rollover contribution otherwise 
described in subsection (d)(3) or in section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 
403(b)(8), or 457(e)(16), which is made after the 2-year period 
described in section 72(t)(6),'' before ``with respect to which the only 
contributions allowed''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 408 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO ROLLOVER OF CERTAIN 
                        AIRLINE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1106(a) of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (26 U.S.C. 408 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rule for certain airline payment amounts.--In 
        the case of any amount which became an airline payment amount by 
        reason of the amendments made by section 1(b) of Public Law 113-
        243 (26 U.S.C. 408 note), paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
        substituting `(or, if later, within the period beginning on 
        December 18, 2014, and ending on the date which is 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of the Protecting Americans from Tax 
        Hikes Act of 2015)' for `(or, if later, within 180 days of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act)'.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 408 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 113-243 
(26 U.S.C. 408 note).
SEC. 308. TREATMENT OF EARLY RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTIONS FOR NUCLEAR 
                        MATERIALS COURIERS, UNITED STATES CAPITOL 
                        POLICE, SUPREME COURT POLICE, AND 
                        DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SPECIAL AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 72(t)(10)(B)(ii), as added by Public Law 
114-26, <<NOTE: 26 USC 72.>> is amended by striking ``or any'' and 
inserting ``any'' and by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, any nuclear materials courier described in section 
8331(27) or 8401(33) of such title, any member of the United States 
Capitol Police, any member of the Supreme Court Police, or any 
diplomatic security special agent of the Department of State''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 72 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 309. PREVENTION OF EXTENSION OF TAX COLLECTION PERIOD FOR 
                        MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE 
                        HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF COMBAT ZONE 
                        INJURIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7508.>>  In General.--Section 7508(e) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Collection period after assessment not extended as a 
        result of hospitalization.--With respect to any period of 
        continuous qualified hospitalization described in subsection

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        (a) and the next 180 days thereafter, subsection (a) shall not 
        apply in the application of section 6502.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7508 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxes assessed before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

                Subtitle B--Real Estate Investment Trusts

SEC. 311. RESTRICTION ON TAX-FREE SPINOFFS INVOLVING REITS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 355.>>  In General.--Section 355 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(h) Restriction on Distributions Involving Real Estate Investment 
Trusts.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section (and so much of section 356 
        as relates to this section) shall not apply to any distribution 
        if either the distributing corporation or controlled corporation 
        is a real estate investment trust.
            ``(2) Exceptions for certain spinoffs.--
                    ``(A) Spinoffs of a real estate investment trust by 
                another real estate investment trust.--Paragraph (1) 
                shall not apply to any distribution if, immediately 
                after the distribution, the distributing corporation and 
                the controlled corporation are both real estate 
                investment trusts.
                    ``(B) Spinoffs of certain taxable reit 
                subsidiaries.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
                distribution if--
                          ``(i) the distributing corporation has been a 
                      real estate investment trust at all times during 
                      the 3-year period ending on the date of such 
                      distribution,
                          ``(ii) the controlled corporation has been a 
                      taxable REIT subsidiary (as defined in section 
                      856(l)) of the distributing corporation at all 
                      times during such period, and
                          ``(iii) the distributing corporation had 
                      control (as defined in section 368(c) applied by 
                      taking into account stock owned directly or 
                      indirectly, including through one or more 
                      corporations or partnerships, by the distributing 
                      corporation) of the controlled corporation at all 
                      times during such period.
                A controlled corporation will be treated as meeting the 
                requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) if the stock of 
                such corporation was distributed by a taxable REIT 
                subsidiary in a transaction to which this section (or so 
                much of section 356 as relates to this section) applies 
                and the assets of such corporation consist solely of the 
                stock or assets of assets held by one or more taxable 
                REIT subsidiaries of the distributing corporation 
                meeting the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii). For 
                purposes of clause (iii), control of a partnership means 
                ownership of 80 percent of the profits interest and 80 
                percent of the capital interests.''.

    (b) Prevention of REIT Election Following Tax-free Spin Off.--
Section 856(c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>> is amended by redesignating 
paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraph:

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            ``(8) Election after tax-free reorganization.--If a 
        corporation was a distributing corporation or a controlled 
        corporation (other than a controlled corporation with respect to 
        a distribution described in section 355(h)(2)(A)) with respect 
        to any distribution to which section 355 (or so much of section 
        356 as relates to section 355) applied, such corporation (and 
        any successor corporation) shall not be eligible to make any 
        election under paragraph (1) for any taxable year beginning 
        before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
        such distribution.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 355 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to distributions on or after December 7, 
2015, but shall not apply to any distribution pursuant to a transaction 
described in a ruling request initially submitted to the Internal 
Revenue Service on or before such date, which request has not been 
withdrawn and with respect to which a ruling has not been issued or 
denied in its entirety as of such date.
SEC. 312. REDUCTION IN PERCENTAGE LIMITATION ON ASSETS OF REIT 
                        WHICH MAY BE TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>>  In General.--Section 856(c)(4)(B)(ii) is 
amended by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2017.
SEC. 313. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION SAFE HARBORS.

    (a) Alternative 3-Year Averaging Test for Percentage of Assets That 
Can Be Sold Annually.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857.>>  In general.--Clause (iii) of 
        section 857(b)(6)(C) is amended by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, or (IV) the trust 
        satisfies the requirements of subclause (II) applied by 
        substituting `20 percent' for `10 percent' and the 3-year 
        average adjusted bases percentage for the taxable year (as 
        defined in subparagraph (G)) does not exceed 10 percent, or (V) 
        the trust satisfies the requirements of subclause (III) applied 
        by substituting `20 percent' for `10 percent' and the 3-year 
        average fair market value percentage for the taxable year (as 
        defined in subparagraph (H)) does not exceed 10 percent''.
            (2) 3-year average adjusted bases and fair market value 
        percentages.--Paragraph (6) of section 857(b) is amended by 
        redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (I) and 
        (J), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
        following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(G) 3-year average adjusted bases percentage.--The 
                term `3-year average adjusted bases percentage' means, 
                with respect to any taxable year, the ratio (expressed 
                as a percentage) of--
                          ``(i) the aggregate adjusted bases (as 
                      determined for purposes of computing earnings and 
                      profits) of property (other than sales of 
                      foreclosure property or sales to which section 
                      1033 applies) sold during the 3 taxable year 
                      period ending with such taxable year, divided by
                          ``(ii) the sum of the aggregate adjusted bases 
                      (as so determined) of all of the assets of the 
                      trust as of the beginning of each of the 3 taxable 
                      years which are part of the period referred to in 
                      clause (i).

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                    ``(H) 3-year average fair market value percentage.--
                The term `3-year average fair market value percentage' 
                means, with respect to any taxable year, the ratio 
                (expressed as a percentage) of--
                          ``(i) the fair market value of property (other 
                      than sales of foreclosure property or sales to 
                      which section 1033 applies) sold during the 3 
                      taxable year period ending with such taxable year, 
                      divided by
                          ``(ii) the sum of the fair market value of all 
                      of the assets of the trust as of the beginning of 
                      each of the 3 taxable years which are part of the 
                      period referred to in clause (i).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Clause (iv) of section 
        857(b)(6)(D) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857.>> is amended by adding ``or'' 
        at the end of subclause (III) and by adding at the end the 
        following new subclauses:
                                    ``(IV) the trust satisfies the 
                                requirements of subclause (II) applied 
                                by substituting `20 percent' for `10 
                                percent' and the 3-year average adjusted 
                                bases percentage for the taxable year 
                                (as defined in subparagraph (G)) does 
                                not exceed 10 percent, or
                                    ``(V) the trust satisfies the 
                                requirements of subclause (III) applied 
                                by substituting `20 percent' for `10 
                                percent' and the 3-year average fair 
                                market value percentage for the taxable 
                                year (as defined in subparagraph (H)) 
                                does not exceed 10 percent,''.

    (b) Application of Safe Harbors Independent of Determination Whether 
Real Estate Asset Is Inventory Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 
        857(b)(6) are each amended by striking ``and which is described 
        in section 1221(a)(1)'' in the matter preceding clause (i).
            (2) No inference from safe harbors.--Subparagraph (F) of 
        section 857(b)(6) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F) No inference with respect to treatment as 
                inventory property.--The determination of whether 
                property is described in section 1221(a)(1) shall be 
                made without regard to this paragraph.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857 note.>>  Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
        apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Application of safe harbors.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the amendments made by subsection (b) shall take 
                effect as if included in section 3051 of the Housing 
                Assistance Tax Act of 2008.
                    (B) Retroactive application of no inference not 
                applicable to certain timber property previously treated 
                as not inventory property.--The amendment made by 
                subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to any sale of 
                property to which section 857(b)(6)(G) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the 
                date of the enactment of this Act) applies.

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SEC. 314. REPEAL OF PREFERENTIAL DIVIDEND RULE FOR PUBLICLY 
                        OFFERED REITS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 562.>>  In General.--Section 562(c) is amended by 
inserting ``or a publicly offered REIT'' after ``a publicly offered 
regulated investment company (as defined in section 67(c)(2)(B))''.

    (b) Publicly Offered REIT.--Section 562(c), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except in the case of'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except in the case of'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Publicly offered reit.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `publicly offered REIT' means a real estate 
        investment trust which is required to file annual and periodic 
        reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 562 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 315. AUTHORITY FOR ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO ADDRESS CERTAIN 
                        REIT DISTRIBUTION FAILURES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 562 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In the case of a real estate investment 
        trust'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Determination of earnings and profits for purposes of 
        dividends paid deduction.--In the case of a real estate 
        investment trust'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Authority to provide alternative remedies for certain 
        failures.--In the case of a failure of a distribution by a real 
        estate investment trust to comply with the requirements of 
        subsection (c), the Secretary may provide an appropriate remedy 
        to cure such failure in lieu of not considering the distribution 
        to be a dividend for purposes of computing the dividends paid 
        deduction if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary determines that such failure is 
                inadvertent or is due to reasonable cause and not due to 
                willful neglect, or
                    ``(B) such failure is of a type of failure which the 
                Secretary has identified for purposes of this paragraph 
                as being described in subparagraph (A).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 562 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 316. LIMITATIONS ON DESIGNATION OF DIVIDENDS BY REITS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857.>>  In General.--Section 857 is amended by 
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after 
subsection (f) the following new subsection:

    ``(g) Limitations on Designation of Dividends.--
            ``(1) Overall limitation.--The aggregate amount of dividends 
        designated by a real estate investment trust under subsections 
        (b)(3)(C) and (c)(2)(A) with respect to any taxable year may not 
        exceed the dividends paid by such trust with respect to such 
        year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, dividends

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        paid after the close of the taxable year described in section 
        858 shall be treated as paid with respect to such year.
            ``(2) Proportionality.--The Secretary may prescribe 
        regulations or other guidance requiring the proportionality of 
        the designation of particular types of dividends among shares or 
        beneficial interests of a real estate investment trust.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2015.
SEC. 317. DEBT INSTRUMENTS OF PUBLICLY OFFERED REITS AND MORTGAGES 
                        TREATED AS REAL ESTATE ASSETS.

    (a) Debt Instruments of Publicly Offered REITs Treated as Real 
Estate Assets.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>>  In general.--Subparagraph (B) of 
        section 856(c)(5) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and shares'' and inserting ``, 
                shares'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and debt instruments issued by 
                publicly offered REITs'' before the period at the end of 
                the first sentence.
            (2) Income from nonqualified debt instruments of publicly 
        offered reits not qualified for purposes of satisfying the 75 
        percent gross income test.--Subparagraph (H) of section 
        856(c)(3) is amended by inserting ``(other than a nonqualified 
        publicly offered REIT debt instrument)'' after ``real estate 
        asset''.
            (3) 25 percent asset limitation on holding of nonqualified 
        debt instruments of publicly offered reits.--Subparagraph (B) of 
        section 856(c)(4) is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as 
        clause (iv) and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                          ``(iii) not more than 25 percent of the value 
                      of its total assets is represented by nonqualified 
                      publicly offered REIT debt instruments, and''.
            (4) Definitions related to debt instruments of publicly 
        offered reits.--Paragraph (5) of section 856(c) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(L) Definitions related to debt instruments of 
                publicly offered reits.--
                          ``(i) Publicly offered reit.--The term 
                      `publicly offered REIT' has the meaning given such 
                      term by section 562(c)(2).
                          ``(ii) Nonqualified publicly offered reit debt 
                      instrument.--The term `nonqualified publicly 
                      offered REIT debt instrument' means any real 
                      estate asset which would cease to be a real estate 
                      asset if subparagraph (B) were applied without 
                      regard to the reference to `debt instruments 
                      issued by publicly offered REITs'.''.

    (b) Interests in Mortgages on Interests in Real Property Treated as 
Real Estate Assets.--Subparagraph (B) of section 856(c)(5) is amended by 
inserting ``or on interests in real property'' after ``interests in 
mortgages on real property''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.

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SEC. 318. ASSET AND INCOME TEST CLARIFICATION REGARDING ANCILLARY 
                        PERSONAL PROPERTY.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>>  In General.--Subsection (c) of section 
856, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by 
redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) and by inserting after 
paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Special rules for certain personal property which is 
        ancillary to real property.--
                    ``(A) Certain personal property leased in connection 
                with real property.--Personal property shall be treated 
                as a real estate asset for purposes of paragraph (4)(A) 
                to the extent that rents attributable to such personal 
                property are treated as rents from real property under 
                subsection (d)(1)(C).
                    ``(B) Certain personal property mortgaged in 
                connection with real property.--In the case of an 
                obligation secured by a mortgage on both real property 
                and personal property, if the fair market value of such 
                personal property does not exceed 15 percent of the 
                total fair market value of all such property, such 
                obligation shall be treated--
                          ``(i) for purposes of paragraph (3)(B), as an 
                      obligation described therein, and
                          ``(ii) for purposes of paragraph (4)(A), as a 
                      real estate asset.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the fair market 
                value of all such property shall be determined in the 
                same manner as the fair market value of real property is 
                determined for purposes of apportioning interest income 
                between real property and personal property under 
                paragraph (3)(B).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 319. HEDGING PROVISIONS.

    (a) Modification to Permit the Termination of a Hedging Transaction 
Using an Additional Hedging Instrument.--Subparagraph (G) of section 
856(c)(5) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', 
and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                          ``(iii) if--
                                    ``(I) a real estate investment trust 
                                enters into one or more positions 
                                described in clause (i) with respect to 
                                indebtedness described in clause (i) or 
                                one or more positions described in 
                                clause (ii) with respect to property 
                                which generates income or gain described 
                                in paragraph (2) or (3),
                                    ``(II) any portion of such 
                                indebtedness is extinguished or any 
                                portion of such property is disposed of, 
                                and
                                    ``(III) in connection with such 
                                extinguishment or disposition, such 
                                trust enters into one or more 
                                transactions which would be hedging 
                                transactions described in clause (ii) or 
                                (iii) of section 1221(b)(2)(A) with 
                                respect to any position referred

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                                to in subclause (I) if such position 
                                were ordinary property,
                      any income of such trust from any position 
                      referred to in subclause (I) and from any 
                      transaction referred to in subclause (III) 
                      (including gain from the termination of any such 
                      position or transaction) shall not constitute 
                      gross income under paragraphs (2) and (3) to the 
                      extent that such transaction hedges such 
                      position.''.

    (b) Identification Requirements.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>>  In general.--Subparagraph (G) of 
        section 856(c)(5), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by 
        striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking the 
        period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', and 
        by adding at the end the following new clause:
                          ``(iv) clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall not 
                      apply with respect to any transaction unless such 
                      transaction satisfies the identification 
                      requirement described in section 1221(a)(7) 
                      (determined after taking into account any curative 
                      provisions provided under the regulations referred 
                      to therein).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Subparagraph (G) of section 
        856(c)(5) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``which is clearly identified 
                pursuant to section 1221(a)(7)'' in clause (i), and
                    (B) by striking ``, but only if such transaction is 
                clearly identified as such before the close of the day 
                on which it was acquired, originated, or entered into 
                (or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe)'' in 
                clause (ii).

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 320. MODIFICATION OF REIT EARNINGS AND PROFITS CALCULATION TO 
                        AVOID DUPLICATE TAXATION.

    (a) Earnings and Profits Not Increased by Amounts Allowed in 
Computing Taxable Income in Prior Years.--Section 857(d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 
857.>> is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The earnings and profits of a real estate 
        investment trust for any taxable year (but not its accumulated 
        earnings) shall not be reduced by any amount which--
                    ``(A) is not allowable in computing its taxable 
                income for such taxable year, and
                    ``(B) was not allowable in computing its taxable 
                income for any prior taxable year.'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) Real estate investment trust.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `real estate investment trust' includes a 
        domestic corporation, trust, or association which is a real 
        estate investment trust determined without regard to the 
        requirements of subsection (a).
            ``(5) Special rules for determining earnings and profits for 
        purposes of the deduction for dividends paid.--For special rules 
        for determining the earnings and profits of a real estate 
        investment trust for purposes of the deduction for dividends 
        paid, see section 562(e)(1).''.

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    (b) Exception for Purposes of Determining Dividends Paid 
Deduction.--Section 562(e)(1), <<NOTE: 26 USC 562.>> as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking ``deduction, 
the earnings'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
``deduction--
                    ``(A) the earnings and profits of such trust for any 
                taxable year (but not its accumulated earnings) shall be 
                increased by the amount of gain (if any) on the sale or 
                exchange of real property which is taken into account in 
                determining the taxable income of such trust for such 
                taxable year (and not otherwise taken into account in 
                determining such earnings and profits), and
                    ``(B) section 857(d)(1) shall be applied without 
                regard to subparagraph (B) thereof.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 562 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 321. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY TAXABLE REIT 
                        SUBSIDIARIES.

    (a) Taxable REIT Subsidiaries Treated in Same Manner as Independent 
Contractors for Certain Purposes.--
            (1) Marketing and development expenses under rental property 
        safe harbor.--Clause (v) of section <<NOTE: 26 USC 
        857.>> 857(b)(6)(C) is amended by inserting ``or a taxable REIT 
        subsidiary'' before the period at the end.
            (2) Marketing expenses under timber safe harbor.--Clause (v) 
        of section 857(b)(6)(D) is amended by striking ``, in the case 
        of a sale on or before the termination date,''.
            (3) Foreclosure property grace period.--Subparagraph (C) of 
        section 856(e)(4) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856.>> is amended by inserting 
        ``or through a taxable REIT subsidiary'' after ``receive any 
        income''.

    (b) Tax on Redetermined TRS Service Income.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 857(b)(7) is 
        amended by striking ``and excess interest'' and inserting 
        ``excess interest, and redetermined TRS service income''.
            (2) Redetermined trs service income.--Paragraph (7) of 
        section 857(b) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
        (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and inserting 
        after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Redetermined trs service income.--
                          ``(i) In general.--The term `redetermined TRS 
                      service income' means gross income of a taxable 
                      REIT subsidiary of a real estate investment trust 
                      attributable to services provided to, or on behalf 
                      of, such trust (less deductions properly allocable 
                      thereto) to the extent the amount of such income 
                      (less such deductions) would (but for subparagraph 
                      (F)) be increased on distribution, apportionment, 
                      or allocation under section 482.
                          ``(ii) Coordination with redetermined rents.--
                      Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to gross 
                      income attributable to services furnished or 
                      rendered to a tenant of the real estate investment 
                      trust (or to deductions properly allocable 
                      thereto).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C) of 
        section 857(b)(7) are each amended by striking ``subparagraph 
        (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F)''.

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    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 856 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 322. EXCEPTION FROM FIRPTA FOR CERTAIN STOCK OF REITS.

    (a) Modifications of Ownership Rules.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897.>>  In general.--Section 897 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(k) Special Rules Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts.--
            ``(1) Increase in percentage ownership for exceptions for 
        persons holding publicly traded stock.--
                    ``(A) Dispositions.--In the case of any disposition 
                of stock in a real estate investment trust, paragraphs 
                (3) and (6)(C) of subsection (c) shall each be applied 
                by substituting `more than 10 percent' for `more than 5 
                percent'.
                    ``(B) Distributions.--In the case of any 
                distribution from a real estate investment trust, 
                subsection (h)(1) shall be applied by substituting `10 
                percent' for `5 percent'.
            ``(2) Stock held by qualified shareholders not treated as 
        usrpi.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B)--
                          ``(i) stock of a real estate investment trust 
                      which is held directly (or indirectly through 1 or 
                      more partnerships) by a qualified shareholder 
                      shall not be treated as a United States real 
                      property interest, and
                          ``(ii) notwithstanding subsection (h)(1), any 
                      distribution to a qualified shareholder shall not 
                      be treated as gain recognized from the sale or 
                      exchange of a United States real property interest 
                      to the extent the stock of the real estate 
                      investment trust held by such qualified 
                      shareholder is not treated as a United States real 
                      property interest under clause (i).
                    ``(B) Exception.--In the case of a qualified 
                shareholder with 1 or more applicable investors--
                          ``(i) subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to 
                      so much of the stock of a real estate investment 
                      trust held by a qualified shareholder as bears the 
                      same ratio to the value of the interests (other 
                      than interests held solely as a creditor) held by 
                      such applicable investors in the qualified 
                      shareholder bears to value of all interests (other 
                      than interests held solely as a creditor) in the 
                      qualified shareholder, and
                          ``(ii) a percentage equal to the ratio 
                      determined under clause (i) of the amounts 
                      realized by the qualified shareholder with respect 
                      to any disposition of stock in the real estate 
                      investment trust or with respect to any 
                      distribution from the real estate investment trust 
                      attributable to gain from sales or exchanges of a 
                      United States real property interest shall be 
                      treated as amounts realized from the disposition 
                      of United States real property interests.
                    ``(C) Special rule for certain distributions treated 
                as sale or exchange.--If a distribution by a real estate 
                investment trust is treated as a sale or exchange of 
                stock under section 301(c)(3), 302, or 331 with respect 
                to a qualified shareholder--

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                          ``(i) in the case of an applicable investor, 
                      subparagraph (B) shall apply with respect to such 
                      distribution, and
                          ``(ii) in the case of any other person, such 
                      distribution shall be treated under section 
                      857(b)(3)(F) as a dividend from a real estate 
                      investment trust notwithstanding any other 
                      provision of this title.
                    ``(D) Applicable investor.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `applicable investor' means, with 
                respect to any qualified shareholder holding stock in a 
                real estate investment trust, a person (other than a 
                qualified shareholder) which--
                          ``(i) holds an interest (other than an 
                      interest solely as a creditor) in such qualified 
                      shareholder, and
                          ``(ii) holds more than 10 percent of the stock 
                      of such real estate investment trust (whether or 
                      not by reason of the person's ownership interest 
                      in the qualified shareholder).
                    ``(E) Constructive ownership rules.--For purposes of 
                subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C) and paragraph (4), the 
                constructive ownership rules under subsection (c)(6)(C) 
                shall apply.
            ``(3) Qualified shareholder.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified shareholder' 
                means a foreign person which--
                          ``(i)(I) is eligible for benefits of a 
                      comprehensive income tax treaty with the United 
                      States which includes an exchange of information 
                      program and the principal class of interests of 
                      which is listed and regularly traded on 1 or more 
                      recognized stock exchanges (as defined in such 
                      comprehensive income tax treaty), or
                          ``(II) is a foreign partnership that is 
                      created or organized under foreign law as a 
                      limited partnership in a jurisdiction that has an 
                      agreement for the exchange of information with 
                      respect to taxes with the United States and has a 
                      class of limited partnership units which is 
                      regularly traded on the New York Stock Exchange or 
                      Nasdaq Stock Market and such class of limited 
                      partnership units value is greater than 50 percent 
                      of the value of all the partnership units,
                          ``(ii) is a qualified collective investment 
                      vehicle, and
                          ``(iii) maintains records on the identity of 
                      each person who, at any time during the foreign 
                      person's taxable year, holds directly 5 percent or 
                      more of the class of interest described in 
                      subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), as the case 
                      may be.
                    ``(B) Qualified collective investment vehicle.--For 
                purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
                collective investment vehicle' means a foreign person--
                          ``(i) which, under the comprehensive income 
                      tax treaty described in subparagraph (A)(i), is 
                      eligible for a reduced rate of withholding with 
                      respect to ordinary dividends paid by a real 
                      estate investment trust even

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                      if such person holds more than 10 percent of the 
                      stock of such real estate investment trust,
                          ``(ii) which--
                                    ``(I) is a publicly traded 
                                partnership (as defined in section 
                                7704(b)) to which subsection (a) of 
                                section 7704 does not apply,
                                    ``(II) is a withholding foreign 
                                partnership for purposes of chapters 3, 
                                4, and 61,
                                    ``(III) if such foreign partnership 
                                were a United States corporation, would 
                                be a United States real property holding 
                                corporation (determined without regard 
                                to paragraph (1)) at any time during the 
                                5-year period ending on the date of 
                                disposition of, or distribution with 
                                respect to, such partnership's interests 
                                in a real estate investment trust, or
                          ``(iii) which is designated as a qualified 
                      collective investment vehicle by the Secretary and 
                      is either--
                                    ``(I) fiscally transparent within 
                                the meaning of section 894, or
                                    ``(II) required to include dividends 
                                in its gross income, but entitled to a 
                                deduction for distributions to persons 
                                holding interests (other than interests 
                                solely as a creditor) in such foreign 
                                person.
            ``(4) Partnership allocations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of this 
                subsection, in the case of an applicable investor who is 
                a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation 
                and is a partner in a partnership that is a qualified 
                shareholder, if such partner's proportionate share of 
                USRPI gain for the taxable year exceeds such partner's 
                distributive share of USRPI gain for the taxable year, 
                then
                          ``(i) such partner's distributive share of the 
                      amount of gain taken into account under subsection 
                      (a)(1) by the partner for the taxable year 
                      (determined without regard to this paragraph) 
                      shall be increased by the amount of such excess, 
                      and
                          ``(ii) such partner's distributive share of 
                      items of income or gain for the taxable year that 
                      are not treated as gain taken into account under 
                      subsection (a)(1) (determined without regard to 
                      this paragraph) shall be decreased (but not below 
                      zero) by the amount of such excess.
                    ``(B) USRPI gain.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `USRPI gain' means the excess (if 
                any) of--
                          ``(i) the sum of--
                                    ``(I) any gain recognized from the 
                                disposition of a United States real 
                                property interest, and
                                    ``(II) any distribution by a real 
                                estate investment trust that is treated 
                                as gain recognized from the sale or 
                                exchange of a United States real 
                                property interest, over
                          ``(ii) any loss recognized from the 
                      disposition of a United States real property 
                      interest.
                    ``(C) Proportionate share of usrpi gain.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, an applicable investor's 
                proportionate share of USRPI gain shall be determined on 
                the

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                basis of such investor's share of partnership items of 
                income or gain (excluding gain allocated under section 
                704(c)), whichever results in the largest proportionate 
                share. If the investor's share of partnership items of 
                income or gain (excluding gain allocated under section 
                704(c)) may vary during the period such investor is a 
                partner in the partnership, such share shall be the 
                highest share such investor may receive.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897.>>  Section 897(c)(1)(A) is 
                amended by inserting ``or subsection (k)'' after 
                ``subparagraph (B)'' in the matter preceding clause (i).
                    (B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857.>>  Section 857(b)(3)(F) is 
                amended by inserting ``or subparagraph (A)(ii) or (C) of 
                section 897(k)(2)'' after ``897(h)(1)''.

    (b) Determination of Domestic Control.--
            (1) Special ownership rules.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 897(h)(4) is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Special ownership rules.--For purposes of 
                determining the holder of stock under subparagraphs (B) 
                and (C)--
                          ``(i) in the case of any class of stock of the 
                      qualified investment entity which is regularly 
                      traded on an established securities market in the 
                      United States, a person holding less than 5 
                      percent of such class of stock at all times during 
                      the testing period shall be treated as a United 
                      States person unless the qualified investment 
                      entity has actual knowledge that such person is 
                      not a United States person,
                          ``(ii) any stock in the qualified investment 
                      entity held by another qualified investment 
                      entity--
                                    ``(I) any class of stock of which is 
                                regularly traded on an established 
                                securities market, or
                                    ``(II) which is a regulated 
                                investment company which issues 
                                redeemable securities (within the 
                                meaning of section 2 of the Investment 
                                Company Act of 1940),
                      shall be treated as held by a foreign person, 
                      except that if such other qualified investment 
                      entity is domestically controlled (determined 
                      after application of this subparagraph), such 
                      stock shall be treated as held by a United States 
                      person, and
                          ``(iii) any stock in the qualified investment 
                      entity held by any other qualified investment 
                      entity not described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
                      clause (ii) shall only be treated as held by a 
                      United States person in proportion to the stock of 
                      such other qualified investment entity which is 
                      (or is treated under clause (ii) or (iii) as) held 
                      by a United States person.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph 
                (4) of section 897(h) is amended by inserting ``and 
                special rules'' after ``Definitions''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
        897(h)(4)(A) is amended by inserting ``and for purposes of 
        determining whether a real estate investment trust is a 
        domestically

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        controlled qualified investment entity under this subsection'' 
        after ``real estate investment trust''.

    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 857 note.>>  In general.--The amendments 
        made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of 
        enactment and shall apply to--
                    (A) any disposition on and after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) any distribution by a real estate investment 
                trust on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
                which is treated as a deduction for a taxable year of 
                such trust ending after such date.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897 note.>>  Determination of domestic 
        control.--The amendments made by subsection (b)(1) shall take 
        effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897 note.>>  Technical amendment.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall take effect on January 
        1, 2015.
SEC. 323. EXCEPTION FOR INTERESTS HELD BY FOREIGN RETIREMENT OR 
                        PENSION FUNDS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897.>>  In General.--Section 897, as amended by 
the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:

    ``(l) Exception for Interests Held by Foreign Pension Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any 
        United States real property interest held directly (or 
        indirectly through 1 or more partnerships) by, or to any 
        distribution received from a real estate investment trust by--
                    ``(A) a qualified foreign pension fund, or
                    ``(B) any entity all of the interests of which are 
                held by a qualified foreign pension fund.
            ``(2) Qualified foreign pension fund.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `qualified foreign pension fund' means any 
        trust, corporation, or other organization or arrangement--
                    ``(A) which is created or organized under the law of 
                a country other than the United States,
                    ``(B) which is established to provide retirement or 
                pension benefits to participants or beneficiaries that 
                are current or former employees (or persons designated 
                by such employees) of one or more employers in 
                consideration for services rendered,
                    ``(C) which does not have a single participant or 
                beneficiary with a right to more than five percent of 
                its assets or income,
                    ``(D) which is subject to government regulation and 
                provides annual information reporting about its 
                beneficiaries to the relevant tax authorities in the 
                country in which it is established or operates, and
                    ``(E) with respect to which, under the laws of the 
                country in which it is established or operates--
                          ``(i) contributions to such trust, 
                      corporation, organization, or arrangement which 
                      would otherwise be subject to tax under such laws 
                      are deductible or excluded from the gross income 
                      of such entity or taxed at a reduced rate, or

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                          ``(ii) taxation of any investment income of 
                      such trust, corporation, organization or 
                      arrangement is deferred or such income is taxed at 
                      a reduced rate.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
        purposes of this subsection.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1445.>>  Exemption From Withholding.--Section 
1445(f)(3) is amended by striking ``any person'' and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ``any person other than--
                    ``(A) a United States person, and
                    ``(B) except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, 
                an entity with respect to which section 897 does not 
                apply by reason of subsection (l) thereof.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to dispositions and distributions after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 324. INCREASE IN RATE OF WITHHOLDING OF TAX ON DISPOSITIONS 
                        OF UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsections (a), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (e)(5) of 
section 1445 are each amended by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting 
``15 percent''.
    (b) Exception for Certain Residences.--Section 1445(c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Reduced rate of withholding for residence where amount 
        realized does not exceed $1,000,000.--In the case of a 
        disposition--
                    ``(A) of property which is acquired by the 
                transferee for use by the transferee as a residence,
                    ``(B) with respect to which the amount realized for 
                such property does not exceed $1,000,000, and
                    ``(C) to which subsection (b)(5) does not apply,
        subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `10 percent' for 
        `15 percent'.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1445 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to dispositions after the date which is 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 325. INTERESTS IN RICS AND REITS NOT EXCLUDED FROM DEFINITION 
                        OF UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897.>>  In General.--Section 897(c)(1)(B) is 
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
period at the end of clause (ii)(II) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
                          ``(iii) neither such corporation nor any 
                      predecessor of such corporation was a regulated 
                      investment company or a real estate investment 
                      trust at any time during the shorter of the 
                      periods described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 897 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to dispositions on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 326. DIVIDENDS DERIVED FROM RICS AND REITS INELIGIBLE FOR 
                        DEDUCTION FOR UNITED STATES SOURCE PORTION 
                        OF DIVIDENDS FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                        CORPORATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 245.>>  In General.--Section 245(a) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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            ``(12) Dividends derived from rics and reits ineligible for 
        deduction.--Regulated investment companies and real estate 
        investment trusts shall not be treated as domestic corporations 
        for purposes of paragraph (5)(B).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 245 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to dividends received from regulated 
investment companies and real estate investment trusts on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 245 note.>>  No Inference.--Nothing contained in 
this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed 
to create any inference with respect to the proper treatment under 
section 245 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of dividends received 
from regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts 
before the date of the enactment of this Act.

                    Subtitle C--Additional Provisions

SEC. 331. DEDUCTIBILITY OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                        AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170.>>  In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
170(b)(1) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vii), by 
striking the comma at the end of clause (viii) and inserting ``, or'', 
and by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
                          ``(ix) an agricultural research organization 
                      directly engaged in the continuous active conduct 
                      of agricultural research (as defined in section 
                      1404 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
                      Teaching Policy Act of 1977) in conjunction with a 
                      land-grant college or university (as defined in 
                      such section) or a non-land grant college of 
                      agriculture (as defined in such section), and 
                      during the calendar year in which the contribution 
                      is made such organization is committed to spend 
                      such contribution for such research before January 
                      1 of the fifth calendar year which begins after 
                      the date such contribution is made,''.

    (b) Expenditures To Influence Legislation.--Paragraph (4) of section 
501(h) <<NOTE: 26 USC 501.>> is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by inserting 
after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) section 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) (relating to 
                agricultural research organizations),''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 170 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to contributions made on and after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 332. REMOVAL OF BOND REQUIREMENTS AND EXTENDING FILING 
                        PERIODS FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS WITH LIMITED 
                        EXCISE TAX LIABILITY.

    (a) Filing Requirements.--Paragraph (4) of section 5061(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 5061.>> is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``In the case of'' and inserting the 
                following:
                          ``(i) More than $1,000 and not more than 
                      $50,000 in taxes.--Except as provided in clause 
                      (ii), in the case of'',

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                    (B) by striking ``under bond for deferred payment'', 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                          ``(ii) Not more than $1,000 in taxes.--In the 
                      case of any taxpayer who reasonably expects to be 
                      liable for not more than $1,000 in taxes imposed 
                      with respect to distilled spirits, wines, and beer 
                      under subparts A, C, and D and section 7652 for 
                      the calendar year and who was liable for not more 
                      than $1,000 in such taxes in the preceding 
                      calendar year, the last day for the payment of tax 
                      on withdrawals, removals, and entries (and 
                      articles brought into the United States from 
                      Puerto Rico) shall be the 14th day after the last 
                      day of the calendar year.'', and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``Subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
                the following:
                          ``(i) Exceeds $50,000 limit.--Subparagraph 
                      (A)(i)'', and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                          ``(ii) Exceeds $1,000 limit.--Subparagraph 
                      (A)(ii) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any 
                      portion of the calendar year following the first 
                      date on which the aggregate amount of tax due 
                      under subparts A, C, and D and section 7652 from 
                      such taxpayer during such calendar year exceeds 
                      $1,000, and any tax under such subparts which has 
                      not been paid on such date shall be due on the 
                      14th day after the last day of the calendar 
                      quarter in which such date occurs.''.

    (b) Bond Requirements.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 5551.>>  In general.--Section 5551 of 
        such Code is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``No individual'' 
                and inserting ``Except as provided under subsection (d), 
                no individual'', and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:

    ``(d) Removal of Bond Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--During any period to which subparagraph 
        (A) of section 5061(d)(4) applies to a taxpayer (determined 
        after application of subparagraph (B) thereof), such taxpayer 
        shall not be required to furnish any bond covering operations or 
        withdrawals of distilled spirits or wines for nonindustrial use 
        or of beer.
            ``(2) Satisfaction of bond requirements.--Any taxpayer for 
        any period described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as if 
        sufficient bond has been furnished for purposes of covering 
        operations and withdrawals of distilled spirits or wines for 
        nonindustrial use or of beer for purposes of any requirements 
        relating to bonds under this chapter.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Bonds for distilled spirits plants.--Section 
                5173(a) of such Code <<NOTE: 26 USC 5173.>> is amended--
                          (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No 
                      person'' and inserting ``Except as provided under 
                      section 5551(d), no person'', and
                          (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``No 
                      distilled spirits'' and inserting ``Except as 
                      provided under section 5551(d), no distilled 
                      spirits''.

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                    (B) <<NOTE: 26 USC 5351.>>  Bonded wine cellars.--
                Section 5351 of such Code is amended--
                          (i) by striking ``Any person'' and inserting 
                      the following:

    ``(a) In General.--Any person'',
                          (ii) by inserting ``, except as provided under 
                      section 5551(d),'' before ``file bond'',
                          (iii) by striking ``Such premises shall'' and 
                      all that follows through the period, and
                          (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                      subsection:

    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this chapter--
            ``(1) Bonded wine cellar.--The term `bonded wine cellar' 
        means any premises described in subsection (a), including any 
        such premises established by a taxpayer described in section 
        5551(d).
            ``(2) Bonded winery.--At the discretion of the Secretary, 
        any bonded wine cellar that engages in production operations may 
        be designated as a `bonded winery'.''.
                    (C) <<NOTE: 26 USC 5401.>>  Bonds for breweries.--
                Section 5401 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
                end the following new subsection:

    ``(c) Exception From Bond Requirements for Certain Breweries.--
Subsection (b) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any period described 
in section 5551(d).''.
    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 5061 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to any calendar quarters beginning more 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 333. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE TAX FOR CERTAIN SMALL 
                        INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    (a) Additional Requirement for Companies to Which Alternative Tax 
Applies.--
            (1) Added requirement.--
                    (A) <<NOTE: 26 USC 831.>>  In general.--Subparagraph 
                (A) of section 831(b)(2) is amended--
                          (i) by striking ``(including interinsurers and 
                      reciprocal underwriters)'', and
                          (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause 
                      (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), 
                      and by inserting after clause (i) the following 
                      new clause:
                          ``(ii) such company meets the diversification 
                      requirements of subparagraph (B), and''.
                    (B) Diversification requirement.--Paragraph (2) of 
                section 831(b) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 
                (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after 
                subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Diversification requirements.--
                          ``(i) In general.--An insurance company meets 
                      the requirements of this subparagraph if--
                                    ``(I) no more than 20 percent of the 
                                net written premiums (or, if greater, 
                                direct written premiums) of such company 
                                for the taxable year is attributable to 
                                any one policyholder, or
                                    ``(II) such insurance company does 
                                not meet the requirement of subclause 
                                (I) and no person who holds (directly or 
                                indirectly) an interest in

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                                such insurance company is a specified 
                                holder who holds (directly or 
                                indirectly) aggregate interests in such 
                                insurance company which constitute a 
                                percentage of the entire interests in 
                                such insurance company which is more 
                                than a de minimis percentage higher than 
                                the percentage of interests in the 
                                specified assets with respect to such 
                                insurance company held (directly or 
                                indirectly) by such specified holder.
                          ``(ii) Definitions.--For purposes of clause 
                      (i)(II)--
                                    ``(I) Specified holder.--The term 
                                `specified holder' means, with respect 
                                to any insurance company, any individual 
                                who holds (directly or indirectly) an 
                                interest in such insurance company and 
                                who is a spouse or lineal descendant 
                                (including by adoption) of an individual 
                                who holds an interest (directly or 
                                indirectly) in the specified assets with 
                                respect to such insurance company.
                                    ``(II) Specified assets.--The term 
                                `specified assets' means, with respect 
                                to any insurance company, the trades or 
                                businesses, rights, or assets with 
                                respect to which the net written 
                                premiums (or direct written premiums) of 
                                such insurance company are paid.
                                    ``(III) Indirect interest.--An 
                                indirect interest includes any interest 
                                held through a trust, estate, 
                                partnership, or corporation.
                                    ``(IV) De minimis.--Except as 
                                otherwise provided by the Secretary in 
                                regulations or other guidance, 2 
                                percentage points or less shall be 
                                treated as de minimis.''.
                    (C) Conforming amendments.--The second sentence 
                section 831(b)(2)(A) <<NOTE: 26 USC 831.>> is amended--
                          (i) by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting 
                      ``clause (iii)'', and
                          (ii) by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting 
                      ``clauses (i) and (ii)''.
            (2) Treatment of related policyholders.--Clause (i) of 
        section 831(b)(2)(C), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(B), is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
                in determining'' and inserting ``For purposes of this 
                paragraph--
                                    ``(I) in determining'',
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``, and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(II) in determining the 
                                attribution of premiums to any 
                                policyholder under subparagraph (B)(i), 
                                all policyholders which are related 
                                (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 
                                707(b)) or are members of the same 
                                controlled group shall be treated as one 
                                policyholder.''.
            (3) Reporting.--Section 831 is amended by redesignating 
        subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after 
        subsection (c) the following new subsection:

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    ``(d) Reporting.--Every insurance company for which an election is 
in effect under subsection (b) for any taxable year shall furnish to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
prescribe such information for such taxable year as the Secretary shall 
require with respect to the requirements of subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii).''.
    (b) Increase in Limitation on Premiums.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 831.>>  In general.--Clause (i) of 
        section 831(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``$1,200,000'' and 
        inserting ``$2,200,000''.
            (2) Inflation adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of section 831(b), 
        as amended by subsection (a)(1)(B), is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, 
                the dollar amount set forth in subparagraph (A)(i) shall 
                be increased by an amount equal to--
                          ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                          ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                      determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar 
                      year by substituting `calendar year 2013' for 
                      `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
                If the amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 
                is not a multiple of $50,000, such amount shall be 
                rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50,000.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 831 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2016.
SEC. 334. TREATMENT OF TIMBER GAINS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 1201.>>  In General.--Section 1201(b) is amended 
to read as follows:

    ``(b) Special Rate for Qualified Timber Gains.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, for any taxable year beginning in 
        2016, a corporation has both a net capital gain and qualified 
        timber gain--
                    ``(A) subsection (a) shall apply to such corporation 
                for the taxable year without regard to whether the 
                applicable tax rate exceeds 35 percent, and
                    ``(B) the tax computed under subsection (a)(2) shall 
                be equal to the sum of--
                          ``(i) 23.8 percent of the least of--
                                    ``(I) qualified timber gain,
                                    ``(II) net capital gain, or
                                    ``(III) taxable income, plus
                          ``(ii) 35 percent of the excess (if any) of 
                      taxable income over the sum of the amounts for 
                      which a tax was determined under subsection (a)(1) 
                      and clause (i).
            ``(2) Qualified timber gain.--For purposes of this section, 
        the term `qualified timber gain' means, with respect to any 
        taxpayer for any taxable year, the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the taxpayer's gains described in 
                subsections (a) and (b) of section 631 for such year, 
                over
                    ``(B) the sum of the taxpayer's losses described in 
                such subsections for such year.
        For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), only timber held more 
        than 15 years shall be taken into account.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 55.>>  Conforming Amendment.--Section 55(b) is 
amended by striking paragraph (4).

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    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 55 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2015.
SEC. 335. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF HARD CIDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 5041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 <<NOTE: 26 USC 5041.>> is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6) of subsection (b), by striking ``which 
        is a still wine'' and all that follows through ``alcohol by 
        volume'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(g) Hard Cider.--For purposes of subsection (b)(6), the term `hard 
cider' means a wine--
            ``(1) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide 
        per hundred milliliters of wine, except that the Secretary may 
        by regulations prescribe such tolerances to this limitation as 
        may be reasonably necessary in good commercial practice,
            ``(2) which is derived primarily--
                    ``(A) from apples or pears, or
                    ``(B) from--
                          ``(i) apple juice concentrate or pear juice 
                      concentrate, and
                          ``(ii) water,
            ``(3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring 
        other than apple or pear, and
            ``(4) which contains at least one-half of 1 percent and less 
        than 8.5 percent alcohol by volume.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 5041 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to hard cider removed during calendar 
years beginning after December 31, 2016.
SEC. 336. CHURCH PLAN CLARIFICATION.

    (a) Application of Controlled Group Rules to Church Plans.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414.>>  In general.--Section 414(c) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
        purposes'', and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Special rules relating to church plans.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), for purposes of this 
                subsection and subsection (m), an organization that is 
                otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall 
                not be aggregated with another such organization and 
                treated as a single employer with such other 
                organization for a plan year beginning in a taxable year 
                unless--
                          ``(i) one such organization provides (directly 
                      or indirectly) at least 80 percent of the 
                      operating funds for the other organization during 
                      the preceding taxable year of the recipient 
                      organization, and
                          ``(ii) there is a degree of common management 
                      or supervision between the organizations such that 
                      the organization providing the operating funds is 
                      directly involved in the day-to-day operations of 
                      the other organization.
                    ``(B) Nonqualified church-controlled 
                organizations.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for 
                purposes

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                of this subsection and subsection (m), an organization 
                that is a nonqualified church-controlled organization 
                shall be aggregated with 1 or more other nonqualified 
                church-controlled organizations, or with an organization 
                that is not exempt from tax under section 501, and 
                treated as a single employer with such other 
                organization, if at least 80 percent of the directors or 
                trustees of such other organization are either 
                representatives of, or directly or indirectly controlled 
                by, such nonqualified church-controlled organization. 
                For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                `nonqualified church-controlled organization' means a 
                church-controlled tax-exempt organization described in 
                section 501(c)(3) that is not a qualified church-
                controlled organization (as defined in section 
                3121(w)(3)(B)).
                    ``(C) Permissive aggregation among church-related 
                organizations.--The church or convention or association 
                of churches with which an organization described in 
                subparagraph (A) is associated (within the meaning of 
                subsection (e)(3)(D)), or an organization designated by 
                such church or convention or association of churches, 
                may elect to treat such organizations as a single 
                employer for a plan year. Such election, once made, 
                shall apply to all succeeding plan years unless revoked 
                with notice provided to the Secretary in such manner as 
                the Secretary shall prescribe.
                    ``(D) Permissive disaggregation of church-related 
                organizations.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the 
                case of a church plan, an employer may elect to treat 
                churches (as defined in section 403(b)(12)(B)) 
                separately from entities that are not churches (as so 
                defined), without regard to whether such entities 
                maintain separate church plans. Such election, once 
                made, shall apply to all succeeding plan years unless 
                revoked with notice provided to the Secretary in such 
                manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Clarification relating to 
        application of anti-abuse rule.--The rule of 26 CFR 1.414(c)-
        5(f) shall continue to apply to each paragraph of section 414(c) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by paragraph 
        (1).
            (3) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to years beginning 
        before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (b) Application of Contribution and Funding Limitations to 403(b) 
Grandfathered Defined Benefit Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Section 251(e)(5) of the Tax Equity and 
        Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-
        248), <<NOTE: 26 USC 403 note.>> is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``403(b)(2)'' and inserting 
                ``403(b)'', and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``, and shall be subject to the applicable 
                limitations of section 415(b) of such Code as if it were 
                a defined benefit plan under section 401(a) of such Code 
                (and not to the limitations of section 415(c) of such 
                Code).''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 403 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendments made by this subsection shall apply to years 
        beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Automatic Enrollment by Church 
Plans.--

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            (1) In general.--This subsection shall supersede any law of 
        a State that relates to wage, salary, or payroll payment, 
        collection, deduction, garnishment, assignment, or withholding 
        which would directly or indirectly prohibit or restrict the 
        inclusion in any church plan (as defined in section 414(e) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of an automatic contribution 
        arrangement.
            (2) Definition of automatic contribution arrangement.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term ``automatic contribution 
        arrangement'' means an arrangement--
                    (A) under which a participant may elect to have the 
                plan sponsor or the employer make payments as 
                contributions under the plan on behalf of the 
                participant, or to the participant directly in cash,
                    (B) under which a participant is treated as having 
                elected to have the plan sponsor or the employer make 
                such contributions in an amount equal to a uniform 
                percentage of compensation provided under the plan until 
                the participant specifically elects not to have such 
                contributions made (or specifically elects to have such 
                contributions made at a different percentage), and
                    (C) under which the notice and election requirements 
                of paragraph (3), and the investment requirements of 
                paragraph (4), are satisfied.
            (3) Notice requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--The plan sponsor of, or plan 
                administrator or employer maintaining, an automatic 
                contribution arrangement shall, within a reasonable 
                period before the first day of each plan year, provide 
                to each participant to whom the arrangement applies for 
                such plan year notice of the participant's rights and 
                obligations under the arrangement which--
                          (i) is sufficiently accurate and comprehensive 
                      to apprise the participant of such rights and 
                      obligations, and
                          (ii) is written in a manner calculated to be 
                      understood by the average participant to whom the 
                      arrangement applies.
                    (B) Election requirements.--A notice shall not be 
                treated as meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
                with respect to a participant unless--
                          (i) the notice includes an explanation of the 
                      participant's right under the arrangement not to 
                      have elective contributions made on the 
                      participant's behalf (or to elect to have such 
                      contributions made at a different percentage),
                          (ii) the participant has a reasonable period 
                      of time, after receipt of the explanation 
                      described in clause (i) and before the first 
                      elective contribution is made, to make such 
                      election, and
                          (iii) the notice explains how contributions 
                      made under the arrangement will be invested in the 
                      absence of any investment election by the 
                      participant.
            (4) Default investment.--If no affirmative investment 
        election has been made with respect to any automatic 
        contribution arrangement, contributions to such arrangement 
        shall be invested in a default investment selected with the 
        care, skill,

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        prudence, and diligence that a prudent person selecting an 
        investment option would use.
            (5) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (d) Allow Certain Plan Transfers and Mergers.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414.>>  In general.--Section 414 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(z) Certain Plan Transfers and Mergers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Under rules prescribed by the Secretary, 
        except as provided in paragraph (2), no amount shall be 
        includible in gross income by reason of--
                    ``(A) a transfer of all or a portion of the accrued 
                benefit of a participant or beneficiary, whether or not 
                vested, from a church plan that is a plan described in 
                section 401(a) or an annuity contract described in 
                section 403(b) to an annuity contract described in 
                section 403(b), if such plan and annuity contract are 
                both maintained by the same church or convention or 
                association of churches,
                    ``(B) a transfer of all or a portion of the accrued 
                benefit of a participant or beneficiary, whether or not 
                vested, from an annuity contract described in section 
                403(b) to a church plan that is a plan described in 
                section 401(a), if such plan and annuity contract are 
                both maintained by the same church or convention or 
                association of churches, or
                    ``(C) a merger of a church plan that is a plan 
                described in section 401(a), or an annuity contract 
                described in section 403(b), with an annuity contract 
                described in section 403(b), if such plan and annuity 
                contract are both maintained by the same church or 
                convention or association of churches.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
        transfer or merger unless the participant's or beneficiary's 
        total accrued benefit immediately after the transfer or merger 
        is equal to or greater than the participant's or beneficiary's 
        total accrued benefit immediately before the transfer or merger, 
        and such total accrued benefit is nonforfeitable after the 
        transfer or merger.
            ``(3) Qualification.--A plan or annuity contract shall not 
        fail to be considered to be described in section 401(a) or 
        403(b) merely because such plan or annuity contract engages in a 
        transfer or merger described in this subsection.
            ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Church or convention or association of 
                churches.--The term `church or convention or association 
                of churches' includes an organization described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(3).
                    ``(B) Annuity contract.--The term `annuity contract' 
                includes a custodial account described in section 
                403(b)(7) and a retirement income account described in 
                section 403(b)(9).
                    ``(C) Accrued benefit.--The term `accrued benefit' 
                means--
                          ``(i) in the case of a defined benefit plan, 
                      the employee's accrued benefit determined under 
                      the plan, and

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                          ``(ii) in the case of a plan other than a 
                      defined benefit plan, the balance of the 
                      employee's account under the plan.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendment made by this subsection shall apply to transfers or 
        mergers occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (e) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Investments by Church Plans in 
Collective Trusts.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of--
                    (A) a church plan (as defined in section 414(e) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including a plan 
                described in section 401(a) of such Code and a 
                retirement income account described in section 403(b)(9) 
                of such Code, and
                    (B) an organization described in section 
                414(e)(3)(A) of such Code the principal purpose or 
                function of which is the administration of such a plan 
                or account,
        the assets of such plan, account, or organization (including any 
        assets otherwise permitted to be commingled for investment 
        purposes with the assets of such a plan, account, or 
        organization) may be invested in a group trust otherwise 
        described in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 81-100 (as 
        modified by Internal Revenue Service Revenue Rulings 2004-67, 
        2011-1, and 2014-24), or any subsequent revenue ruling that 
        supersedes or modifies such revenue ruling, without adversely 
        affecting the tax status of the group trust, such plan, account, 
        or organization, or any other plan or trust that invests in the 
        group trust.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 414 note.>>  Effective date.--This 
        subsection shall apply to investments made after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

                     Subtitle D--Revenue Provisions

SEC. 341. UPDATED ASHRAE STANDARDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL 
                        BUILDINGS DEDUCTION.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179D.>>  In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 
179D(c) is amended by striking ``Standard 90.1-2001'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``Standard 90.1-2007''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 179D(c) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(2) Standard 90.1-2007.--The term `Standard 90.1-2007' 
        means Standard 90.1-2007 of the American Society of Heating, 
        Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the 
        Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (as in effect 
        on the day before the date of the adoption of Standard 90.1-2010 
        of such Societies).''.
            (2) Subsection (f) of section 179D is amended by striking 
        ``Standard 90.1-2001'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2)(C)(i) and inserting ``Standard 90.1-2007''.
            (3) Paragraph (1) of section 179D(f) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Table 9.3.1.1'' and inserting 
                ``Table 9.5.1'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Table 9.3.1.2'' and inserting 
                ``Table 9.6.1''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 179D note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2015.

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SEC. 342. EXCISE TAX CREDIT EQUIVALENCY FOR LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM 
                        GAS AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426.>>  In General.--Section 6426 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(j) Energy Equivalency Determinations for Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
and Liquefied Natural Gas.--For purposes of determining any credit under 
this section, any reference to the number of gallons of an alternative 
fuel or the gasoline gallon equivalent of such a fuel shall be treated 
as a reference to--
            ``(1) in the case of liquefied petroleum gas, the energy 
        equivalent of a gallon of gasoline, as defined in section 
        4041(a)(2)(C), and
            ``(2) in the case of liquefied natural gas, the energy 
        equivalent of a gallon of diesel, as defined in section 
        4041(a)(2)(D).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6426 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 
2015.
SEC. 343. <<NOTE: 26 USC 101 note prec.>> EXCLUSION FROM GROSS 
                        INCOME OF CERTAIN CLEAN COAL POWER GRANTS 
                        TO NON-CORPORATE TAXPAYERS.

    (a) General Rule.--In the case of an eligible taxpayer other than a 
corporation, gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall not include any amount received under section 402 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
    (b) Reduction in Basis.--The basis of any property subject to the 
allowance for depreciation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which 
is acquired with any amount to which subsection (a) applies during the 
12-month period beginning on the day such amount is received shall be 
reduced by an amount equal to such amount. The excess (if any) of such 
amount over the amount of the reduction under the preceding sentence 
shall be applied to the reduction (as of the last day of the period 
specified in the preceding sentence) of the basis of any other property 
held by the taxpayer. The particular properties to which the reductions 
required by this subsection are allocated shall be determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) under 
regulations similar to the regulations under section 362(c)(2) of such 
Code.
    (c) Limitation to Amounts Which Would Be Contributions to Capital.--
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any amount unless such amount, if 
received by a corporation, would be excluded from gross income under 
section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (d) Eligible Taxpayer.--For purposes of this section, with respect 
to any amount received under section 402 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005, the term ``eligible taxpayer'' means a taxpayer that makes a 
payment to the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) 
equal to 1.18 percent of the amount so received. Such payment shall be 
made at such time and in such manner as such Secretary (or the 
Secretary's delegate) shall prescribe. In the case of a partnership, 
such Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) shall prescribe regulations 
to determine the allocation of such payment amount among the partners.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to amounts received 
under section 402 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2011.

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SEC. 344. CLARIFICATION OF VALUATION RULE FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF 
                        CERTAIN CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 664.>>  In General.--Section 664(e) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of the 
        early termination of a trust which is a charitable remainder 
        unitrust by reason of subsection (d)(3), the valuation of 
        interests in such trust for purposes of this section shall be 
        made under rules similar to the rules of the preceding 
        sentence.'', and
            (2) by striking ``for Purposes of Charitable Contribution'' 
        in the heading thereof and inserting ``of Interests''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 664 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to terminations of trusts occurring after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 345. PREVENTION OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LOSSES FROM TAX 
                        INDIFFERENT PARTIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 267.>>  In General.--Section 267(d) is amended to 
read as follows:

    ``(d) Amount of Gain Where Loss Previously Disallowed.--
            ``(1) In general.--If--
                    ``(A) in the case of a sale or exchange of property 
                to the taxpayer a loss sustained by the transferor is 
                not allowable to the transferor as a deduction by reason 
                of subsection (a)(1), and
                    ``(B) the taxpayer sells or otherwise disposes of 
                such property (or of other property the basis of which 
                in the taxpayer's hands is determined directly or 
                indirectly by reference to such property) at a gain,
        then such gain shall be recognized only to the extent that it 
        exceeds so much of such loss as is properly allocable to the 
        property sold or otherwise disposed of by the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Exception for wash sales.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
        apply if the loss sustained by the transferor is not allowable 
        to the transferor as a deduction by reason of section 1091 
        (relating to wash sales).
            ``(3) Exception for transfers from tax indifferent 
        parties.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent any loss 
        sustained by the transferor (if allowed) would not be taken into 
        account in determining a tax imposed under section 1 or 11 or a 
        tax computed as provided by either of such sections.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 267 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to sales and other dispositions of property 
acquired after December 31, 2015, by the taxpayer in a sale or exchange 
to which section 267(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applied.
SEC. 346. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS EMPLOYERS WITH RESPECT 
                        TO MOTION PICTURE PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 25 (relating to general provisions relating 
to employment taxes) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``SEC. 3512. <<NOTE: 26 USC 3512.>> TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS 
                          AS EMPLOYERS WITH RESPECT TO MOTION 
                          PICTURE PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of sections 3121(a)(1) and 
3306(b)(1), remuneration paid to a motion picture project worker by a 
motion picture project employer during a calendar year shall be treated 
as remuneration paid with respect to employment of

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such worker by such employer during the calendar year. The identity of 
such employer for such purposes shall be determined as set forth in this 
section and without regard to the usual common law rules applicable in 
determining the employer-employee relationship.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Motion picture project employer.--The term `motion 
        picture project employer' means any person if--
                    ``(A) such person (directly or through affiliates)--
                          ``(i) is a party to a written contract 
                      covering the services of motion picture project 
                      workers with respect to motion picture projects in 
                      the course of a client's trade or business,
                          ``(ii) is contractually obligated to pay 
                      remuneration to the motion picture project workers 
                      without regard to payment or reimbursement by any 
                      other person,
                          ``(iii) controls the payment (within the 
                      meaning of section 3401(d)(1)) of remuneration to 
                      the motion picture project workers and pays such 
                      remuneration from its own account or accounts,
                          ``(iv) is a signatory to one or more 
                      collective bargaining agreements with a labor 
                      organization (as defined in 29 U.S.C. 152(5)) that 
                      represents motion picture project workers, and
                          ``(v) has treated substantially all motion 
                      picture project workers that such person pays as 
                      employees and not as independent contractors 
                      during such calendar year for purposes of 
                      determining employment taxes under this subtitle, 
                      and
                    ``(B) at least 80 percent of all remuneration (to 
                which section 3121 applies) paid by such person in such 
                calendar year is paid to motion picture project workers.
            ``(2) Motion picture project worker.--The term `motion 
        picture project worker' means any individual who provides 
        services on motion picture projects for clients who are not 
        affiliated with the motion picture project employer.
            ``(3) Motion picture project.--The term `motion picture 
        project' means the production of any property described in 
        section 168(f)(3). Such term does not include property with 
        respect to which records are required to be maintained under 
        section 2257 of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(4) Affiliate; affiliated.--A person shall be treated as 
        an affiliate of, or affiliated with, another person if such 
        persons are treated as a single employer under subsection (b) or 
        (c) of section 414.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter 25 
is <<NOTE: 26 USC 3501 prec.>> amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``Sec. 3512. Treatment of certain persons as employers with respect to 
           motion picture projects.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 3512 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid after December 31, 
2015.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 3512 note.>>  No Inference.--Nothing in the 
amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any 
inference on the law before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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                      TITLE IV--TAX ADMINISTRATION

              Subtitle A--Internal Revenue Service Reforms

SEC. 401. DUTY TO ENSURE THAT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
                        ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND ACT IN ACCORD WITH 
                        CERTAIN TAXPAYER RIGHTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7803.>>  In General.--Section 7803(a) is amended 
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after 
paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights.--
        In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that 
        employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and 
        act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other 
        provisions of this title, including--
                    ``(A) the right to be informed,
                    ``(B) the right to quality service,
                    ``(C) the right to pay no more than the correct 
                amount of tax,
                    ``(D) the right to challenge the position of the 
                Internal Revenue Service and be heard,
                    ``(E) the right to appeal a decision of the Internal 
                Revenue Service in an independent forum,
                    ``(F) the right to finality,
                    ``(G) the right to privacy,
                    ``(H) the right to confidentiality,
                    ``(I) the right to retain representation, and
                    ``(J) the right to a fair and just tax system.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7803 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
SEC. 402. <<NOTE: 26 USC 7801 note.>> IRS EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED 
                        FROM USING PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR 
                        OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

    No officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service may use a 
personal email account to conduct any official business of the 
Government.
SEC. 403. RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATUS OF CERTAIN 
                        INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6103.>>  In General.--Section 6103(e) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Disclosure of information regarding status of 
        investigation of violation of this section.--In the case of a 
        person who provides to the Secretary information indicating a 
        violation of section 7213, 7213A, or 7214 with respect to any 
        return or return information of such person, the Secretary may 
        disclose to such person (or such person's designee)--
                    ``(A) whether an investigation based on the person's 
                provision of such information has been initiated and 
                whether it is open or closed,
                    ``(B) whether any such investigation substantiated 
                such a violation by any individual, and
                    ``(C) whether any action has been taken with respect 
                to such individual (including whether a referral has 
                been made for prosecution of such individual).''.

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    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6103 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL RELATING TO ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS 
                        OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF CERTAIN 
                        ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7123.>>  In General.--Section 7123 is amended by 
adding at the end of the following:

    ``(c) Administrative Appeal Relating to Adverse Determination of 
Tax-Exempt Status of Certain Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures 
        under which an organization which claims to be described in 
        section 501(c) may request an administrative appeal (including a 
        conference relating to such appeal if requested by the 
        organization) to the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals 
        of an adverse determination described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Adverse determinations.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), an adverse determination is described in this paragraph if 
        such determination is adverse to an organization with respect 
        to--
                    ``(A) the initial qualification or continuing 
                qualification of the organization as exempt from tax 
                under section 501(a) or as an organization described in 
                section 170(c)(2),
                    ``(B) the initial classification or continuing 
                classification of the organization as a private 
                foundation under section 509(a), or
                    ``(C) the initial classification or continuing 
                classification of the organization as a private 
                operating foundation under section 4942(j)(3).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7123 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made on or after May 19, 
2014.
SEC. 405. ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OF INTENT TO 
                        OPERATE UNDER 501(c)(4).

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter F of chapter 1 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 506. <<NOTE: 25 USC 506.>> ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY 
                        SECRETARY OF INTENT TO OPERATE UNDER 
                        501(c)(4).

    ``(a) In General.--An organization described in section 501(c)(4) 
shall, not later than 60 days after the organization is established, 
notify the Secretary (in such manner as the Secretary shall by 
regulation prescribe) that it is operating as such.
    ``(b) Contents of Notice.--The notice required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following information:
            ``(1) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number 
        of the organization.
            ``(2) The date on which, and the State under the laws of 
        which, the organization was organized.
            ``(3) A statement of the purpose of the organization.

    ``(c) Acknowledgment of Receipt.--Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of such a notice, the Secretary shall send to the organization 
an acknowledgment of such receipt.
    ``(d) Extension for Reasonable Cause.--The Secretary may, for 
reasonable cause, extend the 60-day period described in subsection (a).

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    ``(e) User Fee.--The Secretary shall impose a reasonable user fee 
for submission of the notice under subsection (a).
    ``(f) Request for Determination.--Upon request by an organization to 
be treated as an organization described in section 501(c)(4), the 
Secretary may issue a determination with respect to such treatment. Such 
request shall be treated for purposes of section 6104 as an application 
for exemption from taxation under section 501(a).''.
    (b) Supporting Information With First Return.--Section 
6033(f) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6033.>> is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        and'',
            (2) by striking ``include on the return required under 
        subsection (a) the information'' and inserting the following: 
        ``include on the return required under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) the information'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) in the case of the first such return filed by such an 
        organization after submitting a notice to the Secretary under 
        section 506(a), such information as the Secretary shall by 
        regulation require in support of the organization's treatment as 
        an organization described in section 501(c)(4).''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6652.>>  Failure To File Initial Notification.--
Section 6652(c) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and by inserting after 
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Notices under section 506.--
                    ``(A) Penalty on organization.--In the case of a 
                failure to submit a notice required under section 506(a) 
                (relating to organizations required to notify Secretary 
                of intent to operate as 501(c)(4)) on the date and in 
                the manner prescribed therefor, there shall be paid by 
                the organization failing to so submit $20 for each day 
                during which such failure continues, but the total 
                amount imposed under this subparagraph on any 
                organization for failure to submit any one notice shall 
                not exceed $5,000.
                    ``(B) Managers.--The Secretary may make written 
                demand on an organization subject to penalty under 
                subparagraph (A) specifying in such demand a reasonable 
                future date by which the notice shall be submitted for 
                purposes of this subparagraph. If such notice is not 
                submitted on or before such date, there shall be paid by 
                the person failing to so submit $20 for each day after 
                the expiration of the time specified in the written 
                demand during which such failure continues, but the 
                total amount imposed under this subparagraph on all 
                persons for failure to submit any one notice shall not 
                exceed $5,000.''.

    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter F of chapter 1 is <<NOTE: 26 USC 501 prec.>> amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 506. Organizations required to notify Secretary of intent to 
           operate under 501(c)(4).''.

    (e) <<NOTE: 26 USC 506 note.>>  Limitation.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any fees collected pursuant to section 506(e) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a), shall not 
be expended by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
unless provided by an appropriations Act.

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    (f) <<NOTE: 26 USC 506 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to organizations which are described in section 501(c)(4) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and organized after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Certain existing organizations.--In the case of any 
        other organization described in section 501(c)(4) of such Code, 
        the amendments made by this section shall apply to such 
        organization only if, on or before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act--
                    (A) such organization has not applied for a written 
                determination of recognition as an organization 
                described in section 501(c)(4) of such Code, and
                    (B) such organization has not filed at least one 
                annual return or notice required under subsection (a)(1) 
                or (i) (as the case may be) of section 6033 of such 
                Code.
        In the case of any organization to which the amendments made by 
        this section apply by reason of the preceding sentence, such 
        organization shall submit the notice required by section 506(a) 
        of such Code, as added by this Act, not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 406. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS FOR 501(c)(4) AND OTHER EXEMPT 
                        ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7428.>>  In General.--Section 7428(a)(1) is 
amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and by 
inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) with respect to the initial qualification or 
                continuing qualification of an organization as an 
                organization described in section 501(c) (other than 
                paragraph (3)) or 501(d) and exempt from tax under 
                section 501(a), or''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7428 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to pleadings filed after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 407. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                        EMPLOYEES FOR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTIONS FOR 
                        POLITICAL PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform <<NOTE: 26 USC 7804 note.>> Act 
of 1998 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or 
        threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official 
        action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for 
        purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a 
        political purpose.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7804 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
SEC. 408. GIFT TAX NOT TO APPLY TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN EXEMPT 
                        ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 2501.>>  In General.--Section 2501(a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Transfers to certain exempt organizations.--Paragraph 
        (1) shall not apply to the transfer of money or other property 
        to an organization described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of 
        section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), for the 
        use of such organization.''.

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    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 2501 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to gifts made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 2501 note.>>  No Inference.--Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to create any 
inference with respect to whether any transfer of property (whether made 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act) to an 
organization described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is a transfer of property by gift 
for purposes of chapter 12 of such Code.
SEC. 409. EXTEND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE 
                        TRUNCATED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON FORM 
                        W-2.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6051.>>  Wages.--Section 6051(a)(2) is amended by 
striking ``his social security account number'' and inserting ``an 
identifying number for the employee''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6051 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
SEC. 410. CLARIFICATION OF ENROLLED AGENT CREDENTIALS.

    Section 330 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:

    ``(b) Any enrolled agents properly licensed to practice as required 
under rules promulgated under subsection (a) shall be allowed to use the 
credentials or designation of `enrolled agent', `EA', or `E.A.'.''.
SEC. 411. PARTNERSHIP AUDIT RULES.

    (a) Correction and Clarification to Modifications to Imputed 
Underpayments.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6225.>>  Section 6225(c)(4)(A)(i) is 
        amended by striking ``in the case of ordinary income,''.
            (2) Section 6225(c) is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
        (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively, and 
        by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Certain passive losses of publicly traded 
        partnerships.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a publicly traded 
                partnership (as defined in section 469(k)(2)), such 
                procedures shall provide--
                          ``(i) for determining the imputed underpayment 
                      without regard to the portion thereof that the 
                      partnership demonstrates is attributable to a net 
                      decrease in a specified passive activity loss 
                      which is allocable to a specified partner, and
                          ``(ii) for the partnership to take such net 
                      decrease into account as an adjustment in the 
                      adjustment year with respect to the specified 
                      partners to which such net decrease relates.
                    ``(B) Specified passive activity loss.--For purposes 
                of this paragraph, the term `specified passive activity 
                loss' means, with respect to any specified partner of 
                such publicly traded partnership, the lesser of--

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                          ``(i) the passive activity loss of such 
                      partner which is separately determined with 
                      respect to such partnership under section 469(k) 
                      with respect to such partner's taxable year in 
                      which or with which the reviewed year of such 
                      partnership ends, or
                          ``(ii) such passive activity loss so 
                      determined with respect to such partner's taxable 
                      year in which or with which the adjustment year of 
                      such partnership ends.
                    ``(C) Specified partner.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `specified partner' means any person 
                if such person--
                          ``(i) is a partner of the publicly traded 
                      partnership referred to in subparagraph (A),
                          ``(ii) is described in section 469(a)(2), and
                          ``(iii) has a specified passive activity loss 
                      with respect to such publicly traded partnership,
                with respect to each taxable year of such person which 
                is during the period beginning with the taxable year of 
                such person in which or with which the reviewed year of 
                such publicly traded partnership ends and ending with 
                the taxable year of such person in which or with which 
                the adjustment year of such publicly traded partnership 
                ends.''.

    (b) Correction and Clarification to Judicial Review of Partnership 
Adjustment .--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6226.>>  Section 6226 is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new subsection:

    ``(d) Judicial Review.--For the time period within which a 
partnership may file a petition for a readjustment, see section 
6234(a).''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6234.>>  Subsections (a)(3), (b)(1), and 
        (d) of section 6234 are each amended by striking ``the Claims 
        Court'' and inserting ``the Court of Federal Claims''.
            (3) The heading for section 6234(b) is amended by striking 
        ``Claims Court'' and inserting ``Court of Federal Claims''.

    (c) Correction and Clarification to Period of Limitations on Making 
Adjustments.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6235.>>  Section 6235(a)(2) is amended by 
        striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (7)''.
            (2) Section 6235(a)(3) is amended by striking ``270 days'' 
        and inserting ``330 days (plus the number of days of any 
        extension consented to by the Secretary under section 
        6225(c)(7)''.

    (d) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6031.>>  Technical Amendment.--Section 6031(b) is 
amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: 
``Except as provided in the procedures under section 6225(c), with 
respect to statements under section 6226, or as otherwise provided by 
the Secretary, information required to be furnished by the partnership 
under this subsection may not be amended after the due date of the 
return under subsection (a) to which such information relates.''.

    (e) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6031 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1101 of 
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

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                   Subtitle B--United States Tax Court

           PART 1--TAXPAYER ACCESS TO UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SEC. 421. FILING PERIOD FOR INTEREST ABATEMENT CASES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6404.>>  In General.--Subsection (h) of section 
6404 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Review of Denial'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``Judicial Review'', and
            (2) by striking ``if such action is brought'' and all that 
        follows in paragraph (1) and inserting ``if such action is 
        brought--
                    ``(A) at any time after the earlier of--
                          ``(i) the date of the mailing of the 
                      Secretary's final determination not to abate such 
                      interest, or
                          ``(ii) the date which is 180 days after the 
                      date of the filing with the Secretary (in such 
                      form as the Secretary may prescribe) of a claim 
                      for abatement under this section, and
                    ``(B) not later than the date which is 180 days 
                after the date described in subparagraph (A)(i).''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6404 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to claims for abatement of interest 
filed with the Secretary of the Treasury after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
SEC. 422. SMALL TAX CASE ELECTION FOR INTEREST ABATEMENT CASES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7463.>>  In General.--Subsection (f) of section 
7463 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``, and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) a petition to the Tax Court under section 6404(h) in 
        which the amount of the abatement sought does not exceed 
        $50,000.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7463 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to cases pending as of the day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and cases commenced after such 
date of enactment.
SEC. 423. VENUE FOR APPEAL OF SPOUSAL RELIEF AND COLLECTION CASES.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7482.>>  In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 
7482(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E), 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) in the case of a petition under section 
                6015(e), the legal residence of the petitioner, or
                    ``(G) in the case of a petition under section 6320 
                or 6330--
                          ``(i) the legal residence of the petitioner if 
                      the petitioner is an individual, and

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                          ``(ii) the principal place of business or 
                      principal office or agency if the petitioner is an 
                      entity other than an individual.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7482 note.>>  Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to petitions filed after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
            (2) Effect on existing proceedings.--Nothing in this section 
        shall be construed to create any inference with respect to the 
        application of section 7482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        with respect to court proceedings filed on or before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 424. SUSPENSION OF RUNNING OF PERIOD FOR FILING PETITION OF 
                        SPOUSAL RELIEF AND COLLECTION CASES.

    (a) Petitions for Spousal Relief.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6015.>>  In general.--Subsection (e) of 
        section 6015 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Suspension of running of period for filing petition in 
        title 11 cases.--In the case of a person who is prohibited by 
        reason of a case under title 11, United States Code, from filing 
        a petition under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a final 
        determination of relief under this section, the running of the 
        period prescribed by such paragraph for filing such a petition 
        with respect to such final determination shall be suspended for 
        the period during which the person is so prohibited from filing 
        such a petition, and for 60 days thereafter.''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6015 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendment made by this subsection shall apply to petitions filed 
        under section 6015(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (b) Collection Proceedings.--
            (1) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6330.>>  In general.--Subsection (d) of 
        section 6330 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``appeal such determination to the 
                Tax Court'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``petition 
                the Tax Court for review of such determination'',
                    (B) by striking ``Judicial review of determination'' 
                in the heading of paragraph (1) and inserting ``Petition 
                for review by tax court'',
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), 
                and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(2) Suspension of running of period for filing petition in 
        title 11 cases.--In the case of a person who is prohibited by 
        reason of a case under title 11, United States Code, from filing 
        a petition under paragraph (1) with respect to a determination 
        under this section, the running of the period prescribed by such 
        subsection for filing such a petition with respect to such 
        determination shall be suspended for the period during which the 
        person is so prohibited from filing such a petition, and for 30 
        days thereafter, and''.
            (2) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6330 note.>>  Effective date.--The 
        amendments made by this subsection shall apply to petitions 
        filed under section 6330 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 6320.>>  Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of 
section 6320 is amended by striking ``(2)(B)'' and inserting ``(3)(B)''.
SEC. 425. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE.

    (a) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7453.>>  In General.--Section 7453 is amended by 
striking ``the rules of evidence applicable in trials without a jury in 
the United States District Court of the District of Columbia'' and 
inserting ``the Federal Rules of Evidence''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7453 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment made 
by this section shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and, to the extent that it is just and 
practicable, to all proceedings pending on such date.

             PART 2--UNITED STATES TAX COURT ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 431. JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND DISABILITY PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter C of chapter 76 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 7466. <<NOTE: 26 USC 7466.>> JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND 
                          DISABILITY PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Tax Court shall prescribe rules, consistent 
with the provisions of chapter 16 of title 28, United States Code, 
establishing procedures for the filing of complaints with respect to the 
conduct of any judge or special trial judge of the Tax Court and for the 
investigation and resolution of such complaints. In investigating and 
taking action with respect to any such complaint, the Tax Court shall 
have the powers granted to a judicial council under such chapter.
    ``(b) Judicial Council.--The provisions of sections 354(b) through 
360 of title 28, United States Code, regarding referral or certification 
to, and petition for review in the Judicial Conference of the United 
States, and action thereon, shall apply to the exercise by the Tax Court 
of the powers of a judicial council under subsection (a). The 
determination pursuant to section 354(b) or 355 of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be made based on the grounds for removal of a judge 
from office under section 7443(f), and certification and transmittal by 
the Conference of any complaint shall be made to the President for 
consideration under section 7443(f).
    ``(c) Hearings.--
            ``(1) In general.--In conducting hearings pursuant to 
        subsection (a), the Tax Court may exercise the authority 
        provided under section 1821 of title 28, United States Code, to 
        pay the fees and allowances described in that section.
            ``(2) Reimbursement for expenses.--The Tax Court shall have 
        the power provided under section 361 of such title 28 to award 
        reimbursement for the reasonable expenses described in that 
        section. Reimbursements under this paragraph shall be made out 
        of any funds appropriated for purposes of the Tax Court.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II of 
subchapter C of chapter 76 is <<NOTE: 26 USC 7451 prec.>> amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7466. Judicial conduct and disability procedures.''.

    (c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7466 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date 
which is 180

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days after the date of the enactment of this Act and, to the extent just 
and practicable, all proceedings pending on such date.
SEC. 432. ADMINISTRATION, JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, AND FEES.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter C of chapter 76 is amended 
by inserting before section 7471 the following new sections:
``SEC. 7470. <<NOTE: 26 USC 7470.>> ADMINISTRATION.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tax Court may 
exercise, for purposes of management, administration, and expenditure of 
funds of the Court, the authorities provided for such purposes by any 
provision of law (including any limitation with respect to such 
provision of law) applicable to a court of the United States (as that 
term is defined in section 451 of title 28, United States Code), except 
to the extent that such provision of law is inconsistent with a 
provision of this subchapter.
``SEC. 7470A. <<NOTE: 26 USC 7470A.>> JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.

    ``(a) Judicial Conference.--The chief judge may summon the judges 
and special trial judges of the Tax Court to an annual judicial 
conference, at such time and place as the chief judge shall designate, 
for the purpose of considering the business of the Tax Court and 
recommending means of improving the administration of justice within the 
jurisdiction of the Tax Court. The Tax Court shall provide by its rules 
for representation and active participation at such conferences by 
persons admitted to practice before the Tax Court and by other persons 
active in the legal profession.
    ``(b) Registration Fee.--The Tax Court may impose a reasonable 
registration fee on persons (other than judges and special trial judges 
of the Tax Court) participating at judicial conferences convened 
pursuant to subsection (a). Amounts so received by the Tax Court shall 
be available to the Tax Court to defray the expenses of such 
conferences.''.
    (b) Disposition of Fees.--Section 7473 is amended to read as 
follows:
``SEC. 7473. DISPOSITION OF FEES.

    ``Except as provided in sections 7470A and 7475, all fees received 
by the Tax Court pursuant to this title shall be deposited into a 
special fund of the Treasury to be available to offset funds 
appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Tax Court.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections for part III of 
subchapter C of chapter 76 is <<NOTE: 26 USC 7470 prec.>> amended by 
inserting before the item relating to section 7471 the following new 
items:

``Sec. 7470. Administration.
``Sec. 7470A. Judicial conference.''.

        PART 3--CLARIFICATION RELATING TO UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SEC. 441. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO UNITED STATES TAX COURT.

    Section 7441 <<NOTE: 26 USC 7441.>> is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``The Tax Court is not an agency of, and shall be 
independent of, the executive branch of the Government.''.

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                    TITLE V--TRADE-RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                        TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF RECREATIONAL 
                        PERFORMANCE OUTERWEAR.

    Section 601(c) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114-27; 129 Stat. 412) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 180th day after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``March 31, 
        2016''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``such 180th day'' and 
        inserting ``March 31, 2016''.
SEC. 502. AGREEMENT BY ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION MEMBERS 
                        TO REDUCE RATES OF DUTY ON CERTAIN 
                        ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS.

    Section 107 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and 
Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Agreement by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Members to 
Reduce Rates of Duty on Certain Environmental Goods.--Notwithstanding 
the notification requirement described in section 103(a)(2), the 
President may exercise the proclamation authority provided for in 
section 103(a)(1)(B) to implement an agreement by members of the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to reduce any rate of duty on 
certain environmental goods included in Annex C of the APEC Leaders 
Declaration issued on September 9, 2012, if (and only if) the President, 
as soon as feasible after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and before exercising proclamation authority under section 103(a)(1)(B), 
notifies Congress of the negotiations relating to the agreement and the 
specific United States objectives in the negotiations.''.

                       TITLE VI--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

SEC. 601. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    (a) Paygo Scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be 
entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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    (b) Senate Paygo Scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this Act shall 
not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 
201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).

    Approved December 18, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2029:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-92 (Comm. on Appropriations).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-57 (Comm. on Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
            Apr. 29, 30, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 5, 9, 10, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Dec. 17, House considered concurring in Senate amendment.
            Dec. 18, House concurred in Senate amendment with 
                amendments. Senate concurred in House amendments.

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