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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4872 

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2018 

Mr. HOYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 

4 2018 (division D of Public Law 115–56) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the date specified in section 

6 106(3) and inserting ‘‘January 23, 2018’’; and 

7 (2) by adding after section 147 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 148. Funds appropriated by the Department 

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1 propriations Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 

2 96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding sec3 tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

4 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

5 ‘‘SEC. 149. Amounts made available by section 101 

6 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition 

7 Service—Child Nutrition Programs’ to carry out section 

8 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 

9 (Public Law 111–80) may be apportioned up to the rate 

10 for operations necessary to ensure that the program can 

11 be fully operational by May 2018. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 

13 for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Ex14 ploration’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper15 ations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability 

16 schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, 

17 Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose 

18 Crew Vehicle programs. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 151. Amounts made available by section 101 

20 for ‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Office of 

21 the Inspector General’ may be apportioned up to the rate 

22 for operations necessary to sustain staffing levels achieved 

23 on June 30, 2017. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 

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1 gram Account’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper2 ations necessary to accommodate increased demand for 

3 commitments for general business loans authorized under 

4 section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)). 

5 ‘‘SEC. 153. For an additional amount for the ‘Small 

6 Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program Ac7 count’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 

8 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $160,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

10 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

11 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg12 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

13 further, That the amount designated under this heading 

14 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 

17 President subsequently so designates such amount and 

18 transmits such designation to the Congress. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 154. For 2018, the Secretary of Housing and 

20 Urban Development may make temporary adjustments to 

21 the Section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal fund22 ing allocations and administrative fee eligibility determina23 tions for public housing agencies in an area for which the 

24 President declared a disaster in 2017 or 2018 under title 

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1 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid 

2 significant adverse funding impacts that would otherwise 

3 result from the disaster and that would otherwise prevent 

4 a public housing agency from leasing up to its authorized 

5 level of units under contract (but not to exceed such level), 

6 upon request by and in consultation with a public housing 

7 agency and supported by documentation as required by 

8 the Secretary that demonstrates the need for the adjust9 ment.’’. 

10 SEC. 102. The Further Additional Continuing Appro11 priations Act, 2018 (division A of Public Law 115–96) 

12 is amended by striking section 1002. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End The Shutdown 

14 Act of 2018’’. 

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