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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4874 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2018 

Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 

POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Mr. WALZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GOMEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. KENNEDY) 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 26, 2018’’; and 

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


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

2 of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Ap3 propriations Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 

4 96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding sec5 tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

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

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

8 for ‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutrition 

9 Service—Child Nutrition Programs’ to carry out section 

10 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 

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

12 for operations necessary to ensure that the program can 

13 be fully operational by May 2018. 

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

15 for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration—Ex16 ploration’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper17 ations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability 

18 schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, 

19 Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose 

20 Crew Vehicle programs. 

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

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

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

24 for operations necessary to sustain staffing levels achieved 

25 on June 30, 2017. 


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

2 for ‘Small Business Administration—Business Loans Pro3 gram Account’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper4 ations necessary to accommodate increased demand for 

5 commitments for general business loans authorized under 

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

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

8 Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program Ac9 count’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 

10 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $160,000,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

12 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

13 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg14 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

15 further, That the amount designated under this heading 

16 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

17 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

19 President subsequently so designates such amount and 

20 transmits such designation to the Congress. 

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

22 Urban Development may make temporary adjustments to 

23 the Section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal fund24 ing allocations and administrative fee eligibility determina25 tions for public housing agencies in an area for which the 


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1 President declared a disaster in 2017 or 2018 under title 

2 IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer3 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid 

4 significant adverse funding impacts that would otherwise 

5 result from the disaster and that would otherwise prevent 

6 a public housing agency from leasing up to its authorized 

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

8 upon request by and in consultation with a public housing 

9 agency and supported by documentation as required by 

10 the Secretary that demonstrates the need for the adjust11 ment.’’. 

12 SEC. 102. The Further Additional Continuing Appro13 priations Act, 2018 (division A of Public Law 115–96) 

14 is amended by striking section 1002. 

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

16 Act of 2018’’. 

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